They are still close to me today despite their negative feelings

Sun Jingya didn't know why Ning Ruoyu suddenly mentioned the names of the three girls who were temporarily on leave from school. Perhaps Ning Ruoxin had told her at home?

Upon hearing this, Ning Ruoyu gave a somewhat unsettling smile and nodded.

At that moment, a commotion suddenly broke out in the teaching building. Students gathered at the windows and looked outside.

"What's going on?" Sun Jingya muttered to herself, puzzled. She noticed that some parents were even crowding towards the window.

"It's from Linwai..." "Wow, so cute!" "...Is she an only child?" "Could she be a substitute for someone else..."

The students' chatter made Sun Jingya frown, and she quickly realized something.

These discussions seem to be growing louder and louder.

"Wow!!!!"

It's unclear who started it, but everyone on this floor stopped looking out the window and started cheering and clapping towards the stairwell.

“?” Sun Jingya followed the gaze toward the stairs and saw a short-haired girl looking at the bustling crowd with a similar bewilderment.

Even Sun Jingya, who was a teacher, had heard of this girl.

He encountered a peaceful situation while away from home.

The girl was startled. After confirming that the cheers were for her, she smiled a little shyly, then timidly stood on tiptoe and looked around as if searching for something before revealing a relieved expression.

"Senior."

At the same time, Ning Ruoxin, who met An Yu's gaze, waved slightly, and Ling Chuqing next to her did the same.

"hey-hey."

An Yu waved to her as he ran, then stopped beside the two girls, panting and looking a little embarrassed.

"I'm so sorry, I'm late."

"It's okay, we haven't started yet." "Oh, what a cute little girl! Are you here for the talk too?" "Are you someone's older sister?"

The parents standing nearby were the first to ask questions with enthusiasm. It has to be said that cute and harmless-looking girls naturally win the favor and affection of these parents.

"I... I came with her brother." An Yu waved his hand somewhat embarrassedly, then asked Ning Ruoxin expectantly.

"Hey, Xiaoxin, where's Ning Ruoyu? I haven't seen him."

……

Ning Ruoyu, standing next to Sun Jingya, seemed to be wearing a rather helpless bitter smile.

"Now that everyone's here, teacher, may we join the discussion?"

He said calmly.

"……certainly."

Sun Jingya never expected that the person invited, who was her own age, would be An Yu. Although her friend had told her that An Yu was a kind and easily influenced girl, that was only within the school setting. She always seemed to prioritize going home after class, and it was rare for her to go out with anyone, let alone a boy.

"My famous female student is actually quite a homebody and loves staying at home. She will refuse invitations to go out unless she takes the initiative or it is from a very close friend. She probably knows that she can't handle certain situations where she is alone with someone, so she simply doesn't try to handle them."

"...Compared to girls like that, I'm obviously easier to date, right? That's the ease of an adult! Why haven't I ever been invited out?"

It also stemmed from his incessant ramblings after getting drunk that day.

Since even a girl like that accepted Ning Ruoyu's invitation, Sun Jingya had no choice but to agree as well. Although she didn't know how long Ning Ruoyu had secretly begged this girl, the fact that she was willing to come meant that the young man in front of her was someone she could trust.

After arriving at a conclusion completely contrary to the facts, Sun Jingya nodded.

"Then we will..."

However, the students, who were still making noise, erupted into another frenzy the next second.

"My God!" "What happened? What happened?" "I heard it's Wu Yuehua? Is it true?!" "Wasn't it supposed to be Chu Guyin?!" "Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, I must be seeing things. Are they all here?!"

"what?"

Sun Jingya frowned as she looked at the boy beside her. Even though there was no evidence, she subconsciously felt that she couldn't escape the connection with this guy.

"...?"

However, to her surprise, Ning Ruoyu also looked bewildered at this moment.

Meanwhile, at the home of a girl surnamed Li.

"Not satisfied with having An'an, you also want to seduce junior Qiu Luxi. Ning Ruoyu, I told you, if you want to hurt An'an, I will resort to dirty and despicable means."

"Hmph, thank goodness I overheard the conversation outside the literature club. I'm going to tell the relevant upperclassmen and underclassmen about this, and make you suffer a club-killing moment in front of your little sisters!"

"It's never too late for A Yao to take revenge, even after ten years."

[Next chapter preview: But these words were quite explosive to An Yu's ears.]

...Cheer up! Don't ask me about this kind of thing. Aren't you the homeroom teacher?!

A smile, a smile—that smile must never falter. This is professional conduct and a bottom line.

"Well, since we're already here..."

Something suddenly occurred to me.

Chapter 92: Who is the mastermind behind this?

Who is this? Their methods are so dirty and despicable!

Even I, someone who's been struggling and grappling with this gray mire, can't stand it anymore!

Seeing the somewhat awkward atmosphere among the three girls in front of me, I seriously considered which deity I had offended.

...I can't figure it out. I've been behaving myself and being honest and dutiful lately...No, not just lately, I've always been like this.

Who exactly is retaliating against me like this?

"Um, brother, did you invite so many female senior students?"

Ning Ruoxin seemed to be trying to pave the way for me.

But these words were quite explosive to An Yu's ears.

"Oh, so you invited the senior students."

An Yu's eyes were filled with a sense of brokenness and had lost their luster.

"You're right. Someone like me isn't reliable either. We should really ask the senior students to come instead."

"I...I understand! That's true...No wonder you just said there's no need to rush..."

Don't make things worse right now!

I really wanted to cover my face and sigh, but the expressions of the parents around me, who were just watching the drama unfold, forced me to force a smile.

Who is it?! This is incredible! I suggest that Uncle Gold Tooth immediately, right now, go to that bastard's humble abode three times and invite him to be his strategist!

"No, no, junior! I just heard from Li Yueyao that Ning Ruoyu seems to be troubled by his sister's school parent-teacher conference. Apparently, he can't find anyone else to accompany her."

Senior Wu Yuehua quickly explained to An Yu, "She said she was asking for Ning Ruoyu. Then I thought I had nothing else to do today, and I felt like I owed my junior a lot of favors lately, so I did it!"

Li Yueyao.

Okay, okay, I'll remember you.

I looked at Senior Chu Guyin next to me.

"...I thought...I should help..."

She looked somewhat uneasy, as if she doubted that she had made a mistake. Seeing Senior Chu Guyin like this, Wu Yuehua was about to say something, but then scratched the back of her head in frustration and sighed.

To be honest, we haven't paid attention to whether the two of them have made up or not because we've been too busy—but now it seems like they're still the same as they were after their fight.

This doubled the awkwardness of the situation.

"Then why didn't you ask me when you came over?"

A smile, a smile—that smile must never falter. This is professional conduct and a bottom line.

“My junior sent the message very urgently, saying it was about to start. She said she had originally agreed to do it, but something came up at the last minute, so she contacted me. I thought I'd come over first and ask you about it.”

...Damn it. What about you? You couldn't have rushed over just because your junior said she had something come up, could you? That doesn't fit your image, senior, right?

I looked at Chu Guyin.

"I don't have...your...contact information..."

That's true. The club used a group chat before, and I never added the senior student individually.

Could Li Yueyao possibly have thought of that? I think it's just a coincidence...

"In short, thank you both for coming."

They did come specifically for the weekend, so at most I can only lament how vicious Li Yueyao is. As for the two girls, there's really nothing to blame them for.

"Well, since we're already here..."

Upholding the fine traditions of Jiuhua Kingdom, I sighed and looked at Ning Ruoxin's homeroom teacher beside me.

At this moment, the homeroom teacher, who didn't look very old, seemed to be deeply confused as well. When she subconsciously met my gaze, she looked blank.

"Teacher Sun, can my classmates also sit in on the class?"

"Ah? Is that okay?"

...Cheer up! Don't ask me about this kind of thing. Aren't you the homeroom teacher?!

The scene was silent for more than a minute before the homeroom teacher's gaze returned to focus.

"As for sitting in on the class, I might need to consult with the school again. It should be fine though."

"I'm sorry to have troubled you," said Wu Yuehua, the senior student standing next to her. Chu Guyin also bowed slightly.

"Senior An Yu?" Ning Ruoxin asked An Yu beside her with some concern.

"I wasn't the only one invited..."

She was still muttering to herself.

Help! This was a previous topic, wasn't it, boss?!

Just as I was about to use some means to bring An Yu to a complete state of mind, for a moment, I thought there was an earthquake.

The students gathered around the window like a flock of sheep, and the parents, who had been relatively reserved just moments before, eagerly followed, muttering to themselves.

"What excitement is there now? What excitement is there to watch?!"

Is this school really okay?

The earth-shaking tremors at that moment even made me worry about whether the school's buildings could withstand an earthquake caused by human factors—no, isn't it strange that earthquakes can be caused by human factors?!

"What happened?" "I don't know either, the kids suddenly seem really excited." "They're all crowding around, is the school arranging some big star performance?"

The homeroom teacher, surnamed Sun, was desperately trying to maintain order.

"Parents and students, please maintain order! ...Oh crap, what happened?! Can anyone tell me?!"

I gave the guy a wary look. The way he spoke always felt strangely familiar.

Could she be friends with someone I know...? Lucheng isn't that small, is it?

"teacher!"

A girl, who was wearing a school uniform but always looked fashionable, excitedly—no, even thrilled—shouted to her homeroom teacher.

"Qiu Luxi has come to our school!!!"

???

"!"

I didn't see it with my naked eye, but the homeroom teacher did appear at the window in an instant, looking out and letting out a happy cheer.

"Ura ura ura!!!!"

……

"Little sister, have you considered transferring schools?"

I asked Ning Ruoxin, who was standing next to me, earnestly.

"Is this a bit too late, right in the third year of junior high?" Ning Ruoxin seemed a little hesitant.

"No, I meant within these ten minutes."