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

Jiang Yan kicked me out of the room and changed her clothes inside, while I called Bi Antong from the living room. She should be up by now, and if she doesn't see me at home, she might throw a tantrum again. The misunderstanding was just cleared up last night, and I don't want to cause any more trouble.

"Hey, are you up yet?"

"Get up... Where did you go, you big silver bug?"

She's still holding a grudge about the joke she made last night...

"My friend had a bit of an emergency, so he rushed over in the early hours of the morning. You'll have to take care of breakfast yourself..."

"Oh... so has your friend's problem been resolved?"

I glanced at Jiang Yanyi's room subconsciously and replied, "That's about it, that's enough. Remember to eat breakfast."

"I know, I'm not a child anymore, I don't need you to remind me..."

Then Bi Antong hung up the phone. I gradually came to understand her personality. She just didn't like people who would verbally acknowledge the kindness others showed them, but would remember it in their hearts.

At the same time, Jiang Yanyi also changed her clothes and came out of the room. She was wearing a white shirt with a pink bow tie on the collar and a black and white checkered pleated skirt. She looked both playful and cute and full of energy.

She produced a set of disposable toiletries from somewhere and gave it to me, saying, "Here, let's have breakfast together later."

Then she went to the bathroom to brush her teeth. The bathroom door wasn't closed. We still had to eat breakfast later, so to save time and not be late, I squeezed toothpaste onto my toothbrush and we brushed our teeth together in front of the sink mirror.

I stood right behind Jiang Yanyi, and in the mirror, the two of them, one big and one small, were brushing their teeth together. The scene was inexplicably cute and funny.

At that moment, Jiang Yan freed one hand to take out her phone and snapped a picture of herself in the mirror...

Chapter 18, Section 73. That's right, Xiaojun likes me!

Before taking the photo, Jiang Yan deliberately leaned closer to me before pressing the shutter. As for the result, I think you've all seen plenty of those photos on your WeChat Moments every year on July 7th...

I snatched the phone from her hand with lightning speed and deleted the evidence that could have landed me in jail. Jiang Yanyi placed the electric toothbrush on the mouthwash cup and reached out to grab it. I raised my hand, went to the recycle bin in my photo album, and deleted the photo again before I was completely relieved. Then I handed it back to Jiang Yanyi, who couldn't reach it even on tiptoe.

Jiang Yan took back her phone and glanced at the photo album. After discovering that the photo had been completely deleted, she gave me a resentful look and then picked up her electric toothbrush again.

As it turns out, while electric ones are indeed much more comfortable, saving effort and providing a tingling sensation, manual ones also have their advantages, being much more flexible.

I brushed my teeth manually much faster than she did with her electric toothbrush. I finished rinsing my mouth before her, glanced at her neatly styled hair, and remembered that she had just tried to mess with me again. I couldn't help but mischievously put my hand on her head and ruffle it hard.

"What are you doing!" Jiang Yan's mouth was full of white foam, and her words were unclear.

Seeing that I had messed up her beautifully styled hair into a messy, tangled mess, I finally felt a release for the frustration I'd been holding in since midnight. Before she could retaliate, I quickly slipped out of the bathroom.

I waited in the living room for nearly twenty minutes before Jiang Yan came out of the bathroom, her hair looking beautiful again.

I preemptively said, "Why are you, a middle school student, dressed up so nicely? Aren't you afraid of being late for school?"

"Why can't junior high students dress up? It's because you're out of touch with the times. Don't mess up my hair again next time. I worked so hard to comb it."

Surprisingly, Jiang Yan did not retaliate against me. Instead, she showed a tolerant attitude. However, her gaze was fixed on the phone in her hand, and she revealed a sly smile, like a little fox who had succeeded in her plan.

I've already been thoroughly harassed by this little girl with her phone, so I knew it couldn't be anything good. I reached out to grab it, but she was already prepared and dodged away.

"You're up to no good again, aren't you?" I said confidently.

Jiang Yan hid her phone behind her back and said with a smile, "No, how could Brother Hua think so badly of me? My uncles and aunts all praise me as a cute little angel~"

I scoffed. Her relatives must have been fooled by her cute appearance and feigned personality. I think she's a real little devil!

……

After sending the little devil to the devil concentration camp, I rushed to the school. On the way upstairs, I bumped into Director Jiang who was passing by. I instinctively felt guilty and wanted to turn around and run away. I had just shared a bed with her precious daughter this morning!

"Xiao Hua, why are you so late today?" Director Jiang didn't mean to blame him, but simply asked with concern.

Because I had to take your young lady to school! She eats breakfast so slowly, and then when we got to school and she saw her classmates, she wouldn't let me leave. She insisted on clinging to my arm and I don't know what she was showing off to her classmates...

"I missed my stop on the subway today, so I'm a little late..."

Director Jiang nodded, then looked around and whispered to me, "I've already asked someone to delete the surveillance video of you tutoring Yan Yi, so it will save you a lot of trouble."

You really know how to bring up the most sensitive topics!

"Ah... thank you so much, Director Jiang. You're so thoughtful..." I said, my face beaming with happiness.

"It's nothing, it's what I should do, after all, I'm the one who troubled you," Director Jiang said, waving his hand.

After parting ways with Director Jiang, I was busy processing documents of all sizes in the office, but I was distracted. When I arrived at school, my mind was filled with thoughts about Lu Xiaojun. It wasn't just about giving Lu Chaoxiong an explanation, but also about how I was upset that Lu Xiaojun was crying.

I've roughly figured out what happened. It wasn't about my period at all. It all started because Lu Xiaojun saw Hua Xinning wiping my sweat affectionately yesterday, and like Bi Antong, she misunderstood that we were a couple. But the difference is, I'm sure Lu Xiaojun is interested in me because her post on WeChat Moments was clearly referring to me. Only that can explain why she suddenly got angry with me and started crying.

The more certain I became of this theoretical analysis, the more eager I was to find Lu Xiaojun to clear up the misunderstanding. With this in mind, I became increasingly restless. I checked her class schedule and went directly to the place where she had her class to find her.

When I arrived at the basketball court, it seemed that get out of class had already ended, and most people were walking out of the court. I immediately spotted Lu Xiaojun, who was left behind to pack up the basketballs, and walked over to her.

"T-Teacher? What are you doing here..." Lu Xiaojun looked up and saw me. Her face was a little flushed, probably from exercising.

"Hmm... let me help you get it."

For a moment I didn't know what to say. Although I had already planned to explain that Hua Xinning was my sister, it seemed a bit strange to explain it so abruptly.

Lu Xiaojun glanced at me and said somewhat sullenly, "No need, I can do it myself, teacher, you don't need to worry about me."

This tone was so different from her usual one that I became even more certain of my analysis.

"There are more than ten balls here, how can you possibly carry them? How can your PE teacher be so inconsiderate?"

"I can take them back in two separate trips, it's fine."

Lu Xiaojun still refused my help and started dragging away the net that already contained five or six basketballs. But with her small arms and legs, it looked like she was struggling to drag it, let alone with two balls on her back...

"Why are you trying to be tough with me..."

Ignoring her objections, I snatched the net from her hands.

"I already said there's no need to trouble the teacher, please hurry up and give it to me..."

Lu Xiaojun stopped abruptly halfway through her sentence and looked behind me. Just as I was about to follow her gaze, I found that the person had already come to my side; it was Hua Xinning.

"Xin Ning, what are you doing here?" I asked, somewhat surprised.

Xin Ning smiled and said, "I just passed by the basketball court with Fei Di and we happened to see you."

After a pause, she looked at Lu Xiaojun and said, "It seems like you have some kind of conflict with this senior. I came over to check on you two because I saw that you didn't seem to be having a good time."

After saying that, Hua Xinning naturally took my arm...

At this moment, Lu Xiaojun looked at Hua Xinning with a gaze I had never seen before. It was a mixture of resentment and jealousy. The reason I could see it so clearly was because I had concluded, through theoretical analysis, that Lu Xiaojun liked me.

"No need to trouble you, teacher. You can go keep her company. I can manage on my own." Lu Xiaojun snatched the net from my hand with her head down, her every word and action resembling that of a resentful woman trapped in the deep palace...

I felt that Hua Xinning's arrival was just in time, so I took the opportunity to explain to Lu Xiaojun, "Xiaojun, let me introduce you. This is my sister, Hua Xinning. I just accompanied her to register for freshman year yesterday, and I didn't have a chance to introduce her to you then."

Then Lu Xiaojun froze, looking up at me and Xin Ning in disbelief, her little face full of question marks.

"She...she's the teacher's sister?"

Chapter 19, Question 74: Are you ready to date her?

Faced with Lu Xiaojun's disbelief, I nodded again.

After realizing what had happened, Lu Xiaojun changed her previous sullen expression and introduced herself to Hua Xinning with a smile: "I was in a hurry to go to class last time and didn't have time to get to know you. My name is Lu Xiaojun, and I am a third-year student in the School of Management."

Compared to Lu Xiaojun, who introduced herself with elegance and poise, Hua Xinning, who was always awkward around strangers, seemed a bit reserved. She glanced at me first, and only after receiving an encouraging look from me did she take the initiative to say, "I'm his sister, and I'm also from the School of Management. Just call me Xinning..."

Although I had already explained that Xin Ning and I were siblings, Lu Xiaojun still couldn't help but look at our intertwined arms with a strange gaze, then smiled and said to me, "Teacher and Xin Ning have a very good sibling relationship..."

I know what Lu Xiaojun is concerned about, and many people have complained about it. Even my parents can't help but remind me when they see Xin Ning and me being so affectionate. But I have never taken it seriously because I think that the fact that we can maintain such a good sibling relationship after growing up is a rare phenomenon among so many siblings in the world. I am proud of it, as long as Xin Ning doesn't mind.

Just as I was about to speak, Hua Xinning said first, "My brother and I have always had a very good relationship. We can drink a cup of milk tea together, eat a bowl of noodles together, and sometimes we even sleep together, right, Brother Duck?"

Hua Xinning looked at me, her chest pressing closer to my arm, and I could feel the outline of her bra...

I found it strange that she described it in such detail in front of others, such as the part about sleeping together, but what she said was indeed true, so I could only nod reluctantly in agreement.

"The teacher really dotes on his younger sister, it feels like they're a couple..." Lu Xiaojun said awkwardly, unsure how to answer.

"Yes, my brother promised me before that he wouldn't get a girlfriend and would always pamper me like a girlfriend would~"

Hua Xinning was no longer as reserved as she had been when facing Lu Xiaojun. She was giving off a feeling of asserting her dominance. It was fine to say it in front of other people, but to say it in front of Lu Xiaojun made me feel inexplicably ashamed. How am I supposed to find a girlfriend like this?

"Xin Ning, those were all things said in the past, they don't count..."

Before I could finish speaking, Hua Xinning interrupted me, looking at me with a wronged expression and saying, "Brother, are you going to break your promise and stop spoiling your little sister?"

Hua Xinning looked as aggrieved as a kitten abandoned by its owner. It seemed that if I nodded, she would burst into tears. Ignoring Lu Xiaojun's presence beside me, I quickly comforted her, "It's true, it's true, brother will always be good to you..."

Immediately, Hua Xinning burst into laughter through her tears, saying, "An, I knew my brother wouldn't lie to his little sister..."

After a slight pause, she turned to Lu Xiaojun, who was watching from the side, and said shyly, "I'm so sorry to have made you laugh at me, Xiaojun-jie..."

Lu Xiaojun, who had been looking at us thoughtfully, was suddenly interrupted by Hua Xinning and quickly said, "No way, I envy your good relationship as siblings..."

"Xin Ning, aren't you ready yet? They're already waiting for us at the school gate," Fei Di, who had been waiting for Hua Xin Ning outside the basketball court, shouted.

Upon hearing this, Hua Xinning apologized to me and Lu Xiaojun, saying, "I had plans to go shopping with my roommates, so I'll have to go now. Bye-bye~"

After Hua Xinning left, only Lu Xiaojun and I were left. Although the misunderstanding was cleared up, Xinning's words just now felt like a public execution, making Lu Xiaojun and me even more embarrassed than before.

To break the awkward silence, I said, "Let me take the basketball to the equipment room for you..."

Lu Xiaojun didn't refuse like before. She obediently handed me the net, but kept her head down and didn't look at me. I didn't know if she was sulking because of Xin Ning's words or because she was embarrassed after the misunderstanding was cleared up.

We were walking towards the equipment room. Lu Xiaojun was walking beside me when she suddenly reached out and took my hand. I looked at her in surprise.

"I'll help the teacher with some of the workload..."

I smiled and said, "No need, it's child's play."

But Lu Xiaojun still didn't let go of my hand, though I felt she wasn't putting in much effort and seemed distracted...

When we arrived at the equipment room, there was no one else there; the sports representatives from other classes had already brought their equipment back.

As the basketballs were put back in their places one by one, Lu Xiaojun's pleasant voice rang out in the quiet equipment room: "I'm sorry for being so harsh to the teacher on the phone yesterday..."

I glanced at her, and she did have a bit of a bust...

"Teacher?" Lu Xiaojun looked over.

I snapped out of my daze and quickly said, "It's nothing, I didn't take it to heart."