Chapter 151: ...I'm afraid your image will shatter!

Today actually happened to be a Wednesday, and there were no supplementary classes scheduled for the weekend. Just as Qin Xuan and the others were about to sneak away after finishing their classes for the day, they saw Teacher Qin holding a few books and calling out to stop them.

Teacher Qin pulled them aside to a spot out of the way, reached into her bag, and pulled out several items. "I brought these for you!"

"What is this, Teacher Qin?" Lin'er asked curiously as she took it. "An invitation?!"

"Teacher Qin, are you getting married?" Lin'er asked, looking at her in surprise. "Is it with Zhou Mo?"

Liu Qin blushed slightly, but still nodded magnanimously.

"Be sure to come, okay? I don't have very many friends."

Seeing that the group had agreed, Liu Qin took out another one and handed it to Qin Xuan. "Please give this to Nan Zhiyi for me, and make sure you both come!"

Qin Xuan accepted it with a bit of awkwardness. Liu Qin waved goodbye to them and left.

Holding their invitations, the group watched Teacher Qin run down the stairs and happily throw herself into the arms of Zhou Mo, who was waiting by a black car. Zhou Mo was still wearing a suit today, but as he wrapped his arms around Liu Qin, his face wore a very gentle smile.

Before getting into the car, Zhou Mo even waved at them.

"Sigh," Lin'er sighed as she watched them leave, holding her invitation and lost in thought.

"What on earth are you sighing about?" Liu Ruoxi ruffled her hair playfully.

"Aiyah, stop messing up my hair!" Lin'er shook her head a few times, ending up feeling a bit dizzy, and linked her arm through Qin Xuan's. "I was just wondering how Teacher Qin and Zhou Mo are getting married so soon. Plus, Teacher Qin used to be against it."

"They clicked, that's all," Liu Ruoxi said with a shrug, casting a glance at Qin Xuan beside her. "Did you think everyone was as dense as your big brother?"

"Hey, hey, hey, why are you dragging me into this all of a sudden?" Qin Xuan was minding his own business when he suddenly got called out.

Liu Ruoxi gave him a disdainful look. "Of course I'm calling you a fool! Tell me, how many times did I drop hints for you back in high school? Weren't you acting like a total idiot?"

"That was high school! Weren't we supposed to focus on studying back then?" Qin Xuan retorted speechlessly.

"Oh, please! It's not like your grades were anything special, and you even made me do your homework for you. You just have zero emotional intelligence!" Liu Ruoxi declared with absolute certainty.

Qin Xuan reached out to pinch Liu Ruoxi's smooth cheek, checked his surroundings, and seeing that no one was paying attention, planted a quick kiss on her lips.

He threatened playfully, "Am I still dense?"

Liu Ruoxi hadn't expected Qin Xuan to be so bold, and she shook her head repeatedly. "Not dense at all, not at all!"

"So dense..." Lin'er blurted out from the side as she watched the two of them, immediately covering her mouth before they could react. Fortunately, Qin Xuan didn't hear her, otherwise Lin'er wouldn't have escaped his retaliation either.

Upon returning home, Qin Xuan handed the invitation to Nan Zhiyi, who was already lounging on the sofa.

"What's this?" Nan Zhiyi asked as she unsealed the invitation. "Teacher Qin and Zhou Mo? They're getting married?!"

"That's right, isn't it fast?" Lin'er leaned in beside her with great enthusiasm.

Nan Zhiyi lowered her head and thought for a moment. "Actually... it's not that surprising. Zhou Mo already liked Teacher Qin back when he was still a student, but Teacher Qin had a boyfriend at the time, and she was also very concerned about the teacher-student boundary..."

"Really?" Hearing Nan Zhiyi say this, the others were taken aback.

"How do you even know that?"

"The campus forum!" Nan Zhiyi used her hand to comb through her hair. "There are posts about Zhou Mo and Teacher Qin on there."

Qin Xuan and the others hadn't actually browsed the forum, but hearing Nan Zhiyi mention it, they pulled out their phones to check it out.

"Huh? Zhou Mo was an outstanding graduate?" Qin Xuan looked at the profile. This guy who wreaked havoc on his teacher actually graduated with honors?

As he flipped further down, he saw that Zhou Mo had been writing and selling software back in college and started from scratch. Qin Xuan hadn't expected that the "black-hearted dog Zhou" in Teacher Qin's stories was actually a high-achieving heavyweight!

Instinctively reflecting on himself, he suddenly realized that apart from having more girlfriends, he didn't seem to surpass anyone else in any other aspect... Heh heh heh!

As Liu Ruoxi and the other two watched Qin Xuan browsing the forum and suddenly start giggling foolishly, they were left completely bewildered. Liu Ruoxi reached out and punched Qin Xuan in the arm.

"What on earth are you grinning about?!"

Coming back to his senses, Qin Xuan pulled all three of them into his embrace. Liu Ruoxi and the others exchanged glances: *Great, the boyfriend's brain has broken, let's throw him away!*

Of course, throwing him away was out of the question. Qin Xuan successfully saved himself from that fate by cooking a table full of dishes, enthusiastically serving food to each of them.

"Not bad performance tonight, I'll reward you with bed-duty tonight!" Liu Ruoxi patted Qin Xuan's shoulder like a good buddy.

"Xi-jie~ Can I join? I want to reward Qin Xuan too!" Nan Zhiyi bit the end of her chopsticks and asked eagerly.

Liu Ruoxi instantly broke out in black lines. "Get lost!"

"So stingy..." Nan Zhiyi mumbled as she poked at the food on her plate.

Hearing this, Liu Ruoxi ignored her and retreated to her bedroom as soon as she finished eating.

Seeing that Xi-jie had slipped away, Nan Zhiyi picked up her bowl and sat down next to him. "Well, Qin Xuan? Want to consider it?"

"Huh? Consider what?" Qin Xuan asked blankly as he chewed on a piece of meat, having no idea what she was talking about...."

"Of course... Xi-jie is only one person, but there are two of us here!"

"..." Qin Xuan lowered his head to eat in silence. "I told you not to let your imagination run so wild."

"Aiyah, just think about it," Nan Zhiyi edged closer and closer to Qin Xuan, raising an eyebrow at him.

"I need to go for a run! I'll wash the dishes when I get back, haha!" Qin Xuan finished the rice in his bowl in two bites, grabbed a tissue to wipe his mouth, and made a run for it.

Watching Qin Xuan's retreating figure, Nan Zhiyi put down her bowl with a huff. Such a coward!

After a moment of thought, Nan Zhiyi decided to chase after him.

Left alone at the table with a mountain of leftovers, Lin'er blinked. *These... are all mine?!*

Lin'er nodded in satisfaction, eating leisurely, completely oblivious to the impending trouble...

As soon as Nan Zhiyi caught up with Qin Xuan outside, she linked her arm tightly through his and refused to let go.

"You just ate, why are you suddenly running?" Nan Zhiyi ruthlessly exposed Qin Xuan's lie.

Qin Xuan didn't speak, leading her toward the riverside where they found an empty bench to sit on.

He reached out to put an arm around Nan Zhiyi's shoulder, and she naturally rested her head against his.

"You... stop bringing that up," Qin Xuan said slowly.

"What's wrong? Aren't you our boyfriend? Are you actually feeling shy about it?" Nan Zhiyi teased with a chuckle.

Qin Xuan thought to himself: *I'm worried about your image collapsing, you lunatic!*

"Anyway, we can't do that! Have you no shame left?"

Nan Zhiyi raised her head and frowned at him. "Is it because you can't..."

*Oh, for heaven's sake!* Qin Xuan could no longer hold back. He suddenly regretted making up that excuse to get outside; if they were still at home, he would definitely teach her a lesson! He really should let Lin'er witness her losing some of her dignity, since her skin was itching for trouble all day long!

Qin Xuan stared down at Nan Zhiyi. Seeing that she raised her chin with an unyielding look, he let out a long breath. "Let's go for that run!"

After running for a little over ten minutes, Nan Zhiyi simply couldn't take it anymore. Having just eaten, she was terrified of getting a stomachache from running.

Seeing her like that, Qin Xuan squatted down in front of her as a signal. Obediently, Nan Zhiyi climbed onto his back.

Carrying Nan Zhiyi all the way back to their starting point, he gently set her down on the bench.

"Do you still want to entertain those crazy thoughts now?" Qin Xuan asked, pulling her down to lie on his lap while gently pinching her cheeks.

"Not anymore..." Nan Zhiyi still looked a little unconvinced, but then she thought to herself: *Whatever, there will always be a chance in the future!*