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

Ning Xi returned to the preparation room at 18:09.

She didn't see Qi Youxi in the preparation room.

I went back to the classroom and looked around, but I didn't see anyone.

Realizing she had kept her waiting too long and might have left first, Ning Xi quickened her pace and went back to the preparation room to find her work phone.

On her seat was a brand-new, exquisitely designed gift bag with the logo printed on it.

During the last class, Ning Xi originally planned to take the bag to the classroom and return it to Qi Youxi.

However, the children in the classroom were very curious, and there were also parents coming and going. Not wanting to cause unnecessary trouble and gossip, she decided to return the clothes and skirt to Qi Youxi after class.

She guessed that the dress was a gift from Qi Youxi and her uncle.

The only parents and students who knew she had soiled her clothes were Qi Youxi and her uncle.

Inside the shopping bag were not only the sun-protective jacket that Qi Youxi had lent her, but also a rather expensive off-white silk organza sleeveless long dress.

Ning Xi found Qi Youxi's parents' contact information on her work phone and called them.

The person who answered the phone was Qi Youxi's father.

The voice was polite and courteous, and she was given a contact number to contact Qi Youxi's uncle.

Ning Xi used her work phone to dial that number.

"Hello, who is this?"

The call connected, and a deep, husky male voice came through the receiver.

Ning Xi quickly said, "Hello, Uncle Youxi, I'm Teacher Ning. Did you take the children away from the theater?"

There was a half-second silence on the other end of the line. "Hello, Teacher Ning. Youxi and I just arrived at the parking lot and are about to go home."

Ning Xi felt a little relieved when she heard that they hadn't left yet: "Could you and You tide please wait for me in the parking lot for a few minutes? I'll come back to return the clothes right away."

The female voice coming from the receiver was gentle and soothing, with just the right tone—neither distant nor deliberately overly warm.

Qi Youxi opened her eyes wide, trying to pry open her uncle's hand that was pinching her mouth to prevent her from speaking.

Qi Shanling glanced at the kid in front of her and told Ning Xi the exact location where she had parked her car.

"Teacher Ning, please take your time. We're not in a hurry."

Qi Youxi's eyes widened. It was clearly her uncle who answered a phone call, saying he had some last-minute plans for the evening and was in a hurry, that dragged her out of Teacher Ning's office.

They were all on the bus about to leave when they suddenly said they weren't in a hurry anymore.

Qi Youxi pouted in dissatisfaction, "I told you, I'm waiting for Teacher Ning in her office, but you insisted on leaving. Now you're not in a hurry to leave anymore. What are you trying to do?"

Qi Shanling handed her the phone, "Play your stupid games."

Qi Youxi held her phone, trying her best to revive her dead snake.

Three minutes later, she was playing a colorful candy snake game and said to her uncle earnestly, "Teacher Ning won't like you. Her boyfriend is so handsome, so just give up."

"Uncle, you can't steal her away. You're not as handsome as Teacher Ning's boyfriend."

Qi Shanling snatched the phone from her hand.

Qi Youxi, with her neck stiff, deliberately added insult to injury: "You're really not that handsome."

"Besides being rich and having fun, they have no other redeeming qualities."

"Being rich and knowing how to have fun doesn't necessarily make you superior..."

She spotted Teacher Ning jogging over and swallowed the words she was about to say.

Qi Shanling lowered the car window and smiled at Ning Xi, who was jogging over, with a charming and gentle demeanor.

Qi Youxi clung to the car window and called out, "Teacher Ning."

Ning Xi ran quickly all the way, her breathing slightly disordered, her shallow breaths mingling with her lips, her chest rising and falling slowly with each soft pant.

Qi Shanling's gaze gently fell on her slender, fair neck, where a few strands of soft hair were damp with fine beads of sweat, lying obediently against her delicate skin.

A gentle breeze carries a light, sweet fragrance, delicate and not cloying, which gently permeates the air.

The woman's eyes and brows carried a unique freshness and vitality that came from running.

A black halter-neck dance costume accentuated her slender shoulders and neck, while the fitted cut outlined her graceful figure. The ribbons fluttered lightly with her movements, creating an elegant and lively look.

Ning Xi met the man's gaze and bent down to hand the paper bag in her hand into the car.

Qi Shanling's gaze fell on the paper bag she handed over.

Ning Xi was sincerely grateful for the kindness and goodwill shown to her by the uncle and nephew.

But she knew that there had to be appropriate boundaries between teachers, students, and students' parents.

"The bag contains the clothes Youxi lent me, and the dress you sent is also in there."

Qi Youxi tilted her head and looked at the paper bag that Ning Xi insisted on handing over: "Teacher Ning, I'm so sad to be rejected by you. This afternoon, my uncle and I went shopping and when I saw this dress, my first thought was that it would look beautiful on Teacher Ning."

"I chose this dress very carefully. I asked my uncle to buy it for me with my allowance."

She overspent her allowance for next week.

Fearing that Ms. Ning would feel guilty if she knew the price, she cut off all the price tags.

Qi Shanling did not take the paper bag offered to her, her eyes filled with a gentle smile: "Teacher Ning, if you reject Youxi's feelings, she will be very sad."

Qi Youxi cupped her cheeks and looked at Ning Xi with starry eyes: "Teacher Ning, please accept it. This dress isn't expensive at all."

"I like you, that's why I want to be good to you. Uncle is a man, and I'm just a child, neither of us can fit into this dress."

It was as if they had guessed what Ning Xi was thinking.

Qi Youxi confessed to her that she had cut off the dress tag and couldn't return it.

Ning Xi chose a compromise. She looked at the man sitting in the driver's seat and said, "How much is the dress? I'll transfer it to you."

Qi Youxi wanted to say something, but her uncle glanced at her and she swallowed back the words she was about to say.

Qi Shanling pulled up her WeChat QR code: "The dress originally cost 5700, but after the discount, it's 3420."

Ning Xi scanned the QR code with her phone.

Her heart was bleeding.

One dress was worth almost half a month's salary for her.

She didn't show it on her face.

After scanning the QR code, she saw a friend request pop up and pursed her lips slightly.

"Sorry, I don't have a bank card linked to my WeChat account. I'll transfer the money to you via Alipay."

How could Qi Shanling not see that she didn't want to add him as a friend?

He turned off his phone screen and looked at the woman's slightly flushed cheeks. "I don't use Alipay. You can pay me next time I bring Youxi to class."

Ning Xi held her phone. "I remember now, I have money in my WeChat Wallet. I'll scan your payment code again."

Qi Shanling's phone screen was on, and the QR code was still a friend code.

Ning Xi didn't want to continue the stalemate, so she added him as a friend and promptly transferred the money.

Qi Shanling received the transfer payment in front of her, which relieved her.

Her expression of not wanting to owe anyone a favor made Qi Shanling's brow twitch slightly.

Qi Youxi sadly accepted the sun-protective jacket that Ning Xi handed her.

Their behavior seemed to have caused trouble and distress for Teacher Ning.

Ning Xi took a half step back, no longer disturbing the two as they drove away.

Qi Shanling didn't drive away immediately. He took out an unopened bottle of mineral water from the car and stretched out his arm to hand it to Ning Xi: "Teacher Ning, you look very hot. Drink some water to cool down."

Ning Xi hesitated for two seconds between answering and not answering.

Qi Shanling had already unscrewed the bottle cap for her.

Ning Xi raised her hand that had been hanging down and then suddenly put it down again.

The way he twisted the bottle cap for her stirred a subtle, strange feeling within her.

The man's every gesture exudes politeness, refinement, and a sense of propriety; his eyes are also clean and clear.

She thought that the strange feeling in her heart was just her imagination.

Qi Youxi felt that if her uncle hadn't helped her unscrew the bottle cap, Teacher Ning might have already taken the water.

She could understand that her uncle wanted to act like a gentleman, and she could also understand Teacher Ning's sense of boundaries in not accepting water.

"Ning Xi".

The deep, familiar voice behind her made Ning Xi turn around.

Qi Shanling's hand holding the mineral water bottle tightened slightly when she saw the man's face behind her.

Ning Xi met He Kezhou's unfathomable black eyes, which were filled with a melancholy she couldn't understand, making them even more oppressive than usual.

She paused for a few seconds, then subconsciously took half a step toward him, her tone tinged with surprise: "Why did you come here?"

He Kezhou didn't answer immediately. His gaze swept over Qi Shanling first, then looked at the water in Qi Shanling's hand, which he had unscrewed and was handing to Ning Xi. His dark eyes were filled with undisguised coldness.

He stretched out his long arm, his strong yet irresistible force pulling Ning Xi close to his waist, until their shoulders were touching. Then he looked down at her, his voice low and slightly hoarse: "I'm picking you up from get off work."