To Peipei

  Suddenly, Ye Cai felt a pair of extremely aggressive eyes on her, as if they wanted to swallow her whole, then scoop her out from their stomach, lick her clean and swallow her again.

  My hair stands on end.

  She suddenly felt a coolness that pierced her heart, spreading from the base of her spine to her shoulders, and couldn't help but shiver.

  She swallowed hard, her face turned pale, and she slowly looked away, her eyes scanning over the classmates with different postures, finally falling on Luo Li's face who was frantically shouting single words.

  Huh?

  She blinked blankly and stared at Luo Li in the classroom, who was concentrating but didn't look quite right. She was a bit confused about what was going on.

  Was that chill just now an illusion? No, it can't be, there's no such strong illusion that can affect the body. If so, who is spying on Laozhi?

  She withdrew her gaze with a heavy heart, took a deep breath, and furrowed her brow as she sighed, falling into an utterly meaningless cycle.

  The teacher on the podium, Ms. Pei, suddenly patted her thigh under her skirt, then took out her phone from a small bag hanging on her wrist, tossed her hair behind her ear, looked stunned for a moment, and hastily walked out of the classroom.

  Taking a deep breath, Liu Jiajia exhaled and gradually put on a usual lively smile, nodded slightly, struck a pose of a curious little girl, leaned forward, and patted Ye Cai's shoulder.

  Damn it!

  Yeh Ts'ai, who was already nervous and suspicious, suddenly felt a chill run down her spine and almost jumped up.

  Relaxing the tense atmosphere, Ye Cai took a deep breath and turned her head to see Liu Jiajia staring at her in confusion. She couldn't help but smile awkwardly and raised an eyebrow, casting a questioning glance.

  Liu Jiajia maintained her composure and asked in a low voice: "Hey, where did you go yesterday?"

  Blinking her eyes, Ye Cai said: "I'm taking a leave of absence."

  Liu Jiajia's eyes widened in surprise, and she was at a loss for words.

  Ye Cai left a reluctantly gentle gaze, as if looking at an idiot, and turned his head away.

  With a dry swallow, Liu Jiajia's expression turned solemn and she took several deep breaths, determined to regain her composure. She raised an eyebrow, forced out a naive smile, and patted someone on the shoulder.

  Ye Cai turned around with great patience, still wearing a gentle and bright smile, her lips parted as if to say something, but Liu Jiajia lowered her head, twisted her hips, and began reading the words on the page with no expression.

  Huh?

  What's going on?

  Ye Cai was stunned this time, and after reacting, she turned her head back with a gloomy expression. The first thing she noticed was that there was a woman in a white knitted sweater standing beside her desk.

  Subconsciously, he slowly lifted his face, passing through the winding and undulating snowy ground, then climbed over two high peaks with difficulty, and finally crawled up the smooth snow bamboo to see a smiling goose egg face...

  "Hehe......"

  A million grass mud horses galloped through her mind, making Ye Cai's thoughts a thousand times more chaotic. Under the tense and cramped circumstances, she revealed a silly, yet innocent and romantic smile, then quickly lowered her head, hugging her words as she passionately shouted in anger.

  Bang...

  Ye Cai Hu's body shook, and then his heart softened, almost melting into a spring water. He stared blankly, only to see Teacher's slender white hand resting on his shoulder. He suddenly felt a tremble in his heart, as if he had sensed something. In a flash, he turned his head to look at Teacher, who was gazing deeply at him with affection in her eyes.

  But then she saw Teacher Pei smiling and withdrawing her hand, flipping it upwards with a flourish.

  Like a thunderclap on a clear day, Ye Cai was completely stunned, his mood plummeted to the bottom of the valley, and then he stood up dejectedly with his head hung low.

  Looking at the classmate in front of her, who always liked to slack off in class, Pei Pei hesitated and narrowed her eyes, pursed her lips, then turned around halfway and said, "Follow me out."

  With a few creaks, Ye adopted a lazy gait and followed behind Teacher Pei's large buttocks.

  As she passed by the podium, she suddenly turned around and took a deep look at Liu Jiajia, who was sitting there as if she had nothing to do with this matter, looking calm and composed. She couldn't help but feel a sense of loss, her lips pursed, and her eyes dimmed.

  Outside the classroom.

  Walking a certain distance away from the classroom, Pei turned around suddenly, causing Ye Cai's line of sight to be drawn in and almost turning her around in a circle.

  Steady balance, Ye Cai lowered his head and remained silent.

  A white sweater over a knee-length skirt, her slender figure stood elegantly with her back to Pei Pei, facing the sulky bad boy who was not making a sound.

  After a half-minute prelude, the English teacher took a deep breath and asked with a smile: "Do you like Liu Jiajia?"

  Yes.

  Towards Pepe's sudden question, she was at a loss for words.

  Yè Cǎi's face was filled with regret and tears as she came back to her senses.

  "Woof woof!"

  He cleared his throat with a fake cough, then flashed his signature warm smile and said after a moment of contemplation: "You know, as a high school sophomore who's about to take the college entrance exam soon, what should you be doing right now?"

  After holding it in for half a day, Ye Cai's small face turned bright red as she muttered: "Study..."

  She let out a soft sigh, facing the bad kid who had suddenly put down his so-called self-esteem. Her mood became complicated as she looked at Pei Pei. After a moment of deliberation, she spoke with a serious tone: "Since you know that, the top priority now is to improve your studies, then..."

  A faint sorrow flashed across her eyes, and she suddenly couldn't say anything more. She could only look at Ye Cai with some sympathy, who was shaking his head non-stop with his face lowered.

  "It's hopeless... Teacher, I've fallen behind too much, only a fool would help me catch up..."

  Then, the conversation fell into silence.

  Ye Cai hung her head low, as if shrouded in a gloomy mist that obscured her expression. Xiang Pei's emotions were complex, with flashes of struggle and hesitation flickering in her eyes.

  "Old, teacher." Suddenly, Ye Cai raised her face, with an extremely serious and sincere expression, saying: "I want to ask you a question."

  "Huh? What's wrong?" She stared blankly for a moment, then turned back to Pei Pei with that same bright and elegant smile.

  "Hmm... being a woman, is it happy?" Ye Cai smiled timidly.

  "Huh, why ask like that?"

  "Hmm... Teacher, you have to promise first that you won't tell anyone what I'm about to say, not even my boyfriend." Ye Cai said solemnly.

  "Hmm... alright, I swear as a teacher that from now on, whatever Ye Cai says to me, I will never reveal." Xiang Pei said solemnly.

  Ye Cai's face lit up with a faint smile, but then she looked down and fell into a moment of silence.

  "Hmm? What's wrong?" The tone of Pei Pei's voice was laced with a gentle and cautious softness.

  "Uh..." Ye Cai mustered up the courage to lift her eyes, and immediately looked away with a guilty conscience: "I have a friend, uh... he used to be a boy, but then somehow mysteriously turned into a girl, I..."

  "Is this really happening?" Pei asked with a look of astonishment.

  "Hmm..." Ye Cai hesitated and nodded slightly, then said: "I'm worried about her now. She called me and said she's in a lot of pain and conflict, saying something... that the world has abandoned her, haha..."

  "Hmm, it sounds like the condition is quite serious... " The teacher's face showed a look of concern again.

  "I'm worried that she can't take the pressure and might even commit suicide..." Ye Cai said, putting on a serious face, raising her tightly furrowed eyebrows, only to see the English teacher's terrified expression, feeling an unprecedented sense of comfort in her heart.

  "What's going on?" Peipei felt at a loss for her.

  "So... I'd like to ask you then." Ye Cai shrugged and had a nonchalant expression.

  "Oh..." Pei Pei looked thoughtful for a moment, then suddenly opened her eyes wide and asked: "What was it that you wanted to ask?"

  "Hmm, hehe... exactly, how to be a happy woman..."

  "Hmm... " looking worried, "You, try to make it clearer, teacher didn't quite understand."

  "Hmm..." Ye hesitated, and said uncertainly: "That is to say... how can I forget my worries?!" With wide open eyes and full of confidence.

  "Oh, you want to ask about this...?" Pei's face was a mixture of surprise and contemplation, and after a moment, she nodded to herself: "Mm, okay, Teacher will think about it when he has time."

  After finishing speaking, he smiled slightly and nodded his head gently before turning around and walking away.

  Ye Cai was stunned and hastily followed a few steps behind the big buttocks, walking while staring at that plump waist in a daze.

  Pai stopped in her tracks and turned around, asking with a puzzled expression: "Ye Cai, what are you doing following me?"

  "Huh? I..."

  "Stand up, or you'll fall asleep." Xiang Pei naturally blinked her beautiful eyes.

  "Uh......that......" Ye Cai was speechless, inexplicably feeling a sense of defeat he had never felt before.

  "Alright, don't worry, the teacher will help you get the book out. You can read it outside and refresh your mind." The English teacher's meticulous attitude towards Pei Pei made people want to hit her but couldn't bring themselves to do so.

  "Oh..." Ye Cai lowered her head, unable to express her despair.

  P.S: Rolling on the bed for recommendation votes.

  PS (2): This is the first time Leng Jia has seen a strong score, and it's got him so excited that he can't type for the whole afternoon. He keeps refreshing the page and backstage every five minutes. Gentlemen, please don't let Leng Jia down! Please give me some strength! I beg of you to make it happen when I wake up tomorrow morning! At least the book review section shouldn't be so dull, damn it!