You're already divorced, why are you so anxious about him becoming a succubus?

Zhang Youning completely panicked.

He recognized me...

Originally, she still had a sliver of hope.

Thinking that they had only met once at Jiangda University, the other party probably didn't remember him.

As long as he doesn't remember his disheveled appearance tonight, it won't get back to the school.

She can continue to live a stable life under the respectable guise of being the most beautiful counselor at Jiangnan University.

But now, people recognize her.

Seeing her put her gold-rimmed glasses back on, yet still unable to hide the panic in her eyes, Lu Ci smiled.

"Could you...please stop spreading rumors about me at school?" Zhang Youning's voice trembled slightly, carrying a hint of pleading.

Seeing his usually aloof university counselor looking so helpless and aggrieved like a frightened little rabbit, Lu Ci's mischievous side was ignited.

It must be admitted that women with such an aura of status, when they display a different kind of contrast, can indeed arouse a strange desire to conquer them.

Lu Ci smiled and said, "That's hard to say. You need to show sincerity when asking someone for a favor. Teacher, you don't know the rules of this society, do you?"

When the word "teacher" was pronounced with deliberate emphasis, Zhang Youning's heart skipped a beat.

Before those two words appeared, regardless of whether one was sitting here wearing a thin, see-through nightgown, or whether the other person had witnessed the ugliness of their family of origin, one could use:

"As long as he doesn't recognize me, I can just avoid this student at school from now on"—that's how I try to numb myself.

But that one word, "teacher," shattered all her psychological comfort.

Seeing Lu Ci's demanding look, Zhang Youning gritted her teeth and forced herself to calm down.

She tried to put on a stern face, attempting to recapture the demeanor she used when dealing with students at school: "So what kind of sincerity do you want? Money? You drive such an expensive car, you shouldn't be short of money, right?"

Seeing that she was clearly panicking but still trying to appear calm and put on a teacher's air, Lu Ci's eyes were filled with even more amusement.

Outside the car window, the rain continued to pour down, the continuous stream of water covering the entire car window, completely isolating the inside and outside of the car into two closed worlds.

Lu Ci reached out and pressed the central control button on the driver's side door.

Then all four doors inside the carriage locked simultaneously.

Upon hearing the crisp sound, Zhang Youning's heart tightened, and her panic intensified.

What is he going to do?!

Under Zhang Youning's gaze, Lu Ci smiled and slowly leaned forward, moving closer to the passenger seat.

As the handsome face loomed ever larger, Zhang Youning instinctively shrank back until her back pressed against the cold car door, with nowhere left to retreat.

His sincerity was actually...

And this happened on the street, inside a car!

He's just a student, how could he have such audacity!

At school, there were quite a few students who pursued Zhang Youning, but without exception, everyone was reserved in their speech and behavior when facing her as a teacher.

But this man in front of her dared to openly threaten her, and he might do something even more outrageous next!

Zhang Youning felt both ashamed and afraid, but she no longer had the chance to escape.

The two were so close that their noses almost touched.

Zhang Youning could even clearly feel the other person's warm breath spraying on her face.

Lu Ci suddenly stopped what he was doing.

He leaned on the back of Zhang Youning's chair with one hand, watching the other curl up in the corner like a kitten, his eyes full of triumphant smiles.

"Teacher... have you figured out how to keep me quiet?"

Seeing that he did not take any further excessive actions, Zhang Youning's tense nerves relaxed slightly.

However, in this suffocatingly ambiguous distance, the deep voice of "teacher" rang in her ears again, instantly turning her mind into a blank.

A blush spread down her slender neck to her ears.

Looking at her timid and submissive demeanor, Lu Ci whispered a suggestion: "Teacher, I'll give you a hint. The best way to keep someone quiet is to shut their mouth."

And then it's that word "teacher" again.

Zhang Youning's body trembled slightly.

Should we gag him?

She didn't react at first, but only two seconds later.

Her translucent earlobes instantly turned bright red, almost as if they were about to bleed, clearly indicating that she understood the subtext of those words.

She bit her red lips, looking at the face so close to hers and those clear eyes, and began frantically hypnotizing herself:

He threatened me, saying that if I lost my respectable job at Jiangda University, how would I survive?

Yes, he forced me to do it all; I had no other choice...

Having completed this mental preparation, Zhang Youning closed her eyes, her long eyelashes trembling uneasily.

She held her breath, her body stiffening as she leaned forward, and lightly touched those two warm lips like a dragonfly skimming the water.

They separated at the first touch and then immediately retreated to their original positions like startled rabbits.

Feeling the soft, slightly cool touch on his lips, Lu Ci smiled and stepped back, sitting up straight.

Zhang Youning remained in that defensive posture, curled up in the corner of the seat, her hands gripping the hem of her skirt.

Her chest heaved slightly, and she could even clearly hear her heart pounding.

Seeing the man lean back in his chair, looking completely obedient, Zhang Youning's eyes widened slightly, a hint of surprise flashing through her mind.

Is that... all there is to it?

A moment later, she suddenly realized what absurd thoughts had popped into her head.

My cheeks instantly burned intensely, and I wished I could disappear into a crack in the ground right then and there.

Zhang Youning, are you crazy? He's threatening you with your job and taking advantage of you. Isn't that going too far enough?

You're still thinking that's all?!