Chapter 18

Zhan Wei's mouth twitched.

Last time, his mother bought Red Cinnabar Fruits fruits, and on the first day, he fed Fire Fang Dog four of them. The remaining two were given to it over the next two days.

Could it be that it got tired of eating them?

"If you don't come in, I'll have to go by myself."

"I'm leaving."

"I'm really leaving."

Zhan Wei squatted down in the hallway, putting on his shoes as if he was about to leave.

"Bark!"

Fire Fang Dog pounced into Zhan Wei's arms, lifting its wet eyes and looking at his pitifully.

"If you want to come with me, you can only go in first. I promise to let you out right after school," Zhan Wei said.

"Bark." Fire Fang Dog drooped its head and weakly responded.

Zhan Wei's heart softened.

It's still a child after all.

Qingcheng Jiayuan is the designated housing area for Phoenix Ridge Junior High School, just 9 kilometers away. It can be reached directly by taking bus routes 23, 36, 57, and Metro Line 5 and Line 7.

Zhan Wei didn't choose to take the subway as usual.

On the bus route 36.

Fire Fang Dog happily stuck its head out of Zhan Wei's arms through the window, with the wind blowing its fur in all directions.

It excitedly looked at the outside world.

"Wait until we get to school, and you have to behave and go inside, okay?" Zhan Wei smiled.

"Bark!"

Fire Fang Dog energetically responded.

Zhan Wei couldn't help but pat its head.

After getting off the bus, Fire Fang Dog obediently allowed Zhan Wei to put it in the pet carrier, and it even wagged its tail happily.

...

Phoenix Ridge Junior High School, Class 37.

"Have you finished your homework? Let me copy it."

"Can't you see that I'm still copying it?"

"... "

"Did you watch the competition in Boye District yesterday?"

"Of course! I've been waiting in front of the TV since 7 p.m. Min Jinyang's Blood Azure Dragon was so cool!"

"Yeah, and that Scale-eating Ant, it was golden! I've never seen a golden Scale-eating Ant before! It almost blinded me!"

"... "

"I heard that Dai Zhi from Class 9 has been recommended for admission to Shengshui High School

."

"Last time, the one who didn't return it was Harmony Height Beast High School, right?"

"It seems like the quota was rejected."

"No wonder it's our province's top high school. Even Dai Zhi couldn't get in."

"Let me see after you get into Shengshui High School."

"..."

A slender figure appeared at the classroom door.

As the figure walked in, the discussions suddenly quieted down.

Zhan Wei sat in his seat and noticed that some of his classmates were discreetly looking at his.

Feeling the strange atmosphere in the classroom, Zhan Wei touched his nose and lowered his voice to ask Li Ming, "Did you tell the class about my awakening?"

Li Ming was still busy copying his homework when he heard someone talking and realized that Zhan Wei had arrived.

"Zhan Wei, you finally came," Li Ming's eyes lit up as he leaned over, "I couldn't have said it without your permission. Do you want me to announce it to the class?"

"Absolutely not," Zhan Wei quickly shook his head, then puzzled, "Why are they all staring at me?"

"Didn't your mom come to the school twice, and then you took a day off and missed a day of class? Everyone is guessing if something happened to you," Li Ming explained.

Zhan Wei was taken aback, "I missed a day of class?"

"Yes."

Although he suspected that his mother might have forgotten to ask for leave, Qiaosang still felt a bit down when he realized it was true.

Was the homeroom teacher going to call his to the office for another scolding session?

At this moment, Li Ming continued, "And everyone knows that you got a zero on the mock exam."

The homeroom teacher didn't directly criticize his in front of the class to save Zhan Wei's face, but afterwards, the study committee member called Zhan Wei to the office, and later, even called his parents to the school.

If it had stopped there, everyone wouldn't be interested, after all, Zhan Wei had poor grades, and being called to the office for criticism was not uncommon.

But involving parents made the situation more serious.

You should know that apart from fighting, the teacher rarely notifies parents to come to school.

At that time, after school, if Zhan Wei didn't mention it, the study committee member didn't mention it, and the teacher didn't mention it, not many people would know.

As a result, Zhan Wei took a day off the next day, and even skipped class on the third day.

Taking a day off and skipping class at this critical moment already indicated that there was a problem. The gossip fire of everyone burned fiercely, and they soon knew the cause and effect.

Zhan Wei felt both amused and helpless, but he didn't really care.

In this small school, news spread particularly quickly.

Being called to the office for getting a zero on the exam wasn't distorting the facts. Children of this age might feel ashamed if they were known, but Zhan Wei didn't have that kind of psychological pressure.

"Oh, by the way, have you done the analysis of the spiritual plants homework? Let me copy it," Li Ming touched Zhan Wei's arm with his hand.

"I didn't come, so how would I know what homework there is? Besides, you, who is fourth from the bottom in the class, copying from me, who is third from the bottom, would just be embarrassing," Zhan Wei said speechlessly.

"Zhan Wei, I won't allow you to talk about yourself like that," Li Ming scolded, then made a pitiful expression, "I thought your mom came to the school last Friday and brought you the homework. I envy you guys who don't have to do homework."

Zhan Wei: "..."

Ignoring Li Ming's antics, Zhan Wei fell into contemplation.

He still seemed to be unaware of why his mother came to the school last time.