PANT - Chapter 58
Chapter 58
The real name of the user "I Really Don't Want to Go to School Anymore" was Xiao Nan. She was an omega who looked thin and frail, but online, she was a rampaging warrior who fully embraced the spirit of her nation's finest keyboard warriors.
Hearing a classmate ask such a stupid question, Xiao Nan's heart burned with rage.
What was this if not sinking her ship right in front of her?!
Gritting her teeth, Xiao Nan shouted without a second thought, "Teacher Su is already married, okay!"
What right does a male fox spirit like you have to interfere in the romance of two goddesses!
Su Tianxue glanced toward Xiao Nan and Shi Ning and nodded. "I am already married. If any other students have questions, please make them relevant to the class."
Xiao Nan turned to Shi Ning, smugly seeking praise. "How was that, Shi Jie? Wasn't I great?"
Xiao Nan gave herself a thumbs-up.
The CP she shipped! She had to do everything in her power to protect them!!
From this day forward, she would be the love security guard for First Time Seeing Snow!!
Wherever she was, her CP's happiness would be there too.
But right now, Shi Ning was only focused on replaying the glance Su Tianxue had just sent her way.
Only one thought filled her mind: Ah, crap, I've been discovered.
And to think she had specifically borrowed a hat from Xiao Nan to hide her conspicuous red hair, tucking it all inside just so Su Tianxue wouldn't recognize her.
Well, so much for that.
Xiao Nan's earth-shattering shout made it impossible for anyone not to notice her.
She wondered if Su Tianxue would be angry later.
She couldn't be that petty, right?
She just wanted to experience one of Teacher Su's classes in person.
Seeing Shi Ning remain silent, Xiao Nan followed her gaze to Su Tianxue on the stage and instantly felt she understood.
This was love!!!
That gaze!!
Even from this distance, the sparks were practically tangible!!!!
Xiao Nan decided it was necessary for her to work harder in class to create more opportunities for her CP to have close contact.
Xiao Nan felt so sorry for Shi Ning, who could only gaze at her wife from afar like this.
She wouldn't allow her CP to be so pitiful!!
And so, Xiao Nan, who had originally had no intention of studying or listening seriously, was now determined to pay close attention in class. She would seize every opportunity to raise her hand and answer questions, just to get Su Tianxue to notice her—and more importantly, to notice Shi Ning beside her.
Hehe.
She was such a little genius.
Shi Ning had no idea what was going through the mind of the classmate beside her.
But she had a creepy feeling all of a sudden.
Her arms felt chilly, and she didn't know why.
Shi Ning turned to look at the air conditioner at the back of the classroom. It was probably set too low, she thought. That must be why.
On the lecture stage, Su Tianxue had already begun her presentation.
Introduction to Cosmology sounded like a rather esoteric subject.
Su Tianxue had previously looked up lecture materials shared online by other professors and found that there were several major approaches to teaching the course.
One was the hardcore science route, starting with physics to explain the fundamentals of cosmic matter and then expanding from there. Another was to treat the course purely as a branch of astronomy.
Each had its merits, but for Su Tianxue, standing on that stage, what she wanted to convey was not just rigid, lifeless data and knowledge.
The universe.
To Su Tianxue, those two words alone represented infinite wonder.
Sitting at a desk below the stage, Shi Ning leaned back in her chair and looked up at the woman on the platform.
Su Tianxue was wearing a simple trench coat today, which she had taken off and hung by the door. Underneath was a blouse that looked ordinary, but on her, it appeared intellectual and charming.
She held the controller for the electronic screen in her hand. With a light press of a button, the once-white screen instantly turned completely black.
Su Tianxue gently reminded them, "Would the students by the windows please draw the curtains?"
When the beautiful teacher spoke, how could the students not obey?
Without a word, they pulled all the curtains shut with a series of sharp zips.
Light vanished, darkness emerged. Su Tianxue clicked the controller again, and countless clouds of stardust began to swirl across the screen.
As the images shifted, the entirety of the universe unfolded on the screen.
Explosion, annihilation.
Rebirth, renewal.
After this cycle, the image finally settled into tranquility.
Gradually, an unmistakably distinct band of light appeared.
A student in the audience couldn't contain their excitement and shouted, "That's the Milky Way!"
Su Tianxue rested one hand on the lectern, leaning against it slightly. With her other hand gently holding the controller, she turned her head and nodded to the students below. "Yes, that is the Milky Way."
Further into the Milky Way was the Sun, and the few planets orbiting it.
Finally, the view settled on a tiny blue planet.
Su Tianxue reached out and flipped the switch on the lectern's microphone. Adjusting its angle, she spoke into the black foam cover. "As you can see, Earth is like an islet in the cosmic ocean, a tiny piece of land. Our human understanding of the world, most of the galaxies we know, has been gained from this tiny place. In the past hundred years, a single century, we have arduously taken one small step on our trek toward the cosmic ocean. The information we have now, the so-called knowledge we've obtained, is merely the shallows of that ocean, where the water has just begun to wet our feet."
"Revere the universe, revere nature. When you look up at the sky, please remember that no matter how much success we humans believe we have achieved on Earth, whether we have become the masters of this planet and of nature... our understanding of this world, of the universe, is still shallow. We are but a single grain of millet in a vast ocean."
Su Tianxue put down the microphone. With a light press of the remote in her hand, the screen smoothly transitioned to show a small spacecraft in motion, which appeared to be a space exploration probe.
Soon, a human in a spacesuit emerged, drifting among the river of stars.
There was no way home, no direction.
Su Tianxue's voice flowed through the microphone once more.
"I don't know how you all define or understand science. But to me, science is humanity's most primal inquiry into natural existence. For example, why do apples fall to the ground? What exactly is the air we breathe? Or, what is it that we see above our heads? Is the Earth round or flat? Science always begins here."
"Cosmology, astronomy, physics, biology, and even all the broader philosophies and psychologies in the world, must ultimately answer three fundamental questions."
Hearing this, a student couldn't help but whisper, "Don't tell me it's: Who am I? Where do I come from? Where am I going?"
Su Tianxue chuckled softly.
The light in the classroom was dim, and it was too dark to see anything clearly.
Only the light from the screen fell upon Su Tianxue's face.
That slightly psychedelic glow made the smile on her face at that moment captivating and beautiful.
She said, "Yes, just as you thought."
"For the rest of this semester, I will lead you on an exploration of the universe, and at the same time, I will lead you to seek the answers to these three questions."
"I hope that after this semester, besides gaining knowledge about the universe that you can readily share with others, you will also come to understand the meaning of human life's existence within the cosmos."
"To exist is to be extraordinary."
Such an opening captivated even Shi Ning, an outsider who had come with no intention of learning anything.
Her teasing gaze couldn't help but turn serious.
She watched Su Tianxue, following her on a stroll through the cosmic ocean.
They saw wandering planets and paused to look up at eternally shining stars.
The magnificence of a supernova explosion, the mystery and complexity of a black hole.
Extraterrestrial intelligent life, the hypotheses about aliens.
The entire class felt like a mysterious and fantastical journey through the universe.
With this, Su Tianxue had ignited in everyone present a sense of wonder and curiosity about the cosmos.
Before the class ended, she said one last thing.
"I stand here with a bit of a personal agenda. I love astronomy very much, so I hope that through my class, I can make you all feel some fondness for it as well. It's not as unreachable as it sounds. To me, astronomy is the most open-hearted of all disciplines, one that casts aside all prejudice and explores from the perspective of all humanity. It is a natural science."
"Because its object of study lies beyond Earth, everything seems insignificant in the face of the vast universe. Therefore, humanity—and by that, I mean all life on Earth—should rightly be seen as a single community. Studying the universe is perhaps one of the least utilitarian things one can do."
"Alright, class is about to end."
"Thank you all for sharing this period of time with me on the same planet, within this boundless space and infinite time."
"Well then, I'll see you next class."
The words "THE END" appeared on the screen.
As bright white light returned to the classroom, many of the students below seemed to awaken from a dream, slowly coming back to their senses.
Even Xiao Nan was amazed.
Ever since she started university—and she wasn't exaggerating—it had been a very long time since she had paid attention or properly attended a class.
After all, in university lectures, no professor cared if you had your phone out, and it was common to bring a laptop to class. Playing games on your laptop was an easy feat.
But today, in Su Tianxue's class, she had completely forgotten about everything unrelated to the lecture.
She had even pushed aside something as important as shipping her CP.
It was as if she had been enchanted, immersed in the universe and in Su Tianxue's captivating narrative.
After a moment of silence, the classroom erupted in applause.
A student shouted, "Teacher Su!! Don't go!!! Can you give another lecture!!"
It was the first time they had ever been so engrossed in a lecture.
Xiao Nan quietly whispered to Shi Ning with a sigh, "Shi Jie, I think you should feel a sense of crisis."
Shi Ning: "?"
Xiao Nan said with great solemnity, "I have a feeling that from today on, Teacher Su will become the most popular professor in the entire university. I bet the classroom for this elective will have to be moved from this small room to the screening hall."
Shi Ning enunciated each word, "We. Are. Married."
Xiao Nan let out a sigh. "Shi Jie, have you been away from university for too long? Don't you know that omegas nowadays love Teacher Su's type the most? Oh, and with you as a precedent, I feel like other alphas might become interested in Teacher Su too. A lot of the new university students haven't gotten over their rebellious phase yet. Who knows, one day they might decide they want an epic, forbidden romance with a teacher?"
Shi Ning thought Xiao Nan had probably been reading too many novels.
But after hearing her out, she found that it actually made some sense. How could that be?
As Shi Ning was lost in thought, she looked up to see that Su Tianxue was already surrounded by a crowd of students.
Holy! Crap!
Shi Ning was debating whether to rush up and declare her sovereignty but was afraid of causing trouble for Su Tianxue. After all, her public image now was that of a university professor. With so many people watching, Shi Ning was worried that if she did something, it would cause people to gossip about Su Tianxue behind her back.
Su Tianxue had already coolly rejected all the students' requests to add her as a friend. She moved through the crowd, her beige trench coat draped over her elbow.
She walked toward Shi Ning.
For some reason, Shi Ning grabbed an extracurricular book that Xiao Nan had left on the desk and held it up to hide her face.
Yeah, she was still feeling a little guilty.
Xiao Nan didn't even have time to stop her.
The footsteps grew closer, and Shi Ning's eyes darted around nervously.
Someone raised a hand and tapped their knuckles on the desk, producing a crisp sound.
Shi Ning peeked up from behind the book and met Su Tianxue's gaze.
Su Tianxue said with a straight face, "This student, were you reading an extracurricular book during class?"
The other students who hadn't wanted to leave after class followed Su Tianxue's gaze and looked over.
Someone started whispering.
"Who's that?"
"I can't see clearly with the hat on."
"My god, why does she look so familiar?"
"And she's wearing a mask. What student wears a mask to class?"
"How could she have the mind to read an extracurricular book during this lecture!"
Shi Ning beamed at Su Tianxue, her attempt to curry favor blatantly obvious.
Su Tianxue held out her hand, and Shi Ning obediently handed over the book.
When Su Tianxue read the title aloud, Shi Ning's first reaction was to turn and look at Xiao Nan.
"Pair A? No Thanks!"
Those were the large words on the book's cover.
Xiao Nan thought to herself, It's over. It's all over.
Su Tianxue: "You were studying gambling techniques in my class?"
Shi Ning: "..."
If she said she had no idea what was in this book, would Su Tianxue believe her?
Seeing Su Tianxue about to open it, Xiao Nan shrieked, "Teacher Su!! Don't look!!"
Su Tianxue: "Hm?"
Su Tianxue dodged backward, avoiding Xiao Nan's hand as she lunged for the book.
Shi Ning was confused. "Why are you so nervous?"
Xiao Nan was on the verge of tears. "I..."
Xiao Nan didn't need to explain, because Shi Ning looked up and saw a symbol on the back cover.
It was red, with a circle around the letters R18, which had a line struck through them.
Su Tianxue's eyes scanned ten lines at a glance, quickly finishing the book's table of contents.
...........
A single glance at the contents was enough to know it was full of indecent material.
Su Tianxue had never seen anything so explicit in her life.
The wording was so vulgar that just looking at it made one's face flush red.
Su Tianxue forced herself to remain calm.
She looked at Xiao Nan. "You, come to my office as well."
Holding the book, Su Tianxue deliberately used her coat to cover the front. She walked away quickly, and Shi Ning and Xiao Nan exchanged a look. With perfect tacit understanding, they lagged half a step behind Su Tianxue, discussing the matter in hushed tones.
Shi Ning: "What's going on? What kind of book is that?"
Xiao Nan wanted to cry. "It's nothing, just some fan-made creations from a doujinshi girl."
Shi Ning: "..."
Shi Ning understood.
As it happened, in her past life, she had handled a lawsuit involving self-printed fanbooks.
Someone was writing fanfiction about her and Su Tianxue??
Xiao Nan seemed to sense Shi Ning's confusion and eagerly explained, "Shi Jie, it's like this. Your performance with her on the variety show was just so heavenly, and there were so many parts we viewers didn't get to see. We can only use our imaginations and rely on fanfiction to satisfy our cravings."
Shi Ning was speechless.
Shippers, you guys are really something else.
Shi Ning snuck a glance at Su Tianxue, moved closer to Xiao Nan, and whispered, "Is this thing... still for sale?"
Xiao Nan: "This was a limited edition release from the artist. It's not sold publicly."
Shi Ning sighed with a hint of regret. "Is that so."
Xiao Nan: "You want a copy?"
Just as Shi Ning was about to answer, Su Tianxue, who was walking ahead, must have had enough. She stopped, turned around to face them, and smiled faintly. "Done chatting?"
Shi Ning: "We're done, we're done!"
They arrived at Su Tianxue's office.
It was a private office arranged for her by the academic affairs department.
She opened the door. "Come in."
Shi Ning let Xiao Nan enter first, then quietly closed the door behind her.
Su Tianxue placed the book she had been hiding all this time on the desk.
Su Tianxue: "How old are you?"
Shi Ning chimed in, "I'm twenty-eight, Wife."
Su Tianxue shot her a glare. "I wasn't asking you."
Xiao Nan answered, trembling, "T-Teacher Su, I'm nineteen."
Su Tianxue: "Is this your book?"
Xiao Nan's heart sank, and she was so anxious she wanted to cry. "Teacher Su, y-you have to let me explain."
A tear actually rolled down her cheek.
Su Tianxue was helpless. "What are you crying for?"
With a single look from Su Tianxue, Shi Ning obediently pulled a few tissues from the box on the desk and handed them to Xiao Nan.
Sigh.
What could she do? She was just that obedient to her wife.
Su Tianxue tapped the book's cover lightly. "I'll return the book to you, but don't bring it to class again. Understand?"
She was playing the part of a teacher quite well.
Hearing this, Xiao Nan felt like kowtowing in gratitude to the heavens.
She bowed frantically. "Thank you, Teacher Su! Thank you, Teacher Su!!"
Su Tianxue lifted her elegant chin slightly. "Take it."
Xiao Nan hesitated for a split second, then snatched the book and hugged it to her chest with the speed of lightning.
Ahhh!
My super sweet, super fragrant, super spicy R-18 fanbook! My treasure, my spiritual food, my everything is finally back! Sob, sob, sob!!!
Sob, sob, sob, sob!!
I'm so moved!!
Xiao Nan swore earnestly to Su Tianxue, "Teacher Su! Don't worry! I will absolutely never bring this book to a public place again! I'll definitely hide under my covers and read it in secret!!!"
Su Tianxue: That also sounds a bit problematic.
Su Tianxue felt that if she continued talking to Xiao Nan, her brain would explode.
Su Tianxue raised her hand and waved it gently. "You can go now. I have something to discuss with this... student."
Xiao Nan let out a little "ehehe." "I get it, I get it."
Su Tianxue: What do you get?
Why did she still feel like something was off??
Xiao Nan tiptoed out. Before she left, she gave Shi Ning a "you can do it" gesture, then gently opened and closed the door.
The moment the door shut, both Shi Ning and Su Tianxue in the office could hear her crazed shriek.
"Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!!"
..........
She's crazy.
This kid doesn't seem mentally stable.
With Xiao Nan gone, only Su Tianxue and Shi Ning were left in the office.
The two looked at each other.
The office window wasn't fully closed. When the wind blew, the pale yellow curtains billowed gently.
Once, twice.
Shi Ning broke the silence. "Wife, so what exactly was written in that book?"
Su Tianxue was determined not to let Shi Ning know.
She said coldly, "Does it have anything to do with you?"
Shi Ning pouted. It wasn't like she hadn't noticed that the two women drawn on the cover were her and Su Tianxue.
Besides, Xiao Nan had already spilled the beans!
Su Tianxue started to settle accounts with Shi Ning. "Didn't you tell me you were going to the library to study?"
"Hm? How did you end up in my class?"
Look at this interrogating posture.
........
OMG!
So fierce...
I love it...
Shi Ning secretly shuffled toward Su Tianxue, who was sitting in the chair behind the desk, but her movement was quickly detected by the sharp-eyed woman.
Su Tianxue: "Stay where you are. Don't move."
Shi Ning stopped in her tracks.
She explained pitifully, "I just didn't want to miss the first class of my beautiful, intelligent, generous, and witty wife."
A thought occurred to Shi Ning, and she suddenly found her confidence. "Besides, if I hadn't gone! Who knows how many students would have crowded around Teacher Su asking for your contact information after class."
Su Tianxue, who was suddenly being called to account: ...?
Su Tianxue: "I didn't give it to them."
Shi Ning lifted her chin. "Hmph!"
Su Tianxue: "Pretending to be a little piggy again?"
Shi Ning secretly shuffled closer to Su Tianxue. "Kiss me, and I'll turn from a little piggy into a beautiful wife."
Su Tianxue really didn't know what to do with this person.
She beckoned to Shi Ning with her finger. With a light push of her toes, the wheeled chair slid back, creating distance from the desk in front of her.
Shi Ning reached out and casually closed the curtains.
She walked over and sat right on Su Tianxue's desk.
Since it was her first day, there wasn't much on the desk yet.
Shi Ning propped her hands on the desktop and leaned forward. "Teacher, is this okay?"
Su Tianxue reached up, gently removed her mask, and then pulled off her hat.
With that motion, the red hair that had been hidden inside the hat instantly cascaded down.
Like a sunset over the sea.
Or like a seductive rose.
Shi Ning shook her head, and her hair swayed with the movement.
She had a roguish smile on her face, mischievous, like a rebellious student from their school days.
Su Tianxue's fingertips threaded through Shi Ning's long red hair.
How to describe it?
She just loved this flame-like red hair.
Following Su Tianxue's caress, Shi Ning nuzzled her head against her hand, then reached out, grabbed Su Tianxue's wrist, and used the leverage to pull her forward.
The chair's wheels rumbled on the floor again.
The woman drew closer.
The distance between them shrank.
Shi Ning lifted Su Tianxue's chin, her fingertips gently caressing the soft skin. "Teacher, did you know? I've wanted to do this ever since class started."
Before Su Tianxue could react, Shi Ning's kiss came swift and fierce.
The flames of desire were enough to start a prairie fire.
When she was standing on the lecture stage, Su Tianxue's eyes burned with a love and reverence for the universe.
She placed herself opposite the creator, at once worshipful and pursuing.
Listening to her speak those words, Shi Ning was moved, but at the same time, she couldn't help but...
Want to pull the lofty woman down into the mud.
Kiss her.
Kiss her hard.
The curtains billowed. Below, the school's sports field was active, and the sounds of young people playing drifted up. The boys and girls playing basketball were unrestrained, their youth on full display.
On this side of the curtains was the world of adults.
Burning in their kiss was not just the air between them, but also the fierce fire of love.
When they parted, Shi Ning's tongue darted out, sultrily licking away the silver thread of saliva at the corner of her lips.
In the sunlight, for that brief moment, the connection between them had shimmered.
Crystalline and decadent.
Su Tianxue steadied her breathing.
Shi Ning smiled. "Can't take it? My Miss Universe."
Not to be outdone, Su Tianxue said, "Again."
This round, it was her turn to take the lead.
Just as the situation was about to spiral out of control, the last thread of reason in Su Tianxue's mind held taut.
If they really continued, they would be reenacting the contents of that messy book she had just confiscated from a student.
Su Tianxue pushed Shi Ning away.
Shi Ning was left wanting more. "What's wrong?"
Su Tianxue reminded herself, and Shi Ning, "This is a school."
Shi Ning: "Doesn't Teacher want to have relations with me at school?"
Su Tianxue: "..."
Why could this person get into character anytime, anywhere?
Su Tianxue calmed down. "Have you finished your study tasks for today?"
Shi Ning: "..."
Sometimes she really had to admire how quickly Su Tianxue could cool things down.
Shi Ning said helplessly, "No."
Su Tianxue: "Then consider what just happened an advance reward."
Shi Ning retorted resentfully, "How can you do that!"
Su Tianxue: "Hm?"
Shi Ning: "You're defrauding an innocent and pure elementary school student!"
Su Tianxue was so angry she almost laughed.
Su Tianxue: "An innocent and pure elementary school student?"
Would an innocent and pure elementary school student kiss her lips until they were almost swollen, and let her hands roam freely??
Su Tianxue sneered, "Say another word and tomorrow's reward will be gone too."
Shi Ning was fuming, but then an idea flashed in her mind.
Shi Ning: "Does that mean if I complete the study tasks according to your plan ahead of schedule, the reward can also be given in advance?"
Su Tianxue's intuition told her something was wrong, but logically speaking, what Shi Ning said made sense.
So she nodded.
Shi Ning smiled faintly, willingly let go of Su Tianxue, and then took out the exam syllabus she needed to review from the bag she was carrying.
Shi Ning: "Wife, you can go. I'm going to start studying now."
Su Tianxue: "?"
Shi Ning: "Please don't disturb me."
Su Tianxue: ...?
Woman, why do you change your tune so quickly?
Su Tianxue gave up her seat for Shi Ning, letting her study there. She herself sat on the other side and picked up a book that was in the office to flip through.
Shi Ning seemed to be genuinely serious.
When Su Tianxue looked up from her book, she could see Shi Ning sitting there, reading. She also had a set of practice questions and a pen in her hand, occasionally marking and taking notes in the book.
Seeing that face, which was almost always teasing and roguish, become so serious and focused, Su Tianxue couldn't help but watch for a little longer.
Shi Ning, she thought, was truly a rare beauty.
She had peach blossom eyes, a straight nose, and full, red lips.
Perhaps it was because of that fullness that her kisses were exceptionally soft.
Her lips were warm.
That was probably the warmest part of Shi Ning's body.
She looked like a flame, but she was actually cool to the touch.
And Shi Ning had even nicknamed her "Big Ice Cube."
Clearly, she was the ice cube herself.
When they slept together at night, they didn't even need to turn on the air conditioning.
Oh.
Wait, Su Tianxue thought, that wasn't right.
There was another part of Shi Ning that was hot.
It was a heat that could only be felt during their life-or-death entanglement, when their bodies ground against each other.
Su Tianxue's gaze darkened, and she turned a page in her book.
Shi Ning's teasing voice drifted over, yet it carried a hint of seriousness.
Shi Ning: "Wife, don't look at me like that anymore."
Su Tianxue: "Hm?"
Shi Ning: "I'm afraid I'll use up all the post-exam rewards in advance."
Su Tianxue snapped her book shut.
She stood up. "It's too hot in here. I'm going for a walk."
Watching Su Tianxue leave, Shi Ning glanced at the air conditioner remote on the desk.
The temperature was set to 23 degrees Celsius.
Was that considered hot?
She smiled knowingly, then lowered her gaze back to her book, her eyes flying across the pages, taking everything in.
Half an hour later, Su Tianxue knocked and came back in.
But as soon as she opened the door, she saw Shi Ning lounging in the chair, her legs propped high on the desk, crossed, holding her phone and laughing wildly.
That laugh was a bit jarring to Su Tianxue.
Su Tianxue asked in a stern voice, "Finished studying?"
Shi Ning lifted her chin. "Uh-huh."
Su Tianxue picked up the syllabus, glanced at it, and began to quiz her.
Su Tianxue: "The subjects of international law?"
Shi Ning: "Sovereign states, intergovernmental organizations, and certain specific national liberation organizations are the currently recognized subjects of international law."
Su Tianxue: "The concept of necessity?"
Shi Ning: "Necessity refers to an act that damages another lesser or equal legitimate interest out of the need to protect the state, public interest, oneself, or another person's life, property, or other rights from an ongoing danger."
........
After a round of questioning, Shi Ning answered everything correctly.
Su Tianxue silently closed the book.
She felt like she had been tricked.
Of the content she had just quizzed her on, two-thirds was not part of what Shi Ning was supposed to study today.
But Shi Ning had answered it all.
This was a scam.
Completely unaware of Su Tianxue's suspicions, Shi Ning beamed. "How about it, Wife? Can the reward be issued in advance now?"
Su Tianxue: "You were tricking me before?"
Shi Ning: "Huh?"
Su Tianxue: "So you're actually very smart. You remembered everything."
Shi Ning hurriedly explained, "Wife, this isn't called tricking!!! I didn't proactively deceive you!!! I just didn't explain in advance, and I think the plan, tasks, and rewards you set are all excellent, really, really helpful for my studies!"
Su Tianxue glanced at her. "Let's go. Time for dinner."
Shi Ning slumped back in her chair and let out a mournful sigh.
No way!!
How could she be so stupid!!
She should have known to hide her skills just now, not answer everything in one go just to show off in front of her wife.
Her wife was so smart...
Sob, sob, sob!
Her reward!!
A message popped up on her phone. It was a WeChat from Xiao Nan.
After the recent battle, Xiao Nan and Shi Ning had formed a very solid revolutionary friendship.
Mainly because Xiao Nan had been sensible and proactive enough to send Shi Ning a private message, sharing the Weibo account of the author of that little fanbook and telling Shi Ning she could read the related content directly on Weibo.
Even though she couldn't buy a physical copy!
She could still read the electronic version on Weibo!!
Xiao Nan was messaging her now to ask: How did it go, Shi Jie, my one and only jie? Did you make the fanfic come true?
Shi Ning sighed tragically in her heart.
Shi Ning: Don't even think about it.
She replied.
Shi Ning: It's never going to happen in this lifetime.
One false step leads to eternal regret!!!
She had been planning to use the reward as an excuse to lead Su Tianxue astray, sob, sob, sob.
Shi Ning was filled with remorse.
Su Tianxue stood at the office door and looked back at her. "What are you spacing out for? Not coming?"
Shi Ning: "Go where."
At this moment, her heart was shattered across the Atlantic, her soul floating away with God.
Su Tianxue: "Didn't you say you wanted to have dinner with Shen Qingtang?"
Hearing this, Shi Ning felt her heart instantly stitch itself back together.
Hm.
Was this a medical miracle caused by a love rival?
She shot up to her feet like a spring, full of fighting spirit. "Dinner. We must have dinner."
She wanted to see for herself just what kind of person this Shen Qingtang was.
Twenty minutes later, the two of them managed to find the school cafeteria.
Shi Ning complained, "Isn't it a waste to build the campus this big!"
Su Tianxue: I kind of agree.
Looks like she would have to find a bicycle for her commute next time.
The place they had agreed to meet was in the faculty dining area inside the second cafeteria.
It had small private rooms, which was quite nice.
Su Tianxue and Shi Ning arrived first and ordered some stir-fried dishes.
Shi Ning: "Should we order for her? You were good friends with her, you should know what she likes to eat, right?"
Su Tianxue: "We were. We're not now. No need to order for her."
Shi Ning grinned.
Su Tianxue: "Happy now?"
She was easy to please, at least.
Just as Shi Ning was about to say something, there was a knock on the private room's door.
Before the person even entered, Shi Ning caught a faint scent of pheromones.
—It was orchid.
Shi Ning was startled.
She felt as if she had smelled this scent somewhere before.
The door opened, and Shen Qingtang walked in with a smile.
"Sorry to keep you waiting."
Shi Ning looked at her figure, stared at her face, and when she tried to smell the scent again, it had vanished, as if it had never been there.
But Shi Ning couldn't be mistaken.
That day at the bar, the day W was arrested.
She had bumped into a woman with purple hair.
That person had the same orchid scent on her.
Shi Ning's eyes darkened.
Shen Qingtang smiled sweetly. "Miss Shi, why are you looking at me like that?"
Shi Ning discreetly took out her phone, pressed the record button under the table.
She placed the phone face down on the table and smiled generously at Shen Qingtang. "It's nothing. I just wanted to see what kind of person wants to steal my wife."
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