Heaven-and-Earth Valley of Love Inquiry

Just then, a hushed murmur came from the next table.

Although the sound wasn't loud, it still reached their ears clearly in the relatively quiet cafeteria.

"Hey, have you heard? Something terrible has happened!"

A boy's voice rang out, tinged with undisguised boasting; he was clearly the well-informed member of the group.

"What's the big deal? Why are you being so secretive?"

Another boy asked curiously.

"It's Zhou Yi, the homeroom teacher of Class One!"

The first boy lowered his voice and deliberately drew out his words: "I'm telling you, there's a rumor that Zhou Yi has been suspended! I heard it'll be at least three months!"

"What?!"

The people around gasped in surprise, their faces showing disbelief.

"Really? Zhou Yi has been suspended? That can't be! Isn't she the most famous strict teacher in the college? I heard she has powerful connections, how could she be suspended?" a girl said in disbelief.

"Absolutely true!"

The boy patted his chest and assured them, his face beaming with even more pride. "My cousin works as an assistant in the Academic Affairs Office, and I saw the notice with my own eyes this morning!"

Not only will she be suspended for three months, but the college will also compensate the students she previously expelled, both in terms of resources and money!

"Wow! That's amazing!"

"Zhou Yi has finally met her match! She went too far; I heard she expels students at the drop of a hat."

"Exactly! I heard that she conducted an assessment in Class One yesterday and expelled half the students at once. It wasn't until the matter reached the higher-ups that it was dealt with."

"No wonder! I was wondering why there was such a commotion yesterday. So that's what happened. The academy is really angry this time, otherwise they wouldn't have punished her so severely."

"Great! I don't have to see her icy face anymore! I was worried that if I got assigned to her class, I'd be in big trouble."

The discussion grew louder and louder, and soon it spread throughout the entire cafeteria.

More and more people joined the discussion, all talking about Zhou Yi's suspension, with gloating expressions on their faces.

Clearly, the exposure of Zhou Yi's extreme teaching methods has aroused dissatisfaction among many people.

Lin Ye pricked up his ears, listening to the surrounding chatter, and showed an interested expression.

The chatter in the cafeteria continued; everyone was excitedly discussing Zhou Yi's suspension, as if it were New Year's Day.

Some say Zhou Yi has really messed up this time; the three-month suspension is just the beginning, and she might never be able to be a homeroom teacher again.

Some say the college made an example of someone to warn other teachers not to go too far.

Lin Ye listened for a while, then found it uninteresting and lowered his head to continue eating.

In any case, Zhou Yi's suspension is only beneficial to him, and what will happen in the future is not something he needs to worry about.

The afternoon classes were just as Lin Ye had expected, as bland as a glass of plain water.

Having drifted through the entire day of classes in a daze, Lin Ye immediately perked up as soon as the school bell rang.

"Finally school's over. I felt like I'd rot away if I stayed in school any longer."

Lin Ye stretched out a big yawn, his bones cracking and popping.

Xiao Xiao packed her schoolbag and said with a smile, "Brother Lin Ye, you're always sleeping in class, how come you're moldy?"

"Sleeping is tiring too."

Lin Ye said matter-of-factly, "You don't know how tiring it is to sleep in one position."

Ning Tian chuckled beside him, not exposing his fallacious reasoning.

The group walked out of the Teaching Building together. Wang Dong'er stopped and said, "I have something to do, I'll go first, you guys go back."

"Oh, okay."

Lin Ye nodded, without asking her what she was going to do.

He wasn't one to meddle in other people's business, and besides, Wang Dong'er always kept to herself, so it was normal for her to have her own things to do.

Wang Dong'er nodded to them, then turned and walked towards the back mountain, her long pink hair drawing a beautiful arc in the setting sun.

Lin Ye parted ways with Xiao Xiao and Ning Tian at the cafeteria entrance and slowly walked back to his dormitory alone.

Pushing open the door, the dormitory was empty; their two-person room was very clean.

Wang Dong'er's bed was neatly made, and the quilt was folded into a square.

Lin Ye pounced on his bed, hugged his pillow, and rolled around twice.

The dormitory was quiet, with only the chirping of insects coming from outside the window.

Lin Ye lay there for a while, then felt increasingly bored.

He rubbed his stomach; the food he ate for lunch had long since been digested, but he was too lazy to go back to the cafeteria.

I rummaged through the bedside table, found a bag of cookies, opened it, ate two, but still felt unsatisfied.

With a thought, he brought up the Diary in his mind.

Lin Ye glanced at it, and his brows immediately furrowed.

Today's diary entries are really too short. In the morning I wrote that I didn't want to be the class monitor, and at noon I wrote about Zhou Yi being suspended from her post. In total, it's less than a thousand words.

"No, no, this is too little."

Lin Ye muttered to himself, "Writing so few words, the reward definitely won't be good. I can't slack off on my diary, or I'll lose out big time."

He sat up, crossed his legs on the bed, and began racking his brains to think of something he could write today.

But after thinking for a long time, I still couldn't come up with any good ideas.

Today was so uneventful: classes, lunch, school over—nothing special, nothing exciting.

The news of Zhou Yi's suspension yesterday is no longer being discussed today; everyone has returned to their normal studies and lives, so there's nothing much to write about.

"Sigh, student life is so boring and dull."

Lin Ye sighed, his face full of worry. "It's so hard to even write something and earn some rewards."

He scratched his head, then his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Oh right! How could I forget that!"

Lin Ye slapped his thigh, his face beaming with excitement. "If we have nothing else to write about, let's write about Tang San! Anyway, we could write about all the scandals surrounding him for ten or eight years straight, and the rewards are always incredibly generous."

Upon thinking of this, Lin Ye immediately perked up.

"What should I write about? Tang San has so much dirt on him, I don't even know where to start."

Lin Ye stroked his chin, pondering. "Should I write about him forcing Bibi Dong to her death? Should I write about him manipulating the Divine Realm? Or should I write about him treating Douluo Continent as his own backyard?"

He thought for a while, and his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

"I've got it! I'll write about Heaven-and-Earth Valley of Love Inquiry! Although this plot is extremely disgusting, there are just too many flaws to criticize. I could rant about it for seven days and seven nights."

Writing this will definitely reach the word count, and with such exciting content, it's sure to trigger a bonus!

Without hesitation, Lin Ye focused his mind and began writing in his Diary.

There's really nothing to write about today; student life is as bland as stagnant water.

There was no other way; for the reward, we had to keep digging up dirt on Tang San.

Today I'll write about the most explosive one: Heaven-and-Earth Valley of Love Inquiry.