Su Qingqing turned her head away, her tone thick with jealousy, "Why don’t you go find Xinya, why bother me?"
Chen Nan couldn’t help but laugh.
He reached out and pinched her tender, dewy cheek, teasing her, "You look cutest when you’re angry, just like a little brat who never grows up."
"You’re the little brat!"
Su Qingqing pouted, glaring at him huffily.
Chen Nan pinched her chin, laughing, "And you say you’re not a little brat; just look at yourself, how adorable!" He took out his phone, using the screen as a mirror to show her her reflection.
Su Qingqing stamped her feet, pounding on Chen Nan’s chest with her small fists, "Stinky idiot, rotten idiot, crappy idiot, you’re actually mocking me."
Chen Nan looked at her innocently, "Who’s mocking you? You’re my little cousin. Would I ever make fun of you?"
"Cousins aren’t even real siblings."
Su Qingqing muttered under her breath, thinking to herself: Who wants to be your fake cousin? I want to be your girlfriend, you blockhead, utterly clueless about a girl’s feelings.
Chen Nan smiled and was about to speak when suddenly—
"What are you two siblings huddled together for?" Lan Yuqin walked over from the office, laughing, "Even if you are cousins, isn’t it a bit much to be so close, almost hugging each other?"
Su Qingqing quickly stepped back, sticking her tongue out at Lan Yuqin, "Ms. Lan, you’re being naughty."
Lan Yuqin stepped forward twice, patting Su Qingqing on the head, laughing, "You girl, you’re an adult and still clinging to your cousin ."
Chen Nan also sighed, helplessly saying, "Ms. Lan, having such a silly cousin, I must say I’m under a lot of pressure."
"You’re the silly one, you stinky fool, I’ll scratch you to death!"
Su Qingqing, fuming, said while reaching out to tickle Chen Nan, who swiftly dodged behind Lan Yuqin, "Teacher, look, this silly girl is acting up again."
Seeing these two cousins cavorting around her, Lan Yuqin was at a loss for words.
Other students would be fearful and even steer clear of their teacher, but these two, on the other hand, started playing around her instead.
Lan Yuqin had intended to stop them and tell them to quit it, but then she noticed that both Chen Nan and Su Qingqing were wearing similar amethyst-colored rings...
Lan Yuqin’s brow furrowed.
Could it be that their so-called cousin relationship was a sham, and they were actually dating?
"What’s with these rings on your hands?" Lan Yuqin, with a stern face, grabbed their hands wearing the rings, "You are not really siblings, are you? You are dating, right?"
Chen Nan forced a laugh, "Are you okay? She’s my cousin!"
"Hmm, cousin is fake, but girlfriend is real, right!" Lan Yuqin lifted their hands, questioning, "Wearing couple’s rings and still trying to fool me?"
Chen Nan was speechless.
The storage rings looking similar, no wonder she misunderstood.
"What couple’s rings, you’re thinking too much." Chen Nan said, "It’s just a little thing, teacher, if you like, I can give you one too!"
Give me a couple’s ring?
Lan Yuqin shuddered inwardly.
Although she knew she felt something for Chen Nan, there was no way she would admit it!
"What are you talking about!" Lan Yuqin glared at him, quickly scanning the surroundings to make sure no one else was there, then spoke in a cold voice, "You are being too presumptuous, daring even to flirt with me!"
Chen Nan was speechless again.
Su Qingqing was even more lost for words; she did want to be Chen Nan’s girlfriend, but the truth was, they weren’t a couple at all!
"Not talking, not talking means you agree, come with me to the office!" Lan Yuqin wouldn’t let them say more, grabbing their hands and dragging them toward the office.
Chen Nan and Su Qingqing looked at each other, contemplating their strange teacher.
Once in the office, Lan Yuqin sat down on a chair, "Since you’ve admitted it, how should we deal with this matter..."
"Hold on, wait a minute!"
Chen Nan scratched his head, asking, "When did I admit it?"
Lan Yuqin scoffed, "Your silence just now wasn’t an admission?"
"That was me being speechless at your bizarre ideas, not an admission." Chen Nan said with a wry smile, "If silence means admission, then fine, I’ll ask you a question too. Teacher, do you like me?"
Lan Yuqin pointed at him.
Chen Nan’s casual remark had inadvertently hit right at her heart.
But as she was internally flustered, Chen Nan laughed, "You just said ’you’ and then went silent, does that mean you agree, teacher, you like me?"