Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 373 - 372: Honorary President for Life

Chapter 373: Chapter 372: Honorary President for Life

After hearing Secretary Luo’s words, Lin Tian couldn’t help but glance at Principal Yan, who was also looking over with a smile. From that expression, Lin Tian knew Principal Yan must have told Secretary Luo everything.

But this was perhaps for the best, with Secretary Luo stepping in, Pan Hui’s consequences would be even more severe. If it had been left to him, he might have just beaten Pan Hui up, but now, without lifting a finger, Pan Hui had become a rat crossing the street, chased by everyone.

It seemed that doing good deeds for his classmates was also rewarding, at least they would stand up and cheer for him unhesitatingly when he called. Lin Tian felt a bit happy in his heart, his past efforts hadn’t been in vain.

There’s always a return for what you give, and that return isn’t necessarily monetary but can unexpectedly touch you. What a bunch of sweet classmates, such pure friendships could only be found in a school.

In this materialistic society, the school was a rare sanctuary, of course, excluding Sun Decai and his cronies. Lin Tian chuckled coldly and looked up at an inconspicuous corner of the teaching building, where Sun Decai and his friends stood, all with disgruntled faces. In the entire school, they were the only ones who didn’t want to see Lin Tian do well.

But he didn’t see Qi Jing with Sun Decai, could it really be that they had broken up? Lin Tian thought about it briefly then cast the thought aside. As long as they didn’t bother him, who cared if they turned the world upside down?

"Sister Yu, look how smug he smiles. Secretary Luo actually says he’s low-key, yet he can call on a thousand people at a moment’s notice. That’s not low-key at all; I don’t think there’s anyone less low-key than him," Xiao Manxuan whispered to Zhang Lingyu after hearing Secretary Luo say Lin Tian was low-key.

"I think Xuanxuan is just jealous, with so many girls protecting him," Zhang Lingyu also whispered back teasingly.

"Hmph, I wouldn’t get jealous over a big bad guy like him," Xiao Manxuan snorted and said with a deliberately straight face.

Lin Tian, overhearing the girls’ conversation, didn’t know whether to cry or laugh. He was clearly coldly smiling, but in the eyes of the little girls, it turned into a smug smile—talk about a grave injustice, worse than Dou’e’s.

"Everyone, let’s disperse and go back to class," Principal Yan saw that the situation was under control and tried to seize the opportunity to disperse the crowd.

Standing around wasn’t a solution, and Principal Yan feared that if something else happened, and the crowd turned on Pan Hui, then even nine lives wouldn’t be enough for Pan Hui.

In a crowd, anger is contagious, especially with over a thousand people, where it might lead to an instant loss of control. But even after Principal Yan spoke, the students remained standing still.

"Everyone, listen to the principal and disperse, go back to class," Lin Tian saw the principal was a bit embarrassed, so he helped call out. Then the students began to leave one by one, and in no time the place was empty again.

As the crowd dispersed, Liu Ruming and her friends breathed a sigh of relief. Facing the momentum of a thousand people, they would be lying if they said they weren’t afraid, and they were ultimately grateful that Lin Tian’s reputation was high enough to summon people as well as to disperse them.

If one could only summon a crowd but not control the situation afterward, the consequences would be truly terrifying.

"Student Lin Tian, don’t feel burdened, just focus on your studies and do well on your college entrance exams. The principal and I have other matters to discuss, so we’ll be leaving now," Secretary Luo said, comforting Lin Tian a bit in case he took the incident to heart, before leading the group of officials away.

"Teacher Liu, we’re leaving too. I’m very sorry about today. Regarding the report on Lin Tian, we will respect his wishes and not broadcast his photo, and we won’t broadcast detailed information either. Please rest assured," Su Shan said first to Liu Ruming, and then glanced at Lin Tian before adding.

As for Pan Hui, he now resembled a defeated rooster, too scared to even look directly at Lin Tian, let alone speak, for fear of accidentally provoking the Evil God again. He simply followed Su Shan out.

After everyone else had left, the scene was left with only Liu Ruming, Lin Tian, Xiao Manxuan, and Zhang Lingyu. Liu Ruming kept examining Lin Tian’s face, as if she were looking for some secret. She suddenly felt that the young student before her was unfathomable, as though he harbored secrets unknown to others.

"Teacher Ru Meng, if you keep looking at me like that, I’ll feel embarrassed," Lin Tian said with a chuckle, his face betraying no embarrassment whatsoever.

"Lin Tian, I’ve decided to make you the permanent president of the English Association," Liu Ruming said at last seriously after failing to discern anything.

"Permanent president?" Lin Tian didn’t understand and exclaimed in surprise, "Teacher Ru Meng, haven’t you forgotten that I’ll soon be taking the college entrance exams? After that, I’ll graduate, and it will be time for me to step down for someone else to take over. Are you hoping that I don’t get into college and just stay here to repeat high school?"

"No, you’ve misunderstood. I’m appointing you as the honorary president, permanently. You wouldn’t refuse, would you? I think with your story, it’s bound to be passed down among the students for years. To say that the legendary figure Lin Tian is the honorary president of the association, that’s like having a living signboard," explained Liu Ruming, then looked at Lin Tian expectantly.

Her idea was simple: to do well with the English Association. However, Liu Ruming didn’t know how long she would stay at Xikou City High School. If one day she left and there was no one to run the English Association, it would sooner or later face dissolution.

Liu Ruming couldn’t count on the other English teachers either. At the high school level, every teacher and leader’s goal was to chase higher college admission rates—who would have the time to manage the English Association?

The comprehensive development of students? To hell with that. At the high school stage, which teacher cares about this? They all wish they could turn students into exam-taking machines. Even if there were teachers who were willing to focus on this, the prevailing environment would eventually cause them to give up and also become geared solely towards serving the purpose of exams.

Lin Tian saw earnestness in Liu Ruming’s eyes. Her heart hadn’t been worn down by the environment yet, and she hoped that the English Association would really be able to continue indefinitely.

"Alright, I’ll do as Teacher Ru Meng says and be the honorary president. It’s just a title anyway," Lin Tian agreed to her request.

Liu Ruming glared at him and said, "Who said it’s just a title? You’re the president now, and you still have responsibilities to fulfill."

"Teacher Ru Meng, my study schedule is very heavy. Sometimes I review until late at night and have trouble sleeping. Ah, my head even hurts a bit now. Do you think I have pre-exam syndrome? What if I faint in the exam room during the test?" Lin Tian rubbed his temple, deliberately frowning as he spoke, his act convincing.

"Pff..." Xiao Manxuan couldn’t help but laugh out loud. She was the one who had to call Lin Tian to wake him up every day, and it often took ages to get him up, sleeping like a log. Anyone could suffer from pre-exam syndrome, but how could that possibly apply to this big rascal?

Liu Ruming looked questioningly at Xiao Manxuan, but this was a suspicion she preferred to err on the side of believing. She mused for a moment and said, "Alright, then you should prioritize your college entrance exams. You don’t have to organize events for the association, but you should still attend. However, as someone who has been through all this, I urge you to study smartly and balance work with rest. Also, remember from now on, you should call me Teacher Liu."

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