Chapter 105
Zhou Zhishang spent a lot of effort and finally managed to narrow the distance between him and Mu Qingxuan.
Now, after this experience, we have returned to the time before liberation.
Zhou Zhishang sighed dejectedly.
He stood awkwardly by the window, his face full of regret.
Mu Qingxuan's lips curled up into a gentle smile: "Professor Zhou, don't take it to heart, it was all an accident."
Zhou Zhishang carefully observed Mu Qingxuan's expression and saw that there was indeed nothing unusual on her face, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
The two chatted casually for a few minutes, and then Zhou Zhishang left with an apology.
Mu Qingxuan looked down at her watch. It was almost time for class.
She hurriedly straightened her collar and rushed to the classroom with the lesson plan.
Turning the corner of the corridor, a gorgeous figure suddenly came into view.
"Teacher Mu?"
Xie Lan was wearing a burgundy blouse, with her long wavy hair casually draped, and her makeup was so exquisite that there was not a single flaw to be found.
She opened her watery almond eyes with a look of surprise: "I didn't know you were back. Teacher Zhuang asked me to take over the class for the past two days, so I came here subconsciously."
The voice was as gentle as honey and sounded very innocent.
Mu Qingxuan raised the corners of her lips slightly, and forced a formal smile.
"Thank you very much for helping me substitute in the class. If you need to take leave in the future, I will definitely accept it. But today..."
"But I'll take today's class."
Xie Lan interrupted with a smile, a hint of provocation flashing in her eyes: "Students have responded very well these days. They all say that my classes are lively and interesting."
She shook the lesson plan in her hand and said, "I have been preparing for today's content for a long time."
More and more students were walking in the corridor, and many of them stopped and looked at this side curiously.
Mu Qingxuan lowered her eyes, her fingertips unconsciously stroking the cover of the lesson plan.
She raised her eyes, her gaze as calm as water: "I understand Mr. Xie's intentions, but this is my course after all, and the students' learning progress needs to proceed according to the established plan."
"I won't bother you, Mr. Xie."
"Oh, Teacher Mu, that's too polite. How can you say it's a trouble?"
Xie Lan took half a step forward, and the smell of perfume on her body mixed with a faint sense of oppression hit her in the face.
She suddenly covered her mouth and chuckled: "Could it be that Teacher Mu is worried that I will steal the limelight?"
Mu Qingxuan finally put away her smile and her eyes became sharp.
Suddenly, the sound of conversation was heard not far away.
Two female students walked slowly towards us, holding books in their arms; the sunlight cast a golden edge on their figures.
"I don't know when Teacher Mu will be able to come back to class."
The girl with a ponytail sighed, her tone full of displeasure: "I haven't had much energy in class these past two days."
Another girl with shoulder-length hair also sighed: "I'm also looking forward to Teacher Mu's return. She's pregnant, and she probably asked for leave because she's not feeling well. Let's be more considerate. Anyway, Teacher Xie is substituting for her now."
"But I really don't like Mr. Xie's class. It's not just me. Many students in the class don't like it. Mr. Xie only reads from the textbook and the blackboard in class, or he keeps showing off the awards and achievements he has won. After a class, I can't learn anything real."
"That's right! I didn't understand a lot of the knowledge points taught these two days, so I'm waiting for Teacher Mu to come back and ask him questions."
The two were so engrossed in their conversation that they didn't notice the scene around them at all.
Until they looked up and saw Xie Lan's gloomy face and Mu Qingxuan's calm smile, the two girls froze in place for an instant, their faces turning pale.
They looked at each other in panic and stammered, "Teacher Xie... Teacher Mu..."
Then, like a frightened rabbit, he stumbled into the classroom, holding his book, not even bothering to pick up the pen that had fallen on the ground.
Mu Qingxuan raised a meaningful smile and looked at Xie Lan: "It seems that it is more appropriate for me to take this class."
"Teacher Xie has been tired for two days. Why don't you go to the office and have a cup of tea and take a rest?"
She said no more and walked past Xie Lan gracefully.
The moment he walked into the classroom, he heard Xie Lan's suppressed curse from behind him.
Xie Lan stood outside the door, her carefully applied makeup distorted by anger, her nails digging deeply into her palms.
After the class bell rang, Mu Qingxuan glanced outside again.
There was no trace of Xie Lan outside the door.
So she continued to teach attentively.
After class, the students surrounded Mu Qingxuan and kept asking questions.
Mu Qingxuan answered patiently, and after a long time, she finally got away and returned to the office.
Her hair was slightly messy, and the strands of hair on her forehead were stuck to her skin by sweat, but she had a satisfied smile on her face.
The lesson plan book in his arms was densely written with students' questions and comments, and there were a few drops of ink on the corners of his clothes that were accidentally rubbed on by students.
When the other teachers saw her coming back so late, they knew that she must have been pestered by students with questions again.
The older teacher Wang took off his reading glasses and waved at her with a smile: "Teacher Mu, you are so charming! Students nowadays are so picky, and only you can make them chase you after class and ask questions."
"As for me, let alone after class, even when I call on them to answer questions during class, they are not active. They all lower their heads and hope they can bury their heads in textbooks." He shook his head as he spoke, his eyes full of envy.
Teacher Li also put down the half-corrected homework in his hand, pushed up his glasses, and said with a bit of sarcasm: "That's right! Let alone those students, if I were a student, I would also like to spend more time with Teacher Mu."
"The teacher's classes are lively and interesting, and he can always make boring knowledge points come alive. How can students not like it?"
Seeing this, Teacher Xu immediately joked, "Teacher Wang, from what you said, it seems like you are interested in Teacher Mu!"
There was a burst of laughter in the office.
Teacher Wang pointed to his shiny Mediterranean bald head and sighed exaggeratedly: "If I were 20 years younger now, I would definitely chase after someone as talented and gentle as Teacher Mu."
"What a pity! Time is merciless. An old man like me can only watch and envy!"
Teacher Wang is usually humorous and has a good relationship with people. He is also very loving with his wife.
He also has a daughter who is not much younger than Mu Qingxuan.
Therefore, everyone knew that he was just joking and laughed in support.
Mu Qingxuan gently touched her slightly bulging belly, her face filled with a gentle maternal glow.
"I hope my own children can be as good as Teacher Wang's children. I heard that Teacher Wang's daughter has excellent grades and is multi-talented. I will have to ask Teacher Wang for more advice on educating my children in the future."
Teacher Wang immediately straightened his back, patted his chest, and said generously: "Leave it to me! If you have any questions, just ask, I will answer everything I know!"
Just as everyone was laughing and chatting, Xie Lan suddenly stood up with a grim look on his face.
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