Chapter 17

After finishing his hard qigong practice, Wang Tian prepared to go to school. There were still 10 minutes before the afternoon classes at No. 7 High School would start.

No. 7 High School is a key high school in Jianghuai City, but not a national key high school. It has private funding and is considered a semi-private school. Overall, its level is not the best in Jianghuai City, so the expenses are relatively low, which is one of the reasons Wang Tian chose this school. Its proximity to his home is another reason he chose it.

The school's main gate is designed in the shape of a flying goose, with several buildings combined to look like a goose spreading its wings. On the wings of the goose, there are several dark red large characters: "Jianghuai No. 7 High School."

To the left of the gate is the security room, and to the right is a wide entrance, with the iron bars already wide open.

At this moment, students entered in a steady stream, in groups of three or two. Some children from wealthy families stepped out of luxury cars and walked into the gate with a sense of superiority. Some who drove themselves honked their horns impatiently, urging the students in front to move, then slowly parked their cars in the school parking lot and got out with their backpacks.

These rich second-generation students almost all walked into the school with a high-and-mighty attitude.

Wang Tian casually walked into the crowd, and suddenly, everyone around him seemed to lose their luster, becoming dim.

"Hey~ Who is that boy? He's so handsome!"

A girl wearing a short skirt, turning her head unintentionally, saw Wang Tian and felt the world brighten up. Her eyes sparkled, and she put her hand in her mouth.

"Handsome guy? There are only a few handsome guys in our No. 7 High School. It's not that impressive, Xiao Yue. Stop being so infatuated," said a girl beside her, who seemed to be used to this girl's behavior.

"Look for yourself. If I'm lying, I'm a dog!" Xiao Yue said in a dreamy voice, her posture unchanged.

The two girls she was with couldn't help but stop and turn to look.

"Wow! So handsome!" They almost said in unison.

The three of them stopped in their tracks. It took a long time for them to come to their senses and realize they needed to hurry to class before they left.

Almost all the girls who saw him would stop for a moment and exclaim in admiration.

"Who is this handsome guy? Is he from our No. 7 High School?"

"He can't be from our No. 7 High School, right? From his demeanor, he must be a young master from a prominent family in the capital."

"Which class is he in? It would be great to get his phone number."

They started to have various thoughts in their minds.

Wang Tian was usually very low-key at school. Now, with his appearance adjusted, only a few classmates could recognize him.

Of course, some boys who passed by him couldn't hide their jealous looks.

"Hmph, just a poor student, no car, what's there to show off?" Many rich second-generation students thought this, finding a sense of superiority only in 'daddy competition.'

If Wang Tian heard this, he would feel wronged. I've always been low-key; how have I been showing off?

"Hmph! Stealing the spotlight from my brother Hao, I'll find a chance to teach him a lesson!" said the school bully, Brother Hao, with a face full of resentment.

"Right, this guy looks so annoying."

"Find a chance to get rid of him." The other small-time henchmen echoed.

They were psychologically unbalanced and couldn't stand anyone better than themselves. If someone was just a little bit better, it wouldn't matter, but if someone was so much better that they felt inferior, it was unacceptable, and there was a risk of losing their girlfriends.

The best tree stands out and is the first to be struck by the wind.

Wang Tian had no idea that he had unknowingly offended someone. Who did he offend?

As he walked, Wang Tian noticed many people looking at him with strange expressions. However, he didn't care. If others don't provoke me, I won't provoke them. If they do, I'll retaliate tenfold.

He walked to the third teaching building, went up to the third floor, and entered the first classroom.

Class 5 of Grade 2, his class.

At this moment, most of the students were already seated. When they saw Wang Tian, they were all surprised.

"Who is this? Did he walk into the wrong classroom? Or is he a new transfer student?" "So handsome! Too handsome!"

"That's not right, he looks a bit like Wang Tian, the orphan."

Everyone in the class knew that Wang Tian was an orphan. However, Wang Tian was not bullied in the class; instead, he was a troublemaker, and no one dared to provoke him.

"Days haven't passed, and he looks different."

"He skipped class all day yesterday; he's in trouble now."

Wang Tian ignored the others' gazes and walked straight to his seat and sat down.

A student who was sleeping next to him seemed to sense something different and looked up to see Wang Tian.

"Hey, it's Brother Tian. What made you come back to school?"

He was Wang Tian's best friend, Xiao Yong. Despite his black-rimmed glasses and gentle appearance, he was known for his ruthlessness in fights. Once, he stabbed someone in the abdomen during a fight outside school without blinking. Fortunately, it didn't hit a vital spot, and the person, being a thug, didn't report it, or Xiao Yong would have been in jail.

His background was similar to Wang Tian's. When he first came, his grades were excellent. In casual conversations, he mentioned that he had entered No. 7 High School as the top student in his county. Now, his grades were similar to Wang Tian's, both being top students, but in reverse order.

"Hehe, something happened at home yesterday, I was busy," Wang Tian said, touching his nose.

"You might be in trouble today. Li Chaopi mentioned in class yesterday that he wanted to deal with you," Xiao Yong said.

"Do you think I'll back down? I've wanted to deal with this ranking-obsessed teacher for a long time."

"But there's nothing to worry about this afternoon. It's the beautiful teacher's class next. She likes to wear skirts. Want to bet on the color of her underwear?" Xiao Yong's eyes were full of lecherous smiles.

"How do you know what color it is when she wears it under her skirt?"

"Like this." Xiao Yong flipped his hand, and a small mirror appeared in his palm.

He often did this. The beautiful teacher they were talking about was their English teacher, who had just graduated from university. When she came to the school, the young male teachers launched a fierce pursuit, but there were no rumors of her having a boyfriend yet.

Her name was Fu Xiaoyu, and she was very beautiful. In everyone's impression, she always had long flowing hair and wore a long dress. What left the deepest impression was the two charming dimples that appeared when she smiled, making her the goddess in the hearts of the boys at No. 7 High School.

"If you get caught, be careful she gets angry," Wang Tian warned him.

"No problem, Miss Fu has a good temper. She'll just scold a bit," Xiao Yong said nonchalantly.

Wang Tian neither supported nor opposed Xiao Yong's actions. As a student, it's common to be curious about a beautiful teacher. But to treat a teacher who was nice to him this way, Wang Tian couldn't do it.

A pleasant melody sounded.

Class time had arrived.

A teacher entered the classroom.

It wasn't the beautiful teacher they were expecting but their homeroom teacher, Li Chaopi, a man in his fifties.

Seeing him, Wang Tian wasn't panicked. He knew he would have to face him sooner or later, so it was better to get it over with.

Li Chaopi walked to the podium and scanned the students in the class.

"Good afternoon, everyone."

"Good afternoon, teacher."

"Please sit down. Miss Fu has something to do today, so she swapped two classes with me, moving them to tomorrow afternoon. Now, let's start the class. Please turn to page 251 of the textbook..." He then turned to write the title of the lesson on the blackboard.

"You're in trouble now, caught by the homeroom teacher."

"Whatever," Wang Tian said indifferently.

The first class passed without incident.

During the second class, in the last few minutes.

The homeroom teacher surprisingly ended the class early, without extending it.

"Wang Tian, come to my office after class." The third class was PE, which he considered a waste of time, and it didn't matter whether students attended or not.

"Say what you need to say now. I have a class to attend later," Wang Tian said indifferently. Was PE not a class? Was physical fitness not important? Wang Tian, who practiced Xingyi Quan, knew the importance of a good body.

Fine, I'll teach you a lesson here to set an example for the other students. Since you asked for it, don't blame me for being harsh. Li Chaopi thought, with the intention of making an example of him.

"Wang Tian, I'm telling you, you skipped class all day without informing anyone. I've decided to give you a probationary period," Li Chaopi said angrily.

"You're giving me a probationary period? Do you think you're the principal or the head of the education department?" Wang Tian said coldly. A probationary period would be recorded in his personal file and could affect his future education.

"You..." Li Chaopi was furious. He was easily angered and walked up to Wang Tian. "Stand up!" he shouted.

The students in the class saw the conflict and all looked over.

Wang Tian stood up slowly and said, "You're giving me a probationary period for skipping one day of class. What about them?" He pointed to two empty seats in the front row.

The owners of these two seats were the class president and the study committee member, a boy and a girl. They had been hooking up and often skipped class to fool around outside. Because of their good grades, Li Chaopi never disciplined them and never even scolded them in front of the students.

"You are you, and they are they," Li Chaopi said.

In his mind, the others were top students in the class, while Wang Tian was just a nobody, the second-to-last in the class, dragging the class down. How could he compare to them?

"Isn't the school promoting quality education? Aren't you discriminating against poor students and favoring good students?" Wang Tian said coldly.

"So what if I am? A poor student like you who drags the class down should have been kicked out of the class long ago." Wang Tian and Xiao Yong's grades had caused the class to drop a few ranks, and Li Chaopi had wanted to get rid of him for a long time.

"Make them leave, and I'll leave," Wang Tian said indifferently.

"What are you, to compare yourself to them?" Li Chaopi shouted.

"Are you treating students differently, using foul language? Are you still a teacher? Are you still a distinguished teacher? Is this what a distinguished teacher at No. 7 High School looks like?"

Wang Tian asked sternly.