Speak of the devil, Jiang Nian sneered.
The classroom was chaotic after school at noon.
The sunlight slanting towards the podium had retracted to the doorway.
Li Hua stood up from his seat, looking incredulous.
"Chi Shi? When did he get so chummy with the biology teacher?"
The chubby Ma Guojun shook his head and adjusted his glasses.
"He’s just sucking up, what else? Even the English teacher doesn’t bother with him now. This toady knows no bounds, not even sparing the biology teacher."
Upon hearing this, Li Hua couldn’t help but become indignant.
"Damn, hearing you say that, he deserves it even more!"
"Yeah, ask him someday how he does it." Ma Guojun shook his head, packed his things, and left, leaving only a bewildered Li Hua behind.
In the comprehensive science office.
Qingbao grabbed a disposable cup and spoke to him while making tea.
"Sit wherever you like."
Jiang Nian glanced around the office, with sunlight streaming in from the first-floor window.
Outside was the noisy sound of school dismissing, and inside the office, there was a faint scent of ink.
Qingbao poured some jasmine tea from a small personal box into a cup, then steeped it in hot water.
The golden tea swirled, reflecting her face, which held a hint of a smile.
After Friday noon dismissal, this was one of her most relaxing moments of the week.
The office was quiet, with every second of the afternoon sunlight worth savoring.
"Jasmine tea, I hope you can drink it." Qingbao placed the disposable cup in front of him and then sat at her workstation.
"I can, thank you, teacher." Jiang Nian glanced at Qingbao, pondering how to compliment her, "Teacher, you’ve got a new Little Bee."
Hearing this, Qingbao became very nervous and protected the Little Bee.
"This is for class and cannot be given to you."
He felt a bit hurt, thinking that the biology teacher perhaps had some strange stereotypes about him.
He never said he wanted the little loudspeaker, at most just to play with it for a bit.
"Teacher, you misunderstood, I don’t want the little loudspeaker."
Qingbao relaxed a little, somewhat incredulous, but added a reminder.
Speechless, he tried his luck again.
"How about the jasmine tea then?"
"Oh, this is fine." Qingbao, realizing it wasn’t a teaching tool, breathed a sigh of relief and pulled out a small tin of jasmine tea, "I’ll share a bit with you."
Oops, the stereotype has intensified.
Jiang Nian felt a bit regretful, but on second thought, having some jasmine tea in the afternoon wasn’t bad.
He’d make it up to Qingbao next time.
Qingbao took a sip of her tea, blew on it, and squinted slightly.
Jiang Nian held his cup and drank, silently marveling. When had the class ever seen such a relaxed Qingbao, just like a college girl?
After a long while, she asked.
"Did you finish the biology paper handed out yesterday?"
Hearing this, Jiang Nian nodded.
"Mm." Qingbao was quite satisfied with Jiang Nian’s attitude, never making excuses, "Alright then, I figured you’d finish it, I have another paper for you."
"Take it to work on; there’s no rush to finish it. Do the sections I’ve highlighted several times, and come to the office if you have questions."
Jiang Nian replied, "Okay, teacher."
At the end of the corridor, Yu Zhiyi massaged her shoulders as she walked towards the classroom.
Time to change her bra, another expense.
Her relationship with her family was strained, which was why she angrily decided to live at school. Her cost of living wasn’t low, but she spent money quite lavishly.
Bras were super expensive, and if it weren’t for arguing, she would’ve had her mom pay for it.
Yesterday, it pinched her all day, and in the evening, she asked her roommate to take a look. Sure enough, there was a red mark on her shoulder, pinching it again today in the same spot.
Yu Zhiyi pulled up her straps, feeling a slight pain, and inhaled a sharp breath.
She was betting she’d just gained weight over these two days and would lose it with some light eating.
As she entered the classroom, she saw Jiang Nian buried in his work.
If it had been two weeks ago, she would’ve glanced over and walked away expressionlessly. But now, she didn’t care, her rebellious instincts taking over.
"What are you writing?"
Jiang Nian looked up, glancing below her neck then quickly averting his gaze; he believed you could judge a woman by her bosom.
He was respectful, but only barely.
"Writing love letters."
"Who are you kidding, it’s obviously..." she stood in front of Jiang Nian’s desk, looking down but blocked by her chest, "...the biology paper."
Jiang Nian looked up, puzzled.
"You knew yet still asked."
She internally rolled her eyes, silently walking away, thinking how she’d somehow annoyed him again. Every time there’s disdain, and he never misses an opportunity to sneak a peek at her chest—what a pervert.
The lunch break bell rang, and not long after, Chen Yunyun walked into the classroom with her hair down.
Without a glance, she sat directly in Wu Jungu’s seat.
"What are you writing?"
"Oh, just a reinforcement paper from the biology teacher."
From the back row, Yu Zhiyi silently looked up, casting a glance over in that direction.
The difference in treatment was too obvious.
"Let me have a look, what kind of questions are on it." Chen Yunyun was curious too, reaching for it, "Looks difficult, do you have to finish all of them?"
"Yeah, just taking it slow." Jiang Nian wasn’t in a hurry.
Putting down the paper, Chen Yunyun suddenly thought of something.
"Hey, Jiang Nian, do I look pale now?"
Jiang Nian glanced at the freshly washed Chen Yunyun; her clean, oval face. Her long, straight, black hair was down; her brows were elegant, lips slightly pink.
"Hm?" Chen Yunyun suddenly became nervous, pulling out her phone to use the front camera, "Do I look less pale than during the morning exercise?"
"Impossible, I washed my face three times while washing my hair, I should be paler now, right?"
Hearing this, Jiang Nian suddenly realized.
"Oh~ you meant your face?"
Chen Yunyun froze, her expression vanished quickly. She stared at Jiang Nian for several seconds, realizing they were in a classroom, and hesitated to speak.
Jiang Nian propped his hands on the table, a slight smile on his lips.
"Such a tease, am I?"
Chen Yunyun rolled her eyes at him, then took his pen and wrote on the blank page of his book.
"Utter pervert!! (Pig)"
After writing, she even drew a pig with the letter E, adding some ’wm’, with a Q for the pig tail, as an ideogram.
Jiang Nian couldn’t agree with this.
A true pervert would ask her to open her shirt for a look.
You’re such a gentle girl. You deserve the world’s kindness... blah blah, forgot the beginning, forgot the end, anyway.....
The afternoon comprised math and physics classes, an unbeatable combination.
Jiang Nian listened through with a smile, feeling he understood. But when tackling a problem during class, he suddenly felt like his IQ was slowly draining. It’s a curse.
The math teacher was passionately sketching diagrams, waving her arms.
"First, draw a guiding line..."
While teaching, she glanced sideways and saw a student sleeping at their desk, instantly flush with anger.
"Yang Qiming! Stand up!"