The Ultra-Alpha School Hunk Has Transmigrated into a Cannon Fodder Omega! - Chapter 22.3

Ji Cenzhou turned back, made a “shush” sign, and raised an eyebrow. “Good students never swear, right? You pride yourself on being a good student, so why are you swearing?”

Gu Lin was forced to swallow his words, nearly blacking out from the frustration. Seeing Gu Lin’s chest heaving and his face flushed red—looking like a poor little thing—Ji Cenzhou could not resist one final jab. “There is a saying I really want to give to you: ‘Why even bother with a bicycle? With your intelligence, you can basically say goodbye to bicycles.'”

Bai Yu couldn’t help it and let out a snort of laughter. Ji Cenzhou followed suit. The two were laughing so hard they could barely move. As they turned a corner, they saw Jiang Mosen leaning against the wall with an amused expression.

“Ji Cenzhou, you have quite a sharp tongue,” Jiang Mosen teased.

Ji Cenzhou raised an eyebrow. “Of course. My mouth is very powerful!”

Jiang Mosen’s gaze lingered meaningfully on Ji Cenzhou’s mouth for a moment. He smiled and said, “I will have to experience that for myself someday.”

Ji Cenzhou was amused and annoyed. “Jiang Mosen, are you asking for a beating?”

Bai Yu looked at Ji Cenzhou, who had been teased without even realizing it—and felt deeply that his heartless desk-mate was going to have a difficult time in the future.

Monday, the flag-raising ceremony. Ji Cenzhou was positioned toward the back, with Bai Yu beside him and Jiang Mosen behind him.

Bai Yu whispered to Ji Cenzhou, “Do you think Gu Lin will be too much of a coward to go up?”

Ji Cenzhou whispered back, “It is actually possible.”

Bai Yu replied, “No way. If he does not go up, I am definitely not letting him off.”

Ji Cenzhou said, “It is fine. We have so many flag ceremonies. He has to go up eventually. I will not let him off easily.”

Seeing the two in front of him huddled together and whispering, Jiang Mosen asked, “Are you talking about Gu Lin?”

Ji Cenzhou looked back. “We are discussing whether that coward Gu Lin will dare to go up.”

Jiang Mosen thought for a moment. “He should be going up. When I was checking uniforms just now, I saw his face was beet red. He was staring at the flag platform with his teeth clenched.”

Ji Cenzhou raised an eyebrow. “Then we are in for a good show.”

Compared to Ji Cenzhou’s relaxation, Gu Lin was in agony. That day, after being driven mad with rage, he had gone straight to the Grade Dean’s office to report Ji Cenzhou for cheating. The Grade Dean was startled. With a stern face, he asked why Gu Lin believed this and what evidence he had.

He did not have any evidence. He was so blinded by fury that he could not even give a logical reason. He just kept repeating in the office that Ji Cenzhou must have cheated, otherwise he could not have gotten such a good score.

Seeing how serious he was, the Dean pulled up the surveillance footage from the exam day. He told Gu Lin he would watch it carefully and sent him back to class. Gu Lin was so livid he dropped his good student mask, threw a tantrum, and even blurted out that he was afraid someone would protect Ji Cenzhou if he was not there.

He said this right to the Grade Dean’s face. The implication that the Dean was the one protecting Ji Cenzhou caused the Dean’s expression to turn cold immediately. He opened the surveillance and watched it with Gu Lin for the entire morning, but they could not find a single trace of cheating.

By this point, the Dean’s face was as dark as it could be. He scolded Gu Lin, telling him to go back to class and focus on his studies instead of baselessly doubting his classmates. However, Gu Lin would not let it go, claiming a teacher must have leaked the questions. This was a direct slap to the face of the Dean and all the teachers. The Grade Dean exploded in anger and called Liu Qi to take his student away.

When Liu Qi arrived, before even hearing the full story, he started making excuses for Gu Lin because it involved Ji Cenzhou. The Grade Dean, who already had a short temper, reached his limit. He smashed a teacup in anger and gave even Liu Qi a thorough scolding. Having taken the heat, Liu Qi stopped caring that Gu Lin was his star student and scolded him as well.

Only then did Gu Lin calm down. He realized that not only had he failed to bring Ji Cenzhou down, but he had also completely offended two teachers. Gu Lin hated Ji Cenzhou with a passion. He spent the entire weekend trying to find evidence but came up empty-handed. According to their bet, the one who had to accept the penalty was him.

The flag-raising ceremony went by faster than he had imagined. By the time he regained his senses, the ceremony was nearing its end. Gu Lin looked at the platform, his legs refusing to move.

His whole life had been smooth sailing. His looks and intellect were top-tier, and he had been pampered since childhood. He had almost never suffered a single grievance. People said there was no hierarchy of status, but he believed there was. He was the kind of person who stood at the top of the pyramid, looking down on others, meant to be admired by the poor.

He absolutely could not admit defeat.

It was a stain on his otherwise perfect life. However, if Gu Lin did not go up there, he would cement his reputation as a coward. He did not want to see Ji Cenzhou’s smug face because of this ever again. He turned toward Class 10 and happened to lock eyes with Ji Cenzhou in mid-air.

Ji Cenzhou raised an eyebrow, gave a thumbs-down, and mouthed the word, “Coward.”

Gu Lin was absolutely livid. Being in a public place, he had no way to vent. He could only clench his fists so hard that his nails nearly pierced his palms, though he seemed not to feel the pain.

As the flag-raising ceremony drew to a close, the image of Ji Cenzhou’s mocking face flashed before Gu Lin’s eyes. Shaking with rage, he was forced to walk toward the podium in utter humiliation.

Bai Yu, who was sharp-eyed, pointed it out to Ji Cenzhou. “That coward actually went up!”

Ji Cenzhou arched an eyebrow. “At least he has a bit of backbone. Fine, I will wait until he is finished before I leave.”

The classes were originally about to dismiss, but seeing someone suddenly appear on the flag-raising platform, everyone assumed there was another announcement and stayed put.

Gu Lin had planned to play it sly by waiting for everyone to start leaving, blurting out the sentence quickly, and slipping away before anyone realized what happened. He never expected the entire school to stay behind, standing in perfect formation and looking up at him.

Gu Lin was stuck between a rock and a hard place. He gnashed his teeth in fury but had no way out.

“What is he doing up there? Why is he not speaking?” “I have no idea. Is there an announcement?” “Maybe it is a sting operation by the Disciplinary Department. Everyone should stop talking so we do not get points deducted from our class.”

The rumor of a Disciplinary Department sting spread instantly. Not only did everyone stay, but total silence fell over the field as they waited for Gu Lin to speak.

Whether out of rage or shame, Gu Lin’s face turned bright red. He felt as though he was about to evaporate on the spot. He hated Ji Cenzhou with a passion, wishing the whole school could see Ji Cenzhou’s evil side. He could not understand how things had ended up like this.

“Ji Cenzhou is awesome! Ji Cenzhou is the most handsome! Ji Cenzhou is my father!”

Gu Lin squeezed his eyes shut, trembling with rage as he spat out the words through gritted teeth. Since the microphone was still live, his voice boomed across the entire playground for everyone to hear.

The student body erupted instantly. High school life was dull, so such juicy gossip was rare. Everyone began buzzing, asking who exactly this Ji Cenzhou was.

Suddenly, a shout rang out from the crowd, “Alright! My son, Gu!”

Regardless of whether they saw who shouted, the students started jeering. The commotion lasted for days. Anyone who knew Gu Lin would occasionally tease him, asking, “Why have you not gone to find your Father Ji yet?”

Gu Lin was seething, but he could not simply lash out. He had to bottle it up. The suppressed stress made him physically ill. He spent all day plotting revenge against Ji Cenzhou, but instead of finding a solution, he was scolded by a teacher for not paying attention in class.

Even worse, those Alphas who used to flatter him every day actually dared to mock him now. Comparing his past treatment to his current state, the surge of fury caused Gu Lin to collapse and fall ill.

Ji Cenzhou, on the other hand, was having a grand time. Upon hearing Gu Lin was sick, he went to the canteen specifically to exchange one yuan for ten coins. He planned to reward Gu Lin with one coin a day as a fatherly gesture of concern.

Hearing this, Bai Yu gave him a thumbs up. “You are something else. I was worried you would be bullied and wanted to protect you, but it seems the person who can make you suffer has not been born yet.”

Ji Cenzhou raised an eyebrow. “I am not a masochist. Why should I endure mistreatment? I am going to pay it back a thousandfold. There is a saying in the streets that it is better to jump over a wall than to provoke Brother Ji. My reputation as the school bully is not just for show.”

Bai Yu laughed. “School bully? You certainly have a high opinion of yourself.”

Ji Cenzhou just smiled. He truly was a school bully, but only before he transmigrated into this book. He knew he was the type to seek revenge for even the smallest grievance. If someone provoked him, he would make sure they lost a layer of skin.

Gu Lin did not dare stir up trouble anymore, leaving only Liu Qi.

Previously, Liu Qi had said that if Ji Cenzhou ranked in the top 100 of the grade, he would quit being a teacher. After the monthly exam results came out, Liu Qi stopped lecturing Class 10 entirely. He did not even show his face, simply making them do practice papers every day.

Just as Ji Cenzhou was thinking about this, Wang Hao rushed over frantically. “Ji-ge! I just passed the Grade Dean’s office. The door was open, and I heard Liu Qi trying to persuade the Dean to cancel your financial aid!”

Ji Cenzhou let out a cold laugh. Liu Qi really had a death wish.

Seeing Ji Cenzhou’s lack of movement, Wang Hao grew more anxious. “Ji-ge, go now! If you do not, Liu Qi will get his way!”

Ji Cenzhou was the type who became calmer the angrier he got. Though rage surged within him, he remained composed. “Wang Hao, I do not just want my aid back this time. I want to change our class’s physics teacher. However, I cannot do it alone. I need your help.”

Ji Cenzhou stood at the Grade Dean’s office door and knocked. There was no response, so he knocked again.

Liu Qi opened the door with a darkened face, muttering curses. “We teachers are discussing business. You, as a student, how can you be so—”

Liu Qi’s voice caught in his throat as he stared at Ji Cenzhou in disbelief. “What are you doing here?”

Ignoring him, Ji Cenzhou addressed the Grade Dean. “Report. Sir, may I come in?”

The Grade Dean, whose face was also grim, softened his tone slightly. “Come in.”

Ji Cenzhou bypassed Liu Qi and stood before the Dean. “Sir, I remember at the start of the term you said financial aid has grade requirements. I want to know if my current grades qualify me for the aid.”

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