Chapter 17 Acting for a Class

Zhou Ze found it amusing, this brat acting so high and mighty;

Especially the subordinate next to him, sucking up with all his might.

But trying to laugh, he couldn’t quite manage it; it was rather uninteresting, actually.

The two freshmen, suddenly scolded like that, were momentarily stunned, habitually nodding in agreement before heading to register for classes and get their water.

The student union members at the water station were still waiting for Fang Fang to fetch water from upstairs,

But Fang Fang simply walked back to the medical station, ignoring them. Sitting down next to Zhou Ze, she muttered,

“What a load of crap.”

Zhou Ze didn’t say anything,

Nor did he bother to.

He’d been to college, though his experience had been somewhat unique. In his previous life, he'd been too "bitter and resentful," like the protagonists in the fantasy novels on the bookstore shelves.

After entering college, Zhou Ze hadn’t joined any student associations or clubs, instead focusing on finding part-time jobs to earn money. Back then, he was too proud to apply for the poverty grant, even though he was absolutely eligible. He wouldn’t have needed to beg for sympathy; simply stating that he was an orphan raised in an orphanage would have been enough.

But he didn't apply.

Later, the class monitor, vice-monitor, and youth league secretary were the ones who received the poverty grants.

These student union types only bully the newly arrived freshmen, showing off their official authority to the younger students. Would they dare act like that in front of the seasoned seniors?

They’d probably get slapped across the face with a flip-flop.

Boss Zhou wasn’t the type to confront people just because he disliked them,

Even though he had just argued with the Sea God last night because he found him ugly,

But arguing with the Sea God and then arguing with them…

Would that be elevating these monkeys in crowns,

Or would it be defiling the Sea God?

However,

What piqued Zhou Ze’s interest was the female student in charge of registration at the water station.

The interesting thing wasn’t how pretty she was,

Though, of course,

She was indeed quite pretty.

Zhou Ze saw that behind her, a shadow seemed to be following her, flickering in and out of existence.

Was she being haunted by something dirty?

“I have class during the third and fourth periods, so I’ll head off first.”

This girl seemed to disapprove of the posturing of the students around her. Putting down what she was doing, she picked up her phone and bag, ready to leave.

Zhou Ze also took off his white coat, handed it to Fang Fang, and said,

“I’m going back.”

Going back was the plan, but Zhou Ze followed the girl.

Acting on the principle of a thief never leaving empty-handed…

Oh, no,

Acting on the spirit of helpfulness in this day and age,

Zhou Ze thought that since he had seen it, he might as well deal with it.

If it was something evil, with ulterior motives, he would simply take it away;

If it was the lingering spirit of the girl’s deceased relative following her,

Then,

He would still have to take it away.

Boss Zhou didn’t have the leisure to listen to their drawn-out, sentimental stories. He only knew that he had been drifting around for too long lately, and his sales hadn’t been increasing.

Zhou Ze had been waiting for the girl to walk to a less crowded place before making a move. He was worried that when he snatched the thing off her, she might react.

Like screaming,

Or directly fainting.

That would be too troublesome if people saw it.

But,

Things didn't go as planned.

The girl was actually going to class;

She walked into the teaching area and entered a lecture hall on the first floor.

“Tsk…”

Zhou Ze stood at the door,

Hesitating.

College classes were usually two periods long, which meant he would have to wait two hours before finding another opportunity to obtain sales from the girl.

Two hours...

Enough time to drink two cups of coffee, read two newspapers, and take a nap.

Sales,

Coffee,

Sales,

Sofa,

Boss Zhou was a bit hesitant.

Class was about to start, and most of the students had already gone in. The teacher had already reached the podium.

Zhou Ze shook his head.

Forget it,

He’d come again tomorrow and deal with it then. It didn't seem like she was about to be killed suddenly in a day, at least, Zhou Ze could tell that much.

“Hey, is that you? I was wondering why your phone was off, making me come all the way here. I thought you were standing me up!”

A male student in Nike sportswear patted Zhou Ze on the shoulder from behind.

Zhou Ze turned around, looking at him with confusion.

Do I know you?

“Alright, alright, just go in. I’ve got things to do. My girlfriend is waiting for me outside.”

Saying that,

The male student took out a hundred-yuan note,

Stuffed it into Zhou Ze’s hand, and handed him a piece of paper with his name written on it: Gou Shenqing.

Huh?

Zhou Ze was completely bewildered.

“If the teacher gives a pop quiz, help me do it, bro. I’ll send you a red envelope on WeChat later. Alright, that’s it. I’m leaving now.”

Saying that,

The student ran out.

After a long moment of bewilderment, Zhou Ze realized that this guy was paying someone to take his class.

Skipping class, asking classmates to help sign in or call out "present" – basically, everyone who went to college knew about it, and most had even experienced and practiced it.

Zhou Ze remembered his college days, during "Marxist Philosophy" class in a large lecture hall, which was supposed to have 120 people but only had about 30.

The old professor, wearing heavy glasses, would call out names from the attendance list.

After a name was called, someone would shout "Here!"

After roll call,

Five people were marked as "absent."

But now things were more advanced. Back then, at most, you could ask your roommate to call you present; now, there was a whole industry of substitute class takers.

Wait,

Zhou Ze stroked his chin,

And then suddenly understood,

Xu Le’s body was young,

And he had delicate features,

So it was normal to be mistaken for a college student,

After all, there were plenty of people who looked older than they were.

Clutching the hundred-yuan note in his hand,

Zhou Ze licked his lips.

In the end, he walked in before the teacher announced the start of class.

Who told him to be so soft-hearted and helpful?

The girl whom Zhou Ze had noticed earlier was sitting in the middle, with no one next to her. Zhou Ze walked straight over and sat down beside her.

The girl gave Zhou Ze a curious look,

Noticing that Zhou Ze hadn’t brought a book.

Oh,

That wasn't strange.

In college, it wasn't strange to see people walking into the classroom in slippers and shorts.

But a moment later, the girl looked at Zhou Ze again.

Zhou Ze was puzzled.

Hmm?

Was there something wrong?

Did he not look like a student?

After a moment,

Zhou Ze took out his phone and placed it on the desk.

This time, the girl nodded, thinking that the classmate next to her was normal.

Zhou Ze didn’t try to strike up a conversation with the girl next to him,

Nor did he think about asking if anyone in her family had passed away recently, or if she had encountered anything strange,

Catching a ghost and hearing a story,

Boss Zhou was already tired of it, and didn’t bother to listen anymore.

After class, he would find a deserted spot, pull out that thing, and send it to the gates of hell to be done with it.

“Hello, everyone. This semester, I will be teaching your ‘Advanced Physics’ class. Alright, let’s start with roll call. We’ll see how many students dare to skip the first class!”

The female teacher, who seemed to be going through menopause, exuded a murderous aura when she said "roll call."

She called out the names one by one,

And when she reached "Gou Shenqing,"

Zhou Ze raised his hand

And shouted, “Here!”

At the same time, Zhou Ze learned that the girl next to him was named "Xu Zhongli."

After roll call,

The teacher started the lesson.

Zhou Ze took out his phone and started browsing the news.

The girl next to him was constantly chatting and replying to messages, seeming somewhat distracted.

When people are distracted, they often give dirty things an opportunity, especially those who are already being haunted.

Zhou Ze saw the black shadow slowly emerge from Xu Zhongli’s hair, constantly roaming around her body, as if it were touching her inappropriately, but not quite.

Of course, only Zhou Ze could see this scene in the entire classroom.

Zhou Ze ignored it and continued playing with his phone.

Let it do whatever it wants,

As long as it doesn’t kill anyone,

Boss Zhou wouldn't make a move just yet.

The female teacher was very persistent. The bell rang in the middle of the class, but she just took a sip of water and said, "Those who need to go to the restroom can go anytime, we’ll continue with the lesson."

No break.

The girl put down her phone and leaned on the desk, as if she were sleeping, while the shadow covered her body, as if it were snuggling with her.

Zhou Ze was getting bored of playing with his phone. He had a small social circle, and he didn’t use social media apps much, so his phone felt useless.

Of course, this was actually a kind of happiness.

When many people wrote self-introductions, they all felt that they had something unusual;

Which was that they didn't like making friends, didn't like socializing and interacting, and liked being alone.

Well, this was actually very common, it was just laziness.

Zhou Ze put down his phone

And leaned down as well.

He wanted to take a nap, but without Yingying, he couldn’t fall asleep. But there wasn’t anything else he could do.

The teacher was calling out names and asking questions, which was a disguised way of checking again to prevent people from going to the restroom and not coming back.

Fortunately,

They didn’t call on Gou Shenqing.

However,

Seemingly because it noticed Zhou Ze leaning down beside her,

The shadow on the girl actually reached out to touch Zhou Ze.

Zhou Ze hesitated for a moment. He originally wanted to grab the shadow with his fingernails and pull it out, but thinking about how many people were in the classroom, he decided against it.

So he simply sat up straight again.

Because Zhou Ze concealed his aura and with the help of An Lawyer’s playing cards, the shadow couldn’t discern Zhou Ze’s identity. But seeing Zhou Ze suddenly sit up straight, its hand retracted.

The girl was as still as if she were asleep.

When the bell rang for the end of the second period,

The girl sat up,

Subconsciously reaching out to wipe the drool from the corner of her mouth,

Then secretly glanced at Zhou Ze,

Afraid that her earlier unseemly behavior had been seen by the boy sitting next to her.

“Phew…”

Zhou Ze breathed a long sigh.

Finally, class was over.

Advanced Physics class was really boring. If it had been Human Anatomy, and the teacher had brought over a cadaver,

Zhou Ze might have been interested in listening.

Alright,

He’d follow the girl out later, find a less crowded time, and pull out that perverted shadow to boost his sales.

He also earned a hundred yuan,

The class was a bit boring,

But it was still more comfortable than sitting in the medical station on the athletic field. At least he could lean down and rest here.

“Students, the teacher now needs a class representative, who can help the teacher take attendance, collect and distribute homework in the future. I wonder which student is interested in helping the teacher to complete the Advanced Physics teaching work this semester.

If there are many people, we can have an election.”

The whole room was silent,

Seemingly no one wanted to do it.

The teacher was a little embarrassed;

“Heh…”

Zhou Ze suddenly chuckled softly,

And then raised his hand,

Wondering what kind of expression that Gou Shenqing student would have if he knew he had inexplicably become the class representative.