"Mr. Chen, are you there?" Someone was calling Chen Tianming from outside the door.
"Who is it?" Chen Tianming opened the door to find Teacher Liu Meiqin standing there. Today, she was wearing a short-sleeved shirt. Although her clothes looked quite ordinary, she herself was quite attractive. If it weren't for He Tao, who was known as the school beauty, Liu Meiqin would probably be considered the number one beauty on campus.
"Do you need something?" Chen Tianming asked Liu Meiqin.
"I—I just wanted to borrow the teacher duty roster for this semester."
"Don't you have one?" Unbelievable. Chen Tianming knew he was handsome, but he never expected to attract the school's second beauty. This was truly rare. Sigh, if she wanted to see him, she didn't need such an excuse. After all, this duty roster was something every teacher had. Why seek out him specifically? He thought he should really take a good look in the mirror later. Chen Tianming was inwardly delighted!
"I—I lost mine." Liu Meiqin blushed and hurriedly explained when she saw Chen Tianming's reaction.
"Alright, let me find it for you. After our last meeting, I'm not sure where I put it." Chen Tianming said as he invited Liu Meiqin to sit down and started searching through his pile of books.
"Mr. Chen, I didn't expect your room to be so tidy," Liu Meiqin remarked while examining Chen Tianming's room.
"Of course, I've always been a clean person since I was a child," boasted Chen Tianming. If not for his helper Xiaohong occasionally tidying up, no one would dare enter his room. "Found it. Here you go." He handed over the teacher duty roster to Liu Meiqin.
"Let me borrow it for a moment. I'll return it shortly," Liu Meiqin said as she took out her own paper and pen and started copying from the roster.
Feeling bored, Chen Tianming glanced at Liu Meiqin and his eyes lit up.
Because he was standing in front of Liu Meiqin, who was sitting and bowing her head to copy her duty hours.
"Mr. Chen?" Liu Meiqin suddenly looked up, noticing Chen Tianming's gaze. She asked curiously.
"Oh, Ms. Liu, your handwriting is really beautiful!" Chen Tianming quickly adjusted his gaze to pretend he was admiring her writing.
"You're too kind," Liu Meiqin responded, feeling shy.
"Tianming, what are you doing?" A man walked in.
Chen Tianming looked up to see that it was Wu Qing, their school's director.
Wu Qing, around 30 years old, unmarried, neither particularly handsome nor ugly, was someone who could be forgotten at a glance. Incompetent and known to have gotten his position through connections, he often visited the rooms of the pretty female teachers, especially He Tao's. However, it was odd that he was here today since he had never stepped into Chen Tianming's room before.
"Oh, Meiqin, you're here too!" Wu Qing said. Although he was speaking to Chen Tianming, he had not spared him a glance.
Damn, he must have seen a pretty teacher in my room and came to cause trouble. Chen Tianming really wanted to kick him out but considering Wu Qing was a leader at the school, he couldn't do anything without consequences, so he let it go.
"Yes," Liu Meiqin responded while glancing at Wu Qing, then smiled at Chen Tianming and said, "Mr. Chen, thank you. I'm leaving now." She hurriedly walked out as if there were wolves in Chen Tianming's room.
"Leaving already?" Wu Qing sighed as he watched Liu Meiqin leave, looking as if he had lost a dear one.
"Tianming, what did Meiqin want from you?" Wu Qing asked.
"Nothing much, she just wanted to borrow the teacher duty roster," Chen Tianming replied, knowing Wu Qing was a petty person and best not offended.
"That's what I thought, Meiqin wouldn't come seek you for no reason. She doesn't fancy you. Looking at you, well, let's not go there. Talking about it would hurt your self-esteem." Wu Qing said, feigning embarrassment.
Damn, you've already severely hurt my self-esteem. And why do you think I'm unattractive? I look better than any celebrity. Chen Tianming cursed Wu Qing in his mind.
"Tianming, I'll tell you a secret." Wu Qing leaned in and whispered in Chen Tianming's ear.
"A secret? What secret?" Chen Tianming was intrigued. Could he be telling me he got caught with a mistress? If that's the case, I could use it against him and have him praise me every year and get more bonuses.
"Both our school's He Tao and Liu Meiqin have fallen for me." Wu Qing said with a gleeful smile.
"What?" Chen Tianming was stunned. Today wasn't April Fool's Day, what international joke was this?
"Really! I'm not lying. If I'm lying, let the heavens make me uglier than you," Wu Qing declared, thumping his chest with confidence.
Damn, you're already uglier than me. Chen Tianming cursed inwardly.
"Did you notice their expressions towards me are different from others?" Wu Qing patted Chen Tianming on the shoulder, looking self-satisfied.
"No," Chen Tianming shook his head vehemently. The expressions certainly must be different when looking at a pervert.
"I'm telling you, they both have feelings for me, and I don't know who to choose." Wu Qing said, shaking his head.
Hearing this, Chen Tianming grabbed at his throat. The food he had just eaten felt like it was coming back up.
"Sigh, it's tough being a handsome guy like me, surrounded by so many beauties. Like just now, Meiqin wanted to borrow the duty roster from me, but I wasn't in my room." Wu Qing sighed in regret.
"Yes, indeed." Chen Tianming forced a smile. He dared not say more. If he did, he would surely throw up the meal he just had.
"Sigh, forget it, I won't tell you more. For someone like you who doesn't have any beauties fancying you, you wouldn't understand," Wu Qing said, preparing to leave the room.
Chen Tianming raised his hand, contemplating making a rude gesture behind Wu Qing.
Suddenly, Wu Qing turned around and said, "Tianming, keep this to yourself. Don't tell anyone else!"
Chen Tianming sat back in his chair, breathing heavily. Thankfully, his self-control was good enough and he hadn't thrown up the meal. He was utterly infuriated by this pervert!
It seemed he had underestimated Wu Qing, thinking him utterly incompetent, but his ability to boast was exceptional indeed.