No one understands rebirth better than me

Chapter 34 Good Sister

After Teacher Gu left, the classroom of Class 7, Grade 2, has been in unrest.

"By the way, is our class often restless?"

"Which class isn't like this? They're all like this after the teacher leaves."

"Hey, so did you read Guan Ren's composition just now?"

"I saw it. Tsk, tsk, how should I put it... so sharp~"

During morning reading today, before Guan Ren was late, his papers had actually been circulated among the students in the class after they were handed out.

It’s the first monthly exam.

Another essay with a score of 59.

What's more, it was written by Guan Ren.

Everyone wants to see something new.

As a result, Guan Ren's composition became a hit among the "folk", and the connotation it expressed resonated with many people.

There were two that I not only resonated with, but also found a little funny.

Because Gu Youli and Luo Xiaobei both knew very well that Guan Ren's purpose in writing this composition was definitely to criticize a teacher who set questions based on the note.

This can be seen just from the fabricated "educator Gu Wancheng" in his opening epigraph.

There is no such thing as educator Gu Wancheng.

The only one left was the Chinese teacher, Gu Wancheng.

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Of course, at this time, the people in the classroom naturally had no idea what was happening in the office next door.

dong dong dong...

"Is anyone here? Is the teacher here?"

The sound outside the door sounded again. Guan Ren, who was pinned against the door by Gu Wancheng, felt that it was somewhat familiar as he listened.

"Teacher Hu sent over the photocopied quiz. Would any teacher like to take it?"

copy…

Oh, it turns out to be a teacher from the school printing office.

Although Guan Ren never knew whether the woman in the printing office was a real teacher, an outsourced boss, or a relative of a faculty member.

In short, it is always right to call all those who work in school teachers.

At the moment, what made Guan Ren laugh and cry was that Gu Wancheng, the teacher who had never shown any fear in front of outsiders, was even more nervous and stiff than Guan Ren when someone knocked on the door, and he didn't show any intention of getting up.

"Huh? There seems to be a sound... Is there anyone there?"

"..."

Although the expression on her face was as tense as her body, she seemed quite calm at first glance.

But in fact, from such a close distance, Guan Ren could clearly see the panic in her eyes, and her pupils were shaking violently.

"Teacher Gu..."

Guan Ren spoke in a very low voice, using his lips to communicate with her:
"That person outside is from the printing office, why don't you answer him..."

"..."

Say so.

But Gu Wancheng didn't know why and didn't react at all.

If you had to say what her reaction was, she just bit her rosy red lips, and her pair of almond-shaped eyes, which were flashing with a little luster, stared at Guan Ren in front of her without saying a word.

And deep in those eyes, besides panic and anger, upon closer inspection there was even a hint of... grievance?
……

Guan Ren didn't expect that such a fierce woman would show such a side of her.

What was even more unexpected was that even in this situation, she still seemed to be maintaining some kind of dignity. She didn't say a word, but just used her eyes to "kill" Guan Ren for a long time without any results. Then she kept the posture of being against the wall, and chose to turn her head away fiercely, pretending that she didn't want to pay any more attention to Guan Ren.

"???"

Guan Ren was almost amused by Gu Wancheng's reaction.

No, why do all the sisters in the Gu family have this temper?

And the younger sister is okay. It’s only when Guan Ren occasionally shows off and teases her that she will act like “I’m ignoring you.jpg”.

But this older sister is already so grown up, and not only did she not say anything, she also looked even more scornful.

"Teacher Gu, you should get up first..."

It doesn’t matter if you don’t reply, because the person outside knocked for a long time without any response, so he put the copied paper at the door and left.

But even so, why did Gu Wancheng still keep leaning against me like this?

Forget it.

No matter why, Guan Ren couldn't stand it anymore.

If she doesn't get up, he will.

And it means "getting up" in every sense of the word.

……

There was no way around it, Guan Ren also knew that this was extremely disrespectful.

But smelling the sweet fragrance of mature women emanating from Gu Wancheng's body and looking at her lips as red as washed cherries, Guan Ren, as a young man who is in his prime in all aspects, finds it really hard not to feel amorous feelings.

……

So Guan Ren raised his arms and grabbed Gu Wancheng's arm that was supporting his head, trying to be as gentle as possible.

After all, he is a teacher, Guan Ren knows how to respect teachers.

However, just as he slowly stood up and moved Gu Wancheng's delicate arm away from the door panel, Guan Ren clearly felt that Gu Wancheng was leaning her entire weight towards him.

At the same time, a serious expression suddenly appeared on her face.

After randomly tiptoeing twice with one foot, her soft body first rested on her bent forearm, and then her forearm rested tightly on Guan Ren's hands.

Gu Wancheng was so reluctant, but somewhat helpless, that she used her forearm as a partition between herself and Guan Ren, and then leaned on Guan Ren.

Naturally, the surprisingly soft and plump flesh on her chest almost pressed against Guan Ren's chest, causing his calves to feel slightly numb.

“Teacher Gu…?”

"..."

Seeing that Gu Wancheng's lips were pursed deeper, her brows were furrowed tighter, and a blush began to appear on her earlobes, Guan Ren looked up and saw her right shoe was slightly raised, and then he suddenly realized.

Could it be that Gu Wancheng sprained her ankle when she stood up from her seat just now?

No wonder she refused to get up after the wall-dong...

It’s not that he doesn’t want to get up, but because his feet lack sufficient support, Gu Wancheng can’t get up by himself.

At the same time, because she didn't want to lower herself to rely on a bad student who made her angry, she refused to speak and kept forcing herself awkwardly.

Tsk…

This woman is really...

But then again, it would not be accurate to say that she had no intention of speaking to Guan Ren or even asking for help.

At least Guan Ren now understood the hint of grievance in Gu Wancheng's eyes when she stared at him fiercely before.

He also understood the annoyance that Gu Wancheng felt when he turned his head away fiercely and didn't want to pay attention to him.

"Teacher Gu, why didn't you just tell me you sprained your ankle earlier? Why bother..."

"..."

Gu Wancheng pondered after hearing this and shifted his gaze from Guan Ren to the side:

"Just a student... stop lecturing the teacher..."

She muttered softly, then shook off Guan Ren's hand, supported herself on her feet, which had eased a little, and sat back at her desk, saying coldly:
"Take the test paper and go back to the classroom."

……

If it were just now, Guan Ren would certainly have wanted to run away before she mentioned "changing positions" again.

But now, seeing that Gu Wancheng seemed to have lost a lot of his fighting spirit because of this unexpected incident, Guan Ren felt his steps getting heavier and he couldn't just leave like that.

As for the reason... I can only say that for some reason, his mind kept emerging with the image of this stubborn woman's panic-stricken face that no outsider had ever seen during the brief moment when she was against him against the wall, as well as her awkward and weak posture with her teeth gritted.

Compared with her usual cold and stern demeanor, Guan Ren's inner feelings at this moment became a little complicated.

Somewhat helpless.

I feel like laughing again.

At the same time, magically, there was a trace of inexplicable heartache.

Even Guan Ren couldn't explain clearly what this vague feeling of heartache meant.

Making a fuss out of a molehill?

opinionated?

No matter what it is, sometimes people's emotions are like this. They will be touched by an inadvertent contact or inadvertent understanding with another person.

"Cough cough..."

In short, Guan Ren didn't care whether Gu Wancheng listened or not. After clearing his throat, he said behind her:

"Teacher Gu, first of all, I want to apologize to you for the essay. After all, I wrote it to get angry with you, and that led to the accident just now..."

"... Secondly, whether you believe it or not, I will repeat myself again. I did not write a note to Gu Youli, and I definitely did not intend to affect Gu Youli's studies..."

"...Actually, Gu Youli did influence my studies, but only in a good way. I couldn't have achieved such a significant improvement in this monthly exam without her help..."

"...Although Gu Youli's academic performance is already excellent, she has always wanted to improve her Chinese language skills, so I will do my best to help her in the future."

As expected, when this point was mentioned, Guan Ren saw that Gu Wancheng's back shook noticeably.

So he continued:
"Actually, Gu Youli has really worked hard, especially in Chinese. As for why she hasn't made any progress, I think... it might be because the pressure she faces is a bit too great."

"..."

"Of course, as a deskmate, I'm just guessing based on my observations. If she doesn't tell me the specifics, I think you, Teacher Gu, must know better than I do... After all, since you're a responsible teacher, you must also be a responsible sister."

After Guan Ren said this, he turned and left.

Just as he turned the lock of the office, he was stopped by a faint voice.

"stop."

Guan Ren turned around.

Gu Wancheng sat there with her arms around her chest as usual. Although her gaze towards Guan Ren had improved a little, it was still a little cold.
"You just said... that you could help Youli improve her Chinese grades...?"

"Uh…"

Guan Ren scratched his head:

"I can only say, let's give it a try. Anyway, whether in terms of language proficiency or teaching ability, I definitely can't compare with you, Teacher Gu. But I can find some folk remedies and try them as a last resort..."

In fact, when Guan Ren gave Gu Youli those magazines yesterday, he was already trying out a folk remedy.

After hearing what he said, Gu Wancheng's eyes flickered with hesitation, and finally he reluctantly said "hmm".
"Then you try..."

After saying this, he turned halfway around and added:
"Don't delay your studies...just do your best..."

"okay!"

Fortunately, this ending is not bad, Guan Ren immediately smiled happily:

"Teacher Gu, although I'm still far behind Gu Youli in other subjects, look at my Chinese score this time. Wasn't it higher than Gu Youli's? So even though it's a folk remedy, it's still somewhat effective."

"Your score...?"

Gu Wancheng glanced at him out of the corner of his eye:
"At least your composition score was quite high. Teacher Wang is a newly transferred young teacher and is a bit impetuous, so his grades were a bit emotional."

"Oh, that's not the way to say it."

Guan Ren rubbed his hands and smiled awkwardly:
"Actually, I've always felt that Teacher Wang doesn't look as young as you, Teacher Gu."

"..."

Gu Wancheng's eyes immediately darkened again.

"Uh... I'm leaving first. Goodbye, Teacher Gu!"

Guan Ren didn't try to do anything stupid anymore. Although it was exciting, safety was the first priority. He quickly slipped back to the classroom, which immediately attracted the question of his deskmate:
"What did she say to you?"

"Nothing much, just... a quick question about my grades, complimenting me on my progress and stuff."

"Really?"

Gu Youli frowned suspiciously.

"real."

Guan Ren smiled, then secretly tugged at his deskmate's sleeve:

"Okay, sit down first."

"No, I didn't do well on the test. Teacher Gu asked me to stand."

"Oh, just sit back and relax. I bet she won't say anything when she comes later."

"why?"

"Because she's a good sister."

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That night.

dong dong dong.

"Young pear."

Gu Wancheng pushed open his sister's bedroom door and saw Gu Youli closing a book in a panic.

Gu Wancheng was stunned.

She seemed to be reading...a magazine?

"This is…?"

"elder sister."

It doesn't matter if I was discovered. Magazines are not a big deal. My sister didn't forbid me to read magazines. It's just that I have never read them so late at night before.

"This is Guan... I borrowed this from a classmate. I'll read it for a while and then I'll go to sleep."

"Oh…"

Could it be that... this is what Guan Ren calls a "secret remedy"?
Gu Wancheng seemed to be lost in thought.

"Sister, what's wrong with you?"

"Oh, I wanted to make some Tremella soup, but I ran out of Tremella, so I made some Wood Ear Mushroom instead. It's also quite warming. Do you want some?"

"No... no need..."

"Ok."

Gu Wancheng nodded, and just as he was about to turn around and leave, he paused and whispered through the gap in the door:
"That...young pear."

"?"

"You did pretty well on the Chinese monthly exam this time... Actually, from now on... just focus on managing yourself and don't put too much pressure on yourself..."

"Eh?"

Gu Youli couldn't see her sister's expression behind the crack in the door. She just listened to her sister's voice blankly, and for a moment it felt a little unreal.

It was not until a while later that Gu Youli's bedroom door opened a crack again.

This time, it was Gu Youli's voice, coming from the bedroom, and was heard by Gu Wancheng in the living room:

"Sister, do you have any more black fungus soup... I'll just try a little..."

"Oh! Yes!"

After a while, the wood ear soup was brought in.

Gu Wancheng sat on the sofa, his mind a little distracted.

I don't know where I was floating to, but I just kept floating. My two beautiful hands crossed and gently hugged my arms. Then, I pressed down on the place where someone had grabbed me during the day, and snorted softly.

"Humph…"

(End of this chapter)