Soon, Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan arrived at the principal’s office.

As soon as they entered, they saw the room packed with teachers, so full that there weren’t even enough seats, with half of them standing.

“Come, Zichen, let me introduce you. This is your homeroom teacher, Teacher Guan Feng. This is the math teacher, Teacher Bai Yuanhe. This is the physics teacher…”

As soon as Lin Zichen came in, Principal Chen immediately got up and enthusiastically introduced all the subject teachers in his class.

His class was an honors class, where even in the first year of middle school they had to study physics and chemistry and there were even additional competition courses, making the study intensity very high.

“Zichen, the school has great expectations for you. We hope that in the next three years, you can bring countless honors to the school.”

After introducing the teachers, Principal Chen patted Lin Zichen’s shoulder with high hopes.

Then, he let Lin Zichen communicate with the teachers, while he turned back to continue talking with his parents.

On the other side, Shen Qinghan’s family sat in a corner of the office, ignored by everyone, completely lacking presence and looking very out of place.

Because of this, Shen Jianye and Xu Meng felt troubled.

Their daughter was very smart and pretty, but compared to Lin Zichen, who was surrounded by admiration, she looked too ordinary, almost invisible.

With such a big gap, sooner or later the two children would drift apart and become people from two different worlds.

What could they do?

Unlike her parents, Shen Qinghan never thought about such things. She only felt that Lin Zichen was amazing and was very proud to be his closest childhood friend.

See, not only was he handsome, but he excelled in both academics and athletics, truly outstanding.

‘You might not believe it, but he’s my childhood friend. We grew up together and our relationship is super close. Aren’t you jealous?’

Is what she’ll say in the future.

* * *

Lin Zichen had little to talk about with the teachers.

Because by now, he had already self-studied all the middle and high school courses and had even finished advanced mathematics.

With the support of Innate Wisdom, he had mastered everything to a very high level.

Take math for example, he could easily score full marks in every exam.

So Lin Zichen only made some polite conversation with the teachers to get acquainted, then quickly found an excuse to leave with Shen Qinghan.

After the two children left.

Lin Yansheng noticed Shen Jianye and Xu Meng awkwardly sitting in the corner and realized his oversight.

He had gotten too caught up talking with the principal and forgotten about his two friends.

Realizing this, he quickly steered the conversation toward them, saying to the teachers, “Everyone, our little Chen and their Qinghan are the best of friends. Since childhood, they’ve promised to attend the same high school and the same university. Please take good care of those two children.”

When Zhang Wanxin heard this, she added, “Since he was young, little Chen has been stubborn. Once he decides something, he always follows through. He promised Qinghan they would go to the same high school and university, so even if Qinghan doesn’t do well on exams and can only attend an ordinary school, he would still follow her. We entrust the two children to you.”

Principal Chen was shrewd and immediately understood. Smiling, he told the teachers, “As their teachers, you must pay special attention to those two children and don’t let their studies fall behind.”

Saying this, he warmly went over to talk to Shen Jianye and Xu Meng to learn about Shen Qinghan’s situation.

The surrounding teachers also began chatting with them.

Shen Jianye and Xu Meng felt flattered, glancing over at Lin Yansheng and Zhang Wanxin, remembering the favor.

* * *

On the school playground.

Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan sat on the grass.

They watched the students passing by, enjoying the peaceful moment.

Soon, they too would officially become students here, spending their three years of middle school at this place.

“Xiao Chen, look over there, there’s a badminton court. My dad has a pair of rackets in the car. Should we go play badminton?”

“Sure.”

The two agreed right away, went back to the principal’s office to get the car keys from Shen Jianye and retrieved the rackets from the car.

Then they went to the badminton court.

“Xiao Chen, we’re so lucky! The last empty court just happened to be ours!” Shen Qinghan said excitedly.

Seeing her overjoyed face, Lin Zichen couldn’t help but feel a little envious.

This girl was so easily satisfied, a small thing was enough to make her so happy.

“Xiao Chen, watch my Fairy Curveball! Xiao Chen, I’ve got another move, Magical Girl Trick Shot! Xiao Chen, don’t get cocky, you definitely won’t be able to return my Celestial Flower Scatter Shot!”

On the court, Shen Qinghan acted like a child who never grew up, constantly shouting childish move names, her delicate face lit up with a radiant smile.

Watching her childish antics, Lin Zichen couldn’t help but laugh, finding her strangely adorable.

Just as they were enjoying themselves, two older boys who couldn’t find an empty court walked into theirs without a word.

The two didn’t say anything, they just started playing their own game, completely ignoring Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan.

“What are you doing? We were already playing here!”

Shen Qinghan looked at them with displeasure.

But the boys didn’t care at all.

Especially the one with a buzz cut sharing her half of the court, who directly snapped at her:

“Tch, play if you want, if not, then get lost.”

It was blatant court-grabbing, something common in primary and middle school.

Older students often relied on their age and size to seize basketball, badminton or ping pong tables from younger ones whenever there were no empty courts.

In his previous life as a student, Lin Zichen had seen plenty of such behavior.

Back then, he had no power to stop it and could only stay out of it, or if it happened to him, endure silently.

But things were different now.

It was time to make up for the regrets of his youth.

Thinking this, Lin Zichen seized the chance. When the buzz cut boy hit the shuttlecock over, he suddenly lunged forward and smashed it out of the court before they could react!

This time, he held back, using less than ten percent of his strength.

Yet the shuttlecock still shot out dozens of meters, floating down only after a long time.

Seeing this outrageous scene, the two boys froze in shock.

Holding his racket, Lin Zichen pointed at them and asked blankly, “Still want to play?”

The two trembled at his words, staring at him like he was a monster, before slinking off without a word.

Lin Zichen picked up his shuttlecock, smiled gently at Shen Qinghan across the court and said, “Hanhan, let’s continue.”

“Oh, oh, let’s continue.”

Shen Qinghan, still a little dazed, picked up her racket and resumed playing with him.

She had been startled by what happened too.

But then she remembered that even back in second grade, Lin Zichen had once instantly defeated two adults in an alley, so she quickly accepted it as natural.