The divorce comeback system arrived right after I was born.

Zhao Lei and Skinny Monkey were trembling with excitement, as if they had grasped at a lifeline.

What do you call this? This is called walking right into a trap!

"Principal! Principal!" Zhao Lei exclaimed excitedly, his finger trembling as he pointed at Chen Zhi. "Look at him! Look at the two of them! This is irrefutable evidence! Now you can't say I'm just making things up!"

Skinny Monkey chimed in, "Yeah, Principal, they're already hugging! If we don't do anything about it, what's the point of the school rules!"

The two looked at Principal Wang with hopeful anticipation, waiting for his wrath to befall Chen Zhi.

The principal frowned and turned around in the direction the two were pointing.

In view, Chen Zhi's electric scooter just happened to drive past the security room entrance.

Chen Zhi seemed to have noticed the commotion as well. He slightly applied the brakes, braced himself with his long legs, and stopped less than two meters away from the principal.

"Hey, Principal Wang, still not off work?" Chen Zhi greeted him with a grin. "What's gotten into these two guys? They look familiar."

Lin Wanwan peeked out from behind Chen Zhi, blinked her big eyes, and obediently greeted, "Hello, Principal."

That "Hello, Principal" was so sweet and crisp that it melted everyone's heart.

Principal Wang's gaze lingered on the two of them for two seconds. Especially when he saw Lin Wanwan's hands tightly wrapped around Chen Zhi's waist, his eyes twitched slightly.

Zhao Lei held his breath, his heart pounding. He should yell at him! Hurry up and yell at him! Fire him!

However, the next second, Principal Wang turned his head, and his expression instantly switched from that of a gentle elder facing Chen Zhishi back to that of a devil.

He roared at Zhao Lei and the skinny guy, "What are you looking at! Stop it! They're doing it for safety! There are so many people leaving school, what if they fall if they don't hold on tight? Can't you two have some healthy thinking?!"

"???"

Zhao Lei and Skinny Monkey's expressions instantly cracked.

For safety?

For safety reasons, God the hell!

Who would rub their face against someone's back for safety reasons? Who would smile so sweetly for safety reasons?

"No, Principal..." Zhao Lei felt his worldview crumbling. "That's puppy love! Didn't you just say..."

"What did I say?" Principal Wang glared, his tone imposing. "Chen Zhi is the top scorer in the high school entrance exam, and he's first in the grade again in this week's test. His mind is entirely on his studies! But you two, you're always neglecting your duties, spying on your classmates! Do you even want to go home today?"

Chen Zhi, listening nearby, almost burst out laughing. This Old Wang, his protectiveness is so obvious! Is this the privilege of being a top student? I love it!

He sighed deliberately, looking heartbroken: "Sigh, these days, students are just too jealous. Principal, please calm down, getting angry will harm your health. We'll be going now, we need to go back and review our lessons."

After saying that, Chen Zhi twisted the accelerator.

"Hold on tight, Wanwan."

"Mmm!" Lin Wanwan responded sweetly, and didn't forget to turn around and make a face at the dumbfounded Zhao Lei.

The electric scooter darted off with a "whoosh," leaving only its taillights visible.

Principal Wang watched the two figures disappear around the corner, then turned back and launched into another tirade against the two frozen figures: "Look at them! They know to make the most of their time after school and go home to study! And you? I'll have both of your parents come in tomorrow! You must reflect deeply on your actions!"

"I..." Zhao Lei opened his mouth, but felt as if something was blocking his throat, and he couldn't say a word.

The skinny boy looked utterly desperate; his phone had been confiscated, his photos deleted, and his parents were going to be called.

The surrounding students cast sympathetic glances at him.

Zhao Lei and Skinny Monkey stood there dumbfounded, watching the golden signboard of "Jiangcheng No. 1 Middle School" gleam in the setting sun.

The golden sunset, which had just been shining brightly, now quickly lost its color in their eyes.

Zhao Lei and Skinny Monkey exchanged a glance, both seeing a deep sense of powerlessness in each other's eyes.

The sky above Jiangcheng No.1 High School has darkened.

Zhao Lei stared in the direction Chen Zhi had disappeared, muttering to himself:

"Is there any justice left in this world?"

"Is there any law left?"

……

next day

The door to the student council office was pushed open.

Chen Zhi lowered his head and adjusted the armband on his left arm, which read "Discipline".

He reached out and gently smoothed the wrinkles on his armband, a gesture as tender as if he were caressing a lover's face.

Is this the taste of power?

Chen Zhi took a deep breath, and the air seemed to be filled with a sweet fragrance.

Recalling Xu Min's expression in the office earlier, which seemed to say "I believed your lies" yet she had no choice but to give him her approval, Chen Zhi couldn't suppress the smile in his chest.

"Hehehe."

A villain's eerie laughter echoed through the empty corridor.

Now that we've received the imperial order, we have to do something practical.

Chen Zhi took out his phone, opened WeChat, and found the chat window with the cat avatar.

[Chen Zhi: Brother, what's the intelligence from the front? Have those two monkeys been resurrected and equipped?]

The reply came quickly, indicating that the other party was in a state of extreme boredom.

Pei Ningxue: ...You mean Zhao Lei and Skinny Monkey?

[Chen Zhi: Yeah, who else could it be besides these two brilliant strategists?]

[Pei Ningxue: Bought it. Zhao Lei bought a used phone, and Skinny Monkey bought a used Android phone. They're cursing right now. What's wrong?]

[Chen Zhi: It's nothing, just checking on a classmate's communication needs. By the way, hide your phone well, preferably inside your underwear, it's inconvenient for me to search you.]

Pei Ningxue: ??? Get lost!

Chen Zhi put away his phone, his smile growing even brighter, even carrying a hint of kindness.

……

Classroom of Grade 1 (10).

It was the break time before evening self-study, and the classroom was noisy.

In the back corner, a low-pressure atmosphere enveloped Liu Xiaoyan's group of warm-hearted men.

Zhao Lei sat on the table, fiddling with the secondhand Android phone with a slightly scratched screen.

"Damn it, it's all that jinx Chen Zhi's fault!"

Zhao Lei gritted his teeth, stabbing his finger hard at the screen as if it were Chen Zhi's face. "My damn iPhone X! I just bought it less than half a month ago! And it can't even be repaired!"

Beside him, Skinny Monkey also looked dejected, holding a chipped old phone in his hand—an eighteen-times-used Android phone that he had saved up for a long time to buy.

"Brother Lei, please don't mention it."

Skinny Monkey sniffed, looking aggrieved. "I'm the one who's really miserable. My phone went straight into the principal's safe, and he said he won't return it to me until graduation."

"I can't swallow this!"

Zhao Lei slapped his thigh hard, but he used too much force, causing the second-hand Android phone to freeze and crash.

He was so angry he almost smashed the crappy phone.

"You have to swallow it even if you can't."

A boy with a face full of acne next to Zhao Lei sighed. He was Zhao Lei's new follower. "Chen Zhi is the principal's favorite now, and he's also the top scorer in the high school entrance exam. How are we supposed to compete with him?"

Before the words were finished, a terrified scream suddenly came from the classroom door.

"Holy crap! Student council! Someone's checking our phones!"

The previously noisy classroom fell silent for a second, followed by a chaotic cacophony.

The sounds of tables and chairs colliding, books falling, and zippers being pulled echoed throughout the room.

Everyone frantically searched for cover, stuffing their phones into piles of books, sleeves, and even shoes and socks.

Zhao Lei and Skinny Monkey were also startled and hurriedly tried to hide their newly bought phones.

Before they could hide properly, the front door of the classroom was pushed open.

"Stop! Hands off your desks! Stand up!"

A stern rebuke silenced the entire room.

Teacher Li from the Political Education Office walked in with a stern face, holding a long, black, rectangular object in her hand—a metal detector.

Behind him followed a figure that the entire class hated to the core.

Chen Zhi, wearing a bright red armband on his left arm and carrying a metal detector in his right hand, swaggered in.

He glanced around at the panicked crowd in the classroom, his gaze lingering for a couple of seconds on Zhao Lei and his group in the back row.

Seeing the look of utter disbelief on his former enemy's face, Chen Zhi felt a sense of relief wash over him, as if every pore on his body had opened up.

"Hehehe."

He couldn't help but let out another low, eerie laugh.

Teacher Li glanced back at him, somewhat puzzled, but since this student was sent by the student council to assist with the work, he couldn't say anything.

"Everyone, stand up! Line up in two rows, take turns for inspection, and then stand in the corridor!"

Teacher Li waved her hand and gave the instructions.

The students of Class 10 stood up dejectedly, looking as if they had lost their parents.

Chen Zhi stood at the door, holding a metal detector in his hand.

"drop--"

"No, next one."

"drop--"

"Coins? Take them out. Next."

Chen Zhi's inspection was perfunctory; for most of the students, he merely waved his hand symbolically a couple of times.

Until Zhao Lei and Skinny Monkey came over.

Zhao Lei stared intently at Chen Zhi; if that look could kill, Chen Zhi would have been torn to pieces long ago.

"What are you looking at? Look again and I'll gouge your eyes out and stomp on them."

Chen Zhi smiled and scanned him with the detector, paying special attention to his crotch and chest.

"You're using your position for personal revenge!" Zhao Lei roared in a low voice.

"I'm just doing my job."

Chen Zhi shrugged. "Get out of here and don't interfere with my work."

Once all the students in Class 10 had been ushered out into the corridor, the classroom became empty.