The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

"Please listen to the first question." Xu Xi cleared his throat, picked up his book, and asked, "What is the English word for bee?"

Xu Nian's mind went blank.

Oh no, the very first question has touched on a blind spot in his knowledge.

What to do, what to do, what to do?

「回答时间还剩10秒钟。」许熄低头瞥了眼手腕上的小手錶，清脆的倒计时声按时响起，「9、8、7、6、5……」

His peripheral vision swept across the desk and landed on the plate of glistening fish, instantly raising goosebumps on his back.

He was most afraid of this kind of seafood. Just looking at it made him feel the strong fishy smell and his throat tighten, let alone eating it.

The countdown felt like a hammer, each strike landing on Xu Nian's heart, making his palms sweat with anxiety.

In his panic, he suddenly remembered the guessing techniques his teacher had taught him when he was in school.

If there are three short and one long, choose the long one; if there are three long and one short, choose the short one; if they are all about the same, choose B.

I can't worry about that now, I'll just guess first, it's better than eating fish.

He gritted his teeth, steeled his resolve, and almost blurted out, "B!"

"Correct answer." Xu Xi clapped his little hands.

Xu Nian was completely stunned, her eyes glazed over for a few seconds.

He belatedly realized that Xu Xi had asked a short-answer question, requiring complete words, but in his haste, he had answered B as if it were a multiple-choice question.

She got the question types wrong, so how could she say they were correct?

A bellyful of questions was stuck in his throat, but when he met Xu Xi's affirmative eyes, he swallowed the words back and quietly suppressed his doubts in his heart.

Anyway, if you answer correctly, you don't have to eat fish.

He secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Xi reached out her small hand, picked up two tiny custard-filled steamed buns from the plate, and handed them to the man.

Xu Nian obediently opened her mouth and took the small steamed bun into her mouth. Instead of swallowing it in a hurry, she slowly savored it.

The moment your teeth touch the soft, fluffy dough, a delicate milky aroma bursts in your mouth.

It's not too strong or greasy, but refreshing and light, spreading down your throat with a lingering aftertaste.

The dough is soft yet not sticky, and has a slightly chewy texture, making for a perfect taste.

He couldn't bear to swallow it, so he held it in his mouth and chewed it repeatedly, eating each bite with extra focus.

It's this familiar taste that makes him want to buy it again and again, and he never gets tired of it.

He was so engrossed in eating that his teeth accidentally brushed against Xu Xi's fingertip, and he bit down lightly because he couldn't control his strength.

"Ouch!" Xu Xi cried out in pain and quickly pulled her finger out of his mouth.

"Ah, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry." Realizing she had done something wrong, Xu Nian quickly apologized.

He placed his palm on the spot where the girl had been bitten and gently rubbed it.

"Hmph!" Xu Xi glared at him resentfully, but wasn't too angry. Her tone was slightly coquettish. "Hurting the teacher is a warning once. A second warning is considered a wrong answer, and the consequences... you know."

"I understand, I understand," Xu Nian quickly replied.

Xu Xi withdrew his hand, picked up the book again, cleared his throat, and continued to pose questions.

"Please listen to the second question. Grandma Wang's house is 6 kilometers away from the supermarket. One day, she wants to go to the supermarket to buy some things. Given that Grandma Wang's speed is one meter per second, how many seconds will it take her to arrive at the supermarket?"

Upon hearing that it was a math problem, Xu Nian's eyes lit up instantly.

This was his area of ​​expertise, so without much thought, he blurted out, "Six seconds."

"Six seconds?" Xu Xi's gaze immediately turned cold. "Does Grandma Wang have two rockets strapped to her legs? She walks faster than an airplane."

Xu Nian's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly covered her mouth, her face full of regret.

Oh no, I was in such a rush that I forgot the most basic unit conversions.

He hurriedly tried to salvage the situation, his voice trembling with panic: "It's 6000 seconds, 6000 seconds!"

"Too late." Xu Xi smiled slyly, grabbed his collar with one hand, and picked up a fish from the plate with the other, holding it to his mouth. "You only have one chance. If you answer wrong, you'll be punished."

Xu Nian stared at the slightly open, glistening raw fish, and the hairs on her body stood on end. Her face was filled with resistance, and she shook her head repeatedly, her voice trembling slightly: "No, no, no, don't."

"Dare to resist the teacher's punishment, the crime is compounded. Second warning." Xu Xi showed no mercy and reached out to pick up another raw fish from the plate.

She held the two raw fish in her palm and offered them to the man's mouth again.

Xu Nian was on the verge of tears, feeling wronged. "No...no, does this count as making a mistake?"

One raw fish would have been enough to make him suffer, but now he has to face two. He's kicking himself.

"I am the teacher, this is my classroom, and I make the decisions." Xu Xi arrogantly raised his chin, and moved his palm closer to his face, bringing the smell of raw fish even closer to him.

She smiled mischievously: "Don't worry, I washed it very thoroughly. Although it might not taste very good, it's not dirty at all, and you definitely won't have any problems eating it. Just think of it as eating sashimi."

The raw fish was too close, and Xu Nian could vaguely smell a faint aroma. It wasn't the pungent fishy smell he had expected, but it still made him frown subconsciously.

Looking at the girl's serious face, Xu Nian knew that he was probably doomed this time.

Better a short, sharp pain than a long, drawn-out one—let's give it our all!

Xu Nian took a deep breath, closed her eyes, gritted her teeth, and swallowed the first raw fish whole.

The expected pungent, fishy smell didn't come; instead, a faint scent of black roses spread in my mouth, with a hint of sweetness.

Xu Nian was stunned, then suddenly opened her eyes, her face full of surprise.

This was completely different from the smell of raw fish he had smelled at the fish stalls in the market.

He chewed slowly; the fish meat was incredibly tender, almost melting in his mouth, not dry at all.

Take a big bite, and the softest part of the sashimi bursts with a light juice. There's no fishy smell, only a sweet and delicate fragrance that slides down your throat, leaving a lingering aftertaste.

As she chewed, Xu Nian thoroughly enjoyed the experience, savoring the exquisite taste even after swallowing the entire raw fish.

He chewed with increasing absorption, his earlier resistance vanishing without a trace. Even after swallowing the first raw fish whole, he was still savoring the wonderful taste.

His gaze involuntarily fell on the second raw fish in Xu Xi's palm. Without the slightest hesitation, he opened his mouth and swallowed it, eating with a satisfied expression.

"Not bad, not bad, you're really obedient." Xu Xi patted the man's hair with satisfaction, a smile playing on her lips.

Xu Nian wiped the juice from the corner of her mouth and raised her hand: "Report."

"speak."

"Teacher, you don't need to answer the questions anymore. Just let me eat the rest of the sashimi."

"Tsk, what a pervert!"

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