“Teacher Wu Xin, even if a student makes a mistake, it’s not something a teacher like you can just insult. You should wait for our homeroom teacher to come and talk to you afterward. It’s not too late to determine the mistake then!” This was the first time Xie Sichen had seen Ding Kemeng so assertive. Even a young girl like her was standing up for Lu Ziyin, so as Lu Ziyin’s brother, he couldn’t fall behind.

"Yes, yes!" After they had all said their piece, Tang Zhizhou didn't know what to say, but he couldn't lose face, so as soon as Xie Sichen finished speaking, he quickly echoed him loudly twice.

"You, you've gone too far!" Wu Xin looked at the students in front of her, her face contorted with rage, but after pointing her finger for a long time, she couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal!

"In that case, we'll head back now, Ms. Wu Xin!" Ding Kemeng smiled and nodded, then pulled Lu Ziyin and turned to leave Class One's classroom.

Along the way, Ding Kemeng held Lu Ziyin tightly, not saying a word, and walked very fast. Xie Sichen and Tang Zhizhou followed closely behind, unsure of what to say.

Back in the classroom, Ding Kemeng didn't even look at Lu Ziyin. She pushed Lu Ziyin to sit down and said, "Sit still and wait for me to come back." Then she looked at Xie Sichen behind her and said, "Xie Sichen, come with me to find the homeroom teacher and resolve what just happened."

Xie Sichen glanced at Lu Ziyin, who was sitting there dumbfounded, and smiled: "Okay, I'll go with you."

Only after the two left the classroom did Tang Zhizhou approach Lu Ziyin and whisper, "Brother Lu, are you out of it yet?" He's been grinning like an idiot ever since he left Class One, and no one knows what he's laughing at. Could Lu Ziyin have gone mad?

Tang Zhizhou was a little worried.

"Zhou'er, do you think Mengbao might like me too?" Lu Ziyin slowly raised her head, looked at Tang Zhizhou, and suddenly asked.

Tang Zhizhou: "..." Sorry, he didn't see anything! But Ding Kemeng's actions today really surprised him. Openly challenging the old hag, impressive!

"Sister Meng was really cool today. She had such a smooth talking style, it was like Xie Sichen had possessed her. Even the old witch was speechless after being roasted!"

Lu Ziyin didn't speak. He lowered his head slightly, stretched out his hand, and looked at his palm. It seemed as if the warmth of Ding Kemeng's touch still lingered on it.

It's very warm.

Tang Zhizhou was still savoring Ding Kemeng's heroic deeds, but then he thought about Wu Xin's attitude and became a little worried. "Brother Lu, do you want to deal with this? There are surveillance cameras in Class 1. If Wu Xin brings this up, you might really be punished."

"It's nothing," Lu Ziyin said with a smile, shaking her head.

"N-nothing? With that old hag's record, are you sure nothing's wrong?" Tang Zhizhou suspected that Lu Ziyin might have lost her mind!

Lu Ziyin clenched her hands, her smile widening: "My little one will take care of it for me."

Tang Zhizhou felt a chill run down his spine from Lu Ziyin's smile. Shaking off the goosebumps on his body, Tang Zhizhou quickly returned to his seat.

Lu Ziyin is probably having another episode right now; he's clearly not quite right in the head. It's best not to talk to him for now!

Ding Kemeng and Xie Sichen didn't know what they said to Zhao Qian in the end, but afterwards Lu Ziyin didn't receive any substantial punishment. Oh, he was fined for medical expenses and had to write a 10,000-word self-criticism.

That night, Tang Zhizhou stayed up all night, his hand almost breaking from writing.

Ding Kemeng didn't know what the final words were, but after the midterm exams, she remained in Class 10 and was still Lu Ziyin's deskmate.

The students in Class 10 now clearly have a deeper affection for Ding Kemeng. For example, during breaks, several girls actually came to Ding Kemeng to ask questions, despite Lu Ziyin's intimidation!

The incessant chatter in his ears gave Lu Ziyin a headache, but he couldn't afford to get angry.

Lu Ziyin couldn't take it anymore, so she had to lift her head and stop sleeping.

"Brother Lu, the exam papers are due this afternoon. Have you finished?" Tang Zhizhou came back from the restroom. On his way here, he casually picked up some tissues that looked nice, took a few to wipe his hands, and then threw the used tissues into the trash can.

"What test paper?" Lu Ziyin had just woken up and was still a little groggy.

"The old teacher's test paper? I heard it from Lin Changmao. That kid is still working on it!" Tang Zhizhou pointed to Lin Changmao, who was engrossed in writing.

Lu Ziyin glanced at Lin Changmao, then helplessly searched through the desk drawer, only to find no exam paper after a long search.

Until Ding Kemeng's hand appeared in front of him, she was holding a blank test paper.

Are you looking for this?

"Roughly." Lu Ziyin wasn't sure either. To be honest, after attending classes for so long, what exactly did Zhao Qian teach their class?

Ding Kemeng sighed, handed the test paper to Lu Ziyin, and said, "Hurry up and finish it, we'll collect it this afternoon." Every time the class representative handed out the papers, Lu Ziyin was asleep, and wouldn't wake up no matter how much they called him. The class representative didn't dare wake him, so Ding Kemeng had no choice but to collect all his homework for him. Whenever he wanted to do it, she would give it to him, so he wouldn't use the papers as a pillow to sleep on!

“Okay.” Lu Ziyin obediently took the test paper and nodded.

Seeing that he had taken the test paper, Ding Kemeng ignored him and went back to doing her own math problems.

Lu Ziyin held the test paper, looked at the questions, and was stumped.

Although he received the test paper, he couldn't understand the questions! How was he supposed to do this? Also, why wasn't there a single pen in his desk drawer?

"Zhou'er, do you have a pen?" Lu Ziyin tapped on Tang Zhizhou's table and asked softly.

Tang Zhizhou himself was still looking for a pen, and Lu Ziyin was asking him to borrow one. How could he possibly have one?

Tang Zhizhou didn't have a pen, so Lu Ziyin asked Xie Sichen for one, but Xie Sichen didn't have one either!

"Don't you study?!" Lu Ziyin exclaimed angrily.

Xie Sichen was amused by Lu Ziyin's words, "You study?"

He—of course he doesn't study either! Lu Ziyin's anger subsided immediately, and she fell silent.

"Then what the hell are you talking about!"

Lu Ziyin coughed awkwardly twice, not daring to look at Xie Sichen. Although he didn't study, his adorable child did!

"What's wrong? Why haven't you started the test yet?" Ding Kemeng finished one side of the math problems, looked up at Lu Ziyin's test paper, which hadn't been touched, and was a little puzzled.

When Ding Kemeng asked him, Lu Ziyin pouted somewhat aggrievedly: "I don't have a pen, so I can't write."

"I saw you put a lot of pens in your desk drawer before, so why are there no pens left?" Ding Kemeng frowned, bent down and looked in Lu Ziyin's desk drawer, trying to find a pen, but after searching for a long time, she really couldn't find a single pen!

"I really don't have a pen, I'm not lying to you." Lu Ziyin stepped aside a little so Ding Kemeng could search through the desk drawer. Seeing that she couldn't find a pen, she quickly whispered. It's not that he doesn't want to do his homework, it's just that he really doesn't have a pen!

It's really unbelievable! She clearly remembered that Lu Ziyin had taken a black pen from somewhere and put it in the desk drawer!

"How did it disappear?"