The scene in front of him was indeed sothing Xue Jian had not anticipated at all.
He was just sneering in his heart, waiting to see how Lin Li was going to grovel.
He thought it would start with pleading and building connections.
But unexpectedly, this kid skipped that step and went straight to the punishnt phase without a word, highlighting honesty and integrity.
There was a certain beauty in the straightforwardness of an honest person going all out.
And when Bai Bufan followed with a feeble deanor, the scene was even harder to hold in.
To be honest, if it weren’t for the fact that laughing now would fulfill Lin Li’s wishes and completely break his own montum, the stairwell wouldn’t just be echoing with the sounds of frog jumps.
After suppressing his smile, Xue Jian sneered again.
Heh heh, you two decided to self-punish, huh?
Then let see your attitude.
Xue Jian suspected that Lin Li was retreating to advance, trying to soften his heart by sincerely admitting fault.
But he was overthinking.
To him and Bai Bufan, his heart had already beco as cold and piercing as if he had worked in Da Run Fa for ten years killing.
No surprises, what these two were hoping for at this mont was for him to say sothing like "Alright" in a warm voice.
But he was not going to.
Xue Jian had made up his mind to remain silent, just watching Lin Li and Bai Bufan perform endless frog jumps. After all, in the end, it would certainly not be he who couldn’t persist. Just the thought of their extrely tired and helpless expressions was sothing he looked forward to.
Thinking of this, Xue Jian couldn’t help but let his mouth curve upward slightly again.
His gaze turned toward the stairs.
Lin Li and Bai Bufan had already jumped to the landing platform between the second and third floors, turned a corner without stopping, and continued jumping up.
Tsk tsk, their eyes intentionally averted the whole ti, not daring to et his, guilty as hell.
Xue Jian sneered again.
The sound of their frog jumps gradually faded, and the stairwell fell silent, becoming even more suitable for thinking.
"..."
Xue Jian: "☉_☉."
Wait a minute.
Sothing seems seriously off here.
The stairs of each floor in the teaching building have two sections, connected by a landing platform in between.
Earlier, when Lin Li and Bai Bufan punished those four students, they only required them to jump half a section, that is, from the second floor to the landing platform between the second and third floors, to simplify the twenty rounds and keep the students always in view, easily spotted.
But just now, after reaching the landing platform, Lin Li and Bai Bufan didn’t go downstairs but headed toward the third floor.
They left.
Yeah, they left.
Xue Jian: "(゜▽゜)?"
Goddamn it!
Are they trying to run away?!!
They didn’t dare et his eyes just now... perhaps not out of guilt but because they worried he’d stop them?!
"Lin Li! Bai Bufan!! Stop jumping up! Co down! Do you hear ? Co down!"
Xue Jian suddenly realized this was indeed sothing Lin Li would take the lead in doing, instantly losing his composed deanor, shouting slightly falteringly towards upstairs.
"Co down!!"
"..."
The lingering echoes, followed by two weary and dejected footsteps coming from upstairs.
Along with that ca muttered complaints blaming each other:
"I told you Old Jian wasn’t that foolish, see, he did react finally..."
"It’s because you jumped too slowly. We were just about to be free as birds in the sky, swimming fish in the vast sea, and here you are, botching everything as usual..."
"What do we do now?"
"Take it one step at a ti, cross the bridge when we co to it. Our dear Teacher Lai is very generous and gentle; he certainly won’t give us a hard ti."
"Lin Li, who’s Teacher Lai? The teacher we have to deal with is surnad Xue."
"I an, Teacher Xue is worthy of the surna Lai. I knew before enrolling that he’s a paragon in education, with students flourishing everywhere, possessing vast and abundant knowledge like the sea, as well as a heart warm and illuminating as sunlight, passionately loving students. His thod of educating is generally—"
Xue Jian: "Violently."
Xue Jian abruptly cut in or rather supplented the conversation.
Lin Li, Bai Bufan: "..."
Flattering seems like a failed tactic.
Xue Jian sneered again, still trying to coax him with cross-talk?
The two didn’t dare move from the landing platform, thinking they could fool him? No way.
"Co down." Xue Jian urged with a stern face.
The two completely gave in now, dejectedly coming downstairs to stand before Xue Jian.
At this mont, Lin Li and Bai Bufan had already taken off their masks, making their faces clash conspicuously with their attire, creating an oddity that seed quite ludicrous at first glance.
But Xue Jian had received specialized training—referring to the don’t-laugh challenge just now, so he wouldn’t laugh easily anymore, keeping a straight face.
"So, what’s all this about?" Xue Jian asked blandly.
"Teacher, it was all Lin Li’s doing. I was forcibly dragged along after he coerced . I had no part in this matter; I’m a victim too! Actually, I’ve been watching him to ensure he has a bottom line, not only not participating in the misconduct but also protecting the school in my way! Teacher, you must see through this!"
Bai Bufan preemptively spoke up.
Lin Li didn’t argue.
Of course, it wasn’t because he suddenly felt brotherly loyalty, deciding to sacrifice himself to protect Bai Bufan, but because he believed Xue Jian wouldn’t believe Bai Bufan’s BS, there was no need to waste his breath.
Nevertheless, he kept this betrayal in mind, and if given the chance, he would still want to retaliate in the future.
"Cut the crap, where did you get these clothes you’re wearing?" Xue Jian indeed didn’t pay any heed, frowning and raising an eyebrow, sternly asking:
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