Chapter 46: Starting from the teacher's gossip

  The last English class was over, and the beautiful English teacher was collecting her notes. Outside the door stood a young man with an unattractive face, not short in stature, but with a dark complexion and a serious expression. Standing by the door, he looked like a fierce and intimidating guardian deity, exuding an aura of authority without even trying. Or perhaps it could be said that his appearance itself was quite menacing.

  Everyone was very curious, because they recognized that it was the math teacher of Class 6 - Hei Li Zhi. Because he was dark-skinned and had many acne scars on his face, he looked like the outer layer of a lychee, so his classmates called him Hei Li Zhi. He didn't look very good, but his lessons were excellent, and he wasn't as fierce to students as his first impression suggested, instead, he got along well with them, and was one of the most popular teachers in school. Everyone speculated about his relationship with the English teacher, dozens of pairs of eyes kept turning back and forth between the English teacher and Hei Li Zhi.

  The English teacher seemed to have noticed, her face involuntarily turned red, and she quickly gathered her things and walked out of the classroom. Hei Li Zhi gave her a gentle smile, and her tense face relaxed a lot in an instant. He took the bag from her hand, and the two of them kept a distance from each other, not too close or too far, and everyone's doubts were also resolved.

  "I heard that Hei Li Zhi is chasing our English teacher very tightly. Look, she even chased her to our classroom." Gu Si Qi really deserves the title of "Gossip King", as she knows all about the teachers' gossip.

  "I remember that there's a handsome male teacher in our school who also has a crush on her." Qiao Anyu had some knowledge of the emotional trends among the teachers. It's no wonder, after all, classmates' attention to the emotional entanglements of their teachers was not inferior to those between peers of the same age. People with ulterior motives used their sharp eyes and ears every day to catch wind and shadows, updating their gossip library in a timely manner. Under the influence of this, Qiao Anyu also knew some rumors.

  "It's not that I don't want to, but chasing after her is like trying to catch a swift black locust tree. I think it's likely that I'll end up in a disadvantageous position. What's the use of being handsome if you can't capture her heart with true love?" Gu Siqian sighed.

  "Are you just casually expressing your emotional state? Haha! Speaking of which, do you know how to tell if a guy likes you?" The last sentence was whispered by Qiao Anyu into Gu Sichen's ear.

  "If I had known, I wouldn't have been so worried. Many people outside are saying that 001's crush is you." Gu Siqi thought for a moment and still told Qiao Anyu.

  Qiao An's mouth opened into an "O" shape, and then quickly recovered, as if she had heard the most hilarious joke in the world. She laughed so hard that she fell onto the table, unable to straighten her waist. Between laughs, she stuttered: "Xian, the final exams are coming up soon... you... you mustn't... spread this around, or it might cause a commotion on campus... and make people uneasy."

  Gu Siqi thought Qiao Anyu's laughter was inexplicable, so she simply leaned against the back table and waited for her to finish laughing. Spread the word? This rumor has long been flying all over the sky, do I still need to spread it?

  With great effort, Qiao Anyu suppressed her laughter and composed herself, speaking seriously: "Who is he? Any girl whose name is even slightly associated with his will be so thrilled that she can't sleep at night. But there are two sides to every story - that girl will also be envied and resented by others, killed by jealous gazes, drowned in slanderous rumors. Yet, the girl thinks it's worth dying for. You see, 001 is just such a femme fatale."

  "Is it that exaggerated? What a rich imagination."

  "That's the fact. Rumors are not to be believed, there will always be a day when they collapse on their own. I don't want to lose my good friend because of someone else's nonsense." Qiao Anyu said seriously.

  "Yu Liang, I'll make sure this happens too." Gu Si Cai grasped her hand. The two looked at each other and smiled.

  Qiao Anyu took out a school bag from the drawer, and a letter fell to the ground.

  "Yu Liang, your letter!" Gu Si Cai picked it up and examined the envelope from left to right.

  "I almost forgot to bring back the letter. It's from my pen pal."

  "Is it a boy or a girl?" Gu Siqi's gossip cells started to become active again.

  "She's a girl, and I think she's pretty good. She has thoughts and substance. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been communicating with her until now."

  "It's just one more week until the final exams, I need to prepare well or else the holidays won't be enjoyable. Yuliang, your pressure should be greater than mine. Come on!"

  "You don't have to say it, I will work hard anyway."

  "I know, you're Qiao An Yu Liang."

  The two of them chatted and laughed as they walked home together.