SYLM Chapter 51
by VolareChapter 51 “You Wouldn’t Happen to Be a Lesbian, Would You?”
Chapter 51 “You Wouldn’t Happen to Be a Lesbian, Would You?”
When Gao Chuan came back with the spicy hot pot, the two people across the table were chatting and laughing, unconsciously forming their own little world again.
Are relationships between teachers and students this good now?
Gao Chuan was very puzzled, but from the bottom of his heart, he felt that Gu Wan Jun in front of Chen Lu was beautiful and gentle, the way he liked her to be.
Gao Chuan first noticed Gu Wan Jun at a school-wide faculty meeting some time ago. Gu Wan Jun’s extremely high appearance and her effortless and appropriate speech immediately caught Gao Chuan’s eye. After learning that Gu Wan Jun was also a Peking University graduate like him, Gao Chuan couldn’t stop thinking about her.
When he learned that there was a shortage of teachers in the second year of high school, Gao Chuan, who was teaching in the first year, immediately went to the school leaders. He volunteered to teach in the second year, with the lofty excuse of wanting to challenge himself and that young teachers should shoulder more responsibilities.
With Gao Chuan’s flowery rhetoric, plus the fact that there was indeed a shortage of teachers in the second year, the school leaders finally approved his application.
Before coming to the second year, Gao Chuan was very confident in himself.
He was of above-average appearance, nearly 1.8 meters tall, a Peking University graduate, owned a house, a car, had a stable job, and savings. This condition was quite good in a small county like Ningcheng.
On the other hand, Gu Wan Jun, Gao Chuan had inquired that she was from out of town, currently a special-post teacher, without a stable job, no car, no house, and probably not much savings. His conditions were more than enough to pursue Gu Wan Jun.
Gao Chuan had this mindset before he started pursuing her, but to his surprise, he was repeatedly turned down by Gu Wan Jun.
Could it be that Gu Wan Jun was a high-and-mighty type?
Or was she playing hard to get with him?
Otherwise, it didn’t make sense. His conditions were so obviously good, how could it be so difficult to even invite Gu Wan Jun to dinner?
……
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After lunch, the three left the spicy hot pot restaurant to return to school.
Gu Wan Jun and Chen Lu originally planned to return to school after lunch, but they didn’t know why this “plaid shirt” was tagging along.
Faced with Gao Chuan’s “chewing gum behavior,” Chen Lu was a little speechless, but seeing Gu Wan Jun actively link her arm and keep a distance of what felt like miles from Gao Chuan on the other side, Chen Lu felt an unspeakable joy in her heart.
……
On the way back to school, seeing that Gu Wan Jun only talked and laughed with Chen Lu, Gao Chuan became a little anxious. His brain raced for two seconds, and he directly interrupted the conversation between the two, forcefully throwing out a topic:
“Teacher Gu, I heard that a suspense movie is being released this Sunday. I heard that you’re a fan of suspense and mystery. Coincidentally, so am I. It’s my day off on Sunday, do you have time? How about we go see a movie together?”
“…”
As soon as these words came out, the two people who were talking and laughing the previous second instantly fell silent.
He couldn’t get a dinner date, so he started asking her to go to the movies, huh?
Chen Lu couldn’t help but roll her eyes at Gao Chuan. Jars of jealousy were overturned one after another in her heart. She felt like she was about to burst with sourness, but on the surface, she had to desperately restrain her urge to retort.
Chen Lu wasn’t speaking because of jealousy and speechlessness toward the “plaid shirt,” but what was Gu Wan Jun’s silence about?
Was she really considering going to the movies with this “plaid shirt”?
……
Gu Wan Jun’s silence for less than three seconds instantly maxed out Chen Lu’s sense of crisis.
As her molars were about to be crushed, the jealous Chen Lu directly aimed her firepower at the annoying “plaid shirt”:
“Teacher Gao likes to read suspense and mystery novels?”
“Yes, I do.” Gao Chuan smiled brightly, not knowing what he was about to face.
“Does Teacher Gao like social mysteries or classic mysteries?”
“…”
The sudden question froze the smile on Gao Chuan’s face.
He said he liked suspense and mystery novels purely as an excuse to ask Gu Wan Jun out. He didn’t care for mystery novels at all, and did this stuff even have genres?
……
Gao Chuan chuckled awkwardly, trying to muddle through: “Hey, I don’t categorize books, I just read whatever I like.”
“Is that so?”
Chen Lu paused thoughtfully, then continued to ask: “Which book does Teacher Gao like?”
“Ah… this…”
Gao Chuan rubbed his hands, racking his brains for a long time before finally remembering a name that was related to suspense and mystery novels:
“‘Miracles of the Namiya General Store,’ I quite like it, it’s a book by Keigo Higashino, have you read it?” Gao Chuan took the opportunity to pass the topic to Chen Lu.
He was someone who wasn’t interested in suspense and mystery novels at all, so how could he have read “Miracles of the Namiya General Store”? He had only come across the book while browsing on his phone, and it just so happened that the author was a very popular mystery novelist.
Sensing that Gao Chuan seemed to be testing her, Chen Lu replied without changing her expression: “I’ve read a little bit of it before.”
Hearing that Chen Lu had only read a little, Gao Chuan immediately felt confident. He glanced at Gu Wan Jun, who seemed to be thinking about something, and raised his voice a lot:
“Oh, then you really have to read this book, Keigo Higashino writes so well!”
“Is that so?”
“Yes, he describes the psychology of each character in this book particularly well, and the process of committing the crime and solving the case are written wonderfully!”
“The process of committing the crime?” Chen Lu narrowed her eyes, catching the flaw.
“Yes.”
Weren’t those the things in suspense and mystery novels?
Gao Chuan gave himself a thumbs up for his wit in his heart, then changed to a direction that he thought wouldn’t go wrong and continued to praise:
“Keigo Higashino writes the psychology of the police and criminals vividly. ‘Miracles of the Namiya General Store’ is a typical example. I really like this author’s books.”
“…”
Gao Chuan’s compliment was vague and ethereal, like he was trying to get information out of someone. He thought his words were flawless, but what he didn’t know was that Chen Lu had read “Miracles of the Namiya General Store” no less than ten times.
This “plaid shirt” was really stubborn and loved to pretend.
Chen Lu almost chewed her cheeks raw before she managed to not show a disgusted expression. She lightly shook Gu Wan Jun’s arm, signaling Gu Wan Jun to quickly listen to the nonsense that this “plaid shirt” was saying.
But the next second, she saw that Gu Wan Jun, who had been silent all along, had taken out her phone at some point, and the page showed the details of the movie that Gao Chuan had mentioned earlier.
Could it be that Gu Wan Jun really planned to go to the movies with this “plaid shirt”????
Chen Lu couldn’t help but hang her face directly. What was even more annoying was that the next second, she heard Gao Chuan’s impatient and annoying voice, which he couldn’t hold back:
“Teacher Gu, what about this Sunday—”
“Sorry, I have other plans this Sunday.”
Gu Wan Jun locked her phone, refusing directly and decisively.
As soon as the words fell, Gao Chuan looked embarrassed and puzzled, and Chen Lu hadn’t reacted yet.
After walking a few meters, Gu Wan Jun, focused on her own thoughts and not caring if others could hear, unlocked her phone. She held the movie details page she had just found in front of Chen Lu, tilted her head to look at her, and said in a gentle and soft tone:
“Looks pretty good, what do you think, want to go?”
“…”
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Ningcheng No. 1 High School.
Second-year high school building.
Chen Lu returned to class, and Gu Wan Jun and Gao Chuan went upstairs to return to their respective offices.
Fourth floor.
Before returning to the Chinese language office, Gu Wan Jun stopped Gao Chuan in the hallway.
“Teacher Gao, I have something I want to talk to you about, is this a good time?”
Thinking that Gu Wan Jun had changed her mind and was going to accept his invitation, Gao Chuan was a little excited:
“Yes, yes, it is.”
“Teacher Gao, we are all adults. It’s better to make some things clear face-to-face. I currently have no plans to have a boyfriend.”
“…”
Gao Chuan’s smile froze on his face, not expecting Gu Wan Jun to stop him just to say this.
Seeing that Gao Chuan’s face was a bit unsightly, Gu Wan Jun, considering both sides’ dignity, still spoke in a calm and gentle tone:
“Recently, Teacher Gao has been bringing me breakfast almost every day, coming to my office to chat with me from time to time, and asking me to go to dinner. To be honest, this has caused me a lot of trouble. I hope that after we talk it over today, Teacher Gao can stop these behaviors, and I also wish you can find the right person for you soon.”
“…”
Gu Wan Jun’s attitude was clear and she said just enough.
As soon as the words fell, Gao Chuan, as if he felt he had lost face and wanted to quickly find an excuse to leave, put his hands in his pockets and said in a somewhat stiff tone:
“Do you already have a boyfriend?”
Gu Wan Jun was very uncomfortable with Gao Chuan’s commanding tone, her face gradually turned cold, and she refused to answer:
“Sorry, that’s my privacy.”
“I just want one sentence from you, Teacher Gu, do you have a boyfriend or what?”
“I’ll say it again, that’s my privacy.”
Gu Wan Jun’s tone became colder and colder.
Not hearing the answer he wanted, Gao Chuan scratched his head irritably, looking puzzled. He completely ignored Gu Wan Jun’s increasingly ugly expression and continued to press on aggressively:
“I’ve already inquired beforehand, you don’t have a boyfriend. Since you don’t have a boyfriend, then why can’t you consider me? You’re not young anymore, and my conditions are pretty good. Don’t tell me you think I’m not good enough for you?”
“I’ve already said that I currently have no plans to have a boyfriend.”
“Why? I want a reason.” Gao Chuan asked subconsciously.
At the same time, as if thinking of a certain possibility, he stared at Gu Wan Jun, looking her up and down, with an expression of disbelief:
“Wait, you wouldn’t happen to be a lesbian, would you?”
“…”
Not liking a man like you who is mentally unstable means I am a lesbian???
Gao Chuan’s words were becoming more and more excessive, completely stepping on Gu Wan Jun’s landmine. She was about to open her mouth to unceremoniously retort when the sound of a door opening suddenly came from the direction of the liberal arts office not far away.
The moment she saw that the person coming out of the office was Tang Ying, Gao Chuan’s entire aura weakened by a notch.
Remembering the experience of being ridiculed in the office that morning, as if feeling that continuing to pester would not do him any good, Gao Chuan looked at Gu Wan Jun twice and left on the excuse that he had something to do.
The harsh words that had reached his lips were swallowed back down, and Gu Wan Jun desperately suppressed her urge to argue and clarify.
Arguing with a mentally unstable man like Gao Chuan who couldn’t understand human language wouldn’t lead to anything. Gu Wan Jun didn’t want to make a big deal out of things.
When Tang Ying approached, Gao Chuan had already returned to the mathematics office.
Gu Wan Jun adjusted her emotions, put on a smile, and took the initiative to start a conversation: “It’s been so long since school ended, why haven’t you left yet?”
“Something came up.”
Tang Ying didn’t answer directly, but it could be seen from her expression that she was in a rather bad mood. She glanced at the mathematics office not far away and turned the topic back to Gu Wan Jun:
“What’s up, is that toad named Gao pestering you again?”
“…You saw it?” Gu Wan Jun asked tentatively.
“Am I blind?”
Tang Ying sneered, the contempt and disgust were almost written on her face:
“I just walked to the office door and heard his loud, annoying voice, but I didn’t hear exactly what he was saying. I was thinking of coming out to listen to what he was babbling about, but this guy ran away. With that little promise, he still has the nerve to chase after people, huh, it’s just embarrassing.”
“…”