Chapter 31: Unscrupulous Teacher 2
"Student Hua Quqin, is there anything else you don't understand?" Wu Lang returned the "fragments" in her hand to their original owner, then looked up and gave a slight smile to the dumbfounded crowd below the podium. "If any of you have issues, you may go to the faculty office to consult Director Liu, or head to the gymnasium to discuss them with Teacher Li."
"..."
Hearing this, sweatdrops practically formed across the foreheads of everyone present, their minds echoing the same thought: Aren't those supposed to be your responsibilities as the head teacher?
Staring at the now-empty podium, Qing Mo—who had still not recovered from the shock of seeing the woman crush a phone with such ease—gulped with difficulty and murmured almost to herself, "Tianhan, why do I feel like Teacher Wu deliberately broke Hua Quqin's phone?"
"What's her name?" Han Tianhan rubbed his drowsy, sleepy eyes and blurted out of nowhere.
Qing Mo was taken aback. Although she was very surprised as to why the person beside her was suddenly interested in the newly appointed teacher, she still answered timidly with two words: "Wu Lang."
"No wonder she's so unscrupulous (wuliang)." With that, Han Tianhan adjusted himself into a more comfortable position and continued sleeping soundly against the desk.
Meanwhile, Wu Lang carried the student roster to the faculty office. The moment she walked in, she was met with probing stares from many of her colleagues. After greeting the stern-faced Director Liu and completing her onboarding procedures for Sheng Tian Academy, the director said rather reluctantly, "Teacher Wu, your desk has been arranged next to Teacher Luo's. Remember to arrive at work on time every day. Also, please pass a message to You Minzhan from your class: if he does not show up to school next week, the school will revoke his student status and permanently bar his admission."
Wu Lang nodded to show she had heard, then walked straight over to sit at her desk.
"Teacher Wu, please take good care of me from now on!" Luo Ditian curled his lips into a faint smile. The gold-rimmed glasses resting on the bridge of his nose emitted a dazzling halo under the sunlight, perfectly complementing his extraordinarily handsome features and flawless demeanor—enough to captivate virtually any female.
Yet, a certain woman clearly fell outside that category. She merely offered a casual acknowledgement, keeping her head lowered to review the previous semester's report cards for Sophomore Class 3 that she had just requested from Director Liu.
Wu Lang was already difficult to approach by nature, and now that she had been assigned to this isolated island belonging to Luo Ditian, no one dared to step forward even if they wanted to extend an olive branch. Especially upon seeing the usually gentle yet inherently domineering Luo Ditian having a seemingly "delightful conversation" with the newcomer, the others remained even quieter.
"Teacher Wu, how about we have lunch together later?"
"I'm sorry, I have other things to do at noon and don't have time."
"Then why don't I take the opportunity to show you around the campus so you can familiarize yourself with the surroundings?"
"Thank you for the offer, but I already reviewed the detailed map of Sheng Tian Academy at the guardhouse this morning and memorized it entirely."
"Would you like me to brew a cup of coffee for you in the pantry?"
"Apologies, I'm allergic to coffee."
"Teacher Wu, why do I feel like you don't enjoy interacting with me, your colleague and deskmate?"
"Mhm, that is indeed the case."
"..."
Her blunt frankness made Luo Ditian taste the awkwardness of being repeatedly rejected by a woman for the very first time. Despite this, his lips still held a gentlemanly, amiable smile. Pity the poor fountain pen clutched in his grip, which had gained several deep indentations out of nowhere.
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