Gao Yu was deeply hurt by the same words from different people twice in a row.
Despite feeling upset, Gao Yu knew he had to let go. Keeping Ye Ling here would only waste a year of his time.
“Alright, alright, don’t be so glum. How about this, I’ll treat you to dinner tonight, okay?”
Gao Yu’s distress was partly due to Hong Xiu, so she felt she had to make it up to him.
Thinking a meal could buy him off, Gao Yu wasn’t someone so easily fooled.
Then… Gao Yu silently raised three fingers.
“Three meals! You have to cover all my meals for tomorrow.”
Ye Ling, standing by, rolled his eyes.
Goodness!
He thought Gao Yu would be more reluctant to part with him, but this was it?
Three meals and he was bought off? Where was the dignity? Unbelievable.
Hong Xiu shook her head with a helpless smile.
“Alright, alright! Whatever you say, I’ll cover your meals tomorrow. Is that okay?”
As soon as Hong Xiu finished speaking, Gao Yu eagerly lifted his head to respond.
“No way, tonight’s meal can’t be left out either.”
Ye Ling patted his forehead, finally having a clearer understanding of Gao Yu.
“No problem.”
It was just a meal, after all, and Hong Xiu wasn’t one to haggle over such things.
Before leaving, Hong Xiu couldn’t resist taking a jab at Gao Yu.
“If there’s nothing else, I’ll head out first. I need to take Ye Ling to find the second-year teacher.”
At these words, Gao Yu fell silent again, slumping weakly over the table.
“Go——away——now!”
He spat out each word, giving the impression of calm before a storm.
Hong Xiu said no more and quickly left the office with Ye Ling.
“Ah! Damn it, Hong Xiu! Don’t think you can buy me off with just two meals! I’m not that easy to buy!…”
Not long after Hong Xiu and Ye Ling left the office, they could hear the stormy outburst from inside.
Hearing this, a satisfied smile appeared on Hong Xiu’s face.
Her benefits weren’t so easily gained; if someone wanted something from her, they had to pay a small price.
Irritating Gao Yu made Hong Xiu feel quite pleased.
As for his teacher, Ye Ling wondered if she was a bit childish, being so petty.
Of course, Ye Ling wouldn’t say such things aloud, or he might be the next one to suffer.
The first and second-year areas were in different parts of the school, with a certain distance between them.
To avoid trouble, Ye Ling had to return Blood Phantom and Feng Jiu to their Spiritual Pet Seals.
Along the way, Ye Ling and Hong Xiu encountered many students, many of whom were second-year students.
Since Ye Ling hadn’t been to the second-year area before, these second-year girls had only heard his name and seen his pictures, but never met him in person.
Many of the girls recognized Ye Ling immediately and were curious to ask why he was in their second-year area.
But when they saw Hong Xiu beside him, they stopped in their tracks.
However, some curious students took pictures of Ye Ling and posted them on the official website.
[Vermilion Bird Academy’s first-ever male student, why is he suddenly in the second-year area?]
A strange headline suddenly appeared on the official website.
Soon, a large number of students were frantically clicking and browsing.
“It’s really Ye Ling! Isn’t he from our first year? Why is he in the second-year area now?”
“Didn’t you see him with a teacher? Could it be… Ye Ling is going to skip a grade?”
“That’s nonsense, right? He just started school less than a week ago, and he’s already skipping to the second year? Do you think that’s possible?”
“Probably not, such a thing has never happened before.”
“Don’t be so absolute, anything is possible. If Ye Ling was recruited by our academy, he must be exceptional. Skipping a grade now wouldn’t be a big deal.”
“The person above makes sense, I’m with you.”
…
The topic sparked a lot of discussion.
Now, everyone was very curious about whether Ye Ling was really going to skip a grade.
If he was, it would be big news.
Vermilion Bird Academy had never had a freshman skip a grade right after starting school.
If it really happened, Ye Ling would break another record.
He could go from being the only male student in history to the first student to skip a grade upon starting school.
But the official forum still had no conclusion, and many were boldly speculating.
In the second-year Vermilion Bird Class, many girls also noticed this news.
They didn’t feel any excitement; instead, they frowned slightly.
They were a bit unhappy about the possibility of Ye Ling skipping a grade.
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