Outside Freshman Class One, Zhou Yi stood blocking the doorway, her face cold.
With her arms crossed and her chin raised arrogantly, she glared at the person opposite her in irritation.
It was Mu Jin, the homeroom teacher of Freshman Class Nine. The two had once been love rivals, and their relationship was as bad as it could be.
"Why aren't you staying in your own classroom? What are you doing over here, admiring the scenery?" Zhou Yi showed no mercy with her words, while remaining on guard.
"Heh, what else? I heard your class got an exceptionally outstanding student, of course, and I was afraid you'd lead him astray," Mu Jin shot back on the spot.
Quite a few freshmen stood behind each of them.
Their expressions were all quite something, and they subtly supported their own teachers.
Besides them, there was another group: the crowd that had come to eat melons, including quite a few senior schoolmates.
Clearly, most of them had ulterior motives. The commotion Zhang Yang had caused when he went out to eat earlier had been considerable, and people had already doxxed him.
A super invincible handsome guy had joined Freshman Class One!
Not only were his looks off the charts, but his bearing was also a rarity in the world.
Everyone attending Shrek Academy was a young man or woman in the bloom of youth. Even Zhang Lexuan, the oldest, was only twenty-six.
How could they resist their curiosity? The face-cons, the love-brained, and the people looking for entertainment had all come if they were free, packing the corridor so tightly that not a drop of water could get through.
As soon as Zhang Yang appeared, the dazzling "radiance" of the Charm God's Body drew everyone's attention. Heads turned toward him, and, unsurprisingly, excited discussion broke out.
"Holy crap, what god-tier looks!"
"There's actually a handsome guy of this caliber at our academy!"
"He looks like a freshman? I've never seen him before. With that elegant bearing, he's definitely no ordinary person!"
The senior schoolmates' hormones were running even higher. After taking a closer look, they pushed and shoved their way together, staring fixedly at him with stars in their eyes.
The sight darkened Xiao Xiao's expression. There were far too many rivals. How was a young girl like her supposed to fight senior schoolmates who were like wolves and tigers?
Even the two teachers were acting strangely.
From the few words she had just heard, she could make out the gist of their dispute.
Zhang Yang was simply too sought-after. Even the homeroom teacher from Freshman Class Nine next door had come over to claim him.
As for whether Mu Jin had any purpose beyond teaching, only heaven knew. After all, his charm was plain to see.
"Everyone, stop making a fuss!"
"You few, hurry over here."
Zhou Yi called out in a low voice and waved them over as she sent the melon-eating crowd away.
The four, led by Zhang Yang, crossed the corridor and reached the entrance to Freshman Class One, coming to a stop right between her and Mu Jin.
"Student Zhang Yang, I'm Teacher Mu Jin from Class Nine. It's a pleasure to meet you. I hear you're a transfer student. Interested in transferring again?" Mu Jin launched the first attack, casting him a sultry glance.
"Mu Jin, do you know why I'm the homeroom teacher of Freshman Class One, while you're the homeroom teacher of Freshman Class Nine?" Seeing this, Zhou Yi snorted coldly and retorted with a face full of disdain, clearly hinting at something.
Mu Jin was busy admiring Zhang Yang.
At those words, his expression instantly fell.
He withdrew his gaze, glared viciously at Zhou Yi, and asked through gritted teeth, "What are you trying to say?"
Zhou Yi feigned nonchalance and teased with a smile, "Because I'm the best teacher in this batch, and you're ninth! How do you have the nerve to come over here and poach my student?"
As she spoke, she edged closer to Zhang Yang without leaving a trace.
Then she raised a hand and pulled him behind her, as though protecting one of her own.
What a joke! Whether in talent, potential, looks, or bearing, this one was impeccable.
Who do you think you are? How dare you come here and demand my student? Didn't you lose badly enough back then?
"That's enough! The class numbers were assigned at random!"
"Student Zhang Yang, I advise you to think it over carefully."
"Even if you don't switch freshman classes, once the assessment is over in a few days and you enter the first year, you can still switch!"
Mu Jin stared at Zhang Yang, his voice growing softer and softer as he spoke.
Zhou Yi couldn't stand listening anymore and launched into another round of verbal sparring.
Zhang Yang didn't interrupt once. He watched the two "compete for favor" helplessly, the same thought still on his mind.
Being too charming can be quite troublesome sometimes... As for the class assignment, though, he had nothing to hesitate over.
He had decided long ago that he would go to First Year Class One next, the Power Attack System and Control System class where Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao would be.
As for Mu Jin before him?
He really wasn't all that ugly.
Unfortunately, even after Zhang Yang had looked at him for quite a while, no mission had triggered, so he had no value.
Instead, the two girls with remarkable bearing standing not far behind him had been recognized by the check-in system.
[Ning Tian: successor of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, favorability: 40 (heart aflutter) (check-in unavailable)] [Wu Feng: personal attendant of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, favorability: 10 (faintly curious) (check-in unavailable)]
Ning Tian was pretty good, starting at 40.
But Wu Feng caught his attention. Why was hers so low?
Even Huo Yuhao had started at 20 when they first met. Something was clearly off.
Zhang Yang was momentarily taken aback, but he realized it in an instant. He had almost forgotten that there was an issue with Wu Feng's orientation.
She liked Ning Tian, who was her young mistress but also the same sex. No wonder her favorability toward him was low. He let it go.
Still, since she had triggered a check-in mission, he could consider finding a chance to raise her favorability.
As everyone knew, men in ancient times had two hobbies: persuading women to enter the trade and persuading them to leave it, while modern men had one more.
He had no interest in "turning a straight girl gay," but "turning a gay girl straight" was quite a challenge. Was it worth a try?
Zhang Yang let his thoughts wander.
Meanwhile, the argument finally drew to a close.
There was no point in arguing back and forth. After Zhou Yi had her fill of cursing, she simply asked the person concerned.
"Zhang Yang, do you want to change classes?"
He shook his head decisively, without the slightest hesitation.
A satisfied smile appeared on Zhou Yi's face, and her gaze grew gentle for once as she urged Mu Jin to get lost.
"You heard him, didn't you? Holding up the students' class-what kind of homeroom teacher are you? Get back to your classroom!"
Mu Jin gritted his teeth, but had no choice except to leave in a huff.
The little episode came to an end without causing much of a stir.
The senior schoolmates who had been eating melons nearby also went back their separate ways, after treating Zhang Yang as a BOSS and swearing to conquer him.
Only a few people remained in a corner. At their head was a tall youth with long, golden hair parted in the middle and a cold expression.
"Where did this brat come from, stealing the spotlight like that?!"
His name was Dai Huabin, Huo Yuhao's older half-brother.
He was in Freshman Class Five and would soon face Huo Yuhao and his two teammates in the assessment.
"Boss, I asked around. He's a transfer student. He only reported in this morning," one of his lackeys replied respectfully.
"He's stolen all the attention as soon as he got here. It's infuriating! And I heard he got in through the inner courtyard's eldest senior sister's back door!" another lackey chimed in.
Hearing this, Dai Huabin frowned deeply.
Being more handsome than him was already a way to court death.
And now he was connected to the inner courtyard's eldest senior sister, Zhang Lexuan. That was even more unbearable.
As he recalled, his forceful, domineering older brother Dai Yueheng had always talked about pursuing her.
"Interesting. Keep looking into it."
"He's after the same woman as my brother, and it looks like he succeeded?"
"Big Brother's been in seclusion lately, so he probably doesn't know about this. If he found out... things should get exciting!"