The teachers' office was bustling with people, all of them female teachers.
Put another way, all the female teachers of Dongfeng Middle School were inside. As soon as they saw Luo Yang enter, they started to make polite conversation with him.
"Luo Yang, do you still remember me? I taught you biology."
"You still remember me, your first-year homeroom teacher, right?"
"I taught you English."
"Luo Yang, I also have a relative who lives in Hongyun Brigade."
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In an instant, Luo Yang had become the beloved pupil in the eyes of all the female teachers, each of them heaping praise upon him.
Luo Yang roughly knew why they were being so nice to him—they all wanted to get some of the beauty stream water for free. Suyun's skin had become exceptionally good after she used the beauty stream water, and the other female teachers had obviously heard this news.
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Luo Yang said, "I'm partnering with someone to sell skincare products, each bottle is about five thousand yuan. I can give you teachers a discount if you're interested."
As soon as they heard this, the smiles on the female teachers' faces froze.
Five thousand yuan and free were completely different, they had never considered spending money to buy it.
"Luo Yang has vowed to study hard this year. It would be even better if some teachers could tutor him occasionally," Teacher Su hinted when she sensed the mood turning a bit awkward.
The female teachers immediately understood her hint, and smiles returned to their faces.
"Luo Yang, I can tutor you in English."
"Luo Yang, I can tutor you in chemistry."
"Luo Yang, I can tutor you in biology."
"Luo Yang..."
This scared Luo Yang half to death—if every female teacher tutored him for a day, they couldn't be split evenly over a week; there were too many teachers and too few days.
"I..." Luo Yang was caught in a dilemma.
Seeing that Luo Yang wanted to refuse, the female teachers began to eagerly offer their services, not letting him finish before they started speaking up, one after another.
"Luo Yang, you're actually a very smart student, and if you let me tutor you, I guarantee you'll make quick progress."
"Luo Yang, I've always thought you were a student with potential. Chemistry is very important, and I will share my knowledge about learning chemistry with you."
"Luo Yang, English is not only a mandatory subject for the middle school exams but also for higher education. If I tutor you, your scores will definitely improve greatly by the time of the exams."
"Luo Yang..."
The female teachers, young and old, surrounded Luo Yang, chattering on without end; the young ones in their twenties and the older ones in their forties and fifties.
Luo Yang felt his head spinning and quickly raised both arms, pressing down slightly with his palms to signal for everyone to calm down.
Having been in middle school for three years, he had never encountered such a situation—every female teacher at the school competing to tutor him. This was truly an unprecedented feat in the history of Dongfeng Middle School.
"Ladies, please hear me out. I'll bring each of you a bottle of skincare product this afternoon. There's no need for you to tutor me."
"Thank you so much, Luo Yang! I always knew you were an excellent student! I must tutor you in chemistry. Chemistry is really important..."
"Luo Yang, you are the most generous student I've ever met. Kind to your classmates, and good to your teachers..."
"Luo Yang, my fellow student..."
Listening to the compliments from female teachers, both familiar and unfamiliar, Luo Yang only felt a buzzing in his ears that wouldn't stop. Besides nodding and smiling continuously, there really was no way to put a halt to their heartfelt praise.
Several minutes later, the female teachers at last left the office, leaving only Luo Yang and Suyun.
Earlier, being surrounded by all the female teachers felt like pressure was coming from every direction. Once the office was empty, breathing became much easier.
"Luo Yang, giving it to them for free benefited you too. They will definitely help you spread the word. Isn't that just the same as doing advertising for you?" said Suyun with a smile.
Gazing downward and falling upon Suyun's impressively ample bosom, I glanced once and couldn't help but shiver a little.
"Teacher Su, I understand that. It's just, they all want to tutor me, and that's quite something," Luo Yang said.
Upon hearing this, Suyun couldn't help but laugh with a 'pfft'.
Since becoming her student, it was the first time Luo Yang had seen her laugh so sweetly and charmingly.
"That's a good thing. Everyone is willing to tutor you, which really is beneficial for your studies. All right, go back to morning study. Let's work hard together and see if we can get into the county's Number Two Middle School. Keep it up," encouraged Suyun.
Returning to the classroom, the morning study session had ended. Next was time for morning exercises.
At Dongfeng Middle School, there were two people everyone was afraid of running into—Wei Jialong was one of them. He had arranged for someone to beat up Luo Yang, though Luo Yang himself was still unaware. Ever since Wei Jialong found out Luo Yang was Zhu Li's sworn brother, he was constantly anxious, afraid that Luo Yang would come to settle the score with him.
Besides Wei Jialong, there was Zhang Xinglong.
Zhang Xinglong had been the top dog at Dongfeng Middle School for years, but since the conflict with Luo Yang the previous day, he knew he had met his match. The most frightening part was that he couldn't defeat Luo Yang in a one-on-one fight.
Being at the same school, one couldn't avoid seeing the other. The campus was so small that enemies were bound to bump into each other easily.
They could encounter one another during morning exercises.
In the past, Zhang Xinglong used to stroll around the campus arrogantly, beating up anyone he disliked, and he was very imposing.
The situation had changed now, though; everyone knew there was a ninth-grader at Dongfeng Middle School who dared to challenge Zhang Xinglong and was even more powerful than him. Everyone wanted to see what kind of sparks would fly if Zhang and Luo were to meet.
While leaving the sports field after completing the morning exercises, Luo Yang and Zhang Xinglong ran into each other at the school gate. Without his usual arrogance and looking uneasy, Zhang Xinglong, with a few of his followers, tried to quickly get away from Luo Yang.
Seeing Zhang Xinglong avoid Luo Yang like a mouse dodging a cat, no one wasn't surprised. After all, everyone was accustomed to making way whenever they saw Zhang Xinglong.
Suddenly, Zhang Xinglong also had a nemesis he feared.
The turn of events was too swift; everyone was still unprepared to accept it. As Luo Yang and Zhang Xinglong came face to face, all wanted to see if a clash would occur.
Therefore, both boys and girls turned their attention to Luo Yang and Zhang Xinglong. At that moment, Zhang Xinglong was already trying to detour away.
Zhang Xinglong was naturally unwilling to be suppressed, but he knew that if he tried to show off in front of Luo Yang, there was only one outcome—he would get knocked to the ground.
Although he felt anger inside, he dared not touch Luo Yang's sharp edge; to avoid getting beaten, he had no choice but to step aside to walk.
"Zhang Xinglong, come here!" Luo Yang said in a deep voice.
The thousand students walking back to the classroom were quite silent. Everyone moved silently, their gaze fixed on Luo Yang and Zhang Xinglong.
When Luo Yang suddenly called out, the volume wasn't loud, but it could be heard clearly from afar.
Zhang Xinglong, hearing Luo Yang's call, actually twitched, not daring to turn around to look at Luo Yang, but for the sake of face, he didn't flee. He only slowed his pace. This was like a mild defiance to Luo Yang.
The other students, not wanting to invite trouble, hastily moved far away, standing at a distance to watch the excitement.
Ever since Zhang Xinglong had become the top dog at Dongfeng Middle School, no one had dared to challenge his tyranny. Everyone had listened to stories of him bullying others, but no one had heard about anyone bullying him.
Now, Luo Yang was calling Zhang Xinglong out, an unusual event that the students did not want to miss.