Transmigrated as the male lead's roommate's vicious girlfriend

Practice room.

Warm, soft white light spills into the room, while white curtains block out the summer heat from outside.

In the classroom where classes had already ended, besides Ning Xi and Dai Yilan who came in for a visit after class, there was also a soft and pretty little dumpling.

The little girl, about four or five years old, nestled in Ning Xi's arms and kept smiling at her.

Lively and adorable, she's very endearing.

Dai Yilan popped a bayberry into her mouth and, seeing Ning Xi and the little girl in the classroom, asked her, "Hasn't the consultant finished talking yet?"

The little girl was there for a trial class. After the class, Ning Xi had already spoken with the child's parents. The little girl's mother was now completing the registration procedures.

Upon hearing Ning Xi mention that she was processing the paperwork, Dai Yilan exclaimed, "Almost every child who has taken a trial class with you ends up enrolling. You're truly amazing."

Even experienced teachers with several years of teaching experience cannot achieve a 100% enrollment rate.

Ning Xi smiled and shook her head, "It's our arts education department's curriculum consultant who's amazing."

Dai Yilan gave Ning Xi four of the bayberries she had brought: "If the course quality isn't up to par, will the parents be satisfied?"

If someone compliments you, just accept it gracefully.

Ning Xi waved her hand, refusing the bayberries that Teacher Dai offered her: "Your hands are dirty, you'll hurt the floor."

Dai Yilan fed her one.

Ning Xi's cheek was stuffed full with a whole bayberry.

The little dumpling nestled in her arms, its big, dark, grape-like eyes fixed on Ning Xi, said, "Yaoyao wants to eat too."

Dai Yilan sat down next to Ning Xi and handed the little girl a bayberry wrapped in toilet paper.

The little girl looked timidly at Dai Yilan, wanting to eat but too embarrassed to take it.

Ning Xi gently pinched the little dumpling's cheek: "Go ask your mom and dad. If they say it's okay to eat, come find Teacher Ning~"

The little girl skipped and hopped to find her father waiting outside the practice room.

Ning Xi listened to the little girl's lively and cheerful voice talking to her father outside, and a faint smile appeared in her eyes.

Dai Yilan rested her chin on her knees, looking listless and dispirited: "Teacher Ning, is something on your mind?"

Ning Xi was slightly taken aback.

Dai Yilan gave her a tissue so she could spit out the pit: "After you went out at noon and came back, you were all smiles except when you were in class. When no one was around, you were too quiet."

"When I smiled at you, you always smiled back sincerely. But all afternoon, when I tried to make you laugh, your smiles were so perfunctory."

"There's a smile on his face, but not in his eyes."

"Teacher Ning, you don't have to smile if you don't feel like it."

"Are you in trouble?"

Teacher Dai's accusations and concerned gaze left Ning Xi speechless for a few seconds.

Ning Xi, mimicking Teacher Dai, rested her chin on her knees and asked, "Teacher Dai, you have a regular job, but do you have any quick ways to make money?"

Dai Yilan blinked. "If you need the money urgently, I can lend it to you first."

Ning Xi shook her head, "I want to use my rest time to earn more money."

Dai Yilan was about to say something when the little girl who was leading her father in interrupted her.

"Teacher Ning, I asked my dad, and he said it's okay to eat."

Ning Xi smiled as she got up from the ground and looked at the bayberries that Teacher Dai was holding in her hand.

Dai Yilan handed over the two bayberries she had specially saved for the little girl.

The little girl's father had an embarrassed smile on his face, and his gaze toward his daughter was both doting and helpless.

Ning Xi looked at the scene before her, her eyes softening unconsciously.

Dai Yilan took Ning Xi's arm and gently pushed her out of the classroom: "I'll talk to her here for you. You should go to the preparation room to rest for a while. Even just having a drink of water would be nice."

"You seem so exhausted you're questioning the meaning of life."

"Leave the part-time money-making to me. I've already asked around and will let you know."

Ning Xi looked at Teacher Dai with gratitude.

She has gradually adapted to the intensity of the work, and her physical strength is slowly improving.

When she's working, she can actually calm down and not think about anything.

As she walked down the corridor, she saw a group of people, led by Zheng Shiyin, huddled together at a corner of the corridor, whispering gossip.

"You didn't see it. She's usually so arrogant and aloof. She's only affectionate with Teacher Dai every day. Yesterday, our Sister Wang got a cold shoulder from her in the office. She doesn't give any face to the senior employees."

"Oh, Sister Wang is Director Huang's sister-in-law. Isn't she afraid that Sister Wang will complain to Director Huang and make things difficult for her?"

Zheng Shiyin sneered, "What's so scary about her? You don't know, Teacher Tang is very protective of Teacher Ning. I think Teacher Ning's attitude towards this job is quite casual, but Teacher Tang thinks she has a particularly upright work attitude and always praises her in front of Director Huang."

"You guys don't know, but I just went back to the preparation room to get some water and saw a gift bag that a student's parent had left on her desk. The logo on it clearly wasn't cheap. Our Teacher Ning's methods for seducing men are truly astounding."

"Oh, a student's parent? She's seducing a married man?"

"If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have realized that Teacher Ning was so skilled at seducing men."

"When I first saw her today, I thought she was incredibly beautiful and had a wonderful aura."

"Indeed, appearances can be deceiving."

They whispered in hushed tones, their words laced with sour speculation, light yet sharp, each syllable clearly reaching Ning Xi's ears.

Ning Xi could see that among the four people gathered together, besides the other consultant who was still talking to parents, the people surrounding Zheng Shiyin included not only consultant teachers and part-time substitute teachers, but also familiar teachers from the theater's front desk service department.

Before the men could even notice her approach, she had already slowly stepped forward.

Ning Xi's voice wasn't loud, but it clearly cut off the noisy discussion, calm yet with a hint of coldness: "Teacher Zheng, please explain clearly, when did I give Teacher Wang a hard time in the office? Did you see it with your own eyes? Or did she tell you herself?"

She ignored the panic and astonishment on their faces as they were caught talking behind each other's backs.

"Teacher Tang is very protective of me. How exactly does that show? Where did you get the idea that I have a casual work attitude? If you think there's a problem with my work attitude, you can tell me to my face."

"A student's parent left a gift bag on my desk without my knowledge, and you're calling that evidence that I'm seducing men?"

She looked at the part-time teacher that Zheng Shiyin had found to substitute for her: "We met today, and because of a few words from others, you subjectively assumed that I was seducing a married man. Your malice makes me feel that it is unreasonable and offensive."

The substitute teacher was intimidated by Ning Xi's cold gaze. She lowered her head, blushing and embarrassed, and said, "I'm sorry..."

The receptionist and another course consultant both looked at Ning Xi and said, "Teacher Ning, I didn't say anything bad about you."

"Yes, yes, yes."

Although they were colleagues, they were not very familiar with Ning Xi.

Ning Xi is usually quiet and doesn't talk much. Most of the time, she works quietly, and when she's not in class, she spends most of her time dancing in the practice room.

She rarely joins in crowds. When she sees someone, she greets them politely, neither deliberately trying to get close nor being overly cold.

It's terrifying when someone suddenly loses their temper.

Fortunately, they didn't say anything when Ning Xi came out.

Zheng Shiyin's face turned extremely ugly as she was overwhelmed by Ning Xi's aura and her words.