We ordinary people also need to fall in love.

They returned to the classroom ten minutes before evening self-study.

Li Mubai glanced at the seat next to him; Wang Rui was still somewhere, taking a walk with his mysterious girlfriend.

The classroom was relaxed, with students chatting and unwinding during the brief break before class, while the afternoon sun shone on the blackboard.

A girl sitting near the front door suddenly stood up and shouted:

"Xie Shu, someone is looking for you."

Upon hearing this, Li Mubai looked up. Someone was looking for Xie Shu?

He saw the person in front of him slowly stand up and walk towards the front door.

Li Mubai inexplicably recalled a time when a boy wanted to give Xie Shu something, and it was done the same way—before evening self-study, he would have someone sitting at the door pass on a message…

"Hey, something's wrong! Someone's harassing XS!" Yang Kun rushed over.

Li Mubai put down his pen, stood up, and walked towards the front door of the classroom. Before he even reached it, he heard a voice:

"Xie Shu, it really won't trouble you too much. I'm graduating soon! It'll just be a group photo, it'll be done quickly."

"No photos."

Xie Shu's tone was cold and crisp. After speaking, he turned around and prepared to return to the classroom.

But the boy refused to give up. After a brief hesitation, he quickly stepped forward and stood firmly in the middle of the front door, blocking her way.

"Uh—Yang Chao, Xie Shu is unwilling, I think we should just forget about it."

Another boy who came with Yang Chao was holding a camera and looked embarrassed. He tried to pull Yang Chao's arm, but Yang Chao shook him off.

A crowd of girls gathered at the classroom door, drawn by the commotion. Li Mubai pushed his way through the crowd to the front and immediately spotted Yang Chao, who was blocking the doorway and refusing to budge.

His face darkened immediately. How could there be such a person? Being brave is fine, but if bravery goes too far, it becomes relentless pursuit.

"Excuse me." Li Mubai pushed Yang Chao aside forcefully, almost causing the other man to stumble and fall.

"Who are you? Are you deliberately trying to cause trouble?" Yang Chao steadied himself, his face instantly turning ugly, and immediately raised his eyes to question him.

"You're standing at the door of our classroom, blocking our classmates from coming and going," Li Mubai said with a frown as he stood next to Xie Shu.

He glanced at Yang Chao's appearance and gradually recalled that this boy seemed to be the president of the previous literary society.

Yang Chao's face turned ashen. He felt he was now in a bind, with so many people watching, it was truly embarrassing.

But he's graduating soon, so he probably doesn't care anymore...

He watched as the boy who had pushed him away was about to lead Xie Shu into the classroom, but Yang Chao stopped them again.

"Hey classmate, Xie Shu and I are good friends. I'm graduating soon. If I can just take a picture with her, I'll leave right away."

"You and Xie Shu are good friends? How come I didn't know that?" Li Mubai asked in return.

Yang Chao frowned, and then carefully examined Li Mubai.

"Who are you to Xie Shu? Whether she and I are friends is not for you to decide." There was a hint of anger in his tone, but considering that the college entrance examination was coming up soon, Yang Chao had to hold back.

Even the most rational and calm seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy has a temper. Li Mubai grabbed Xie Shu's hand and said:

"That's our relationship!"

The air suddenly became still.

The next second, the girls in Class 3 burst into a loud exclamation after suppressing their emotions for a long time, all of them shocked by this sudden scene.

"I'm not familiar with you, but I'm very close to Li Mubai," Xie Shu said casually, his tone indifferent.

The classroom erupted in noise again, and not only in that classroom, but also among the students in the next classroom who peeked out to watch the drama unfold.

Just as the situation reached a stalemate, a serious and steady voice suddenly came from the end of the corridor:

"What are you all doing standing at the classroom door? Evening self-study is about to start, get back to your seats!"

Yang Chao froze, instantly panicking. He looked in the direction of the sound—oh no! It was his teacher! He had to get out of there!

Although graduation is just around the corner, the teacher's pressure on the students will never cease.

Upon hearing the teacher's voice, Li Mubai instinctively tried to loosen his grip on Xie Shu's hand, but Xie Shu held his palm tightly in return.

She tilted her head slightly, her voice extremely low, so that only the two of them could hear her:

"It's okay, we're just good friends, don't be afraid."

Would the teacher really believe that...?

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"Hey, Lao Zhao, do you think Lao Bai and XS can get away unscathed this time?" Yang Kun asked in a low voice.

"It's hard to say." Zhao Feng shook his head, his expression serious. "When it comes to puppy love, it's fine as long as the teacher doesn't catch you in the act. But if they do catch you, and they deal with it strictly, you'll inevitably have to ask your parents to come in."

"Sigh, I think Lao Bai and XS are a pair of star-crossed lovers, and then suddenly a miracle happened." Yang Kun sighed.

"Let's see how Wuchang fish is handled. I reckon it's inevitable that its parents will be called in."

"But why did Wuchangyu arrive five minutes early today? He usually arrives right on time!"

"Huang Lingling called her; she was afraid the boy would keep bothering her, so she went to the office."

After Zhao Feng finished speaking, he looked up and found that no one in the class was watching the news broadcast; they were all whispering about what had just happened.

Inside the office, the windows were closed, the air conditioner was running cold air, and the indoor temperature was low.

Wu Changguo glanced at Xie Shu, who was wearing a thin short-sleeved school uniform, and silently raised his hand to turn off the air conditioner.

He sat in his office chair, his face solemn, without saying a word.

Is this the calm before the storm? Li Mubai was still glad that it was Wu Changguo who came, not Zhong Jianjun, who probably died a much worse death.

The office was eerily quiet, with the clock ticking away, second by second.

Li Mubai glanced at Xie Shu beside him out of the corner of his eye. She looked calm and composed, as if nothing had happened.

Wu Changguo's fingers tapped unconsciously on the table; he felt a headache coming on.

After a long silence, he finally spoke slowly, his tone filled with suppressed accusation:

"Haven't I repeatedly emphasized before that during your time at school, you should prioritize your studies and focus on preparing for exams?"

"Yes, Teacher Wu," Xie Shu replied calmly.

"Then why did you commit such a terrible mistake at the classroom door, a mistake that crossed the line?" Wu Changguo's tone gradually became stern, showing no leniency even towards Xie Shu, who consistently ranked first in the grade.

After a brief silence, Xie Shu calmly and clearly explained:

"It was a senior high school boy who forcibly blocked the door and harassed me, preventing me from entering the classroom. Li Mubai just stepped forward to help me out and prevent the situation from escalating."

Wu Changguo turned to look at Li Mubai, his expression showing no sign of softening:

Is that true?

Li Mubai nodded slowly and explained, "That boy wouldn't let it go even after I came out, so in desperation... I did this."

Wu Changguo looked away. Huang Lingling had told him about it. He had seen the boy, but he ran away so fast that he couldn't catch him.

He fell silent again, and the tapping of his fingers on the table slowly stopped.

"No matter what, what you're doing at school is inappropriate. You're class monitors, and if other students see this, won't they set a bad example?"

After a stern lecture, Wu Changguo's tone softened slightly. Looking at the two obedient students with their heads bowed, he made his final decision:

"Starting today, Li Mubai will be moved to Yang Kun's seat, and Yang Kun will move to your original seat."

Li Mubai breathed a sigh of relief. This was already the lightest punishment possible; there was no public reprimand or notification to the parents, which was exceptionally lenient.

Although she wasn't worried about being discovered to be dating, she didn't want her parents to find out because she had done something wrong at school.

Just as Li Mubai tacitly agreed to the arrangement, Xie Shu suddenly spoke up:

"Teacher, if we need to change seats, I hope the row behind me is a girl."

Is this the confidence of being number one in the grade? Even at this point, she can still make demands, and Wu Changguo didn't scold her loudly.

Wu Changguo remained silent for a moment, without reprimanding him, but simply waved his hand impatiently:

"Then let's make an adjustment. Li Mubai and Deng Yi will switch seats."

"Thank you, Teacher Wu." Xie Shu bowed slightly and thanked him politely.

"Thank you, Teacher Wu."

Although I don't know why he thanked me, he just said it and that was it.

"Go back and focus on your studies, behave yourself, and never let a similar situation happen again. If it does, you will be severely punished." After saying this, Wu Changguo looked at Xie Shu and said, "Alright, Xie Shu, you can go back now."

Li Mubai looked up, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes. Why didn't they ask him to go back together?