Zhou Lian had a reunion with her classmates on Saturday, and on Sunday, she formally became Professor Xiao's student. The recent gossip at school had mostly died down thanks to the administration's guidance and suppression. Only a few of the more persistent underclassmen were still secretly trying to arrange "chance encounters." They didn't have any ill intentions; they just wanted to see for themselves how beautiful the upperclassman said to possess both beauty and wisdom truly was. There was nothing Zhou Lian could do about it.
In truth, that's just how things were in the world. The sun still rose in the east and set in the west each day, unswayed by anyone's will. Life was the same. Everyone had their own lives to live. Once the initial excitement passed, it all just became idle chatter. Realizing this, Zhou Lian stopped worrying about these matters. 'Who hasn't been young and reckless, a total cringey brat at some point!'
