However, Xiaoxiao's halo was extinguished by the appearance of Hao Jian.
Hao Jian only knew that Xiaoxiao was a college student but didn't realize she was actually studying at the Chinese Medicine Hospital, and Xiaoxiao also had no idea that the man who had come to teach a few days ago was actually Hao Jian.
Of course, Xiaoxiao studied at the Chinese Medicine Hospital not because of any particular passion or hobby but because she had heard the course load was light and it was full of doddery old timers with poor eyesight who wouldn't notice even if she skipped classes.
That way, she had plenty of time to sneak out to race cars.
"Teacher Hao is here!"
At that moment, someone bellowed, and a wave of students rushed into the room and then sat down orderly, waiting for class to start, just like well-behaved elementary school children.
Xiaoxiao was dumbfounded—when had these guys become so tame? It was truly bizarre.
This scene strangely made Xiaoxiao think of a nursery rhyme:
"The sun shines right above, flowers smile at me, the bird says 'good morning', why do you have a backpack on? I go to school, always on time, loving to study and to work, I'll grow up to make great contributions for the people!"
Dammit, what exactly had Teacher Hao fed these guys? Could it be some pyramid scheme brainwashing?
Just then, Hao Jian entered slowly, carrying a stack of books.
When Xiaoxiao clearly saw Hao Jian, her expression instantly froze.
"Hao... Hao Jian!" Next moment, Xiaoxiao gasped in shock.
Xiaoxiao's exclamation immediately drew the displeasure of the other students, who glared at her, and Luo Tong even scolded her:
"Xiaoxiao, how do you speak? How can you call the teacher by his name? You should say 'Teacher Hao'!"
"Teacher Hao?" Xiaoxiao blinked, so Hao Jian was the teacher they were talking about?
"Xiaoxiao? What are you doing here?" Hao Jian was also stunned. Was Xiaoxiao also in this class? Fuck! She was his student?
"I'm studying here, of course I'm here," Xiaoxiao said matter-of-factly.
Damn it! Hao Jian muttered under his breath. If he had known Xiaoxiao was here, he wouldn't have come here to teach.
Seeing what Hao Jian was thinking, Xiaoxiao suddenly became angry and pointed at him, exclaiming:
"You son of a bitch, why didn't you answer my calls? I called you so many times. If Yuan Shanshan hadn't told me you were still alive, I would have thought you were dead!"
Ever since that incident, Xiaoxiao had been unable to contact Hao Jian; she thought he was mad and was deliberately keeping his distance from her.
But the truth was Hao Jian was worried that if he continued hanging around Xiaoxiao, she might fall in love with him.
This wasn't narcissism; he genuinely had this concern. Xiaoxiao was still young, and he didn't want to mess up her future. Plus, Hao Jian wasn't the type to rob the cradle.
The other students listened, bewildered—so these two knew each other.
"Your mom told me not to contact you anymore, and I think she is right," Hao Jian said, looking at Xiaoxiao from a distance.
The other students immediately imagined scenarios like a snobbish mother-in-law who looked down on the impoverished son-in-law forcing her daughter to break up with him, a teacher-student romance that couldn't withstand societal ethics, tragically leading to the lovers being separated!
"You're talking nonsense! Then why are you still in touch with my mom? Don't think I don't know, you even gave her a painting. Tell me! Are you interested in my mom?" Xiaoxiao burst out angrily, staring at Hao Jian as if she was interrogating a criminal.
The crowd gasped in shock, their expressions changing dramatically—did the teacher really plan to play both fields? Damn, that was seriously bold!
"This kind of plot, I've only seen in soap operas," Luo Tong said, dazed.
"Don't insult my innocence!"
Hao Jian was also furious, wasn't Xiaoxiao publicly embarrassing him on purpose?
Even if you clearly know I'm interested, don't say it out loud, others might be shy.
"That painting was for Zhang Qiuya; she sold it to your mom, what does that have to do with me?" Hao Jian roared, hastily dissociating himself.
"Oh, so you're not only interested in my mom, but in my best friend too!" Xiaoxiao looked at Hao Jian with disdain.
Hao Jian held his forehead, thinking that this girl wouldn't rest until she'd destroyed him today, right?
At this moment, there was only one thought in everyone's mind: Chaos! Utter chaos!
Then they started imagining: the son-in-law wolf in sheep's clothing falls for his mother-in-law, the scumbag flirts around everywhere.
"Xiaoxiao, are you saying you're uncomfortable if you don't thrash someone in the morning?"
Hao Jian glared angrily at Xiaoxiao; his reputation was ruined because of what Xiaoxiao had said.
"You made me quite comfortable last time you 'fixed' me," Xiaoxiao said with a suggestive laugh.
"Fixed you comfortably?"
The students all wore shocked expressions, had Xiaoxiao and Hao Jian done that? This was outrageous!
Hao Jian was so angry he felt like spitting blood and pointed towards the door: "Xiaoxiao, get out!"
"Get out? That night, you and I were alone together in a room, and I didn't kick you out, you have the nerve to ask me to leave?" Xiaoxiao continued angrily.
Hao Jian's nose was practically crooked with rage, she was doing this on purpose, wasn't she?
Xiaoxiao indeed was doing it on purpose; that'll teach you not to answer my calls! Watch me destroy you!
That night? Alone together? Sharing a room?
The students felt dizzy.
Hao Jian slammed the textbook down and said furiously, knowing he had fallen into Xiaoxiao's trap; this girl was his nemesis.
"Xiaoxiao, is Teacher Hao really your boyfriend?"
Some of the girls said dejectedly. They didn't find it inappropriate that Xiaoxiao and Hao Jian might be in a relationship, as more than half of them harbored inappropriate thoughts towards Hao Jian.
"Yeah, so what? Is there a problem?" Xiaoxiao said, annoyed.
This jerk is such a heartbreaker, it hasn't even been long since he came to this school, and he's already got these girls all lovesick, like cats drawn to the scent of fish.
How could she possibly give these girls a chance? Any potential threats must be nipped in the bud!
Hearing this, the girls turned away disappointedly and stopped talking, realizing that he was taken, they had to step back.
But a few of the girls, confident in their own attractiveness, were not discouraged after hearing Xiaoxiao's reply. Instead, they gleamed with desire, believing they might not necessarily lose to Xiaoxiao!