After a brief silence, the classroom started to buzz.
"Quick, look! Xue Yang's here."
"It really is him. I thought he was skipping class today."
"Is it just me, or did Xue Yang get even more handsome over the New Year?"
"He was already gorgeous, and now he's even more so. How is anyone else supposed to compete?"
Xue Yang found Cui Hao's seat and plopped down. "Lao Cui, what's going on? Why is everyone talking about me possibly not showing up to class today?"
Cui Hao was just as puzzled. "No idea. I just got here myself."
Xue Yang rolled his eyes at him. "You're a Weibo master. How could you not sniff out this little piece of news?"
"Bro, I literally just got here. I sat down a second before you did."
"Got it. You're a 'one-second'..." Xue Yang trailed off, stopping himself just in time.
Hearing this, Cui Hao's eyes widened. "Damn it, Xue Yang! You son of a..."
"Teacher Gong is here," someone announced.
