168 She remembered all the good things he had done for her.

Xie Yaoyao rested her hands on the podium, looking at the faces below that were gradually becoming familiar.

She smiled and said, "Whether I can stay beautiful forever depends on how well you behave."

The students said in unison, "We will definitely behave."

Xie Yaoyao smiled. "Alright, everyone, please sit down. Today we're going to talk about..."

Xie Yaoyao's voice was clear and bright, and the classroom instantly quieted down. Everyone turned to the page of today's lesson in their books and looked at Xie Yaoyao intently.

After the class, Xie Yaoyao's throat was a little sore, but her drowsiness was gone.

As she was tidying up her things, one girl helped another girl over.

The girl's face was pale, and she clutched her stomach as if she was in great pain.

"Teacher, Zhou Xue is having menstrual cramps and wants to go back to her dorm to rest."

Xie Yaoyao has frequently encountered this situation since she started teaching high school students.

She handed the computer and textbooks to the classmate and said, "I'll take her back to her dorm. Could you take the computer and textbooks back to the Chinese language group office for me?"

"Okay, thank you, Teacher Xie."

The student left the classroom with the computer and textbooks, and Xie Yaoyao helped the child named Zhou Xue out of the classroom.

She asked her, "Are you feeling unwell?"

Zhou Xue's lips were slightly pale, indicating that she was in great discomfort.

She nodded. "Teacher Xie, do you experience menstrual cramps?"

“When I was in school, I was malnourished and sometimes it hurt a lot. You are too thin. You need to eat more,” Xie Yaoyao said.

Zhou Xue smiled and asked, "Teacher Xie, why do you think girls have their periods?"

Xie Yaoyao chuckled, "You should ask your biology teacher about this. She can explain how life forms from the human body."

Zhou Xue felt a chill run down her spine just imagining the scene. "Then let's forget about it."

While Xie Yaoyao was chatting with her, she placed an order for some items on the app.

After escorting Zhou Xue back to her dormitory, she poured her a cup of hot water and said, "Lie down and rest for a while."

Zhou Xue took the water glass and held it in her palm, but hesitated to drink it.

Xie Yaoyao leaned against the bedpost, looking at the dormitory that could accommodate six people.

Below were tables and chairs, and above was the bed; the conditions were much better than at her school at the time.

"Thank you so much, Teacher Xie. No one cares about me like you do today."

Xie Yaoyao knew about Zhou Xue's special circumstances. When school started, Lao Yang specifically called her to the principal's office to talk to her about Zhou Xue's family situation.

Her parents were narcotics police officers. Due to an accident, they were betrayed by an informant and both died.

He was posthumously awarded the title of martyr and received a pension.

Even so, the dead will never come back. Zhou Xue lost her parents and was adopted by her aunt.

But her aunt's family had three children and couldn't take care of her at all. She was very sensible from a young age, but living under someone else's roof made her taciturn and her personality was not likable.

However, she was an excellent student and entered St. Paul's Co-educational School with the highest score.

Xie Yaoyao has been taking extra care of this child lately, but she has found that apart from being taciturn, she has no other problems.

However, Lao Yang said that she witnessed the death of her parents and has been traumatized ever since.

Xie Yaoyao dared not underestimate her.

Xie Yaoyao said, "Zhou Xue, actually everyone cares about you, and you are also a very outstanding and likable child."

Zhou Xue held her water glass shyly. "Teacher Xie, do you find me annoying?"

"No way, why would you think that?"

Zhou Xue pursed her lips and remained silent.

Xie Yaoyao saw the desolation of someone living under someone else's roof on her face. She walked over and gently patted her shoulder.

“Zhou Xue, you will experience many things in life. Many things seem to drag on every day right now, but in two years, when you are a little older and look back now, you will find that these troubles of youth are nothing at all.”

Zhou Xue lowered her eyelashes. "But I feel terrible right now. I feel like I'm suffocating every day. Teacher Xie, if I had left with my parents back then, would I have avoided troubling others?"

Xie Yaoyao was startled.

She never expected that Zhou Xue would have such thoughts. If she hadn't taken her back to her dormitory today, would she have heard her almost self-loathing plea for help?

Xie Yaoyao squatted down in front of Zhou Xue, trying her best to be a listener rather than her teacher.

“Zhou Xue, you are the continuation of your parents’ lives. They must have desperately protected you back then, wanting you to live and see this beautiful world that they risked their lives to protect, right?”

Tears welled up in Zhou Xue's eyes.

Perhaps because she was feeling unwell, she was unusually sensitive and vulnerable, and tears streamed down her face.

"Yes, but I miss them so much."

Xie Yaoyao leaned over and hugged her, gently patting her back. "It's okay. When you miss them, you can tell Teacher Xie. Teacher Xie can't do anything for you, but she can give you a hug."

Zhou Xue choked up, then burst into tears.

Xie Yaoyao silently patted her back, letting her vent her emotions.

Sometimes, venting your emotions makes you feel much better.

Zhou Xue cried for a while until Xie Yaoyao's phone rang; it was a takeout order.

Xie Yaoyao answered the phone and asked the security guard to take the things away.

After hanging up the phone, Xie Yaoyao sent a message to Monica. Monica happened to be free and said she would bring it to her dormitory.

Zhou Xue gradually calmed down, and Xie Yaoyao handed her a tissue, smiling as she said, "You've cried like a little kitten."

Zhou Xue was still a little embarrassed. She lowered her head and wiped away her tears. "Thank you, Teacher Xie, for today."

Xie Yaoyao said, "You're welcome. It's what a teacher should do. But you have to promise me that if you're unhappy, you can come and talk to me, okay?"

"Um."

As the two were talking, the sound of high heels clicking on the floor came from the stairwell.

Monica called from outside, "Teacher Xie, Teacher Xie..."

Xie Yaoyao got up and went out. Monica was wearing her school uniform, looking radiant with a hint of allure in her eyes.

Xie Yaoyao tilted her head. "Teacher Mo is very different today, isn't she?"

She looked radiant, as if she had been nourished by love from head to toe.

Monica handed her the takeout bag, saying, "Stop joking, here's what you wanted."

Xie Yaoyao thanked her, took the bag, and walked inside, saying as she went, "Wait for me a moment, let's go back to the teaching building together."

Monica leaned against the door. "Okay."

Xie Yaoyao entered the dormitory, opened the bag in her hand, took out a hand warmer, warmed it in her hand, and then handed it to Zhou Xue.

"Place it on your lower abdomen through your clothes, like a hot water bottle, and it works very well."

She also experienced menstrual cramps when she first started menstruating.

At that time, Huo Yanxi secretly saved money to buy her a hot water bottle. Every time she had her period, he would fill the hot water bottle with hot water in advance, and then put it in her arms when the temperature was right, saying that it could relieve menstrual cramps.

She remembers all these years.