He clutched his chest and gasped dramatically, his voice low but filled with anguish.
"My good man, my good lady! My two masters! I'm still here! I'm alive! I'm breathing!!"
"It's... it's a cold day, and right before the big exam... can't you two do me a favor? Just a little! Just for a tiny moment!"
"For now, could you please spare this weak, pitiful, and helpless single dog?! My heart can't take it! I'm going to be KIA before I even enter the exam hall! WAAAH..."
Ah Jie's face was scrunched up in misery.
Shen Yuan and Li Zhi glanced at each other, then both burst out laughing.
Ah Jie's composure completely crumbled.
When the proctor walked into the exam hall, the atmosphere instantly grew heavy.
The rain subsided, and the rustling of pages and hushed whispers in the hallway gradually died down. A sense of anticipation, more taut than silence, filled the air.
The sky outside seemed to have brightened a little, but the cloud cover remained thick and gloomy.
"DRRRING—!!!"
