Chapter 318: Why Are You Challenging Me?
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Mathematics was useless to a math idiot like Ling Sheng. Other people needed brains to learn mathematics, but it would take her whole life for her to learn mathematics. After attending the class for a week, she felt that if she was really in the Math Department, she would definitely go bald in one semester. It was too difficult. Too difficult for her.
Being able to attend Professor Gu’s class every day was like heaven for other people. Being able to see a handsome man lecturing on the podium was no better or more exciting than this.
However, this was a test for Ling Sheng.
Professor Gu seemed to be very concerned about the students, especially her.
On the first day of class…
Professor Gu: Student, you haven’t recovered from your cold. Put on more clothes.
Ling Sheng smiled on the surface, but her heart was racing. What does it have to do with you whether I’m feeling better or not? Professor, can you attend class properly? Why are you so concerned about the students?
The next day, when class started…
Professor Gu: Student, this cold medicine is very effective. It’s a pure Chinese medicine with no side effects. It’s meant to be taken three times a day. Remember to drink it half an hour after dinner.
Ling Sheng thanked him with a smile, her heart full of contrived images. Professor, are you trying to seduce me? You just want to seduce me, right?
On the third day of class…
Professor Gu: Student, can you help me wipe the blackboard?
Ling Sheng helped him wipe the blackboard obediently but could not reach the high parts. Then, she realized that a tall figure was standing behind her. He was very well-behaved so he was some distance away from her, but her heart still raced.
On the fourth day, Ling Sheng steeled her heart. I’m warning you, don’t flirt with me. I’m not that kind of person. I already have someone I like!
Thursday was the last real analysis class of the week. Ling Sheng cheered internally. She could finally get rid of Professor Gu’s special attention.
Although she could not be charmed by beauty, she always felt strange.
In the past two days, she had frequently been distracted whenever she saw him. In a flash, she had mistaken him for the Third Master.
When class ended, everyone else looked regretful and reluctant, but Ling Sheng was very happy. Ah, she finally did not have to attend his class. She cheered internally!
However, things did not go according to her wishes. Professor Gu pointed at Ling Sheng and told the class monitor, Liu Sui, “There’s one more person missing from the laboratory. Let’s include this female classmate!”
Ling Sheng wailed in pain. Please, Professor, let me go, alright?
Professor Gu’s handsome face looked at Ling Sheng, and his voice was gentle and calm. “What? Is there a problem?”
“Professor Gu, to be honest, I’m here just to listen,” Ling Sheng answered enthusiastically while raising her hand.
Professor Gu stopped in his tracks and gave her a strange look. “Aren’t you my student when you are listening in?”
Ling Sheng nodded. Of course.
“Unless there’s a problem, remember to come to the laboratory tonight.” After saying that, Professor Gu strode away.
Ling Sheng looked at Huang Chang and asked seriously, “Tell me, how did I offend him? Why does he keep picking on me?”
Huang Chang shook her head and looked at her enviously. “Sister Sheng Sheng, do you really not have any feelings for Professor Gu? Sister, you don’t know this, but when you were wiping the blackboard, a picture of your back was uploaded to the school forum. Many girls went crazy with envy!”
A handsome man like Professor Gu standing beside delicate and adorable her created the cutest height disparity. In combination with the taboo teacher-student relationship, the photo simply made one’s imagination run wild!
She could imagine a 10,000-word essay being written about this subject!
Besides, Professor Gu was not a professor at their school. He was a professor at Caltech, so he was only there to substitute for this class. Falling in love was not against the school rules.
Chapter 319: Ridiculous Thoughts
Ling Sheng shook her head firmly. She had the Third Master, so she would not be tempted by other men. Her heart was as hard as a rock. “No, I don’t have feelings for him!”
Huang Chang let out a regretful sigh. “One side is willing, yet the other one remains indifferent. What a sad and beautiful love story!”
Ling Sheng rolled her eyes at her. “I suggest you start acting.”
It turned out that this math genius was also a big joker! She had thought that math geniuses only knew how to study hard!
Ling Sheng had not expected that Professor Gu would call her to the laboratory to tutor her. She had been extremely focused in front of him.
She was surprised to find that, no matter the question, it was extremely simple for him to explain. She could understand everything in one go. She could not understand even after the top students in class repeated the answer a few times, so she could not help but feel that this was the difference between a top student and a professor.
When Ling Sheng was answering practice questions, as long as she had a pen in her hand, she liked to chew on it, especially when she encountered difficult problems. She liked to chew and think even more.
Jun Shiyan looked lovingly at the young lady, who was working on a question. His fair and slender fingers grabbed the pen and shook it before he said gently, “It was dirty.”
Ling Sheng’s heart skipped a beat. The familiar voice gave her a strange feeling. When she looked up, her eyes met the man’s cold, white lenses. Her agile eyes narrowed as she looked at the man’s fingers.
His knuckles were well-defined, and his nails were well-trimmed. They were like the first time she had seen the Third Master, which amazed her!
However, his hand looked warmer. His fingers were thinner, and there was no small red mole on them.
His voice was deep.
His legs were fine.
It would not be an exaggeration to describe his face as gorgeous.
The more Ling Sheng thought about it, the more she felt that something was amiss. A bold and ridiculous idea popped into her head. The Third Master and Professor Gu were the same person!
Liu Sui and the others had encountered a problem and called Professor Gu over to solve it.
Ling Sheng touched the pen he had just touched. The familiar warmth made her heart tremble. She looked up at the man not far away.
She had never believed in coincidences in the world, nor had she ever believed in having a sixth sense. It was impossible for her to mistake someone for a man she was so familiar with.
In order to confirm her guess, she decided to give it a try.
The laboratory class ended at 10 p.m. and would continue the next day.
The laboratory was on the second floor, and the elevator had already reached the 18th floor. Ling Sheng suggested walking down, but as she walked, she suddenly missed a step.
Jun Shiyan’s eyes narrowed. He immediately rushed over, grabbed her arm, and pulled her into his embrace. Then, he felt the young lady grab his other hand.
The small body in his embrace stiffened for a moment before returning to normal. When he stood up, she gave him a fake smile. “Thank you, Professor Gu.”
Jun Shiyan sighed in his heart. He did not know if he should be happy or sad. The young lady was too smart. She had already guessed the truth.
When Ling Sheng walked down, she gritted her teeth. Okay, that was good. He had deceived her for a long time. Had it been fun to deceive her with a disfigured face? Did he think she was a fool?
Professor Gu soon pulled away.
Then, Ling Sheng received a WeChat message from Jun Shiyan: I’m under the lab building.
Ling Sheng replied angrily on her phone: I want to go back to the dormitory.
Jun Shiyan looked at his phone for a long time, not knowing how to reply. The young lady was angry. His last word was: Okay.
Chapter 320: Finding Someone To Fight With
Upon seeing Ling Sheng walk over with a group of classmates from afar, Xu Xi hurriedly reminded him, “Third Master, Ms. Ling is coming over. Your mask. Put it on quickly.”
Jun Shiyan shook his head with a bitter smile and sighed deeply. “There’s no need. She knows.”
Xu Xi was dumbfounded. “How did Ms. Ling discover that when you disguised yourself so well?”
“She touched my hand.” Jun Shiyan let out a low sigh. The young lady liked to play with his hand for no reason. She was the most familiar with his hand, so she had naturally recognized it immediately.
She had probably planned this beforehand. When had she started suspecting him? Had she decided to test him a long time ago, or had she decided to do it on the spot?
No matter what, he would not have a good time in the coming days.
After thinking for a while, Jun Shiyan sent her another message: Sorry.
However, he did not receive a reply. He called her, but her phone had been switched off. He did not know if she had gotten so angry that he had been blacklisted.
“Give me your phone.” Jun Shiyan looked at Xu Xi.
Xu Xi passed the phone to him in confusion. Upon seeing him make a call, he sighed when he heard Sheng Sheng speak. It seemed like she immediately hung up.
Ling Sheng pointed at the group of people who had betrayed her angrily. “It was your idea, right? You got Professor Gu to meet me in the laboratory! Don’t you want to teach me? Why did you force me on Professor Gu?”
Liu Sui ran away. “We wanted to teach you, but we can’t. We could only seek help!”
Ling Sheng chased after them angrily, wanting to hit them. “Am I that stupid?”
“Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. Sister Sheng Sheng, you’re just not good at math. Don’t be discouraged. Look, we’re all beginners. We can’t help you, but we can find an expert who can help you soar. Wouldn’t that be great?” Liu Sui added without a care for his life.
Ling Sheng let out a breath. “Just you wait. I think you’re all young. I won’t stoop to the level of a bunch of children.”
Liu Sui and the rest walked over and complimented her acting skills, culinary skills, and singing skills. They said anything good that they could say about her.
Ling Sheng felt that her ability to accept things was really strong. She should give herself an award for possessing a strong will. When she found out that Professor Gu was the Third Master, she actually found it very normal.
Right.
It was very normal.
A man like the Third Master should have a charming face and a healthy body.
Although she was angry, he had not lied to her about anything. He had never said what he looked like. He had even told her that he was good-looking.
He was in a wheelchair, but he had never said he was disabled.
His name was Jun Shiyan, as he had taken his mother’s surname. His father’s surname was Gu, and Professor Gu’s name also included a ‘Shi’. Unless she had guessed wrong, this was definitely his real name.
She could reason things out, but she still remained angry. The more Ling Sheng thought about it, the angrier she became. However, she felt that it was pointless to be angry. She would only suffocate herself. When she reached the bottom of the dormitory building, she said, “Huang Chang, go up first. I have something to do.”
Huang Chang exclaimed in confusion, only to see her turn around and run far away. She looked as aggressive as though she was going to fight with someone.
Ling Sheng ran to the main road of the school in one breath and saw a black Rolls-Royce driving toward her. It was getting closer and closer.