Brother! This is the adoption certificate. I don't want your sister-in-law!

The first weekend after military training ended felt like a stolen moment of respite.

Su Xiao had planned to sleep until she naturally woke up, and then take Su Wan Ning to stroll around the city.

But just after breakfast on Sunday morning, Su Wanning sent me a message saying that a new shopping mall had opened in Shanghai and she wanted to go check it out.

How could Su Xiao say no?

As a result, they ended up shopping for the entire day, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Su Wan Ning skipped and hopped in front of him while he carried the bags behind her.

Back in the dorm, I collapsed onto the bed and fell asleep without even taking off my clothes.

He's lying on the bed now, not even wanting to move a finger.

Wen Rang passed by his bedside and kicked his hand hanging over the edge of the bed: "Brother Su, you went out with your girlfriend all day again, didn't you? This weekend is more tiring than military training for you."

Su Xiao rolled over, buried her face in the pillow, and mumbled, "Don't make a sound, I want to marry the bed."

This time, no one spoke, only their eyes were filled with envy.

……

On Monday morning, the alarm clock rang three times, and Su Xiaoquan turned it off.

The members of 409 took turns trying to get him to cooperate. Wen Rang pulled off his blanket, Guo Hang slapped his pillow with a textbook, Yuan Feng and Wei Tingjun chatted loudly by the bed, and Hu Jingze put a washcloth on his face.

Su Xiao pulled the towel off her face, closed her eyes, and waved her hand: "You guys go first, I'll sleep for another five minutes."

Wen Rang glanced at his watch, then at his nonchalant attitude, and shook his head with a sigh: "Let's go, let's go. Don't wait for him. If he's late for the first class, the teacher will be furious."

After the door closed, the dormitory became quiet.

Su Xiao lingered on the bed for another ten minutes before slowly sitting up.

He grabbed his phone and sent Wu Mengmeng a message: "Did you buy me breakfast?"

Wu Mengmeng replied instantly: "I bought it. When are you arriving? I've saved you a spot."

Su Xiao typed: "Coming soon."

Then, yawning, I went to wash up.

Su Xiao has always been an expert at timing.

For a class at 8 o'clock, he could rush into the classroom at 7:59, before the teacher even had time to look up.

But today, he overlooked one thing.

In the stairwell of the boys' dormitory building, someone vomited on the ground at the corner of the third floor.

The dormitory supervisor was mopping, with the mop lying across the middle of the corridor, leaving only a gap about half a person's width.

The entire building was jammed together, with everyone squeezing sideways between the mop handle and the wall.

Su Xiao queued for five minutes before finally squeezing her way from the third floor to the second.

When he ran out of the dormitory building and sprinted all the way to the teaching building, he pushed open the classroom door and the clock on the wall pointed to 9:01.

He was late, a full minute late.

Fortunately, the teacher for the ideological and political education class was also late today.

The classroom was empty except for the teacher's podium, with students sitting in twos and threes, some flipping through textbooks and others scrolling through their phones.

Unfortunately, there was someone standing at the classroom door.

Squad leader Li Qi.

She was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt today, her hair was tied in a low ponytail, she was holding a roster in her hand, and her expression was indifferent.

Several late boys were standing in front of her, heads bowed, asking her to tick their names on the list.

She would beckon someone in, then raise her chin slightly to signal them to come in, her movements swift and decisive, showing no mercy whatsoever.

Seeing her cold demeanor, the boys entered the classroom looking dejected, some muttering under their breath, "The class monitor is taking this way too seriously."

Su Xiao's heart skipped a beat as she watched this scene.

Seriously? You're taking this so seriously.

He originally intended to sneak in through the back door, but Li Qi seemed to have anticipated that someone would do this and had already locked the back door in advance.

There was no other way but to take the main road.

Su Xiao walked up quickly, a smile plastered on her face: "Class monitor, good morning. Um... I encountered a bit of a problem on the way. Someone threw up in the boys' dormitory, and the whole stairwell was blocked. You see, it's not my fault."

Li Qi glanced at him.

Her gaze slid from his face to his collar, and then back again.

Then she looked down and opened the list in her hand.

What's your student ID number?

Su Xiao was startled upon hearing this and quickly added, "Just this once, don't let it happen again. Class monitor, look at our relationship..."

Li Qi's pen stopped on the paper.

Without looking up, she asked in a flat voice, "What's the relationship?"

Su Xiao choked for a moment.

Through the glass, Wu Mengmeng sat in the third row of the classroom, propping her chin up as she watched the commotion outside, her eyes crinkling with laughter.

Su Xiaochong gave her a wink, and Wu Mengmeng not only didn't speak up for him, but also mouthed to him, "Serves you right."

Su Xiao was at her wit's end.

He sighed. "Alright, number 49."

Li Qi didn't say anything more, but simply made a small mark on the list.

Su Xiao walked into the classroom dejectedly.

As they passed by row 409, Wen Rang, Guo Hang, Yuan Feng, Wei Tingjun, and Hu Jingze all looked up at the same time, their faces full of schadenfreude.

Wen Rang even gave him a thumbs up, "Brother Su, you dared to be late on the first day, that's awesome!"

Su Xiao gave him the middle finger, then sat down next to Wu Mengmeng.

Wu Mengmeng pushed a hot jianbing guozi (Chinese crepe) and a cup of soy milk in front of him, but she wouldn't let him off the hook: "You slept in, now you're late."

Su Xiao took a bite of the pancake and mumbled, "It's all your fault."

Wu Mengmeng glared at her: "What's it to me?"

Su Xiao chewed on a pancake, saying seriously, "I dreamt of kissing you, and I didn't want to wake up."

Wu Mengmeng's face flushed red.

She reached out and pinched his arm lightly: "You're crazy!"

But she couldn't suppress the smile from her lips.

There were a few people who were late outside. After Li Qi checked off the last name, she took the list and walked back.

She sat down in the empty seat next to Wu Mengmeng, and Wu Mengmeng immediately leaned over and stole a glance at the list.

After noticing the small mark next to Su Xiao's entry, she turned around with a gloating look and whispered to Su Xiao, "You're in trouble. You're late for the first class of the semester. When the teacher comes, you can expect to be called on."

Su Xiao shrugged and stuffed the last bite of pancake into her mouth: "The teacher was late, how dare she scold me?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the classroom door was pushed open, and a middle-aged woman in her forties walked in, carrying a thermos and lesson plans.

She placed her things on the podium, glanced around the classroom, and then said, "Excuse me, the principal had something come up and called me to his office."

She paused for a moment, then asked, "Who is the class monitor? Was anyone late today?"

The whole class turned to look at Li Qi.

Su Xiao's heart suddenly tightened.

You might not believe it, but even reborn individuals are still somewhat afraid of teachers.

Li Qi stood up under the watchful eyes of the entire class, her voice calm: "No, no one is late today."

The classroom fell silent for a moment. Su Xiao paused for a second, then slowly let out a sigh of relief.

There are still more good people than bad!

The boys whose names had been checked off breathed a sigh of relief and secretly exchanged glances.

The members of 409 were even more shocked and turned to look at Su Xiao in unison.

Wen Rang's mouth formed an "O", Guo Hang's glasses slipped down to the tip of his nose, Yuan Feng and Wei Tingjun grabbed each other's arms, and Hu Jingze muttered, "Holy crap, this works?"

Su Xiao also looked at Li Qi with a surprised expression.

But her profile remained calm and composed, as if Su Xiao hadn't been late at all.

The teacher didn't delve into it, nodded, opened her lesson plan, and began to introduce herself.

After Li Qi sat down, Wu Mengmeng leaned close to her ear and asked with a grin, "Xiao Qi, why didn't you let the teacher punish him? He was really late."

Li Qi pursed her lips, the corners of her mouth curving slightly, but she didn't answer.

Su Xiao immediately chimed in, winking at Wu Mengmeng: "Do you think everyone is as malicious as you? Li Qi is fair-skinned, beautiful, and has long legs; how could she possibly betray her friends like that?"

Wu Mengmeng was instantly furious and pinched his waist again.

Su Xiao hissed and quickly dodged, but Wu Mengmeng chased after her and attacked.

Li Qi, caught in the middle, watched the two bickering, shook her head, and silently opened her textbook.