Chapter 65 The woman was too close; he felt a little flustered.

The two walked side by side toward the teachers' office.

The office was empty. Gu Feiyan leaned casually against Jiang Wanqiu's desk and asked, "Teacher Jiang, do you play the violin?"

Jiang Wanqiu looked up at the smiling man in front of her and smiled slightly, "Yes, I studied it before. But I can't compare to those masters."

Gu Feiyan smiled gently at this and said, "In that case, I have a favor to ask. I'd like to ask Teacher Jiang to teach me how to play the violin as well, is that alright?"

Seeing Jiang Wanqiu's surprised expression, he was afraid she would misunderstand, so he quickly explained, "It's like this, my mother... she also played the violin. More than twenty years ago, she was killed by Japanese bayonets while covering the students' retreat. My memory of her is very vague, only this violin music is my only impression of her."

Jiang Wanqiu was extremely surprised to hear this.

Seeing the sadness in the man's gentle eyes as he spoke, she nodded almost without hesitation.

“I can teach you,” she said, looking at Gu Feiyan. “It would be my honor if I could help Staff Officer Gu.”

The gloom in Gu Feiyan's eyes seemed to dissipate somewhat after her words, and he gave a grateful smile: "Thank you so much, Teacher Jiang. When is a convenient time for us?"

"How about after school every day?" Jiang Wanqiu thought for a moment. "The children will be gone, and the classroom will be quiet. You can come here, and I'll teach you for half an hour. Is that alright?"

“If you’re not afraid of trouble, what’s wrong with me?” Gu Feiyan said with a smile.

She sized up the man, wanting to gauge his background first: "Have you... ever played the violin before? Can you play even a little?"

"I guess I can remember a little bit," Gu Feiyan scratched her head uncertainly. "My mom taught me when I was three or four years old, but I've forgotten it all."

As he spoke, he naturally took the violin from Jiang Wanqiu's arms.

Jiang Wanqiu watched as he awkwardly slung the zither over his shoulder, as if he were carrying a gun.

The headstock was tilted, the chin rest wasn't in place, and the hand holding the bow was as stiff as if it were gripping a fire poker.

Jiang Wanqiu couldn't help but sigh softly.

“Officer Gu,” she said with a hint of helplessness, “you might as well say you know absolutely nothing.”

Gu Feiyan knew his posture was awkward, so he smiled frankly, put down the zither, and looked intently at Jiang Wanqiu: "Then I'll have to trouble Teacher Jiang to teach me from the beginning."

As soon as he said that, Jiang Wanqiu's cheeks flushed instantly.

Her mind involuntarily drifted back to last night, when Zhao Wenchang, that man, had whispered in her ear in a low, husky voice, "Teacher Jiang, teach me."

One was genuinely seeking advice, while the other was deliberately flirting; neither sounded good to her and made her feel flustered.

Jiang Wanqiu coughed awkwardly, quickly composed herself, and picked up the violin again: "Well... I'm free right now, so I'll teach you the basics."

In her first teaching session, Gu Feiyan indeed resembled a clumsy, older student.

Jiang Wanqiu went around behind him and made him put the zither back on his shoulder.

"No, relax your shoulders and hold the instrument firmly."

She had to reach out and help him adjust his posture.

To help him find the right feeling, she could only stand behind him, on tiptoe, trying to reach the tall man, with one hand on his shoulder and the other covering his hand holding the bow.

"You need to be flexible with your wrist; you can't grip it so tightly."

The two of them inevitably got very close.

Gu Feiyan could feel the soft contours of the woman's body all over his back, and her warm breath gently brushed against his ear, tickling him.

He could clearly smell a faint, clean, and pleasant fragrance emanating from her hair, like soapberry.

The hand resting on the back of his hand was very soft, with a touch of chalk dust from teaching on its fingertips, yet it felt delicate and warm to the touch.

Gu Feiyan herself was stunned for a moment. Her tall body froze instantly, her fingertips unconsciously tightening around the bow, her eyes fixed on the strings, not daring to turn around and look at her.

Jiang Wanqiu noticed the man's stiffness and thought she had been too harsh.

“Relax, Staff Officer Gu. You’re tense all over. You won’t be able to make a sound like that.” She patiently repeated, “Your shoulders need to relax. Don’t be so stiff.”

After she finished speaking, she realized that her tone sounded a bit like she was scolding a student, so she quickly changed the subject and tried to make amends: "It's okay, everyone is like this when they first start learning. It's a common problem for beginners. When I was a child, I was just like you when I first started learning the piano. I would get stiff easily, and by the end, my arms were so sore that I couldn't lift them."

Gu Feiyan's tightly clenched lips finally curved slightly. He turned his head, looked at the woman so close to him, and gave a soft "hmm".

However, this man, though intelligent, actually had no talent for the violin.

The most basic song, "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star," came out of his hands, and the sound... was more like sawing wood than playing the violin, sharp and rough, giving Jiang Wanqiu goosebumps all over.

"Stop, stop. Don't pull me anymore, I'm scared. Let's learn the positions first." Jiang Wanqiu wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and held the man's hand down.

This scene was witnessed by Sun Xiaomei, who was on her way back to her office after class.

She had heard the jarring sound and was curious about who was ruining the instruments. She peeked into the music room and her eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

In the empty classroom, Jiang Wanqiu was almost pressed against Gu Feiyan's back, leaning forward, holding the man's hand tightly, her head almost touching his neck, whispering something.

That pose was incredibly intimate!

Sun Xiaomei quickly shrank back and hid behind the door. The expression on her face changed from surprise to undisguised sarcasm and contempt.

She knew it!

They all look like vixens, and not one of them is not promiscuous!

She's only been here a few days and she's already hooking up with Staff Officer Gu, a promising young man in the military region! Battalion Commander Zhao must be blind to have married such an unfaithful woman!

Sun Xiaomei cursed inwardly, but then her eyes darted around and she had a plan in mind.

The next day, seeing that Jiang Wanqiu hadn't arrived yet, Sun Xiaomei started sighing and deliberately raised her voice: "Oh my, I really didn't expect that young people these days would be so bold!"

A teacher preparing a lesson asked curiously, "Xiaomei, what's wrong with you now? Who upset you?"

Sun Xiaomei snorted, "You didn't see it, but yesterday I saw our new teacher Jiang at the office door...tsk tsk, she was with Staff Officer Gu!"

She paused deliberately, and seeing that the other two were indeed intrigued, she began to embellish her description.

"Those two were practically hugging! Teacher Jiang's hand was resting on Staff Officer Gu's hand, and her face was almost touching his neck! A man and a woman alone together, with the door closed, I wonder what they were doing!"