In the University, skipping classes was a common thing. If someone escaped, others would provide cover for him.
In order to call other students back, someone said bravely, "Teacher, didn't you say that you wouldn't call the roll?"
"Yes, why do you suddenly want to call the roll? Do you break your promise?"
"Yes, yes!"
In the face of the doubts of his classmates, John said unhurriedly, "This is the first lesson I taught you. Make a feint to somewhere and attack in another place."
The man's deep and pleasant voice was loud, and there was a hint of cunning in his eyes. He was still alienated and indifferent in the face of these students.
In a few moment, he heard the hurried footsteps from outside the classroom. It seemed that the students who had skipped classes had come back.
"I'm sorry, teacher. I was in the toilet just now."
"Me too. I ate something bad today."
"I... i..."
Everyone had their own reasons. John knew the truth clearly but he didn't intend to argue with them at all.
There was no Nina among the people who came in. He frowned and looked out of the crowd. "Is there anyone else?"
"No, no, No." Students answered, ignoring Nina who often slept.
"Start the roll call." As expected, John picked up the register and began to name the places one by one. Seeing Nina's name below, John skipped several names in the middle.
Finally, it's turn to call Nina's name.
"Nina."
No one answered. There was only John's deep voice and students' whispers.
No students expected that the teacher would suddenly call the roll. They were classmates so a boy raised his hand to explain for Nina.
"Teacher, Nina has a stomachache and ask for leave." The boy was a little shy. In fact, he didn't know Nina, but he liked Nina.
At this time, another classmate whispered and laughed.
No matter how dull John was, he understood that the boy had a crush on his little girl.
John must reckon with the boy later.
"She is still sleeping in the last class. Is she feeling unwell in this class?"
John's eyes were cold, and the boy couldn't help trembling. Seeing that the person he liked was going to be deducted points, the boy continued to explain, "After all, she is a girl. You should know that."
In the past, John might not have known it. Since he had made a fool of himself last time, and Henry had been nagging in his ear for a long time. Finally, he understood the expressions of a girl's menstruation.
He knew better than anyone when Nina menstruated
The boy had the audacity to speak in front of John.
"I don't know." John's voice was so calm. In others' eyes, it seemed that he was about to be angry.
The students looked at each other in dismay. They had never expected that the substitute teacher was more ruthless than Professor Fu. If anyone used this excuse to ask for leave in the past, Professor Fu would have told girls to pay more attention to their health.
Now the substitute teacher frightened a group of college students not to say anything.
It was not until Nina's voice broke the silence.
"I'm sorry, teacher. I just..." When Nina saw all the members of the selective course group mentioned the roll call, she had already walked out of the school.
Seeing that skipping classes would be deducted points, she was frightened and ran to the school. She wished she could press two wheels of wind and fire on her feet.
She was so tired that she bent down to support her knees. Sweat trickled down her face. She couldn't breathe and couldn't say a word for a long time.
Actually, she forgot to make up an excuse. Her brain was lack of oxygen at that moment, and she really couldn't think of any reason.
So when Nina gasped for breath, she cursed in her heart, 'This new teacher is too cruel. How could he think of such a bad idea? What he said was a nonsense.'
"Teacher, i..."
Seeing that she was so gasping that she didn't even raise her head to look at him, John said coldly, "A classmate just said that you were in the toilet, right?"
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