The academic genius started by accidentally flirting with the rich female principal.

"Feed?"

"Mom...I have something to tell you."

Chen Yu was in his dormitory when he dialed his mother's number, intending to tell her about his doctoral studies. However, before he could finish speaking, she impatiently interrupted him.

"You should wait a bit."

"My business is more important. Um... Mom found you a girl, oh my... that girl is incredibly beautiful." Liu Dongmei said with a laugh on the phone, "I heard she's quite good at making money, earning several million at such a young age, but what exactly she does... I don't know yet, it seems to be related to the internet."

Female anchor?

Could it be that they're looking for someone to take over?

Chen Yu didn't have any professional discrimination, but the preconceived notions couldn't be easily erased, and he felt a little resistant. He said quietly, "Blind date? Maybe... I can't go on blind dates for now. I'm preparing to pursue my doctorate, and I've already submitted the relevant materials."

"Yeah?"

"Finally figured it out?"

When Liu Dongmei heard that her son was preparing to pursue a doctorate, she was slightly surprised, but mostly relieved. Although this would mean losing that girl, she thought about it from another perspective... if her son graduated with a doctorate, what kind of girl couldn't he find?

"Master's degree..."

"Jobs are quite hard to find these days; good jobs require at least a PhD," Chen Yu said casually. "Besides, Professor Shen has been very kind to me."

"Is it that guy?"

"A professor who's only five years older than you, right?"

Although Liu Dongmei had never met Shen Yanru, she had often heard about her from her son, so she couldn't help but ask curiously, "By the way, does your professor have a girlfriend yet?"

Chen Yu was speechless for a moment, then said irritably, "Mom... what's it to you?"

"Just ask."

"Can't I even ask?"

Liu Dongmei was a little dissatisfied, then seriously instructed, "Although your father and I agree to you pursuing a doctorate, you must find me a girlfriend during your doctoral studies. Don't tell me about academic pressure; I'm under a lot of pressure taking care of my grandson, and I'll be thirty by the time I finish this doctorate..."

Faced with his mother's request, Chen Yu didn't rush to agree. Instead, he cautiously probed, asking softly, "Mom...would you accept a daughter-in-law being older than your son?"

"What kind of old-fashioned, conservative mother are you?"

On the phone, Liu Dongmei retorted impatiently, "Isn't this normal?"

"oh..."

"How many years older can you accept at most?" Chen Yu asked cautiously.

So, here we are...

Liu Dongmei sensed a hint of crisis in her son's words; there was clearly something more to his speech.

and many more...

Could it be that my son... my son has gone astray?

"Xiaoyu!"

"You...you are not...?"

Liu Dongmei sounded very nervous on the phone, her voice trembling as she cautiously asked, "Are you doing something... something that's not exactly illegal, but it crosses a moral line?"

Not illegal, but it crosses a moral line?

What's wrong?

Chen Yu was stunned, completely unable to understand what his mother was saying.

"mom..."

"Stop beating around the bush."

"Just say it clearly. What do you mean by 'not illegal but crossing the moral line'? I don't understand," Chen Yu said, bewildered.

"OK!"

"Since you want to put things out in the open, then... then I won't hold back." Liu Dongmei took a deep breath and questioned her seriously, "Are you doing a side job? The kind of side job where you entertain rich women?"

What the heck?!

How did Mom come to this conclusion?

Chen Yu was speechless. He said seriously, "Mom...don't you know what kind of person your son is? How could I possibly do such a thing!"

"Sure?"

"You really didn't do that?"

Liu Dongmei was somewhat incredulous and asked with a hint of doubt, "How do you explain what you said before? Weren't you testing my limits?"

"Just ask."

"Can't I even ask?"

Chen Yu returned his mother's words to her verbatim.

"You brat!"

Liu Dongmei, feeling both embarrassed and annoyed, said, "I'm hanging up, I'm not talking to you anymore. Wait... hurry up and find me a girlfriend, and also, you must abide by the law and not violate public order and good morals, understand?"

"Yes, yes, yes..."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Yu let out a long sigh of relief.

"Well..."

"To keep a rich woman entertained?"

Reflecting on his experiences over the past two days, Chen Yu's brows furrowed deeply, but they quickly relaxed again.

"Um!"

"That's what it means to be a gigolo."

"I..."

"I belong to the community's outreach program."

......

......

"Ding-dong—"

"Ding-dong—"

"Hello... The community is sending warmth."

Chen Yu rang the doorbell of the mature female vice principal's villa and waited quietly for her to open the door.

Soon the villa door was opened, and Wen Yan, dressed in casual clothes, stood at the door, looking at the person who had arrived late, with a hint of dissatisfaction in her eyes.

"Why are you so late?"

Although I was a little annoyed that he was half an hour late, I was also quite happy, at least he had arrived.

"I was stopped by the traffic police for riding my electric bike without a helmet, and not only was I fined twenty yuan, but I also had to work as a traffic safety officer at the intersection," Chen Yu explained with a bitter laugh. "I feel like I'm having a bad day."

The mature female vice principal hadn't expected his experiences to be so complicated. Seeing his travel-worn appearance, she suddenly realized that her home was far from the school and felt a pang of sympathy for him.

After that, Chen Yu stayed in the kitchen cooking, while Wen Yan sat on the sofa in the living room, glancing at him from time to time out of the corner of her eye.

Think about it carefully...

I was being a little willful.

Making him ride an electric scooter such a long way, if something were to happen on the way, the consequences would be unimaginable!

The mature female vice principal bit her lip. Faced with this thorny problem, she had two solutions, but neither seemed quite suitable... The first was to let him live with her, and the second was to give him a car.

It's obvious...

Neither of these two options will work.

Just as Wen Yan was thinking about a solution, Chen Yu finished preparing almost all the dishes and then called out for dinner.

The two sat at the dining table enjoying a sumptuous dinner, but Chen Yu soon noticed that the mature female vice principal seemed preoccupied, as if she was troubled by a trivial matter.

"Sister Wen?"

"Is something on your mind?" Chen Yu asked.

"..."

"It's nothing."

"Work-related worries," Wen Yan replied softly, placing a piece of pork rib in someone's rice bowl, and murmured, "Aren't you coming tomorrow?"

Chen Yu hesitated for a moment, then answered seriously, "Professor Shen held a morning meeting today and confirmed the group with me at its core. All the members are in place, so in the coming days, it's possible..."

Hearing his words, the once delicious food instantly lost its flavor, and Wen Yan felt a little disappointed, not knowing what to do.

"Yeah?"

"Then work hard," Wen Yan said softly.

Chen Yu keenly sensed that she was somewhat downcast, but there was nothing he could do about it. To achieve a breakthrough within six months, working overtime was unavoidable, so he could only temporarily ask the mature female vice-principal to make do...