“Shame? Why should I feel shame? Like you said, I broke the record and became famous. All the new students know who I am, but what about you?” Michael Bolton raised his hand and pointed at the many students behind David Cooper: “How many points did you get on your teacher qualification exam? Do they know? Before coming to the academy, did anyone know who you were? If you hadn’t desperately tried to win them over, even treating them to meals, do you think they would have chosen you as their teacher? As a teacher with no reputation at all, you’re showing off to me? What the hell are you showing off for!”

“Gah?”

If someone else had scored zero on the teacher qualification exam, they would definitely cover their head in shame, afraid of being embarrassed. But this guy, on the contrary, is full of pride, looking smug, and those who didn’t get zero are now the ones being looked down on by him.

David Cooper was about to go crazy.

How thick-skinned can you get! The key is... with results like that, where does your confidence even come from?

The students standing behind him all looked at each other in confusion, completely dumbfounded.

Where’s your face, where’s your shame?

This teacher... is just shameless!

For Michael Bolton, shame, face—what a joke. In the era he lived in, some celebrities would do anything to get ahead, no matter how embarrassing! The more outrageous, the better—leaked photos, scandals, all kinds of “gates”—and they didn’t feel ashamed. He just got zero on a teacher exam, that’s nothing.

David Cooper’s face turned red with anger. “A teacher should focus on teaching. I won’t argue with you today, but when you manage to recruit some students, let’s see who’s better at teaching!”

With that, he turned to leave.

Just then, a conversation between a man and a woman sounded from behind.

“That teacher is actually pretty good, and has a nice personality...”

A cute, hesitant female voice spoke up.

“My second young lady, you should listen to me. Before we left, the young master told me to have you apprentice under Brian Carter as your teacher, but you wouldn’t listen and even deliberately sent me away. Fine, but of all the people you could choose, why him...”

An old man’s voice followed, full of helplessness.

“That teacher... isn’t as bad as you say. He... he’s really nice, and even gave me some guidance, saying that if I train hard, I could become the top student in my grade...” The girl’s voice was still hesitant.

“Top student? If you really learn from him, it’ll be a miracle if you don’t go astray. Second young lady, do you know who he is? The most infamous useless teacher in the academy—scored zero on last semester’s teacher qualification exam... My little ancestor, please withdraw quickly, or if the young master finds out, he’ll kill me...” The old man’s voice was pleading.

“Brother!”

Hearing the old man mention the young master, the girl became frightened, her face twisted in worry, not knowing what to do.

Hearing all this, David Cooper, who was about to leave, suddenly brightened up and looked at Michael Bolton, who was eating, with a big smile: “Mr. Bolton, is that girl your newly recruited student? Haha, looks like things aren’t going well—she’s planning to withdraw!”

Teachers can choose students, and students can also choose teachers.

If a student feels a teacher isn’t suitable, they can return the token given by the teacher.

David Cooper spoke loudly, immediately drawing the attention of many people. The master and servant who were talking also turned their eyes over.

“Second young lady, is he the teacher you just apprenticed under?” The old man’s gaze fell on Michael Bolton.

“Yes!” The girl nodded.

The old man immediately stood up and walked over to Michael Bolton: “Mr. Bolton, our young lady intends to withdraw from your class!”

“Old Harris...” Not expecting the old man to act so quickly, the girl blushed and hurried forward, then turned to Michael Bolton with an apologetic look: “Teacher, I...”

It was Michael Bolton’s newly accepted student, Jessica Miller.

“Jessica Miller, you know I never take on students. Accepting you was fate. If you withdraw, you’ll be giving up a great opportunity for nothing. Do you know how many people wish to be my student, but I refuse them all?”

Of course, Michael Bolton couldn’t let this hard-won student go, so he put on an air of seniority.

“Damn...”

Hearing this, those who knew the truth around him felt their vision go black, almost fainting.

Dude, can you be any more shameless? “Never take on students,” “fate,” “so many people wish to be your student”... The truth is, you just can’t recruit any students!

“I, it’s not...”

Being questioned, Jessica Miller hurriedly waved her hand, but before she could finish, she was interrupted.

“Yes!” Seeing the second young lady hesitate, the old man Uncle Harris stepped forward: “Mr. Bolton, our second young lady has decided to withdraw from your class. She’s too embarrassed to say it herself, so please help us with the withdrawal process!”

“Withdraw?” Michael Bolton rolled his eyes. “You’d better think carefully. Withdrawing from a teacher will leave a bad reputation in the academy, and in the future, no teacher will dare accept you! Do you really want to ruin your young lady’s future just because of a moment’s willfulness? Can you bear that responsibility?”

“This...” Old Harris was stunned.

Students can withdraw from teachers, but doing so is an insult to the teacher. And if you can withdraw from one, you can withdraw from another. Generally, students with such a “bad record” won’t be accepted by any other teacher.