MNL Chapter 34
by VolareChapter 34: Asides Well, he is quite handsome.
The exam results would take at least two months to come out. Regardless of the outcome, this matter was finally over for all the competition students. At the same time, however, another matter was still fermenting.
Although Zhang Dong’s news was blocked by the school, some boys secretly ran to the hospital after school and eventually learned that Zhang Dong was not sick at all, but poisoned.
As a result, those private discussions became even more serious.
Cha Fei’ang had an innate sense of justice. In addition, they were in the same class, and he usually shouted the loudest for “Yan Shen” (God Yan), so when this person heard those unbearable gossips, whether he went to the supermarket or physical education class, he was always the first to rush out.
Shen Yan had clearly done nothing, but he was pushed to the forefront for no reason. Although Xu Jing was also unhappy, he was more puzzled. If someone really poisoned him deliberately, the dirty water should be splashed on himself. After all, the fight with Zhang Dong was quite a big deal, so why would they choose Shen Yan?
Fortunately, the person involved didn’t care at all, going to and from school as usual. When he heard those words, he didn’t even have extra expressions. At most, he glanced at them, and then walked past the group of people lightly and calmly, scaring those gossiping people half to death and shutting them up instantly.
Cha Fei’ang originally wanted to argue with a flushed face, but when he saw this scene, he opened his mouth and blurted out, “Damn, Yan Shen is so damn handsome.”
Xu Jing on the side: “…”
Crazy.
Xu Jing lowered his eyes for a while, and after a long time, he added in his heart.
Well, he is quite handsome.
There were still five minutes before English class, but Cha Fei’ang’s right eye was inexplicably twitching non-stop.
“Brother Jing, I’m so restless. Did you seriously write the reading comprehension on that English test paper last time?” Cha Fei’ang turned his head nervously.
Xu Jing turned the pen in his hand. Just as he was about to open his mouth, he heard someone walking by behind him and joking, “Cha Fei’ang, what are you kidding about? Does it make a difference whether Brother Jing writes English seriously or not?”
This boy was also an active member of the class. Cha Fei’ang “hmph”ed and pretended to roll up his non-existent sleeves, “You’re not allowed to say that about my Brother Jing!”
After all, I copied his answers this time.
Xu Jing calmly took a sip of water and replied, “It’s okay.”
After hearing Xu Jing’s calm voice, Cha Fei’ang instantly became like he had been given a tranquilizer. His eyes didn’t even twitch.
“Brother Jing, I believe you!”
Xu Jing casually pulled out two math test papers from the pile of books, planning to write them during English class later. When he looked up, he glanced to the left again absentmindedly.
The class was still the same as before. Most of the girls were writing furiously at their seats, and the boys were gathered in several places to make noise. It seemed that nothing had changed.
No, that wasn’t right.
The noisiest place used to be that corner. Although Shen Yan had a cold personality, he was surprisingly popular. This often troubled Mao Chengyu because every time he came back from the bathroom, his seat would be taken, and he couldn’t get it back no matter how hard he tried.
The person in the corner was still sitting in that lazy posture, his left hand lightly resting on the side of his head, and his other hand holding a black pen. If someone timed it, they would find that Shen Yan’s frequency of moving the pen was almost the same. He was calm and composed, and it was almost impossible to find any emotions that should be there when doing problems. It was as if these problems were so easy for him that he didn’t even need to think.
It was as if this kind of person was born to be at the top, untouchable by anyone. But when Xu Jing actually saw this scene, he felt a stuffiness in his chest, and everything was unpleasant to his eyes. He even had the impulse to drag those people one by one to Shen Yan and line them up to apologize to him.
Of course, this absurd idea only flashed through his mind. Xu Jing narrowed his eyes and gradually withdrew his gaze.
Two minutes later, Li Qin walked into the classroom with her flowing curly hair. Her shrewd eyes were like radiation, scanning the entire class, not daring to make a sound. Cha Fei’ang confidently took out his English book from his desk, thinking that Li Qin’s frightening low pressure had nothing to do with him. Immediately after, he heard his name from the podium.
“…” Cha Fei’ang said “damn” in his heart and obediently stood up.
“Are you dissatisfied with this holiday’s English homework?”
Cha Fei’ang’s heart skipped a beat.
It’s over, it’s over, it’s over.
“No, no, teacher, how dare I?” Cha Fei’ang strategically admitted defeat.
“Then you only got three right in reading comprehension?” Li Qin walked to Cha Fei’ang with a test paper and said, “You did the worst in the whole class. I thought you had an opinion on the homework I assigned.”
Seeing the big red crosses all over the D passage reading comprehension, Cha Fei’ang was speechless.
“Don’t laugh, you others. Wait for the test papers to be handed out later and see how you did. Is this the level that people from Linhe No.1 High School should have? When I was correcting your homework, I thought I wasn’t in the best high school in the city, but in the vocational school next door.”
Most of the people in the class lowered their heads. Although Li Qin usually showed a very strong attitude and was unrelenting when scolding people, they knew that she was a teacher with a tough mouth and a soft heart, so they often didn’t take it to heart. But now it seemed that she was really angry.
“You’re all old enough, aren’t you? You’re just doing nothing all day long. I’m too lazy to talk about some boys. Do you know what you look like? Even the old ladies at the village entrance are ashamed of themselves when they see you.” The entire class was unusually quiet. Li Qin paused and said with an unusually serious expression, “We haven’t had any good-for-nothings in Linhe No.1 High School for so many years, and that’s the same with the students I’ve taught. Instead of wasting time talking nonsense, you should do more math problems, memorize some English words, and write some Chinese compositions, so that you don’t learn any other skills after three years of graduation, but become gossiping busybodies. Don’t say I’m your teacher when you go out at that time. I can’t afford to lose this face.”
Hearing this, the more perceptive people in the class basically understood that Li Qin was ostensibly talking about this assignment, but in fact, she was warning them about what had happened recently. As a result, some people lowered their heads even further.
“Alright, turn to the vocabulary list in your English books. Let’s start class.”
Li Qin opened the ppt, but unexpectedly noticed that Xu Jing, who usually slept through English class, was actually willing to take the initiative to make eye contact with her in class.
She glanced at him a few more times as if she was not sure. Li Qin was a little surprised, and even her anger subsided a little.
Xu Jing didn’t know what was wrong with him. He only felt that what Li Qin had just said was very pleasing to the ear. So, he stuffed the two math test papers that he had originally planned to write in this class into the drawer and opened the English book for the first time.
After Li Qin’s scolding, the phenomenon of gossiping in the class was indeed much less. But before school, during the last self-study session in the evening, Shen Yan was suddenly called to the office by Liang Yin.
“Sit down. The teacher has something to tell you.” Liang Yin pointed to the chair next to her.
Shen Yan hummed.
“How have you been feeling recently?” After looking at the young man in front of her for a while, Liang Yin added, “You can tell the teacher anything.”
“I’m fine.”
“Don’t think too much about Zhang Dong’s matter, and don’t be stressed. The school will definitely handle it well. Also,” Liang Yin paused and said seriously, “The teacher believes you.”
Shen Yan didn’t have much reaction at first, but he was slightly stunned when he heard the last sentence and asked, “Why?”
Liang Yin smiled gently, “First of all, you are my student. Secondly, believing is a feeling, and feelings don’t need an explanation.”
He originally thought that Liang Yin would bring up his grades like he thought, and would say with prejudice that because your grades are good, you are a good student. But the person in front of him didn’t mention any of these things.
Shen Yan’s lips moved, but he didn’t say anything for a long time.
“By the way, there’s another thing. I’ve looked through the family information form that the school asked you to fill out. Why is the information in your father’s column blank?”
Shen Yan replied calmly, “He’s dead.”
“What?”
A few moments of shock flashed across Liang Yin’s face. She was first shocked by the content of this sentence, and then she realized how wrong Shen Yan’s tone was. Such a cold tone, as if he was talking about a stranger who had nothing to do with him, not his own relative.
No, even if it was a stranger, it would never be this kind of attitude.
Realizing her gaffe just now, Liang Yin, as a teacher, still apologized politely, “I’m sorry, I didn’t know.”
Shen Yan replied indifferently that it was okay, but Liang Yin was a little frightened. In fact, the reason why she was willing to believe that Zhang Dong’s matter had nothing to do with Shen Yan was not only from her intuition. She had also seen Shen Yan’s kind side several times. She believed in her ability to judge people. Her student would never do that kind of thing.
“If there’s nothing else, I’ll leave first.”
Liang Yin originally wanted to say something more. After all, this was not a trivial matter. But seeing that Shen Yan was in good condition, her worries seemed a little unnecessary.
Just then, the school bell rang again. After thinking about it, Liang Yin nodded and said, “Okay, then go home first.”
Shen Yan picked up his coat from the chair. He took a few steps and suddenly turned his head, “Teacher Liang, I don’t need this psychological counseling.”
“However, I think someone might need it.”
Liang Yin was stunned, “…Who?”
Shen Yan curled the corners of his mouth and said, “Xu Jing.”
The sounds of walking and laughing in the teaching building rose and fell. Liang Yin leaned back in her chair in a daze. Teachers came in and out of the office one after another. At some point, she was the only one left again.
She didn’t have much experience as a homeroom teacher. The experienced old teachers next to her had already had their own methods of teaching and educating people. But no matter what, this profession was always a long and arduous one.
With a ding, Liang Yin turned her head and looked at the phone on the table. She saw two messages pop up on the screen, both sent by someone whose note name was “Good Boy.”
“Are you off work? I’m at the school gate.”
“Let’s go eat supper. Your favorite restaurant~”
As if by magic, the heavy mood just now suddenly relaxed. Liang Yin rubbed her eyebrows and replied with a smile, “Okay.”