After Chen Liang and Lu Ze were sent to the infirmary, Zhuang Li followed.
Xu Jingjing soon received a text message: [These two people are talking nonsense. It's a bit dangerous. Do you want me to help you deal with it?]
[Thank you.] Xu Jingjing typed with her blood-stained fingertips.
【Where's the thank you gift?】
Xu Jingjing stared at the message, her eyes gloomy. She should have known that Jin Yuanfei was a venomous snake that wouldn't let go once it bit her.
She took a deep breath and asked, "What do you want?"
【Wait for me in the grove during evening study.】
Thinking about what Xu Yaya had suffered there, and that she would be treated the same way in the same place, Xu Jingjing's hair stood on end.
[Why do you like this dirty, twisted game? Are you a pervert?] Her hands trembled as she typed, not out of fear or cowardice, but out of anger and murderous intent. She had to find a way to kill this man!
[Yes, that’s why I like you.]
Seeing this message, Xu Jingjing quickly deleted the chat history. She knew she was very dirty and twisted, and she didn't need this person to remind her.
On the other end, Jin Yuanfei put down his phone, adjusted his glasses, and said gently, "My suggestion is that they both drop out of school immediately. The immense academic pressure has already caused them to develop signs of schizophrenia. If they delay any further, their condition will gradually worsen, and subsequent treatment will be extremely difficult."
Zhuang Li's face was filled with worry, but he was actually very calm inside. He had long expected Jin Yuanfei to give such a suggestion.
In order to protect Xu Jingjing, he would not allow these two people to stay in the school any longer.
"Then I will contact their parents immediately." Zhuang Li walked outside the infirmary to make a phone call.
Hearing their child was suspected of having a mental illness, the parents arrived quickly. Chen Liang's grandmother hugged her huddled, trembling grandson, crying out in despair.
Chen Liang hurriedly shrank into her arms, muttering in fear: "Xu Yaya came to seek revenge on me——"
Before he could finish his words, his grandmother covered his mouth and stared at Zhuang Li and Jin Yuanfei with a look of vigilance. It seemed that she also knew what her grandson had done, but she had been helping to conceal it.
Lu Ze's parents asked in confusion: "Who is Xu Yaya? Why does she want revenge on you?" They should have no idea what their son had done.
Jin Yuanfei immediately changed the subject: "You should take the children home quickly. They are in very bad condition."
The parents immediately stopped asking questions and took their children away in a hurry.
Zhuang Li feigned curiosity and asked, "Doctor Jin, who is Xu Yaya?"
Jin Yuanfei took off his glasses, shook his head and sighed: "Xu Yaya was a student in Class 1 of Senior 3. She committed suicide last semester. It is said that she had dated both Chen Liang and Lu Ze, and the relationship was a bit complicated. Kids nowadays are really-"
He shook his head and didn't finish the rest of his words, but he also hinted that Xu Yaya had an immoral private life.
Zhuang Li's face was filled with realization, and he politely said his goodbyes. The moment he turned around, he dropped his gentle mask and replaced it with a malicious sneer.
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In the classroom, Xu Jingjing received two text messages. One was from Dr. Jin, with just two simple words: [Done.]
A message from Chen Liang, with disjointed sentences and terrifying content, reads: "Xu Yaya is seeking revenge on us! Lu Ze and I have already told her the truth. She knows you ordered us to kill her, and she will come after you! Run as far as you can! There really are ghosts in this world!"
Xu Jingjing deleted the two text messages and a scornful smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
She hid her phone and turned back to look at Bai Ming out of habit, only to find that he was not sleeping today, but was taking notes instead.
The big boy who didn't care about anything and was full of wildness yesterday has disappeared, replaced by the positive and optimistic good student with sunshine and hope in his eyes today.
What changed him? Zhuang Li?
Xu Jingjing looked at Bai Ming deeply, and when she turned around, her eyes flickered and her expression was gloomy.
The fourth class finally ended. Bai Ming closed his book and ran out excitedly. As soon as he got to the playground, he received a text message from Teacher Zhuang: [I'm waiting for you on the second floor of the cafeteria.]
Bai Ming, who had already reached the office building, turned a corner and sprinted towards the cafeteria. Panting, he reached the second floor and, as expected, found Teacher Zhuang in a corner. In front of him was a plate of steaming hot dishes, including fish, meat, and soup. It was a very sumptuous meal.
"Come and have dinner." He waved with a warm smile.
Bai Ming ran over immediately, his face full of joy.
"Are you hungry?" Zhuang Li helped him unpack his chopsticks, then fished out a meal card and a small coin purse from his pocket, instructing him, "There's three thousand yuan on the card. From now on, we'll eat all three meals in the cafeteria; it's more cost-effective. There's five hundred yuan in the bag. That's your pocket money for this month. You can't use it to buy cigarettes. If I find out, I'll make you stand in the corner, understand?"
Bai Ming nodded and smiled foolishly: "I understand. If I smoke again, you will make me kneel on the washboard."
Kneeling on a washboard is not a form of punishment between teachers and students. It sounds a bit subtle to say this.
Zhuang Li raised his eyebrows and looked at Bai Ming with a smile.
Bai Ming then realized that he had said something rude, and his ears turned red.
7480 complained: "He can't even hide his own evil intentions, how stupid!"
The two looked at each other, and the atmosphere froze.
At this moment, Little Four Eyes came over with a plate of food, sat down next to Bai Ming shamelessly, and asked with a smile, "Teacher Zhuang, can I have dinner with you?"
"Okay, let's eat together." Zhuang Li smiled and pointed to the dishes on the table.
Xiao Siyan quickly thanked him, then quickly picked up a big chicken leg.
After his joke, Bai Ming finally recovered from his severe heart palpitations and lowered his head to eat his rice in big mouthfuls.
He didn't dare to look at Teacher Zhuang's expression.
Zhuang Li picked up a few pieces of meat for him and chuckled, "You're a little malnourished. Eat more at each meal and drink a glass of milk before going to bed. That way you can grow taller."
Little Four Eyes: "..."
He looked at Bai Ming's 6'88" bulk and muscular arms, and his expression was indescribable. Is Mr. Zhuang blind?
Bai Ming said in a muffled voice: "I can't grow taller."
Zhuang Li held his chin with one hand, looked at him with a smile, and said in a gentle tone: "Who said that? If you eat well and exercise well, you will definitely grow taller and more handsome in the future."
Little Four Eyes: "..." Shit, 1.88 meters isn't considered tall? What else do you want, Teacher Zhuang?
Bai Ming's ears turned red. The panic and embarrassment he had felt earlier had melted into thick honey, seeping into his heart bit by bit. Teacher Zhuang said he would be taller and more handsome in the future. Didn't that mean he was already tall and handsome?
Bai Ming lowered his head and pretended to cough to avoid laughing out loud.
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After dinner, the two of them took their review materials and walked into the bamboo forest. They lay on the stone table and studied in the warm sunshine.
Zhuang Li took off his coat, rolled up his sleeves, and slowly explained each point of knowledge. His fingers were white and slender, and his fingernails were thin and translucent, emitting a lustrous glow in the sunlight.
Bai Ming's eyes would always be attracted by the pink on his fingertips, and then his mind would be in a mess.
Teacher Zhuang was sitting right next to him, and the occasional touch of her arms and thighs would transfer some of her body temperature to him, making him feel distracted.
"A restless mind"—is that the idiom? Bai Ming pondered wildly.
"Were you listening carefully to my lecture?" Zhuang Li suddenly pinched his reddened ear and asked with a half-smile, "What were you thinking about just now? Hmm?"
Bai Ming quickly shook his head to deny: "I didn't think anything."
"I just repeated what I just said without thinking."
Bai Ming lowered his head and dared not say a word.
Zhuang Li let go of his burning ear, rested one hand on his cheek, twirled a ballpoint pen with the other, and chuckled, "How about this, after listening to my class, if you can solve all ten problems I assign, I'll reward you with a lollipop, okay?"
"Eat a lollipop?" Bai Ming suddenly looked up, his eyes bright.
He works at a late-night snack stall every day and has heard so many dirty jokes, how could he not know the metaphor of the lollipop?
Zhuang Li took out a beautifully wrapped lollipop from his trouser pocket and smiled subtly: "Yes, eat the lollipop, do you like it?"
Bai Ming: "...like, like it."
Shit! What was he thinking? Is he a pervert?
Zhuang Li rubbed Bai Ming's head and said in a serious tone, "If you like it, just listen to the class and don't let your imagination run wild!"
"I understand." Bai Ming agreed dejectedly.
7480: "Pfft! So stupid!"
After covering today's key points and assigning ten more big questions, Zhuang Li stuffed a lollipop into Bai Ming's pants pocket and urged him, "Go back and review well, do the questions well, and don't be lazy."
"Okay." Bai Ming clenched the lollipop tightly, his spirits somewhat drooping. He was still immersed in the fear that he was a pervert.
"By the way, from now on, if a female classmate asks you to go to a deserted place to chat alone, you must never agree," Zhuang Li ordered.
"Why?" Bai Ming's hunched back slowly straightened, and a look of anticipation appeared on his face. However, he didn't know what he was expecting.
"I would be very unhappy if I saw you talking to female classmates. Is this an acceptable reason?" Zhuang Li raised the corners of his crimson lips, his smile implying some seductive meaning.
Bai Ming's heart was hooked by him, and all his previous dejection and lethargy turned into joy and excitement.
In a flash, he finally understood what he was expecting, what he was afraid of, and why he was so uneasy and worried about gains and losses.
He fell in love with Teacher Zhuang!
And Teacher Zhuang doesn't allow him to chat with female classmates alone. Is it because he likes them?
"Teacher, are you—"
Bai Ming mustered up his courage and spoke haltingly.
Zhuang Li nodded decisively without waiting for him to finish his words: "Yes."
Bai Ming: “!!!”
He opened his eyes wide, stunned on the spot, and even suspected that he was hallucinating.
"Do you want to listen to me?" Zhuang Li gently placed his hand on his shoulder, his handsome face slowly approached, and exhaled a hot breath.
"Be obedient." Bai Ming could only nod hesitantly, his heart pounding in his chest like a wild horse.
He listens to whatever Teacher Zhuang says.
"Be good, you ate the teacher's lollipop, so the teacher will eat your lollipop too in the future, okay?" Zhuang Li stretched out his slender index finger and scratched Bai Ming's hot cheek. His voice was soft and gentle, like a whisper in a dream.
Bai Ming finally realized that the lollipop that Teacher Zhuang was talking about was really the lollipop he was thinking of. His ears turned red, his lower abdomen swelled, and he felt like he was about to catch fire.
"Okay!" He nodded eagerly, his voice hoarse.
Zhuang Li smiled with satisfaction, then supported his shoulders and stood up, admonishing him, "Okay, remember what the teacher said and go back to class."
"Oh." Bai Ming agreed in a daze and followed obediently. After walking for a long time, he finally woke up from the beautiful dream.
After the two separated, Bai Ming quickly ran back to the classroom and sat in his seat in a daze, his eyes blank, not knowing what he was thinking.
Little Four Eyes raised his hands and shook them left and right, but he didn't even blink.
"What's going on? Have you been bewitched?" Little Four Eyes teased.
Bai Ming looked at him and nodded slowly, his voice full of palpitations: "Well, I've lost my soul!"
Little Four Eyes: "..."
At this moment, Xu Jingjing came over and whispered, "Bai Ming, I have something to ask you. Can you come out with me?"
Bai Ming immediately thought of Mr. Zhuang's order and refused without mercy: "No!"
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