“That’s because today is his birthday! Let’s all give Mr. Batton the loudest applause and wish him a happy birthday, all right?”Everyone started clapping as soon as the emcee finished talking, and the applause didn’t stop.Wilson Batton led Sharon Lindt, Xyla Quest, and Stanley Batton to the main table in front of the stage while everyone watched them take a seat.Wilson remained standing and raised his cup of tea slowly as a gesture of appreciation to his attendees. “Thank you all for making time to attend my birthday party. I’m truly honored by your presence.“I’d like to express my heartfelt gratitude for your warm wishes with this cup of tea in place of alcohol.” With that, he raised his cup and emptied its content while everyone else did the same with their goblets of wine.“We have alcohol, food, and performances tonight. I hope everyone will have a good time and enjoy the evening,” Wilson added before taking a seat.The emcee picked up the microphone and smiled. “Some peo

The family had a great time together as the birthday party was well organized this year.Xyla Quest and Stanley Batton returned home with Lynette Batton and Leon Batton after the party ended. By then, the sky was already pitch dark.Stanley and Xyla returned to their room first.He reached out to pull his wife into his arms as soon as they walked in, pressing his chin against her head. Her familiar fragrant scent made him feel a lot more at ease.***The next day, Lynette and Leon were having breakfast together.“Is Mommy awake yet?” she murmured when she hadn't seen Xyla for a while.“She’s probably awake but too busy to come down,” Leon replied impatiently. “Are you done eating? If you are, let’s head to school.”“All right, I’m almost done. Why weren’t you this eager to go to school previously?” his sister complained while rolling her eyes at him.“Umm, it’s almost time. We’re going to be late,” he said with an awkward expression.“We usually get to school just in time,

Leon Batton began reciting The Curiel Family word-for-word in front of his classmates, who were not the only ones shocked. Even his language teacher was wide-eyed in disbelief.It was impossible, even magical.“I’m done reciting, Teacher,” he said casually before taking his phone out to continue scrolling through Weibo as he sat down, leaving everyone in his class in shock.“That was amazing!”“How did he memorize it after a single read? Oh my god! Do geniuses like him really exist? I think he’s even smarter than Einstein!”“My goodness! I took an entire week to memorize that passage, and I doubt I could even recite it as smoothly as he did!”His classmates were sighing and were deeply impressed by him.Leon successfully reciting The Curiel Family was the equivalent of a hard slap across the language teacher’s face.“Ahem," the teacher coughed awkwardly before chuckling out loud. "That was very impressive, Leon. You should all learn from him.”He never bothered the gifted stud

“But I’ve been thinking, and I think I might only get to watch Leon from afar for the rest of my life because I really don’t deserve him. My classmates were right about that.“Honestly, this isn’t so bad, though....is it?” Hannah Roland went on with an indescribable sadness in her eyes.She couldn’t help but recall how Leon Batton looked when he smiled, played basketball, walked, or even slept on his desk.He looked gorgeous no matter what he did.Her secret crush was such a great person, but the more she thought about how perfect he was, the more inferior she felt about herself.***Leon soon arrived at Team XS’s base where everyone was waiting anxiously for him to arrive due to his slight detour. “Did you encounter any issues on your way here?” Alex asked with a worried tone.“It’s nothing. I just bumped into someone I knew,” Leon answered with a shake of his head.“I’m glad to hear that. Everyone’s ready for you. Let’s go,” Alex urged.“Okay.”Leon headed to the training

Team XS was LPL Region’s number one team. Naturally, the players were also served the best food.Dinner consisted of a total of twenty dishes that included seafood and a variety of poultry, all cooked on par with five-star hotel standards.Even the presentation and colors of each dish were exemplary.The young fellows in Team XS began to drool at the sight of these dishes which smelled and looked perfect. They immediately picked up their utensils to begin the feast as soon as everyone sat down.Most of them were gorging themselves on dinner except for Leon who remained refined, looking like an elegant, noble prince attending a king’s banquet.The team’s ADC, Jackey, couldn’t resist sighing when he saw this. “You can tell Leon was brought up in a rich family. He behaves differently than the rest of us.”The Mid Solo, Stewart, spoke up then. “Exactly. Rich folks have a different vibe compared to regular people.”“I think of Leon as a prince,” The Jungler, Damien, also chipped in.