Chapter 78: The Homeroom Teacher Wants to See You
"..." Chen Tianlong was speechless again, so he simply stopped talking and pretended to read seriously. Meanwhile, seeing Chen Tianlong’s act of playing dumb, Lu Xiaoyu covered her mouth and giggled for a while, then started becoming more serious too.
After all, the monthly exam was approaching, and they needed to get good grades. No matter what, they had to do it for Lin Batian, even though the three masters wouldn’t blame them.
At noon, Chen Tianlong remembered the bank card Mr. Hu had asked him to handle, which he hadn’t sorted out yet. So he went out once more, but this time, thankfully, he didn’t bump into any bank robbers.
After dealing with the card, Chen Tianlong drove to South Sea No.1 Middle School, where they were attending a self-study session in the classroom.
Seeing Chen Tianlong arrive, Lin Wushuang pouted his lips, then gave him a glare. Clearly, she was blaming him for being late again. However, that was just on the surface; her attitude towards Chen Tianlong had already changed significantly.
"Chen Tianlong, the homeroom teacher came by this morning and said she wanted you to go to her office," Lin Wushuang turned and said.
"Huh? What does the homeroom teacher want with me?" Chen Tianlong was taken aback.
"How should I know? Hmph, it’s probably because you’ve skipped too many classes, and she’s calling you to settle the score," Lin Wushuang complained.
Chen Tianlong chuckled wryly, leaving the classroom to head to the homeroom teacher’s office. But when he arrived, the office was very quiet—too quiet, in fact. Chen Tianlong became cautious, instinctively leaning against the door to listen.
Sure enough, there was the occasional faint sound inside, almost as if someone was sneaking around in there.
In this hot weather, Shen Yan usually kept the window open for ventilation. Today’s fully closed-off situation was enough to arouse Chen Tianlong’s suspicions.
Seeing this, Chen Tianlong gently pushed the door, finding it wasn’t properly closed. This made him think that, likely taking advantage of Teacher Shen Yan’s absence, a thief had sneaked inside to steal.
Taking a deep breath, Chen Tianlong took a moment to brace himself, then suddenly rushed in, wanting to catch the thief right away. In the next instant, both of them were dumbfounded.
Since the last time when Shen Yan heard Chen Tianlong say something about asymmetry in front, she had been a bit nervous about him coming soon.
So, Shen Yan manually adjusted herself, closing the window. However, she forgot to lock the door and began taking off her blouse, stretching her hand inside and adjusting in front of the floor mirror.
Upon seeing Chen Tianlong, Shen Yan stood there woodenly, her hand still inside her undergarments, temporarily forgetting to pull it out.
The scene was so captivating that Chen Tianlong’s nose suddenly felt hot, nearly having a nosebleed streaming out.
"M-Miss, so you were itchy and scratching? Need help?" Chen Tianlong stammered a bit.
However, after saying that, Chen Tianlong felt something was off and quickly explained, "Haha, I mean... you continue!"
What do you mean, need help? Are you thinking of coming over to scratch for me?
Shen Yan thought to herself, but she was quite open-minded. Often wearing bikinis for photos on the beach, today’s situation was tame in comparison.
"Hmph, Chen Tianlong, why didn’t you knock before coming in? If someone saw us like this, wouldn’t they gossip and ruin your reputation?"
The following words left Chen Tianlong a bit confused.
Ruin my reputation? Damn, wasn’t it me who saw you undressed? How could it tarnish my reputation? If so, bring it on!
"Cough... I’m sorry, Miss. I heard noises inside, and with all the doors and windows shut, I thought it was a thief..."
"Alright, alright. The teacher made mistakes too. Let’s not talk about it now. Just... just turn around." Seeing Chen Tianlong speaking while glancing at the mirror, she knew he was sneaking a peek, and her cheeks unconsciously blushed.
The most crucial thing was that she was adjusting those two things, wondering if he noticed.
While Shen Yan was contemplating, from behind, Chen Tianlong said, "Miss, the asymmetry issue isn’t just about squeezing like that; your method is incorrect. I could teach you if you have time!"
Hearing Chen Tianlong’s words, Shen Yan’s face turned beet red. She didn’t know whether he was being deliberate or just clueless. You don’t talk like that to a girl; it makes people shy, alright?
But Chen Tianlong sounded so serious and earnest that it left Shen Yan bemused.
"Oh, please. You teach me? I bet you just want to squeeze, huh? I’m not falling for it." Shen Yan, usually quite open, found herself feeling like a soulmate of sorts at similar ages as Chen Tianlong and didn’t feel uncomfortable with his mild teasing.
"Hehe, what are you talking about? I’m very innocent," Chen Tianlong blushed after being caught, never expecting his act of playing dumb to be uncovered.
"Hmph, don’t forget, I’m only two years older than you. All your adolescent thoughts, I understand. But don’t think of me as your romantic target." Clearly, Shen Yan was joking.
Chen Tianlong chuckled wryly, thinking how open Shen Yan was; if Lin Wushuang were like her, their relationship might develop faster.
"By the way, Miss, what did you ask me here for?"
Snapping back to his senses, Chen Tianlong went directly to the point as Shen Yan had already tidied herself, sitting on a work chair, looking quite scholarly with glasses.
"What do you think?"
Shen Yan glanced at Chen Tianlong, somewhat annoyed, "How many classes have you skipped lately? Are you opposing me on purpose?"
"What? It’s not that. There was something some days back, so..."
"Stop! An explanation is just covering up, and covering up is just avoiding. Aren’t you man enough to admit it?"
Shen Yan interrupted Chen Tianlong directly.
"Oh, so Miss likes manly men! Then I must strive to be a manly man," Chen Tianlong suddenly said.
Shen Yan was at a loss but then said, "Chen Tianlong, did you even listen? I’m talking business, not tangents. Tell me, what should we do?"
"Uh... Miss, how about this, if I score within the top five in the upcoming monthly exam, can you not blame me?" Chen Tianlong’s eyes gleamed with an idea.
He thought maybe the teacher was worried about his grades, and if he could score well, wouldn’t that settle the problem?
"Top five? Chen Tianlong, are you awake? Stop dreaming. With your grades, even your homework is full of mistakes, yet you talk about top five. Who’d believe that?"
"And if I do score in the top five? Could you promise me something?" Chen Tianlong suddenly wanted to pull a prank; Shen Yan indeed attracted him a lot. Being with her made Chen Tianlong particularly thrilled.
If it weren’t for the teacher-student relationship, Chen Tianlong would genuinely want to flirt a bit.
"Fine, if you can score in the top five, anything you ask, I’ll agree to," Shen Yan fundamentally didn’t believe a student ranking so low could make it to the top five in a mere month. It was a joke.
"Hehe, Miss, you said it. If I rank in the top five, I’d like a kiss from you."
"What?"
Shen Yan, hearing Chen Tianlong’s words, didn’t get mad. Instead, her face flushed, akin to outside couples having a teasing moment, leaving her momentarily speechless.
"Are you scared?"
Chen Tianlong observed Shen Yan, who had her head down in silence as she was pondering.
"Hmph, kiss it is. Who’s afraid?"
However, as soon as Shen Yan spoke, she realized something felt off: "Chen Tianlong, how dare you openly flirt with a teacher? Do you not want to live?"
"Miss, you just added ’old’ to ’teacher’; you’re actually the same age as me, right? So what’s a little teasing and fun among peers?"
Chen Tianlong not only didn’t admit fault but began to reason with the teacher.