CHAPTER 8: How Do You Read This Name?

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“These are our classmates name cards, help me write down their names according to their numerical order onto the seating chart, and give it to me by the end of class.”

Bai Luo Yin silently accepted the cards and meticulously wrote down each name one by one.

All the boys in the class casted envious looks to Bai Luo Yin, it was just the first day of school, yet their pretty homeroom teacher had already asked him to be her helper, why was that? In reality, Bai Luo Yin was already used to situations like this, every time he was in a new class, the homeroom teachers would always asked him to write down the names of the students onto the seating chart because his handwriting is beautiful.

Of course, it was due to his attractive face just as much as his beautiful handwriting.

“Gao Chao, Wang Jian, Wei Ze Long, Gu Xin, Fang Xiao Shi…”

Bai Luo Yin transcribed each name down on the seating chart accordingly; when he picked up the next name card, he was stunned.

Gu…Ke? Unlikely.

Gu…Mu? Who would have such name!

Gu…Lang? Not right.

He was in confusion for nearly a minute, then he tapped on You Qi’s shoulder.

“Hey, what character is this?”

You Qi held the name card in one hand while placing his index finger of the other hand on the tip of his nose, to be deep in thought to show off his coolness. A few seconds later, he wiped his running nose and habitually took out a tissue to blow his nose, once he was done with his personal issue, he turned to answer loudly, “Why is there someone signing their name like a superstar?”

“What a detestable person.”

In fact, with his experience of copying down names onto the seating chart for many years, Bai Luo Yin had seen all kinds of handwritings; bad handwriting or misspelled characters, he could recognize them all. But what he hated the most is those pretending to be cool by using artistic calligraphy style, it had completely changed the font structure and could not be identified by all means.

“You can go over there and ask, his seat number is on the name card anyway. Just walk over and ask the person directly to get this done with!”

In all of his life, Bai Luo Yin had never liked doing stuff like this; he was very proud and liked to be flattered, his biggest hobby is attracting attention.

Gu Hai was reading a book with his head hanging low, suddenly his book was taken away from his view by someone.

Bai Luo Yin calmly turned to the first page of the book, the name Gu Hai was written on it, but it had the same artistic calligraphy handwriting, it was impossible to recognize.

Gu Hai looked up with a sharp irritated stare, while Bai Luo Yin was calmly picking up each book on Gu Hai’s desk and inspecting each of them, whenever there was a name, it was written in that artistic calligraphy style, there was not even one that had normal handwriting.

“What are you doing?” A low deep voice with a hint of threat sounded out.

Only now Bai Luo Yin looked over to Gu Hai and said shortly, “Making the seating chart, give me your name.”

“Gu Hai.”

Bai Luo Yin was shocked for a moment, but then calmly said.

“A human should write with human words.”

Gu Hai was slightly surprised, these words were highly offensive; asides from his own father, no one had ever dared to say them to his face. The main reason was because for the past ten years, he had been known as the son of the Commander, but now, he had a new identity as a “commoner”.

Occasionally being insulted by others with a few words, it did not feel so bad.

So this character is read as Hai? Bai Luo Yin felt like crushing the paper he writing on, how could that word be read as “Hai”? The writing did not even resemble the “Hai” character!

(T/N: This is how you write “Hai” in Chinese –海 – but Gu Hai’s handwriting does not show any form relating to this character, so Yin Zi doesn’t understand how he could write “Hai” in that handwriting)

With annoyance in his heart, Bai Luo Yin wrote the name down, putting of pressure onto the paper.

(T/N: He was so angry that he pressed the pen down really hard onto the paper as he wrote, and it felt like the paper will have holes everywhere; meaning, he is really angry lmao)

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