So all the wives were waiting for me to break up with them.

The word she used unconsciously caused Ning Mo's heart to ripple.

"Besides this, I really can't think of any other reason why my classmates have been acting so strangely lately."

Her gaze swept over several young couples sitting nearby. Some were playing guitar, listening to music, reading, sunbathing, or whispering sweet nothings to each other.

She moved closer to Zhou You, secretly tugging at his sleeve with her small hand, looking meek and obedient, appearing no different from the other young couples around them.

"Maybe that's how it is. Well, you'd better be careful not to offend anyone. The people around you are enough to keep you on your toes."

"Sister Mo, you're right. I have these older sisters around me..." Zhou You's attitude was serious.

Ning Moxin smiled, pursing her lips.

“…Sister Hua and Sister Bing are enough.” Zhou You pondered and then said something more precise.

Ning Moxin's smile faded.

She loosened her grip on his sleeve. If he didn't know her little scheme, she could continue to do this secretly. But if he found out...

Returning to the way things were at the beginning, there are no children who have gone bad, only the unchanging Ningmoxin.

"Sister Mo?" Zhou You turned around to look at Ning Moxin, who had suddenly stopped moving.

"I don't want to change back."

"Huh?" he asked in surprise.

Ning Moxin put on her usual gentle smile. "I'm going back to the principal's office. See you this afternoon, Xiao You."

"...See you this afternoon?"

…………

During the afternoon rehearsal, Ning Moxin appeared on time and meticulously practiced the duet dance with Zhou You.

Several hours later, the psychology students had had their fill of their conversation and returned to their dormitories, satisfied. Ning Moxin also went to her parents' house as planned.

A family living near West Lake.

She walked along a cobblestone path, surrounded by evergreen vegetation. After turning a few corners, a house with a very ordinary architectural style came into view.

Ning Moxin walked a few steps slowly to the door.

Knock knock knock~~

"You've arrived." A man with gray hair and a ruddy complexion, but who always kept a straight face and never smiled, opened the door.

It was her father, Ning Chutang.

"I had an appointment with you." Ning Moxin gave a slight bow, her manners impeccable.

"Come in, I have something I want to ask you."

Ning Chutang turned around and walked into the house. Ning Moxin took small steps into the house, bent down to take off her shoes, and neatly arranged them before following her father to the study.

"Father, what is it you want to ask me? Why did you call me to the house?"

"What have you been busy with lately?" Ning Chutang didn't answer Ning Moxin's question. Instead, he sat behind his desk and looked at her expressionlessly.

"Some private matters."

"You can't tell me?"

"Mmm," Ning Moxin replied softly, lowering her head.

“You can’t tell me this.” Ning Chutang picked up the phone on the table, his eyes instantly becoming unusually sharp, as if he wanted to poke two holes in Ning Moxin. “You really can’t let me, your father, know about your relationship with a student.”

"..."

Ning Moxin's eyes, which were hidden by her black hair, widened. Her pupils visibly trembled, but she quickly raised her head and asked, feigning confusion, "Why do you say that?"

Do you really think I'm an old-fashioned relic?

Ning Chutang opened an app called 'pilipili' in front of Ning Moxin and skillfully pulled out a video from his favorites.

Ning Moxin watched herself dancing gracefully with a boy in the slightly shaky camera lens, remaining silent.

Judging from the angle, it was probably taken by a student passing by outside the classroom.

"Is this what big data is? Because I follow Hangzhou's Z University every day, even videos with few clicks appear on my homepage." Ning Chutang seemed to be marveling at the changes of the times.

"I didn't talk to the students..."

"I don't care if you have it or not, don't have any contact with that boy in the future." Doesn't he know his daughter? She's not the kind of person who would get close to men so easily.

"I have to attend psychology classes," Ning Moxin said, seemingly about something unrelated, but actually making a polite refusal.

Bang! ! !

Ning Chutang slammed his hand on the desk, his tone leaving no room for negotiation, "A teacher for a day is a father for life. As a teacher, you actually fell in love with your student. This is tantamount to adultery. You need to understand the seriousness of the matter."

"..."

Did you hear what I said?!

"..."

Ning Moxin clenched her fists and then released them, then clenched them again, pressing her lips until they turned white, but she remained silent.

"You're unwilling?" Ning Chutang asked, each word seemingly striking Ning Moxin's heart.

"I……"

"Think it over carefully! Think it through before you answer me!" He interrupted Ning Moxin's speech with his usual firm attitude.

Ning Moxin swayed slightly. She stared at her father and said, "It's not like before. Let alone being in love, it wouldn't be illegal for me to marry him."

Do you know the consequences of what you're doing?

In an instant, the study fell silent; you could hear a pin drop.

147. Heavy Rain

Suddenly, it started to rain, first a light drizzle, then a torrential downpour in an instant.

Tap~~ Tap~~

A woman trudged along the shore of West Lake in the pouring rain.

She gently brushed away the strands of her long hair that were stuck to her face after being soaked by the rain, opened her eyes which were covered by the rain, but stumbled, splashing grayish-brown mud and staining her plain white embroidered shoes.

The woman managed to steady herself and continued to stagger forward in the downpour. Her beautiful eyes, which she had just opened slightly, were pressed shut again by the rain. Because she wasn't paying attention to the ground, she kept stepping into mud puddles, and dirty water splattered all over her carefully maintained Hanfu, with brown stains spreading continuously, turning the beautiful thing into something filthy.

She continued walking, the rain falling even harder, as if trying to completely dispel the last vestiges of heat with this downpour. The soaked Hanfu brought her unimaginable weight, and she walked even slower, each step a struggle.

The woman was slightly hunched over, her hair disheveled, and she staggered, her former stunning beauty gone, her body swaying as if she might fall at any moment.

She walked for an unknown amount of time before finally reaching a place where shops were open. The colorful neon lights shone through the rain and onto her. She would probably find a place to rest for a while, then recover and return to her normal self.

Sure enough, the woman squinted instinctively when the light shone on her face. Then she looked up into the distance, a look of confusion flashing in her eyes. In a daze, she took out her phone and tapped it repeatedly.

She stood in the pouring rain, head down, fiddling with her phone, looking dazed and confused. She accidentally tripped over a dilapidated brick on the roadside and fell heavily to the ground with a thud. Her phone flew out of her hand and shattered into pieces on the concrete.

Her ankles, usually so fair and delicate, always drawing attention when exposed, left a bright red mark on the ground. The excruciating pain caused her beautiful face to contort uncontrollably.

In those few dozen seconds, she could clearly hear her own heartbeat, pounding so fast it seemed to be exceeding its limits.

"pain."

She murmured softly, curling up on the ground in the downpour.

His clear, gentle eyes, which could occasionally be mischievous, closed and remained still.

It looks like a flower about to wither.

…………

On the other side, at Zhou You's house.

As before, Zhou You took a shower as soon as he got home to avoid going out covered in sweat and leaving a bad impression on Yun Mingyue and Chen Tangtang.

Buzzing~~ Buzzing~~

Someone sent me a private message on WeChat.

Flowers Bloom in Wealth and Prosperity: [It's raining so hard today, how about we skip the gathering and I just pick you up and take you to my place?]

The handsome and considerate male god: [Sister Bing will get angry if she finds out.]

Flowers Bloom in Wealth and Prosperity: [At a time like this, can't you please not mention Chen Tangtang to me?]

The handsome and considerate male god: "After all, she's my girlfriend."

Flowers bloom and wealth abounds: [...]

Zhou You chatted with Yun Mingyue for a while when a banner notification popped up on WeChat, informing him that he had received a private message from Ning Moxin.

Ink and Wash Years: [Can you come find me?]

The handsome and considerate male god: [Sister Mo, do you want to attend the party tonight?]

He sent the message, put down his phone without thinking much about it, and started choosing clothes to go out, which took about ten minutes.

Zhou You finished dressing and picked up his phone again, but Ning Moxin didn't reply to his message.

"Sister Mo, she's probably busy." Ning Moxin is a university president, so it's normal for her to be busy with important matters from time to time.

"However," he thought for a moment, deciding that he should still call Ning Moxin to confirm.

If she doesn't answer, it means she's really busy right now, so don't bother her.

Beep beep beep~~

Hello! The number you dialed is currently switched off.

'Sorry! ……'

"The phone is off?" Zhou You pressed the red marker on the phone screen.

If you can hear this voice message, it means either he has been blocked by Ning Moxin, or Ning Moxin's phone is indeed switched off.

Zhou You first ruled out the possibility that Ning Moxin had blocked him, since he hadn't offended Ning Moxin today.

"He just sent me a private message, and then turned off his phone less than ten minutes later?" Zhou You asked, puzzled. "Logically speaking, that shouldn't be the case, right?"

He felt a sudden unease creeping into his heart.