12L: Hahahahaha, Luo Zhiyu can practically be called the model student of our school. Full marks for appearance and dress.
13L: Save the picture! This is a textbook example of a morning-meeting disaster.
14L: That was so clever! My school uniform was gone too. Why didn’t I think of borrowing one from a Grade 11 or Grade 12 student? I even got points deducted, sob sob sob.
15L: What is wrong with this year’s Grade 10 freshmen? It’s only been a few days since school started and you’ve already worn out your uniforms. Are you all being forced to study?
At the same time, someone in the No. 1 High School parents’ group noticed it too.
Parent 4: Director Wu, did the name in the news article on the official account get written incorrectly? The student who gave the speech is Xiao Yan from Class 3, right? Should we change it?
Parent 5: Parent 4, ??? No, our Xiao Yan doesn’t look like that.
Parent 5: And Xiaoyan said he’s giving the speech next week, not this week. Don’t worry. Everyone gets a chance to speak at the morning meeting.
Parent 4: Director Wu, what is this student’s name exactly?
Director Wu: Luo Zhiyu. The manuscript isn’t wrong. He’s the outstanding freshman representative from Grade 10. Although Xiao Yan and he are both in Class 3, Xiao Yan is in Grade 11. Both students are excellent—hardworking, obedient, sensible, and good at getting along with their classmates. They’re both good students of our No. 1 High School.
Parent 4: Oh, then it’s fine. I saw the name tag on the uniform said 0301 Xiao Yan, hahaha.
Director Wu: Hahaha, no problem.
Director Wu: …
Director Wu: ???
Monday afternoon, right after finishing a class, Luo Zhiyu was so sleepy he could barely keep his eyes open. Taking advantage of the ten-minute break between classes, he immediately put his head down on his desk for a nap.
“Luo Zhiyu.”
A classmate walked over and stood in front of his desk. After hesitating for a moment, he still knocked on the desk and woke the big shot up.
“Your homeroom teacher wants you to go to the office.”
“Huh?”
Luo Zhiyu stood up with sleepiness still written all over his face and nearly knocked over his desk.
This big shot, who had been summoned on his very first official day of classes, still had no idea what was going on. Under the admiring gazes of his classmates, he made his way toward the office one step at a time.
The teachers’ office was at the end of the hallway. By the time Luo Zhiyu arrived, the bell for the final class of the afternoon had just rung overhead.
It was the only art class Grade 10 had each week.
“Sit down.”
Teacher Qiu Yi, the homeroom teacher of Class 3, pointed to the chair beside her. She enlarged a photo from the morning meeting on the computer.
“Explain this?”
“There’s no need to enlarge it. That’s too much trouble. Teacher, you don’t need to look at the picture. Just look at me.”
Luo Zhiyu was still wearing Xiao Yan’s school uniform, and he hadn’t even removed the name tag.
His homeroom teacher immediately felt a headache coming on.
“Xiao Yan is an alpha.”
Luo Zhiyu: “Hmm?”
“You’re an omega.”
Luo Zhiyu: “Hmm.”
“Then why are you wearing his school uniform?”
Teacher Qiu was protective of her own students. She had just called the homeroom teacher of Grade 11, Class 3.
“Did he make you wear it?”
“No.”
When it came to the school uniform, Luo Zhiyu was willing to take responsibility himself.
“I forced him.”
Teacher: “?”
“I borrowed it.”
Luo Zhiyu finally finished the sentence.
His homeroom teacher was so startled by the way he had split the sentence up that her headache intensified immediately.
Kids these days were just too difficult to teach.
“Why did you borrow his school uniform for no reason?”
“To wear it.”
Luo Zhiyu was completely justified.
“If I don’t wear a school uniform, I get points deducted.”
It was the school’s fault.
“Where’s your own uniform?” Teacher Qiu asked sternly. “You wore someone else’s uniform to give the entire school a speech about appearance and dress?”
“It got torn.”
Luo Zhiyu gestured with his hand.
“A tear about this long. The bushes around the school flower beds really need to be trimmed.”
It was the bushes’ fault.
“What about your spare uniform? You didn’t bring it?” Teacher Qiu said. “Didn’t I remind everyone in the class group to bring a spare uniform?”
“I did.”
Luo Zhiyu suddenly became serious.
“Actually, Teacher, I want to report something to you. The school’s military-training uniforms are terrible quality. The color bled and turned my spare uniform dark blue.”
It was the military-training uniform’s fault.
“I reported this problem to the Student Union, but they refused to accept the complaint.”
Luo Zhiyu recited a line as though he had prepared a speech.
“For students of No. 1 High School, appearance and dress should always be kept in mind. A torn uniform cannot be worn, and a color-bleeding uniform cannot be worn either. A new uniform takes time to arrive, but Monday morning meetings cannot wait.”
“So I reluctantly borrowed one from Xiao Yan.”
Luo Zhiyu summarized the whole matter.
“That’s what happened.”
Teacher Qiu had been a homeroom teacher for many years. She had encountered all kinds of students.
But someone like Luo Zhiyu, who was so articulate and had such an extraordinary talent for shifting the blame, was genuinely rare.
The phone on the desk vibrated.
The Grade 11 Class 3 homeroom teacher had sent her a diagnostic report.
Grade 11 Class 3 Homeroom Teacher: [Diagnostic report] I got it from Xiao Yan. It matches the city newspaper report. It really is 0%.
Grade 11 Class 3 Homeroom Teacher: As far as I know, AOs with a 0% compatibility rate are extremely rare. More than a hundred years ago, there was a famous pair of zero-match AOs. They absolutely hated each other. Whenever they met, they would fight, causing an extremely negative social impact in the local community.
Grade 11 Class 3 Homeroom Teacher: A few days ago, I heard Director Wu mention some of the circumstances. I was worried that Luo Zhiyu and Xiao Yan might end up like that too. But this school-uniform incident made me see the friendship and solidarity between them. That’s a good thing. As educators, we shouldn’t overinterpret it.
Grade 11 Class 3 Homeroom Teacher: Believe me, zero-match AOs can get along perfectly well too. Student days are the purest time. These two are both promising students. If we start guiding them now, it’s not too late.
Grade 11 Class 3 Homeroom Teacher: love? & ? peace
Grade 10 Class 3 Homeroom Teacher: Oh… As expected of the head of the teaching group. I’ll learn from you. Fighting.jpg
“Teacher?”
After finishing his explanation, Luo Zhiyu waited for a long time without getting a response from his homeroom teacher. He couldn’t help urging her.
“Is there anything else? If not, I’m going back to art class.”
“Nothing else.”
Teacher Qiu raised her head and changed to a look full of expectation.
“Go. Get along peacefully with Xiao Yan. Don’t fight.”
“Then can I keep wearing this uniform, Teacher?”
“Keep wearing it for now.”
His homeroom teacher waved him away.
“Remember to appreciate other people’s kindness.”
Luo Zhiyu left with a question mark hanging over his head.
Art class was still going on, and he managed to make it back in time.
Luo Zhiyu expressionlessly called out, “Report,” and under the curious gazes of the entire class, returned to his seat.
He pulled out a sheet of drawing paper and began class.
High school art classes were mainly intended to cultivate students’ interests and help them relieve stress. The material was relatively simple for him, and drawing it was easy as well.
After finishing the assignment for that class, he flipped the paper over and casually drew something else.
[Outstanding Grade 11 Student Representative]: What are you doing? Did your homeroom teacher tell you that the two of us should get along peacefully?
[Not Cicada]: Art class.
[Not Cicada]: Handshake.jpg
[Outstanding Grade 11 Student Representative]: Oh, your favorite.
[Not Cicada]: Look. [Image] I drew you a little refrigerator. See if it looks like the one you lost.
[Outstanding Grade 11 Student Representative]: …
[Outstanding Grade 11 Student Representative]: You’re playing with your phone in class. Smile.jpg This Student Union member is about to come out on duty.
[Not Cicada]: ? Fishing-law enforcement?
[Not Cicada]: Go ahead. If you dare come, I’ll hand over our chat history. We can both stand outside together as punishment.
No. 1 High School Campus Forum
[What do you guys think about the morning meeting?]
1L: Let’s have a rational discussion. OP thinks Xiao Yan and Luo Zhiyu are pretty compatible. No matter how you look at it, they seem like a good match.
2L: Science lesson here [link]. The No. 1 High School Broom Incident and Peach Incident have gotten 40,000 likes on a short-video app. Most of the comments from netizens are saying they deserved it.
3L (Tangyuan): If you think there’s something going on between them, I suggest you watch next week’s morning meeting. The love-hate relationship between the cooking pot and the mini-fridge.
4L (Fan Yue): I don’t think we should spread random rumors. It’s not good for the people involved either. Take it from someone who has broken up their fights before: the two of them have a terrible relationship. Don’t ask me how I know. My butt still hurts QAQ.