Chapter 683 - 710: The Old Professor’s Face Turned Black (Two-in-One)
Chapter 683: Chapter 710: The Old Professor’s Face Turned Black (Two-in-One)
Lin Xi glanced at the time, it was five minutes past two, no wonder Peng Bo and the others sent messages over.
But since the roll call was already done, it’s too late for him to rush over now.
So he replied, "Can one of you answer the roll call for me? I’ll be right there!"
Peng Bo, "..."
Xiong Haitao, "..."
Cui Hua, "......"
Even when Lin Xi left the dorm and got downstairs, he didn’t see any reply from the three, and couldn’t help but sigh, "At critical times, these three are just unreliable!"
"Could it be that answering the roll call for someone would be discovered?"
In fact, when Peng Bo and the others urged Lin Xi to hurry to class, they did intend to help answer the roll call, but someone before them did the roll call for someone else, which caused the student who was absent not to be marked absent.
Because the old professor for this class, despite his age, had an incredible memory and would instantly remember the faces of the names he called.
Thus, the three of them pretended to listen intently to the lecture, as if they hadn’t seen their boss’s message.
After all, they also knew during this time that Jiangnan University’s professors linked disciplinary actions to final exam grades for students who skipped class.
Basically, all professors use three, four, or five absences as a standard, and if you exceed their tolerance, no matter how good your grades are, you’ll fail!
By the time Lin Xi got to the classroom, it was already fifteen past two, meaning he was fifteen minutes late.
But he didn’t sneak into the classroom, nor did he enter from the back door; instead, he stopped at the front door, knocked, looked at the professor who was seriously lecturing, and calmly said,
"Sorry, Professor, I had something to take care of just now!"
Being interrupted during his lecture made the professor’s face darken, especially since it was a late student. He was instantly furious, thinking, couldn’t you have entered from the back door?
The classmates inside the classroom also broke out in a cold sweat for Lin Xi; they had just witnessed the professor’s severity, and sure enough, they watched the old professor with a dark face ask, "What’s your name?"
"Lin Xi," Lin Xi replied.
The old professor seemed to recall that among the two absent students just now, one of them was him.
"Come in and sit here. We’ll have a proper talk during the break!" the professor pointed to an empty middle seat in the first row.
Lin Xi didn’t mind, responded with an "okay," and sat down.
Seeing this scene, Peng Bo and the others couldn’t help but think to themselves, "The boss is in trouble now!"
"Not only did he arrive late, but he also dared to interrupt the professor; he’s really got guts."
"And more importantly, boss, why are you so calm, as if it wasn’t you who was late!"
"So in conclusion, boss is done for!"
"Done for +1"
"Done for +2"
The faces of other classmates probably shared the same sentiment.
Jiang Yi glanced at Gu Xiaoxian, who looked worried beside her, and softly advised, "Xiaoxian, stop worrying about that scoundrel. Looking at him, he was definitely off flirting somewhere again."
"Otherwise, why are the three of them here, but he’s the only one who’s late!"
"At this moment, it fits for the old professor to give him a good lecture!"
Hearing Jiang Yi’s words made Gu Xiaoxian even more worried, though it was unclear if she was worried about Lin Xi flirting around or worried about him getting punished by the professor.
In the middle row, Xue Qin showed an expression that said the scoundrel deserved it, she just didn’t understand, with such great professors giving lectures, how could someone be late!
As a top student, she truly couldn’t fathom it.
What annoyed her the most was, why is this scoundrel acting so nonchalant, as if he wasn’t the one who was late!
"Yeah, just wait for the professor to give you a good lecture!"
Many of her classmates thought the same.
Of course, they didn’t mean any harm; they were just exasperated why the class’s prettiest three flowers were all courted by this guy!
They’re puzzled, is it possible that girls in university these days don’t mind sharing the same man?
Several classmates had this question, and one actually asked his girlfriend beside him, "By the way, do you girls not mind your boyfriend having other women now?"
"No, what I mean is, don’t mind having multiple girlfriends?"
The classmate’s good buddy, hearing this, began to silently sweat, stepped away from him a bit, and inwardly gave him a thumbs up, "You’re really digging your own grave to this level, I truly admire you!"
The girlfriend of the classmate listening to the lecture was first stunned, then smiled playfully, "Why do you ask that?"
"Isn’t it because Lin Xi has three in the class, and I heard he has several more in other classes and among the seniors!"
"And yet, his girlfriends don’t seem to get jealous or fight!"
"Look how harmonious Gu Xiaoxian, Ding Yueqiu, and Xue Qin are!"
His girlfriend nodded thoughtfully, "You’ve noticed, indeed we girls don’t mind boyfriends having multiple girlfriends now!"
This guy’s buddy already started covering his face, thinking, "Can’t you just live well? You have a girlfriend and yet don’t cherish her, and besides, have you considered how we singles feel?"
Hearing his girlfriend’s words made the classmate’s eyes light up, "I guess I’m out of date, I didn’t know girls are so open now!"
As soon as he finished saying this, he immediately sensed his girlfriend’s gaze turning strange, as if something bad was about to happen.
Indeed, as he perceived, in the next moment, his girlfriend’s hand reached for his waist, grabbed a soft spot, and gave it a painful 360-degree twist.
His face instantly twisted from the pain, but he dared not call out.
Before he could ask why, he heard his girlfriend say, "If you don’t explain yourself properly after class, we’re breaking up!"
His classmate, "..."
He was utterly perplexed at the moment, completely clueless about what he’d done wrong.
In the first row, Lin Xi, with his keen hearing, naturally could pick up on others’ whispered conversations, but after hearing that classmate’s conversation with his girlfriend, he couldn’t help but chuckle.
In an instant, the whole classroom went quiet, everyone staring silently at Lin Xi with a look that said he’s doomed!
The professor, who had just regained some momentum in his lecture, now looked even more displeased. If looks could turn into daggers, they would have sliced Lin Xi to pieces.
The professor huffed coldly, although he didn’t immediately seek an account from Lin Xi, his look clearly promised there would be a reckoning after class!
"If we’re talking about legendary courage, I only acknowledge the boss!" Peng Bo whispered from the last row.
Xiong Haitao, "+1"
Cui Hua, "+2"
Several classmates nodded in agreement.
But then Jiang Yi said it’s no big deal, as if the professor couldn’t dock grades for being late twice, which only made Gu Xiaoxian worry more. Meanwhile, in the middle, Xue Qin ground her teeth.
Especially seeing Lin Xi in the front row treating it all so nonchalantly, she couldn’t help but internally scold, "Can’t this scoundrel just attend class properly?"
The professor continued lecturing for over ten more minutes before the school bell rang, indicating the break had started.
Unlike other classrooms, this one didn’t burst into noise when class ended but remained very quiet, eerily so.
The most notable was how all the students’ gazes fluctuated between Lin Xi and the professor in a peculiar manner.
To an outsider unaware of the situation, seeing this scene one might wonder if these two had some secret matter together!
"Follow me outside!" the professor first broke the silence, saying to Lin Xi with a dark expression.
PS: Thanks to everyone for their recommendation votes and monthly votes, and for all your support. I’ll keep working hard, this Chapter, like the previous one, counts as two regular Chapters, so today there are still four Chapters!