"Um... excuse me... you're Lin Feng, right?"
A soft voice, barely louder than a whisper, brushed against Lin Feng's ears.
He turned his head slightly and saw a petite girl standing a few steps away. She had short hair, big round glasses, and her fingers nervously clutched the strap of her backpack. Her cheeks were faintly pink, as if summoning every bit of courage just to stand there.
"I am," Lin Feng replied, his voice neither cold nor warm.
"T-Teacher Qin asked me to... um... bring you to the tutoring class," the girl stammered, lowering her head slightly as she spoke.
The school day was already over, and nothing surprising occurred — aside from a few threats from Zhao Ming during lunch and again after school, which Lin Feng simply ignored, treating him like air.
Now was the time for the so-called 'tutoring session.'
"Lead the way," he said to the girl.
The girl gave a small, almost invisible nod before quickly turning around and leading the way with hurried steps.
Lin Feng followed with a leisurely look, his hands tucked casually into his pockets, silently thinking about how to achieve the bonus objective of the mission.
Getting praise from Qin Xiaoyu and making her acknowledge his efforts wasn't exactly difficult — it was just that he was too lazy to put serious effort into something he had no interest in.
After a short walk, the girl slowed down in front of a classroom door.
"Um... we arrived," she said meekly.
Lin Feng stepped inside — and instantly, about twenty pairs of eyes turned to focus on him.
Most of them were girls. As for boys, there were only four.
"Go and sit there. I need to prepare a few things," Qin Xiaoyu, sitting behind the teacher's desk, instructed.
Hearing her, the students inside the classroom couldn't help but give Lin Feng a pitying glance.
One had to know that this tutoring class had many beautiful and pretty female students — yet despite that, only four boys attended.
The reason? This 'tutoring session' was more famously known as the 'torturing session.'
If it weren't for their families forcing them to attend, none of them would have willingly stayed.
Seeing everyone's reactions, Lin Feng was momentarily stunned, but he didn't care much and simply found a seat.
"Brother, I've never seen you at Qinghe High. Don't tell me you're that legendary transfer student?"
A male student instantly struck up a conversation, even introducing himself and his family background without Lin Feng asking.
The student was Gao Yichen — a second-generation rich kid whose family operated several high-end restaurants in Jinlin City, worth around six hundred million yuan.
As for the remaining three boys?
They were Xu Wenhao, Zhen Mu, and Wu Yifan.
All three were quite famous at school, consistently ranking among the top ten students no matter the subject.
However, the real reason they were enduring this 'torture' wasn't their passion for studying — it was because they were chasing after a school flower.
Her name was Bai Xueyi — a cold, untouchable beauty who was famous across the school.
She belonged to Class 3-B, so Lin Feng hadn't had a chance to see her until now.
"Brother, you're lucky today. You finally get to witness our school's number one goddess — Bai Xueyi." Gao Yichen grinned, elbowing him lightly.
Following his gaze, Lin Feng lazily shifted his eyes toward the front rows.
Sitting near the window was a girl with snow-white skin and long, silky black hair cascading over her shoulders.
She sat quietly, flipping through a textbook with an elegance that made her seem almost untouchable — like a lotus blooming in winter.
Even surrounded by so many pretty faces, she stood out effortlessly.
It was at this moment Lin Feng's gaze was caught by the girl sitting next to Bai Xueyi. Who was it? The same petite girl who had brought him here earlier.
From Gao Yichen's mouth, he quickly learned her name — Wang Yiran, the best friend of Bai Xueyi.
No one knew how the two became friends.
One was cold enough to keep people miles away, while the other was like an anxious rabbit, afraid even of being looked at.
'W-Why is he looking here?!' Wang Yiran panicked inwardly, hurriedly lowering her head to hide her burning cheeks.
Noticing her reaction, Bai Xueyi raised her eyes calmly and immediately understood what had happened.
Her gaze shifted toward Lin Feng, who was still looking in their direction with an indifferent, unreadable expression.
"Since everyone is here, let's begin." Before the confrontation between the two could happen, Qin Xiaoyu stood up with a sharp gaze.
In that instant the faint whispers were silenced and Gao Yichen sat up straight as if he was in a military drill.
"Let's not waste any time. We'll start with these test papers. You all have half an hour to solve them. If there are any mistakes — or questions left unanswered — you'll write them one hundred times!"
Her voice was cold, leaving no room for negotiation.
"Any laziness, daydreaming, or whispering will be treated as an offense. I don't need to explain what kind of punishment that would invite," she added with a stern tone.
Hearing her, almost every student felt a chill run down their spine. Meanwhile, Lin Feng was still confused, glancing around at the fearful atmosphere.
Before he could even raise a question, Qin Xiaoyu began distributing thick stacks of question papers — so thick that even completing them in an hour would be difficult, let alone in half!
Yet, no one dared to protest.
As soon as they received the paper, everyone immediately buried their heads and began writing frantically.
"What happened? Are you regretting your decision?" Qin Xiaoyu asked with a soft smile.
But Lin Feng swore — it didn't feel soft at all.
"I'm not regretting it. It's just... I'm confused," he said, his voice as steady as ever.
"Heh. I see. So, no one told you about my tort—ahem. I mean, my tutoring session, right?" Qin Xiaoyu coughed lightly, covering her slip.
Hearing her stumble, the students' mouths twitched. They almost wanted to say, 'Teacher, you know exactly what you're doing,' but no one dared to voice it.
While in response, Lin Feng simply shook his head in denial. Except for Zhao Ming and Gao Yichen, no one talked to him on their own.
"Well, don't worry. As long as you do exactly what I say... you'll be just fine." Qin Xiaoyu chuckled, a dangerous glint flashing in her eyes.
[Mission Issued!]
[Title: Survive the Paperstorm]
[Objective: Complete all the question papers assigned by Qin Xiaoyu within the given time limit during the tutoring sessions. Accuracy must be at least 80% or higher]
[Mission Completion Reward: 1,000 God Coins and Elite Teaching Skill]
[Mission Failure Penalty: Deduction of 10,000 God Coins]