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Chapter 165 Gu Wancheng, the "Spoiled" One (Second Chapter)
"Huh? Change seats?"

Inside the office, homeroom teacher Li Min raised her afro and looked at Guan Ren, who was running in with a grin, as if he were a monster:
"You were doing just fine in your current seat, why are you changing seats?"

"Teacher Li, my grades have been improving in the last few monthly exams, which means I'm on the right track. Shouldn't I be transferred back to my previous position?"

"Humph…"

Li Min chuckled upon hearing this, and then tidied up a few books on her desk with a clattering sound.
"Since you were moved to the teacher's desk, your grades have been improving, which means it's working. Keep up the good work!"

"No, I'm just uncomfortable sitting there..."

"What's wrong with you? Did you come to school to enjoy yourself? How about we get you a massage chair?"

Li Min glared at him. Having learned from her previous experience, she knew she couldn't get too involved with someone as sharp-tongued as Guan Ren, or she'd easily be led astray. So, she didn't bother with further words and simply sent him away.
"Class is about to start, hurry back to the classroom!"

"..."

Guan Ren came out of his office and immediately reported the regrettable news to Gu Youli.

"That's how it is, that's the situation. I've thought about it, and I realized I shouldn't have asked about it. If I had, Li Min would have thought I had ulterior motives and would definitely have refused to move my seat back."

Guan Ren sighed again as he spoke:
"Sigh, what can I do? I do have feelings for you, Sister Gu, and I really want to sit next to you, so I've been manipulated by her."

"..."

"Hey, Sister Gu, don't glare at me. Don't you want to sit next to me too?"

Gu Youli stared intently at the physics test paper in her hand:

"generally."

"Alright, I was just being presumptuous. I'll take my leave! And this leave will last a lifetime!"

Guan Ren walked away with a sorrowful expression. Gu Youli knew he was deliberately causing trouble, but she was too lazy to call him out on it.

Anyway, if the two of them want to "reunite," it depends on when. Li Min can be like the students in Class 8 next door, changing seats according to their scores after each monthly exam.

At that time, Guan Ren will be able to take the initiative.

However, what Gu Youli didn't know was that Guan Ren wasn't too disappointed after the failed negotiation.

Guan Ren himself hadn't expected this.

He was absolutely certain that he wanted to be with Xiaolihua.

But why did he feel a sense of relief for a moment after being rejected by Li Min?

Could it be that he actually wants to stay at the lectern now?
This isn't exactly a good place, so why...?

Guan Ren stared blankly at the many tally marks he had carved on the side of the lectern.

Each one represents a lesson taught by a certain "female devil teacher".

It represents the time Guan Ren spent what he considered to be imprisonment.

But now, the recording of the character "正" has been stopped for almost a month, and every day when Guan Ren is in class, a cold and beautiful, graceful figure often flashes through his mind...

"Guan Ren!"

"Uh?"

"What are you doing with a Chinese textbook during chemistry class? You like Chinese so much, but I've never seen you get a perfect score in it, have I?"

"..."

Faced with the chemistry teacher's questioning, Guan Ren, who had been lost in thought for some time, was speechless.

Seeing his dejected look, the chemistry teacher thought about his performance over the past month and casually mentioned it in the office afterward.

Unexpectedly, just like the previous assessment of Guan Ren's "prodigal son's return," the teachers from all subjects shared the same sentiment this time.

"This kid has been a bit absent-minded lately, and he's been getting distracted quite a bit."

"Indeed, it feels like... it started from when Teacher Gu went on his business trip, and it's been a month since then."

"It's normal to slack off after working hard for a long time. I don't think it will have a big impact."

"Yes, a string that's stretched too tight is easy to break. It's only the second year of high school. Guan Ren has already been a dark horse this semester. I think it's okay to loosen things up a bit, but don't overdo it."

……

Meanwhile, at a school in the city.

Gu Wancheng, who had just finished her first open exchange class since arriving in the city, looked out at the desolate tree branches and tightened her collar slightly.

It's been less than a month, but the temperature has dropped quite quickly. I should have brought more clothes...

I'll call my sister again today to remind her to wear more clothes...

"Teacher Gu...Teacher Gu?"

"?"

Gu Wancheng accidentally stood on the podium for a while longer than usual. When she came to her senses, the female teacher for the next class had already arrived.

"Teacher Qin."

Gu Wancheng picked up her bag, nodded apologetically, and then prepared to leave to attend her next study meeting.

When he turned around, he found that he hadn't erased the blackboard he used in class, leaving it covered with dense writing.

Gu Wancheng was stunned for a moment.

Then, out of habit, I glanced at the lectern.

Empty.

There are no desks.

There was no student sitting there that I had subconsciously thought of.

"I'm sorry, Teacher Qin, I..." "It's alright, it's alright, I'll take care of it."

"I'm coming, it'll be ready soon."

Gu Wancheng immediately picked up the blackboard eraser and began to carefully erase the writing on the blackboard.

At the same time, I also felt a sense of self-reflection.

Yes, this isn't Jiangzhou No. 2 Middle School, and it's not Class 7 of Grade 11.

I haven't seen the student who always helped me erase the blackboard right after class for almost a month.

……

In the past, Gu Wancheng, due to her personality, would never have left the task of erasing the blackboard to the student on duty.

As a result, after attending Class 7 of the second year of high school for almost a semester, she gradually developed the habit of not paying attention to the blackboard after class.

……

Ah…

It's absurd that he was "spoiled" by one of his students...

Gu Wancheng thought to herself with some dissatisfaction, while coughing twice from the chalk dust.

But in that moment of hesitation, a fleeting image of Guan Ren helping her erase the blackboard for the first time flashed through her mind.

I think I just coughed slightly with my back to him at the time.

Out of the corner of her eye, Gu Wancheng noticed that he stared at her intently for a while before running to the water dispenser and wetting the blackboard eraser with water.

Well…

It seems that ever since then, every time he wipes the blackboard for me, he always wets it a little...

"Tsk."

wrong.

After a brief recollection, Gu Wancheng frowned slightly.

She felt a little confused.

This is just a very ordinary act of students showing respect and love for their teachers. It's not worth leaving a deep impression on anyone. Is it really necessary to recall it?

"..."

I can only say that this business trip and study trip lasted too long, and I missed home and my sister, so I magnified some unimportant memories as well.

This explanation makes sense.

But it is reasonable as it may be.

Perhaps because this set a precedent, when Gu Wancheng returned to her residence that evening and opened her laptop to relax, fragmented memories of jogging with that student began to surface in her mind, leaving her quite speechless. So she decided to call her sister first.

"Hello? Sister?"

"Youli, have you been eating well these past two days?"

"some."

"Okay, it's getting colder, remember to wear more clothes..."

……

The two sisters exchanged a few pleasantries, and then Gu Wancheng inquired about the school.

"How's that substitute teacher doing lately?"

"so so."

Gu Youli responded, then suddenly had a flash of inspiration and added:
“Everyone thinks so, and Guan Ren… he said so too.”

"..."

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

Gu Youli's heart skipped a beat.

However, upon further reflection, she realized that her sister's attitude towards Guan Ren had actually improved considerably since the beginning, so she calmed herself down and continued to speak well of her deskmate.

"Guanren said that the teacher wasn't even half as good as you, sister, which has made him lose interest in Chinese class now. He also..."

"I see."

Gu Wancheng interrupted:

"After all, substitute teachers have a different mindset. When I get back, I will go over some of the key texts again."

"Um…"

"Also, as I said before, when you eat out, remember to choose a good restaurant. If you're not satisfied with anything, just bear with it for now, and I'll cook something nice for you when I get back."

"Uh-huh."

……

After hanging up the phone, Gu Wancheng was in a daze for a while.

But the content of my daydreaming was forgotten in the blink of an eye.

Gu Wancheng continued looking at the computer screen, which displayed a beautifully illustrated picture with vibrant colors. A dialog box popped up in the lower right corner with a caption:
[Lionlucky Lionlucky~ You're finally online~ I have to tell you, last weekend at that idiot's house, I ran into that really pretty girl I mentioned before, the one he's really close to!]

A rare, genuine smile appeared on Gu Wancheng's lips as her slender, white fingers tapped rapidly, moving with the speed of a novelist:

Tell me in detail, and I can help you figure out how to deal with her.

(End of this chapter)