Chapter 157

He thought she was just joking around, but who would have known that she would actually give him that weird nickname in her contacts.

Haha.

He treated her like the apple of his eye, yet she regarded him as her Teddy spirit.

Fine.

Yu Na was still unaware of the severity of the situation at this time. After taking a shower and blow-drying her hair, she comfortably stretched and laid down on the bed.

Xiao Chen pressed down on top of her and demanded, "Teddy spirit? Hmm?"

"...You looked at my phone!" Yu Na reacted and pushed the blame, "You stole a look at my phone!"

"Would I be afraid to see this nickname if I changed it?"

Seeing that her little scheme didn't work, Yu Na had no choice but to admit, "...Well you did resemble one, and you admitted it yourself."

Xiao Chen: ?

Yu Na: "See, aren't you a live Teddy now?"

"Is this what you call a live Teddy?" Xiao Chen's eyes slightly flicked up at the corners.

Without another word, he fiercely kissed her lips.

Yu Na had just gotten out of the shower and now had to deal with this guy.

Fortunately, no matter how frenzied he became, he was still considerate of her feelings in his actions.

But the words that came out of his mouth were terrible. Like now, he had his forehead against hers, his voice low and slightly hoarse, enunciating each word: "This is when a Teddy comes alive."

"......"

No matter how fiercely Yu Na scolded him, she would still cater to him in the end.

They sprinted towards each other on another level.

No one knew where they got all that energy from, but during the holidays when they were free, they would stick together.

School started up again on August 31st. Yu Na started getting busy ahead of time, writing all kinds of things, attending trainings, having early meetings, and so on. On the night after one of the meetings, Xiao Chen and Yu Na were in the basement theater watching a romance film. Xiao Chen sat on the sofa bed, still holding a glass of red wine, slowly and leisurely swirling it.

Yu Na sat in front of him with her body leaned back against his chest.

In the middle of the romance film when the main couple started fighting, Yu Na lost interest. She leaned on Xiao Chen's shoulder and suddenly asked, "Guess what the principal said today?"

"What did he say?"

"It felt like he was talking about you."

Xiao Chen: ?

After the afternoon meeting ended, Principal Qin said a few more words, roughly meaning that if a student made mistakes, their parents could be called to school. However, it would be best to call the student's father and mother to come, and avoid siblings.

Including parent-teacher meetings.

He said, "We've all gone through that age. By calling siblings to meetings or parent conferences, what does that imply? It implies that they don't dare to let the parents know. So what's the point of that? Unless the sibling is much older, and the one who raised the student single-handedly. Otherwise, a sibling doesn't have the kind of authority and simply can't resolve issues with students. At the most they'll come to school as a formality, take the fall for them, and after it's over nothing would have changed and things would remain the same."

"Of course if the parents really can't make it, then a senior relative works too, or they can have a phone conference. The main thing is to avoid siblings as much as possible."

Yu Na turned her body and snuggled into his embrace, "Principal Qin worded it like that, I feel like he was taught a lesson by you."

Xiao Chen hugged her and fed her a sip of red wine, "You mean I don't have any authority?"

"Yes exactly, you've gone to the school so many times, and has Qiao Rui stopped causing trouble? If it weren't for Xu Yi, I doubt he could have even tested into university. So I feel what the principal said makes a lot of sense, siblings really can't control people."

"....."

Xiao Chen had no retort and could only awkwardly change the subject, "That lousy Qiao Rui, he just arrived in G City and went straight to Xu Yi."

Yu Na shrugged, "They're in university now. I see Xu Yi also really likes him, they'll probably get together soon."

...

Yu Na had guessed correctly.

Not long after, she and Xiao Chen both saw a post on Qiao Rui's Moment: 【Girlfriend】

The photo was of Xu Yi's side profile.

Xiao Chen saw the post and scoffed, "So that's why he went to school early by a few days, turns out it was to chase girls."

It seemed they had feelings for each other for a while now and were just waiting until university started.

After Qiao Rui started dating, Xiao Chen sent him a few messages. Qiao Rui's replies were roughly as follows—

【Xu Yi............】

【............Xu Yi】

【......Xu Yi......】

Every reply contained Xu Yi's name.

Xiao Chen didn't expect him to show off the relationship so eagerly.

Xu Yi was a good girl, quiet and well-behaved. She was the only one who could control Qiao Rui. Any observant person could see that the two had liked each other for some time.

He was very supportive, so whenever he gave Qiao Rui pocket money he would give two portions.

......

After the new semester started, Yu Na returned to her teaching position.

She had just finished teaching the seniors and was now reassigned to teach freshmen again. Her main feeling was—noisy.

The freshmen had just embarked on high school life. They didn't have much sense of urgency yet and felt like there was still ample time left. The novelty had not yet worn off.

Yu Na already had experience under her belt. Facing the new high schoolers, she was much more at ease and gave no hint of being a new teacher whatsoever.

She maintained positive relations with the students, but was very strict on matters of principle.

She had already summarized her own distinct teaching style. There were still students who loved stirring up trouble, but they could no longer take advantage of Yu Na. She dealt with everything strictly.

As a result, Principal Qin's attitude towards her also improved tremendously.

Once, he came to her office and enthusiastically chatted for a bit. He even teased her, saying he could tell just from her complexion that she led a blissful married life.

Then he went on to praise her for making so much improvement at work.

The two sat face to face and talked for a very long time. Principal Qin was an extremely seasoned teacher. He shared a lot of experience with Yu Na, including methods to manage students.

Yu Na was very humble and etched everything into her memory.

It was a smooth first semester, as students made no intentional trouble for her and the principal did not call her to his office alone. Their only one-on-one talk was a positive one.

This winter break was slightly longer than the previous one.

Logically, on the second day of Lunar New Year she should be taking Xiao Chen to meet her parents.

She had given them advance notice beforehand to ask if they had time.

But her father only replied with a couple of lines —

【Just focus on living your own life, I'm very busy with no time to see you guys】

【If he bullies you then you come find me again】

Yu Na: "......"

This New Year, Qiao Rui brought Xu Yi back to Chang Wan. Xu Yi formally met them for the first time as his girlfriend.

The first thing Xu Yi said upon seeing them was, "Hello Teacher Yu, brother."

"......"

Qiao Rui helplessly pulled her into his arms, "Are you silly? We already graduated, why are you calling her teacher? Call sister-in-law."

Xu Yi also realized her mistake. Her little face flushed as she swiftly corrected herself, "Hi brother, sister-in-law."

Yu Na really liked Xu Yi. She and Xiao Chen repeatedly urged Qiao Rui to treat Xu Yi well.

Xu Yi also brought Qiao Rui to see her own family.

Xu Yi's mother had guessed early on that Qiao Rui liked Xu Yi, but at the time she didn't support her daughter dating. Yet she didn't interfere much, otherwise she wouldn't have agreed to let them study together over the weekends.

Now her daughter was in university and should have her own life experiences. Moreover, Qiao Rui was an eloquent boy. His gentle and thoughtful nature could be plainly seen in his gaze—he truly cherished her daughter. So she no longer stood in their way.

She even agreed to let her daughter go on vacation with Qiao Rui in North City over winter break, only reminding them not to do anything too out of line.

......

At the start of winter break, the grandparents in North City continually sent messages asking if Yu Na was coming back this year.

Xiao Chen felt torn between laughter and tears from the elderly couple's pestering. And since Yu Na was also very fond of North City, he took her back after just a few days into break.

The grandparents were still waiting at the neighborhood entrance for them.

Seeing the eager looks on the elderly faces, Yu Na no longer had the same awkwardness as last year. She actively went to greet them, "Grandpa, grandma!"

The grandparents beamed and hurried over.

This was the moment they looked forward to all year round—the family reunion, lively and joyous.

Qiao Rui also said that this winter vacation, he would bring his girlfriend over to meet them.

For the two elders, every minute and every second was no longer time, but ineffable satisfaction and happiness.