"Sister Lingling, let's hurry up," Wu Xue urged.
"Ah, right, right."
However, just a few seconds in, Wu Xue's phone rang again.
The usually refined Wu Xue was starting to get impatient, "Didn't I say I was working overtime? Why are you still calling?"
"What am I busy with at work? Umm…uh-huh…aaah…I…I'm running…ah…" Just as Wu Xue was about to explain, the intense vibration from below nearly made her cry out involuntarily. Luckily, she quickly covered her mouth in time.
The person on the other end of the line clearly didn't believe her, and straight up demanded a video call to see for themselves.
"What? You want to video chat?"
Wu Xue panicked.
Just as Wu Xue had reached a comfortable spot, the sudden interruption left her somewhat unsatisfied. She bit her lip, hastily put on her top in a few seconds, and then accepted the video call. She looked accusingly at the person on the screen:
"Look, huff huff…I told you I was working out, and you still don't trust me!"
The person on the other end of the call was no longer concerned with Wu Xue, instead demanding she scan her surroundings.
"Ay, you're such a bother. I'm indoors sprinting as a warm-up with a colleague, planning to do some partner yoga!" Wu Xue reluctantly scanned the area. When the camera shifted to Li Lingling, she even managed to smile composedly, quelling the suspicions of the person on the other side.
Wu Xue said a few words in haste and hastily ended the call. After all, she had just started to taste the sweetness of comfort and having been left unsatisfied just before, she naturally had no other thoughts besides continuing their activity.
"Sister Lingling, alright, my phone is turned off. Now we won't be interrupted," she said.
Just as Wu Xue eagerly looked forward to resuming, the school's loudspeaker suddenly emitted a "zzz" sound of electric current, followed by the sleazy and smoker-like voice of the school principal:
"Uh, cough cough, a temporary announcement from the school. All teachers are requested to put down their current tasks. The leadership has new reforms for this year's college entrance examination, cough cough! All teachers on campus should attend an emergency meeting."
Wu Xue and Li Lingling had hoped to avoid it but the announcement still came with joy-killing words: "I said it's an important meeting. No teacher may be absent, otherwise, it will be noted in their performance assessment!"
"Eh, why is everything so troublesome!" Wu Xue complained, but still reluctantly got dressed. It was only then that Wu Xue noticed something about Li Lingling's stockings and curiously asked:
"Sister Lingling, what happened to your stockings?"
Reminded by Wu Xue, Li Lingling immediately thought of what had happened with Chen An. Her face flushed rapidly, and she brushed off Wu Xue with an excuse: "Oh, they just got torn accidentally. It wouldn't be proper to attend the meeting like this; I better take them off."
"Oh, okay, I'll wait for you downstairs then," Wu Xue didn't suspect anything and left first.
Once Wu Xue was gone, only Chen An and Li Lingling were left in the office. Chen An didn't hide anymore, and by the time Li Lingling turned around, he was already sitting in her spot.
The atmosphere in the room was somewhat blush-inducing, and having seen Chen An tease Wu Xue earlier, Li Lingling's body was reacting. After Wu Xue left, she couldn't help but glance at Chen An's hand more than once.
"What is it, Teacher Li? Are you looking at my fingers because you have some thoughts about them?" he said.
Caught by Chen An's words, Li Lingling's face turned even redder. She licked her lips gently but quickly realized that she was behaving improperly and composed herself a bit without directly answering Chen An:
"I was your teacher once, so you better show me some respect."
But no sooner had she uttered those words did she start regretting them. To be honest, the skill of Chen An's hands was seldom written even in the storybooks, and if she could experience it herself just once...
As Li Lingling thought about it, she even began to feel a tinge of jealousy towards Wu Xue. Why should she enjoy such comfort?
Considering that most men like young and gentle girls, Li Lingling, starved for affection, started comparing herself to Wu Xue. Almost as if competing for favor, she showed a bit of her feminine charm to Chen An:
"Anyway, we're old acquaintances now. I think there's no need to be so absolute in what we say. I am a gentle woman usually..."
"Well, since Teacher Li has spoken, I can't refuse to give you a chance. If you're comfortable, let me borrow your 'pen' for a little scribbling," he proposed.
"Ah? What, what did you say…"