The classroom fell silent for a moment. Shi Nian hurriedly averted her gaze amidst the chaos, coincidentally catching a glimpse of the slight tension in the lines of Mark’s lips and chin.
Tang Yanqing suddenly raised his voice and laughed again, "Sexual desire between men and women is perfectly normal. In this classroom, among the 21 of us, it’s not just S who has sexual desire for me; there are others as well. Likewise, there are people who have sexual desire for S."
"Among the 19 of us besides me and S, there is also a complex web of sexual desires."
His fingers drew a few invisible lines in the air, without pointing specifically at anyone: "Mm-hmm, the hormones of youth are constantly stirring among all of us."
His gaze swept around the faces of each person, finally tilting and lingering on Shi Nian.
He said slowly and melodiously, "I also have a strong sexual desire for someone present here. So strong that it’s about to break down my strong self-control."
In reality, when his gaze swept over this time, Shi Nian had her head lowered the whole time. Even though she didn’t meet his gaze, a wave of heat still flushed across both her cheeks. Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs novel~fire~net
Just as she almost didn’t know what to do, the two intense gazes over her head suddenly withdrew. She quietly let out a long sigh of relief.
He calmly lifted his eyes, looking at S through his black-rimmed glasses, with a sense of detachment: "It’s just a pity that the person I have sexual desire for is not you. Therefore, subjectively, no matter how many times you confess to me, I will never accept you."
In the classroom, originally the protagonists of this topic should have been those two people, but Shi Nian, for some reason, only felt more flustered. She involuntarily looked up, only to meet Spicy Girl’s gaze.
Spicy Girl was smiling, her right eyebrow raised high. The corners of her lips, smiling, were curved up on one side and down on the other.
This was clearly — [contempt].
Shi Nian could guess what Spicy Girl would say to her if she was beside her:
"Ouou, got rejected again. And this time, right in the classroom, in front of so many people... what a shame. But serves you right."
S was indeed bold. After a moment of regret, she directly asked, "Since this is a behavior analysis course, and Professor T has used me as an example for so long, why not just give us the answer directly? Who is the professor so strongly and uncontrollably sexually desiring among us?"
Tang Yanqing replied with a mischievous smile, "Your situation was deduced by me, not confessed by you; although you later admitted it, it was only under pressure from the circumstances, not a voluntary act from the start. So if you want to know the answer in my heart, you’ll have to deduce it yourself."
He even leaned slightly forward, bringing his face closer: "I’m right in front of you, all the answers are written on my face. Come, decode me."
S was not to be outdone, squinting as she observed Tang Yanqing for a long time. But Tang Yanqing’s gaze had swept over everyone’s faces before, and the truly effective microexpressions were fleeting, some even as fast as 1/25th of a second. With her skill, without the help of instruments, just relying on her eyes, she couldn’t catch anything.
She could only wave her fist in frustration: "I will find out! No matter who it is, I will not let her go!"
In her logic, everyone came to class the same way, the opportunities were equal. She put so much thought into it and couldn’t get the person, so someone must have done something shady behind her back. It’s clear that they don’t respect her as a queen and want to challenge her, so she certainly won’t let it go!
Fortunately, at this time the class bell rang. Everyone let out a sigh of relief and stood up. Some faces relaxed from the previous tension, while others showed a hint of disappointment for not getting the ultimate answer.
Tang Yanqing, however, didn’t leave, still standing by the table, propping his elbow on the lectern, casting a sideways glance in Shi Nian’s direction.
Shi Nian couldn’t help but get a bit flustered, a notebook slipped from the opening of her bag twice, making a piercing sound as it hit the old echoing floor.
Seeing this, Mark chuckled and crouched down to help Shi Nian pick it up.
Shi Nian happened to squat down as well, reaching out her hand — and their fingertips bumped into each other.
Shi Nian became a mess of nerves, whereas Mark smiled knowingly, getting up first and extending his arm to help Shi Nian up: "...Hey, don’t be so nervous."