Tokyo: Starting with a fake boyfriend

Teacher Dongyun provides individual tutoring to Shiratori Osamu on weekends.

The former is a young and beautiful female teacher who graduated from the University of Tokyo.

The latter was a tiger among martial arts students, a perennial underachiever and a delinquent.

The rumor spread rapidly among students, sparking heated discussions.

In addition, another rumor has begun to circulate: that Shiratori Osamu wants to go to university.

The rumor originated from someone seeing Osamu Shiratori buying a huge amount of textbooks at a bookstore near the entrance of Takeno High School last Thursday.

Actually, someone mentioned this last Friday, but it was treated as a joke and nobody took it seriously.

However, this rumor, coupled with the rumor of studying on weekends, and Shiratori's behavior of studying, corroborated each other, and some people began to realize that this might be true.

"So Shiratori-san went to see Shinonome-sensei after leaving my house over the weekend."

During the break between the second period in the morning, Minami Yamabuki, who was so worried about her mother that she couldn't concentrate in class, learned about this and turned to look at the man in the last row of the classroom by the window, feeling somewhat happy.

She had been wondering what Shiratori-san was doing this weekend, and whether he might be out having fun with some hot girls.

As a result, Shiratori-san didn't go out to play, but instead studied diligently.

"Haha, you find it funny too, right? That guy actually wants to go to university."

Rie Asada, who brought her this amusing anecdote, laughed heartily when she saw her laugh.

"Rie-chan, this is not funny at all. We can't laugh at someone who is studying hard."

Minami Yamabuki was initially quite happy, but upon hearing her laughter, she found it grating and frowned before speaking seriously.

"Of course I know that, but didn't you just laugh?"

After being lectured by her, Rie Asada's laughter stopped abruptly.

“I wasn’t mocking him; I was just happy for his choice.”

Minami Yamabuki was taken aback when she heard this, and realizing that she had laughed too, she shook her head and explained.

She was overjoyed that Shiratori-san was willing to study hard, so how could she possibly laugh at him?

Gossip among students is usually limited to the student group, such as who is dating whom, and it is kept secret from the teachers.

However, since this rumor involves teachers, it's inevitable that some people will go to the teachers to verify its authenticity.

This news quickly spread among teachers.

"Teacher Shinonome, I heard you're giving Shiratori Osamu extra lessons this weekend. You're not actually trying to help him get into university, are you?"

Upon learning of this news, Mr. Murata immediately sought out the person in the rumor.

"..."

When she asked for confirmation, Shinonome Mizuki did not respond, because she had already guessed the result.

Based on her experience last week, she realized that although Mr. Murata always spoke to her with a smile, he actually disliked her very much, which is why he seized the opportunity to lead the bullying against her in the workplace.

As for the reason, it could be that he dislikes her overly serious personality, but it is more likely due to jealousy.

After all, before she came to Takeno High School, the 32-year-old Ms. Murata was the youngest and most beautiful female teacher.

Sure enough, even though she didn't say anything, the other teachers in the office reacted immediately upon learning of the matter:

"What? Mr. Shinonome is giving Shiratori a repair lesson on the weekend?"

"Professor Dongyun, if you really have that much free time, why don't you tutor those high-achieving students? Maybe under your guidance, more people will get into Tokyo University."

"That's right. You're so beautiful. Besides Shiratori Osamu, there must be many students who want to receive your one-on-one tutoring."

For a moment, the office was filled with laughter.

Being mocked again, Shinonome Mizuki didn't feel aggrieved this time. She just glanced at the two people laughing the loudest, besides Murata-sensei.

One was a male teacher in his forties who already had a wife and daughter, yet he was still shameless and tried to get close to her under the guise of being a senior, only to be sternly rejected and angrily rebuked by her.

One was an older woman in her forties, for reasons unknown, who was also filled with malice towards her.

"Laugh all you want, the final exams are next Wednesday. Shiratori-kun is a science genius, his progress is beyond your imagination. Once he gets a super high score on the math exam next week, you won't be laughing anymore."

Memorizing the ugly faces of these people, Shinonome Mizuki sneered inwardly.

Last week, she might have felt very upset and frustrated being ridiculed by everyone, but things are different now. She holds a trump card that can turn the tide.

Next week's final exams are just the beginning. This year's summer vacation is 39 days long, and she plans to tutor Shiratori-kun every day.

Once the third semester starts, Shiratori's grades will skyrocket, making everyone realize just how brilliant her decision was!

When the University of Tokyo announces the results and Shiratori's candidate number appears on the list of successful applicants, she will definitely make Murata-sensei and those two guys kneel down and apologize to her!

"???"

Just then, a cell phone rang.

"Someone called me?"

Puzzled, Shinonome Mizuki took her phone out of her suit pocket and glanced down, only to see a caller ID note that made her heart skip a beat:

【Mrs. Yamabuki】

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Chapter 75 My Mother-in-Law Has Arrived (Seeking First Subscription)

"Why is Mrs. Yamabuki calling me? And at this hour no less? Could it be that Shiratori-kun has gotten into trouble again?"

"That doesn't make sense. Shiratori-kun studied with me until 18 PM yesterday, and then he obediently went home."

"Or did Shiratori-kun lose control of his feelings last night and go to see Yamabuki Minami?"

Shinonome Mizuki, who remained calm and composed despite the ridicule, felt her heart sink when she received this phone call.

Why was she able to laugh it off when faced with workplace bullying, and even write down the names of those who offended her in her mind with great interest?

This is because after she finished tutoring Shiratori yesterday, she went home and spent a long time reviewing and calculating.

Although Takeno High School has a relatively high average deviation score and is a college entrance-oriented school, its exam papers are more difficult than those of ordinary high schools and use questions from the national college entrance examination.

However, as a science genius, as long as he can maintain his current learning efficiency, Shiratori-kun may even be able to raise his score by more than 120 points before next Wednesday's math exam, and stabilize it at over 140 points next semester.

[Shiratori-kun is a science genius; he might even get into the University of Tokyo within six months!]

Realizing that Shiratori-kun possessed such potential, she was overjoyed last night and slept soundly in a wonderful mood.

No one in the school knew about Shiratori's potential except me—this knowledge gave her boundless confidence and was her strongest trump card in the face of workplace bullying and her desperate counterattack.

Given this advantage, if Shiratori-kun, who was studying diligently for his girlfriend, suddenly lost interest in studying because of Mrs. Yamabuki's unexpected visit, and lost everything, she would feel like dying.

"Don't panic, don't panic. Mrs. Yamabuki is probably just calling to ask about the progress of that matter."

The matter was of utmost importance and could not be compromised. Dongyun Meiyue reassured herself, then stood up and quickly walked away, intending to find a quiet place to answer the phone.

Because she got up and left so decisively, and walked away with an unpleasant expression, the laughter in the office immediately stopped.

Most of the teachers participated out of a collective sense of urgency, and when they saw Teacher Dongyun walk away with a cold face as if in a huff, they couldn't help but look at each other and feel regret.

"This is bad. Did we go too far with that joke?"

"Teacher Shinonome seems genuinely angry... Did I go too far just now?"

This is the thinking of most people. Following the crowd and conforming are collective consciousness. When things get out of control and serious consequences occur, someone will always wake up.

"Ms. Dongyun looks very sad. This is a great opportunity! If we go to comfort her during lunch break, it will be like sending charcoal in snowy weather."

The young male teacher was deeply moved upon witnessing this scene.

He didn't participate in the jokes at all. Although it was indeed ridiculous that Mr. Dongyun helped the bottom student get into university, he thought it was understandable.

Having graduated from the University of Tokyo, Shinonome-sensei's choice to become a high school teacher clearly demonstrates his passion for education and nurturing students, making his idealistic approach quite understandable.

Most importantly, Ms. Dongyun is incredibly beautiful and has an outstanding temperament. She is the most beautiful woman he has ever seen since birth, far surpassing any idol on TV or in posters.

With such a beautiful woman, he wouldn't mind if she did something stupid, or even if she slapped him a few times.

"Why did Teacher Dongyun leave? Is she angry? We were just trying to help her turn back from the wrong path and do the right thing, as her seniors."

Just then, Mr. Murata, with his hand supporting his cheek, spoke with a troubled expression.

"That's right."

"We didn't say anything unpleasant just now, only nice things."

These words immediately drew many echoes of agreement.

That's right, they weren't mocking or fooling Mr. Dongyun, but were giving him well-intentioned advice.

…………

During the third period in the morning, Shiratori was diligently studying.

Although the content of "Mathematics A" is a bit more complex than that of "Mathematics I", his current foundation is very solid, so it is still not difficult for him to learn.

Moreover, the class monitor's study notes were very comprehensive, recording all the knowledge points, and also included some high-difficulty related examples and understanding methods that were not in the textbook. They were most likely copied from the tutoring class.

"I see... I see."