Chapter 63: BLAKCHTORN ACADEMY STUDENTS.
Hua Rong stormed down the hallway, papers clutched in her hand, her steps echoing sharply against the tiled floor. Her hair was slightly messy from the wind and stress, and her face carried the unmistakable expression of someone teetering on the edge of a breakdown—or a dramatic monologue.
When she turned the corner toward the office, she skidded to a stop.
Xu Wenhan and Bai Xinchen were standing just outside the door, casually leaning against the wall as if they'd been waiting for something entertaining to happen. Apparently, she had arrived right on cue.
Bai Xinchen straightened at the sight of her disheveled state. "What happened to you?"
Hua Rong stared at him like he'd just asked if the sky was blue. And then—she snapped.
"What happened?" she repeated, voice rising with each word. "Are you seriously asking me what happened? Do you think doing rounds and checking on those boys—who practically hate me just for breathing the same air—is easy?"
Bai Xinchen blinked, caught off guard by the sudden outburst.
"Especially those Section C boys! I don't know what they think they are—royalty? Wild animals? Cursed spirits with too much time and zero respect?" She let out a huff, waving her paper like a white flag. "If it weren't for Wuhao Li stepping in and keeping things from turning into a full-blown mutiny, I swear I would've thrown someone out a window today."
Xu Wenhan chuckled, arms crossed. "You know, when you said you'd take the job, I thought, 'Five thousand a day? That's insane.' But now..."
"Now it doesn't sound like enough, does it?" she finished for him, eyes wide and exhausted. "I should be charging double for emotional damage."
He let out a dry laugh. "I still don't know what possessed you to give that flashy, motivational speech on that day. But I do know this—you managed to piss off half the school in one glorious moment."