Chapter 37: Still Too Gentle~

“You don’t seem like a Class President or Discipline Committee head right now.”

Ling Yuan shrank back.

“Only with you~”

Yixin Xue shrugged nonchalantly.

Her words made him grimace, goosebumps rising.

When they entered the office, they saw someone hunched over a teacher’s desk, doing something unclear.

“Uh… morning, Yixin Xue.”

The guy looked flustered.

“Morning.”

She nodded slightly, then waved Ling Yuan over.

“Come move these assignments.”

“Got it.”

As they passed, Ling Yuan noticed a test paper tucked in the guy’s arms.

“Class President, who was that?”

He asked, holding the assignments, after the guy left.

“Oh, the math rep from Class 8. Why?”

“Nothing.”

He shook his head, sensing something sneaky about the guy, like he was up to no good.

While moving the assignments, he spotted the math quiz for this afternoon on the desk.

“No one’s here. Perfect for some cuddling~”

Yixin Xue said suddenly.

“No way, Class President… If a teacher walks in, we’re done!”

He shook his head, clutching the assignments and bolting for the door.

“Ugh, teasing me like that.”

Though their stairwell moment was brief, it had already lifted her mood.

But human desire is hard to satisfy.

For Yixin Xue, every touch of their tongues left her craving more, never enough.

“Wait, don’t run so fast!”

She hurried after him.He’d darted from the office to the stairwell like he’d seen a ghost.

[Not run? I’d be an idiot not to!]

Sure, her kisses were sweet, lingering in a way that was hard to forget, but it always left him with a gnawing guilt.

“Xue’er~”

“Hm?”

She stopped.Yingnan Xue had been watching from a corner for a while.

“Sister, why’re you here? Shouldn’t you be at morning exercises?”

“I don’t get this weird running rule, so the teacher let me go back to class and observe for a few days.”

Yingnan Xue shook her head, then casually glanced at the stairwell where Ling Yuan vanished.

“Did I show up at a bad time? Interrupt you two?”

“Kinda…”

“Oh~ Just a quick touch, and he’s so shy. Kinda cute~”

She smiled faintly, but Yixin Xue shot her an icy glare.

“But Xue’er, did you listen to me? Be tougher?”

“I think so…”

“Not tough enough. He wouldn’t have run if you were. You need to make him obey completely.”

Yingnan Xue’s gaze warmed slightly.

“Or do you want that so-called sister to steal him?”

“Of course not!”

“Exactly~ Want your big sister’s advice?”

“I’m all ears.”

“First, you gotta hide that shyness completely. Don’t let it slip~”

“I think I’m already hiding it…”

“Nope, I heard it clearly. You’re still too gentle~”

“Huh?”

***

“Too scary! Too scary!”

Ling Yuan repeated, tossing the assignments onto the podium carelessly.

The flag-raising ceremony wasn’t over, and the classroom was empty except for him.

He sat, clutching his head in frustration.

At this rate, being devoured was just a matter of time—and that time was shrinking fast.

It’s like she hadn’t seen a guy in lifetimes…

Tonight’s punishment…

Outside, it’d just be kissing, right?As long as he didn’t go to her place…

Wait…

He slowly looked up at Yixin Xue’s seat.

I swear she wasn’t like this before…Who turned her into this? And why does she like me?

A thought hit him, if he remembered right…

Classmates started trickling back; five minutes until the next class.

“Yo Bro, didn’t see you at exercises or the ceremony. Teacher’s pissed.”

Lan Feng asked weakly, his dark circles heavy.He’d clearly pulled an all-nighter.

“Was moving assignments. Class President’ll cover for me. But Lan Feng, those circles—what’d you do last night? Not secretly climbing ranks without me, right?”

“No way.”

He waved it off, reluctant to explain.

That only sparked Ling Yuan’s curiosity.

“We’re bros.”

He patted Lan Feng’s shoulder.

“Spill it. I’ll help.”

Lan Feng rolled his eyes.

“Ever fought with the Class President since you got together?”

“We’re not together! What’re you talking about?”

He fumed at the slander.

If he was with Yixin Xue, with her intensity, she’d drain him dry in days!

“Really? Lucky you…”

Lan Feng lowered his head, muttering.

“Dating’s not what I imagined…”

“Aren’t you the love guru? How’s it different?”

“A single guy teaching you lot about love, and you actually listened?”

Ling Yuan’s lips twitched.

True, he didn’t listen, but some bros sure did—one teaching, a bunch following.

“So what happened?”

“Fought with my girlfriend last night. Begged for forgiveness all night.”

He yawned repeatedly.

“Now I get why you’re always sleepy. Staying up all night kills you. Especially during class—I sleep and miss everything.”

“Begged… all night?”

Ling Yuan couldn’t believe it.

“No way, really?”

“It’s my first real relationship.”

Lan Feng collapsed on his desk.

“She forgave me at 4:30 AM. I’m done talking. Exhausted. Sleeping.”

Staring at him, Ling Yuan was stunned.

[They’ve been together, what, two or three days…? And already fighting? Begging all night…?]

Last time he saw something this wild, it wasn’t even this wild!

(PS: Sounds absurd, but Lan Feng’s romance is based on the author’s most painful love experience. I’ll weave my real-life story into his arc. Take it as a joke, folks.)