Pretending to Cultivate in Kindergarten-Chapter 8: The Discipline Officer

The half-meter-tall golden retriever cautiously moved its paw forward, prompting the pigtail-wearing girl to scream louder while flailing her stick wildly.

“Stay back! I warned you not to come any closer!”

The golden retriever whimpered, retreated two steps, and froze in place, looking aggrieved.

[You’ve successfully detected the magical beast. This creature, with its golden fur and large build, is clearly of substantial cultivation. It appears to be engaged in a battle with a heroic girl. Will you assist her or prioritize your safety?]

So the so-called "magical beast" was just this big dog? It didn’t even bare its teeth—it looked rather docile.

Lin Zhengran got out of the car and walked over. As he approached, the girl seemed vaguely familiar. Even her voice sparked a sense of recognition.

When he called out from behind her, the girl panicked, screamed, and crouched on the ground clutching the smaller golden puppy in her arms.

“Help! Police! Help me!”

Baffled, Lin Zhengran took a closer look and recognized her. "Jiang Xueli?"

Hearing a human voice and realizing the big dog hadn’t attacked, Jiang Xueli slowly opened her tear-filled eyes.

“Huh?” She looked up and blurted, “Lin... Lin Zhengran?”

The two were classmates. Jiang Xueli was the discipline officer responsible for maintaining order and correcting disruptive behavior in their class.

Lin Zhengran, known for napping during lessons and reading incomprehensible books, left a deep impression on her.

“What are you doing?” Lin Zhengran asked curiously. “Why are you yelling so much?”

As if grabbing onto a lifeline, Jiang Xueli quickly hid behind him, pointing at the big dog.

“Lin Zhengran! Help me protect this little dog! That big dog tried to bite it to death. Look, the little dog is covered in blood! If I hadn’t saved it, it would have died!”

“Blood?”

Lin Zhengran glanced at the puppy in her arms and noticed reddish spots around its mouth and eyes. But the color seemed off—it didn’t look like blood. There were no visible wounds, and the redness even contained strange seeds.

Suspicious, Lin Zhengran wiped a bit of the red substance with his finger and sighed. "This looks like… dragon fruit to me."

“Dragon fruit? What dragon fruit?” Jiang Xueli looked puzzled.

Lin Zhengran glanced at the big golden retriever, who seemed wronged and pitiful. The truth was clear:

“If I’m not mistaken, this big dog is probably the little dog’s mom. Why don’t you put the puppy down and see if it goes to her?”

Jiang Xueli hesitated but soon protested vehemently. “That’s impossible! I saw the big dog biting the puppy’s head with my own eyes!”

Uninterested in arguing, Lin Zhengran gently took the puppy from her arms and placed it on the ground.

The little golden puppy immediately wagged its tail and ran to its mother, who licked the dragon fruit pulp off its face before giving Lin Zhengran a grateful bark and walking away.

[You’ve saved the magical beast mother and child, earning their blessing. Charisma +1.]

Jiang Xueli stood frozen, like a statue.

“What do you have to say now?” Lin Zhengran asked.

“This… this... this...”

He mimicked her stammering. “This. This… this?”

Blushing, Jiang Xueli closed her eyes and declared, “I meant well, okay!” Straightening her arms and clenching her fists, she pouted. “Why are you looking at me like that? Like I’m an idiot!”

Lin Zhengran chuckled. “Well, you’re self-aware, at least. Why so worked up? I didn’t even say anything.”

Jiang Xueli’s strong-willed nature made her flush deeper at his remark.

Shortly after, a police officer approached, asking who had yelled for help. Without hesitation, Lin Zhengran pointed at Jiang Xueli.

Mortified, she frantically waved her hands, her pigtails bouncing. “No, no, Officer! I didn’t yell! Nothing happened!”

The officer chuckled and left, treating the incident as child’s play.

Lin Zhengran turned to leave, but Jiang Xueli, fists clenched, finally shouted, “Thank you for saving me earlier! I’m a person who doesn’t forget debts!”

Stopping in his tracks, Lin Zhengran turned to look at her.

She bit her lip, embarrassed.

After a moment, he teased, “What did you say? I didn’t catch that.”

Caught off guard, Jiang Xueli stammered, “I-I said...”

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Without changing his expression, Lin Zhengran interrupted, “Actually, I heard you. You’re welcome.”

Watching him walk away, Jiang Xueli muttered to herself, “What’s his problem?” Then, covering her face, she whispered, “I’m so embarrassed,” and hurried off.

A week passed.

One day, as Lin Zhengran and He Qing walked to school, he noticed Jiang Xueli approaching from the opposite direction. Upon seeing him, she froze and quickly ran away—a pattern that had repeated several times that week.

He Qing, unaware of the girl, saw Lin Zhengran’s puzzled expression and asked softly, “What are you looking at?”

“Nothing,” he replied.

Still confused, He Qing tilted her head, but Lin Zhengran didn’t elaborate.

The reason behind Jiang Xueli’s behavior became clear during a self-study session in class.

The teacher was absent, and the classroom buzzed with chatter and noise. Lin Zhengran, as usual, was napping.

Unable to tolerate the chaos, Jiang Xueli stood up. “Quiet down! This is a self-study session! If you keep talking, I’ll write your names on the board!”

The class fell silent for a moment but soon resumed its lively chatter, leaving Jiang Xueli fuming.

As the discipline officer, her role often overlapped with the class monitor’s, leaving her unappreciated and frequently ridiculed.

Frustrated, she marched to the blackboard and began writing down the names of the noisy students. But when she got to Lin Zhengran, she paused and skipped over him.

Sharp-eyed classmates noticed immediately. “Jiang Xueli, why didn’t you write Lin Zhengran’s name? He’s sleeping too!”

Panicked, she turned and stammered, “I-I was just about to! Why are you rushing me?!”

“Liar! You were writing in order but skipped his name!”

Hearing this, Lin Zhengran opened his eyes curiously and looked over. His gaze met Jiang Xueli’s, causing her to quickly turn back to the blackboard and write a single "Lin" before erasing all the other names.

“Quiet down! This is your last chance. If you keep talking, I’ll really write everyone’s names!” she shouted before returning to her seat, stealing a nervous glance at Lin Zhengran.

A boy in the class, catching on, teased, “Discipline Officer, do you like Lin Zhengran or something?”