The Female Teacher Who Fights Back

Chapter 19: The Flamboyant Peacock 2

Hua Quqin knew full well that he was born to be a perfect, radiant entity. No matter how lively or chaotic the occasion, as long as he stood out, he could make the crowd swoon and fall into a stunned silence.

Just like right now…

Feeling a small surge of self-satisfaction, Hua Quqin looked down, only to see that Wu Lang… cough… seemed completely unaffected.

That was impossible!

Could it be that she was so shocked by his intergalactic, super-invincible, handsome appearance that she didn’t know how to react? But just as the self-assured Hua Quqin was beginning to feel lightheaded with pride, Wu Lang said with total seriousness: “Student, narcissism is a disease. I suggest you go see a neurologist”.

“Neurology? Why not a psychiatrist?” Li Hao’s inner thoughts slipped out instinctively. Realizing his slip of the tongue, he quickly looked away and fell silent.

Wu Lang shook her head and explained with great patience: “This student is too far gone; a psychiatrist can only offer temporary relief. A brain transplant is the only way to cure the root cause”.

Crack—

That was the sound of a certain man’s cherished self-esteem shattering all over the floor…

To think someone could so calmly and magnificently ignore the peerless face that Hua Quqin had always taken such pride in—a face so dashing, elegant, and beloved that people adored him, flowers bloomed for him, and horses… well, horses ran away from him.

“If there’s nothing else, I’ll be going. Remember to notify the whole class to attend early self-study on time tomorrow morning”. Leaving it at that, Wu Lang prepared to turn and leave.

“Little Langlang, how can you say that to me, the number one heartthrob of Sheng Tian?” Relying on his cockroach-like resilience, Hua Quqin quickly recovered from the blow and circled Wu Lang, blocking her path.

The overly intimate nickname made Wu Lang stop in her tracks. Glancing at the golden-haired man who looked like a peacock displaying its feathers, she replied flatly: “I’m sorry, but I’m not familiar with you”.

“It doesn’t matter. We’re strangers the first time and friends the second. Besides, since you’ve become our class’s head teacher, you’ll have the chance to admire this strikingly handsome face of mine every day”. Clearly, Hua Quqin’s skin was much thicker than she had imagined.

“That’s true”. Finding his logic sound, Wu Lang rubbed her chin and looked up slightly, staring at the ‘flamboyant peacock’ who was smiling in an incredibly punchable way. She remarked with sudden insight: “A funerary portrait is indeed meant to be admired”.

“You—” This time, even the self-proclaimed socially adept Hua Quqin was left speechless. Watching her thin back as she walked away, he turned and tugged on Ou Wenji’s sleeve, asking in total bewilderment: “Little Ji-Ji, why didn’t my good looks work on her?”

“I told you, don’t call me by those three words!” Before her voice even faded, a flash of cold steel appeared as Ou Wenji’s cherished blade was pressed against the flamboyant peacock’s neck.

“Little Ji…” Noticing the blade edge draw closer with every word he spoke, Hua Quqin quickly changed his tune and begged for mercy: “My dear cousin… sister, please be magnanimous and forgive your foolish younger brother this once!” Li Hao had already followed after Wu Lang, so with only the two of them left, he spoke without his usual reservations.

In fact, Hua Quqin’s father and Ou Wenji’s mother were fraternal twins born on the same day, and Ou Wenji was three months older than Hua Quqin; thus, the two were blood-related cousins.

Of course, this had long ceased to be a secret at Sheng Tian.