My older sister is a villainous rich girl

They were so close that they could clearly hear each other's breaths.

"Miss Ge Li, you... uh..." The waiter, holding a tray, suddenly burst in.

Goethe immediately pushed Wayne away, keeping a distance of three or four meters from him.

"Ahem... Just put the hot drink down, and then please excuse me for a moment," Wayne said shamelessly, as if nothing had happened.

“No need,” Ge Li interrupted him.

"I'm just here to check on your work. Now that we've achieved our goal, I won't disturb your rest any longer."

Realizing that Wayne was still plotting something under these circumstances, Gothic decided to make a quick getaway.

Realizing he might have messed up something important, the waiter was quite upset.

"Yes, yes, I'm getting ready to rest!" he said, hurriedly putting down the tray and taking the keys out of his pocket and placing them on the tray.

"Excuse me! Miss Ge Li and Mr. Wayne, you must be very tired after a long day, so I'll be going home now..." The waiter said goodbye very quickly. "The key is here, so please don't worry about not being able to open the door tomorrow. I have a spare one."

He fled without looking back, as if a vicious wolf was chasing him.

Wayne couldn't help but chuckle.

"Your subordinates aren't very capable; they've sent lambs to the slaughter."

Ge Li couldn't hold back any longer, "It's all your fault! If it weren't for you... being so inconsiderate of the occasion, people wouldn't have misunderstood."

"Is it just a misunderstanding?"

He had a perverse sense of humor and insisted on hearing Ge Li admit it herself, otherwise he wouldn't let her go.

Unable to persuade him otherwise, she could only resign herself to her fate and shout, "It's not a misunderstanding, are you satisfied now?"

satisfaction!

Of course I'm satisfied.

Wayne was extremely happy at this moment.

He enjoyed teasing Ge Li while watching her get angry, annoyed, and helpless.

Although he would mostly have to clean up the mess himself in the end, the joy he gained in the process was enough to make him overlook the minor inconveniences.

"Sorry, I might be a little scumbag."

He apologized with great self-awareness.

Based on their long-standing experience together, Ge Li had actually figured out the trick to gain the upper hand by ignoring him, but when it came to actually implementing it, he would often forget it by accident or be unable to carry it out due to force majeure.

"If you really feel sorry, then you'd better correct your mistakes!"

She turned her face away and bit her lower lip hard, not wanting to soften her heart towards him.

"You really don't like it?"

He hugged her tightly from behind, pressing his lips to her ear. "Don't regret it if one day I stop teasing you."

Ge Li remained silent.

Having gotten the answer he wanted from her silence, Wayne smiled silently.

"So let's keep our happy way of getting along, just like we are now."

Just like now, seize every minute and every second of the present moment.

Suddenly, Ge Li turned around, put his arm around his neck, and responded passionately.

……

Teachers' office.

"It seems there's been a sensational performance at school," a teacher remarked casually, sipping his tea.

It was almost time to leave school, and everyone had mostly finished their tasks, just waiting for the next grade-level routine meeting.

Is Chapter 532 just an illusion?

These routine meetings are held every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. There's nothing particularly important going on, but they're essential as a way to show that everyone is working hard.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the office, Xie Li had just sent several students back to school and told them to tell their classmates to leave on their own when it was time to go home.

Hearing the other teachers' discussions, he joined in the conversation.

“I’ve heard from my students that they were so captivated by the performance that they almost missed the task assignment for their study group.”

A young male teacher approached and said, "Speaking of which, Xie Li, your class's study group model seems pretty good. Could you share your experience with me?"

Upon hearing this, the other teachers in the office joined in the commotion.

"Yeah, yeah~"

"At the grade-level meeting later, Xie Li can't afford not to step up and share his experience."

Being showered with praise in various ways, Shirley felt both embarrassed and awkward.

"No... Actually, many teachers have implemented similar methods. I just took it a little further."

He was indeed happy to receive praise, but he knew his own limitations.

He felt that his teaching results wouldn't have been so outstanding if his students hadn't been so understanding of his work.

To put it more bluntly, it's because I have too many smart students.

"Ugh, you're such a boring person."

Seeing his eagerness to deny it, the young male teacher who had come over complained, "Could it be that you're secretly competing with others and don't want them to get more bonuses than you?"

Shelley frowned, but he refrained from getting angry.

"Students with different personalities need to be stimulated in different ways; the same method won't work," he said in a deep voice.

"If the leaders arrange for me to share my experience during the meeting, I will naturally not refuse; but if not, I don't want to take up everyone's time. If any colleague wants to learn, I would be very happy to have them come and sit in on our class."

Suddenly met with a rebuff, the complaining male teacher was at a loss for words.

He looked embarrassed: "I was just saying it casually, why take it so seriously?"

Sherley didn't want to say another word to this person; she felt like they couldn't connect at all.

Fortunately, someone soon broke the awkward atmosphere.

As soon as Olive entered the office, she noticed that everyone was looking at her.

She felt something was off and hesitated for a moment: "...What's wrong? Did something happen?"

"No."

Everyone shook their heads.

Unable to get any results, she quickly put this small question out of her mind.

"By the way, Professor Shirley, can I discuss something with you?"

Seeing that everyone else was listening intently, she paused, then said, "Let's talk outside the office."

The young male teacher who had spoken to the two of them left one after the other, his eyes practically green with envy.

"...That guy...he's really getting carried away."

Those nearby who heard this fell silent once again.

……

Put away all the textbooks you used today, and keep the ones you will need to use tomorrow.

The deeper one delves into a field, the more one needs to move beyond textbooks. For most people, the difficulty of acquiring magical knowledge increases exponentially with increasing strength and age.

Once students reach fourth grade, there is very little knowledge left to learn from the existing textbooks. Almost everyone is engaged in specialized research projects to prepare for their graduation thesis.

Many of the rare books treasured in the academy library contain the hard work of many outstanding graduates from previous years.

Of course, these things are too early for Wayne.

The younger students are only getting a basic understanding now, so they won't be unable to adapt later.

“Wayne~ Wayne!” Chris shook his arm.

"The new study group tasks have been assigned! As the group leader, I need to explain them to you in detail."

She said it with a serious expression.

"Okay, go ahead. I'm listening," he replied lazily.

The "study group" proposed by teacher Xie Li evolved from the special research group for senior students.

There are seven group leader positions available, which will be automatically filled by the seven students with the highest grades in the class. Then, each group leader will select their preferred group members in rounds of drawing lots. The group will be reorganized after each formal exam.

If there's anything regrettable about this model for Wayne, it's that since they're both in the highest tier, it's virtually impossible for him to be in the same group as Tasia.

Incidentally, Chris was able to become a team leader despite not meeting the usual requirements entirely thanks to Wayne's full support; in other words, Wayne relinquished his own qualifications to her.

—Although it was to prevent her from betraying us and joining Tasia's group.

"This session's topic is: new applications of magic in production and daily life." She listed Shirley's specific requirements one by one.

"The research format is open, but each group's submission will be publicly displayed, and the winner will receive an extra three days of vacation!"

As she spoke, she became increasingly spirited.

"I will never let this reward slip by, and even Tasia will not be able to win again!"

Wayne completely ignored her high-energy state.

"That's a very broad topic," he muttered to himself.

There are already many successful examples in real life. For instance, earth magic has an irreplaceable advantage in the construction industry, but if it is simply copied, it can hardly be called a "new application".

It seems that even the topics for study groups are getting more and more difficult. Is that just my imagination?

"Let me tell you, I also went to the library with Tasia to look for reference materials, and I've already written down a few good ideas."

She mysteriously pulled out a small booklet, her face practically screaming, "Come praise me!"

Wayne couldn't help but chuckle, feigning delight, "That's wonderful! Chris, you've thought of everything so thoroughly!"

"...I always feel like you're just giving me the runaround." She wrinkled her nose.

"Oh, and also, on our way back from the library, Tasia and I saw that the Little Cabin Tea Restaurant was having a promotion! A teddy bear was dancing, it cracked me up."

The amusing anecdote she casually mentioned made Wayne's heart skip a beat.

Is this person testing me?

Wayne tried his best to maintain a semblance of normalcy and chimed in, "If you like, we can learn that too."

Chris clapped her hands.

"Yes, that's exactly what I think!"

Chapter 533 The Magic of the Secret Itself

"It's a real shame that my family doesn't have the license to operate a business within the academy, otherwise I would definitely find someone to challenge her!"

Chris said emphatically.

"Her?" Wayne asked knowingly.

“Oh dear, it’s that Golly Edgeworth guy.” Chris’s expression turned sour. “She actually dared to provoke me today.”

provocative???

Could it be that Ge Li was so proactive because he was provoked by Chris?

Wayne carefully recalled what Geli had just said to him, but his mind quickly wandered.

Is it that I've become more and more accustomed to indulging in her gentleness, or has there truly been a fundamental change in our relationship?

Doing those... excessive things with her brought even more pleasure than Chris did.

No, you can't think like that!

He shook his head violently.

Chris looked at him strangely: "What are you thinking about?"