To Ye Qingyun's regret, Pu Tian recovered after rolling around for a while and it seemed that nothing serious had happened.

Pu Tian sat up from the ground, glaring angrily at Ye Qingyun, as if he was about to kill her at any moment.

Ye Qingyun preemptively covered her face, choking back tears, and said, "Ah Tian, ​​I'm sorry, it was too sudden, I was so scared, I just..."

"Afraid?" Pu Tian laughed angrily. "What do you have to be afraid of? Isn't this what you've been waiting for?"

Ye Qingyun, trying to salvage her precarious public image, said sadly, "No... when you were fighting before, someone rushed into my room, trying to do something to me... so when I saw that you, A-Tian, ​​were thinking the same thing, I instinctively..."

Pu Tian fell silent. He looked at Ye Qingyun for a long time, then slowly stood up from the ground, sat on the soft bed, and skipped over what had just happened. He then asked the question he had originally wanted to ask when he came here.

"How did you end up running into Gu Chenyuan? Did he come to save you?" Pu Tian asked with a gloomy face.

If Ye Qingyun answers yes, then he will probably have to reassess the relationship between the two of them.

Although he prefers understated styles, he has absolutely no interest in being cuckolded.

Ye Qingyun knew exactly what Pu Tian was thinking. He choked back tears, playing the role of a cannon fodder who was irreconcilably opposed to Gu Chenyuan: "How could he be so kind? How could he possibly come to save me? A-Tian, ​​do you think of him as some kind angel? He's not!"

Ye Qingyun continued to angrily distort the truth and smear her own image: "When that person was about to do something to me... I tried my best to run away. That person kept chasing me, so I... accidentally ran to Gu Chenyuan and that's how I ran into him."

Pu Tian scoffed after hearing this.

Saying it was an accident is clearly just a premeditated act; he must have deliberately run to Gu Chenyuan, hoping Gu Chenyuan would help him draw the enemy's attention.

Looking at Pu Tian's expression, Ye Qingyun knew that Pu Tian had already believed his lie, so she continued, "Gu Chenyuan... is quite powerful. He killed that person, and I told him that I had been kind to him and hoped that he could protect me. He agreed, which is why we got together at that time."

The whole thing made perfect sense. Pu Tian had no doubt that Ye Qingyun would try to take advantage of his kindness in that dangerous moment, and he also understood why Gu Chenyuan would protect Ye Qingyun temporarily. Gu Chenyuan needed to learn from Ye Qingyun, so he couldn't let Ye Qingyun die.

Ah, that makes sense. How could Ye Qingyun possibly win Gu Chenyuan's favor? He had inquired about Gu Chenyuan and found out that many people pursued him, but none of them succeeded. Clearly, Gu Chenyuan would never easily fall for anyone.

Pu Tian breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that he hadn't been cuckolded. Then, remembering that he hadn't spoken to Gu Chenyuan in a long time, he said to Ye Qingyun, "I'll go with you to explain this to Gu Chenyuan tomorrow."

With Ye Qingyun standing by as a comparison, his amiable and approachable nature would be even more apparent. Then, if he were to scold Ye Qingyun a few times on Gu Chenyuan's behalf, Gu Chenyuan would surely be even more willing to be close to him.

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The next day, feeling utterly hopeless, Ye Qingyun went to find Gu Chenyuan with Pu Tian.

In fact, there was a similar plot in the original work. The cannon fodder couldn't focus on teaching properly and kept talking to Pu Tian, ​​while Pu Tian was busy talking to Gu Chenyuan. Gu Chenyuan ignored both of them and eventually kicked them both out because he thought they were too noisy.

Ye Qingyun estimated that this part of the plot would not change much; at most, Gu Chenyuan would just endure it a little longer out of consideration for him.

Ye Qingyun knocked on the door, which was quickly opened, revealing Gu Chenyuan's indifferent face as always.

Perhaps it was because she had spent so much time with Gu Chenyuan, but Ye Qingyun actually felt that she could see emotional fluctuations on Gu Chenyuan's expressionless face, from the joy when he opened the door to the disgust when he saw Pu Tian, ​​like seeing a pile of garbage next to a beautiful flower.

It's normal to feel annoyed when you see Pu Tian, ​​but what's so happy about seeing him?

He must have seen it wrong; they all have the same expression—no expression at all.

Ye Qingyun walked in and sat down in the seat where he usually taught Gu Chenyuan. Gu Chenyuan sat to his left and Pu Tian sat to his right.

Ye Qingyun began explaining the book's contents as usual, but this time he was more mindful and remembered to occasionally pay attention to Pu Tian.

It's not actually that complicated. Just say a couple of things along with what Pu Tian said when he strikes up a conversation with Gu Chenyuan. There's no need to be creative at all.

Pu Tian: "Chen Yuan, do you want some water? I'll have someone get you some."

Ye Qingyun then said, "Ah Tian, ​​would you like some water? I'll go get it for you."

Gu Chenyuan remained silent.

Pu Tian: "Chen Yuan, what flavor do you like to drink? I'll have someone prepare a case for you and put it in your room."

Ye Qingyun: "I like it a little sweet. Honey flavor tastes good. Ah Tian, ​​shall I give you a bottle to try?"

Gu Chenyuan remained silent.

Pu Tian: "There's a celebration banquet in a few days. The chef will be cooking his signature dishes. Shen Yuan, would you like to eat together?"

Ye Qingyun: "Wow, there's such a good thing? Let me eat with you."

Gu Chenyuan remained silent.

Pu Tian: "After teaching for so long, shouldn't you take a break? Shen Yuan, aren't you tired?"

Ye Qingyun: "Actually, I was also very thirsty, why don't you care about me?"

Gu Chenyuan finally broke his silence.

Gu Chenyuan put down his pen, stood up, turned around, and walked out of the room.

Ye Qingyun: "!"

Wait a minute! Dude, why did you leave by yourself? Shouldn't you have kicked them out?

This Gu Chenyuan seems to have a much better temper than the Gu Chenyuan in the original book; he's not as ruthless.

Ye Qingyun was unsure whether to leave or not. He sat there restlessly for a while, then saw Gu Chenyuan return.

Gu Chenyuan was holding a bottle in his hand. He walked up to Ye Qingyun and placed the bottle on the table in front of her.

It's the honey-flavored drink that Ye Qingyun just mentioned she likes.

Ye Qingyun was taken aback and looked at Gu Chenyuan.

"Here you go, have a sip if you're thirsty," Gu Chenyuan said.

Before Ye Qingyun could say anything, she saw Gu Chenyuan looking at Pu Tian.

Although he remained expressionless, Ye Qingyun could swear that Gu Chenyuan's expression would instantly turn from spring to winter.

"You're too noisy," Gu Chenyuan said coldly. "Get out."

Pu Tian naturally had no intention of leaving. He argued that Ye Qingyun talked more and was noisier than him, going off on tangents.

Then, Ye Qingyun stared in disbelief as Pu Tian's voice abruptly stopped, and he suddenly fainted. Gu Chenyuan grabbed Pu Tian by the collar, dragged the unconscious Pu Tian out of the room, and threw him into the corridor.

Ye Qingyun: "..." That's too ruthless!

He was wrong. He shouldn't have said that Gu Chenyuan in this world was good-tempered and not ruthless. This was much more ruthless than the one in the book who simply kicked them out!

Gu Chenyuan closed the door, sat back down in his chair, and his expression didn't look like he had just thrown someone out, but rather like he had thrown away a bag of trash.

"Are you tired?" Gu Chenyuan looked at Ye Qingyun, who was silent. "Have some water and relax for a bit."

Ye Qingyun slowly opened her drink, took a sip, and asked, "How...how did Pu Tian faint?"

“I did it,” Gu Chenyuan replied. “He was too noisy.”

Although Gu Chenyuan claimed to have done it, Ye Qingyun still didn't know how Gu Chenyuan had managed to knock out Pu Tian, ​​whose superpowers and physique were both S-level, in an instant without anyone noticing.

Gu Chenyuan had protected him before, and he knew that Gu Chenyuan was very strong at that time, but his opponents were all small fry, so he wasn't that shocked.

This time, Gu Chenyuan's target is Pu Tian, ​​whose superpowers and physique are both S-level, and whose strength ranks among the top in the entire book.

When he first saw it, he thought that although Gu Chenyuan was strong, he shouldn't be so overpowered. Was the book hiding his strength?

When Gu Chenyuan no longer needs his teaching, will he also experience the feeling of being unable to live or die because he is always being belittled and ridiculed by him? What's even more terrifying is that no one can stop Gu Chenyuan yet.

Gu Chenyuan seemed to see what Ye Qingyun was thinking. He smiled faintly and said softly, "Don't be afraid, I won't hit you."