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Chapter 335 I like my teacher, is that wrong?

Seeing hope of completing the mission, Chen Duling was overjoyed.

But I'm also conflicted.

She has a "study cheat code" and her goal is to become a scientist, not to debut as a girl group member or become a female celebrity.

She came to the Produce 101 training camp to complete a task, and even if she gets a chance to debut, she will choose to give it up.

Now that Jiang Yifeng is helping her so much, Chen Duling feels guilty.

She really wanted to tell Jiang Yifeng that she wouldn't choose to debut as part of a group, so that she could feel better.

But she was also afraid that if she said this, Jiang Yifeng would stop supporting her, which would prevent her from winning the vote and completing the task.

The talent for photographic memory and strong logic is simply too tempting.

Chen Duling hesitated for a moment, then boldly asked, "President Jiang, have you been dreaming about me lately?"

Chen Duling dreamed of Jiang Yifeng giving a lecture, and she even suspected that her cheat system might be related to Jiang Yifeng.

This question was intended to test the waters.

Her question was somewhat ambiguous, but after asking it, Chen Duling did not back down. Instead, she blushed and looked at Jiang Yifeng, trying to glean some clues from his expression.

Jiang Yifeng smiled and said, "No, I rarely dream at night."

Although you are very beautiful, you are not so beautiful that I am obsessed with you.

I just think you have a great appearance and a good temperament; you're a promising talent.

Jiang Yifeng's answer was normal, which dispelled a lot of Chen Duling's doubts.

"Could it be that I'm dreaming about Jiang Yifeng because I subconsciously like him, and that's why my teacher in my dream is his image?"

Thinking of this, Chen Duling lowered her head, her heart pounding, and she started to overthink again.

Actually, Chen Duling wasn't a fangirl, but for more than half a year, she dreamed of Jiang Yifeng giving lectures every night.

In my dream, Teacher Jiang was tall, handsome, and very knowledgeable.

Any woman who has never been in a relationship would feel strange emotions if she encountered a teacher like this.

This is actually a built-in function of the golden nurturing card, subtly deepening the nurturing target's feelings for Jiang Yifeng and ensuring a certain level of loyalty.

Now that Teacher Jiang from her dreams has come to life, appearing in reality and even more real and handsome, it's hard for Chen Duling not to be moved.

From Jiang Yifeng's perspective, he saw Chen Duling lower her head, her two ears were bright red, and they even trembled occasionally, which was very cute.

He said, "Your blushing and shy state is excellent. I will have someone arrange for a 'shy slice' of you. Just cooperate."

Chen Duling asked in a muffled voice, "How am I supposed to cooperate?"

"It's meaningless for you to point out your shortcomings. The production team will arrange for Bai Mengyan to assist you. Bai Mengyan will tear off your aloof academic genius mask and show your cute and contrasting side."

If possible, you should blush a little; it will make the show even more entertaining.

But it's okay if you can't do that; a normal reaction is fine too.

Chen Duling asked softly, "How can I make myself blush? I can't act."

"It's very simple, you blush every time you see me."

Just imagine the scene of meeting me, try to get into the right mood, and you'll naturally become shy.

Jiang Yifeng's words were meant to make Chen Duling blush, but they also had a slightly teasing tone.

Chen Duling was delighted to hear this, her voice even crackling with excitement: "Okay."

"OK, you can go out now, I have other work to do."

Having settled things with Chen Duling, Jiang Yifeng then dismissed her, as he also needed to instruct Mu Di to cooperate with the work.

Seeing Jiang Yifeng handle things strictly by dismissing people directly, Chen Duling felt a little upset.

For some reason, she always felt that she held a special place in Jiang Yifeng's heart.

Beyond their work at the training camp, there must be a deeper emotional connection between the two.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Yifeng was completely objective and dismissed her after the work discussion was over, leaving Chen Duling feeling very disappointed.

She stood up to leave, but suddenly turned around and asked, "President Jiang, you lack nothing now. If I want to repay you, what would be the best way?"

In order to complete the mission, Chen Duling decided to hide her secret of not wanting to debut and find an opportunity to make amends or repay Jiang Yifeng for his help later.

However, there was a hint of defiance in her question at this moment.

Jiang Yifeng shook his head and said, "Many female celebrities in the industry want to repay me, and most of them offer themselves to me."

But I'm very picky about food, so I rejected many of them.

Your appearance meets the conditions for repaying me.

Jiang Yifeng's words were very aggressive, overly forceful, and somewhat insulting.

But Chen Duling didn't think anything of it, as if Jiang Yifeng's words were perfectly reasonable.

Teacher Jiang was just that assertive and authoritative when she taught in the dream classroom.

Chen Duling rediscovered the feeling of attending class in her dream, and her courage suddenly increased significantly.

She smiled and said, "Teacher! Teacher Jiang! May I call you Teacher Jiang?"

Why do you call me that?

"Because I feel that you have taught me a lot, and you are very much like my teacher."

"Whatever you want, just keep up the good work, I believe in you."

"Yes! I will. Can I add you on WeChat?"

"No problem. If you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message, and I'll answer when I have time."

After adding Jiang Yifeng as a WeChat friend, Chen Duling was overjoyed, and her spirits soared.

Back in their room, Bai Mengyan asked curiously, "Why are you so happy today? It's rare to see you like this."

Hearing Bai Mengyan's words, Chen Duling suddenly realized that she hadn't been this happy in a long time.

The ability to learn in her dreams is both Chen Duling's good fortune and her shackles.

Especially in the last two months, after her studies stalled, Chen Duling fell into a state of anxiety, thinking about cheat codes and studying all day long, losing the carefree joy of a young girl.

Now that she has met Jiang Yifeng and "acknowledged" him as Teacher Jiang, Chen Duling seems to have found a reliable support to help her break free from her shackles, and she feels much more relaxed.

Thinking of this, Chen Duling tentatively sent a WeChat message to Jiang Yifeng.

[Teacher, you founded the Classic of Mountains and Seas Lab, so you must be quite knowledgeable about artificial intelligence. I have a question I'd like to ask you...]

"AI Fundamentals Explained" may seem like just a book about basic knowledge, but it actually covers a very wide range of topics, many of which Chen Duling found difficult to understand.

In my dream, Teacher Jiang was just a programmer; he only explained the knowledge points and didn't answer questions.

Chen Duling only tentatively asked Jiang Yifeng on WeChat.

Little did they know that the knowledge their children learned would be regularly fed back to Jiang Yifeng.

Jiang Yifeng has many advantages; his mental strength, perception, and thinking ability are all very strong, and in terms of learning ability, he is at least at the level of a genius.

Chen Duling couldn't understand the difficult points in "AI Fundamentals Explained", but Jiang Yifeng could grasp them easily and apply them in various situations.

After explaining the strategy for promoting Chen Duling to Mu Di, Jiang Yifeng saw Chen Duling's WeChat message.

He thought for a moment and then used real-life examples to explain it to Chen Duling.

After seeing Jiang Yifeng's answer, Chen Duling felt a sense of sudden enlightenment and developed a genuine admiration for him. She sent a voice message: "Teacher, you're so amazing! Thank you for your guidance~ You won't find me annoying with these questions, will you?"

As soon as she finished sending the message, Bai Mengyan pounced on Chen Duling and snatched the phone away.

"Something's not right, something's really not right! Your voice sounded so effeminate just now!" Bai Mengyan complained. "You were actually speaking in a high-pitched voice, it was disgusting! This isn't the Chen Duling I know!"

"I need to see who this person is that has caused such a big change in you!"

Bai Mengyan and Chen Duling became good friends because they both have outgoing personalities and a tomboyish side in life.

The two women got along very well living together and never schemed against each other.

So much so that Bai Mengyan thought Chen Duling's effeminate manner of speaking made her feel that she was too girly.

Bai Mengyan carefully examined Chen Duling's WeChat chat history but found nothing.

Chen Duling's WeChat nickname for Jiang Yifeng was "Teacher". The two had just added each other as friends today and were talking about academic knowledge, but Bai Mengyan couldn't understand a lot of professional terms.

"Is this really your teacher?"

Seeing Bai Mengyan's bewildered expression, Chen Duling snatched back the phone and said, "Of course it's my teacher!"

"How old is your teacher? Why do you speak to him so rudely? Do you like your teacher?"

Faced with Bai Mengyan's three deadly questions, Chen Duling was too lazy to explain further.

She didn't want anyone to know that she had contact with Jiang Yifeng.

So he simply said, "I like my teacher, is that wrong?"

Upon hearing this answer, Bai Mengyan automatically pictured a university professor in her mind—either pot-bellied or with white hair.

She was just about to ask Chen Duling if she had a father complex when she saw her phone vibrate.

A staff member called and asked Bai Mengyan to go to the conference room.

Without giving it much thought, Bai Mengyan went to the conference room to communicate with the staff.

"Please take a look at this document. We've set up a new step that requires your cooperation."

Mu Di made arrangements very quickly. After Jiang Yifeng finished giving instructions, she had her subordinates write out the text and began assigning tasks.

Bai Mengyan had no doubts; the recording of Produce 101 had many textual frameworks, which she was already used to.

Moreover, this time Jiang Yifeng not only gave Chen Duling some screen time, but also gave Bai Mengyan some screen time, which is also a good thing for her.

After reading the text, Bai Mengyan asked, "Dudu doesn't seem to be a big fan of celebrities, and she likes... she likes quiet. Would it be difficult for her to play the role of President Jiang's fervent fan?"

Bai Mengyan almost let slip that Chen Duling liked her teacher.

Fortunately, he changed his tune at the crucial moment.

"It's alright, just follow this text. We'll talk to Chen Duling about her problem, so you don't need to worry about it."

Seeing what the executive director said, Bai Mengyan nodded and obediently cooperated.

To her surprise, Chen Duling acted very well.

The mere mention of Jiang Yifeng would cause her to blush instantly, and Bai Mengyan's expression of barely suppressing her shyness made her drool and want to kiss him.

On August 22nd, the 11th episode of Produce 101 Season 8 aired.

This episode is the first elimination round of this season's training camp, so it has garnered a lot of attention.

During the competition, the production team included a segment where roommates offered their scathing critiques.

In the training camp, trainees lived together in pairs, with only one group consisting of three people.

Although there is competition among roommates, the training camp is a team competition after all, and there is more than one person who will debut. Roommates are the best partners for everyone, and also the people to confide in and relieve pressure.

Therefore, many roommates became good friends during the training camp.

They've lived together for almost 50 days, and now someone is about to be eliminated and leave. Adding a "spicy commentary" segment can both increase the appeal and evoke emotions.

Some tricks may be old-fashioned, but they just work.

For example, before the start of the competition in the Eternal Heat group, Wang Churan and her roommate Chen Tian gave each other feedback.

Both sides revealed a lot of each other's secrets and joked around, creating a very cheerful atmosphere.

But when the competition results came out, Chen Tian was eliminated, and Wang Churan tilted her head back and rolled her eyes.

This time, instead of rolling her eyes, she held back her tears.

This scene moved many viewers, and many cried along with it.

Regardless of what the future holds, at least for this moment, this feeling is real.

When it came to Bai Mengyan and Chen Duling's group, Bai Mengyan started to reveal a lot.

Viewers followed Bai Mengyan's "sneak peek" and discovered that Chen Duling was not the aloof, academically gifted goddess she seemed to be.

She actually really enjoys playing video games, and she reached the Diamond rank in League of Legends in a very short time.

She's also a bit of a fangirl; she participated in Produce 101 just to chase after her idol, Jiang Yifeng.

Chen Duling blushes whenever Jiang Yifeng is mentioned, and her shy appearance is especially cute.

Besides, Chen Duling is actually a very tongue-tied person. She doesn't talk much because she's pretending to be aloof, but because she's genuinely not good at speaking.

Bai Mengyan often teases Chen Duling about this weakness, which makes Chen Duling so anxious that she stomps her feet, but she can't refute it because she's bad at talking.

These shortcomings shattered the perfect academic image of Chen Duling, making her image more vivid and winning the hearts of many netizens.

After this episode aired, Chen Duling's popularity votes began to rise rapidly.

With the added promotion from Fengxing Media, clips and GIFs of Chen Duling being shy and tongue-tied began to circulate widely online, further increasing her popularity.

Everything is going in a good direction.

By August 29th, after the airing of episode 11 of Produce 101, Chen Duling finally overtook Yang Chaoyue to become the number one in popularity votes.

Yang Chaoyue was a little confused. She didn't understand why Chen Duling was suddenly so strong and had surpassed her popularity before the finals.

But Bai Mengyan noticed something amiss.

She grabbed Chen Duling and interrogated her, asking, "Is your teacher very capable?"

"What do you mean?"

"Ever since you added your teacher as a WeChat friend, you've become much more outgoing, and your performance on the show has improved. I bet your teacher encouraged you and gave you advice, helping you create a new persona," Bai Mengyan analyzed in a low voice. "Your teacher is not only very smart but also very capable. He can influence Fengxing Media to help promote you! No wonder he's a university professor; he's really talented!"

Bai Mengyan's previous analysis gave Chen Duling a cold sweat. She didn't want to expose her relationship with Jiang Yifeng, lest people reveal the inside story.

But after hearing the rest, Chen Duling felt relieved.

Bai Mengyan had clearly misunderstood.

Chen Duling followed Bai Mengyan's words and said, "Of course, my teacher is very capable, otherwise I wouldn't like him."

Bai Mengyan sighed and said enviously, "I wish I had a teacher like that!"

Chen Duling joked, "Then you should get into Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics first. Generally speaking, only good universities have strong and capable teachers."

Bai Mengyan: "..."

Bai Mengyan's academic performance was poor from a young age. During her middle school years, she went to Korea to participate in a trainee selection but failed to be selected.

After returning to China, I studied tourism at Jiangxi Polytechnic.

It's really asking too much of someone to get into Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics if they can't even get into a regular university.

(End of this chapter)