Yang Mian sat in the classroom, her eyes seemingly focused on the homeroom teacher, but her thoughts had already drifted far away.
The teacher’s lecture was vivid and engaging, but to Yang Mian, the material was far too basic—she had long since mastered it.
【The homeroom teacher is actually pretty good at teaching, but there’s absolutely no challenge. I already learned all of this long ago! Still, being able to sit in a classroom like a normal person and experience student life… it’s kind of interesting.】
At that moment, the Class 13 group chat kept flashing with messages.
Mo Xingchen was the first to ask:
[Isn’t Yang Mian a normal person?]
Fang Lian immediately replied:
[Based on current observations, she’s very likely an alien. @Everyone what do you think!?]
As soon as the message was sent, a flood of replies appeared:
Class 13 [Alien +1]
Yang Mian’s thoughts were pulled back for a moment. She glanced at the homeroom teacher and couldn’t help but complain internally before returning to her thoughts.
【But honestly… the homeroom teacher is kind of unlucky. Well, it makes sense—if he were lucky, why would he end up teaching Class 13, a bunch of troublemakers like us?】
Just as Xiao Yangshuo was about to step out of the classroom, his foot crossed the threshold—then suddenly froze, as if his body had been locked in place. He quickly pulled it back.
He was startled.
Something involving him? This gossip—he had to hear it in person.
【The homeroom teacher, Xiao Yangshuo, was originally the son of a wealthy businessman. But fate took a turn—his family declined, and he eventually became completely destitute. The mastermind behind all of this was his uncle. That uncle coveted his mother’s beauty, and when Xiao Yangshuo’s father was away on a business trip, he committed vile acts and forcibly assaulted her. Unable to endure the humiliation and suffering, his mother ultimately jumped from a building and ended her life.】
【When the father returned, that same uncle falsely accused the mother of infidelity, claiming she had been caught cheating and died while trying to flee in panic. The father, deceived by the uncle’s usual appearance of a kind, religious, and self-disciplined man, never imagined such cruelty from someone so close. Poor Xiao Yangshuo, only two years old at the time, lost his mother forever and grew up without maternal love.】
【Even more chilling—only one month after his mother’s death, his father quickly remarried, claiming it was to give him a stepmother so he could adapt to a single-parent household.】
Yang Mian’s heart filled with indignation.
【What a ridiculous plot twist. His father isn’t exactly a good man either, right? His wife just died and he remarried a month later—how heartless can you be?】
Then another message appeared.
【The woman he remarried was actually his first love—the “white moonlight” of his youth.】
【After she gave birth to her own child, her attitude toward Xiao Yangshuo changed drastically. She beat and scolded him constantly, making his childhood miserable. His younger “brother” was even worse—he put dead mice on his bed. Xiao Yangshuo eventually snapped and beat him up. But his father and stepmother always sided with the younger child, excusing him as “too young to understand.” At that time, the so-called brother was already 12, while Xiao Yangshuo was only 15.】
【Not only that, the brother stole money from home and framed Xiao Yangshuo for it. No matter how desperately he explained, his father refused to believe him and beat him nearly to death. Worst of all, his stepmother even harbored inappropriate intentions toward him and tried to make him cooperate in immoral acts.】
Yang Mian couldn’t hold back anymore.
【Damn, isn’t his stepmother about the same age as his father? And she still wants to go after a young guy? And her own stepson at that? That’s beyond disgusting—it completely crosses the line of morality!】
【After that, Xiao Yangshuo decisively moved out. From then on, the Xiao family became the mother and son’s domain. They quickly transferred the assets and even kicked his father out.】
【Serves him right. After everything he did, he deserved it.】
【Teacher Xiao ended up living in poverty, surviving through work-study programs just to complete his education.】
【His past was already miserable, and now he’s stuck with a Class 13 full of troublemakers. His chances of turning things around are slim… poor homeroom teacher. Sigh. Honestly, no one in our class has a good fate—we’re all struggling in life’s mud.】
Hearing all this, the students of Class 13 felt a wave of unexpected sympathy rise in their hearts.
They all thought the same thing:
The homeroom teacher is so pitiful… so miserable.
Maybe we should actually behave and stop making things harder for him.
But before they could fully process that emotion, Yang Mian’s inner voice exploded again in the group chat.
【Right now, Xiao Yangshuo’s fiancée is in the wedding house he carefully prepared… sleeping with his so-called younger brother. Doing something utterly filthy.】
【This is so explosive… can I go watch it live? I kind of want to see this ridiculous scene with my own eyes.】
The entire Class 13 instantly became excited, curiosity ignited, and they all responded that they also wanted to go watch.
【Sigh, the teacher is really too pitiful. Lost his mother, unloved by his father, ended up with a poisonous stepmother. Finally escaped that family, got engaged, and before even marrying, his fiancée is already cheating with his stepbrother. His life is just… unbelievably tragic. Fate is too unfair to him.】
At this moment, all of Class 13 looked toward Xiao Yangshuo with deep sympathy.
However, for Xiao Yangshuo himself, this kind of hardship was nothing new.
From childhood to now, he had endured countless misfortunes and always survived through sheer willpower.
Even in the worst situations, he had managed to grit his teeth and push through.
At least now—before marriage—he had discovered the truth. That was still better than finding out after becoming trapped in a miserable marriage.
Thinking of this, a cold smile formed in his heart.
If that man and woman were deliberately trying to humiliate him, then he would not simply sit back and accept it.
He silently vowed to give them an unforgettable “gift” and make them pay a painful price.
Only he knew what that gift would be.
Suppressing his anger, he turned to the class and said in a composed tone:
“Students, you still have classes to attend, so stay in the classroom and study properly. Matters between adults should be handled by adults. You don’t need to worry yourselves too much—focus on your studies.”
Mo Xingchen immediately stood up and objected seriously:
“Teacher, don’t forget—we’re all eighteen now. Legally, we’re adults. And you’re only four or five years older than us. You’re not exactly a real ‘adult’ in our eyes either, so stop treating us like children.”
Yang Mian listened to their conversation and felt confused.
【What are they talking about? I don’t really get it… Why do I feel like they already know the teacher’s fiancée is cheating, and they all want to go catch them in the act?】
【That can’t be right… can it?】
The entire Class 13 immediately responded in their hearts:
We don’t know anything. We know nothing at all.
In the end, it was decided that Xiao Yangshuo would go handle the situation himself.
After all, he didn’t want his students to witness such an unsightly scene.