Could you please be more careful next time

The moment he stepped out of the office, Chen Zhi felt that even the air outside had become sweet. The draft in the corridor blew over him, taking away the cold sweat he had just broken into.

Wang Qian walked in front. After about a dozen meters, upon reaching the stairs, she suddenly stopped and turned around.

There was no one in the corridor at this time. The serious expression on Wang Qian's face instantly collapsed, turning into a helpless look of disappointment.

"You two..." Wang Qian pointed at Chen Zhi, then at Lin Wanwan, and lowered her voice, "Can you be more careful in the future? That's Dean Zhang from the Disciplinary Office! The fiercest person in the whole school when it comes to catching puppy love! How dare you hug each other right under his nose? Do you have too little homework or is your life too long?"

"Teacher, we really didn't..." Lin Wanwan tried to explain.

"Stop!" Wang Qian cut her off directly, wearing an 'I understand' expression. "Teachers have also been your age. It's adolescence, it's normal to have mutual affection. But!"

Wang Qian emphasized her tone, her eyes becoming sharp: "The school is a public place after all, you need to pay attention to your influence! Look at the scene just now. If your parents weren't, ahem, rather special, could this matter have been resolved so easily today? A school-wide public criticism would be getting off lightly!"

Looking at Wang Qian's certain demeanor, Chen Zhi knew this misunderstanding could not be cleared up. In a teacher's eyes, an explanation is a cover-up, and a cover-up means it's true.

He simply gave up struggling and spread his hands: "Teacher Wang, we understand. We will definitely pay attention next time and absolutely won't cause you any trouble."

"That's more like it." Seeing Chen Zhi's proper attitude, Wang Qian's expression softened a bit. "Alright, hurry back to the sports field. Chen Zhi, you just finished running five thousand meters, don't run around blindly. Let Lin Wanwan support you... Never mind, don't support him. Keep your distance! More than one meter!"

After Wang Qian finished speaking, she gave them an uneasy glare before turning back to the office to rescue Dean Zhang.

Watching Wang Qian's back disappear around the corner, Lin Wanwan finally breathed a sigh of relief. Like a deflated balloon, she leaned against the wall.

"That scared me to death..." Lin Wanwan patted her chest, her small face still a bit pale. "Dean Zhang's look just now, I thought he was going to eat someone."

Chen Zhi leaned against the railing on the other side. His thigh muscles were still aching, but he was in a good mood. Looking at Lin Wanwan's frightened little rabbit appearance, he couldn't help but laugh: "Are you scared by just that? Just now in the office, with your mom and my mom's aura, I think Dean Zhang was the one who got scared."

Mentioning this, Lin Wanwan also couldn't help but burst into laughter: "I also didn't expect my mom to say that. What does she mean by 'raising two idlers is more than enough'? She made it sound like I'll only sit around waiting to die in the future."

"Auntie was just humblebragging." Chen Zhi rubbed his sore calves, grimacing as he spoke. "But then again, if word of today's incident gets out, our reputations in school are completely ruined."

"Ah?" Lin Wanwan was stunned for a moment, then two blushes appeared on her cheeks, and her eyes dodged a bit. "Then, what should we do?"

"What else can we do?" Chen Zhi shrugged, looking like a rascal. "Just let it be. Anyway, a straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe. As long as we know we are innocent, it's fine."

Lin Wanwan lowered her head, gently kicking the ground with her toes, and muttered softly: "Who wants to be innocent with you..."

"What did you say?" Chen Zhi didn't hear clearly and leaned in closer.

"No! Nothing!" Lin Wanwan suddenly raised her head, waving her hands in a panic. "I said, I said I'm hungry! After tossing about for so long, I'm starving!"

Just then, a clamor came from the bottom of the stairs.

It turned out that the competition on the sports field had temporarily come to an end. Many students were walking toward the teaching building, preparing to go back to their classrooms to get things or rest.

Chen Zhi and Lin Wanwan exchanged a glance, both seeing the helplessness in each other's eyes. If they ran into the main crowd at this time, the fact that they were taken away by Dean Zhang just now would definitely spread wildly like headline news.

"Let's go, back to the classroom to lay low first." Chen Zhi made a prompt decision.

Just as the two were about to go upstairs, a hurried sound of high heels suddenly came from behind, followed by two familiar voices.

"Oh, I told you the lobster at that restaurant is good. I took Wanwan there once last time, and she's been talking about it for a long time." This was Zhang Guifang's loud voice.

"Alright, then we'll decide on that one. It's a good chance to calm the two kids' nerves, and also nourish Xiao Zhi's body. Five thousand meters, it must have exhausted the child." This was Lin Jing's gentle voice.

Chen Zhi and Lin Wanwan turned around stiffly.

They saw the two mothers walking out from the direction of the office arm in arm, talking and laughing. There was not a trace of the seriousness they had when confronting the teaching director just now; it was completely the relaxed and cozy look of best friends out shopping.

Seeing the two children standing at the stairs, Zhang Guifang's eyes lit up. She rushed straight over and slapped Chen Zhi on the back: "You brat, what are you still standing there for? Let's go, time to eat! Your Auntie Lin is treating us to a big meal!"

Chen Zhi was almost brought to his knees by this slap. He said with a bitter face: "Mom, am I your biological son? My legs are completely wrecked from running, can you be a bit gentler?"

Lin Jing walked over and looked at Chen Zhi with a smile, her eyes revealing a kind of maternal love that made Chen Zhi's scalp tingle: "Xiao Zhi, you did well today. Dean Zhang just said you came in second in the race? You really did us proud. Let's go, Auntie will take you to eat big lobsters to nourish you properly."

"Um, Auntie, school isn't over yet." Chen Zhi reminded weakly.

"What school over?" Zhang Guifang waved her large hand heroically. "We just asked for leave from Dean Zhang! Said we were taking you to the hospital for a physical check-up, afraid there might be some aftereffects. Dean Zhang was eager for you to disappear quickly, so he approved it immediately."

Chen Zhi: "..."

Lin Wanwan: "..."

That works too?

"Alright, stop dawdling." Lin Jing naturally took Lin Wanwan's hand, and her other hand subconsciously went to pull Chen Zhi. But considering this was the school, she pulled it back and just called out with a smile, "The car is right at the school gate, hurry up. Wanwan, support Xiao Zhi a bit, look at this child, he can't even walk steadily."

Blushing, Lin Wanwan obediently walked to Chen Zhi's side and reached out to support his arm.

Feeling the warmth coming from his arm, and looking at the two mothers chatting and laughing in front of them, an ominous premonition suddenly surged in Chen Zhi's heart.

This meal, I'm afraid, won't be so easy to eat.

Just as the group of four walked out of the teaching building lobby, they ran head-on into Li Zihan, who was preparing to return to the classroom.

Li Zihan was still holding that copy of Dragon Raja 3, his eye circles as dark as a panda's, clearly still not having recovered from the tragedy of Erii. He looked up, saw Chen Zhi being supported by Lin Wanwan, followed by two parents with powerful auras, and instantly became sluggish.

"Brother, Brother Zhi?" Li Zihan stammered, "Are you being expelled? Or... going to get your marriage certificate?"

Chen Zhi's mouth twitched, and before he could say anything, Zhang Guifang laughed, "Oh, this little fatty is quite observant. It's a bit early to get the marriage certificate, but it's not impossible to consider this meal an engagement banquet."

"Mom!" Chen Zhi cried out in despair.

Lin Wanwan was so embarrassed that she wished she could find a hole to crawl into, burying her head low, not daring to look at Li Zihan at all.

Li Zihan's mouth fell wide open, and the book in his hand dropped to the ground with a smack. He looked at Chen Zhi, his eyes full of worship for the strong and jealousy for the socially fulfilled.

Awesome, Brother Zhi!

How many minutes had it been since he was caught? Not only did he come out completely unscathed, but he also got the parents on board? And they were even going to an engagement banquet?!

Is this the power of the top student in the grade?

Chen Zhi didn't bother to explain, just giving Li Zihan a look that said shut up, and then, flanked by the two mothers and under the shocked, gossiping, and envious gazes of the surrounding students, he braced himself and walked toward the school gate.

Getting into Lin Jing's spacious commercial vehicle, Chen Zhi finally breathed a sigh of relief, collapsing onto the leather seat.

The car slowly started and drove away from the school.

Inside the car, Lin Jing took a bottle of water from the car refrigerator and handed it to Chen Zhi, smiling as she said, "Little Zhi, you weren't scared in the office just now, were you? Dean Zhang is just a bit old-fashioned, don't take it to heart."

"It's fine, Aunt Lin." Chen Zhi took the water, unscrewed the cap, and took a sip. "I'm used to it."

"It's good that you're used to it." Lin Jing gave him a meaningful look, then suddenly changed the subject. "But Little Zhi, what Auntie said in the office just now wasn't a joke."

Chen Zhi's heart skipped a beat, and his grip on the water bottle tightened slightly. "Auntie, which sentence do you mean?"

Looking through the rearview mirror at the two kids sitting in the back, Lin Jing's mouth curled into an elegant smile. "I said, I think very highly of you. If you really become our son-in-law in the future, Auntie promises you won't suffer any grievances."

"Cough, cough, cough!" Chen Zhi choked on the water and started coughing violently.

Lin Wanwan's face was completely red, stamping her feet in anxiety. "Mom! What are you saying! Who, who wants to marry him!"

"What? You don't think Little Zhi is good enough?" Zhang Guifang chimed in from the passenger seat. "Wanwan, Auntie is telling you, although this kid usually seems unreliable, he is dependable at crucial moments."

"Mom, you're joining in too!" Chen Zhi felt like he was suffocating.

The car was suddenly filled with a cheerful atmosphere.