Fierce Beast Transfer Student

If the dean usually watched fighting competitions, he'd notice that although Zhou Mu's face was red, You Qi's gaze was strange, and Zhou Mu looked like he was lying in You Qi's arms... they were actually gripping each other's vital points — one more step and it would be lethal!

Hoisted up by the dean, Zhou Mu grimaced and struggled, looking a bit deflated.

What a disgrace!

How could he have been so focused on fighting You Qi that he missed the dean's arrival — where was a Fierce Beast's vigilance?

You Qi also got up, a bit embarrassed. He'd heard the dean say they were in Early Romance.

This, although, but... does this count...

You Qi glanced at Zhou Mu.

"I heard someone had come up to the Roof Terrace, and I thought something was off. Just as I suspected." The dean snorted. You Qi was famous at School, so he recognized him. Zhou Mu he'd seen a few times and was also familiar with. "You Qi, you've always been a model student — how could you be in Early Romance too? Is this one from your class as well?"

Before You Qi could speak, Zhou Mu had already answered: "Yes, I'm his deskmate."

Right, the transfer student.

The dean looked enlightened. "Familiarity breeds affection." He'd seen plenty. He said earnestly, "You're students now — your main energy should go to your studies. Feelings between classmates are beautiful and pure, but they shouldn't cross the line..."

Zhou Mu said unhappily: "Teacher, we're not in Early Romance, we were just fighting. A bit later and you'd have seen me win."

The dean: "Lying makes it worse."

Zhou Mu: "..."

Zhou Mu was about to argue back, but Gongzi Cong had already coughed loudly, hinting him not to defend himself. At their School, fighting got punished much more severely than Early Romance. Besides, from what he'd just seen, calling them Early Romance might not be unfair either...

Fierce Beasts were all cunning. Zhou Mu just didn't understand Human Race society, or sometimes couldn't be bothered to. He reacted quickly now: "Oh... alright, you've caught us."

"Tch." The dean glared at him, somehow feeling the student was being a bit sarcastic, but Gongzi Cong's deliberate coughing had already drawn his attention.

He recalled hearing those two yelling before he came in. All four on the Roof Terrace were School celebrities — Gongzi Cong was also a top student, often participating in arts activities, and Chun Shijiu went without saying, the only one in the whole School to have repeated two grades.

The dean raised an eyebrow. "And you two! Chun Shijiu, what are you laughing at? You think you're not in trouble? They're in Early Romance — what's your deal, coming all the way up here to cheer them on?"

Chun Shijiu: "..."

He wanted to argue that those two weren't fighting, but on reflection, whether You Qi and Zhou Mu were in Early Romance or fighting, his behavior just now did count as cheering them on. The dean wasn't wrong.

"Come with me to the Office!" The dean ordered and took them all away, notifying their homeroom teachers along the way.

On the way to the Office, Zhou Mu leaned close to You Qi and whispered: "Why did Gongzi Cong stop me just now..."

The dean turned his head sharply. "You two, don't get so close — can't you be apart for even a moment?"

You Qi: "..."

Zhou Mu: "..."

You Qi was shooed to walk on the other side.

Zhou Mu looked back reluctantly several times. The atmosphere really was like forcibly separating a pair of lovebirds.

Seeing this, Gongzi Cong said awkwardly in a low voice: "Young Master, I had you admit it because of our School rules — fighting gets an Official Reprimand, serious cases can even get expelled, but Early Romance is just criticism, calling parents, and making you two sit apart..."

Zhou Mu, hearing this, couldn't hold back, saying indignantly: "On what grounds are you making us sit apart!"

The dean turned back with a cold smile: "Got some backbone, can't wait for a Warning Penalty?"

Gongzi Cong quickly added in a low voice: "No change means Warning Penalty, continued no change means Official Reprimand."

"No, no." Zhou Mu immediately said obediently, "I'll break up with him right away."

Gongzi Cong: "..."

You Qi: "..."

...

The four were dragged to the Office, and their three homeroom teachers gathered together.

Chun Shijiu and Gongzi Cong's homeroom teachers were both speechless. They'd gotten calls about something like Early Romance, and had assumed Chun Shijiu and Gongzi Cong were in Early Romance too. Coming over, they learned it was actually skipping class to go watch someone else's Early Romance.

What promising students.

"Chun Shijiu I could let go, but Jiang Xiaocong, you..." Gongzi Cong's homeroom teacher had also taught Chun Shijiu before, and spoke very casually, looking at them both with frustrated disappointment.

Gongzi Cong awkwardly lowered his head and said nothing.

Lin Teacher had much more to worry about. You Qi was her pride and joy. Zhou Mu had only transferred this semester, but had already won the affection of many teachers and students. She'd arranged for them to sit together originally hoping You Qi could help a classmate — she hadn't expected help to go this far.

"Director, are you sure? They're usually quite friendly..." Lin Teacher still held onto a thread of hope.

"The moment I went up, I saw them on the ground, one lying in the other's arms, probably just finished kissing — both their faces were red. These two were cheering them on, saying some... ahem." The dean didn't want to describe it too explicitly, but in his experience, if that wasn't Early Romance, he'd eat his hat.

Lin Teacher said disappointedly: "Really?"

"Huh? Oh right, just finished kissing." Zhou Mu said carelessly. Following Gongzi Cong's advice, they absolutely shouldn't let anyone see they'd been fighting now.

You Qi speechlessly nudged him.

Zhou Mu said, puzzled: "Then what should we say? Make something up yourself."

The dean: "Right, I've already figured it out."

You Qi: "..."

"Call their parents. This still needs family and School working together to intervene with the students, so they don't get more rebellious." Although the dean had heard Zhou Mu blustering earlier about breaking up with You Qi, he'd also seen plenty of secret little couples — he wouldn't believe it so easily.

The dean was giving his lecture here, while Lin Teacher was calling the two students' parents.

As it turned out, You Qi's parent was especially busy. After receiving the call for a few seconds, they said they had something to do, would contact the teacher later, and hung up.

Calling Zhou Mu's parent was even more outrageous — nobody answered at all.

"My mom and dad aren't in the city, no signal." Zhou Mu blinked. "Teacher, if you're looking for my mom, I can help you find her — book in advance."

There was nothing to be done.

It was already Friday. Lin Teacher said thoughtfully: "Fine, go back and talk to your families. Have the parents come to my Office on Monday. Think about it yourselves these two days — isn't this behavior a bit inappropriate? This is the time to focus on studies. Once you graduate, you can date however you want. Go back and move your desks apart. Zhou Mu, sit at the back of the first group."

Zhou Mu had been indifferent to the earlier part, but hearing that he'd really be separated from You Qi, showed reluctance: "...Alright."

You Qi looked at him comfortingly, though he didn't say anything.

Their expressions only further confirmed they were dating.

After the talk, returning to the Classroom, Zhou Mu moved his desk to the other side. Lin Teacher stood in the corridor, watching through the window, so he couldn't dawdle even if he wanted.

Seeing this, classmates gathered around in surprise: "Why'd you move? You're not deskmates anymore?"

The two were clearly still getting along fine — why weren't they deskmates anymore?

You Qi sensed something and wanted to stop it, but it was already too late.

"It wasn't my idea to move," Zhou Mu gestured as he explained to everyone, "You Qi and I were caught in Early Romance by the dean. They forcibly separated us and made us sit apart."

Everyone: "What?!!!"

Zhou Mu pointed at Lin Teacher outside: "Teacher said we had to move, sigh!"

He sighed, dragged his stool to the other side, leaving a pile of petrified classmates.

Xu Tianyi, who sat in front of them, stared blankly at You Qi: "Huh?"

Others also turned their gazes to You Qi. What Zhou Mu had said was too explosive — Early Romance was a taboo topic, especially happening between these two people.

You Qi was silent for a moment, then gave up with a blank expression: "Yeah, forcibly separated."

Xu Tianyi: "Damn, I knew it! I always thought so!!"

You Qi: "..."

At this School, all subject teachers had been urgently notified by Lin Teacher to keep an eye on You Qi and Zhou Mu during class, but after school, they couldn't keep an eye on these two Fierce Beasts anymore.

The two exchanged a glance, didn't say a word to each other, but wordlessly met at the highest point of the School building.

When You Qi jumped up, Zhou Mu was already crouching on the pointed rooftop. He walked over and stood beside him. The two silently let the wind blow for a while. Since You Qi had arrived, the wind up high seemed more nimble, weaving through Zhou Mu's hair, brushing his cheeks, leaving a faint redness.

They looked down at their classmates in the campus, laughing and playing as they left School.

After fighting each other and being caught "in Early Romance," their relationship seemed to have entered a new phase. Concealment, deception, struggle — all released. But unlike the beginning, when they'd worried about each other as fragile Human Race deskmates, they were both holding back now.

Through all this ran some vague, unclear ambiguity, secretly passing in the wind.

A long while.

Zhou Mu finally looked up and said: "My family has another house at Suburban Hillside. My mom lives there, and I only go on weekends. How about you come with me as a guest, and tell her about this while we're at it — she has to come see the teacher next week."

You Qi: "Alright, we still need to get our story straight. Several people have asked us exactly when we got together."

Zhou Mu's heart skipped a beat, and he laughed loudly: "Just say it was my birthday."

You Qi reached out and pulled him up. "Fine, that day it is."

The two jumped down together in the direction of the wind, still joking about it.

...

Zhou Mu's house in the suburbs was a three-story detached villa with a huge yard — the entire hill was his family's property. From the foot of the mountain, they were already within surveillance range, and security personnel came over to check.

"Please register your purpose of visit." The guard handed the notebook to Zhou Mu.

You Qi looked at Zhou Mu uncertainly — wasn't this his house?

Zhou Mu also threw a tantrum at the guard: "Uncle, I have to register when I come home? Go tell my mom I'm here."

The guard said awkwardly: "Young Master, the mistress said, especially when you come, we need to watch out — every time, a few refrigerators' worth of food goes missing."

Zhou Mu: "..."

So stingy, really so stingy.

He registered in a huff, wrote You Qi's name too, and only then was allowed up the mountain. At the gate, he could see his mother He Shi sunbathing inside, lying in a rocking chair swaying lazily — clearly well-fed and comfortable.

The gate sounded, Zhou Mu came in.

He Shi opened her eyes at the sound, sat up, and raised a lazy hand in greeting.

"I'm back, Mom." Zhou Mu introduced You Qi to her. "This is my classmate, You Qi."

You Qi also set the fruit he'd brought aside. "Greetings, senior."

He Shi's gaze swept over, sliding past the fruit to land on You Qi, and she said politely: "Just come, why bring food!"

You Qi: "..."