"Jerk, if you dare to skip class again, I’ll definitely tell the principal to expel you!" Lan Yuqin threatened at last.
Chen Nan responded indifferently, "Go ahead, Principal Yang wouldn’t dare do anything to me anyway."
Lan Yuqin’s face reddened with anger as she retorted, "What will it take for you to study properly?"
"Hmm, that’s a question worth pondering," Chen Nan scratched his head, suddenly giving Lan Yuqin an evil grin, and teased, "How about you kiss me? If you kiss me, I’ll study hard."
Lan Yuqin glared at him, and just when Chen Nan thought she was going to explode, Lan Yuqin nodded and said, "Fine, go lock the door. Your lady here will kiss you once today, and if you ever skip class again, you’re no man!"
Lan Yuqin was indeed furious, but if it could reform this rascal, she was willing to let herself be taken advantage of.
Of course, there was another more important reason—she liked Chen Nan, but given their teacher-student relationship, she naturally couldn’t say it. Taking this opportunity to kiss him, she was actually willing to do so in her heart.
Chen Nan was stunned by her reply, "Teacher, are... are you serious?"
"Nonsense, go and close the door!" Lan Yuqin said.
Chen Nan was suddenly jolted.
She didn’t explode in rage but instead asked him to close the door. Was this still the same Lan girl from before?
Looking at her pink lips, Chen Nan swallowed hard, but his legs involuntarily stepped back and he asked, "You... you’re not planning to lock the door to beat me up, right?"
Lan Yuqin was speechless.
She was ready to go all out, but it turned out this guy had the desire but no courage.
Standing up, Lan Yuqin walked straight to the door, ready to close it herself, but when Chen Nan saw her approaching, he quickly said, "You... what are you doing?"
Lan Yuqin glared at him, "Today, I’ll kiss you once so you can see. If you ever skip class again, you’re admitting that you’re not a man."
Chen Nan backed away step by step, "Holy crap, you’re really going to kiss me?"
Lan Yuqin bypassed him and walked towards the door.
Chen Nan was suddenly conflicted. This was bad!
While he didn’t mind taking advantage, the price of not being able to skip class anymore was too great. He quickly pulled Lan Yuqin back and dashed out of the office, "I was just kidding, see you later, little girl."
Lan Yuqin stormed out in anger, striding after him, "Jerk, you dare insult me, stop right there!"
"Teacher, we’re really not suitable, stop chasing me." Chen Nan shouted as he ran into the classroom.
Lan Yuqin almost fell to the ground.
Could this jerk speak normally? No matter what he said, it always came out infuriating.
Many students were in the hallway, all looking at Lan Yuqin with strange glances.
Obviously, Chen Nan’s recent remark had led them to think too much, like a teacher falling for a student, and when the student doesn’t reciprocate, the teacher desperately pursues...
Lan Yuqin glared, "What are you looking at? You’re going to be late, get back to your classrooms now!"
With her outburst, the students who had been buzzing with gossip immediately quieted down, heading to their classrooms with bowed heads, fearing to anger this tigress. But this made everyone even more convinced that Lan Yuqin was acting out of embarrassed anger.
She glared at the direction of the classrooms but didn’t pursue any further.
It wasn’t that she was in a good mood, but she worried that if she caught up, Chen Nan, that jerk, would spout even more outrageous nonsense, as that guy really had a sharp tongue.
Unfortunately, man proposes, God disposes.
Although Lan Yuqin contained her anger, the group of students who witnessed it inflated and embellished the story, spreading it all over the school’s forum.
Thus, a casual remark from Chen Nan swept across the campus like a storm.
The school’s number-one beauty teacher fell in love with her own student, and when the student refused her advances, she pursued him relentlessly.
Suddenly, the whole school was abuzz about this outrageous incident.
Although some people were still skeptical and expressed disbelief, many others took advantage of the situation, wishing to blow the matter out of proportion.
Lan Yuqin was furious.
Though she liked Chen Nan, she would never admit it, let alone chase him like the rumors suggested.
"You little jerk, give me back my reputation!"
Sitting in the office, Lan Yuqin sent Chen Nan an angry text.
Chen Nan also regretted his actions, not realizing that a casual joke would lead to such consequences.
Because of this incident, he had been ridiculed by Su Qingqing all morning. After hesitating for a long time, he replied to Lan Yuqin with three words: "I’m sorry."
"An apology is useless, think of a way to clear things up for me, or I will make your life a living hell!"
Seeing Lan Yuqin’s reply, Chen Nan could imagine her gritting her teeth. He sighed helplessly and headed to Principal Yang’s office to hand over this daunting task.
Principal Yang Shan, having a weakness in Chen Nan’s hands, dared not disobey him.
No matter what kind of person Yang Shan was, he was still the principal and his words carried weight in the school. By having him step in to help clarify the matter, Chen Nan believed that things would soon calm down.
After sorting everything out, Chen Nan returned to the classroom.
While others were seriously attending classes in the afternoon, Chen Nan was quietly cultivating his Inner Strength.
Although he made no sound, the mantra of Heavenly Sound continuously resonated within his Conscious Sea, repeatedly tempering his spiritual power and augmenting the strength of his soul.
Seeing Chen Nan sitting motionlessly, Su Qingqing didn’t speak during class, but she kept bothering him after class ended.
Chen Nan, having no choice, had to stop cultivating after class.
Hardly waiting for the class to start so he could resume cultivating, it was already the last period of the day, a self-study session. Su Qingqing, that annoying girl, didn’t have to listen to the lecture anymore and kept on talking to him nonstop, asking him why he was as still as a wooden statue during class.
"There’s no particular reason, I just fell asleep." Chen Nan said.
"Liar, why didn’t you lie down to sleep, and instead sat up straight? Besides, you were in the morning and again in the afternoon; I don’t believe you could sleep that much."
Chen Nan shrugged: "I had insomnia last night."
"Why did you have insomnia? Got lovesickness? Who were you thinking about?" Su Qingqing blinked curiously at him.
Chen Nan said: "My junior sister."
Su Qingqing sounded somewhat disappointed.
Although she had guessed as much, it still felt different hearing it directly.
After looking at Chen Nan for a while, she hesitated and then said, "I’ll go read now, you can continue sleeping if you’re still tired."
"Okay, remember to wake me up after school."
Chen Nan once again entered that profound state, with the mantra of Heavenly Sound resonating in his Conscious Sea, tempering his spiritual power.
Su Qingqing pouted, looking at Chen Nan in frustration.
She thought irritably, "You big dummy, you know she likes you, yet you keep mentioning your junior sister in front of me. Can’t you hear how disappointed I sound? If I let you sleep, just sleep—would it kill you to comfort me a bit!"
Su Qingqing cast him a resentful glance and pulled out her book to review her lessons.
At that moment, Chen Nan opened his eyes, glanced at her, and shook his head with a look of helplessness before closing his eyes to continue cultivating his spiritual power.
Huo Xinya was secretly paying attention to this side, feeling both excited and helpless.
The excitement came from seeing Chen Nan not spoiling Su Qingqing as he used to, which naturally made her feel delighted; the helplessness stemmed from the fact that she and Su Qingqing were good friends, and seeing the girl so downhearted saddened her as well.
Huo Xinya sighed and turned back to her book.
After a day of cultivation, Chen Nan’s spiritual power had increased significantly. It wouldn’t be long before he reached a Realm matching his inner strength cultivation. Once spiritual attacks and Martial Body Killing were combined, his combat power would surely double.