The anchor I was supposed to meet turned out to be my student.

Admire your mom, huh? Failing ten subjects isn't enough to keep you busy!?

I sent another message: Isn't anyone going to say anything...?

Xu Lehan: Oh my god, Teacher Hua, didn't you see I've been replying to you the whole time? So wronged~

Me: Is there really no one going to share their thoughts?

Xu Lehan: Here, here~ Teacher Hua, here!

Xu Lehan even used a new WeChat feature to pat me on the shoulder...

But I ignored her and continued to ask: Does no one object to going to Sanya?

Then Xu Lehan sent more than ten aggrieved emojis, making my phone vibrate repeatedly.

Me: Xu Lehan, shut up! I'm not blind, I can see right through this, so stop flooding the group chat!

Xu Lehan: Received!

That's why I don't want to talk to her. She's already a chatterbox in real life, and if I were to talk to her online, she'd bombard me with dozens of messages.

Seeing that no one was speaking, I became really impatient. I had been so actively organizing things, and they had joined on their own initiative, but they didn't say a word. What did that mean?

I retorted angrily: Fine, if you're not going to say anything, then we're not going!

Almost simultaneously, seven messages appeared in the group chat. Six of the girls tagged Xu Lehan, while Lu Xiaojun, Bi Antong, and Hua Xinning asked why Xu Lehan was there, and the rest didn't recognize her and asked who this woman was...

I had no choice but to explain Xu Lehan's situation, which gave me a very strange feeling. Bi Antong was sitting right next to me and was indeed communicating with me on his phone. It really is true what they say: the saddest thing in the world is to be face to face but have to communicate on a phone...

Then the women fell silent again; they hadn't cared at all about the travel arrangements!

So I started a video group call. I refused to believe that you guys would just stay silent like this!

(I'll try my best if it's late at night, sob sob, I have classes this afternoon and evening... By the way, can you guess who the mole is?)

Chapter 48, page 168: A Video Call Between Eight People

In less than a second, Xu Lehan answered the call, and her image appeared in a small square on the phone screen. She was sitting in a cradle eating a banana, enjoying the moonlight as she had said...

Xu Lehan held the banana close to the camera and asked, "Teacher Hua, have you ever seen such a big banana? It's bigger than my mouth and I can't fit it in. Is yours that big? Mine looks like an imported banana."

"..."

"Teacher Hua, can you hear me?"

"Shut up and go eat your banana. A banana that big can't shut your mouth?"

"Mmm..." Then Xu Lehan stuffed a whole banana into her mouth, and as a result, she couldn't speak.

Then the others came in one after another, and they appeared on the phone screen one by one. I was stunned. Seven beautiful girls with unique characteristics appeared on the same screen at the same time. My eyes couldn't take them all in. Oh no, to correct me, there were six. The idiot who was painfully shoving a banana out of his mouth could be ignored.

The scene of Lu Xiaojun is in her room at home, where she is sitting against the headboard, maintaining a playful smile;

Ye Zhi's scene is in that "dungeon," the basement where I was imprisoned for a night. She should be using a computer to make the call, because her eyes are currently on her phone, probably playing a game.

Luo Yao's scene... is a bit too explicit. She's soaking in a bathtub, and those foamy bubbles on her chest are really disgusting, they even have an automatic censoring function! Can you please move away a bit?

Hua Xinning looks more normal in this picture. She's sitting at her desk in the dorm, with textbooks on the desk, so she must have just been previewing her lessons.

As expected, Jiang Yanyi was petting her cat, and her phone was probably fixed on a stand.

Xu Lehan... is still picking bananas...

Bi Antong... ugh!

"Brother Tusheng, why is that scene of the fox spirit in your house?!"

Even Ye Zhi, who was playing a game, turned her gaze over, seemingly needing an explanation.

"......."

The women were whispering amongst themselves. I glanced awkwardly at Bi Antong next door, who said calmly, "My house is right downstairs from his. Can't I come up and sit for a while to discuss the travel arrangements?"

"You're lying! You just wanted to seduce my brother Tusheng! Look at what you're wearing! A spaghetti strap top, showing your arms and chest—you look like a vixen!" Luo Yao was the most agitated, even sitting up straight in the bathtub, the foam covering her chest gradually sliding down...

Lu Xiaojun also said tactfully, "Tongtong, you should be more careful. Although your teacher is definitely not the kind of person with ulterior motives, it's still not good for a girl to go to a boy's house in just her pajamas..."

As the youngest girl, Jiang Yanyi couldn't easily interrupt, Xu Lehan was too busy digesting a large banana to speak, and it was strange that Hua Xinning didn't say anything to Bi Antong.

For some reason, Bi Antong moved closer to me, as if things weren't serious enough, making sure we were both in the camera's view. She calmly said, "I'll take care of myself. You don't need to worry. Besides, Xin Ning, as my sister, didn't care about what happened at her brother's house. Why should you bother with this? Right, Xin Ning?"

Then everyone's gaze turned to Xin Ning's window, where she seemed a little awkward facing Bi Antong, stammering as she replied, "My brother isn't the kind of person who would touch you inappropriately, so don't worry..."

As expected of my little sister, she knows my character too well. This will definitely boost my image in their eyes instantly. I'm so happy!

"I can prove it!" Xu Lehan finally swallowed the banana.

Everyone looked over, and she said very seriously, "Teacher Hua is definitely not the kind of person who would be clumsy or indecent. I experienced this firsthand this morning. He barged in with my dorm key while I was changing clothes, wearing only my underwear."

I was terrified, thinking he would barge in and try something bad to me, but he merely glanced at me and then turned around like a gentleman to help me put on my clothes. He wasn't trying to do anything to me at all, as I had imagined.

I'm thinking of calling a Didi (ride-hailing service) on my phone to see if I can get to Xu Lehan's house within ten minutes and retrieve her head.

Suddenly, the women's gazes turned strange, especially Bi Antong, who had been sitting next to me, moved away from me and sat at the other end of the sofa...

"Lehan, have you finished your banana?" I asked kindly.

"Not yet, there's just one more banana left. I'm skipping dinner tonight, I'll just have bananas~"

"Then hurry up and eat, I'll gag you!" I said irritably.

"Waaah, Teacher Hua, what did I do that you didn't like? I was just trying to prove your character!" Xu Lehan pouted, looking aggrieved.

On behalf of my whole family, thank you. And please send my regards to your family.

I ignored her and quickly got back to the main topic: "Yan Yi, tell me what your plans are for this trip, since you're the one who initiated it."

Jiang Yan finally had a voice; she had previously been trembling in fear around the big shots.

"My idea is to go to Sanya, where I can see the sea, eat seafood barbecue, enjoy beach performances, and soak in tropical hot springs... Of course, other sisters can also have better ideas."

Although Jiang Yanyi is often naughty and unruly towards me, she became very polite at this moment, and her words were very appropriate, placing herself in the position of the youngest.

"Sanya is the place to go. I love hot springs the most~" Xu Lehan's mouth was still open.

"Anything is fine. I have no objections if the teacher has no objections." Lu Xiaojun meant she would follow my arrangements.

The other women all said they had no objections, but Ye Zhi was still playing her game and didn't say anything. I asked, "Ye Zhi, what do you think?"

Ye Zhi turned her gaze away from the game store and said softly, "The National Day holiday is the peak season for tourism. The beaches and tourist attractions are packed with people. Going there might not be as wonderful as you imagine."

Ye Zhi's words hit the nail on the head. I've actually thought about that too. If the beach is crowded with people, it won't be very interesting. Under the sun, the whole beach will become a giant sauna...

Upon hearing Ye Zhi's words, the women all showed expressions of disappointment. Clearly, they were all looking forward to seeing the sea and playing in it.

"But this is easy to solve, just ask Xiaojun." After saying that, Ye Zhi continued playing the game.

When Ye Zhi suddenly mentioned it, Lu Xiaojun was taken aback and didn't realize what Ye Zhi meant. After a while under our watchful eyes, Lu Xiaojun seemed to suddenly remember something.

"I suddenly remembered that my dad once gifted me a sea-view villa in Sanya, with its own private beach estate, on my birthday... I forget how old I was!"

I just remembered that Lu Xiaojun's family were real estate tycoons...

(To be continued in the second chapter. Shamelessly begging for monthly votes at the end of the month~)

Chapter 49, Page 169: Tongtong's Emotions Are Strange

That's why I said Lu Xiaojun is so unqualified as a young lady from high society. Why does she always give me the feeling of being a simple girl from a normal family? She lacks the kind of feeling that Ye Zhi has, which makes people feel inferior because she is obviously rich and noble. For example, Lu Xiaojun only remembered that she owns a sea-view villa in Sanya with a private luxury beach estate after Ye Zhi reminded her...

"Wait a minute, I'll go ask Dad."

So Lu Xiaojun hurriedly left the room, forgetting to leave her phone behind. Instead, she took it downstairs, and the father and daughter's conversation was clearly heard.

"Dad, can we go to that ocean-view villa you gave me?"

"A sea-view villa? Where is it located, Xiamen?" It was Lu Chaoxiong's voice.

"It's the same style as the one in Sanya."

"That apartment is already renovated, and I have it cleaned regularly, so you can go there... Xiaojun, why are you suddenly asking about this? Do you want your mom and me to go there with you for a vacation? I happen to be free, so that's fine."

"...Actually, I was thinking of going on vacation there with my friends tomorrow..."

I can already picture the disappointed look on Lu Chaoxiong's face as he adores his daughter.

"Oh... alright then, you guys go ahead, I'll have someone greet you when the time comes."

"Thank you, Daddy, hee hee~"

"Wait, Xiaojun, what are your friends? How many are there? Are there any boys?"

"There are eight of us, including me... and one of them is a boy..."

"What? You actually went on a trip with a boy?" Lu Chaoxiong's voice became stern.

"You've misunderstood, Dad. That boy is a student..."

"Oh, it's him! He actually went on a trip with seven girls. He's really something!"

Listening to Lu Chaoxiong's sarcastic voice, I felt a chill run down my spine. Was he going to ask me out for boxing again? Xiaojun said her dad was pretty good at fencing...

"Do you want Dad to come with you?"

"No need, Dad. How can we young people have fun if you come?... Dad, please don't sneak in with me!"

"Me? How could I? Xiaojun, I never interfere with my daughter's social circle..."

"Hmph, Dad, you have a criminal record!"

Then Lu Xiaojun went upstairs, and only after returning to her room and onto her bed did she seem to realize that she had been holding her phone the whole time...

In the video, Lu Xiaojun seemed a little embarrassed, but still said, "I'm all set on my end..."

Then I said, "I'll check the flight tickets and see if there are any suitable flights."

I checked for a while and things started to get tricky. It's peak tourist season, and all the flights from Shanghai to Sanya are already sold out. This is going to be difficult. I can't just take the high-speed rail, that would be too long and too troublesome. I told them about the situation.

Luo Yao said disappointedly, "I've never been to Sanya before, what a pity..."

Xu Lehan echoed, "I haven't been either, it's a pity..."