The teacher looked at Jiang Yiniing in surprise, "Do you really want to tutor those third-year students? They have been retaking exams from last semester until this one; this is not as easy as you think. Besides, have you already self-studied linear algebra?"
Jiang Yiniing tugged at the corners of her lips.
She had self-studied linear algebra during the summer vacation, but teaching others, apart from wasting her time, would bring her no benefits.
Just as she was about to make up an excuse, Tang Li added, "Since Yiniing came to consult you, teacher, even if she’s not entirely confident, she at least has a good grasp of it. Just now, a third-year student came to our class to sit in and before you arrived, Yiniing even helped him solve a problem."
As she spoke, Tang Li turned her head to look at Jiang Yiniing, her lips curling into a faint smile, "You might not know, teacher, but Yiniing is famous in our class for her kindness. If you refuse her, she will come back crying to us."
"..." Jiang Yiniing’s face flushed with a mix of red and white.
The teacher nodded in approval, the look in his eyes full of admiration as he gazed at Jiang Yiniing, "It’s good to be helpful. Let’s do this: come with me to the office, and I’ll help you arrange it. I’ll borrow a classroom for you, and you can tutor them every evening until the retake exams are over."
Left with no way out, Jiang Yiniing could only muster a smile, "Then I’ll thank you first, teacher."
After Tang Li returned to the classroom, Yu Sui slowly came over.
"Is there something?" Tang Li asked her.
"I just couldn’t hold back just now," Yu Sui hesitated for a few seconds before promising, "I won’t argue with Jiang Yiniing like that again."
"You don’t need to assure me of anything," Tang Li put her water bottle down on the table, "Everyone has their way of handling things. It’s just a matter of whether it’s appropriate to coexist or not, that’s what ’birds of a feather flock together’ means."
Yu Sui bit her lip, mustering her courage to say, "What if I want to be friends with you and Wu Xuehan?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Li looked up at her.
Fu Si, however, urged from the side, "Are you done talking? I have questions to ask; hurry up, classes are about to start!"
Right after he spoke, the bell rang for class.
After Yu Sui left, Fu Si nudged Tang Li with his elbow, "Didn’t her mom want to hit you last time? Why are you still entertaining her?"
Tang Li replied, "You threatened me too, and here I am still tutoring you."
Fu Si was left speechless.
In the following week, apart from tutoring Wu Xuehan and Fu Si, Tang Li also started attending dance lessons arranged by the film production of "Original Sin".
In her past life, Tang Li had joined an adult ballet class to enhance her demeanor.
Although she had no dance background and had only learned the basics, she remembered some of the fundamental moves, so starting again now, she still could recall part of them.
The professional dance teacher hired by the production team began giving her one-on-one lessons from the second week.
Tang Li’s physical flexibility was good, and with her attractive appearance and demeanor, by mid-November, her dance training was showing results.
Noticing that Yu Sui was frequently visiting their dorm, Tang Li did not stop her.
On the evening of November 19, the day before the kick-off ceremony for the film version of "Original Sin", Tang Li deleted Song Baiyan’s number from her cellphone.
Including Ji Ming’s business card, which she also threw into the trash bin.
She had many things to do and shouldn’t be dwelling on these unattainable matters.
Tang Li obtained the director’s approval and did not attend the opening ceremony; she officially joined the crew on November 23, with Wu Xuehan accompanying her as an assistant.
In addition to Fan Xin, there was another director for the film version of "Original Sin".
Thus, to catch up, the first two cases in the novel were being shot simultaneously.
The filming location for Ying Xuaner’s case was in an upscale villa complex.
Upon arriving at the scene, Tang Li discovered that the film adaptation of "Original Sin" was being shot next door.