Approximately forty-five minutes later, the school bus stopped in front of Shuangyi High School.

Zhu Cilin led them to the administrative office.

Just a corridor away, Wu Yue suddenly heard several unfamiliar voices.

It was an extremely long conversation, tinged with a hint of argument.

"Those two students from Songcheng No. 5 Middle School did well in their exams, but that's because their tests were easy. They wouldn't stand a chance in our Shuangyi Middle School!"

"In short, Teacher Wang, our experimental class is a top-tier class of academic elites. I'm worried that if we put them in, they won't be able to keep up with our pace. It would be better to put them in Teacher Lin's class."

"Teacher Yu, that's not how it works! Didn't Teacher Lin already arrange exchange students from other provinces for her class?"

"What does that mean? They were the last to arrive, so they were just thrown into our class? Are you all afraid of lowering your class's average score? They are the top students at Songcheng No. 5 Middle School, how can you be so disrespectful?"

"Alright! What's all the noise about! I, Tao Xinhua, want them. I'll take them away as soon as they arrive."

Yan Chiyu seemed to have overheard this unkind and discriminatory conversation. He turned his head slightly and exchanged a glance with Wu Yue, who was walking beside him.

The boy had his hands behind his head, looking quite nonchalant.

A faint, cool smile played at the corners of his lips, then he opened his mouth again and silently uttered two words.

Wu Yue could see it clearly.

He was saying—bored.

Ye Lifen, walking ahead, realized that Wu Yue and the others had fallen behind, so she quickly stopped and looked back to see what was going on. She then met Wu Yue's meaningful gaze, thinking that the two children were too nervous because they were new to the area.

He then comforted her in the gentlest tone, saying, "Although we only started cooperating with Shuangyi in the last two years, the teachers here are all very good, and the students are worth learning from. Don't be nervous."

Wu Yue smiled faintly, "Okay."

[The Witch God is having a tough time; he can't tell Teacher Ye the truth.]

Discrimination really does exist everywhere.

[Witch God!! You bastard, beat them to a pulp! Show them who the real boss is!]

[Wu Yue: Too many words, too lazy to write more]

[Wu Yue: You're wasting my time]

[Wu Yue: ...who cares?]

[Please, have some decency!]

Wu Yue reached out and tugged at Yan Chiyu's sleeve, signaling him to hurry up and follow.

The boy didn't speak, but quickened his pace.

Dai Xuqiang stood at the very end of the line, his gaze occasionally lingering on Wu Yue and Yan Chiyu.

Putting everything else aside, these two were the most attractive exchange students he had ever seen. He couldn't help but wonder if Songcheng No. 5 Middle School sent them here for a beauty pageant.

I heard that these two are a pair with excellent academic performance at No. 5 Middle School, but who knows if these official statements are true?

Perhaps they want to save face at the expense of real strength.

...

Administrative Office.

After they entered the room, within moments, the teachers in the office had a renewed understanding of what they had just thought.

No, absolutely not.

These two exchange students didn't seem to be very good at studying. Only the girl who looked quite well-behaved might be a top student, but the boy, with his carefree and lazy demeanor, didn't look like a good student at all.

Are they probably sent over by Songcheng No. 5 Middle School to make up the numbers?

It's no wonder that the exchange students they send every year are consistently ranked outside the top 100 in their grade.

A mediocre person who can't climb any higher—that's probably what giving up on oneself is.

"Everyone, this is Ms. Ye Lifen, the teacher leading the team from Songcheng No.1 Middle School, and Yan Chiyu and Wu Yue, who are students in the second year of high school."

After a brief introduction, there was no need to say more.

A middle-aged man with an overweight build suddenly stood up from his seat.