Chapter 60: Quite the Temptation

No matter how hard she tried, Jing Xin could not fathom how Shi Ji could be so obsessed with money. She knew he disliked studying, but the idea of dropping out just for cash infuriated her. It seemed like Shi Ji was money-crazy.

“Hey! You need to be serious. Do you think this is your home where you can just drop out whenever you want?”

Shi Ji didn’t care. He kept smiling, looking a bit excited.

“Of course, that’s six hundred grand we’re talking about. Just tell me how to cash out the six hundred grand, and I’ll be on my way. It seems like you don’t like me anyway, so this is a win-win, right, Instructor Jing Xin?”

Usually, he called her “brat” or “little girl,” but now that he needed something, he quickly switched to a respectful “Instructor Jing Xin.”

Jing Xin crossed her arms over her flat chest, glaring at Shi Ji.

“I really don’t get what’s going on in your head. You can forget about it. That so-called six hundred grand doesn’t exist for you.”

Shi Ji, who had been excited about the money, froze.

“What? Doesn’t exist? Then what did you mean earlier? Were you just messing with me?”

“Tch! You think helping out at a bun shop is worth six hundred grand? Not so easy. For the details, don’t ask me. It’s all explained in the student handbook, which you conveniently ignored. There’s still almost an hour before class starts at nine. You’re staying here until then. Take the time to read the student handbook.”

If Jing Xin hadn’t mentioned it, Shi Ji would have completely forgotten about the student handbook.

Ignoring Jing Xin, he sat down and started flipping through the handbook.

Shi Ji considered himself quite patient, but the densely packed text made his irritation rise quickly.

He had skimmed the handbook before and found it more detailed than the Star Hero Academy’s rules, so he hadn’t bothered reading it. Now, faced with it again, he felt overwhelmed and annoyed.

His expression changed as he read, his eyebrows twitching comically.

Eventually, his patience gave out. He hadn’t even found the section on credits before he felt like his mind was about to explode.

Too many words, pointless reading.

Jing Xin, while working, occasionally glanced at Shi Ji. About half an hour later, she looked up and saw that Shi Ji had fallen asleep on the side.

He could sleep here?

“…”

Daring to sleep in her office, Shi Ji was definitely the first.

At that moment, a male instructor entered the room, stopping at the door.

“Instructor Jing Xin, Director Hei Long from the Anomaly Detection Center is here. The principal wants to see you.”

Jing Xin nodded. “Got it.”

The male instructor left, and Jing Xin tidied up a bit before walking over to Shi Ji, kicking him awake.

“What?” Shi Ji grumbled, clearly annoyed.

If it weren’t for the urgent matter, Jing Xin would have given him a good scolding.

“Wait here. I have to take care of something and will be right back. Don’t touch anything in this room.”

With that, Jing Xin left.

Shi Ji rolled over, rubbed his eyes, and got up to stretch. He was curious about the items in the room but not really interested.

“Hey? Wow, impressive. New stockings? Oh, red underwear. This little brat really likes to act mature. She’s wearing white today, though. Kids’ clothes would suit her better.”