Teacher Xia Lai is also teaching in Kivotos today

"In fact, after I decided to be the tutor of the cram school, I have already started preparing these things. You know, in my original expectation, nine out of ten of you would fail the first exam."

"Ah ha ha……"

In response to Lin En's words, Hifumi couldn't help but smile awkwardly.

But to some extent, Lin En's guess was not wrong. After all, apart from the three people who failed the cram school, Hifumi's grades were only above passing, and were far from excellent.

"In that case, I will use them starting tomorrow. I hope Hifumi won't tell them secretly, okay?"

"I... Of course I won't tell them! After all, the reason why the surprise exam is effective is because it's a surprise exam!"

After answering with a slightly dissatisfied tone, Hifumi put the document back on the table and opened her mouth slightly as if she wanted to say something. But then, as if she had thought of something, she took back her words with a tangled look on her face.

"Hmm? Hifumi, is there anything else? It's pretty late now after all?"

"That's it..."

At this moment, Lin En, who was full of doubts, looked at the girl who was intertwining her hands and looked uneasy.

"Teacher, are you... under a lot of pressure recently?"

"Uh...it's not that big, right? In fact, it's not much different from usual?"

After answering this question, Lin En, worried that the girl might have misunderstood the meaning of his words, quickly added.

"But don't worry, everyone in the cram school is a good kid. My pressure doesn't come from you."

However, after hearing what Lin En said, Hifumi's already slightly red cheeks became even redder for some reason.

"Well, well... how should I put it... I'm sure the teacher must have... a lot of his own difficulties..."

Under Lin En's surprised gaze, Hifumi, who was talking to herself, nodded as if she had made some kind of decision, then looked up at Lin En.

"So! If the teacher is willing... and doesn't mind me, I can also help you... for example... relieve stress or something..."

When Lin En heard the second half of the girl's words, he was about to reply "Hifumi has always been helping me", but a certain memory suddenly came to his mind. He swallowed the words and his thoughts began to slip involuntarily.

But even so, Lin En, who still held on to a last glimmer of hope, asked after hesitating for a moment.

"Could it be that, Hifumi, you just..."

"……Um."

Seeing Hifumi nod slightly with her cheeks red enough to look like steam, Lin's mind went blank for a moment and he opened his mouth involuntarily, wanting to say something but not knowing what to say.

While Lin En was stunned, Hifumi had already stood up from her seat and moved next to him.

At the same time, Lynn was brought back to reality by the sweet scent of the girl's shampoo and laundry detergent.

However, when he looked at the blushing girl sitting next to him, Lin En calmed down after realizing what she had just said to him.

During the relatively long period of time that Lin En had interacted with Hifumi, he had come to understand the girl's character. Therefore, he now understood exactly what kind of courage the girl mustered to say these words.

In this case, responding to students' requests, or wishes, is his responsibility and obligation as a teacher.

"...Can I ask you, Hifumi?"

Hearing this, the girl slightly widened her eyes in surprise. But even so, she still answered with a stammer.

"Hmm... Hmm! That's it... I don't know if I can do it well... but... I will try my best to make the teacher feel good! However..."

Having said that, the girl hesitated for a moment before continuing a little embarrassedly.

"It's just that... it's getting late now. If I go back too late, it might make everyone feel a little concerned. Besides... I've already taken a shower..."

Hearing this, Lin En looked at the girl who seemed to be in trouble, smiled, took her hand, and reached out to gently press on her warm lips.

"It's okay... That's all."

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Chapter 27: A mock exam on the first day of training! ?

The next morning, after a good night's sleep, Lin En tidied his clothes a little, and opened the classroom door refreshed.

"Good morning, every body."

"Ahahaha...Good morning, teacher."

After gently waving his hand in response to the blushing Hifumi, Lin En looked strangely at Koharu who was lying on the table, Azusa who was looking puzzled beside her, and Hanako who was smiling as if she had just watched a good show.

"Xiaochun, did you not get enough rest last night? Or are you feeling unwell?"

However, facing Lin En's question full of doubts and concern, Xiaochun did not answer his question, nor did he shout "No shiser, death penalty" because of some strange associations. Instead, he muttered in a lost manner.

"Wow... I've been seen naked... I can't get married anymore..."

Just as Lin En's pupils were shocked by Xiaochun's remarks, Azusa beside her spoke with a little confusion.

"But Xiaochun also saw me naked, so I don't think there's any problem."

It seemed that Xiaochun, who had just been lying on the table, was very dissatisfied with Zi's answer and suddenly stood up and slammed the table.

"That's not the point! It was because of you, Azusa, that you forcibly took off my clothes! It's not okay to force others like this!"

Hearing this, Lin En blinked in surprise as he instantly imagined something strange.

These students of mine... could it be that they are playing such a big game in private? Should I do something about it?

Perhaps because she noticed Lin's shock, Hifumi quickly moved closer to Lin.

"That... it's just that Azusa-chan pulled Koharu-chan up to take a bath together this morning, so there's no need to be so surprised, teacher..."

After listening to Hifumi's explanation, Lin En nodded with relief.

In other words, all the students in my cram school are good kids.

However, Lin En, who turned to look at the girl, immediately noticed something and chuckled, pointing at the girl's head.

"Hifumi, your hair is sticking up here, huh?"

"what……"

Suddenly, Hifumi lowered her head slightly in embarrassment, and quickly began to tidy up her hair with her hands.

"Thank you for the reminder, teacher... Sorry, I stayed in bed a little too long this morning..."

Seeing that Hifumi had been trying to push down those few strands of hair that stood up due to sleep for a long time but still failed, Lin En chuckled and took out the handkerchief he always carried with him. After slightly wetting it with the water on the podium, he gently covered the girl's head with it, helping her push down those strands of hair that had stood up due to sleep, and at the same time, he touched her head.

His technique was quite proficient, and he looked like a veteran. The reason for this was not very complicated, after all, Lin En had always combed and groomed his students' hair in this way.

"That's good."

By the time Lynn took the handkerchief away, Hifumi's hairstyle had become as smooth as usual.

"Well, thank you, teacher..."

However, when Hifumi finished thanking Lin En and turned to look at everyone in the cram school again, she found that the other three people were looking at her with slightly strange eyes.

"Uh... everyone, what happened?"

Facing Hifumi's slightly guilty question, Hanako narrowed her eyes slightly and smiled thoughtfully.

"Why do I always feel that... the relationship between Hifumi-san and the teacher seems to have suddenly become much closer?"

"This……"

When Fumi was at a loss for words because of Hanako's words that day, Azusa nodded slightly.

"Hmm... I can also sense that there's a strange atmosphere between Hifumi and the teacher."

"..."

Although Koharu didn't say anything, her suspicious gaze that kept wandering around Hifumi and Lin En fully exposed her inner thoughts.

"Ah ha ha……"

When Hifumi gave an awkward smile, not knowing how to respond, Lin En took the initiative to speak.

"Although the hair that sticks up when she sleeps is cute, I still think Hifumi is cuter when she's in her normal state, so I helped her push down the hair."

While Hifumi blushed a little more at these words, Lynn waved her handkerchief at them.

"Of course, if you need anything, I will help you."

"Oh... so that's how it is..."

Seeing that Hanako's eyes began to become playful, Lin En, knowing that the situation was unfavorable, quickly coughed lightly to interrupt the other party's rhythm.

"Speaking of which, today is the first day of the important training camp of the cram school. In order to help everyone get into the state faster, I have prepared a small gift for you."

"Gift?"

Under the puzzled gazes of the other three, Lin En took out a stack of documents from the bag he was carrying.

"This is the mock exam paper that will be distributed to you soon."

"…Mock exam?"

Faced with Lin En's sudden attack, Zi suddenly showed a somewhat stunned expression.

"Why...why do we have to take a mock exam all of a sudden?"

When Koharu complained aloud about this unexpected attack, Hanako nodded in understanding.

“Hmm… I see…”

"Here are the exercises and reference answers I prepared earlier, and I have also made the questions into a test paper. Of course, I am not doing this to make things difficult for you, but I hope that everyone can use this to understand their own shortcomings so that they can be better treated. It is more important to master the knowledge that you don't know than to review the knowledge you already know a hundred times."

As he said this, Lin En took out four test papers from the pile of documents.

"The test will last 60 minutes and the passing score will be 60 points, the same as the formal test."

Seeing that the four of them had returned to their seats, Lin En distributed the test papers in his hand to them.

"So...are you ready?"

When Lin En asked this to everyone, he almost immediately noticed that Xiaochun wanted to raise his hand but seemed hesitant and didn't know what to say.

Although Xiaochun's appearance made people feel a little pitiful, Lin En did not show any mercy to her.

"Of course, even if you say you're not ready, I won't give you a chance to breathe."

Then, in the face of Koharu's slightly panicked gaze, Hifumi and Azusa's serious looks, and Hanako's meaningful gaze that seemed to be filled with thought, Lynn smiled and snapped his fingers.

"Then... the exam begins!"

Chapter 28: Rewards for Good Tests

"..."

"..."

Lin En, who was sitting behind the podium, put down the marker he was using to mark papers, raised his head and looked at the people below.

The first thing he noticed was Hifumi's slightly nervous expression; then, he saw Azusa who was looking at him seriously; following that, he turned to Koharu who had a panicked look and a wandering gaze; and finally, he saw Hanako who was holding her chin and looking at him with a playful smile.

Just when Lin En was considering how to start, Hifumi took the lead in helping him break the somewhat tense atmosphere.

"Teacher, please announce the results!"

Seeing that no one seemed to comment on her words, Lin En nodded and picked up the first test paper.

"Hifumi, 76 points, that's a slight improvement, well done."

"Hey hey hey..."

In response to Lynn's praise, Hifumi smiled sheepishly and scratched her cheek.

"Azusa, 73 points. Like Hifumi, you've made some progress. That's good."

"Ah."

Although Zi's answer was still brief, everyone could still hear the joy in her words.

"And then... Xiaochun, 43 points."

"Goooo..."

As if the last glimmer of hope in his heart was shattered, Xiaochun knocked his head on the table in dejection, but then hurriedly covered his forehead because of the pain, looking like he was about to cry.

Seeing this, Lin En couldn't bear to look any further, so he retracted his gaze and looked at the last test paper.