Volume 2 Chapter 33: Early Romance Is a Bad Trend!
“Very good! Please sit down!”
The teacher on the stage nodded with satisfaction, and applause filled the classroom.
As the loud clapping continued, Lin Lin, sitting nearby, slowly lowered her head even more.
Wuu wuu wuu…
Lin Lin’s expression was complicated. She felt like she had been completely beaten by a child more than ten years younger than her.
Awu—
“Uh…”
Gao Liang reached out and gently patted the little one leaning beside him on the head, then fell into deep thought.
What should I do now?
Just as the two of them were stuck in this strange, discouraged mood, the parent sitting next to Gao Liang suddenly leaned over. She had been sitting for a long time and was probably bored. Her child had just performed so well, so this was the perfect time to brag. She started chatting with Gao Liang.
“Hey, young man? You look pretty young. You’re…?”
Caught off guard by the aunt suddenly coming over, Gao Liang froze for a moment. But he quickly reacted and smiled.
“Oh, yes. I brought my younger sister here to study a bit.”
“Oh~” The aunt nodded, half understanding. “Your sister, huh.”
This guy is lying again.
Lin Lin raised her head helplessly. On the surface, she was looking at the blackboard, but from time to time, she secretly glanced at Gao Liang and the strange aunt.
Tch, who is your sister? Am I the same as Gao Ye?
Also, how are these two actually chatting so naturally?
This…
It wasn’t that Lin Lin had any prejudice, but their styles were just way too different, okay?
Gao Liang… chatting casually with an aunt who totally gave off “neighborhood committee” vibes…
The aunt lowered her voice and said,
“Haha, what do you think of this class? Are you planning to sign your sister up?”
“Hmm…” Gao Liang hesitated a little. “It’s okay, I guess. But the teacher talks a bit fast. My sister didn’t really understand everything.”
“Oh,” the aunt said lightly. “My son told me just now that it was pretty good~ Maybe girls understand theory a bit slower than boys, haha. But once they actually start drawing, it’ll probably be different~”
Even when she was showing off, the aunt did it very quietly. Her social skills were clearly maxed out. Gao Liang nodded and replied,
“It’s hard to say. Who can guarantee they’ll do well once they start practicing?”
As he spoke, his suspicious gaze slowly moved toward Lin Lin.
Hey, what does that look mean?!
After Lin Lin glared back at him angrily, Gao Liang awkwardly turned away and coughed twice.
The aunt smiled and said, “You two don’t really look like brother and sister. You look more like a young couple~”
“Cough, cough, actually we—”
Just as Gao Liang was about to explain, Lin Lin stomped on his foot hard.
Hearing only half his sentence, the aunt instantly turned pale at the mention of early romance. She quickly tried to cover her child’s eyes, who was still looking at the blackboard, and asked, “W-what… what are you?”
“Cough, cough. Actually, we’re brother and sister.”
Gao Liang wiped his sweat awkwardly. Then he turned around and flicked Lin Lin on the forehead. The little girl immediately held her head and moved away.
The aunt clearly relaxed. She nodded and quickly changed the topic.
“Oh, by the way, young man, how old is your sister this year? Middle school already? And you? Just graduated from college?”
“Huh?”
Gao Liang didn’t react right away to her questions. After staying silent for a moment, he quietly looked at Lin Lin.
“……”
Lin Lin was silent.
After a long pause, she finally understood what the aunt meant.
She…
She had been taken for a very young girl.
To be more exact… probably at the level of a little kid.
But…
I’m already a high school student, okay?!
Don’t look at me with that amazed face and think, “Kids these days grow up so fast!”
Hey! Stop that!
I’m just a bit short! I’m only 155 cm tall, but that’s not that rare, right? Why can’t you at least boldly guess a little, huh? Try guessing!
Is being short a crime? Is it?!
And the guy next to me is my classmate! Even my desk mate!
Are we really that different? One of us gets mistaken for a middle schooler, and the other gets taken as a college student?!
Awu awu!
The girl was so angry she almost wanted to bite someone. But Gao Liang tried his best to stop her. While calming her down, he awkwardly explained to the parent beside them.
“Ahahaha… actually, we’re both high school students, haha…”
“Ah…” The aunt nodded awkwardly, then quickly turned away to avoid them.
After comforting Lin Lin for a long while, this “fur-standing-on-end kitten” finally slumped back down helplessly. She stayed gloomy for a long time, then lifted her head and said to Gao Liang.
“Gao Liang… am I really worse than little kids?”
“Cough, cough. Don’t think too much about it, Lin Lin. Kids don’t always learn better than high school students like us who have been trained by endless exam questions.”
Gao Liang waved his hand casually. Lin Lin followed his lead, nodded, and accepted the excuse.
That’s true. She couldn’t even beat others at PUBG anyway. Forget it.
But…
“I feel like I don’t belong here…” Lin Lin said with a sad face.
Gao Liang nodded as well. This time, Lin Lin was right. He could tell that she had basically learned nothing in this class.
If this continued, it would be useless.
But…
What should they do?
After thinking for a while, Gao Liang suddenly made a suggestion.
“Could it be because of this group-class style?” He rubbed his chin. “If you feel like you can’t keep up, Lin Lin… how about we ask if they have one-on-one tutoring?”
“One-on-one tutoring?”
The moment Lin Lin heard those words, her eyes lit up. She nodded hard twice, instantly full of energy, and stood up again.
That’s right! It must be because she didn’t have one-on-one tutoring!
Her confidence instantly shot up. She turned to Gao Liang and said, “Do they have one-on-one tutoring here? Let’s go ask!”
“Mm.” Gao Liang nodded.
Actually…
What he was thinking was—
If they didn’t have it…
Well… he wouldn’t really mind being Lin Lin’s one-on-one tutor himself.
With that thought in mind, after finally getting through the class, Lin Lin and Gao Liang went back to the front desk and asked about one-on-one tutoring.
“Oh, yes! We do have one-on-one tutoring programs here. These are the registered tutors we have. You can choose anyone you like~”
The front desk girl happily handed the list to Lin Lin.
Hmm…
Lin Lin took the list and looked it over from top to bottom.
She wanted to choose a female teacher. Preferably a pretty one. Someone who looked gentle at first glance—
Eh?
Du Wenmei?