Chapter 38 The New Transfer Student

Chapter 38: The New Transfer Student

In the classroom of Class 6, Grade 8, Teacher Li was lecturing at the podium, the chalk squeaking softly against the blackboard.

However, the atmosphere below the podium was anything but quiet.

"Did you hear? A new student is transferring to our class, and I heard she's a pretty girl!" a boy whispered, lowering his voice and acting all mysterious.

Someone in the front row immediately turned around excitedly:

"For real?!"

The boy went on dramatically: "Of course! I'm telling you, she's a total babe."

In truth, he hadn't seen her at all; he just heard a new student was transferring and started making things up.

In the back row by the window, Shang Shaohao was passed out at his desk.

Zhang Yuantao tapped his desk with a finger and whispered, "Brother Hao, did you hear? A hot new girl is transferring to our class."

Shang Shaohao slowly raised his head, glanced at him, and said in a lazy voice:

"What's it to me? As if I need more girls. Shut up."

Zhang Yuantao scoffed. "Like you're allowed to mess around. If you messed around, wouldn't your brother, your dad, and your sister kill you?"

Shang Shaohao thought for a moment, then suddenly raised his hand and spoke lazily:

"Teacher, Zhang Yuantao is horny, wants a girlfriend, and is disturbing my studies."

The classroom immediately broke into howls of laughter.

Teacher Li stopped writing, turned around, and glared at Zhang Yuantao:

"Zhang Yuantao, stand up and step outside. If you're not studying, don't disturb other students."

Zhang Yuantao stood up, his cheeks slightly flushed:

"No fair! Shang Shaohao was sleeping. I'm not horny; he's full of it."

"You were disturbing him, weren't you?"

Zhang Yuantao shut his mouth.

Teacher Li cleared her throat, her gaze sweeping over the two of them before finally settling on Zhang Yuantao:

"If your family had as much clout as his, you could do that too."

Zhang Yuantao: "..."

He didn't buy it.

His family was nothing to sneeze at either! Who was she to look down on him?

Which student in this class wasn't from a wealthy family?

But he still obediently picked up a book, walked to the back of the classroom, and stood facing the wall. Noble kids or not, his dad would still beat him...

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Meanwhile, the principal led Cheng Feng to the door of Class 6, Grade 8.

The principal knocked on the door and waved to Teacher Li.

As soon as Teacher Li saw the principal, she immediately put down the chalk and walked over quickly.

The principal pointed at Cheng Feng beside him and whispered a few words, probably introducing his situation.

Cheng Feng stood to the side, not hearing very clearly, but he could guess they were talking about him.

After listening, Teacher Li put on a professional smile, nodded repeatedly, and motioned for Cheng Feng to come:

"Come in."

Cheng Feng followed her inside.

The classroom, which had still been buzzing with whispers, instantly fell silent.

All eyes turned in unison toward the boy at the door.

The girls were stunned at first, then let out a collective gasp.

"Wow—he's so hot!"

"Whose family is he from? Why haven't we seen him at any parties before?"

"This level of looks is off the charts, right?"

The boys, however, looked crushed, muttering quietly:

"Dude, who said it was a chick? Show yourself, I *won't* kill you..."

"Got my hopes up all morning for nothing."

"If I'd known it was a guy, I wouldn't have gotten so excited earlier..."

Teacher Li tapped the podium. "Quiet. Let the new student introduce himself."

Standing on the podium, Cheng Feng felt a knot of nervousness under the gaze of dozens of eyes.

He knew these people were all from wealthy families, not like him.

He gave a shy smile. "Hello everyone, I'm Cheng Feng. I look forward to getting to know you all."

Some girls immediately chimed in: "That's it, handsome? Keep going! Like your hobbies or something!"

Others egged him on:

"Yeah, yeah, tell us more!"

Teacher Li looked at him and said gently, "Feel free to share some of your hobbies, so everyone can get to know you better."

Cheng Feng thought seriously for a moment and answered honestly:

"I... like reading books, and I also like taking practice tests."

The whole class: "..."

Reading books was understandable—probably novels, comics, or something like that.

But taking practice tests?

What kind of nonsense is this?

In their middle-tier class, the grades were decent but far from top-tier—mostly students of middling ability with a few high achievers pulling up the average.

Teacher Li was thrown off for a second before smiling and nodding:

"Good, shows you're taking this seriously."

After speaking, she looked toward the back of the classroom: "Go sit next to Shang Shaohao. Get a desk and chair from the back yourself."

Cheng Feng nodded: "Yes, ma'am."

Everyone was a little stunned.

Sitting with Shang Shaohao???

They all secretly glanced in Shang Shaohao's direction.

He hauled a desk and chair from the back and, under everyone's gaze, made his way over to Shang Shaohao's side, set down the desk, and took a seat.

Shang Shaohao had only slowly looked up when he heard that familiar voice during Cheng Feng's self-introduction.

When he clearly saw Cheng Feng's face, the corner of his mouth twitched.

What's going on???

He had no idea Cheng Feng was coming to supervise his studies, so seeing his own minder appear in the classroom had him floored.

Especially since he was now sitting right beside him.

Shang Shaohao turned his head slightly, lowered his voice, and asked with a shocked expression:

"What the hell are you doing at school? Don't you have a job?"