Yao Maolin was loud, his excitement even making him unconsciously raise his voice, drawing repeated glances from Ji Cიცen at the front.
The person he called out to, however, was bewildered. Turning to see Yao Maolin squashing half of Shen Jin's body against the desk, Shen Yu immediately looked indignant and smacked Yao Maolin's excited arm.
"Shen Xiaoyu, you're heartless!"
Yao Maolin quickly recoiled from the attack, only to accidentally knock his elbow against the corner of the desk and howl in pain.
"Serves you right!" Shen Yu puffed out his cheeks and huffily stuck his pinkie up at Yao Maolin, then withdrew it aggrievedly under his two younger brothers' sharp gazes.
Catching Yao Maolin grimacing in pain out of the corner of his eye, Shen Yu couldn't help wiggling his bottom. Then he remembered his status as an older brother and abruptly froze, silently straightening up as though nothing had happened.
[I should sit behind my brothers! Sitting in front isn't good for letting my true nature show. Little Yu is weak by nature, but as a big brother, he has to pretend.]
Their antics hadn't interrupted the new student's introduction. Shen Yu turned around and happened to meet Ji Cიცen's eyes.
Though he had no idea why the new student was looking at him, the happy-go-lucky Shen Yu still flashed a standard eight-toothed smile.
"We have a new student joining us this semester, and it's also time to rearrange the seating. Taking parents' suggestions and the students' discussions into account..."
Teacher Li, their homeroom teacher, looked at the students who had formed their own group, unable to imagine how much trouble they would cause together. After announcing the rules, Teacher Li called everyone outside to rearrange their seats.
The long-awaited seat change was about to begin. Shen Yu