Chapter 5: The Royal Academy

“I’ll be fine. I’ve thought it through. And I can’t let this matter affect the City Exam. I’m going to rest now.”

Su Ming replied calmly, then stood up and walked toward his room. He needed to get a good rest and sort out the next steps.

Su Yuan and Zhao Ning watched Su Ming’s back as he went upstairs. They exchanged a look, their eyes filled with worry.

...

The next day.

The Thirteenth District, Miente Intermediate Academy gate.

On the wide, flat concrete square, a black hover car drove up and stopped.

Inside the car, Su Ming looked out the window at the grand gate made of green stone, letting out a soft breath.

“Son, we’re here.”

Su Yuan turned his head, his words hesitant.

“Okay, Father.”

Su Ming opened the car door and got out, walking toward the school.

However, before Su Ming had taken a few steps, he stopped and turned around. A short Su Yuan was rubbing his hands together, following him with a fawning smile.

“Father, is there anything else?”

Su Ming asked, puzzled.

“Son, are you sure you’re okay? You don’t need me to walk you in? You always used to have me walk you in.”

Su Yuan said with a chuckle.

Su Ming’s face twitched slightly upon hearing this.

Damn! This little fatty isn’t just a homebody, he’s a mama’s boy too, needing someone to walk him in.

He rubbed his forehead and said to Su Yuan with utter helplessness.

“No need, Father. I can do it myself.”

“You really don’t need me?”

Su Yuan was still very worried, as if his son wasn’t going to school but to a battlefield.

“I really don’t. I can do it myself.”

“Alright, alright then. If anything happens, call me right away. You must call me.”

Su Yuan instructed worriedly.

“Okay!”

Su Ming turned and walked toward the school.

Su Yuan didn’t leave. He stood there, watching Su Ming walk into the school.

Inside the campus, Su Ming followed his memory toward the classroom building.

Along the way, he looked around at his school.

The school was very large, with teaching buildings scattered about. The ground was all paved with smooth concrete, and in the distance to the right was a huge circular sports field.

The school as a whole looked very nice. The only pity was that there were no green plants along the way, only fake ones.

At this moment, some students walking toward the teaching building saw Su Ming and their eyes showed surprise. They began to whisper.

“Isn’t that Su Ming, the one who tried to hang himself?”

“It really is him. He’s back to school so soon.”

“Heh, seriously, he doesn’t even look at himself in the mirror. How dare he pursue Lin Chuyu. Now he’s become a joke.”

...

Su Ming naturally noticed the students pointing and whispering, but he didn’t care at all. His heart was completely calm.

Soon, Su Ming arrived at the classroom door, which was ajar.

But before he went in, he heard the students inside talking.

“Do you think that fatty Su Ming will come back to school?”

“How could he? He’ll definitely transfer. Seriously, he should take a piss and look at his reflection. With his looks...”

...

Creak~

Su Ming pushed open the ajar classroom door and walked in. The noisy classroom immediately fell silent.

Everyone turned to look at Su Ming.

“Damn, this guy actually came to school.”

“Don’t say anything, you might set him off again.”

...

Many of the students stopped their teasing and gossiping, but some looked at him with disdain and sneered.

“What’s it to me? It’s his own fault for not being able to take it.”

“Just say a few less words.”

...

Faced with the gazes and whispers of his classmates, Su Ming’s eyes did not waver. He walked to his seat with a natural expression and sat down.

For a moment, all the students felt a little strange. They felt that Su Ming was a little different from before, but they couldn’t quite put their finger on what was different.

At this moment, three thin boys with a small tuft of yellow, green, and red hair on their temples, wearing blue and white school uniforms, approached Su Ming.

Su Ming looked up at the three of them, his eyes without a trace of fluctuation. These three were Cheng Ran, Wang Chi, and Qin Lei, nicknamed Yellow Hair, Green Hair, and Red Hair.

The three of them were Su Ming’s roommates. In Su Ming’s memory, their relationship was alright. Of course, this was mainly because the original owner of this body, although a homebody, was quite generous and often shared his snacks with them.

“Bro, you’re awesome. You’re a celebrity in our school now, you actually dared to go after Lin Chuyu.”

Yellow Hair said excitedly.

“Exactly, you’re really awesome!”

Green Hair and Red Hair gave Su Ming a thumbs-up.

“It’s nothing. Let’s not talk about it anymore.”

Su Ming didn’t want to continue talking about this.

Yellow Hair looked around, then leaned in and said to Su Ming in a serious tone.

“Bro, let me tell you something. Your public pursuit of Lin Chuyu has pissed off the local tyrant of Mecha Class 1, Zhang Tai, and the class president, Li Fubai. They’ve threatened to deal with you. You should be careful recently.”

Su Ming sighed slightly upon hearing Yellow Hair’s words. This was really troublesome.

Just then, Tang Yan walked in from the back door. He looked at the three of them surrounding Su Ming and said sternly.

“Go back to your seats!”

Seeing Mr. Tang, Yellow Hair and the others quickly returned to their seats, and the whispering classroom fell silent.

Tang Yan walked up to Su Ming and asked with concern.

“Su Ming, are you feeling better?”

“I’m fine, I’m okay!”

Su Ming nodded in response.

“That’s good. Don’t take those things to heart.”

Tang Yan patted Su Ming’s shoulder with relief.

In fact, Tang Yan really cared about Su Ming. The reason was simple. Although Su Ming’s grades were average, he had been a very well-behaved student since he enrolled and never caused trouble.

As for that matter, there was nothing strange about it. It was normal for teenagers to have a crush on one or two people. It was just that his psychological endurance was too poor, and he couldn’t handle the social death.

Su Ming nodded in response to Tang Yan.

Tang Yan then walked to the podium and said to the whole class in a serious tone.

“Something happened in the class recently, but it’s all in the past. No one is to talk about it anymore. Everyone, focus on the upcoming City Exam. There are only 30 days left before the City Exam. Don’t think I’m nagging. The City Exam is very important and can almost determine your future! I hope you can do your best and not leave any regrets in your life. If you are lucky enough to be admitted to the Royal Military Academy, our school will be proud of you, and your name will be engraved on the wall of honor!”

“Sigh, how could we possibly get in?”

The students in the classroom sighed one after another.

Hearing Mr. Tang’s words, Su Ming also frowned. He still had some memories about the Royal Military Academy.