CHAPTER 403: CHAPTER 398: THE BEST TEACHER

As soon as Ye Qiu woke up, he heard these words and looked around, concluding that he must be in an office, with exam papers laid out on the desk. Listening to what the teacher just said, he was likely the homeroom teacher of a certain class.

Feigning exhaustion, he supported his forehead with one hand while vaguely replying, "Mm, I understand."

The details of this task’s storyline surfaced in his mind: It was an ancient romance world revolving around the Eldest Young Masters from the great families of Xuanyuan, Ouyang, and Sima, and a commoner girl, involving many melodramatic and even insane incidents. However, Ye Qiu’s task target wasn’t them, but instead a disposable character named Liu Tong.

Liu Tong, like the female lead Li Manyu, was a commoner student who entered the Diou Royal Noble Academy with high scores. However, unlike the female lead who was fortunate to gain favor from the male leads, he was not so lucky, as he was a male, the top scorer from the city’s exams, and came from a commoner family. As soon as he entered the school, he faced exclusion and eventually school violence from his classmates.

Only a few months into school, Liu Tong, originally an outstanding student, became increasingly silent, and his grades began to slip, until two months later, he was a victim of school violence, locked in the bathroom unable to return home, which led to his seriously ill mom not receiving timely assistance and passing away. The boy finally collapsed, but being weak and powerless, his method of revenge was suicide at this elite school, hoping to expose the dark secrets of the noble academy.

But his suicide didn’t take revenge on anyone because he had no background and no relatives, so the matter of his suicide was quickly suppressed by this powerful elite school.

However, it was because of his suicide that the second student to enter the noble academy, the female lead Li Manyu, although she also experienced pranks from the male leads when she first arrived, did not endure severity like Liu Tong did, which successfully allowed her and the male leads to have the opportunity to interact and understand each other.

Ye Qiu was the homeroom teacher of the class containing Liu Tong and several male leads. Out of selfishness and fear of getting involved, his former self ignored the bullying that Liu Tong received from his classmates.

Perhaps it was a sense of guilt that arose in his old age, hoping to help this student in his next life, offering Merit Points: 12000

Looking at this task, Ye Qiu felt a heavy heart. He had experienced multiple worlds and had encountered and heard about school violence before. Some were immature in thinking and wanted to show off their toughness by bullying other students, while others were inherently vile, taking advantage of their young age or powerful family backgrounds to run amok. Regardless of their motives, the pain of the bullied students is something they could never see, or even if they did, they didn’t care.

How many students have had their lives destroyed by school bullying? Liu Tong was neither the first nor the last, but what he had to do was rescue Liu Tong and transform this distorted school environment.

The teacher who had just spoken was named Liu, teaching history to his class. As this was a noble academy, each teacher taught only one class. Although their teaching load was light, the salary was not low, thus making it a sought-after place for many teachers. However, teachers like Ye Qiu, who were homeroom teachers and taught regular courses, did not earn the highest salary. The highest-paid were those teaching unconventional subjects like music, art, and trade.

Those who could study at this academy were all wealthy. Basically, after finishing high school, they chose to go abroad, so the scheduling of conventional courses wasn’t as extensive as in regular schools, with some students not even bothering to study.

This situation was great for children of wealthy families, but not so much for students like Liu Tong who couldn’t afford extra tutoring. Even though he entered the school on a full scholarship and tuition-free, he would have to pay extra for courses beyond the regular curriculum. He didn’t have the money for these classes, which was one of the reasons his relationship with his classmates deteriorated.

Ye Qiu sighed, the issue of class has never been one to be easily reconciled. Not to mention Liu Tong, even Ye Qiu, the teacher, wasn’t necessarily respected much by the students at the school.

He stood up; all things had to be done step by step. The first thing he needed to do was to find Liu Tong and see if he had been locked somewhere by those boys with powerful family backgrounds again.

He glanced at the class first, and sure enough, the seat in the corner nearest the trash can was unoccupied, as were the four seats by the door on the other side. The classroom was noisy, with some boasting about their latest limited edition Gundam models and figurines, others applying delicate makeup, but not a single student was studying. However, these students were all tactful enough not to touch the four desks by the door. In contrast, Liu Tong’s desk had been pushed to the ground, covered with a lot of trash.

He looked around and then headed straight to the direction of the men’s restroom, where Liu Tong was usually bullied. The campus was vast and the restrooms were lavishly decorated, hardly smelling foul. But even so, that could not prevent deliberate torment.

When Ye Qiu found Liu Tong, he was locked inside, his clothes and hair wet, with faint yellow stains on them. He sat blankly on the toilet, his expression unchanging even when Ye Qiu, the homeroom teacher, appeared.

"Come with me," Ye Qiu stood in front of him, his eyes neither contemptuous nor pitying. Liu Tong was a kind, timid, but sensitive child, otherwise, he would not have chosen to commit suicide at this school after his mom passed away in his previous life.

Liu Tong finally looked up when he heard Ye Qiu’s words, seeming surprised that Ye Qiu had come here, then shook his head.

"Did they threaten you?" Ye Qiu continued, and then watched as Liu Tong nodded blankly. He was probably wondering why he ended up at this school in the first place!

But Ye Qiu knew he had no choice. Liu Tong came from a poverty-stricken home and had a mother with a heart condition. Attending this school meant no tuition fees and a substantial scholarship every year, which was very important for his mother’s illness. So, even though he was bullied, he did not wish to transfer to another school.

"It’s okay, I am the homeroom teacher, and it’s my responsibility to protect you from bullying. I was wrong before, but from now on, I will not ignore you," Ye Qiu said. He didn’t mind the messy hair and gently rubbed his head.

Liu Tong seemed incredulous about Ye Qiu’s words and also hesitant. After all, when he was bullied in the past, the homeroom teacher had never helped him, and those classmates who bullied him came from families who were directors of the school. He couldn’t get expelled.

Liu Tong shook his head again.

Ye Qiu sighed imperceptibly and forcefully pulled him up by the arm: "Liu Tong, please believe in me. Although I’m an ordinary person, I can still help you. Don’t worry about your mother’s medical expenses. If you really get sick or your grades drop because of their bullying, won’t the outcome be just as bad?"

Listening to Ye Qiu’s words, Liu Tong pursed his lips tightly.