Chapter 24 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

It was time for biology class for Chen Mu. Chen Mu’s biology teacher was a young fellow with an unmistakable passion for teaching.

While Chen Mu was busy worrying about the matter of his nightly self-study session, Zhuo Xiaobai could be seen slumping in his chair behind him. Zhuo Xiaobai was aimlessly swiping around on his phone, sighing every once in a while.

“The Korean team won again. What are they fooling around for…” Zhuo Xiaobai said to himself. At this time, the teacher was discussing a question related to genetics.

“Zhuo Xiaobai, you should answer this question.” Upon noticing Zhuo Xiaobai’s head was lowered, the biology teacher intentionally called him to answer the question. It did not matter whether Zhuo Xiaobai could answer the question, the teacher only assumed that Zhuo Xiaobai would at least learn some self-restraint from it.

“Huh?” Zhuo Xiaobai stood up with a clueless expression on his face.

“Answer the question—when a white horse mates with a black horse, what color will its offspring be?” asked their biology teacher.

“A zebra?” Zhuo Xiaobai offered a tentative answer. The class burst into roars of laughter; some of the students even bent over to slap their desks in laughter.

“You’ll be standing throughout the rest of this period.” The biology teacher’s pent up anger that had been hidden all this while spilled out without warning. ‘It seems like your brain isn’t wired the same way as everyone else’s, eh…’

“Chen Mu, answer the question,” said the biology teacher.

“Huh? What’s the question?” Chen Mu’s thoughts had been focused on accomplishing the new mission the System had assigned him. Hence, he unfortunately missed the teacher’s question.

The biology teacher thought to himself, ‘Could it be that Chen Mu has stopped listening to class too? This isn’t mathematics, though.’

Therefore, the biology teacher repeated the question. Chen Mu was lucky to have built a sturdy foundation in his studies and managed to reply with the right answer as he said, “It depends on its nuclear and cytoplasmic inheritance. Both of them are dominant and control the genes regarding the horse’s color. Cytoplasmic inheritance is a maternal trait, while nuclear inheritance follows Mendel’s laws.”

“Yes, you may sit. Did you get all of that, Zhuo Xiaobai?” asked the biology teacher.

“I got it. I got it.” Zhuo Xiaobai nodded frantically. Eventually, the biology teacher allowed him to sit down after letting him stand for a few minutes.

Chen Mu felt cold sweat form on his back. He thanked the heavens for his solid foundation. Otherwise, it would have ended disastrously. Pushing everything aside, what in the world could he use as an excuse to skip the self-study session at night?

As recess after their afternoon class arrived, Chen Mu understood that he would face certain doom if he did not make a move. If he played truant toward the session, his parents would be informed for sure. If that happened, the only thing left he could do would be to prepare his own funeral garlands.

Hence, Chen Mu hurried went over to his homeroom teacher’s office. Seeing that Ms. Liang was still there, Chen Mu approached her without any hesitation and greeted her.

“Chen Mu? What’s going on?” Ms. Liang was twenty-eight years old that year, and she was an outstanding postgraduate from the province’s top normal university(TN: A normal school is an institution created to train high school graduates to become teachers by educating them in the norms of pedagogy and curriculum.). She was a looker and a wonderful teacher. Therefore, no matter which class she was assigned to teach in, the results of her students would skyrocket.

Having been elected as the homeroom teacher of an elite class in a key school at such a young age was a firm validation of her competence.

“It’s like this, Ms. Liang. I think the level of my English isn’t very good, and it’s dragging my average down. So, I found a foreigner to help me practice with my English, and I’m hoping that I can appeal to be exempted for a week from the nightly self-study sessions. I wonder if you’ll approve of this request?” asked Chen Mu. Before he entered the office, Chen Mu had already taken five deep breaths. Whether it was his gaze, tone, or breathing rhythm, he gave nothing away.

“Oh? A foreigner? What’s the person’s name?” asked Ms. Liang.

“Ryze. He’s American,” answered Chen Mu.