Cute boy, Yuan Yuan~

Just as the two of them were about to get into a serious fight over this matter, a discordant voice came over.

“Haotzu! Mr. Jiang is looking for you.”

Hearing that familiar voice, Ye Hao instinctively opened his arms and caught the figure rushing toward him.

“Hey hey hey, I told you not to pounce on me every time you come over.”

Looking at the cute boy in front of him wearing a girl’s school uniform, Ye Hao suddenly felt a headache coming on.

“Haotzu, Mr. Jiang was looking for you, so I came to tell you. How is it? Surprised?”

Surprised?

Ye Hao twitched the corner of his mouth.

The person in front of him was called Yuan Yuan, also a senior in high school, but he was in Class B next door.

How to describe him… a cute boy? A cross-dresser.

Not only was he petite, but… this guy seemed to have some serious issues.

“Teacher Jiang is looking for me? What for?”

He had just come back from her office, hadn’t even warmed his seat, and she was calling for him again?

What on earth was going on.

“I don’t know either, I just came to deliver the message. By the way, I haven’t seen you in a while. Want to hang out tomorrow? You’re such a good student anyway, what do you say?”

“Bro, you’re standing too close. Back up a little.”

Looking at that face—closer than arm’s length and prettier than most girls—Ye Hao quickly pushed Yuan Yuan’s face away.

He, Ye Hao, was not gay.

Sure, this guy was cute, but he was still a guy!

“Come on, after all these years of friendship, how can you be so heartless?”

“Yes yes yes, I’m a heartless guy. And tomorrow, I bet you’re planning to take me somewhere weird again…”

For this friend he had known since middle school, Ye Hao felt that it was already a miracle he hadn’t been “bent.”

Some guys even tried giving Yuan Yuan gifts—he couldn’t make sense of it at all.

“No way. How about this—tomorrow, let’s go to the amusement park, okay?”

Saying that, Yuan Yuan pulled two tickets from his sleeve.

“Ta-da~ Look, I bought the tickets in advance. See you at the station tomorrow~”

After giving Ye Hao a big, big, big hug, Yuan Yuan hopped out of the classroom under the curious stares of all their classmates, leaving Ye Hao alone to face their judging looks.

Who was Yuan Yuan?

A celebrity! Whether among boys or girls, Yuan Yuan was like the class mascot.

This guy really put him in a difficult spot.

Oh well, better go see what Teacher Jiang wanted this time…

Scratching his head, Ye Hao got up and left the classroom.

Not long after he stepped out, the classroom exploded into chatter.

“Wow, I knew there had to be a reason why Haotzu isn’t into girls—it’s because of that!”

“Honestly, they look pretty good together though.”

“Did you all hear that? Yuan Yuan invited Haotzu to the amusement park and even prepared the tickets! And shockingly, our study-machine Haotzu didn’t refuse! I think I get it now.”

“Eh? I heard it too…”

…

Hearing the classroom gossip, Li Mengying and Liu Qianxia both felt uncomfortable.

When it was them, no one had said a word.

But now that this “fake girl” showed up, everyone’s tone had changed completely.

It was infuriating—they were being outdone by a cross-dresser. What a humiliation.

But why didn’t Ye Hao refuse?

Could it be… the boy she liked was actually gay?

Sure, Yuan Yuan was cute, but so what?

Cute can’t make babies!

Absolutely not!

“Hey, Liu Qianxia, do you know what’s going on?”

“That Yuan Yuan guy—you know him, don’t you? Why are you asking me?”

Already annoyed, Liu Qianxia became even more irritated after the Yuan Yuan incident and didn’t want to deal with this venomous girl at all.

“I just mean, why are they so close? And why didn’t Ye Hao say no?”

“I don’t know. They’ve known each other a long time. That’s all I know.”

“Tch, I thought you’d know something since you hang around Ye Hao so much. Guess you’re nothing special after all.”

A look of disdain swept over Liu Qianxia from head to toe.

“What’s it to you? If you want to know so badly, go ask him yourself! Don’t bother me.”

Yeah, Liu Qianxia knew right away—this was classic passive-aggressive nonsense.

“Me? Fine, whatever.”

Meanwhile, Ye Hao slowly walked into the office, looking at Jiang Yue, who was sitting with her legs crossed in her chair, and spoke weakly, like a man headed for his doom.

“Teacher Jiang, what now? I didn’t even get to warm my seat back in class. If you’ve got something to say, just say it.”

“Oh? Your seat’s still cold?”

Ye Hao: …

“It’s a metaphor, just a metaphor. What is it you want?”

For some reason, ever since realizing Jiang Yue didn’t have any more test papers for him, Ye Hao had gone from timid to fearless.

No test papers? Then what’s there to be afraid of?

“Watch your language. You’re a student,” Jiang Yue said, a little thrown off by his changed attitude.

“Miss Jiang, here are the exam papers you wanted. I made these myself—guaranteed to be flawless.”

While the two were talking, a soft, gentle voice came from outside the door.

Ye Hao caught only two keywords—exam paper, and she made them.

He quickly turned and saw an unfamiliar face standing at the door, then ran straight toward the young female teacher.

Taking one of the test papers from her hands, Ye Hao glanced at it briefly—and was disappointed.

Too easy.

“These problems aren’t challenging enough. Good for practice, but overall just mid-level difficulty.”

The young teacher looked at Ye Hao, who had barely glanced at the paper before giving that infuriating critique, then turned to Jiang Yue.

“Miss Jiang, this student is…?”

“Him? If he says your test isn’t good, it isn’t good. I asked you to make these just to keep him occupied.”

Jiang Yue spread her hands helplessly.

She had long since run out of problems to give Ye Hao. Since there was a new intern teacher, might as well let her deal with him.

“Eh? Why me?”

“No reason. Unless you can finish every science subject’s test in under ten minutes and get a perfect score, you’ve got no right to complain.”

“Huh?”

“Oh, and he’s a monster in liberal arts too—twenty minutes tops, with maybe five points off if he’s being sloppy.”

“That’s… that’s a monster!”

“Hello, I’m human, not a monster. If you misunderstand me, then clearly you’re the problem.”

Monster? That was basically an insult to his parents!

Insult him, fine—but insult his parents? Unforgivable.

“I want you to apologize.”

“Why should I apologize to you?”

Did he think she was easy to bully? Sure, she was an intern and looked delicate, but she wasn’t a pushover.

“So you’re saying… you refuse to apologize.”

Ye Hao’s eyes hardened as he glared coldly at her.

So what if she was a woman?

Did being a woman mean she could insult him?

No way.

“Here we go again…”

Jiang Yue sighed, rubbing her forehead helplessly.

The last time she saw that look in his eyes was two months ago—some delinquent had provoked him, and somehow that student dropped out and disappeared soon after.

Of course, she didn’t think Ye Hao would actually do something extreme… but still, it was scary.

“Alright, alright! Both of you calm down!”

She slammed the table.

Looking at the mysterious Ye Hao and the ordinary new intern, Jiang Yue felt a migraine forming.

“Calm down? I was just insulted for no reason—how can I calm down? If she doesn’t apologize today, no one can stop me.”

If someone he knew said that, maybe he could let it slide—but a stranger? No way.

“Impossible! I didn’t do anything wrong—why should I apologize?”

“Fine then. If you think you’re right, I’ll leave. Have a nice life.”

Although Ye Hao showed no obvious anger, there was something… off about his calmness.

“What the heck is with this guy—so rude.”

As she left the office, Ye Hao could faintly hear the words “so rude” behind him.

Hands in his pockets, he walked back to class with an expression that said don’t talk to me.

“Ye Hao, what did Teacher Jiang want from you?” asked Li Mengying cluelessly when he returned.

“Nothing.”

“Oh…”

Seeing his expression, Liu Qianxia went over and expertly massaged his head.

“Thanks, Qianxia.”

“No problem.”

Watching the two, Li Mengying smacked her lips in annoyance.

“Class is starting. Go back to your seat.”

“Okay.”

After fifty minutes of boring lecture, the bell finally rang.

The moment the teacher stepped out the door, a familiar figure darted in.

“Haotzu! Catch me!”

“What are you doing again…”

“Wait, Haotzu, something’s off with you… Are you gonna go all psycho again—killing parents and selling people off somewhere?”

Seeing his familiar look and that same dangerous glint in his eyes, Yuan Yuan reached out and squeezed Ye Hao’s cheek.

“Stop that. I’m not some demon. How could I do something like that?”

Brushing away Yuan Yuan’s wandering hand, Ye Hao sighed helplessly.

“But that’s just how you are! Even if you wouldn’t do it, doesn’t mean they wouldn’t!”

“That’s them, not me. And also—get off me already.”

“Nope! I haven’t been to school for almost two months, and I heard someone confessed to you—is that true?”

“Why are you asking that…”

“I just want to see who’s crazy enough to fall for you, you big idiot.”

Ye Hao: …

“You trying to get yourself smacked again? Feeling tough lately?”

Yuan Yuan raised his brows playfully.

“Exactly~”