This was Yin Fang openly trying to poach students!

Across from her, Gu Shi Yun smiled gently and warmly: “Thank you for your appreciation, Teacher Yin, but I’ve been in Class 2 for so long and I’m quite happy there.”

“Hey hey! Teacher Yin, how can you poach people right in front of me?!” The Class 2 homeroom teacher exploded, “I’ll go steal students from your class too!”

Yin Fang pouted: “Take whoever you want, as long as you give me Student Gu Shi Yun in exchange!”

She suddenly smiled as if she’d thought of something: “How about exchanging her for Gu Xue Jiao, who has the same surname?”

“You wish!” The Class 2 homeroom teacher gave her a cold look.

Gu Shi Yun smiled again, “Teacher, I’ll take the homework back to the classroom now.”

“Go ahead, go ahead.”

As Gu Shi Yun turned and left, Yin Fang watched her gentle figure, then thought of Gu Xue Jiao’s headache-inducing stubbornness and grades, and sighed again—

“Both surnamed Gu, how can they be so different?”

——

Cheng Ming Jiao came back the next day, her face silent and stern, looking extremely unpleasant.

Xue Jiao didn’t know what the Cheng family had said to her, but for several consecutive days, Cheng Ming Jiao didn’t say a word to her in class.

Xue Jiao was happy to be left alone.

As for the Cheng family, Li Si Tong was deliberately trying to get on her good side, and others didn’t mention Cheng Ming Jiao at all.

So she just went between two points on a line, immersed in a tidal wave of serious studying.

“Everyone does the exercises after the lesson during the break. I’ll check when I come in for the next class!” said the math teacher.

On Wednesday mornings, there were two consecutive math classes. Almost as soon as he finished speaking, many students bent their heads down and wrote diligently.

Yi Tian Yu was dozing off, vaguely hearing something about homework, and suddenly opened his eyes.

Instinctively, he shifted his gaze to Xue Jiao, only to see her earnestly flipping through her book, previewing the content ahead.

She still kept her spine perfectly straight, sitting like an elementary school student. Her profile looked small enough to fit in a palm, both delicate and beautiful.

Her translucent white earlobes were adorable, her small upturned nose, her slightly reddened lips…

Yi Tian Yu fell into a trance just looking at her until the bell for class rang.

“Alright! I’m coming to check now.” The math teacher walked in and started moving from the first row toward the back.

Yi Tian Yu was stunned, looking at the page Gu Xue Jiao was flipping through and opened his book.

Just then, the math teacher came over.

“Yi Tian Yu! You haven’t written a single word?! What kind of attitude is this!” The math teacher was furious.

Yi Tian Yu was dumbfounded. Was there homework?

“Stand up! Stand for the entire class!”

Yi Tian Yu stood up foolishly as the math teacher moved to the other side to continue checking.

He quickly lowered his head and whispered: “Hey, was there homework?? Why weren’t you writing just now?!”

Xue Jiao glanced at the teacher, then looked up with raised eyebrows and a hint of a smile: “I did it a long time ago…”

As she spoke, she pointed at her book. Yi Tian Yu followed her finger and saw that it was indeed filled with dense writing.

Then he looked at his blank exercises…

Yi Tian Yu: “…”

Damn, does she have to be so diligent?!

When he opened his eyes earlier and saw she wasn’t doing homework, he thought there wasn’t any, that he had misheard in his dream. Who knew there was homework, but his deskmate was so hardworking that she had finished it in advance!

Seeing his speechless expression, Xue Jiao couldn’t help but secretly laugh.

When she smiled, Yi Tian Yu, for some reason, couldn’t help but grin as well.

At that moment, a piece of chalk flew over.

“Yi Tian Yu! You’re already standing and you still dare to smile! What are you smiling at? Go stand at the back!”

Yi Tian Yu: “…”

That evening, Yi Tian Yu ran home.

“Son! Why are you so hot?”

“I ran back!” Yi Tian Yu said casually, then opened the refrigerator and carefully placed the lollipop from his pocket inside.

While carefully placing it, he mocked: “Gu Xue Jiao, look at this lousy candy you gave me, just keeping it in my pocket for a few days and it’s already melting…”

He glanced at it, making sure it was properly placed, then turned and went upstairs.

His mother shook her head, brought a glass of water upstairs, then came back down and opened the refrigerator to get a face mask.

“Eh? Why is there a lollipop here?” Yi’s mother looked puzzled.

“Oh my, it’s already melting, I should throw it away…”

Her hand had just reached out, then pulled back: “It’s been years since I’ve tasted one. The last time I had one was when Tian Yu was little!”

Yi’s mother had been with Yi Tian Yu’s father since early on. Although they were wealthy now, they were extremely poor back then, and candy was a luxury!

As she thought about this, she unwrapped and tasted it.

“Strawberry flavor? Hmm… not bad…”

Early the next morning.

“Ahhh! Where’s my lollipop?!” Yi Tian Yu roared.

——

Yi Tian Yu was in a very bad mood, and Lin Zhi Hua’s mood was equally unpleasant at this time.

“What did you say?” He looked coldly at the Lin couple in front of him.

Lin’s mother smiled ingratiatingly: “Well, Zhi Hua, just meet her once! Xu auntie and I are classmates, and you’ve met Miss Xu before. You two even attended kindergarten together!”

“Kindergarten?”

Lin’s mother’s eyes lit up: “Yes, yes, yes! That girl has been sensible since she was little. You two have known each other since kindergarten, a childhood bond.”

Lin Zhi Hua laughed coldly: “First, I don’t know this Miss Xu you’re talking about. Second, if I remember correctly, I only attended kindergarten for three days before being promoted to first grade because everyone else was too stupid. So childhood bond… sorry, there isn’t one.”

Lin’s mother laughed awkwardly, opening her mouth: “Well… well… Zhi Hua, it’s difficult to find someone so suitable. Miss Xu started studying abroad in middle school. She believes in Platonic love. I’ve talked with her, and she likes you. Besides, she’s willing to provide her eggs and carry the child herself. That child would receive much better care than finding a surrogate!”

Lin Zhi Hua looked at her deeply, “If you feel you have too much free time, I’ll send you and Dad abroad.”

Lin’s mother widened her eyes.

This was a threat!

It was almost an explicit statement that if Lin’s mother interfered in his affairs again, he would send the couple away to “retire”!

“You, you, you—”

Lin Zhi Hua stood up, took his coat, and walked toward the door. When he reached the doorway, he suddenly paused.

“Don’t worry about my affairs. I know what I’m doing.”

After saying this, he strode out. Lin’s mother was so angry her eyes bulged.

“What do you know!”

She clutched her chest: “Oh, my poor life! I don’t know if I’ll live to see a daughter-in-law and grandson!”

——

Lin Zhi Hua stood downstairs, and Chen Yan drove the car over.

“You can go back. I’ll drive myself today.”

“Boss…” Chen Yan was stunned. Since the last car accident, the boss had rarely driven!

“Go.” Lin Zhi Hua got in the car and quickly drove away.

He drove straight to a villa. At this time, a young and handsome man was standing outside the gate.

As soon as he saw Lin Zhi Hua, the man immediately smiled, gentle as jade.

He looked like a refined young master, detached from the mundane world, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he was back to reality…

“My big boss Lin, for you today, I’ve declined three distinguished guests. You’d better compensate me!”

Lin Zhi Hua gave him a cold look, then walked inside: “To the studio.”

The young man was stunned, then caught up, exclaiming in surprise: “Hey, hey, hey, my boss Lin! You’re finally willing to get treatment?!”

Despite looking young, this man was named Liu Xu, an internationally renowned psychologist.

Lin Zhi Hua entered the room and sat on the sofa. Liu Xu poured water while eyeing him suspiciously.

“Every time I suggested treatment before, you refused. What’s this? Suddenly had a change of heart? I knew from the beginning it was just a psychological issue, but you stubbornly refused!”

Lin Zhi Hua remained silent, accepting the water the other handed him.

This room was where many “patients” came for treatment. It was decorated very warmly, with sunlight streaming in through floor-to-ceiling windows. Outside was an endless expanse of lush green grass, making people relax and unconsciously willing to reveal everything.

As a highly professional psychologist, Liu Xu had almost entered his role as soon as he sat opposite him: “Zhi Hua, your issue is minor. First, you must face it yourself. I’ve told you many times before…”

“I’ve developed feelings.” Lin Zhi Hua interrupted him.

“Cough, cough—” Liu Xu almost choked on his water.

“What did you say?!” He looked at Lin Zhi Hua in shock, no longer concerned about his professional demeanor.

When he first returned to the country, he was invited by the Lin family and learned about Lin Zhi Hua’s condition.

It was indeed caused by psychological issues, but honestly, his problem was very serious. Liu Xu had no confidence in treating it completely, though he would speak lightly about it to avoid pressure.

Well, although Boss Lin didn’t feel any pressure at all, he didn’t care about his issue; instead, he resisted treatment.

“How did you get better?! This shouldn’t happen…” Liu Xu had forgotten his earlier professionalism, left only with curiosity about his friend.

Lin Zhi Hua put down his cup, leaned back on the sofa, and looked outside: “I do have feelings now, but only for one person. I still detest contact with others.”

“One person?!” Liu Xu stared in disbelief.

Lin Zhi Hua nodded.

“She saved me once, and from that day, I felt something was different. So I’ve had multiple interactions with her since, including phone contact and private meetings.”

As he spoke, he frowned: “The more I interact with her, the more I feel I’m not quite normal.”

“How are you not normal?”

“I want to see her every day, and when she cries, I get very agitated. When she mentions other people, I… feel a bit uncomfortable.” Lin Zhi Hua’s brow was deeply furrowed.

Since helping Xue Jiao resolve her family issues, they had barely been in contact, and he felt extremely uncomfortable. Several times in the evenings after she finished school, he had even driven to the gate of the No. 7 Middle School last night.

Lin Zhi Hua felt he wasn’t normal, so he came to find Liu Xu.

“Boss Lin, you’re developing mortal affection! Haha!”

Liu Xu slapped his thigh: “That’s great news! Marry her quickly!”

He was genuinely happy. As one of Boss Lin’s few friends, he knew what kind of pressure the man before him faced.

Lin Zhi Hua’s aversion to women made his second uncle see hope in taking the company from his hands.

The Lin family patriarch, fearing the company might fall into outsiders’ hands, wholeheartedly helped Lin’s second uncle seize power.

His parents only focused on him, constantly hoping for a test-tube baby.

As for outsiders in the company, if not for his iron-handed rule, his power would have been seized long ago.

For a large enterprise like Lin Corporation, whether there was an heir had a significant impact.

People would always think there was an opportunity to exploit.

So Liu Xu was happy, but he was also quite curious about that person!

Regardless of her identity, she was the only person Boss Lin could marry!

If she could also have a child, who could be well-raised to take over Lin Corporation in the future!

“When will you marry her? I must get a good look at her! Can the wedding be held this year?” Liu Xu sat up straight, already imagining the expressions of those in their circle who were certain Lin Zhi Hua would remain alone forever when they received the invitations!

“It won’t happen.”

“Why? Her identity?” Liu Xu’s wandering thoughts were brought back by a sudden blow.

“Yes, I shouldn’t have feelings for her…” Lin Zhi Hua’s fingers tapped on the cup, obviously, this was the main reason he came today, and what troubled him most.

“Why?” Liu Xu looked puzzled.

Soon, as if thinking of something, he widened his eyes in shock: “Is she a divorced woman?!”

Lin Zhi Hua shook his head.

“A married woman?!” His voice was terrified.

He continued shaking his head.

“Holy crap! A man?!”