"I just saw my brother and the others off. They've been on the train for a while now."

"Then why are you in such a hurry? Missing a day won't make a difference."

Ye Ying couldn't figure out her own mindset. When she was little, she always felt that she knew everything and didn't want to experience school life anymore. But as she grew up, she actually developed a habit over time and became more proactive.

Ye Ying said something cheesy to her two best friends, Jiao Jiao and Daniu: "I just missed you two."

Lin Jiaojiao rolled her eyes at Ye Ying and said irritably, "Stop it..."

Wang Daniu muttered under her breath, "Do you think we're stupid? Yingbao... are you kidding me?"

"Hmm...it's just for fooling ghosts," Ye Ying joked, squinting her eyes.

Jiaojiao and Daniu gave Yingbao a light nudge, saying in annoyance, "You stinky Yingbao...you're really something!"

“Bad Shadow Treasure…”

Ye Ying smiled and said softly, "Stop fooling around, or the teacher will ask the three of us to leave."

Upon hearing Yingbao's words, Wang Daniu and Lin Jiaojiao immediately looked up at the podium, their eyes meeting the teacher's. Their hearts skipped a beat, and they were startled, thinking they were doomed for the day.

Unexpectedly, things took an unexpected turn.

Surprisingly, the teacher just glanced at them twice, said nothing, and continued the lesson.

………

At the school cafeteria at noon.

"Yingbao, this morning was really scary! I thought Da Niu and I would be criticized by the teacher in front of everyone and made to stand outside as punishment..." Lin Jiaojiao said, picking at the tomato and egg rice on her plate, suddenly recalling the scene in class with lingering fear.

"Now you know fear? I didn't see you guys being afraid when we were chatting. You kept asking me questions, and at the end you even did some little tricks... patting me. You two were afraid the teacher wouldn't notice," Ye Ying said honestly after finishing the yam in her mouth.

Jiaojiao chuckled, "Hehe..."

The girl lowered her head in embarrassment and quickly ate her food, avoiding the topic.

Why didn't the teacher call on them or call on them during class?

There are two reasons for this guess: First, learning depends entirely on self-discipline. Learning knowledge is for oneself, and having others constantly urge and supervise can sometimes be ineffective and even have the opposite effect.

Secondly, this is university now, and everyone has grown up. It's not the same as when we were in elementary, middle, or high school. Back then, if we messed around in class or were late, the teacher would call our parents and make us stand as punishment.

Now that she's in university, she has to rely entirely on herself for her studies. The teachers won't interfere as much because she's about to enter one of the most important stages of her life. The teachers will only teach what they're supposed to teach, since she has to make her own way in life, not rely on others.

That night, Ye Ying lay in bed thinking about the events of the past few years... as if in a dream.

In a house in the courtyard, not far from Ye Ying's home, the location offered a perfect view of the Ye family's situation, making it one of the best spots. Xiao Jun and Xiao Jin took turns keeping an eye on them from here.

"Xiao Jun, when will this ever end? We've been keeping an eye on the Ye family for so long." Xiao Jin grumbled to Xiao Jun in private.

For more than ten years, they followed Huxing Village to the market, and then from the market to the county center... all the way to their current courtyard house in Beijing. They basically did nothing except send someone to cause trouble once.