Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 862 - 859: Kindness or Trouble?

Chapter 862: Chapter 859: Kindness or Trouble?

"Lin Tian, are you going to the school’s dinner party tonight?" Xiao Manxuan asked.

"Yes, of course. Dinner, chatting, shooting the breeze, and then we’ll all go our separate ways. Graduating from high school and parting ways, some classmates we may never see again in our lifetime. Consider it a happy gathering before we say goodbye," Lin Tian affirmed.

To others, high school is three years of life, but for Lin Tian, the entire high school was just a few months. Yet, even spending just a month or two together, he still grew to like this group of lovely classmates.

"Since you’re going, I’ll go too," Xiao Manxuan said with a smile.

"Alright, let’s head back first. Teacher Fang should notify us of the dinner location later," Lin Tian said as he walked with Xiao Manxuan out of the school.

"Hey, the college entrance exams are over, why haven’t we seen Sister Yu?" Xiao Manxuan suddenly asked.

"Who knows? She’s always elusive, probably went home early," Lin Tian replied as they walked.

Since the school gate was open today, students were free to go home, and the entrance was filled with cars waiting for their kids to come out.

To avoid the traffic, Lin Tian had Miss drive to the side, then he and Xiao Manxuan climbed over the wall to get out. This might have been Xiao Manxuan’s first time climbing a wall.

Back at the Xiao Mansion, Lin Tian had just changed his clothes when, sure enough, he received Fang Ming’s text message about the dinner location, which was a five-star hotel in Xikou City. The school had reserved several large banquet halls in the hotel.

In fact, it wasn’t just Xikou City High School having a dinner party; almost all high school graduates planned to have a dinner followed by karaoke. It’s no exaggeration to say that tonight, this city was taken over by high school seniors.

By the time they left the house, it was already seven o’clock. Lin Tian drove the bulletproof car, with the Second Miss in tow, to the hotel. They arrived at exactly 7:20, and the dinner was scheduled to start at 7:30.

Lin Tian and Xiao Manxuan went up to the restaurant on the top floor, where the tables were already set with drinks, and many students had arrived early, chatting and boasting around the tables.

The restaurant was large, accommodating dozens of tables, with each table seating ten people, making space for students from five different classes. The spot for the third-year class one was at the front.

"Brother Tian, over here, we’re all here," came Fatty Huang’s loud voice as he stood up, waving at Lin Tian.

The students from the third-year class one were mostly present. Lin Tian sat down at Fatty Huang’s table, with Xiao Manxuan naturally sitting next to him. Other than Fatty Huang, there were several basketball players and the sports commissioner Yao Yun at the table.

As Lin Tian sat down, he glanced around but didn’t see Zhang Lingyu. However, he did spot Sun Decai and Qi Jing at another table, not far from theirs.

Sun Decai also obviously spotted Lin Tian, and his expression didn’t look good. But Qi Jing, from the moment Lin Tian entered, had her attention fixed on him.

This made Sun Decai very upset. People at school were unaware of their breakup, and Qi Jing was still publicly his girlfriend. Yet Qi Jing was focusing on another man, which made Sun Decai feel very humiliated.

"Lin Tian, it seems Sister Yu didn’t come," Xiao Manxuan suddenly asked, as she had been looking for Zhang Lingyu too.

"Maybe something came up," Lin Tian casually replied, ignoring Sun Decai’s stare and asked Fatty, "Isn’t Teacher Fang coming?"

Class Leader He answered for him, "We called earlier, and Teacher Fang said she was halfway..."

"Teacher Fang is here!" a student exclaimed in surprise before Class Leader He could finish.

With that announcement, a group of people appeared at the entrance, the teachers from Xikou City High School. Among them, Fang Ming and Liu Ruming were the most eye-catching, Fang Ming being mature and beautiful, and Liu Ruming young and pretty.

You could tell their allure by the way several male teachers were eager to please them.

The male teachers originally wanted to invite the two to sit at another table reserved specially for teachers, but Fang Ming and Liu Ruming politely declined, opting to sit at Lin Tian’s table instead.

"Lin Tian, you don’t mind if we sit here, do you?" Liu Ruming asked with a smile.

"Of course not. Teacher Fang and Teacher Ru Meng are the most popular people tonight," Lin Tian replied with a grin.

"That’s more like it," Liu Ruming said.

"Well then, Principal Yan and the other leaders will come later, so let’s have the waitstaff serve the food. I’m sure many students are already hungry," Fang Ming declared, winning cheers from the students.

The waitstaff started serving the food, and just as they finished, the "honorable" school leaders finally arrived fashionably late. Lin Tian noticed that the smaller the leader, the more they liked to act important. Even a principal like Yan Dehui wasn’t exempt, as if this behavior was the only way to emphasize their leadership status.

With the leaders present, a speech was naturally required. It was nothing more than reflecting on the past and looking forward to the future, but the students were already famished and tired of listening to Yan Dehui’s speeches.

Yan Dehui likely realized this situation, so he quickly ended his speech. However, before finishing, he loudly suggested, "I propose that Lin Tian make a toast to kick off our dinner tonight. How about it? With Lin Tian’s influence among you, I don’t think anyone will object."

Unlike their disdain for the leaders’ speeches, everyone cheered when they heard Lin Tian would be making a toast. The leaders could only look on helplessly. Despite being school leaders, they didn’t hold as much sway as a single student, which was undeniably a failure.

"I object!" A distinctly different voice suddenly broke through the cheering crowd.

Everyone turned to look at the source of the voice, only to see Sun Decai standing nonchalantly. Recognizing it was Sun Decai, many people frowned.

"Sun Decai, what’s your objection?" Yan Dehui asked with a slight frown, as he had intended to support Lin Tian, but someone was against it.

Sun Decai chuckled and said, "You’ve misunderstood. I’m not opposing Lin Tian giving a toast. It’s just that I’ve heard he’s always scored full marks on his essay exams. With such talent, wouldn’t it be perfect for this special occasion to have him recite an impromptu poem as a toast?"

He smiled at Lin Tian, but his eyes held an unclear meaning. The classmates, hearing his suggestion, fell silent.

Making a toast isn’t difficult. As long as you have good speaking skills and confidence, you can just ad-lib a few lines. But composing an impromptu poem that fits the occasion is not easy at all.

Modern people aren’t like those in ancient times. Whether reciting someone else’s poem or composing their own, it’s not easy, especially when it comes to the keyword "fit the occasion."

The post-exam dinner brings a mix of relief, joy of freedom, uncertainty about the future, and the sadness of parting. Who could use a single poem to capture those extremely complex emotions?

The language teachers present started racking their brains. Whether it’s a thousand ancient poems or creating a new one, none seemed suitable for the occasion. Even Fang Ming, the best language teacher, shook her head slightly, indicating that she too found it difficult.

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