After catching a cool sea breeze, Lin Yu unsurprisingly started to feel the cold.

Perfect for a barbecue, perfect for a barbecue!

A cool night like this is just begging for some grilling!

Taking Gu Yue away from the seaside, Lin Yu led her to a barbecue spot.

Back at his small but tidy rental, Lin Yu lay on his bed, patting his full belly, feeling a profound sense of contentment.

As he was about to drift off, savoring this feeling of satisfaction, a niggling sensation, like a grain of sand in his heart, made him restless.

His eyes snapped open as he pondered whether he’d forgotten something.

What was amiss?

After a long thought, Lin Yu came to a conclusion.

Hadn’t he forgotten to send Xia Mu Zhu the horror videos today?

So, he picked up his phone to check the chat history.

But no, he had sent them.

Looking at the chat interface with the terrifying video thumbnails, Lin Yu wondered about his vague uneasiness.

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Nevermind.

Since he had opened them already, might as well send a couple more.

Selecting two videos depicting home invasions and two of night assaults, Lin Yu’s finger slid across the screen, sending all four videos in one fell swoop.

Seeing the 'Read' receipts, Lin Yu closed his eyes, reassured...

...

Facing the wrath of the new homeroom teacher, Lin Yu swallowed hard.

He remembered what he had forgotten yesterday.

The homework was undone!

"Go stand in the hallway!" the new teacher ordered, trying to contain his frustration before moving on to the next student.

Sighing resignedly, Lin Yu stood up from his seat and obediently moved to the hallway outside.

Once there, he looked left and right.

He wanted to laugh, but held it in.

The corridor was bustling—students lined both walls like snakes, and the latecomers found no space to lean, clumsily standing in the middle, looking a bit embarrassed.

Sure, there were those who made the most of it, chatting with anyone and everyone as they navigated the crowded space.

Lin Yu wasn't in the mood to stand out, choosing his spot carefully. A white-haired student pressed against the wall gave up his place with a smile, "Bro, here you go."

Lin Yu nodded and smoothly slipped into the vacated spot.

The classroom continued to empty into the hall.

Finally, when the corridor could hold no more, the teacher next door gave in, calling the unbegrudging students back in. With only two of his students having done their homework, it seemed pointless to continue the punishment if he wanted to teach his class at all.

Soon after, most of the students who had neglected their homework were called back.

When only a couple of classes were left in the hall, Lin Yu heard the voice of their own homeroom teacher, "Everyone, come back!"

As the students filtered back into their classroom, Lin Yu prepared to rejoin them—that's when a complaint caught his attention.

"I don't know which dumbass did their homework, but I'll teach them a lesson later!"

Lin Yu looked instinctively towards the source of the grumble.

Wow.

That's one novel reason for bullying!

...