Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 368 - 367: Where Did the President Run Off To?

Chapter 368: Chapter 367: Where Did the President Run Off To?

"Lin Tian, you can’t sneak away, you must attend the ceremony, you’re the main character," Xiao Manxuan, seeing Lin Tian about to make a run for it, quickly grabbed his arm and said to Zhang Lingyu, "Sister Yu, help me escort him over there."

Zhang Lingyu’s lips revealed a mischievous smile, truly as the little girl said, and she grasped Lin Tian’s other arm.

"Hey, men and women should not touch hands when giving or receiving things, this is harassment, understand?" Lin Tian yelled, moving his arms slightly, not expecting the two little girls to grip even tighter.

Escaping from Xiao Manxuan would, of course, be a piece of cake for him, but he feared hurting her. As for Zhang Lingyu, getting away from her grip was a bit troublesome; it might even take a fight to settle, since this girl was so mysterious; Lin Tian still couldn’t see through her completely.

However, the two little girls treated his words as if they were the wind past their ears, dragging him towards the sports field. Fatty Huang and a group of people were coming from behind, and Lin Tian called out, "Fatty Huang, hurry up and rescue Brother Tian, I’m being kidnapped by two female perverts!"

"Brother Tian, we’re powerless in this situation, hehe, we’ll head over first," Fatty Huang said with a chuckle, and even threw a knowing glance, suggesting enjoying the company of two school beauties was a blessing one should not ignore.

The others gave him the same look and followed Fatty Huang away.

"Damn, a bunch of disloyal guys," Lin Tian said disdainfully.

"Dare to call us female perverts, hmph!" Xiao Manxuan snorted and then freed a hand to pinch the soft flesh on Lin Tian’s waist, using a woman’s ultimate move.

Zhang Lingyu was no exception, but the strength of her pinch was extraordinarily powerful; Lin Tian seriously doubted she could pinch through steel bars. This girl knows my body is strong, she must be doing it on purpose.

Lin Tian followed the two women towards the sports field, passing students curiously gauging the trio’s odd combination. The male students envied, jealously hated, and um, the female students felt the same, though about the two school beauties.

Not far off, a girl passed by; it was Qi Jing. She stood still, watching Lin Tian, "flanked by one on the left and one on the right," her eyes filled with complexity, but she didn’t say anything and walked away.

"Lin Tian, your ex-girlfriend is alone; could she have broken up with Sun Decai over the guaranteed admission list?" Zhang Lingyu speculated rather nosily.

"That’s possible, oh, Lin Tian, look at the way she looks at you; it seems she still has feelings for you," Xiao Manxuan glanced at Lin Tian’s expression and said deliberately.

"Really? In this day and age, love is free; no one can control how she wants to be," Lin Tian said indifferently.

"If, I mean if, she regrets it and comes back to you, what would you do?" Xiao Manxuan asked cautiously.

Both women watched Lin Tian’s handsome face, as if trying to find some different expressions on it.

"Things would stay the same as they are!" Lin Tian said, his expression unchanged.

"What if..." Xiao Manxuan was about to continue asking.

Lin Tian quickly exclaimed, "Stop, Second Miss, where are all these ’ifs’ coming from? If you ask any more, I won’t attend the ceremony."

The little girl had no choice but to shut her mouth, exchanging a look with Zhang Lingyu, both seemingly deep in thought.

By now, a half-meter-high platform had been set up in front of the flag-raising stage on the large sports field, with a red carpet spread on top and a back wall with the theme of today’s event printed on it: Xiao’s Scholarship Medical Aid Project Establishment Ceremony.

The organizing entities were naturally the Xiao’s Love Foundation and Xikou City High School, with tables and chairs set up on the stage, although the leaders had yet to take their seats.

Lin Tian and his two companions found the queue for Senior Grade 1, where each class had student officers maintaining order and lined up accordingly.

As the tallest in his class, Lin Tian naturally took the lead in the boys’ line, while Xiao Manxuan and Zhang Lingyu, being the tallest among the girls, also naturally lined up first, adjacent to Lin Tian.

All the third-year high school students had come out, and the enormous queue had been organized by 8:55 a.m., with just five minutes to go until the start, but there was still no sign of the leadership.

Others were eagerly discussing the scholarship, but Lin Tian was internally mocking the leaders, always appearing last at ceremonies to showcase their status.

Just as he was growing impatient, a group of people could be seen slowly approaching along the track of the sports field. Among this group, Principal Yan had the most contented smile, followed by city officials, and naturally, the other vice-principals didn’t have the status to walk in the front row. Xiao Manxue was conspicuously absent, probably loathing such tedious formalities and having sent someone in her stead.

Next to the leaders, there were also accompanying TV hosts, photographers, and others, responsible for filming and reporting the entire ceremony.

For Lin Tian, it was the first time seeing the host from the Xikou City TV station, who was even prettier than on TV; indeed, she was the station’s top host. He thought the beautiful host was the only highlight in the leadership team, otherwise the sight of the leaders wasn’t very interesting.

If it wasn’t for me getting the Bai Family to donate money, this ceremony wouldn’t even exist, Lin Tian suddenly thought, looking at the leaders with their self-satisfied expressions.

After the leaders took their seats, the school’s master of ceremonies said a bunch of words, which were nothing more than getting students to applaud the leaders and calling their presence an honor for the school.

Lin Tian couldn’t be bothered to lift a hand, it was all just empty words.

Then came the city officials’ speeches, and finally, at long last, Principal Yan’s turn. He solemnly took out his speech and began his wrap-up speech with slight excitement. He thanked the leaders, he thanked Xiao’s Love Foundation; these were all standard elements of a speech.

Spanning several pages, he didn’t even pause to take a sip of water to moisten his throat, reading it all in one breath.

"Students, speaking of this scholarship, I must mention someone who, through his initiative, made this scholarship possible," concluded Principal Yan, deviating from the script, "Moreover, he proposed an unprecedented idea, the scholarship should no longer be limited to just the academically excellent students, but be open to all ranks. As long as one has a willingness to improve, they have the chance to get the scholarship."

"Good..." All the students shouted their approvals in unison, bursting into applause more genuine than ever before.

The heated atmosphere took a while to settle down before Principal Yan continued, "And he also suggested the creation of an English Association, a first for a high school. After careful consideration, the school’s leadership unanimously approved this application, so today is truly a doubly joyous occasion."

"He is the founder of the scholarship, the inaugural president of the English Association. Let’s invite him to come up and say a few words, please welcome Lin Tian from Senior Grade 1." With elevated spirits, Principal Yan concluded his speech and passed the baton to Lin Tian, the founder, inviting him to speak.

All the students turned their heads towards Senior Grade 1’s spot, the TV station’s cameras also swiveled in that direction, focusing on Senior Grade 1. In an instant, Senior Grade 1 became the center of attention, then all the students from Senior Grade 1 turned towards the head of their queue, where Lin Tian should have been.

But at that moment, the head of the queue was eerily vacant; Lin Tian was gone.

"Where’s Brother Tian?" Fatty Huang asked in confusion.

"Where did President Lin go?" This question quickly spread among the students of all three grades.

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