I can read faces. From your face, I can tell that you are still a virgin," I replied to Xie Yilin.
In reality, it wasn't something I could determine from her face. Although my master had taught me some basic methods of reading faces before, I hadn't reached the level where I could tell if a woman was a virgin with just one glance.
So how did I know that she was still a virgin?
Well, it's kind of complicated. You see, on that night Yun Qingyue lifted up her blanket and since Xie Yilin likes to sleep naked, at the time I took a look at her body and instinctively checked certain areas. As a result, well... let's just say everything was intact.
Of course, the main reason why I came to this conclusion was because her hymen was still intact - which is the typical sign of being a virgin. So at that moment in time, I already knew what her situation was.
But obviously, there's no way for me to directly tell Xie Yilin about these facts or else she would probably chop me into pieces right then and there or cling onto me for life.
So instead, all I could do was tell her that my conclusion came from reading her face.
Xie Yilin clearly didn't believe me and asked what features indicate someone is still a virgin based on their facial appearance.
I smiled and said: "The simplest thing is to look at their eyebrows and eyes - clear eyebrows with bright eyes without any stray hairs are usually only found on virgins."
"Oh really? Are there any other indicators?" Xie Yilin asked again.
"Other than that it depends on overall feeling." Looking at her seriously: "Do you know? In ancient times when women lost their virginity they called it 'opening their face'. There's actually good reason behind this name. Generally speaking, women who have had sex will have more relaxed and open facial features compared to those who haven't. You see, when a woman is doing that kind of thing, she goes through a painful process before entering into the pleasure state. This kind of experience can cause subtle changes in her expression which are reflected on her face. Experienced people can tell at a glance."
"You're quite experienced aren't you?" Xie Yilin looked at me and asked.
I felt a little embarrassed by her question and could only laugh: "I don't have any experience in this area but I'm proficient in reading faces."
"Tsk, even though you're young you know quite a lot," Xie Yilin stuck out her tongue then stopped asking questions.
We continued walking and soon returned to school.
After arriving back at school, I was ready to go back to class when Xie Yilin stopped me and asked if we were really leaving tomorrow.
I said yes so she reminded me that we needed to prepare beforehand. At the very least I needed to let my parents know or else they would worry about what happened to me.
Also, before setting off I wanted to visit my old man again for some advice or maybe even ask him for divination on our journey's outcome if necessary.
"I'll go home tonight then come find you tomorrow morning before we leave together." I told Xie Yilin.
"Okay," she nodded then suddenly asked: "Will your parents agree? You're still so young."
"Don't worry about it - they understand my situation and won't interfere with my decisions." Smiling slightly while nodding towards her: "What worries me now is something else entirely."
"What's that?" She curiously asked.
"When we leave like this people from school might think too much... They might assume that we've eloped together." Laughing as I spoke these words aloud.
"Tsk, dream on. I don't like little kids!" Xie Yilin pouted.
I continued to laugh and said, 'If you don't like kids, then we just won't have any.' Sheryl gave me a sideways glance and called me a little rascal before walking back to her dormitory.
I watched as she walked away with her cute, round butt swaying. Satisfied, I headed towards the classroom for the rest of the afternoon without much conversation. When it was time to go home after school, I quickly packed up my things and prepared to leave.
Long Ling still walked slowly. She waited until most of the people in the classroom had left before coming over to me and calling out softly: 'YiHeng.'
'Oh? You changed your address? Weren't you calling me brother before?' I smiled at her and patted her head. 'That's better! Haha! Why haven't you gone home yet?'
'I will,' Long Ling replied while sticking out her tongue at me. Then she asked, 'Are you going home too since you're packing up your things?'
'Yes,' I picked up my backpack but remembered something important. 'I need to go away for a few days on some business matters. Can you tell Uncle Lu from your family and Zhou Qi that there is something urgent that needs my attention when I return?'
'What are you going to do?' Long Ling looked curious.
'Do you really want to know?' I grinned mischievously as I started walking outside of the classroom.
Long Ling quickly put on her backpack and followed behind me asking: 'What is it then?'
'I'll tell you later; let's get into my car first.' After pushing my bike onto the road behind our classroom building, I got on it with one foot down on the ground waiting for Long Ling who was now standing beside me.
'Do recognize our beautiful teacher in class?'
'Small Xie Teacher - yes, I do. What about her?' Long Ling asked.
'Well, have you heard that I flirted with her before?'
'That must be a rumor; you're not that kind of person.' Long Ling blinked and said.
'Hahaha! You got it wrong this time. I did flirt with her, and we've been getting along well lately,' I paused for a moment then patted her head again. 'So...we are planning to elope!'
'What?!' Long Ling's face turned pale as she couldn't believe what she just heard. 'Is it true? Are you really going to elope with Small Xie Teacher?'
'It's up to your imagination; see you when I get back!' After saying goodbye, I ignored her and rode away on my bike.
When looking back from afar, Long Ling was still standing there in shock without knowing what to think or say.
The wind blew gently as the sun began setting in the west while riding home. Once arriving at home, I told my parents about my plan and assured them not to worry since everything was under control by following our teacher's lead. They didn't ask too many questions after hearing me out but insisted that I sit down for dinner first before leaving again.
Feeling excited yet restless inside, I declined their offer politely and went outside for a walk instead telling them that it would help me relax more before leaving town soon.
Before departing though, there was one last thing left on my mind - visiting Bai Xinghua.