It was hard to tell if Li Yanqiu had some kind of full-map hack active, but she seemed to know exactly what the person behind her was doing without even turning around.
Or perhaps she was just that confident?
“No, nothing… I wasn’t looking at anything…”
Gu Chen trembled, pretending to look at the scenery while lamenting his luck in his heart.
‘Even if my skin is thick, being caught in the act by a teacher is still embarrassing. I can’t admit it even if it kills me!’
“Hee-hee.”
Li Yanqiu couldn’t help but smile.
She didn’t press him, perhaps having already grown accustomed to such things.
She continued to walk forward with elegant steps.
Gu Chen didn’t dare to let his eyes wander anymore and followed her in a daze.
In his mind, this homeroom teacher had always been a mystery that he couldn’t see through.
Putting everything else aside, the fact that she could prevent a beast like Li Fugui from ever finding an opportunity to strike was not something a normal person could manage.
After all, that guy was someone who could scare even the widow principal into seeking psychiatric treatment after he climbed into her bed in the middle of the night.
It was hard to imagine what he would do once he actually entered society…
The office building was right next to the teaching block, though it covered a much smaller area.
Aside from the private offices for various leaders, it also housed the archives, conference rooms, and similar facilities.
The teachers of each grade level were assigned to a large communal office, each with their own workstation to handle work during their free periods.
After walking for a few minutes, the two of them arrived at the third-year faculty office.
The place was currently empty and quiet.
The homeroom teachers of other grades were likely still in their classrooms giving final speeches.
Li Yanqiu had shortened her speech as much as possible so that the students would have more time to have fun after finishing their cleanup duties.
It had to be said that she handled every detail in a way that gained the students’ favor.
“Sit down, don’t be nervous.”
Li Yanqiu sat in her chair and crossed her legs.
Her black bodycon skirt wasn’t long to begin with, and now her slender, beautiful legs were even more eye-catching, making one’s imagination run wild.
“Okay.”
Gu Chen took a deep breath and grabbed a random chair to sit opposite her.
‘No wonder guys dream about being alone with their homeroom teacher. Who could possibly resist this?’
Even he couldn’t help but feel nervous.
This seemed to be the first time he was having a private conversation with Li Yanqiu, and the atmosphere felt a bit strange.
“Teacher Li, what did you want to see me about?”
Gu Chen tried his best to look elsewhere and got straight to the point.
“What’s wrong? Are you nervous talking to your teacher?” she asked, intentionally using a teasing tone instead of answering him.
“I’m not…”
Her words made Gu Chen’s heart itch even more.
This woman really wasn’t afraid that he might lose control of his base instincts!
Unless she knew the truth about him turning into a woman.
“I’ll stop teasing you.”
Li Yanqiu smiled and undid her bun.
Her smooth, long hair cascaded down instantly, adding a touch of charm to her temperament.
Her expression turned serious.
“I asked you to be the sports representative before. Why did you refuse?”
“Uh…”
“Teacher, you know my reputation at school. If I really represent the class, a lot of people won’t be happy about it. Especially Tang Ziya. You saw her earlier—she has a real ‘it’s him or me’ attitude,” I said, spreading my hands.
Besides truly not wanting to take the position, I also wanted to prevent Tang Ziya from finding a new excuse to cause trouble.
The main reason Gu Chen didn’t get serious with her was because that girl was also a student the homeroom teacher valued highly.
No matter what, he could ignore anyone else in school, but he had to give Li Yanqiu at least some face.
“If that’s all it is, don’t worry. I’ll go convince the class monitor; she’ll definitely agree. So, are you willing now?”
Li Yanqiu clearly wasn’t ready to give up on the idea.
“Teacher Li, why are you so insistent on me representing the class? The class has won so many honors over the last two years. We’re not missing this one, are we?”
Facing her request again, Gu Chen found himself in a difficult spot.
“This competition is very important to me. Besides, you don’t want to be seen as a student who only knows how to cause trouble forever, do you? Wouldn’t it be nice to use this to change everyone’s opinion of you?”
“There’s no need. I like things the way they are.”
Gu Chen didn’t really care.
‘In order to avoid being laughed at, I put in two years of effort to make everyone afraid of me. This image can’t be broken!’
Li Yanqiu sighed, looking somewhat saddened.
But she recovered immediately.
She slowly stood up, her tall figure becoming even more prominent at this distance.
She placed one hand on Gu Chen’s shoulder and leaned down.
“As long as you agree to represent the class… I can also grant you one request. How about it?”
*Gulp.*
Gu Chen’s body shivered slightly at the subtle touch.
He looked up, meeting Li Yanqiu’s bottomless gaze, before guiltily looking down to avoid it.
Discovering the snowy white skin peeking out from her collar, which was also seemingly bottomless, he couldn’t help but steal another gulp.
“Wh-What do you mean by that?”
Gu Chen didn’t know where to look. He felt like crying.
He wasn’t a 3-year-old child.
It was impossible not to react to such suggestive words, even if Li Yanqiu might not have meant anything by it—at most, it might just be like her wearing that custom outfit to class today.
But the lethality of those words was comparable to the phrase: “Ma’am, you wouldn’t want your husband to lose his job, would you…?”
“Don’t play dumb. Are you agreeing or not?”
The homeroom teacher wasn’t going to let him play the fool.
“Sigh, let me think about it.”
Faced with this situation, Gu Chen really couldn’t bring himself to say no.
He could only choose a middle ground.
He didn’t refuse, but he didn’t agree either, leaving himself some room to maneuver later.
“Fine. I understand that pushing you too hard wouldn’t be comfortable for you,” Li Yanqiu conceded and sat back down.
‘Hiss—’
‘Teacher, those are some dangerous choices of words!’
Gu Chen really didn’t dare to stay any longer.
He quickly stood up to take his leave; if anyone else saw them, god knows what kind of rumors would spread.
“Wait, I’m not finished yet,” Li Yanqiu commanded, not intending to let him go just yet.
“Teacher, what else is there…”
“What exactly is going on between you and Li Fugui? I heard you’re going to have a public duel?”
“You even know about that?”
Gu Chen was startled.
It was true, and the matter had caused quite a stir among the student body.
Many people were waiting to watch the show.
After all, a battle between the school bully and “Quicksilver”—a nickname for someone who was quick to do perverted things—was a rare and spectacular sight.
Everyone hoped the two of them would just take each other out.
Before the “blood collapse” incident, Gu Chen had been browsing the school forums out of boredom and found that Li Fugui had posted there again.
He claimed that he would definitely steal Li Yanqiu’s undergarments this year, or else he would retire from the scene forever.
The result was a wave of mockery, with everyone telling him to stop bragging.
I had also joined in with a taunt: “I’ve been hearing that for two years. Why don’t you just pick a different target? Haha.”
Li Fugui exploded instantly, challenging me to a competition to see who could steal them first.
**[Competing with someone like you is beneath me.]**
**[Gu Chen, don’t think I’m afraid of you. I just can’t be bothered to deal with you.]**