Chapter 21 Pu'er Jingyu leaned slightly forward, the distance between the two...

"Alright, everyone, let's hurry up and practice a bit more." The class monitor glanced furtively into the hallway, but Wen Han said impatiently, "Okay, stop looking, he's not here."

The class monitor breathed a sigh of relief and then explained, "I was just worried about Jingyu's safety. Look, Yang Lanjun has already given up on the performance."

Wen Han smiled slightly and pointed at Zhao Minyue, who was making small talk with Wen Ruan under the pretext of rehearsing their lines: "Instead of worrying about Jing Yu, you should worry about that person. Besides, what can your small frame stop?"

The class monitor said seriously, "I've been running on the playground every day after school lately, and I've gotten much stronger."

Wen Han turned the page of her lines: "Then you'd better be careful. A lot of young couples are dating there lately. Don't let the student council accidentally injure you during their inspection."

The class monitor forced a smile and tried to widen his small eyes: "Wen Han, speaking of which, I made a lot of friends there. If you get into the student council, could you give them a break for my sake?"

Wen Han tilted her head: "Oh my god, you're so nice. When do they all like to go?"

"You don't know, the student council members just take a quick look around after school and leave. Once they're gone, everyone can come out. Just pretend to go, don't actually go..."

Wen Han smiled and nodded. It really came so easily.

Jing Yu suddenly called on Wen Han to go over their lines together.

"Wait a minute," Wen Han said to the class monitor, "Didn't I tell you to change the lines? Why is that funny tomato still on there?"

Jing Yu said, "Maybe they want to turn it into a comedy."

The class monitor nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes."

Wen Han hesitated and said, "Isn't Cinderella a comedy by nature?"

*

Without Gu Cheng causing trouble, the first take went smoothly. The class monitor offered his opinion: "Jing Yu, could you put in a little more effort?"

"You should act more viciously, that would create more comedic conflict. Your tone is too flat."

Wen Han poked her head out from behind: "I was just reciting my lines, do you want me to be a little fiercer?"

The class monitor stood frozen in place for a long time before finally saying, "No, just act like this. Wen Han, you teach Jing Yu."

"Huh?" Wen Han didn't understand. "It's just a welcome party, why are you taking it so seriously?"

He instructed Jingyu: "Make your expression fierce when you recite your lines."

Jing Yu blinked, and Wen Han scratched his head and said, "Uh, you're pretending Wen Ruan is Gu Cheng."

Jingyu's expression changed slightly, but not much.

Good heavens, it seems I'll have to shoulder more of the burden of dealing with Gu Cheng myself.

The system grumbled, "I think he's just pretending. Who knows what his purpose is?"

Wen Han said discontentedly, "Why are you targeting Jing Yu again? Did you just eat all that roast duck, ribs, ice cream, and desserts for free?"

The system guiltily shut its mouth.

“This shows that no one is perfect,” Wen Han continued. “Look at how good Jing Yu is in other aspects, it’s normal that his acting skills aren’t good.”

Speaking of acting skills, the class monitor patted Wen Han and Jing Yu on the shoulder: "Look, Zhao Minyue's acting skills are so good, it's just like the real thing."

Zhao Minyue held Wen Ruan's hand, his eyes filled with love. Wen Han tried hard to suppress a laugh: "Yes, of course, acting is better when it's genuine."

After Zhao Minyue and Wen Ruan finished their scene, Wen Han suggested, "I think Cinderella and the prince need to practice their dance more; it looked a bit stiff just now."

The squad leader hesitated and said, "Is that so?"

Even a fool like the system could see through Wen Han's intention: "Host, are you doing this on purpose?"

Wen Han retorted, "I didn't do it on purpose. Could it be that you really did it for the sake of the performance?"

After art class ended, some classmates came to watch them rehearse. The class monitor was successfully persuaded by Wen Han to let Wen Ruan and Zhao Minyue rehearse the dance one more time.

To be fair, Zhao Minyue was quite handsome, and his height seemed to match Wen Ruan's. The two held hands loosely, with Wen Ruan's other hand on his shoulder, and Zhao Minyue supporting Wen Ruan's waist.

Students from other classes were also drawn over and started making a fuss. The class monitor looked left and right, and Wen Han, seeing how nervous he was, couldn't help but say, "You two just had a fight this morning, Gu Cheng won't come."

"What if he comes?"

"So what if he comes?" Before she could finish speaking, Wen Han was suddenly pushed out.

Wen Han: "?"

Gu Cheng's face was gloomy, while the class monitor trembled and hid behind Wen Han.

Jingyu whispered to Wenhan, "Wenhan, don't you feel like there are fewer people around him now?"

He put both hands on Wen Han's shoulders from behind, the two of them were very close, the class monitor was squeezed to the side, and could only quickly slip into the classroom through the crack in the wall.

Wen Han snorted, "They probably all got a good scolding from their parents." Especially Zhang Yongqi, whose mother even went to plead with Teacher Yang Wei, hoping that the teacher could extend the time for repaying the phone. Gu Cheng's card was suspended by his father, so the help he could provide was very limited.

Gu Cheng emitted a strong smell of tobacco. Wen Han covered her nose and hid behind Jing Yu, whose fresh plant pheromones blocked out the tobacco smell.

The powerful Alpha pheromones spread through the corridor. Some Alphas, feeling provoked, unconsciously released pheromones in retaliation, while others were suppressed by the pheromones and forced themselves to stand upright.

Jing Yu's pheromones remained mild. Wen Han whispered, "Jing Yu, are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Jing Yu gently shook his head. What difference is there between an Alpha who can't control his pheromones and an inferior primitive man?

But he said obediently, "It's okay, as long as you're not feeling unwell."

Wen Han hesitated for a moment and then said, "Let's go back to the classroom."

*

The class monitor huddled by the classroom door, checking on things every now and then. When he saw Wen Han approaching, he quickly tried to run away, but Wen Han grabbed him by the back of his collar in one swift motion.

"Look who this is!" Wen Han said. "Don't you go to exercise every day? Why are you pushing others?"

Knowing he was in the wrong, the class monitor quickly begged for forgiveness: "I was wrong, I was wrong!"

Wen Han gave him a good scolding, while Jing Yu watched with a smile.

"What do we do now?"

"Wen Ruan will handle it herself." Wen Han glanced at him. "Or do you want to take care of it?"

The squad leader, with his messy hair, shook it like a rattle drum.

After hearing what had happened from the classmate who came in, Wen Ruo quickly got up to leave, but Wen Han mocked, "You've already broken one of your arms, so don't go and join in the fun."

Wen Ruo remained silent. Yang Lanjun rolled her eyes when she came in, and the class monitor quickly asked her, "Yang Lanjun, how is it outside?"

"They made up."

Wen Han only noticed that Wen Ruo's nose was round and red.

——

Quite a few students came for the interview, and Wen Han wondered how many of them had been fooled by Lin He's hypocritical facade.

Zhang Huihui also came, but it was unusual that he didn't bring Wen Ruan along.

Bored, Wen Han leaned against the window, watching the physical education students running on the playground under the scorching sun. She thought that if she got out of school late, it wouldn't be good for her to go home with Fang Songxia.

He snapped out of his daze and saw Jing Yu staring at him without moving. Wen Han looked at his pretty, lovable little face and gentle, bright eyes, and couldn't help but worry: "Jing Yu, if Lin He tries to get close to you in the future, you must not pay any attention to him."

"Um."

Wen Han said earnestly, "He's a terrible person, even worse than Gu Cheng in some ways."

Jing Yu leaned slightly closer, and Wen Han whispered, "He really enjoys teasing people for fun, especially well-behaved students like you. If we got into the student council—"

Jing Yu said seriously, "If I'm with you, he won't have a chance to bother you."

Wen Han didn't react for a moment: "That's right, as long as you—no! I mean you should be careful, it's not me."

Jing Yu's eyes were full of laughter. Wen Han glanced at Zhang Huihui to the side and continued, "Look at him. If Lin He is really bored, he will definitely be in trouble. It's a pity that I don't have the extra kindness to remind him."

Zhang Huihui's face suddenly turned red. Lin Heyang smiled warmly and his eyes lit up when he saw the waiting students. When Wen Han saw him waving in their direction, she quickly stood in front of Jing Yu warily.

"Oh, you really came." Lin He put his arm around Wen Han and said with a grin, "You rejected her so decisively this morning, I was really upset when I got back."

Wen Han shook off his arm in alarm. Had something gone wrong?

Although Jing Yu was smiling, there was no real joy in his eyes. He gently pulled Wen Han behind him, and Lin He didn't mind, saying enthusiastically, "Oh, you're with Wen Han, right?"

Wen Han passed smoothly, but when it was Jing Yu's turn, Lin He said regretfully, "This student, we already have enough people..."

The person next to him gave him a strange look: "The headcount is full, why not recruit such a handsome Alpha?"

Apart from Lin He, everyone else agreed that Jing Yu should join the student council.

Zhang Huihui was so nervous that she stumbled over her words. Lin He didn't even look up, and when he heard the person next to him say that it wouldn't pass, he didn't object.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Huihui stared intently at Lin He, hoping he would recognize her, but Lin He had already started chatting with his classmates about other things with a smile.

"Young man, you can leave now." Only then did Lin He raise his head and smile at Zhang Huihui.

"I..." Zhang Huihui opened his mouth, then closed it again.

Wen Han was incredibly embarrassed to see this scene. She felt a rare moment of sympathy, but Zhang Huihui glared at her resentfully as she left.

"Alright," Lin He said intimately, "Wen Han, let's go on patrol together tonight."

"No, thank you." Wen Han wished she could take Jing Yu three feet away from him. "I'll go with Jing Yu; it'll be more convenient since we're in the same class."

Lin He's smile froze for a moment.

*

"So, did you get in?" Fang Songxia asked immediately upon returning to the classroom.

Wen Han nodded, and some classmates gathered around to ask him if it was fun.

Zhang Huihui, with her head down, found the conversation grating and yelled, "It's so annoying! Don't disturb other people's studies!"