At the sight of the Head Teacher's reaction, Lin Yi's heart skipped a beat. She really... wasn't!
"Wait, teacher! What did you mean by 'so that's how it is'?" Lin Yi asked in shock.
Head Teacher 040 took a deep breath and said gravely, "There is a provision in the Head Teacher Rules that prohibits studying the Teaching Building's composition alone!"
"I never quite understood it, until you said that just now!"
Lin Yi's expression changed slightly, and he said with some guilt, "Then didn't I just get you into trouble by telling you all that?"
Head Teacher 040 shook her head. "What the rules prohibit is doing it 'alone.' There are two of us, so technically... this shouldn't count, right?"
"You can't expect an answer from me. I've never even read the Head Teacher Rules... How about you show them to me, and I'll give them a little reading-comprehension exercise?" Lin Yi said.
"In your dreams." Head Teacher 040 sneered. "Any other rules would be negotiable, but the Head Teacher Rules cannot be shown to any entity other than a Head Teacher. I don't suppose you're ready to become a Head Teacher, either?"
"It's not like I couldn't fill in temporarily..." Lin Yi said shamelessly.
Head Teacher 040 shot him a withering look. "Someone without shame really is invincible, but nothing you say will help. To acquire the identity of a Head Teacher, you must undergo the Authorities' trial of an iron will. A lecher like you can forget it."
Lin Yi flew into a rage. "Teacher, how can you slander an innocent man out of nowhere? You're the one who brought up the Head Teacher Rules first! My goodwill really has been thrown back in my face! Heh..."
Lin Yi's self-mocking, aggrieved manner briefly threw Head Teacher 040