I Might Have Fallen in Love With My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 117 - 113: Halo Shattered

Chapter 117: Chapter 113: Halo Shattered

Professor Yan once again entered the classroom and saw such a scene.

Almost all the classmates were gathered around the girl who he had a bad first impression of upon first glance. At his age, Professor Yan had long grown indifferent to many things and couldn’t understand why he instinctively disliked the quiet looking young girl.

In the end, he could only chalk it up to — fate by appearance.

This sort of fate by appearance is intangible and invisible, yet it always influences people’s first impressions of others.

Looking down from the podium, even surrounded by a crowd, one could see clearly.

The young man who used different problem-solving methods was surrounded by people in the middle, explaining something while pointing at the books on the table.

The young man had clear, bright eyes and brows, naturally exuding a youthful vibe.

Professor Yan felt that it was not good for a boy to be so handsome at this age, particularly during a time when emotions and feelings begin to blossom, as being too attractive could be detrimental to his studies.

Xie Ying’an finished explaining the last set of formulas and looked up at Qingran, "Do you understand?"

Before Qingran could reply, the classmates around them all chimed in: "Understood, understood, thank you, student Xie Ying’an."

There were also a few who were too far away and did not hear clearly, and they felt too embarrassed to bother Xie Ying’an at this point.

Everyone returned to their seats and then noticed Professor Yan sitting on the podium, looking contemplative.

As the bell rang, signifying the start of class, it was clear to the students that Professor Yan had suddenly changed his teaching methods.

He no longer imposed his views unilaterally but started to ask questions to the students who raised their hands and addressed their questions in detail.

Although they did not know what exactly caused Professor Yan to change, the students were pleasantly surprised by this shift.

Any student sitting in this classroom was here for learning.

The morning passed quickly with three classes, and as it was nearing the end of the day, Professor Yan collected the textbooks and unexpectedly started sharing his thoughts with the students.

With a solemn and strict demeanor, Professor Yan’s voice boomed like a bell: "Before teaching you, I had taken a break from teaching for five years."

A silent pause followed below the podium, as the students did not know what Professor Yan was about to say and chose to remain silent.

Then, Professor Yan said, "Times change, and teaching methods continuously evolve and change. Having had a five-year hiatus, I felt somewhat out of step with current education practices. I am teaching you now in the hope that we can all make progress together and achieve good results."

"The areas where you lack will be pointed out by me, of course, and if there are any inadequacies on my part, you may also point them out, and I will try to accept them with an open mind."

Upon hearing this, the students looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

Before long, Li Qingmo took the lead in clapping, and soon the classroom erupted into thunderous applause.

Actually, after the two classes today, several students had already gathered together to discuss Professor Yan’s old-fashioned teaching methods, and nobody expected that he would realize his shortcomings and even plan to make amendments.

Looking at the youthful smiling faces below the podium, Professor Yan’s gaze briefly passed over Wen Shiyi and settled on Xie Ying’an, and after a moment, he looked at Xie Ying’an’s seatmate Qingran too.

After a long while, he also slowly smiled.

Having lived to this age, whether stern or conventional, in the end, wasn’t it all about educating and nurturing students?

Physics classes were held on Saturdays and Sundays, with three classes each morning.

Today being Saturday, the morning physics classes had ended, and they had to go back to the classroom in the afternoon.

As they were leaving, Li Qingmo reminded Xie Ying’an: "Hey, don’t forget what you promised."

"Okay," Xie Ying’an responded nonchalantly.

His attitude was strikingly different from when he had asked Li Qingmo to switch seats earlier, but as Li Qingmo seemed to be in need, he didn’t feel right to say anything.

Qingran felt sympathy for her brother as she watched.

The front desk’s Wen Shiyi, packing up her books, walked out of the classroom laughing and talking with Qi He; perhaps buoyed by Professor Yan’s favoritism, Wen Shiyi’s mood was exceptionally good today.

Qingran and Xie Ying’an walked back to the classroom together, and on the way, they ran into Fang Jin.

Qingran is not familiar with Fang Jin, but Xie Ying’an nodded in greeting.

"Hey, Xie Ying’an?" Fang Jin called out to Xie Ying’an who was just walking in front of her.

Xie Ying’an turned around and glanced at her, and Fang Jin hesitated as she saw Qingran also looking back.

Qingran had a keen sense of situation; she smiled at Fang Jin and turned to Xie Ying’an, "I’m heading back first."

Xie Ying’an grabbed her hand and frowned at Fang Jin: "Is something the matter?"

Fang Jin looked at their hands and her eyes widened a bit, stuttering, "No... it’s nothing, I’ll go back to the classroom first, bye."

Xie Ying’an’s frown deepened. Fang Jin was usually straightforward, what’s with her today?

Qingran pulled her hand away from Xie Ying’an, intending to remind him not to pull and tug in public, but then thought about how she had started it.

Forget it, she thought, as long as she and Wen Shiyi were in the same classroom, she’ll need Xie Ying’an’s help sooner or later.

On the other side, Fang Jin, nearly at the classroom door, was annoyed.

She had just seen how naturally Xie Ying’an held Li Qingran’s hand and then she knew those posts on the school forum were actually true.

Since the posts about them being together were true, what was there to say to Xie Ying’an?

But Xie Ying’an having a relationship so early indeed surprised Fang Jin.

She always thought someone with Xie Ying’an’s personality would end up alone, but who knew he’d go for the low-hanging fruit so soon.

What made it worse was that he had chosen such a beautiful "fruit" to pick.

However, Fang Jin was also puzzled; whether it was in their childhood or now at school, she had seen Li Qingran many times and always thought she was just average in looks. How did she suddenly become so stunning?

The reason must be the proverbial "girls grow up at eighteen," not only getting smarter but also becoming more beautiful?

The school forum incident kept fermenting, and any topic involving Xie Ying’an always spiked in popularity, especially now involving Li Qingran who had just advanced to second place in their grade.

The school forum was more than just popular; it was practically exploding.

Yet, both parties involved didn’t know a thing about it.

Initially, Ruan Ruan wanted to remind Li Qingran, but seeing her swamped with so much homework and attending physics class, on top of the never-ending tests, she didn’t want to bother her further with this issue.

Ruan Ruan didn’t think there was a need to tell Xie Ying’an either.

She guessed that even if Xie Ying’an knew, he wouldn’t care; from his mannerisms, it was evident he’d rather declare their connection himself than have someone else do it—isn’t it a relief for him that someone else did?

Expecting him to handle it? He’d likely just fuel the fire if anything.

Ruan Ruan felt so drained; thus, she and Zheng Chunming huddled to brainstorm.

Zheng Chunming was shocked, her voice so loud it could nearly flip the classroom’s roof: "What did you say?"

At the official end of school time, the students who hadn’t left yet turned around curiously towards them.

"Shh!" Ruan Ruan placed a finger to her lips signaling her to keep her voice down.

"It’s impossible." Zheng Chunming’s voice was much softer. She waved at Ruan Ruan decisively: "Absolutely impossible! Brother An treats Li Qingran like a sister, how could he possibly be in love? Ruan Ruan, don’t talk nonsense."

Ruan Ruan: "..."

She felt even more exhausted.

Zheng Chunming continued: "Ruan Ruan, don’t let those people on the school forum lead you astray. Our Brother An can only belong to Brother Mo."

Great! After pretending for so long, Zheng Chunming finally revealed her true fujoshi nature.