Chapter 51 (First Release)

"Bingo! You got it right." Mu Xijue snapped his fingers casually, his elegant and handsome appearance making many of the female classmates around him starry-eyed.

He looked at the stunned girl and smiled meaningfully.

Ning Wanwan: "...!"

Looking at the handsome young man with a smile on his face, Ning Wanwan thought about what might happen and felt a wave of dizziness.

No way? No way!

The college entrance exam is almost here, how can they change teachers like this?! What is the school thinking?! Are they trying to control everything?!

Mu Xijue said these were all minor issues.

"Ning Wanwan, I will be your teacher from now on. Please take good care of me."

It's actually true!

Ning Wanwan stared blankly as the man walked up to the podium, just as the class bell rang at that precise moment.

Looking down at the students, Mu Xijue glanced at the stiff-bodied girl with her head buried in her hands, her peach blossom eyes practically overflowing with laughter.

"Hello everyone, my surname is Mu, you can call me Teacher Mu."

"Your homeroom teacher hasn't been feeling well lately, so I'll be filling in for her for a while. I hope everyone will follow the rules."

The students below shared the same confusion and bewilderment as Ning Wanwan, but to be honest, with the college entrance examination just around the corner, everyone was in a self-directed learning phase, so the teacher's role wasn't really that significant.

Therefore, compared to the discomfort of having a different teacher, everyone was more curious about this new teacher who was outstanding in both appearance and temperament.

"Teacher, teacher, are you new to our school? I've never seen you before!"

"Why are you wearing a white coat, teacher? Are you a doctor?"

As a newly arrived high school "teacher," Mu Xijue's spotless white coat certainly attracted attention, so it's no wonder the students would ask questions.

The classroom became a little noisy for a moment. Mu Xijue tapped on the lectern and said in a calm tone, "Quiet."

He was still smiling, but the students below unconsciously fell silent.

In some ways, it was perhaps that invisible and intangible thing called "aura" that intimidated these students who hadn't yet left the ivory tower.

"I'm not a doctor. I wear a white coat just because I like it. Please don't make wild guesses."

Ning Wanwan: "..." Personal hobbies, do you mean doing experimental research?

Seeing that everyone was gradually quieting down, Mu Xijue picked up her book and said, "Alright, let's not worry about these little details."

He winked at everyone, smiled lazily, and said in a slightly raised tone, "After all, I have the important responsibility of teaching you all."

"You need to be aware of the urgency and listen carefully to the lesson."

Although Mu Xijue still didn't seem serious at all while saying this, she did have a bit of the air of a teacher.

Ning Wanwan listened attentively to the lesson with a slightly critical attitude, wanting to find fault with this man who had inexplicably come to be a teacher.

Surprisingly, Mu Xijue's lectures were completely different from before. There were no fidgety gestures or interjections; she genuinely just lectured.

Moreover, the explanations were insightful yet easy to understand, with clear explanations of the key points. At least Ning Wanwan found the explanations to be of a very high standard.

There were a few students who didn't listen to the lesson, probably because they thought the new teacher, Mu Xijue, had a very nice personality and wasn't pretentious. They even caused trouble and disrupted the class, but Mu Xijue easily suppressed them.

Ning Wanwan slightly withdrew her prejudice against Mu Xijue; perhaps this person really just wanted to play the role of a teacher for a while.

After listening attentively to the lesson, Ning Wanwan was very satisfied. Many questions that she hadn't understood before suddenly became clear.

Does having a high IQ give you an advantage in both research and teaching?

"That's all for today, I won't go over time." Mu Xijue checked the time and promptly stopped moving on to the next question.

"Yay!" The students' positive feelings towards the new teacher increased significantly.

When the bell rang, Ning Wanwan thought it was over for the time being. Because she was a little thirsty, she picked up her water cup, lowered her head, and quietly took a small sip without removing her mask. Suddenly, she heard Mu Xijue's voice.

"Oh, right, Ning Wanwan, come over here after class." Mu Xijue, who was about to leave the classroom, seemed to remember something and turned around to say this.

Ning Wanwan: "...Ugh! Cough cough cough cough..."

She almost choked on the water. Instinctively, she tried to look up, but then remembered that she had taken off her mask. So she hunched over behind her desk and coughed for a while, trying to calm her breathing.

This person! Was this done on purpose?!

By the time she caught her breath, Mu Xijue had already left the classroom.

"Ning Wanwan, you even know the new teacher, Ms. Mu?" the student in front of me asked with curiosity and gossip.

Ning Wanwan waved her hands repeatedly, as if trying to avoid it at all costs: "I don't know her, I don't know her..."

Clearly, many students were interested in this mysterious teacher, Ms. Mu, and the fact that Ning Wanwan was called on by Mu Xijue several times attracted a lot of attention.

Seeing many eyes drifting towards her, Ning Wanwan quickly stood up, put on her mask, and hurriedly left the classroom to avoid being surrounded and questioned by others.

"They told me to go find him, but they didn't say where..."

Although Ning Wanwan was very reluctant to contact the other party, Mu Xijue's current identity was that of a teacher, so she still planned to make the trip.

Anyway, no matter what he says, I'll just pretend I don't understand.

Moreover, Ning Wanwan was actually a tiny bit curious about what he wanted to do by contacting her.

No matter how I look at it, I'm just an ordinary person, and I wore a mask tightly during both of our encounters. I probably didn't have anything on me that could attract his attention.

Unsure of where the other person was, Ning Wanwan thought for a moment and went to her former homeroom teacher's office. Fortunately, the other person was there, so she didn't have to go through the trouble of looking for them again.

"Ning Wanwan, you're here." The young man in the white coat was sitting in the swivel chair where the homeroom teacher usually sat. He turned around after hearing the noise.

He was handsome, his legs crossed, his posture languid, his white researcher's uniform jacket hanging casually over the edge of the chair.

When she raised her eyelids to look over, her smiling peach blossom eyes were shimmering, yet it was impossible to fathom what was hidden beneath them.

Ning Wanwan walked over nervously.

"Dr. Mu, you wanted to see me..."

Mu Xijue smiled and gestured to her, "Don't be nervous, sit down and let's talk."

Ning Wanwan lowered her head and slowly moved over, sitting on a chair to the side, her legs awkwardly crossed.

Mu Xijue's gaze swept over the restrained girl from head to toe, his eyes unreadable.

He was genuinely curious how such an ordinary-looking girl could have managed to defeat that guy's clone.

Because of the information gap, Mu Xijue is currently unaware that the clones that have fallen are not just one, but one after another falling into the same trap without exception.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be approaching and observing the girl in such a casual manner.

Instead of getting to the point, Mu Xijue brought up another small detail: "That night you kept calling me Teacher Mu, but now you don't want to call me that anymore."

These words were somewhat ambiguous; anyone who didn't know better would think the two had a very intimate relationship. Ning Wanwan pursed her lips.

That night, I called Mu Xijue "Teacher" because I was temporarily captivated by her appearance.

Ning Wanwan doesn't call Mu Xijue "Teacher" anymore because she doesn't believe he will become a "teacher" in the conventional sense.

Mu Xijue didn't care that Ning Wanwan didn't respond; instead, he sighed as if somewhat melancholy.

"Could it be that my teaching skills are not recognized by Ning Wanwan?"

Ning Wanwan: "..."

She said softly, "You're joking."

"So it seems that Ning Wanwan thought my first lesson today was passable," Mu Xijue continued to ask with great interest.

Ning Wanwan: "..."

Ning Wanwan didn't say anything. After these few words, she felt that the other person was deliberately teasing her and didn't really want to know the answer.

Moreover, the other party's purpose in calling her over was definitely not for this.

Sure enough, seeing Ning Wanwan remain silent and pretend to be dead, Mu Xijue sighed with some regret: "Sigh, it's not easy to tease her after a while."

Ning Wanwan held back for a while, but finally couldn't help but whisper, "Dr. Mu, what exactly did you want to see me about..."

Mu Xijue looked like she had just realized something: "Ah, I almost forgot about the important matter."

Ning Wanwan: "..." Your expression is so fake.

Mu Xijue intertwined his fingers and rested them on his chin, his posture suddenly becoming more formal. His slightly frivolous demeanor disappeared, and he stared directly at Ning Wanwan.

This made Ning Wanwan straighten her body as well.

He spoke.

"Ning Wanwan, you mentioned before that you wanted to find a part-time job, right? And it had to be an easy one that pays well."

Hearing the other person mention her whimsical self-talk back then, Ning Wanwan felt a little embarrassed, and her cheeks flushed slightly.

"……Um."

Mu Xijue smiled slightly and reassured her, "It's only human nature. Who wouldn't want that?"

Ning Wanwan pursed her lips, even more confused about what the other person wanted to say.

The next second, she heard Mu Xijue's slow and deliberate voice continue, "However, I have a part-time job like this here."

"It won't take up too much of your time, it's easy and well-paid, perfect for busy students like you."

"Ning Wanwan, have you thought about it?"

The young man sat there, gazing at her with a smile. His beautiful peach blossom eyes seemed to ripple with water, but no one could be sure whether there was extreme danger beneath those blurred ripples.

Under his focused gaze, as if he only had himself in his eyes, everyone would become his prey.

Ning Wanwan didn't bask in the gaze; instead, her social anxiety kicked in, and she lowered her head, feeling increasingly uneasy.

"What kind of part-time job is it?" The girl clutched the hem of her clothes, cautiously probing, "If I were to go... what should I do?"

Mu Xijue's smile widened, and she replied lightly, "This part-time job is very simple, it doesn't require you to put in any effort, and the pay is quite generous."

"You just need to come to the lab at certain fixed times, and we'll take care of the rest."

"How about it? This should be a very good choice for you."

He stood up, walked up to her, his eyes sparkling with a smile, and gracefully extended his hand, inviting her to join him.

So, will you say yes?

Almost at that very moment, Ning Wanwan's intuition screamed!

We must escape! We absolutely have to escape!!

Stay far away from this person!!

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Author's Note: If Wanwan chooses to agree directly here, it will trigger a very long personal storyline, involving things like "experimental subject" and "researcher," cough cough cough.

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