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

I shook my head to indicate that I was fine, but Lu Xiaojun had already picked up a napkin and wiped away the few tea stains that had splashed onto my thigh. To outsiders, she was undoubtedly a considerate girlfriend, but this made me even more uneasy.

Ye Zhi put down her teacup and said, her tone devoid of emotion, "Thank you for your concern, but I will handle it myself..."

After saying that, she got up and walked towards the restroom. I felt this was a chance to explain things clearly, so I followed her under the pretext of going to the restroom.

I followed Ye Zhi to the bathroom sink. Ye Zhi stopped and turned to look at me with an extremely complicated expression.

I said with a wry smile, "Why didn't you tell me that Xiaojun's parents were also there... Xiaojun and I had to pretend to be a couple in front of her parents because of some unavoidable reasons..."

However, Ye Zhi did not show any surprise and said calmly, "I can see that."

How did you figure that out?

"I could tell from the look on your face when you first arrived."

I didn't expect Ye Zhi to be so observant. By the way, aren't you a straight woman?

I think she probably just disdains those insincere formalities...

Since she understood, I saved myself a lot of trouble explaining, but I still complained, "Then why did you say something about cheating? You have no idea how worried I was that everyone here would just tear me apart and soak me in alcohol..."

Ye Zhi actually laughed; this unattainable beauty was truly breathtaking when she blossomed.

So... her aloof expression at the dinner table was just an act?

"You should smile more, otherwise it's such a waste of this pretty face..."

Ye Zhi immediately suppressed her smile and asked somewhat seriously, "Then when do you plan to clarify your relationship with Lu Xiaojun in front of them?"

Ever since Lu Xiaojun confessed her feelings to me, I haven't considered clarifying my relationship with her...

"teacher……"

Just as I was in a daze, a familiar voice rang in my ears. Ye Zhi and I both looked over and saw Lu Xiaojun looking at us with a not-so-good expression.

I walked up to Lu Xiaojun in a bit of a panic, intending to explain what was going on, but she spoke first: "I heard everything..."

My heart skipped a beat...

"Can you forgive me, Xiaojun?" I meant that I didn't tell her the truth when we were at the movie theater.

Xiao Jun countered, "Will the teacher clarify our relationship to my parents?"

Ye Zhi asked me earlier if I would hesitate, but seeing Lu Xiaojun's sad expression, I blurted out, "Of course not, unless you want to clarify things someday... After all, I'm also afraid of getting your father's fists..."

Lu Xiaojun stopped crying and started laughing. Then she walked up to Ye Zhi and said seriously, "Sister Ye Zhi, the teacher has already pretended to be my boyfriend, so you can't let the teacher pretend to be your boyfriend anymore."

Ye Zhi glanced at me first, then looked back at Lu Xiaojun, who was only up to her nose, and took out a lipstick from her bag and said, "I will know my limits, you don't need to teach me, Xiaojun."

Why did I detect hostility? Such a small matter shouldn't cause sisters to turn against each other...

Xiao Jun didn't give up and pressed Ye Zhi from behind, asking, "Why did you ask Teacher to pretend to be your boyfriend? It's impossible for Teacher to be your only male friend, right?"

"Xiaojun, let me explain." I was worried that Ye Zhi might say something shocking, as she was often unreliable in her speech.

Lu Xiaojun refused me, saying, "I want to hear Sister Ye Zhi's explanation in person."

Ye Zhi calmly touched up her makeup in front of the mirror on the sink, and after applying her lipstick, she put it into her bag before asking, "Then why did you ask Tu Sheng to pretend to be your boyfriend?"

"Because the teacher came to my house and my dad found out, we had to pretend we were dating in order to avoid any misunderstandings..."

"That's all?"

Lu Xiaojun blushed immediately. Although she had already confessed her feelings to me, it was difficult for her to say it in front of others, as she was too shy to do so.

"I, I'm because..." Lu Xiaojun stammered, too embarrassed to speak.

Ye Zhi smiled, patted Xiao Jun's head, and said, "Xiao Jun is as adorable as ever..."

As expected, Xiao Jun was no match for Ye Zhi; she easily steered the conversation away from the topic with just a few words.

Before Ye Zhi left, she glanced at me, her expression a mixture of amusement, dissatisfaction, and resentment...

"Xiaojun, let's go back." I said to Lu Xiaojun after Ye Zhi left.

"Um……"

Lu Xiaojun took my hand and I looked at her.

"That's more like a couple..."

He led Lu Xiaojun back to the dining table, and they didn't separate until they were seated...

Xiao Jun's hands were cool, slender, and smooth, so small that one couldn't resist the urge to put them in one's mouth and nibble on them...

After everyone sat down, they tactfully refrained from mentioning Ye Zhi's boyfriend, while Ye Zhi herself teased her younger brother, Ye Zhun.

Ye Chengmai turned to me and asked, "Is Tusheng still in school?"

I felt a little awkward and glanced at Lu Chaoxiong, only to see him look at me first and say calmly, "Tell me the truth, I already know about your affairs."

With Lu Chaoxiong's connections, investigating my identity should have been a piece of cake, right? I just don't know why he didn't cause me any trouble.

I looked at Lu Xiaojun beside me, and saw that she was avoiding my gaze in a fluster. Obviously, she already knew about Lu Chaoxiong's investigation, but I didn't know why she hadn't told me.

So I loosened up and said, "After graduating with my master's degree, I became a counselor at a university in a small county..."

"So it was a teacher-student relationship..."

Ye Chengmai owns an entertainment company and is relatively open-minded about many things, so he doesn't have much aversion to the teacher-student relationship.

"Yes, I never expected that my little Jun would fall in love with her teacher~" Mrs. Lu teased her beloved daughter.

"Mom, look at you being so sarcastic..." Lu Xiaojun said reproachfully, blushing.

Apart from Ye Zhi, who was engrossed in playing on her phone, everyone else laughed heartily.

Seeing the harmonious atmosphere, I no longer felt reserved. I had thought that these people from wealthy families would be extremely harsh on me, but that wasn't the case. In fact, this was normal. How could these influential business tycoons, with their status and position, possibly make things difficult for a young upstart? This isn't some melodramatic urban drama...

Of course, this doesn't mean they simply accept me as Lu Xiaojun's boyfriend (although I'm not). After all, they are very calculating. They might overlook minor details, but if they are dissatisfied with anything important, the relationship might fall apart.

(Are you all feeling awesome? I have exams for the next three days, oh my god, but I won't stop updating, hehehe. I'll make it up to you guys after the exams, so hurry up and give me your monthly votes~)

Chapter 39, Section 94: Divide

Through observation, I found that Ye Zhi's conflicts with her family were quite unique. She had a bad relationship with her stepmother, but she got along very well with her stepmother's child, the third-grade boy, and was even teaching Ye Zhun how to play games.

Ye Chengmai and Lu Chaoxiong were discussing some business matters. Although the entertainment industry and the real estate industry don't seem to have any inherent connection on the surface, listening to them talk about it made me feel that there were endless business opportunities. I felt that I had learned a lot, and I was only a few tens of millions of yuan away from starting a successful business...

I originally wanted to take this opportunity to learn more from them, but Lu Xiaojun tugged at my sleeve and said, "Teacher, let's go play billiards?"

It's clear that Lu Xiaojun finds her parents' conversation quite boring, but you're going to inherit the Lu family's billions in assets, so why don't you learn some business skills?

"Perfect timing, Lao Ye, I'll have a couple of matches with you."

Lu Chaoxiong stubbed out his cigarette, stood up, and went to a pool table with Ye Chengmai, while I went to another pool table with Lu Xiaojun.

"Teacher, do you know how to play table tennis? I'm really good at it!"

"Not bad, just a tiny bit better than you."

Lu Xiaojun pouted and huffed, "Teacher is so arrogant. My dad used to bring me here to beat up all the time."

Later I'll make you call me Dad without even realizing it.

As I finished setting up the balls, Ye Zhi walked over to our table.

“I want to play too,” she said, looking at me.

"Then I'll finish playing with Xiaojun first." After all, it was Lu Xiaojun who invited me first.

"Sister Ye Zhi, you can play with A-Zhun first." Lu Xiaojun became somewhat smug for some reason.

Ye Zhi disagreed and looked at Lu Xiaojun, saying, "Xiaojun, fight with A-Zhun. Their skills should be about the same."

When her skills were questioned, Lu Xiaojun immediately became unconvinced and said to Ye Zhi, "Then I'll have a solo match with Sister Ye Zhi. Whoever wins gets to play against the teacher!"

"It's just playing basketball for fun, is it really that big of a deal..."

"As for it!" the two women said in unison.

"Alright, you guys fight, I'll be the referee..."

As the tool in this game, I reluctantly went to Yeh Chun's side after setting up the balls and said to him, "Who do you bet on to win?"

Without a second thought, Ye Zhun replied, "Of course it's Sister Ye Zhi."

"Just because she's your sister?"

Ye Zhun shook his head, propped his hand on his chin, and analyzed, "Because... Xiao Jun's mind is in turmoil."

Having come to understand his state of mind, I have to re-evaluate my feelings towards this ten-year-old boy.

"What's going on?"

Ye Zhun rolled his eyes at me and said, "Your boyfriend is about to be stolen, aren't you flustered?"

"What kind of logic is this...?"

Ye Zhun shook his head and said with a sigh, "Sigh, you're still young. Go home and watch more palace dramas and harem anime, and you'll understand..."

When you're trying to act mature, could you please take the lollipop out of your mouth first?

Looking at the table again, Ye Zhi and Lu Xiaojun had already started hitting the ball. It has to be said that it was really pleasing to the eye to see two beautiful girls playing billiards together, especially when they bent down to hit the ball, the view they revealed was never tiring to look at.

It's clear they have a certain foundation. They're playing a slightly more difficult game of nine-ball, not Chinese eight-ball, which means they can only hit the lowest numbered ball. So, a match like this will definitely take a long time. Currently, Ye Zhi is leading Lu Xiaojun in points.

Lu Xiaojun held the cue stick, pondering how to hit the next shot, because this shot was going to be difficult.

I thought it was quite easy to hit, so I pointed out the shot path on the table for Lu Xiaojun to see. After receiving the reminder, the latter happily hit the ball and succeeded. She overtook Ye Zhi in the score and gave Ye Zhi a smug hum.

Ye Zhi remained unmoved, simply saying indifferently, "We still had to call in outside help."

But Lu Xiaojun wasn't ashamed at all. Instead, she smiled and said, "My teacher is my boyfriend. What's wrong with him being an outside helper?"

Ye Zhi's face turned ugly. I quickly gave Lu Xiaojun a look, in case I angered Ye Zhi and she exposed me, we'd be done for.

"You can be my boyfriend today, but you can be someone else's boyfriend tomorrow. What's so great about that?" Ye Zhi looked at her cousin with a provocative gaze.

"I'll talk to you after you can beat me!"

Faced with Lu Xiaojun's unyielding attitude, Ye Zhi took out a hair tie and tied up her loose hair, regaining her composure.

"Are you going to cheat on me tomorrow?" Ye Zhun asked, looking at me.