Chapter 347: I'll let you bite

At 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 1, there was a lot of activity in front of the Department of Economics building at Harvard Business School. It was almost time for class, so all the Harvard students were rushing to their classrooms, but they would always stop for a moment in surprise when they passed by the door, just because there was a very beautiful woman waiting there.

Of course, if it were just this woman who was beautiful, everyone would just glance at her and pass by without being surprised. After all, this is Harvard, and basically everyone who can get here is an elite, so it's unlikely that they would be a group of animals who think with their lower bodies. This is not to say that Harvard students don't love beauty, but that they are very good at controlling their desires and can love beauty more reasonably, rather than behaving like idiots and being unable to move when they see a beautiful woman.

But this woman is not only very beautiful, most importantly, she is the most famous beauty in the economics department, class leader Jie La. She is very eye-catching. Now she is here, looking like a young wife waiting for her husband to come home. It is hard not to wonder what her goddess is waiting for.

The answer was soon revealed. As a group of Chinese people walked over from a short distance away, it was Zhou Ming and his finance class. Seeing them, Jie La's face finally revealed an expression of joy. When Zhou Ming walked over, Jie La took two steps over and gave Zhou Ming a warm hug, while saying to him, 'That's great, you finally came to class. You're a man who keeps his promises. This is your reward!'

Jie La gave Zhou Ming a kiss on the cheek, and this scene immediately caused an uproar around them, and everyone was very surprised.

After all, the teacher-student relationship is a taboo, and in some states it is even expressly prohibited by law. Although there is no such law in Massachusetts, in a church school like Harvard, all kinds of ethical matters are still very taboo. But now this beautiful class advisor actually took the initiative to kiss Zhou Ming in front of so many classmates, which is unacceptable in any way.

Some were calling Jie La depraved, some were calling Zhou Ming unethical, and others were jealous that Zhou Ming had won Jie La's favour. In short, the atmosphere was boiling.

However, Jie La didn't seem to care. After she kissed him, she let go of Zhou Ming and said to him, 'Okay, although you have come to class, there is not much time now. Hurry up as quickly as you can. I will be waiting for you in the classroom. Don't be late!'

As she said this, Jie La threw Zhou Ming a flirtatious glance, as if she were not saying she would be waiting in the classroom, but in bed, leaving Zhou Ming somewhat helpless.

'This woman really has no shame, and she's a teacher? I think she's worse than those prostitutes from the old society!'

A scolding voice came from behind him, and Zhou Ming turned his head. It was indeed Ye Ning, his league branch secretary. She said to Zhou Ming again, 'Teacher, I think this woman definitely doesn't have any good intentions. You must not be confused by her! Look at the average woman, how could she be like her!'

Facing Ye Ning's anxious words, Zhou Ming smiled and rubbed her little head, saying, 'Don't worry, compared to the conservatism in China, they are indeed much more open and unrestrained in the West. This may be just a way for her to say hello. Don't think about it so much. It's more important that we go to class now.'

It was just what Zhou Ming said with his mouth, but in fact, he was also feeling a headache about Jie La's behavior.

Perhaps it is really a case of the pot calling the kettle black to say that he is bothered by being liked by his beautiful class teacher, but that is the situation.

Zhou Ming led the students to the classroom and sat down. Although this little episode made Zhou Ming feel a headache, there was nothing major about it. It was just that Ye Ning was very nervous and sat next to Zhou Ming, and even when Jie La came in, she gave a very provocative look, which made Zhou Ming unable to laugh or cry: a beautiful teacher and an innocent student, he was in a bit of trouble as a peach blossom thief.

Fortunately, the first class was not Jie La's, otherwise Zhou Ming was really worried that they would fight in class.

The two hours passed quickly, and it was time for the second class. Perhaps heaven did not want Zhou Ming to witness a bloody scene, because his phone rang at the same time as the class bell. Zhou Ming answered, and it was a call from Chairman Mark of Dark Blue Airlines.

Chairman Mark did not mince his words, and angrily asked, 'Mr. Zhou Ming, didn't we agree that you would start when I was ready? Why did you start without even saying hello? I have already temporarily delayed the disclosure of some news as you requested. If you are not trustworthy, I will consider reporting you to the Securities Industry Association for insider trading. I know you have a good lawyer, so you can just wait for the lawsuit!'

Zhou Ming felt a little confused by Mark's anger: 'Mr Mark, please wait a minute. I don't understand what you're talking about. What do you mean by starting without saying anything? How have I not kept my word? Even if you want me to get sued, you have to explain yourself clearly, don't you?'

This time, Mark was surprised. He asked with some uncertainty, 'Mr. Zhou Ming, you say you don't know? As soon as the market opened this morning, our Deep Blue Airlines stock soared. It has already risen by six percentage points in just two hours. At this rate, it will rise by no less than fifteen percentage points today. However, we at Deep Blue Airlines have not released any news. This rise has been too sudden. Could it be that you, Mr. Zhou Ming, have started it?'

'I see,' said Ming Zhou. 'Mr. Mark, I can tell you responsibly that it is not the case. As a student at Harvard University, I am currently in class. Do you think I have time to manipulate the stock price of Deep Blue Airlines?'

'So Mr. Ming Zhou, are you saying that someone else is manipulating this round of stock price fluctuations?'

Mark immediately disproved his own guess: 'But that's impossible. Our stock performance has been very poor over the past two years, and we're currently at a low point. Who would want to manipulate our stock price? Or did someone leak the news that you, Mr. Zhou Ming, were investing in Deep Blue?'

Wharton's name flashed through Zhou Ming's mind, but instead of saying anything, he told Mark, 'We can discuss this later. The most important thing now is to recover our losses.'

'The capital has always been the weak point of Deep Blue. We only focus on business development and have basically not done anything in the stock market. I also understand the importance of the capital market to a company, but what should we do now?' Mark asked.

Facing the panic of a Jewish chairman, Zhou Ming was a little surprised. It seems that not every Jew is a business genius, and there are also those who don't understand finance and have to ask the Chinese for help.

But this is not the time to argue about this. Zhou Ming said to him, 'Mr. Mark, do you remember what I told you at the beginning? My goal is also to push up the stock price, and now it has just happened earlier than expected. So let's just stick to the original plan. Are you at the headquarters of Deep Blue Airlines? Contact the press conference immediately, today, I'll be right over.'

Mark had long since lost his ideas. Faced with Zhou Ming's request, he could only nod blankly and say yes. After hanging up Mark's phone, Zhou Ming thought about it for a while, and then dialed another number. After connecting, he said, 'Manager Rogers, have you observed the situation in the stock market?'

Rogers, the key account manager at Brighton Bank Securities, said, 'I've been watching it since the market opened at 9am.'

Zhou Ming said with a nod, 'That's good. Some people at Dark Blue Aviation are getting restless. I've asked him to hold a press conference this afternoon to announce that I've invested 30 million in Dark Blue Aviation. Keep an eye on it.'

'Don't worry, Mr. Zhou Ming, I've already recommended it for you. With this morning's rise and the news this afternoon, I believe Dark Blue Aviation will not disappoint,' Rogers said.

'I'm convinced of that too,'

Zhou Ming said, and then he gave Rogers a few instructions before hanging up the phone. But when Zhou Ming turned around, he happened to see Jie La standing behind him, looking at him with a face full of anger. Zhou Ming froze for a moment, and Jie La questioned, 'Zhou Ming, it's class time, why are you answering the phone here, go back to class!'

Zhou Ming was embarrassed by his beautiful class teacher's words and scratched his head apologetically, saying, 'I'm sorry, Miss Jie La, but I'm afraid I'll have to take leave for the next class because I have something very important to do...'

Before Zhou Ming could finish his sentence, Jie La interrupted him, saying, 'I don't care what important thing you have to do, but you promised me that you would come to class, at least today. You are a man, so are you going to go back on your word?'

'Of course I won't go back on my word, and besides, yesterday I promised you, Miss Jie La, that I would try my best.'

Zhou Ming stopped there and didn't continue, because even if Zhou Ming didn't understand women's hearts, he could read from Jie La's face that she simply wouldn't listen to any explanations.

So Zhou Ming sighed helplessly, looked around, then walked two steps forward, took Jie La's pretty face in his hands, and kissed her lips.

Jie La was completely caught off guard by this situation and was dumbfounded. However, she quickly recovered and pushed Zhou Ming away in surprise. 'Zhou Ming, what are you doing? Are you crazy?'

Zhou Ming shrugged innocently and said, 'I'm not crazy. Didn't you say it, Miss Jie La? If I haven't come to class yet, you'll bite me to death. Now that I'm definitely not going to be able to attend your class, I'll have to give myself to you to bite.'

Zhou Ming's reply petrified Jie La on the spot. She would never have imagined it. After all, yesterday she did it just to deliberately provoke Zhou Ming. How could she have thought that Zhou Ming would actually take it seriously? And she even offered herself to be bitten. If she really bit him, I'm afraid that tomorrow Harvard would be full of news about her and Zhou Ming's open teacher-student romance, right? How could she still stay here?

Seeing Jie La completely dumbfounded, Zhou Ming said again, 'If you're not going to bite it, I'll leave first. Goodbye.'

After saying that, Zhou Ming turned around and left, not giving Jie La any chance to stop him.

Jie La stomped her feet in anger as she watched Zhou Ming's departing back, and muttered angrily through her scarlet lips, 'Zhou Ming, you bastard! How dare you molest me like that? I won't let you get away with it! You can just forget about graduating this semester! Absolutely!'

However, after finishing scolding him, Jie La seemed to remember the way Zhou Ming had kissed her just now, and her pretty face suddenly turned red.