Chen Yuan's homework was indeed perfunctory, and he knew it. He had just paraphrased a few sentences from the textbook.
He never thought he'd be called to the office just to be humiliated.
This feeling... Chen Yuan couldn't help but recall his high school days. He'd made a mistake and been called into his homeroom teacher's office, while his mom, who was in the very same office, watched him get scolded.
The scolding itself wasn't so bad; it was her gaze that made Chen Yuan feel like he was on pins and needles.
He took the assignment and turned to leave.
"Wait—"
Jiangg Ning suddenly stopped him.
The hairs on Chen Yuan's arms stood on end in an instant. 'Is she really going to lecture me?'
He knew from experience that the closer someone was to you, the more harshly they tended to judge you. It was just like how his mom always used to say, "You're my son! How can you upset me just like those other thoughtless kids?" The very thought of it was enough to make him despair.
