Wang Dong widened her eyes, her cheeks slightly flushed and her long eyelashes trembling faintly.
"Brother Yu, I was joking!"
Yet he had no intention of paying him any heed and slowly leaned down.
As he drew closer and closer, a masculine scent washed over Wang Dong. His pretty face instantly turned scarlet, and an unfamiliar feeling arose in his heart, though he felt more panic and bewilderment than anything else.
What exactly was this guy trying to do?
He had only made a joke just now. Did he really have to treat him like this?
Wang Dong felt utterly hopeless. Before long, his mind stopped working, and he could only stare blankly as Cao Yu drew closer.
He instinctively closed his eyes, and then Cao Yu leaned right against his ear and said,
"You smell pretty nice. What brand of perfume do you use?"
"Show me a little more respect next time, or you won't be so lucky! Got it?"
Wang Dong pressed his lips tightly together and whispered, "Mm."
Releasing his hands, Cao Yu gave a teasing smile. He had not intended to let Wang Dong off so easily, but that face he used as a disguise really made it impossible for him to go through with it. It truly looked no different from a man's.
With that mental hurdle in the way, Cao Yu could only let him off easy.
If only it were nighttime. With the lights off, I wouldn't be able to see anything. Hehe!
Seeing him leave, Wang Dong opened his eyes and panted, lying on the bed without coming back to his senses.
After a long while, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, but for some reason, he felt a tiny bit disappointed.
"Bastard!"
This made Wang Dong feel terribly ashamed, and he turned his head to glare resentfully at Cao Yu.
That afternoon, everyone arrived at Shrek Square under Zhou Yi's watchful gaze.
The track was piled with iron vests, and all the students looked at the things with strange expressions.
Surely they weren't going to have to wear all these things?
Sure enough, at Zhou Yi's command, they put on the iron vests one by one, instantly feeling their bodies grow heavy. Running in these would simply push them to their limits!
"I hereby announce that, starting now, Wang Dong will be the class monitor of Freshman Class One. The position will be open to challenges. Anyone capable of defeating her can take her place as class monitor. Is that clear?"
"Yes!"
As expected, Zhou Yi appointed Wang Dong as Class One's class monitor.
The male students looked at Wang Dong, their eyes brimming with fighting spirit.
This temporarily redirected the flames of battle in the male students' eyes, and the pressure surrounding Cao Yu dropped by several degrees.
All the female students looked somewhat disappointed. They had thought Brother Yu would be chosen as class monitor.
Although Cao Yu was better qualified, Zhou Yi could not trust this restless troublemaker.
If she let him become class monitor, wouldn't he tear down the heavens?
But this was really no big deal to Cao Yu. As someone who had slipped through the net of nine-year compulsory education, hadn't he served as class monitor often enough?
Having to manage this and that all the time was annoying as hell.
Now, without any position weighing him down, he was free and could spend more time playing with these young girls. Cao Yu was all the happier for it.
Whoever wanted the class monitor position could have it. He certainly wasn't getting involved.
With a cold, sour expression, Zhou Yi said, "Start running laps now."
Boys and girls alike rushed to the edge of the square carrying iron vests of equal weight. The weight of over fifteen kilograms left them angry but afraid to speak, especially when they saw Zhou Yi's stern face.
"I know many of you want to tell me this is unfair, because boys and girls naturally differ physically."
"But think about it. On a battlefield, would an enemy refrain from killing you because you're a woman or a tool Soul Master?" Zhou Yi said as she watched them.
Hearing this, everyone could not help quickening their pace, and the resentment on their faces faded somewhat without their noticing.
To avoid elimination, every student gave it their all. No matter how heavy the iron vests on their backs were, they refused to give up their last sliver of a chance.
Huo Yuhao, Cao Yu, and Wang Dong ran side by side at the front. To Cao Yu, the weight of these iron vests was child's play.
The enhancements from those terrifying Soul Rings were no joke. Cao Yu could say without any strain that this exercise was as easy as walking.
As he ran, Huo Yuhao asked, "Brother Yu, why didn't Teacher Zhou make you class monitor? Wang Dong's cultivation isn't even as high as yours."
Having spent so many years with Cao Yu, he naturally knew Brother Yu's strength inside out. With Brother Yu's Soul Power Level, he was more than qualified to become class monitor.
In his eyes, Wang Dong had simply lucked into the position. Huo Yuhao was the first to object to him being class monitor.
Cao Yu smiled and said, "What's the big deal? I'd rather spend that time chatting with the girls in class. Isn't that better?"
Wang Dong turned back and said, "Brother Yu, why don't you take the position instead?"
Cao Yu was a little surprised. He had not expected this tsundere to change his ways, so he asked,
"Oh! What brought this on?"
Wang Dong gestured with his eyes and said, "Look at those girls. Every one of them is staring at me like a resentful wife, especially that one named Luo Yan. All I did was take your class monitor position. Is that really necessary?"
"Hahaha, serves you right!"
While they were talking, several male students shot past them with a whoosh, then glanced back at them and smiled mockingly.
"Come on, guys, you're no good!"
"Wang Dong, why don't you let me take that class monitor position instead?"
"Yeah, yeah! Look how weak you are. You're even running with the girls."
"Hahahaha!"
Having said their piece and achieved their goal, the boys sped up and pulled away.
Cao Yu said, "Wang Dong, you're going to take that?"
Huo Yuhao added fuel to the fire from beside him. "Those guys said you're weak."
Cao Yu continued, "Don't let the rich water flow into outsiders' fields. Wang Dong, you at least count as one of us. If someone else snatches the class monitor position, things won't be easy for us in class."
"Hmph! If you hadn't treated me to a meal, I wouldn't even bother with you!"
Wang Dong soon broke away from the main group and sped toward the boys ahead.
With his Soul Grandmaster cultivation, he easily overtook the runners in the lead in no time.
Then Wang Dong deliberately slowed a little to run alongside them, smiled, and mocked them.
"Hahaha! Keep it up, guys. I've got high hopes for you!"
With that, he sped off into the distance, leaving them behind to gaze helplessly at his retreating figure.
"Boss, that brat Wang Dong was actually pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger. He's utterly despicable!"
"Boss, let's push harder and overtake him! That'll teach him to act so cocky!"
After a fierce chase, even though they kept struggling onward, they remained far behind Wang Dong.
Sweat soaked their eyes, and in the end, they could only gaze at the figure ahead and sigh silently.
"We're all Soul Grandmasters, so why is the gap so huge? Hiss! I just don't get it."
(End of chapter)