Chapter 10: The Evil Homeroom Teacher Joins the Bookmark Vote

Xin Ling had a look of pure enjoyment:

“Press a little harder, yes, that’s the spot, right there, so good~”

The massage was over, and her neck no longer hurt. Xin Ling immediately felt refreshed and stretched lazily.

Her waistline was incredibly well-defined, full at the top and bottom, slim in the middle.

But Tang Xiao didn’t dare to look too much.

After all, she was his teacher—he couldn’t act inappropriately.

Xin Ling twisted her shoulders. “If it hurts again in the future, I’ll be bothering you.”

“No problem, teacher.”

Although Xin Ling was usually strict, when she smiled, she looked incredibly beautiful.

Tang Xiao was stunned for a moment—what a stark contrast.

This was the first time he had seen the homeroom teacher in such a gentle light. Normally, she was fierce and had a loud voice.

“Well, teacher, I’ll go back to class now.”

“Go ahead. By the way, tell Xia Yuxi to come here.”

“Okay.”

Tang Xiao left, and after a while, Xia Yuxi arrived.

As soon as Xin Ling saw Xia Yuxi, she immediately dropped the formal tone she used with other students.

She eagerly grabbed Xia Yuxi and said, “Yuxi, I’ve looked into it. Tang Xiao is a good guy, and I approve of your relationship.”

Xia Yuxi’s beautiful face immediately turned bright red. She playfully slapped Xin Ling.

“What relationship… Sister Ling! Don’t… don’t make stuff up!”

Xia Yuxi actually called Xin Ling “Sister Ling.”

It turned out that their parents were good friends.

The two had grown up together, being best friends since childhood.

Xin Ling was only in her twenties, and she was actually not much older than the high school students in her class.

She looked so young and beautiful that if she changed into a school uniform and blended in, no one would bat an eye.

Since childhood, Xin Ling and Xia Yuxi had been extremely close and could talk about everything.

Of course, Xin Ling knew that Xia Yuxi had a crush on Tang Xiao.

As the homeroom teacher, she should have stopped the early romance, but these two were top students—one was first in the grade, and the other second.

And Xia Yuxi was also her good friend. As a homeroom teacher, she could enjoy the drama while playing referee, which made things all the more fun!

Given that Xin Ling was already young, she was feeling particularly playful now.

She loved teasing Xia Yuxi and watching her get shy.

“I asked around, and those two girls from yesterday aren’t Tang Xiao’s girlfriends.”

Xia Yuxi looked at Xin Ling, and her previously gloomy face instantly brightened.

“Really… really?”

Xia Yuxi had spent the entire night upset over this, and her eyes were red from crying.

If other students knew that the goddess Xia Yuxi had cried over another boy, they would be envious enough to gnash their teeth.

Xin Ling patted her chest, assuring her.

“I think Tang Xiao is a good guy. He’s worthy of being trusted for life.”

Tang Xiao was sincere and serious, a really great person.

Xia Yuxi’s face turned even redder.

“Sister Ling, stop saying such things. I… I just like him a little.”

“Don’t worry, with me as your secret weapon, how could you lose to anyone else?”

Although Xin Ling had never been in a relationship herself, giving advice and watching others fall in love was really exciting for her.

Xia Yuxi was shy and timid.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have gone so long without talking much to Tang Xiao.

Xia Yuxi, flustered and panicked, said, “Sister Ling, please, don’t do anything crazy.”

Xia Yuxi knew Xin Ling’s personality and was truly worried.

“Alright, alright, I’ll try to control myself.”

Xin Ling grinned mischievously. She loved seeing Xia Yuxi in such a flustered state.

The more nervous Xia Yuxi became, the more Xin Ling enjoyed it.

Tang Xiao returned to the classroom, and Liu Zihao quickly approached him.

He patted Tang Xiao’s hand, then his foot.

“How come you’re in one piece?”

Tang Xiao chuckled. “You ungrateful kid, are you hoping I’d be missing an arm or leg?”

Liu Zihao asked, “Come on, tell me honestly—how did Teacher Xin punish you?”

Tang Xiao still had a faint fragrance on his hands as he recalled the massage from earlier.

“Punishment… I guess you could call it punishment.”

“Punishment? What kind of punishment?”

“More like… corporal punishment,” Tang Xiao said vaguely.

He didn’t want to explain too much—if he told the truth, it would be a whole long story, and that would be exhausting.

Ding~

The bell for class rang.

All the students in Class 7 returned to their seats.

Xia Yuxi was the last to enter. She kept her head down, not daring to look in Tang Xiao’s direction.

Xin Ling walked into the classroom.

“Class, stand!”

“Good morning, teacher~”

“Sit down!”

“Thank you, teacher!”

After the usual routine, Xin Ling’s face remained serious, but a mischievous glint flashed in her eyes.

“Now, I’ll be adjusting some of your seating arrangements to help with mutual learning and improvement.”

Seat adjustments were a common practice for homeroom teachers, and everyone was used to it.

Xin Ling spoke coldly.

“Tang Xiao, move to sit next to Xia Yuxi. Sun Mei (Xia Yuxi’s former desk partner), you move to Tang Xiao’s seat.”

This meant that from now on, Tang Xiao and Xia Yuxi would be desk partners.

Crack!

Liu Zihao snapped his pen in half, gritting his teeth in frustration.

His eyes turned red, and inside, he was screaming:

Nooooooo!

This bastard bribed the teacher! How despicable!

Jealousy twisted his face into a grimace.

The other boys in class weren’t doing much better.

The classmates whispered among themselves:

“Damn! Why is Tang Xiao sitting next to Xia Yuxi? What gives him the right?”

“Didn’t he get punished by the teacher? How is he being rewarded now?”

Amidst the murderous gazes, Tang Xiao moved his books and sat next to Xia Yuxi.

Tang Xiao was speechless, feeling the heavy atmosphere and growing frustration.

Teacher, please don’t mess with me.

He was completely confused by Xin Ling’s move.

Xia Yuxi kept her head down and didn’t dare look up, her ears as red as cherries.

“I hope you two will help each other learn and improve,” Xin Ling said sternly, but inside, she was bursting with laughter.

Hahaha! Get together! Get together!

“Next week is another mock exam. Everyone prepare well. Let’s begin the lesson. Open your textbooks…”

Outside the window, the occasional chirping of birds could be heard.

Since moving next to Tang Xiao, Xia Yuxi hadn’t looked up once. Her movements were stiff and awkward.

Her heart was racing as she thought: Tang Xiao is sitting next to me, Tang Xiao is sitting next to me, aaahhh!!!

Unlike Xia Yuxi’s nervousness, Tang Xiao could only see her profile.

Xia Yuxi’s ears were still bright red.

Tang Xiao thought, Why are her ears so red? Could it be some kind of hormonal imbalance?

I’ll ask Xiao Xi and Grandpa Gu when I get home. My medical knowledge still has a lot of room to improve.

A few days later, Xin Ling often called Tang Xiao to the office to help her with massages.

One afternoon, near the old factory by the Coal Machine Factory neighborhood, Tang Xiao and Gu Xiaoxi were training.

“Do a hundred push-ups first, then thirty pull-ups. Make sure your form is correct, no shaking…” Gu Xiaoxi guided Tang Xiao’s movements.

Gu Xiaoxi was wearing her signature white short-sleeve shirt and a gray pleated skirt. Her legs were straight and fair.

Tang Xiao was covered in sweat, but luckily, his wounds had mostly healed.

Finally, it was time for a break.

Tang Xiao stretched his sore shoulders.

Gu Xiaoxi complained, “Your push-ups were so bad! Your arms were shaking like wings—what are you trying to do, fly?”

Tang Xiao shot back, “I’ve only been training for a few days.”

“Thin dogs will always be thin dogs. You’re just slow,” she teased.

“Who’s slow? The person who wrote ‘COS’ as ‘COSplay’ on the math exam paper—who was that?” Tang Xiao retorted.