AMTBYIGA Chapter 56
by VolareGu Nian glanced at him, seemingly a little nervous, and directly interrupted the other person, “I have something to do, I’ll hang up first.”
Without waiting for a response, he hung up quickly.
Lin Sui thought Gu Nian didn’t want him to know about his company affairs behind the scenes, and considerately said, “Should I go out?”
“No need.” Gu Nian paused, and said as if nothing had happened, “Just now, did you hear anything strange?”
Like concept drawings or something.
Lin Sui misunderstood, shaking his head sincerely, “I didn’t hear anything.” This wasn’t exactly a lie; he had heard a little, but he didn’t understand it at all.
Gu Nian breathed a sigh of relief, but still felt a little uneasy, explaining in a way that made it sound even more suspicious: “Jiang Sheng found someone to paint a portrait of Du Wanbai, and said it was beautifully done, so he called me freaking out.”
“Oh.” Lin Sui didn’t care, placed the fruit platter on the table, and turned to leave.
Gu Nian probably didn’t want to tell him about the company yet, so he’d take the initiative to leave, and Gu Nian would definitely relax. Lin Sui gave himself a thumbs-up in his heart, thinking he was such a gentle and considerate fiancé.
Gu Nian watched the young man’s decisive departure and panicked, grabbing the corner of Lin Sui’s clothes across the table, his lips opening and closing several times, unsure how to explain.
It wasn’t that he didn’t trust Lin Sui, but it wasn’t time to tell Lin Sui these things yet. Gu Nian couldn’t bear to let Lin Sui face even the slightest danger, but he also didn’t want Lin Sui to misunderstand him.
Racking his brains for a long time, Gu Nian had a flash of inspiration and blurted out, “I want you to paint a picture for me.”
Lin Sui was stunned, turning to look at him, “Me paint you?”
Gu Nian felt a weight lift from his heart, nodding vigorously, his eyes filled with anticipation.
Lin Sui’s heart softened instantly, and he agreed without thinking, “Okay, I’ll paint you today.” After pondering for a moment, Lin Sui’s eyes lit up, “Let’s go to the park, the leaves are starting to turn yellow these days, the little woods must be beautiful!”
“Okay.” Gu Nian had originally just wanted Lin Sui to shift his attention, but now, hearing Lin Sui say this, he couldn’t help but feel a sense of longing.
Lin Sui immediately went ahead, but before he could move, his phone rang.
The strange battle anthem rang out, Lin Sui shuddered, and Gu Nian looked puzzled.
Who would use such a… vigorous ringtone?
Lin Sui swallowed, respectfully answering the phone, and cautiously said, “Counselor, I haven’t skipped class recently, and I’ve handed in my assignments on time, you can’t scold me!”
Counselor: …
The counselor’s voice was faint, “Little Lin, I didn’t expect that’s how you see me.”
“It’s not like that.” Lin Sui thought about it and honestly said, “It’s just that I used to be such a mess, I’m afraid you’re used to it.”
“…”
You have a pretty good understanding of yourself.
The counselor was speechless for a moment, and said in an annoyed tone, “What are you thinking? I’m here to give you good news. Didn’t you go to Sui Congzhi’s studio for an internship last time? The internship certificate was sent over these days. I looked at your recent academic performance, and you can almost prepare your graduation project and thesis. If all goes well, you can graduate normally.”
After speaking, the counselor himself was a little emotional. Thinking about how Lin Sui was still a mess a few months ago, with his graduation certificate seemingly out of reach, and now he had already received an offer from a large studio.
When Lin Sui heard the counselor’s last sentence, “You can graduate normally,” he jumped three feet high with joy, his eyes curved into small crescents, and small dimples appeared at the corners of his mouth.
Hearing the sounds from the other side, the counselor couldn’t help but smile knowingly, pretending to be serious, “But don’t get too carried away. Do your thesis and graduation project well, and remember to come to school today. Your major teacher has something to discuss with you about graduation issues, don’t forget.”
Lin Sui thanked him happily and hung up the phone, sharing the news with Gu Nian immediately: “I can graduate!”
Gu Nian knew how bad Lin Sui’s grades used to be, and was genuinely happy for Lin Sui at this moment, taking the initiative to suggest, “Let’s go out to celebrate today?”
“Okay, okay.” Lin Sui’s face was full of anticipation, “I heard there’s a particularly delicious barbecue restaurant near our school, I’ve always wanted to go there. Let’s go together!”
Gu Nian smiled and nodded, seemingly having forgotten about painting the picture for him.
Lin Sui was now like a donkey dangling from a carrot, except the carrot had been replaced by a graduation certificate. From the moment he received the phone call, it was as if he had endless energy that he couldn’t use up, and he couldn’t stay still.
Specifically, he brought Gu Nian fruit twice and dessert once in half an hour, and wandered over three times under the guise of checking in.
Gu Nian put down his documents helplessly, “Let’s go to school now.”
“Yay!”
As soon as Lin Sui heard this, he scurried back to his room, and after half a minute, he made a dazzling appearance with his little backpack on his back.
“Gu Nian, let’s go!”
Gu Nian smiled.
He walked over, pinched Lin Sui’s hand hard, and then slowly led the pouting but still obedient little boy towards the door.
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“Wait for me here for a while.” Lin Sui and Gu Nian stood outside the art studio, Lin Sui carefully instructing, “I should be out soon, and then I’ll take you to the nearby snack street. I heard there are all kinds of street games there at night, and I’ll win prizes for you.”
“And remember to grab a blanket yourself if you feel cold, I put water in your backpack, remember to drink it—”
Listening to the young man’s rambling, Gu Nian finally couldn’t help but interrupt, “This is the third time, I know everything, hurry up and go in.”
“Oh, I know, isn’t it important to say things three times?” Lin Sui said righteously, but his feet didn’t move towards the classroom at all. If you looked closely, you could even see fine sweat breaking out on Lin Sui’s forehead due to nervousness.
Even though he wasn’t a bad student anymore, this fear of teachers seemed to be ingrained in his bones. Lin Sui wanted to cry in his heart, feeling that he might not be able to become a teacher’s favorite student in this lifetime.
After all, which favorite student would get weak in the knees just thinking about being alone with the teacher later?
Gu Nian had actually seen through Lin Sui’s cowardice long ago, which was why he had listened to Lin Sui recite the exact same words three times so seriously.
He had originally thought that this would help the other party relax a little, but now it seemed like he was even more anxious.
Gu Nian was charmed by Lin Sui’s cowardly and embarrassed appearance, and said with a smile, “Go, I’ll go with you to play games when you come out, you can play whatever you want.”
Lin Sui knew he couldn’t dawdle any longer, thinking about barbecue and games in his mind, he mustered up the courage to take the first step and knocked on the door of the art studio.
“Te-te-teacher, I’m here.”
Ahhh, why did he stutter again?
Before even entering the door, Lin Sui was already discouraged.
“Come in.” A gentle female voice came from inside, Lin Sui was slightly stunned, unable to remember which teacher this was for a moment.
Pushing the door open, Lin Sui was even more confused.
He had indeed never seen this teacher before.
To be precise, his original teacher wasn’t this person, but Lin Sui had seen her before, when he handed in his assignment for the first time after transmigrating. He had just happened to see her looking at a painting, and at that time, Lin Sui thought she was a teacher at the school, but he hadn’t seen her since.
Suddenly meeting her now, Lin Sui was at a loss and cautiously asked, “Um, do you know where Teacher ×× is?”
“Oh, you mean him.” The graceful beauty turned around, the strands of hair that floated up seemed to carry a fragrance. She smiled and said in a gentle tone, “He skipped work to go clubbing.”
“?”
He went to do what?
“Don’t be nervous, student.” The gentle woman said softly, “If you have anything, you can also come and ask me.”
Lin Sui was rescued from the despair of the teacher abandoning the students to go have fun by this sentence, and said hopefully, “Are you a teacher at our school?”
“No.”
“Then, are you a visiting professor at our school?”
“No.”
“Then, may I ask, who are you?”
The great beauty smiled gracefully, “I’m here to chat with someone.”
“…”
Lin Sui lay back down in despair.
Let’s just destroy it, this world.
“Hey, student, don’t be so quick to lose hope.” The great beauty tidied her long hair and smiled confidently, “Although I’m neither a teacher nor a professor, I’m also a painter.”
Lin Sui was still lying down, but he quietly pricked up his ears.
“Not only am I a painter, but I also have an art studio.”
Lin Sui patted the dirt off his body and sat up.
“More importantly, I’m an incoming freshman teacher at your school, and I can also do graduation guidance.”
Lin Sui revived on the spot, obediently calling out, “Teacher, I’m sorry, I was too rash just now.”
The great beauty nodded with satisfaction, “Good~”
“Then, teacher.” Lin Sui’s eyes were sparkling, “Do you have any suggestions for my graduation design?”
“Well.” The great beauty stroked her chin, a profound look appearing on her face, and the next second she smiled brightly, “Sorry, student, I’m really just here to chat this time.”
Lin Sui: …
The smile on Lin Sui’s face quickly turned numb. This time he wasn’t lying down anymore; this time he wanted to dig a hole directly, lie down in it, and be a soulless corpse.
Just then, the tightly closed door of the art studio was suddenly pushed open, and then a person squeezed in.
“Shi Huyou, don’t come and tease my friend!” Shi Qingzhou arrived late, breathing heavily from the vigorous exercise, and protectively shielded Lin Sui behind him like a chick, glaring at the woman opposite him.
“Didn’t Auntie tell you to honestly prepare for your classes at school these few days? Shi Yan, can you not be such a namesake!” Shi Qingzhou was irritable. He shouldn’t have mentioned Lin Sui to this person.
This was all a sin, he hoped that knocking on the electronic wooden fish later could offset a little.
“Oh, Little Zhou, why are you so nervous?” Shi Huyou, no, Shi Yan smiled, putting on a dignified and elegant beauty’s temperament.
However, this time, even Lin Sui was no longer fooled by this facade. After the short few minutes of conversation just now, he had already deeply felt how terrible this person’s personality was, completely opposite from the outside.
Wuwuwu, why did it have to be him? What would happen to his thesis?
Seeing that she couldn’t tease anyone, Shi Yan regrettably stopped pretending, giving Shi Qingzhou a roll of her eyes with her dignified and gentle beauty face. Although her appearance hadn’t changed, she inexplicably exuded an evil aura.
“Little Zhou, why are you so nervous? I just saw that your friend is cute and teased him, what’s wrong with that? Besides,” Shi Yan raised her chin triumphantly, “I didn’t say anything wrong, aren’t I your future teacher?”
Shi Qingzhou: …
“Isn’t my level good enough to give you graduation guidance?”
Shi Qingzhou: …
Damn it, he really couldn’t argue with that.
Shi Yan smiled contemptuously, “So, is there a problem with me being here?”
“You who haven’t graduated yet, little chickens.”
Shi Qingzhou: …
Ahhhhh, he wanted to kill this woman!