Lu Yuan has never forgotten that he is a human being and that he will return to Earth sooner or later. Love is too far away for him now and he cannot touch it. If there is any sign of it, he will put it out on his own without anyone else's help.
What's more, Justu is a prince, while he is just an illiterate bastard. They are not a good match in any way.
Lu Yuan still had some conscience and felt that he should not delay Yousitu. However, after rejecting him yesterday, he tossed and turned all night and could not sleep. He could not describe how he felt in his heart.
The next morning, there was another morning of compulsory main courses.
Generally, teachers in charge of theoretical courses are weak and easy to be bullied, and are easily stepped on by students. However, due to Lu Yuan's killing of a chicken to scare the monkeys on Brian and his classmates yesterday, after a kick in the butt, those troublemakers instantly quieted down, and the class became the easiest to manage in the entire first grade.
During the morning discipline inspection, other classes had more or less minor problems, but Class 3 was the only one that was quiet. The students inside were either reading books or sitting quietly, and no one was causing any trouble.
When Justu led the discipline team through the corridor, they saw a sea of uniforms outside the window, which frightened the students even more. They didn't even dare to raise their heads.
Yoriga had a hunch that something was wrong, so he nudged Justu next to him with his arm and asked, "There seems to be something strange going on in the third shift. Should we go in and take a look?"
The members of the discipline department would not feel relieved when the restless class suddenly became quiet. They would only think that these students must be harboring some bad intentions. Moreover, Lu Yuan was also in Class 3, and Yolija thought that the silver-haired female insect next to him would definitely not refuse.
Today was Lu Yuan's first day of hard work. He persisted in the entire morning reading time and pinched his thighs hard to keep himself from falling asleep. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore and went to the bathroom to wash his face with cold water, trying to wake himself up.
The male insect was even more confused: "I... I didn't write it."
Lu Yuan felt a little regretful in his heart. The other party was the first real friend he made after coming to the Zerg. He instinctively didn't want to become estranged from the other party.
However, Justu unexpectedly refused: "No, there won't be any trouble in there."
However, when the male insect finally found Lu Yuan's class notes and tore them up without a second thought, he stared at the blank scraps of paper on the ground and suddenly fell into deep thought -
The male insect tearing the homework was instantly frightened out of his wits, and tried to run away, but Lu Yuan was quick-witted and grabbed his collar and pulled him back, raising his eyebrows coldly and said, "I'm asking you a question, did you enjoy tearing it just now?"
Lu Yuan endured it and decided to solve the problem in a civilized way. He asked grimly, "You tore up my homework, what are you going to do?"
Little did he know that Lu Yuan was not in the classroom at all.
Of course, the effect is equivalent to nothing.
He just talks about things that are not related to the topic.
Lu Yuan hated people like that who did bad things behind people's backs the most. He subconsciously raised his hand to slap him, but suddenly remembered that Feng Ji didn't seem to have gone far, so he let go of his hand.
The male insect thought he was going to be beaten, but he didn't expect Lu Yuan to put his hand down. Hearing this, he felt as if he had been pardoned. He immediately ran back to his seat, took out a brand new exercise book and handed it to Lu Yuan: "I'll compensate you with a new one, I'll compensate you with a new one!"
Lu Yuan: “…”
Lu Yuan was a little distracted, and finally decided to go back to the classroom. Since most poor students didn't have the habit of going through the front door, he sneaked into the classroom from the back door. Because his footsteps were too light and he had many years of experience skipping classes, when Lu Yuan returned to the classroom, no insects noticed him.
Just when the male insect began to doubt the insect's life, a "concerned" voice suddenly sounded from above his head, frightening him so much that he sat down on the ground. He looked back in panic, only to see Lu Yuan appear behind him without knowing when, staring at him expressionlessly.
The male insect looked dazed as he searched the scraps on the ground, trying to find some writing that could prove that Lu Yuan had done his homework. However, the paper was completely blank, cleaner than his face: "…"
Including the curly-haired male insect who was secretly fiddling with something in Lu Yuan's drawer.
Unlike the female insects in the class who were crazy about Lu Yuan, the male insects hated him to the core and were always thinking about how to retaliate. However, they could not beat Lu Yuan, so they had to think of a sinister and childish trick, which was to secretly tear up Lu Yuan's homework book.
Seeing this, Lu Yuan paused, and his mind cleared up instantly. He stood there, as if he wanted to chase after him, but for some reason he didn't move. Finally, he leaned against the wall of the corridor, wiped his face with his hand, and suddenly regretted that he had said something so hurtful yesterday, which made it impossible for him and Justu to be friends now.
"Did you enjoy tearing it apart?"
Lu Yuan took the book and flipped through a few pages, only to find it was blank. He frowned and asked, "Why is there no writing?"
Seeing this, Lu Yuan paused, thinking that even the male insect was going to send him a love letter. However, when he walked closer suspiciously, he discovered that the other party was tearing up his class assignments.
He didn't expect Lu Yuan to be a poor student...
It just so happened that the professor assigned class notes yesterday and they would be collected soon. While he was walking to the bathroom, a bold and brainless male insect immediately ran over to rummage through his schoolbag and drawers, and threatened the female insects around him not to complain, otherwise they would suffer the consequences.
It is impossible for Justu to go against Lu Yuan's wishes, nor is it possible for him to go against his own pride. If he continues to pester Lu Yuan, he will only lose the last bit of dignity he has in Lu Yuan's heart.
Justu paused when he heard that, and couldn't help but think of the embarrassing incident yesterday. In fact, he hadn't figured out how to face Lu Yuan yet. He even planned to ask for leave during the discipline inspection today, but then he thought that would be too deliberate, so he just came over anyway.
If we were to rate which male insect was the most popular among all the freshmen, Lu Yuan would be the second, and no insect would dare to be the first. Almost every time he went to class, his drawer would be filled with dozens of love letters, from classmates, neighbors, and even seniors. It was a pity that Lu Yuan could not read, so he never opened any of them.
Fuck.
Yoriga hissed and asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Did you take the wrong medicine today? Don't you want to go in and see Lord Lu Yuan?"
Because he found that Lu Yuan seemed to have not written it at all.
Gonghedra's ancestors once taught their descendants to learn how to plunder and fight, because only real treasures are worth fighting for, and Justu has always regarded this as a lifelong principle. But until he was rejected by Lu Yuan yesterday, he realized that there are many things in the world that cannot be taken by brute force.
“!!!!”
Justu planned to calm down for a while and try to stay away from the road during this period, because he was not yet able to meet the other party as if nothing had happened, and he needed time to figure out some problems.
The spoils of war captured by Lu Yuan and Justu were different. The former had thoughts and emotions, while the latter were just cold objects that could not be obtained just by his unilateral liking. Justu finally realized vaguely that "like" and "like" were different.
Justu glanced at the classroom window, not knowing what he was thinking, then turned his eyes away calmly, walked straight ahead, and said calmly: "I only regard Mr. Lu Yuan as a friend, nothing more, don't make such jokes again in the future."
He knew that Lu Yuan was in charge of the third shift and there was a high probability that no troublemaker would dare to cause trouble. He also wanted to leave here as soon as possible to avoid a run-in with the male insect.
When Lu Yuan returned to the classroom, Feng Ji had already left, leaving only a group of black figures gradually moving away at the corner of the corridor.
The male insect was so frightened that he couldn't even stand steadily. He no longer had the ruthlessness he had just in tearing up the homework. He nodded subconsciously when he heard the words, but then shook his head desperately when he came to his senses. He said with a sad face, "No... Not happy..."
The male insect was stunned when he heard this: "What word?"
Lu Yuan: "Of course it's homework!"
Yes, my friend,
They can only be friends.
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan threw the homework book into his arms. He felt that he had to teach him a profound and unforgettable lesson, letting him know how hard it was to do homework, and how shameless it was to tear up homework. "Very good, then you can go and do it now, and then compensate me when you're done."
The male insect choked when he heard this, thinking, "You didn't do your homework, why should I finish it and compensate you?" He was angry but could not say anything: "Your homework was blank to begin with!"
Of course Lu Yuan knew that his homework book was blank, but it was because of this that he became more and more angry. Fortunately, he did not write it last night. If he had, wouldn't it have been torn into pieces by this little jerk just now? !
Lu Yuan grabbed his collar and said silently, "You have two choices now. First, do your homework. Second..." The male insect asked cautiously, "What is the second one?"
Lu Yuan sneered: "Second, I will tear your homework the same way you tear up my homework!"
Male insect: “!!!!”
As soon as Lu Yuan finished speaking, there was a loud bang, and the male insect immediately crawled back to his seat and started to do his homework frantically, not even caring about bumping into the table. The whole class was stunned.
Lu Yuan remembered that the professor seemed to have said yesterday that he had to collect the homework and hand it in to the office. He looked down at the time on the terminal, then looked up at the group of male insects peeking in the corner, raised his eyebrows expressionlessly and warned: "What are you looking at? I will start collecting homework in an hour. If any of you don't do it, you will bear the consequences!"
All the male insects who hadn't done their homework instantly got furious: "!!!!"
Class Three was originally the quietest class in the entire corridor, but upon hearing the words, it instantly became as lively as a pot of boiling water. The male insects were looking for pens, flipping through their homework books, it was a complete chaos.
Lu Yuan let them do their homework as if they were in a hurry. He found a broom and swept the paper scraps on the ground. Then he sat in his seat and started to daze.
He looked out the window and saw a bunch of artificial flowers planted on the flower bed wall. At the end of the curved corridor was the teacher's office, and a little further to the side seemed to be the place where the discipline department usually held meetings
The road is far and I haven't been there, so I'm not sure.
The first-grade teachers' office is a public area. When they are free, they will inevitably chat about the class's recent situation when they sit together. Mr. Todd, who is in charge of teaching Class 5, has been having a headache recently. After marking the few homework books on the table, he took off his glasses and pinched his nose bridge, and said to the other teachers with a self-deprecating tone, "Look at these homework books that are not even as high as a cookie. Who would have thought that there are more than 60 students in my class? I don't know what grade to give those male insects. They don't hand in their homework every day. God of Insects, let them fail the course!"
Another sub-female teacher sighed and said, "Come on, Class 5 has the most male insects. It would only be torture for you to keep them in the academy. You should pray that they graduate quickly, and it would be best if they never appear in front of you."
This remark resonated with many teachers, except for an old female insect who sat in her seat flipping through a book and did not participate in the discussion. She was the professor who taught Lu Yuan and others "History of Interstellar Wars" yesterday.
The teacher of Class 4 asked with concern, "Professor Mandy, I was teaching in the next room yesterday and heard some noise from Class 3. I don't think those students were too unruly, right?"
Professor Mandy is the oldest and most experienced among them, so the other teachers couldn't help but show some concern: "If Class 3 is really difficult to lead, you can report it to Admiral Safir, but he seems to be very busy recently. If that doesn't work, you can only ask the Discipline Department."
Most of the members of the Discipline Committee are upper-class aristocrats, but this is not because they discriminate against commoners, but because if they want to control those rich or noble students, they must have a leader with a higher status than them. The Seventh Prince Justu is a typical example.
It’s a pity that as the crown prince, he will graduate from the academy in less than a year and enter the core military system, and a suitable successor has not been found yet.
Professor Mandy raised his head when he heard this, closed the book in his hand, adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I have been teaching for so many years, and I have seen all kinds of difficult students. Even if there are some, I have already gotten used to them."
After that, he added: "The monitor of the third squad can still take care of things."
Teacher Todd seemed to have heard of it. He shook his head slightly and said, "Is it the black-haired male insect? Instructor Horridge is really confused. How could he let a male insect be the monitor?"
Another sub-female teacher covered her mouth and laughed, "Maybe it's because that gentleman is handsome. I've seen him from a distance before. He is indeed capable of making female insects dizzy. I heard that the school network has started to select the most popular male insect this year. It's most likely him."
Teacher Todd was an old-fashioned man. Hearing this, he snorted coldly and thought that love would delay things. "You don't study hard, but you are so excited about looking at male insects. What's the use of having a pretty face? Can it be used to make a living?!"
The female teacher secretly wondered in her heart when she heard this, thinking that this could really be used to make a living. With that face, she could probably get seven dishes and a soup if she went out and begged for food.
“Knock knock knock—”
While they were talking, there was a knock on the office door. All the teachers subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound and saw a tall male insect standing outside the door with a thick stack of homework in his hands. He had black hair and eyes and a handsome face. It was the "Monitor of Class Three" they had just discussed.
Lu Yuan didn't know that he had almost become the topic of gossip in the office. He stood at the door and said to Professor Mandy, "Professor, can I come in?"
Professor Mandy sat up straight, rubbed his eyes and said, "It's okay, come in, are you here to hand in your homework?"
Lu Yuan hummed, then placed the thick stack of homework books in his arms on the corner of the table. Because it was so heavy, it even made a muffled sound: "All the homework for the class is here."
"Huh?" Professor Mandy frowned in surprise: "Everything is here? Are you sure?!"
As soon as these words came out, even the other teachers looked over. They thought Lu Yuan was lying, because few classes could collect all the homework at once. However, staring at the pile of homework books on the corner of the table, they all fell into a daze: "..."
Lu Yuan didn't understand why the teacher was so surprised. He lowered his head and counted again, and found that the number was correct: "All 45 homework books in the class are here."
Professor Mandy hoped that Lu Yuan would not collect a bunch of empty notebooks for him, so he randomly picked up a few of the male insects' homework and found that they were all filled with class notes. Although the handwriting was crooked and the content was full of mistakes and omissions, at least they were all written.
"… "
Professor Mandy had begun to suspect that there was a bug, and he was stunned for a long time before he finally came to his senses. He adjusted his glasses and found Lu Yuan still standing in front of him waiting for a reply. He said half a beat late, "Oh... Well, I will correct it this afternoon. I will circle the mistakes and omissions. Please help me distribute it when the time comes, and remember to ask them to correct it."
"Corrections and revisions?"
Lu Yuan nodded subconsciously when he heard this, thinking it was not a difficult matter: "Okay, I'll tell them when I get back."
He had no idea what kind of shock he had brought to the office. After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked outside. As a result, he bumped into an unexpected bug at the corner. It was Justu.
Lu Yuan didn't expect to meet the other person here. He was stunned for a moment: "Justu?"
Justu was holding a stack of documents in his hand, which were the names of first-year students who had violated school rules. He was about to send them to each class teacher, but unexpectedly he met Lu Yuan at the door.
"It's you?"
Justu looked at Lu Yuan and was stunned for a moment, but soon returned to normal. He subconsciously hid the paper behind him, just like he hid the invitation last night, and greeted him in a normal tone: "What a coincidence, sir, I didn't expect to meet you here."
After he finished speaking, he suddenly fell silent, and suddenly he didn't know what to say.
Lu Yuan always felt that Youstu seemed to have become much more haggard overnight. He frowned unconsciously and asked, "Are you coming to the office to deliver the information?"
Hearing this, Justu subconsciously glanced at the information in his hand, as if he had finally found a reason to get out of this situation. He breathed a sigh of relief and said to Lu Yuan, "Well, I have to go in first, sir."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and was about to walk towards the office. When he passed by Lu Yuan, he was suddenly grabbed by the wrist. The strength of the other's fingertips tightened for a moment, and then receded like the tide.
Justu paused, slowly lowered his eyes to look at their clasped wrists, his frosty eyelashes casting a shadow under his eyes, and asked in a low and ambiguous voice: "Sir...?"
"… "
Lu Yuan actually didn't know why he did this. He opened his mouth, his brain worked quickly, and finally found a suitable reason: "I'm free this weekend, how about you take me to order a dress?"
"… "
Justu paused. He didn't expect that Lu Yuan was going to say this. He couldn't tell whether he was disappointed or something else. After a moment, he curled his lips slightly, smiling seductively, and looked no different from before: "Of course, sir, it's my honor."
He was about to go in when Lu Yuan grabbed his wrist again. He heard the other party hesitate and said, "I still owe you two meals. If you don't mind, we can go together on the weekend."
Justu: “…”
(End of this chapter)