Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Accompany her to class?
Shu Mian sat blankly next to Tan Xuzhe, recalling his tone just now.
Why does it feel like there was a hint of possessiveness in it?
Just as he was thinking about random things, he suddenly sensed the presence of the person next to him.
Shu Mian subconsciously turned her head and bumped right into Tan Xuzhe’s dark and deep eyes. His beautiful pupils were like a vortex of stars, which could easily trap you.
They were very close, so close that the faint scent of citrus and cedar emanating from him could be clearly smelled.
Her heart raced instantly. She suspected she was blushing again, but pretending to be calm, she turned a page of the book in her hand and asked softly, “Why are you suddenly so close?”
“Take a look.” His voice was languid, with a hint of nonchalance.
Shu Mian was a little confused and felt overwhelmed by his direct gaze. She hurriedly lowered her eyes, her butterfly-like eyelashes trembling. “What are you looking at?”
Tan Xuzhe leaned back lazily in his chair, his peach blossom eyes curving slightly. “Look at you.”
“…”
Look at her?
Shu Mian’s fingers unconsciously tightened around the edge of the book. Just those two words threw her into a panic, and her ears began to burn.
She mustered her courage, looked up to meet his gaze, and gently bit her lower lip. “Does it look good?”
When Tan Xuzhe saw that the girl’s cheeks and ear tips were tinged with a light pink, he thought she would timidly retreat to her rabbit hole.
To his surprise, she looked up with her soft, beautiful eyes and asked him if she looked good.
“It looks good.” He suddenly smiled, his eyes squinting upwards, the curve of his lips carrying a hint of roguishness, “Especially when he blushes.”
Shu Mian: “…”
As expected, she was no match for Tan Xuzhe at all.
Every time she carefully extended her paw to scratch him, he would hold her paw down and pinch her paw pad.
His peach blossom eyes were so affectionate when he smiled, and his voice was so alluring.
Shu Mian’s head was about to explode. She glanced at the time casually and said, “Class is about to start, so don’t talk to me.”
“But class hasn’t started yet, has it?”
Tan Xuzhe enjoyed the little girl’s flustered appearance, and his smile deepened. He leaned closer and said, “Let me take a closer look a little longer?”
When Shu Mian noticed that he was playing with her hair with his fingers, she froze.
Especially that gaze, which seemed almost tangible, and even carried a sense of warmth.
After a while, she heard his lazy voice, “You put something on your lips?”
Unexpectedly, he actually noticed her so carefully. Shu Mian gave a soft “hmm,” and said, “I’m wearing lipstick.”
Tan Xuzhe slowly moved his gaze away from her pink lips, his Adam’s apple bobbing imperceptibly. “Very beautiful.”
Shu Mian’s lips curled up slightly. It seemed she would have to ask Song Yiyi about this lipstick shade when she got back; she wanted to buy one too.
She flipped through the book in her hand absentmindedly, “Thank you, I’m going to read now.”
“Shu Mianmian”.
Tan Xuzhe stared at the dimples on her cheeks and couldn’t help but tease her, “You’re holding the book upside down.”
“!”
Shu Mian hurriedly flipped the book over, and upon closer inspection, realized it was now upside down… so she hadn’t been holding it upside down at all.
He had teased her again.
She looked somewhat embarrassed and annoyed, giving him a non-threatening glare, her voice muffled and soft, “Tan Xuzhe, how could you do this?”
Tan Xuzhe raised his eyebrows, his shoulders shaking with laughter, thinking the little girl’s glaring expression was quite cute.
Just then, Shu Mian noticed a burning gaze. Following her senses, she looked to her right and saw Song Yiyi returning from the restroom at some point, winking at her.
It’s obvious she saw Tan Xuzhe in their classroom and sitting next to her…
Song Yiyi conveyed with her eyes: You and Tan Xuzhe are indeed having an affair.
Shu Mian blushed: I didn’t, I didn’t, don’t talk nonsense.
Fortunately, Song Yiyi quickly turned her head back and went to talk to Fu Xingfan.
When class started, the teacher entered the classroom with the textbook for the major course.
Shu Mian tried to ignore Tan Xuze’s presence and listened to the teacher’s lecture.
This person even said he had come to audit the class, but as soon as class started, he just lay down on the desk and fell asleep.
The course was quite boring, and she soon started to feel sleepy.
She couldn’t help but look at the person next to her. The boy’s head was resting in the crook of his arm, half of his face turned towards her, a few strands of hair casually hanging in front of his forehead, and sunlight streamed in through the glass window, illuminating his delicate eyebrows and eyes.
She suddenly remembered a time when she had gone to the restroom in high school and she passed by his classroom, he happened to be sitting near the window in the corridor.
Back then, when Shu Mian went to the restroom after class, her steps would slow down, but her heart would beat faster.
Sometimes he would just lazily lie on his desk and fall asleep.
The difference this time was that she didn’t need to peek through the window.
Caught off guard, Tan Xuzhe suddenly opened his eyes, raised an eyebrow, and said with a hint of mockery in his voice, “Not paying attention in class, but spying on me here?”
“…”
Wasn’t he sleeping?
“I didn’t.” Shu Mian quickly looked away, forcing a defense, “I just happened to turn my head.”
Tan Xuzhe chuckled softly, casually propping his chin up with his hand, staring directly at her, his voice rising at the end, “Oh, really?”
“…”
The teacher on stage suddenly sighed, his tone tinged with helplessness, “Looks like everyone’s already in holiday mode today, some sleeping, some looking at their phones… It’s so boring for me to lecture alone, let’s find someone to answer the questions?”
“…”
Shu Mian quickly lowered her head to read, avoiding eye contact with the teacher, hoping she wouldn’t be called on.
“The boy in the second-to-last row, wearing a black short-sleeved shirt.”
She had just breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that she hadn’t been called on, when she suddenly realized— the teacher had actually called on Tan Xuzhe…
“Stand up and answer this: what is the most important factor in news value, and then explain why.”
Shu Mian hurriedly flipped through the book to find the answer, but before she could move the book over, Tan Xuzhe had already lazily stood up, his tone frank and sincere, “Teacher, I don’t know.”
“You don’t know?” The teacher adjusted his glasses, looked him over carefully, and perhaps found him unfamiliar. “Eh? You’re not from our department, are you?”
Tan Xuzhe casually rubbed the back of his neck, still looking nonchalant, but his tone was honest, “No, I came to accompany someone to class.”
As he spoke, he glanced in Shu Mian’s direction, a faint smile playing on his lips.
“Coming to class with your family member?” The teacher noticed his gaze, gave him a knowing look, and joked with a smile, “Since you’re here, pay attention to the lesson and don’t just stare at that girl.”
A low chuckle suddenly rippled through the classroom, and many students turned to look at their seats. It was clear that both the teacher and the students had misunderstood.
Shu Mian’s face flushed red, and she subconsciously looked at Tan Xuzhe, whose peach blossom eyes held a hidden smile. “Okay, I will definitely listen carefully in class.”
Why didn’t he explain?
He seems to be someone who hates trouble, and probably wouldn’t bother to explain.
The next moment, the teacher looked at her with a smile, her words tinged with teasing, “Then, the girl next to you, why don’t you stand up and answer for your family member?”
“Teacher, we’re not what you think…” Shu Mian tried to explain.
Given the level of attention Xuzhe received, it was highly likely that someone would post on the forum as soon as class ended that he had a girlfriend.
That time, when he rode his motorcycle to take her back to school, people misunderstood him. The post was deleted so quickly, which showed that he clearly didn’t like these rumors about their relationship.
She then answered the teacher’s question completely.
“Very good answer.” The teacher nodded in satisfaction, his gaze sweeping back and forth between the two, finally settling on Tan Xuzhe. “Looks like he’s not a family member yet. The male student still needs to work harder.”
Shu Mian: “…”
It seems the classes are really too boring; even the teacher is gossiping and joking.
Just then, Tan Xuzhe, who was standing next to her, said in a cheerful voice, “Okay, teacher.”
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