Zhou Xuelan sighed helplessly and reluctantly returned to her office.

When she arrived at the office, she helped Lin Yifeng fill out the leave application form. Looking at the blank reason for the leave, she could only smile wryly.

Seeing Zhou Xuelan's troubled expression, the other teachers around her also chimed in with their complaints.

"Students these days have absolutely no self-awareness."

"Yeah, it's only been less than a week since school started, and they're already asking for half a month off. What were they thinking?"

"Aren't you right, Teacher Zhou?"

Zhou Xuelan was slightly taken aback, but then smiled and nodded.

When she knocked on the door of the Dean of Students' office with her leave application form in hand, a man and a woman were chatting inside.

The middle-aged man is the dean of the college, while the middle-aged woman is the director of the teaching affairs office, mainly responsible for student and teacher-related work.

The director frowned as he looked at Zhou Xuelan, who had just entered through the door.

As someone who got in through connections, the director looked down on people like Zhou Xuelan, so he didn't give her a friendly look.

"Is there something you need, Teacher Zhou?"

Looking at the middle-aged woman's aggressive demeanor, Zhou Xuelan gave a wry smile as she reported.

"Here's the thing, I have a student who wants to ask for leave, and I've come to ask if you can grant it."

Upon hearing this, the director's expression turned cold.

"Your teacher can just approve your leave request."

"Do you still need to come to me?"

Zhou Xuelan gave an awkward smile.

"This student's holiday is a bit long."

"It will take half a month."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the two people inside the room changed.

The dean looked at Zhou Xuelan with an incredulous expression, while the director reprimanded her with a gloomy face.

Which student?

"Are you still going to study or not?!"

"It's only been a few days since school started, and you're already asking for half a month off!"

"Let me see, who is it?"

The director took the leave slip from Zhou Xuelan and prepared to remember this person's name from the bottom of his heart.

Even the dean next to him took a couple of sips of hot tea and kept complaining.

"Sigh, students these days are so spoiled."

"Back when we were in school, we didn't dare ask for leave. We wanted to stay in school as long as possible."

“Look at these students nowadays, how dare he do that?”

Zhou Xuelan smiled apologetically at the two of them.

The director frowned as he looked at the leave slip in his hand.

"Half a month? Leaving tomorrow?"

"What does this mean! Some people don't want to study at Zhongzhou University, but others do!"

"Go and fetch this student named Lin Yifeng here!"

"Let me see what's wrong with him!"

"Does he really think the school is just for him?"

"Come whenever you want, leave whenever you want!"

When Zhou Xuelan saw that the director indeed refused to approve it, she sighed helplessly.

She also planned to follow Lin Yifeng's advice and ask what the next level of leadership had to say.

Before she could answer, the dean next to her stared at the director with a serious expression.

"Old Miao, would you like to reconsider?"

"What if something comes up when this child goes back?"

Clearly, the director of the teaching affairs office had not grasped the dean's hint and all his attention was on Zhou Xuelan.

The middle-aged woman remained aggressive, continuing to berate Zhou Xuelan.

"Teacher Zhou, I don't even want to say anything to you anymore!"

"You are a teacher, a teacher who educates and nurtures students."

"The same student asked for leave twice in one month. I remember it was him during the last military training, right?"

"Find Lin Yifeng right now."

"If he gets this leave, I'll change my surname from now on!"

Seeing that the director was about to lose his temper, Zhou Xuelan kept smiling apologetically.

Only the dean standing next to him wore a pained expression, unsure of what to say for a moment.

After a brief pause, he coughed softly.

"Old Miao, don't get agitated."

"I think there's still room for maneuver in this matter."

"Why don't we approve it for him first?"

Upon hearing this, the director looked at the dean with an incredulous expression.

The dean felt a little uncomfortable under the director's gaze and kept explaining to him.

"I think this student named Lin Yifeng probably has something to deal with."

"As teachers, we should also be considerate of our students."

"Come here, Teacher Zhou, give me the leave slip, I'll approve it!"

As she spoke, Zhou Xuelan glanced at the director who was standing behind his desk in a daze, and carefully took the leave slip from the other person's desk and handed it to the dean next to her.

The dean looked at the leave slip, and perhaps because of the awkward atmosphere in the room, he deliberately tried to start a conversation.

"Hmm, this child writes really well."

"He looks like a good student."

"Your grades must be excellent, so I'll grant you the leave, but this is a one-time exception."

After the dean signed the document, Zhou Xuelan turned to look at the director who had just been causing trouble.

The director was staring at the dean with wide eyes.

It's approved already?

Does this mean I'll really have to write my name backwards from now on?

The dean, avoiding the director's gaze, hurriedly instructed Zhou Xuelan beside him.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, you can go back now."

"Please give my regards to Lam Yat-fung."

"Tell him by the way that he doesn't need to worry about the school."

These words left Zhou Xuelan both amused and exasperated.

What does it mean when the dean asks the homeroom teacher to pass on a message to the students?

Tell the students not to worry about school matters.

Wouldn't that be turning the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches upside down?

Under the director's dazed gaze, Zhou Xuelan fled the room at lightning speed.

When they returned to the office, many teachers asked them questions out of curiosity.

"Didn't pass?"

"Of course it didn't pass! How could it possibly pass?"

"Yes, this student really thinks he owns the school, that he can come and go as he pleases."

Zhou Xuelan ignored the group of teachers, hurriedly tidying up the things on the table, and threw a sentence at the teachers inside the room.

"I'll go to the dormitory first."

“A student is looking for me. Tell him to wait.”

After Zhou Xuelan left, the teachers in the office fell silent.

A moment later, one of the teachers couldn't help but ask.

"Judging from her expression, she might have gone too far."

The office fell into dead silence.

The crowd looked at each other, none of them knowing what to say.

Just then, the office door was pushed open.

Meng Ran stood at the office door, casually asking the teacher inside.

"I'd like to ask a question."

"I'm planning to take a two-week leave."

Which department should I contact?