Chapter 19: Teacher, let me explain!
Upon hearing Di Mingjue’s name, Gu Qibao shrunk her neck, "No, Aunt Fang, you don’t have to go to that trouble."
"Then you could come eat at my place every day," Fang Hao suggested.
One candy-coated bombshell later, Gu Qibao nearly collapsed; upon considering her beautiful late-morning slumbers, she wisely declined, "No need, Aunt Fang. I need to attend class now, so I’ll hang up now. Bye."
Having ended the call, Gu Qibao felt a surge of pride for having subdued the temptation of delicious food.
But after declining, she realized she’d forfeit these daily feasts. She felt inexplicably upset about it, even though she knew it was a silly thought.
Class began before she could finish eating. She regretfully put the lunch box in her drawer, but midway through class, she felt an itch - a little nibble wouldn’t hurt, right?
With that thought, Gu Qibao stealthily reached into her desk, cautiously observed her surroundings, and quickly bit into the food when the teacher wasn’t looking.
It was so delicious that she got carried away, forgetting everything else.
Just as she was thoroughly enjoying her meal, she realized someone was standing in front of her. Reacting instinctively, she hurled her pastry at them.
The math teacher standing in front of Qibao had a face as dark as charcoal, adorned with cream and cake crumbs.
"Gu Qibao, get out!" The math teacher’s roar echoed across the classroom.
"Wait, teacher, you have to let me explain!"
"Out!"
Gu Qibao was sent out to stand as punishment. Before she left, she mourned for her little cake - how could she have impulsively tossed such a delicious dessert onto the math teacher’s face?
What a pity!
Standing outside the classroom leaning against the wall, she looked around out of boredom. Suddenly, she saw a group of people coming her way, talking as they walked.
The person leading the group looked familiar, as did the one on the left... and the one in the back, too...
Gu Qibao’s heart skipped a beat. Isn’t that the school board from the four major families, and aren’t they all familiar faces?
The one in front was Di Mingjue, to the left was someone from the Nangong Family, behind him, her second sister Gu Yao, and the fourth son of the Bo Family, Bo Chengye!
Gu Qibao’s face turned red instantly. Damn, this was so embarrassing.
What would it be like to be seen standing as punishment by members of the school board from the four major families?
They’ll surely laugh and talk about it at every gathering. From then on, her face would be lost amongst the four families.
Although she was a poor student and known for mischief and idleness, having her punishment seen was still a blow to her pride!
𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚
Gu Qibao was thinking about rushing back into the classroom, but the sight of the math teacher discouraged her - every time, she was forced to copy tons of papers.
With them approaching, Gu Qibao panicked and quickly turned to face the wall, hypnotizing herself - they can’t see me, can’t see me, they absolutely can’t see me.
Unfortunately...
At this time, it was class time, the vast campus was empty. Gu Qibao standing alone there was like a bright ’scenery line’, with a few leaves floating by, the scene was too beautiful.
Moreover, Di Mingjue had seen Gu Qibao this morning and knew what she was wearing. Even though her back was towards them, he could still recognize her.
This naughty girl is being punished! Di Mingjue’s face cooled, and his gaze involuntarily shifted towards her.
Once he looked, the board members all followed his gaze.
Gu Yao blinked. The figure looked a lot like Qibao, didn’t it?
"Is that Xiaoqi?" Gu Yao couldn’t help but ask.
"Let’s keep the decisions we made just now, you go wait for me in the conference room." Di Mingjue quickly left after leaving these words.