We ordinary people also need to fall in love.

"Let's play a warm-up game first, 'When it gets dark, please close your eyes.' When the teacher says close your eyes, everyone should close their eyes. Remember, everyone must close their eyes. If anyone doesn't close their eyes and the teacher finds out, they will have to come up and perform a talent for everyone."

"After everyone closes their eyes, the teacher will ask five questions and call on five students to answer. The students who are called on only need to write their answers on the blackboard."

"Is everything ready?"

"Ready!"

"Okay, I said close your eyes when it gets dark."

Li Mubai blindfolded himself. He didn't want to put on a talent show that would be a social disaster, since he had absolutely no talent to speak of and could only awkwardly sing children's songs.

"The first question is: Have you ever been in a romantic relationship?"

"Oh~"

Who says psychology is an easy course? This course is amazing!

The teacher paced back and forth in the audience, and in the end, no one knew who she called on; all that could be heard was the sound of her footsteps.

"My second question is: Have you ever had a crush on someone of the opposite sex?"

"Oh~!"

The questions are getting more and more intense; I wonder who they'll call on. I hope I'm not one of them...

Every step the teacher took felt like it was pounding on his heart.

It seemed to be slowly approaching, and finally it appeared to stop beside him.

Li Mubai's heart was pounding with anxiety.

Finally, a voice stood up, but it didn't address him directly. The voice seemed to come from the left. Was it Xie Shu? How would she answer? Yes? No? Either way, it wouldn't be a good answer.

About half a minute later, the teacher's voice rang out again: "It seems this student is struggling with this question, so let's have another student answer it."

When it came to the last question, the teacher patted Li Mubai's arm. This was the treatment male students received in the liberal arts class; there were fewer boys, making them stand out.

He walked very quietly to avoid being recognized by the sound of his footsteps.

The last question was, "Have you ever longed for love?"

This is a rather broad question, but thankfully it's not a socially awkward one.

Li Mubai hesitated before writing "Yes" on the blackboard, deliberately changing his handwriting, and then carefully returned to his seat.

"Alright, students, you can open your eyes now."

There were five questions in total. I answered "yes" to the first question and "yes" to the second question.

The third question was, "Do you have someone you like but haven't confessed your feelings yet?" The answer was "yes".

The fourth question asked, "Do you approve of dating in high school?" The answer was "No."

The last question was the one he filled out.

I don't know if Xie Shu was the first one called up for the second question. I wanted to turn around and look, but it would be easy to be spotted.

"Regardless of the answers to these questions, today I'm going to guide you through understanding what a correct view of love is."

"Class, please look at this story. After entering high school, Xiaoli always struggled to keep up with the teacher's pace in humanities subjects. She would ask her classmate Xiaohua (male) for help. Xiaohua was always happy to help and would enthusiastically assist her in answering her questions... Do you think there is love between Xiaohua and Xiaoli? Why?"

So early romantic relationships are still prohibited.

Come to think of it, middle school psychology classes can't really teach students how to date; essentially, they're just telling students not to date too early.

"Therefore, in our interactions with the opposite sex, we should keep five things in mind: First, keep our interactions open and avoid spending long periods of time alone with classmates of the opposite sex; second, broaden the scope of our interactions and avoid individual contact; third, maintain a moderate level of emotion and avoid investing too much feeling; fourth, maintain a sense of distance in our relationships; and fifth, listen to the opinions of our parents and teachers."

……

Li Mubai's gaze shifted unnaturally to other places, as if they were all talking about him.

I wonder what Xie Shu is thinking? Will she realize she needs to avoid suspicion after this class and then break off all contact with him?

When school ended, Li Mubai was still thinking about what had just happened. Should he keep some distance from Chen Qiuhe? With that in mind, he didn't choose to sit with Chen Qiuhe, but instead sat in the row behind her.

"What are you doing? Did the psychology teacher enlighten you just now?" Chen Qiuhe also moved to sit in the back row.

"No, I just walked past it without noticing."

"Would you believe me if I told you?" Chen Qiuhe said disdainfully. She paused for a moment, then added, "What are you afraid of? No student would see us off-campus and cause any misunderstandings."

That makes sense.

"Okay, let's quickly change seats. I want a window seat."

"I like looking at the scenery outside the window."

Chen Qiuhe's eyes lit up: "You like looking at the scenery outside the window, but the person behind you is looking at the person's phone while looking at the scenery."

Why doesn't your family allow you to bring a cell phone?

Although the school doesn't allow students to bring cell phones, almost no one cares about this rule.

"Because my family thinks I lack self-control, that's a complete fallacy. I have excellent self-control, don't you think?"

"Hard to say."

"Hmph, fine, I won't play then. I'll prove it to you." Chen Qiuhe pouted and crossed her arms in front of her chest.

My child has grown up, and I feel gratified.

Li Mubai turned to look out the window. The bus kept passing mountain peaks. It seemed like he had never left the mountains. His textbooks were all about the water towns of Jiangnan and the snow scenes of the North. It seemed like there was no text in the textbook that focused on these mountains.

The mountains gradually disappeared, replaced by high-rise buildings. Buses had entered the city, and traffic was increasing. Li Mubai was very familiar with this road and would soon reach a traffic light.

The bus came to a smooth stop, and the red light still had 60 seconds left, which seemed like a long time.

A black Bentley Flying Spur is parked on the left side of the bus. The most awkward thing in the world is when you are sitting on the bus and the girl you have a crush on arrives next to you in a luxury car. She only needs to look up slightly to see you.

Li Mubai turned his head, pretending not to see Xie Shu. The red light for turning left was the hardest to wait for, as was the red light for going forward.

"What's wrong? Did you get a stiff neck?" Chen Qiuhe asked.

"Yes."

"I don't believe it! You must have seen something! Let me see!"

Chen Qiuhe leaned closer and stuck her head out the window.

"Oh! Thank you, Shu!"

She waved to Xie Shu in greeting.

That brat has ruined my grand plan; it seems I cannot let him live!

"Qiuhe." Xie Shu nodded gently to her, then looked at the person next to her.

"...Class monitor."

The red light for going straight had ended, but the bus wouldn't stop for this chance encounter. The black vehicle remained stationary, waiting to turn left, and Xie Shu didn't respond.

"What kind of car was Xie Shu riding in just now? It looked so impressive."

"have no idea."

Li Mubai doesn't know anything about cars.

"You two young people, that's a Bentley, it costs two or three million!" the middle-aged man in the front row said, turning around.

Thank you for your kindness, uncle, but I'd rather not know how much it costs.

"Wow! Li Mubai, could you buy one for me to try out sometime?"

"Why don't you buy one for me to ride in?"

"Hehe, it's just that I'm not capable enough."

"So I have it then?"

Li Mubai doesn't care much about cars; he just needs a means of transportation. But the car Xie Shu rides in is probably his car for life.

"By the way," Chen Qiuhe said with a hint of teasing, "Were you shy just now? I didn't expect our aloof boy to be shy, haha."

"Yes, that's right, that's how we socially anxious people are."

Rather than denying it outright, it's better to openly admit it to clear your name and avoid suspicion.

"You're socially awkward? You're always making fun of me!"

"This is a self-defense counterattack."