Tang Mingchuan's mouth injury was no longer visible, and he looked very handsome.
Lin Xi avoided Tang Mingchuan's gaze throughout the class, silently.
With no experience in love, she really didn't know how to face Tang Mingchuan.
As the class approached its end, the students became somewhat distracted, and a few girls approached Tang Mingchuan wanting to chat.
Among them was the campus belle of A University, Chen Shiyi. Chen Shiyi was beautiful and tall, with many boys regarding her as a goddess-like figure. However, Chen Shiyi was proud and rarely lowered herself to approach others.
Chen Shiyi was deeply attracted to Tang Mingchuan the first time she saw him. However, apart from teaching, Tang Mingchuan was rarely seen around, so now that there was an opportunity, she naturally wanted to seize it.
Tang Mingchuan looked at Lin Xi, who hadn't lifted her head throughout the class, wondering if the girl was feeling unwell.
Chen Shiyi and a few other girls sat in the front, but Tang Mingchuan was too aloof and didn't know how to start a conversation.
"Professor Tang, could you leave us a contact method? That way, if we have any questions about the course, we can ask you," Chen Shiyi said sweetly and confidently, thinking Tang Mingchuan wouldn't refuse.
Tang Mingchuan didn't even look at Chen Shiyi, his mind completely focused on Lin Xi. He had no intention of paying attention to anyone else.
Faced with Tang Mingchuan's indifference, Chen Shiyi, who was usually adored by many, couldn't help but feel a bit embarrassed, her face turning slightly unsightly.
The bell rang, and Tang Mingchuan packed up and left the classroom.
Several girls were disappointed; they had finally got some alone time, but the professor didn't seem to appreciate it at all.
"Professor Tang is really too aloof, even you couldn't catch his attention, Shiyi," one of the girls said to Chen Shiyi.
"I will definitely win him over," Chen Shiyi said, feeling a bit aggrieved. Her desire to conquer had reached its peak.
Lin Xi and Bai Wei also packed up and left the classroom.
"Xi Xi, I have something to do later, can you take the books back to the dorm for me?" Bai Wei, who loved to play, was always absent when there were no classes.
Lin Xi was very quiet, except for working part-time at the convenience store when she had free time, she would be reading in the dorm, obediently.
According to Bai Wei, this girl was too plain, and she really didn't know what kind of boyfriend Lin Xi would find in the future.
Carrying her books, Lin Xi walked towards the dorm. At the intersection, she saw Tang Mingchuan.
He seemed to be waiting for someone. Lin Xi didn't know what to say to him, so she pretended not to see him and planned to slip away quietly. "Little girl, come here," Tang Mingchuan called out to Lin Xi directly.
It turned out he was waiting for her. Lin Xi turned around and walked towards Tang Mingchuan.
Lin Xi was only one meter six, petite, standing in front of Tang Mingchuan, only reaching his shoulders, like a child.
"Are you feeling unwell? I noticed you kept your head down in class today," Tang Mingchuan said gently, as if afraid of scaring her.
Lin Xi shook her head. She just didn't want to make eye contact with Tang Mingchuan.
Every time their eyes met, her heart would beat fast, and a strange feeling would sweep over her body.
This intersection was usually deserted, with only Tang Mingchuan and Lin Xi on the road.
Lin Xi suddenly regretted taking this route.
"Are you afraid of me?" Tang Mingchuan felt her change.
Lin Xi nodded, then shook her head again.
She couldn't explain what exactly she felt. She didn't dislike Tang Mingchuan, but she wasn't falling for him so quickly either.
Seeing her cute reaction, Tang Mingchuan reached out and touched her head, looking indulgent.
"I told you I'm pursuing you. You don't have to like me now, but you might in the future," Tang Mingchuan's voice was very pleasant, gentle.
He expressed his liking for Lin Xi without reservation.
Gentle yet assertive, with enough confidence, Lin Xi would definitely fall for him eventually even if she didn't like him now.
Hearing Tang Mingchuan's words, Lin Xi's face immediately turned red. This guy... why is he so domineering!
"Give me your phone." Lin Xi dumbly handed her phone to Tang Mingchuan.
Tang Mingchuan skillfully entered a string of numbers and called his own phone. How could he pursue a girl without having her contact information?
"Is there any candy left today?" Tang Mingchuan continued asking.
Lin Xi took out a bag of candy from her bag.
Tang Mingchuan seemed to like that kind of candy very much. She had brought a bag herself today and had been keeping it in her bag, not knowing if he would ask for it, so she had been keeping it there.
Tang Mingchuan's eyes lit up with a bright light, filled with affection. This little girl was still thinking of him.
"Are these all for me?" Tang Mingchuan asked cautiously.
Lin Xi nodded. He had helped her out and even got hit for her. This bit of candy could cheer him up.
It wasn't that he was happy because he got to eat candy, but because the source of his happiness was that the candy he received was given by her.
"Thank you, little girl," Tang Mingchuan said softly, holding the candy in his hand.
Chen Shiyi, who was watching the intimate scene from a distance, clenched her hands tightly.
She had been rejected by Tang Mingchuan and couldn't accept it. She wanted to follow him, find another opportunity to talk to him again, but she didn't expect to see Tang Mingchuan meeting a female student in private.
Seeing Tang Mingchuan looking at Lin Xi with such tender eyes, she was temporarily blinded by jealousy. The seed of jealousy took root and sprouted in her mind.
She had always been the one adored by others. Although Lin Xi was her classmate, she had never paid attention to her.
Lin Xi was just gentle and never caused any trouble, with almost no presence at all.
Chen Shiyi never expected that such an inconspicuous person could attract the attention of the person she admired.
Once jealousy took root, it would only grow deeper. An evil idea sprouted in Chen Shiyi's mind.
She took out her phone and took several photos of Lin Xi and Tang Mingchuan. "Student seducing university professor" would be posted on the school forum, and countless rumors would be waiting for Lin Xi.
Chen Shiyi sneered. She couldn't get him, and Lin Xi wouldn't get him either.
A beautiful face covered with jealousy, the inner darkness, no matter how beautiful, was useless.
Tang Mingchuan got Lin Xi's contact information and a bag of candy, and left contentedly.
Lin Xi also returned to
the dorm. Tang Mingchuan stood on the platform, his eyes cold, but when he looked at her, there was nothing but tenderness in his eyes.
Lin Xi returned to the dorm, planning to wash the sheets. She was very clean.
...
Lin Xi had just hung up the sheets when her phone buzzed incessantly.
Opening her phone, she saw that all the messages were from Bai Wei.
"Xi Xi, have you seen our school's forum?"
"Xi Xi, why are you and Professor Tang on the forum?"
"What's going on? It seems like someone is deliberately targeting you?"
...
Lin Xi was also puzzled. Opening the school forum, she saw that someone had posted pictures of Tang Mingchuan and herself.