Dating sim loading: My girlfriend is a cunning young lady-Chapter 25 - 23. Then, continue with the daily campus life

The train headed from the hospital to the school was packed with people, and Dubian Che was almost floating above the ground.

But even this quintessentially Tokyo scene from everyday life couldn't bring him back to reality.

Dr. Miyano was declared dead from exhaustive work and heart failure on the spot at the hospital; Jiutiao Meijie's emotionless black-clad subordinates skillfully cleaned up the pool of blood he had left behind...

For a moment, swaying with the train, Dubian Che felt dizzy, wondering, "Where am I now, where do I go next, and what am I supposed to do after I arrive?"

When the train reached the station, he numbly followed the crowd out, standing on the slope leading to Goda High School, surrounded by students in uniforms messing around, which finally snapped him back to reality.

Stepping back onto the campus and walking past the tall oak tree, since the first class had already ended, Dubian Che was called into the office by Xiaoquan Aonai.

"Why are you so late today?" she asked.

"I stayed up late reading a book last night, so I overslept today," Dubian answered.

"Really?" Xiaoquan Aonai didn't believe him, "Didn't you do something bad over the weekend?"

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"Teacher!"

"Ah? Hmm? What's wrong?"

Dubian Che suddenly raised his voice, startling her, and a few of the nearby teachers looked over.

"I'm late today because of you, Teacher!"

"Because of me?"

The gazes of the colleagues around made Xiaoquan Aonai's pale, oval face start to turn red.

"The reason I'm late is that I stayed up all night learning English! I love Mr. Xiaoquan, so for English alone, I've been pushing myself to study hard!"

The staff room fell silent.

Akiko had a mouthful of water and forgot to swallow it;

Dubian Che's elderly math teacher pushed up his reading glasses;

A middle-aged female teacher watering flowers on the balcony kept her watering can tilted for a long time...

Xiaoquan Aonai's face turned red, and she suddenly stood up.

"Dubian! What are you talking about!"

"Mr. Xiaoquan, please come here." The principal, who always wandered around with his hands behind his back, surveying his domain, attracted by the noise, called from the office door.

Dubian Che felt like he was going to faint; he had just made up an excuse, hoping to conceal the matter involving Jiutiao Meijie. Yet, the principal had appeared out of nowhere.

Goda High School was quite open about relationships, and although Dubian hadn't seen it himself, Kunii Shuichi had told him about boys openly confessing to girls, with the teachers just laughing and watching.

But relationships between teachers and students were absolutely forbidden.

He quickly explained, "Principal, my affection for Mr. Xiaoquan is purely one of student-teacher respect!"

The principal looked at the two standing together; the teacher was young and pretty, the student still youthful but equally handsome.

Regardless of the student's actual feelings for Xiaoquan Aonai, it seemed she wasn't interested that way, and a male student admiring a beautiful female teacher was something no one could stop.

With his hands behind his back, the principal gave Xiaoquan Aonai a warning look and let them off.

After the principal left, Akiko gulped the water down and gave Dubian Che a thumbs-up, "Dubian, that was impressive; I support you!"

"Thank you, Akiko. I'll keep striving on the 'Tokyo Handsome Boys' path."

"Whatever that means, I'm talking about love! The age difference between you and Aonai is just..."

"Akiko!"

"Hmm, I'm going to get a cup of water."

Akiko took her barely touched cup of water and left, sneaking a smile at Dubian Che before she left.

"Keep it up, young man..." That was the meaning Dubian Che interpreted from that smile.

Dubian Che returned a youthful smile, thinking, "Thanks for the support, but it's really not the way you understand, Teacher."

Akiko stood there, dumbfounded, staring at him. Then, as if a major incident had occurred, she came back to her senses, brought the cup to her lips, and maintained that pose as she walked away.

"Huh?"

Dubian Che couldn't understand what that gesture meant.

Xiaoquan Aonai sat down again with a headache, "What am I supposed to say to you? You almost got us killed."

"Sorry, Teacher. But what I said was true, both about studying English hard and respecting you."

Xiaoquan Aonai blinked rapidly, then turned away, looking at the succulents on her desk, "As long as you weren't up to no good, just go back. The second class is about to start."

"Okay, I'll head back to class now. Goodbye, Teacher," Dubian Che replied with a smile.

"...Dubian."

"Is there anything else, Teacher?"

"You..." Xiaoquan Aonai looked his way with a side-eye, "Can you stop smiling like that?"

Dubian Che paused and then realized.

I can't believe I forgot about this!

To survive, I exchanged for the seemingly useless charm— "Smile·Charming"!

"Don't misunderstand my words! I'm not saying you have a bad smile, or... anything else. I mean, just act natural."

"Maybe I slept on my face last night, it feels numb," Dubian Che rubbed his face.

"I see. Studying is important, but remember to rest well."

"Smile·Charming" may not be useless after all— it got Xiaoquan Aonai flustered enough to believe even that kind of excuse.

However, apart from being his future great English teacher, Xiaoquan Aonai was just an ordinary woman, not like Jiutiao Meiji born into an elite family with incredible determination.

Dubian Che, trying to stifle his laughter, rubbed his face as he walked back to the classroom.

Monday morning in the classroom was lively; everyone chatted about what they did and where they went on Saturday and Sunday, and whether they had finished their homework.

He had just sat down in his seat when Kunii Shuichi and Saito Huijie gathered around.

"Dubian, why are you so late?"

"I overslept."

"What's wrong with your face?"

"Toothache."

Saito Huijie understood and exclaimed, "Toothaches are unbearable. Can't even eat properly or get a good sleep."

"Is it that painful?" Kunii Shuichi was skeptical. "Is it as painful as getting hit by a baseball on your toe?"

"Toothaches are worse."

"No no no, getting hit on the toe must be more painful by any means!"

Stop arguing, being stabbed is the worst... Dubian Che wouldn't actually say that out loud, but he didn't have any actual experience— it just looked extremely painful.

After chatting for a while, Xiaoquan Aonai walked in: "Everyone, please take your seats. The class is starting."

Dubian Che looked out of the classroom window, the early summer breeze stirring the white clouds, and a crow skimmed over the tennis court's wire fence. He could hear Mr. Xiaoquan's persistent teaching and occasionally the sound of a train horn passing by Shibuya Station.

This was the normal world.

Kidnappings, suxamethonium, being bled by a dagger, a billionaire heiress, men in black suits—they didn't exist here.

But Jiutiao Meiji left in a sedan, and the look she gave him as she allowed him to return to school was still stuck in his mind.

Perhaps to the Jiutiao Family, noticing him and caging a poor student from the countryside, made no difference whether it was in Tokyo or anywhere else on the island.

'Use Encyclopedic Memory one-tenth exchange coupon, exchange for "Encyclopedic Memory"'

[Encyclopedic Memory one-tenth exchange coupon used]

[Deducted ten thousand points]

[Player acquired 'Encyclopedic Memory']

Remaining points are 185,000. In June, there will be new items available for purchase, five random new skills, and in the meantime, there's Yuzao Haomei's monthly sign-in reward and Jiutiao Meiji's weekly sign-in reward.

Good, the chances of survival are high!

Dubian Che took out "The Great Gatsby" from his bag.

He had rushed through this book before, learned 'to refine oneself makes most things easier', along with a bunch of English words, but didn't get much else from it.

He casually flipped a page, glanced for a second, and then his eyes drifted out the window.

'Inside, the crimson room bloomed with light. Tom and...'

"and...and..."

What happened to the Encyclopedic Memory? Looking at a sentence for one second and remembering it was something he could have done himself!

Dubian Che held the book carefully and really read it with focus this time, then looked up at the ceiling.

'Inside, the crimson room******arms.'

'When...When we...When we...'

He memorized half a page this time and was quite satisfied.

'Jiutiao Meiji, I am growing at a speed and with an effort you can't even imagine. When I make my mark, it will be your time to feel the pain!'

"Dubian!"

"Ah? Yes!"

"If you're not focusing on the class, what are you doing?"

"I'm reading an English classic, only in Mr. Xiaoquan's English class, I feel compelled to..."

"All right all right, sit down now!"

"Okay."