Teacher Zhou wanted to come along?
The principal of No. 3 Middle School froze for a moment, then quickly nodded.
"Lin Jia, Teacher Zhou isn't a stranger, is he?"
"How about he goes home with you?"
Lin Jia squeezed her little hands.
Her brother hadn't said Teacher Zhou couldn't come to their home.
After hesitating for a while, she nodded.
"Okay!"
Teacher Zhou finally felt at ease when he heard that.
He figured that as long as he made a move—
He would definitely be able to win Lin Jia over!
Sure enough.
Wen Zixuan, standing nearby, coughed and said:
"Um, Teacher Zhou, would it be convenient to have a private chat?"
"Private chat about what?" Dean Iron Mountain snapped irritably.
"Teacher Zhou, let's have a chat too!"
"Count me in..." Cheng Hui applied to join the group chat!
The remaining four deans also applied to join the group chat!
In the stands.
After seeing his sister step down from the stage,
Lin Chen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
With the strength of a sixteen-year-old One-Star Martial Artist,
Lin Jia was undeniably first place!
Big Silly Girl could only rank second at most!
Not planning to stay any longer, Lin Chen shook his head slightly.
Like everyone else, he prepared to leave.
But as he walked!
He suddenly received a text from his sister!
When he opened it!
Teacher Zhou was actually coming for a home visit!!!
Lin Chen froze.
What was going on?
Without asking further, he replied with a simple "Okay" and hurried home!
Meanwhile, backstage.
After dealing with several teachers' compliments, Shen Yingqing felt rather speechless.
Because the genius spotlight that should have belonged to her!
Had all been stolen by that sixteen-year-old One-Star Martial Artist from No. 3 Middle School's junior division!
Even the deans of the seven Martial Arts Universities were all crowded around that girl!
What a miserable feeling!
Shen Yingqing sighed, feeling helpless.
She had originally wanted to show off her first-place result to someone!
Who would've thought a perennial runner-up would appear!
Feeling quite helpless, she finally sent a message.
"Hey! Lin Chen, I got surpassed by a sixteen-year-old genius girl. Lost by a hair, second place, so sad..."
After sending it,
Shen Yingqing thought Lin Chen would take days to reply again.
Who knew that her phone buzzed the very next second!
When she opened it!
The message was a photo!
Along with the words: "You're already amazing!"
The photo had been taken when Shen Yingqing was on stage!
The moment Shen Yingqing saw it,
Her nose immediately stung!
That guy had still been thinking about her!
All those feelings she had for him hadn't been wasted!
But where was he watching from?
Shen Yingqing looked around again and again.
Yet she never saw that familiar figure.
"My dear bestie, did the shock drive you insane?" Hu Xing'er asked after noticing something was off.
"Second place is pretty good too. Don't worry, you'll become a One-Star Martial Artist soon enough!"
"No! That's not it!" Shen Yingqing said happily. "Lin Chen came! Look! He took this photo for me!"
Lin Chen came?
Hu Xing'er was stunned as well.
She looked around in surprise and said:
"That Big Silly Chun has some conscience after all!"
"After disappearing for so long, he at least knew to come back and see our Miss Shen!"
"Of course!" Shen Yingqing lifted her little chin, her smile radiant as a flower!
Seeing this, Hu Xing'er's nose suddenly stung.
Her best friend hadn't been this happy in a long time, had she?
Only Lin Chen could make her like this, right?
But one was a martial arts genius and school beauty, while the other was a dropout commoner!
Could such love ever have its happily-ever-after?
On the way back.
Lin Chen was practically running!
He covered what should have been an hour-long journey in under ten minutes.
He had to make careful preparations to welcome Teacher Zhou!
After all, Lin Jia was about to take the Martial Arts Examination!
He had to treat her teacher properly!
"Brother, did you watch my competition today? If you didn't, Teacher Zhou said there'll be a livestream replay this afternoon. We're heading home now!"
Just then, Lin Jia sent another message.
Lin Chen took a look.
Then sent several photos back.
They were all photos he had taken while Lin Jia was on stage!
"Brother! (⊙o⊙) Wow! You actually came to see me! I'm so touched..."
On the other end of the phone.
The moment Lin Jia saw the photos, her nose stung!
Her brother must have seen the livestream!
That was why he had put aside his work to come watch her compete!
As she thought about it.
Tears began falling from Lin Jia's eyes, one after another.
Teacher Zhou, who had just gotten into the car beside her, noticed and asked:
"Lin Jia, what's wrong? Why are you crying?"
"It's nothing, Teacher Zhou," Lin Jia said as she wiped away her tears. "My brother is already home!"
Teacher Zhou nodded, sighing inwardly.
Lin Jia really had a difficult life!
He remembered that just a few days ago, she hadn't even had enough money to pay the Martial Arts Examination fee and had nearly missed the exam!
He remembered urgently calling Lin Jia's brother, which had finally resolved the problem.
Thinking back on it now,
Teacher Zhou only felt that Lin Jia's family must be terribly poor.
Her brother was also an ordinary person.
Such a life was far too unfair for a super martial arts genius!
Especially since Lin Jia was so pretty.
Her future was destined to be limitless!
Unfortunately, her family background was her only flaw!
If there was a chance,
Teacher Zhou planned to have a talk with Lin Jia's brother.
He needed to prevent him from leading Lin Jia astray.
Otherwise, Chuan City Martial Arts Base would lose a super genius!
As he pondered this,
Teacher Zhou looked at the silent Zhong Lili beside him and asked:
"This... young lady, may I ask who you are...?"
"Older sister..." Lin Jia said softly!
"Oh, I forgot to ask earlier..." Teacher Zhou came to his senses. "Wait, Lin Jia, you have an older sister too...?"
"Not biologically related... We only recently became sisters..." Zhong Lili introduced herself nervously!
"I see..." Teacher Zhou nodded. "Lin Jia, give me your address. Let's get going!"
"Imperial Dragon International Community..." Lin Jia said weakly!
Imperial Dragon International Community...
What?
Imperial Dragon International Community?
Teacher Zhou had been about to enter the address into the navigation system.
Then he immediately realized she had said Imperial Dragon International Community!
That was one of Chuan City's top luxury residential communities!
Its developer was the Warrior Association!
A bona fide superpower!
It was said that even the security systems in its newest luxury villas were Martial Master Level!
Lin Jia lived there?
He must have heard wrong, right?
"Um... Lin Jia," Teacher Zhou said as he turned around. "Teacher didn't hear clearly just now. Where was it again?"
"Imperial Dragon International Community," Zhong Lili said this time in standard Mandarin.
"It's Imperial Dragon International Community right next to No. 3 Middle School!"
Teacher Zhou: "..."
Hearing that, Teacher Zhou's face twitched!
What was going on?
The idea that Lin Jia's family was poor had been a misunderstanding?
Since Teacher Zhou lived near No. 3 Middle School,
He naturally knew the way.
Compared to Imperial Dragon International Community!
It wasn't even an exaggeration to say that one of their bathrooms could buy an entire apartment!
"Teacher Zhou, we're renting the place..." Lin Jia said weakly!
Renting?
So that was it!
Teacher Zhou breathed a sigh of relief!
But he remembered that even a one-bedroom apartment at Imperial Dragon International Community rented for several million a month, didn't it?
That was still... absurdly expensive!
In any case, Teacher Zhou began to feel uneasy!
His instincts told him
There was probably something strange about Lin Jia's family!
What family was too poor to pay the examination fee,
Then turned around and rented a several-million-per-month one-bedroom apartment at Imperial Dragon International Community?