If you want to survive after transmigrating, become the male protagonist's new mother.

The next day.

When Pei Yuening went to school, he always felt that the way people looked at him on the street was a bit strange.

That hesitant gaze followed him from the street corner all the way to the school gate, or he would quickly turn his face away when he saw him.

Pei Yuening expressed her understanding.

After all, it's a love triangle between an imperial vase and an imperial war god, and it's truly explosive.

As long as no one dares to use their full power in front of you, it's fine.

The last Noah who clung to his face is probably wandering the world somewhere now.

So Pei Yuening pretended not to see and walked into the classroom.

The classroom was already half full.

Ryan was sitting taking notes, and his expression seemed a little unnatural when he saw him come in.

Lin Huaijin greeted him nonchalantly, "Good morning."

"morning."

Pei Yuening smiled at him, then put down her schoolbag and sat down next to Ryan.

"Ryan? What are you doing? You look like you want to say something but can't."

Ryan: "..."

He hesitated for a moment, then stammered, "Yue Ning... I'm sorry, I... I just wanted to ask you..."

"Are you... with... that... Duke...?"

Seeing his nervous expression, Pei Yuening admitted, "Yes, he is the lover I mentioned to you before."

Ryan's ears turned visibly red.

He grew up listening to Luo Ren's stories since he was nine years old. The legend that "if you don't sleep at night, the God of War will drag you to the military camp to fight monsters" has been rooted in his heart for too many years.

So at this moment, all that comes to mind are the infamous names he heard as a child.

He single-handedly blocked a void rift, severed the neck of an S-class magical beast with one hand, and commanded the respect of even His Majesty.

Pei Yuening sighed, both amused and helpless: "Alright, alright, don't be afraid of him."

"I'm not scared..." Ryan felt embarrassed and subconsciously tried to explain in a low voice, "It's just... it feels weird..."

"That won't work either," Pei Yuening tilted her head and thought for a moment. "You're Ollie's lover, right? If Ollie wants to marry you in the future, he'll have to get past the Duke first."

Ryan: "…………"

"And the adult is actually very gentle," Pei Yuening said. "Really, he's not like the legends at all."

Ryan remained silent for a long time, trying to convince himself to accept it.

Finally, he muttered under his breath, "It's just really weird... We're good friends, but after graduation, you're nominally my mother..."

Pei Yuening: "…………"

"Pfft." Lin Huaijin, sitting in the back row, couldn't help but laugh out loud.

He leaned back in his chair, raised an eyebrow, and said, "Then you should get used to it beforehand, so you won't be too embarrassed to call me that later."

Ryan's face turned even redder.

Pei Yuening patted Ryan on the shoulder: "Don't listen to his nonsense."

Just then, Ollie walked in from the classroom door.

He had been looking down on people, while the Queen's head bowed only before Ryan.

Then, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Pei Yuening's hand, and he froze on the spot.

The teardrop-shaped royal diamond on Pei Yuening's left ring finger shone so brightly in the morning light that it almost blinded everyone.

Ollie's eyes widened, and he weakly pointed at Pei Yuening's hand in the air.

"You...you! What is this? My father's ring...a gift he bestowed upon him to defend the North from the Void...You! When did you put it on?!"

Pei Yuening's laughter paused.

He couldn't help but lower his eyes, looking at the ring on his finger: "Ah? So that's what it is..."

"You, you! Father... giving you a crystal quill pen is one thing! But now..."

Ollie paused, then suddenly realized what he was saying.

"You! Back then! You were already!!!"

He stood there, shocked and embarrassed, but due to Pei Yuening's current status, he could only rage helplessly.

Ryan glared at him.

Ollie: "..."

Ryan turned around and naturally took Pei Yuening's hand: "Yuening, Teacher He informed us yesterday that we'll be having class in the Alchemy Classroom today. Let's go."

"Oh, okay." Pei Yuening picked up her schoolbag and stood up.

Lin Huaijin took a sip of tea without changing his expression, picked up his book, and followed the two of them out.

Ollie was still standing at the door, his face changing color over and over, and finally, as if possessed by Joshua, he threw two punches at the air.

But nobody cared.

……

The large alchemy room was much more spacious than the one where they had stolen hot pot last time, and it looked newly built.

The medicine station was clean and tidy, and all kinds of utensils were readily available on the shelves.

Pei Yuening and Ryan found a seat by the window, with Lin Huaijin sitting opposite them.

Proud Ollie arrived sometime ago; perhaps he turned into a dead leaf butterfly and flew away.

Pei Yuening looked around and casually asked, "Why did you suddenly change classrooms?"

Lin Huaijin didn't even look up: "A delegation from Rekia Academy has arrived."

Ryan picked up the conversation: "Yes, that's one of the teams participating in the Three Schools Cup. They just arrived at the inn yesterday."

"Dean Qi said it was for a learning exchange, and since the two colleges were having classes together, there were too many people, so they changed it to here at the last minute."

"what?"

Pei Yuening didn't quite understand, so she asked, "Weren't there only four spots? How many people did they send?"

"Sixteen," Lin Huaijin said. "Not just the contestants, but also many accompanying noble scions, whose families are either nobles or kings."

"Aren't there any civilians?"

Ryan shrugged. "No."

"Unlike the Holy Academy, in Rekia, no matter how talented a commoner is, they can't possibly get a second glance from those arrogant nobles."

"Oh, oh," Pei Yuening nodded, "Then it's hopeless."

Lin Huaijin: "Yes."

Ollie arrived right on time.

He held his books and silently walked to the empty seat next to Lin Huaijin, without even glancing at Pei Yuening.

Ryan sat next to Pei Yuening and sighed helplessly upon seeing this.

He shook his head, leaned close to Pei Yuening's ear and whispered, "Yuening... I'd like to switch seats with Huaijin."

Pei Yuening waved his hand: "Go ahead, go ahead."

As soon as Ryan stood up, Ollie crossed his arms and turned his face away.

Ryan didn't mind, and after sitting down, he reached out and gently touched his arm.

Ollie's expression relaxed slightly, but he didn't say anything in the end.

"snort."

Pei Yuening chuckled.

Ollie's eyes widened, and he was about to jump up when a commotion suddenly broke out at the door.

Everyone looked up and saw a group of people filing in.

Their steps were synchronized, and their academic attire was far more elaborate than that of the Holy Academy, even to the point of being exaggerated.

The stiff collar was adorned with badges of various sizes, and the cuffs were decorated with a chain.

Each of them held their chin up like a fighting cock, looking arrogant no matter how you looked at them.

As soon as they entered, they scanned the entire classroom and walked straight to the front row, completely ignoring the empty seats in the middle.

The posture for taking a seat is also meticulously crafted.

The person in the lead first took out a piece of silk, carefully spread it on the table, wiped it again and again to make sure there was no dust, before putting the textbook on it.

The people around them followed suit, and then took out gold quill pens from their exquisite backpacks.

Pei Yuening's eye twitched: "...Is it really necessary?"

Lin Huaijin rolled his eyes: "Don't pay any attention to them. They're just a small temple with a lot of shady dealings. Even our Emperor doesn't have their kind of grandeur."

Pei Yuening couldn't help but chuckle.

The competition-level peacocks had barely taken their seats when another person walked into the classroom.

All the students of Rekea suddenly stood up.

The arrogant young masters who were just moments ago now bowed slightly, their eyes lowered, and bowed towards the door.

"Your Highness Claude."