I Might Have Fallen in Love With My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 142 - 138: Puppy Love is Good Early On

Chapter 142: Chapter 138: Puppy Love is Good Early On

On Saturday, Qingran, Xie Ying’an, and Li Qingmo entered another classroom arranged by the school to study.

The new teacher was a young man, very handsome, who, I heard, was introduced by Teacher Sun as a senior student named Qin.

Teacher Qin wasn’t as rigid as Professor Yan; he taught as if he was afraid of lacking experience, seeming quite cautious, but being a top student himself, no difficult or complex problems could stump him.

Usually, after finishing a class, Teacher Qin would also leave some time to discuss problem points with the three of them.

Qingran found this learning atmosphere very relaxing; without the halo of a female protagonist, whether solving questions or answering problems in this classroom was like a fish taking to water.

Of course, while some were happy, others were worried. After two consecutive days without seeing Qingran stealthily reaching over, Xie Ying’an’s expression visibly turned gloomier.

At noon on Sunday, during class dismissal, Teacher Qin seemed to be talking to Teacher Sun on the phone; he stood at the classroom door speaking.

Li Qingmo perked up his ears but could only faintly catch words like "thank you" and "invite you to dinner."

Li Qingmo curled his lips and nudged Xie Ying’an sitting next to him with his elbow: "Hey?"

Xie Ying’an’s hand was jostled by the bump, turning his straight line into a curve; squinting, he glanced at Li Qingmo.

"You think," Li Qingmo stroked his chin, pretending to look profound and utterly oblivious to Xie Ying’an’s deadly glare, continuing to ask, "Is it possible that Teacher Qin is Sun Ningzhi’s boyfriend?"

"Sun Ningzhi?" Xie Ying’an frowned.

He obviously didn’t know who Sun Ningzhi was.

"My homeroom teacher." Li Qingmo said disdainfully: "Haven’t I told you before?"

Xie Ying’an turned his head back to continue drawing the circuit diagram in his hands, replying indifferently: "Who has the time to remember your homeroom teacher’s name."

"Tsck!" Li Qingmo, continuing to keep an eye on Teacher Qin still on the phone, slapped Xie Ying’an’s hand again: "Hold up, listen, help me analyze this."

Harassed by him, Xie Ying’an genuinely couldn’t continue drawing. Putting down his pen, he glanced toward the door, then asked leisurely, "Hasn’t your homeroom teacher gotten married?"

"Married?" Li Qingmo chuckled coldly: "...I heard she doesn’t even have a boyfriend. Yeah! With her looks and nasty temper, it makes sense she can’t find a boyfriend."

Xie Ying’an: "..."

At that moment, Qingran chimed in: "Then why do you think Teacher Qin might be Teacher Sun’s boyfriend?"

Li Qingmo glared about to scold Qingran for joining the conversation uninvited.

Just then, Qingran continued: "Maybe Teacher Qin already has a girlfriend."

Li Qingmo grinned: "That’s also true."

The three of them started packing up to go home, and Teacher Qin, having finished his call, went back to the podium to organize his teaching materials.

As they were leaving, Li Qingmo kept nodding to Qingran, signaling for her to ask Teacher Qin; Qingran pretended not to see throughout.

The group of students and teachers walked together, chatting and laughing towards the school gate, where halfway they ran into Professor Yan.

Professor Yan and his favorite student Wen Shiyi were walking together, accompanied by a bespectacled male student.

It seemed that Professor Yan talked to Wen Shiyi throughout, leaving the bespectacled student quite awkward.

Upon meeting face-to-face, out of respect for their former teacher, Qingran nodded her head in greeting: "Hello, Professor Yan."

Professor Yan gave them a cold look, his gaze particularly pausing on Teacher Qin for a moment, then hummed through his nose and continued walking ahead of them.

His behavior clearly showed deep resentment towards them.

Teacher Qin could tell that the elder before him showed disdain in his gaze, but he wasn’t upset.

He had heard about the grievances between these few students and their teaching professors on his way here, and after spending two days with them, he felt that these students were not the kind to start trouble. Therefore, he didn’t have a good impression of the stern and old-fashioned professor.

The three people in front seemed to be explaining the question against the clock.

Meanwhile, Teacher Qin valued a balance between work and relaxation; he didn’t demand they do loads of homework or memorize things mechanically, but rather asked them to learn more, listen more, and note more in class, so that learning wouldn’t feel stressful.

As tense as the atmosphere among those three teacher-student pairs was, it was that relaxed among the four behind.

Finally, Qingran asked Teacher Qin the question Li Qingmo had been eager about for a long time: "Teacher Qin, is Teacher Sun your girlfriend?"

Teacher Qin was startled, then laughed, curious: "Why do you think Teacher Sun might be my girlfriend?"

Qingran thoughtfully explained: "Because whenever we’re short of teachers here, Teacher Sun thinks of you first..."

Which clearly means you must have left a good impression on her at school, or perhaps your relationship is somewhat special.

It’s usually the latter that’s more likely. Isn’t it a normal thing now for school teachers to introduce their boyfriends as teaching assistants?

Teacher Qin laughed heartily and openly, even causing the three teacher-student pairs in front to turn back and glance over twice.

Once he had stopped laughing, he said: "Sun is not my girlfriend, I do have a girlfriend."

Li Qingmo exclaimed: "I knew it! With Teacher Sun being like that... how could Teacher Qin possibly handle her bad temper?"

"It’s not really that." Teacher Qin shook his head and chuckled: "Previously at our school, Teacher Sun was famously aloof and pretty. She pretty much had ’I don’t date in college’ written all over her face. Initially, quite a few classmates pursued her but after hitting the wall time after time, everyone just gave up. So, Teacher Sun didn’t date anyone during her four years of college."

Xie Ying’an, who had been silent the whole way, unusually asked, "Is dating in college really that hard to last?"

His tone carried a rare confusion.

Li Qingmo, looking at Xie Ying’an, widened his eyes: "Xie Ying’an, are you even thinking about dating in college?"

Ignoring Li Qingmo’s noisy protests, Teacher Qin nodded at Xie Ying’an: "Indeed, these past two years I’ve attended many weddings. Most of my roommates ended up marrying different people than they were originally with."

"Of course, there are still plenty who make it to the end with resilience." Teacher Qin patted Xie Ying’an’s shoulder, lowered his voice and teased, "With looks like yours, could you really wait until college to start dating? Aren’t there plenty of girls chasing you right now? Wouldn’t you want to experience an early romance?"

Qingran: "..."

Hey! Teacher Qin, wake up, are you really supposed to encourage students to date early as a teacher?

Xie Ying’an glanced over at Qingran, noticing that she was also secretly looking at him. The confusion in his eyes cleared as his lips curled into a pleasant curve: "Early romance, I would like to experience it, but she’s unwilling..."

He left the rest unsaid.

Teacher Qin, surprised: "You actually have a girl you like?"

What kind of girl could resist such a handsome face?

Li Qingmo scoffed, he didn’t believe it at all and even dug his pinky finger in his ear, as if his ears had been insulted.

"Teacher Qin, just listen to him fool you. I spend most of my days with him; how could I not know if he really likes a girl?"

Professor Yan, who had been listening to their conversation, suddenly stopped and looked their way. Teacher Qin raised his eyebrow and exchanged glances with Professor Yan, seemingly remembering his duty as a teacher.

He said slowly to the three students: "Of course, while early romance is fine, your teacher doesn’t encourage you to pursue it."

Professor Yan: "..."

Such a teacher, truly a rare sight!

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