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

"Me too, so I came to the teacher's office to sit and rest for a while."

I felt there was something strange about the scene. The two of them were very close friends at lunch, but now they seemed a little off, or rather, overly polite.

Seeing the somewhat subdued atmosphere, I explained, "Um... Bi Antong lives in an area ten kilometers away, so I thought that if she rests here at noon, she can avoid the long journey and save her energy for studying..."

"Oh, I see. Can I rest in the teacher's office from now on? The teaching building seems so far from the dormitory..."

I don't think it's that much farther than my administration building...

Lu Xiaojun paused, then said with a look of sudden realization, "No wonder I saw Tongtong's backpack on the sofa when I came last time. Teacher and Tongtong must have a very special relationship."

Ouch! I couldn't help but gasp. So when I shoved Bi Antong onto the desk last time, Lu Xiaojun had already recognized the owner of the backpack on the sofa. Doesn't that mean my lie about having a dog under the desk was a complete fabrication?

Wow, that's terrifying...

I suddenly understood why she insisted on coming to my office to rest. She really did suspect that my relationship with Bi Antong was unusual, but since she didn't have concrete evidence, she couldn't be sure. She came to my office to catch them in the act... This kid is terrifying!

"Haha, no, that's not true. We're just acquaintances, not that close... She just forgot to take her backpack with her last time, so she left it in the office..." I didn't want Lu Xiaojun to suspect that we were so close that we were living together, as that would be bad for Bi Antong.

After I finished speaking, I prayed that Lu Xiaojun would not expose Bi Antong hiding under the desk on the spot. We are all adults, so let's save face for each other in the future!

Sure enough, Lu Xiaojun was a well-behaved girl after all, and she echoed my words, "Yes, Tongtong used to often forget to bring her homework to class too..."

I breathed a sigh of relief, grateful to Lu Xiaojun for letting us off the hook, just when I thought I had avoided an awkward situation...

“I didn’t leave last time, I was in the office! This guy even made me hide…” Bi Antong was unhappy, and she gave me a very resentful look, as if she was competing with Lu Xiaojun in something.

When I heard that she had walked right into the trap, I almost cried. Have you lost your mind? What are you so stubborn about?

Then the air fell silent again, and the three of them drank the freshly brewed tea, cup after cup…

"I'm going to rest on the table for a bit, you guys do as you please..."

Then I walked to the desk and sat down, burying my head in my arms. I squinted at the two women, neither of them seemed to be resting. Bi Antong was looking at her phone, while Lu Xiaojun was looking at the magazine I had placed on the table. They looked quite harmonious.

……

My nap was only a light sleep, so I woke up naturally after about half an hour. When I looked up, I found that Bi Antong was gone, and only Lu Xiaojun was looking at me...

Lu Xiaojun panicked when she saw me suddenly wake up, and glanced away as she said, "Tongtong said she had something to do and left first..."

I nodded, stretched my lazy body, and said, "Aren't you going to take a nap?"

Lu Xiaojun shook her head and replied, "I rarely take a nap; I prefer to watch videos."

"Then why did you say you were coming for a lunch break..." I blurted out without thinking.

Then I regretted it. I saw Lu Xiaojun give me a resentful look and say, "It's because the teacher lied that I..."

Was I lying? Not really. Aside from hiding the fact that Bi Antong and I were living together, there was nothing else I couldn't say. Then I realized what I was panicking about, why I had to stay in a suppressed position all this time...

So I teased, "It seems Xiaojun doesn't trust her teacher at all. She was so well-behaved before, why is she trying to trick me today?"

Lu Xiaojun's cheeks flushed slightly, and she was speechless.

"Why are you so concerned about my relationship with Bi Antong?" I continued to ask, while imagining Lu Xiaojun shyly confessing her feelings. Could it be like that?

"Because, because... Tongtong is my good friend, I, I care about her..."

Just as I was feeling slightly disappointed, Lu Xiaojun urged again, "Let's not talk about it anymore, let's hurry to the dressing room, I'll help you with your makeup, the cosplay club is starting later!"

Then she pushed me out of the office.

Chapter 46. The teacher exercises regularly...

Lu Xiaojun first went back to the dormitory to get our cosplay outfits, and then took me to the dressing room.

There were quite a few people in the dressing room, men and women alike, all busy with their makeup, and professional makeup artists were there to help with cosplay makeup.

"Xiaojun, you're here...and the counselor is here too..."

The one who spoke was Song Lai, the student president. He was smiling at Lu Xiaojun, but when he saw that I was also with Lu Xiaojun, he was a little surprised, and an inscrutable emotion flashed in his eyes. I was also wondering why he was here. Did he also do cosplay?

Lu Xiaojun responded politely, then pulled my arm to an empty seat.

"I heard you're going to do cosplay this time, so I hired a professional makeup artist to do your makeup..."

"Thank you, but I've already asked my friend to do my makeup, so you don't need to bother."

Lu Xiaojun's words made Song Lai and the female makeup artist next to him a little embarrassed. Song Lai then looked at me and said, "Is Coach Hua here to cosplay too?"

I nodded, still not quite understanding the situation between Lu Xiaojun and Song Lai, because Lu Xiaojun was always rejecting Song Lai's kindness, even though I didn't really like Song Lai either, and he had been very rude inquiring about me this morning.

"In that case, I'll let this makeup artist help the teacher, since the other makeup artists are all busy."

It turned out she was looking for a way to back down. When I looked at Lu Xiaojun to ask for her opinion, she spoke first with a smile: "No need to trouble yourself. I will take responsibility for the teacher's words."

Song Lai glanced at me with an ambiguous expression, but then seemed to recall the scene of me scolding him that morning, and quickly looked away, saying, "It seems I was overthinking it. So Xiao Jun can do cosplay makeup..."

Then Song Lai became useless, and Lu Xiaojun ignored him and started applying eyeliner for me...

"I didn't expect you to know how to do cosplay makeup. You're really amazing, Xiaojun," I praised.

Lu Xiaojun paused for a moment, and through the reflection in the mirror, I saw her slightly shy expression after being praised.

"Because I play these games often, I gradually learned how to do them, but compared to professional makeup artists, I still have a lot to learn..." Lu Xiaojun's tone was somewhat modest.

"Then why don't you let the makeup artist that Song Lai hired do my makeup?" I said deliberately.

Then Lu Xiaojun's face flushed slightly, and she said with a somewhat unfocused look, "She's a girl, you know... Actually, I'm no worse than the professionals..."

She had just said she couldn't compare, but now she's bragging about herself. I couldn't help but laugh out loud. Then Lu Xiaojun finally realized I was teasing her and playfully hit me.

"I hate teachers!"

I laughed and said, "This is karma, you tricked me before..."

Through the mirror, I saw Song Lai leave the dressing room, looking like a defeated dog.

After Lu Xiaojun finished my eye makeup and was about to fix my hair, a clear voice rang out behind me: "Xiaojun, you really made me look for you! You didn't even tell me which building the dressing room was in, and you didn't reply to my messages when I asked. I had to ask several people before I finally found this place..."

I instinctively wanted to turn around and look at the owner of the voice, but Lu Xiaojun stopped me with her hand. She said to the girl, "I'm sorry, Mu Mu, I was helping someone with their makeup just now, so I wasn't looking at my phone..."

It seems that this girl named Mu Mu is the friend that Lu Xiaojun mentioned. I can see her appearance clearly through the mirror. She is also a sweet-looking little girl. Is this what they mean by birds of a feather flocking together?

"Huh? Is he Xiaojun's boyfriend?"

I raised an eyebrow, and that word "just"...

Lu Xiaojun said in a flustered manner, "Wh-what? He's my teacher..."

"But aren't you two cosplaying as a couple? Besides, being a teacher and having a boyfriend aren't mutually exclusive. Didn't you say you were looking forward to a teacher-student relationship..."

Lu Xiaojun quickly interrupted her, saying, "Anyway, it's not like that, Mu Mu, stop making wild guesses..."

Lu Xiaojun blushed deeply after being teased by Mu Mu.

Seeing that her good friend was shy, Mu Mu stopped teasing her and instead said to me, "Teachers like you are truly rare."

"Why do you say that?" Lu Xiaojun was still fixing my hair, so I couldn't turn my head away.

"Because you're very outgoing. Think about it, what teacher would cosplay with their students, especially as a couple?"

"What couple cosplay?" I was completely confused.

"Huh? You didn't know that the two characters you and Xiaojun cosplayed were lovers... Waaah..."

Before Mu Mu could finish speaking, Lu Xiaojun, who was about the same height as her, covered her mouth, preventing her from continuing.

"There's no teacher involved. Mu Mu just loves to talk nonsense. I'm sorry you had to see that." Lu Xiaojun regretted calling Mu Mu over because she knew too much.

I haven't watched the anime called Angels of Death, so I don't know anything about the relationship between the male and female leads, Zack and Rachel. And since I couldn't see what Lu Xiaojun did to Mu Mu to shut her up, I had even less of a chance to guess what she was trying to say...

Since the character I'm cosplaying has most of her face covered in bandages except for her eyes, the makeup didn't take much time. With Mu Mu's help, my wig was also put on quickly. Now I just need to go to the dressing room to wrap the bandages around my upper body, but it's not very convenient for me to do it alone...

Lu Xiaojun glanced at me shyly, then moved her lips and said, "If you don't mind, teacher, I... I'll help..."

Mu Mu watched us with an air of amusement, her eyes particularly ambiguous, as if she had already seen through Lu Xiaojun's thoughts.

It's just that I'm only shirtless, so it's not a big deal. I said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Xiaojun."

So Lu Xiaojun and I went into the changing room, locked the door, and left just the two of us, a lone man and a lone woman alone in the room...

"Then I'll take it off, okay?"

Lu Xiaojun nodded slightly, closed her eyes, and turned her head away, but I thought, "Won't I see it anyway? It's a bit redundant..."

Is it okay now?

"Okay."

Lu Xiaojun turned her head, but did not open her eyes, and didn't know where to put the bandage in her hand.

"You'd better open your eyes, otherwise you won't be able to get the bandage on."

"Huh? Oh..."

Lu Xiaojun's ears were a little red. When she opened her eyes and saw my powerful muscles, she blushed even more. Her eyes darted around, and finally she blurted out, "Teacher, you work out often, you have such a great body..."

I initially thought that being shirtless wouldn't lead to anything further, but I felt a little embarrassed in this situation. It seemed unfair that I was the only one shirtless...

"It's so-so. I built it up when I was in school, and now I've gained quite a bit of weight."

Then the two fell silent again. The air conditioning was on in the dressing room, and I couldn't help but sneeze. Then Lu Xiaojun said apologetically, "It's all my fault for dawdling and making the teacher catch a cold. I'll bandage the teacher right now."

Then Lu Xiaojun's little hands started moving over my body. She endured the shyness and persisted, and every time she touched my body, she would quickly say "sorry," which made me blush. I had never been this shy when I was being honest with my girlfriend before. It was so embarrassing!

Chapter 47. It turns out Lu Xiaojun is a big shot...

Lu Xiaojun seemed to be getting into the swing of things and started wrapping the bandage around my head. I have to say she is a very thoughtful person. She cleverly left a suitable position for me to breathe smoothly around my nose and also prevented me from feeling uncomfortable because it was too tight.

I watched her busily working in front of me. The way she was focused on her tasks was uniquely adorable. Sometimes she would furrow her delicate brows when something got stuck, and other times she would purse her lips, thinking about how to handle it better. She was so focused that she didn't notice me admiring everything about her up close, especially her two little white rabbits swaying in front of me. They were as cute as she was, the size I liked—not the ridiculously large kind, nor the unaffordable A-cups, but petite yet well-endowed, easily held in my hand!

In just a few minutes, she had perfectly wrapped my neck and above.

"Little Jun is indeed skillful. If it were me, I don't know how long it would take to finish..."

"It's alright, I practiced at home for a long time, and it finally came in handy today." There was a hint of pride in his tone.

"Does that mean you spent a lot of time practicing for me?" I grasped the key point.