Chapter 20: Do You Have a Boyfriend?

As soon as the English teacher walked into the classroom, everyone sat up straight and looked at the podium attentively.

Ye Chen had a vivid impression of this English teacher in his memory. She was gentle, excellent in every way, but unfortunately, her poor judgment of people led her to be deeply hurt by a scumbag. Eventually, she was even framed by a mistress and had her teaching license revoked.

Ye Chen had learned about this in high school. At the time, he felt regretful and outraged about her plight. Bad people went unpunished, while good people met bad ends.

But that was in his previous life. In this life, everything was still intact.

Feeling Ye Chen's intense gaze on her for a long time, the English teacher, Yan Yue'er, looked over with a puzzled expression. "What's the matter, Ye Chen?"

She felt that this student's gaze was somewhat strange.

Unconsciously, she touched her face. Was there something on her face?

Her skin was smooth and delicate—nothing there.

Ye Chen retracted his gaze and gave a harmless smile. "Nothing, teacher."

Yan Yue'er nodded and, after the students stood up to greet her, began the lesson.

Throughout the class, Ye Chen was distracted, pondering how to change fate and prevent Yan Yue'er from falling for the scumbag.

"Ye Chen, please answer this question."

Yan Yue'er had already noticed Ye Chen's absent-mindedness. Although this student had scored a perfect 100 on the test, it didn't mean he could ignore the class. That wasn't good.

Zhong Lian, sitting nearby, watched gleefully. Ye Chen hadn't been paying attention; he had seen it himself.

Hmph! If you don't pay attention in class, you won't be able to answer the question!

To his surprise, Ye Chen glanced at the blackboard and calmly answered Yan Yue'er's question. His English was incredibly fluent.

He even asked, "Teacher, do you have any other questions?"

The question Yan Yue'er had posed required translating a passage from Chinese to English. Since Ye Chen had majored in foreign languages in college in his past life, this was no challenge for him.

???

Not only were the students shocked by his response, but even Yan Yue'er was stunned.

Why did it seem like this student's pronunciation was better than hers?

"Ding! Congratulations, host! Zhong Lian is shocked. Admiration points +5!"

"Ding! Congratulations, host! The English teacher is shocked. Admiration points +5!"

"Ding! Congratulations, host! The entire class is shocked. Admiration points +30!"

Ye Chen's lips curved slightly. Another easy 40 points!

Yan Yue'er shook her head. "No more questions. You may sit down. Please pay attention in class, okay?"

"Understood."

Before long, class ended.

"Class dismissed," Yan Yue'er said, holding her lesson plan as she walked out of the classroom.

Downstairs in the school building, someone stopped her.

It was Ye Chen.

Yan Yue'er smiled faintly. "What's the matter, Ye Chen?"

Ye Chen felt that his question was abrupt, but he had to ask. He didn't want to stand by and watch such a good teacher meet a tragic end.

"Um, Teacher Yan, do you have a boyfriend? Or someone you like?"

Yan Yue'er was taken aback, then chuckled. "You little rascal, you even know about boyfriends? No, I don't have one."

Ye Chen couldn't remember exactly when Yan Yue'er started dating that guy. It was when he was in third grade. Judging by the timeline, it should be soon.

"Teacher, if someone confesses to you, don't agree to it, no matter what sweet words they say," Ye Chen said earnestly. His serious expression on his young face made Yan Yue'er find him irresistibly adorable.

She pinched his cheek. "You little rascal, you know so much! Don't worry, I'm not interested in dating yet!"

Not worried? Ye Chen wasn't reassured at all!

A teacher like her deserved someone better.

Yan Yue'er smiled and continued toward the office, not taking Ye Chen's words to heart.

To her, what could a little kid understand?

Ye Chen wasn't in a hurry. This matter needed a gradual approach. Yan Yue'er might not take his words seriously now, but he wouldn't give up.

Returning to the classroom, Gu Nianxi asked curiously, "What's wrong, Brother Ye Chen?"

"Nothing. I just asked Teacher Yan about some questions."

"Oh, I see." The little girl nodded, then pulled out her English textbook to ask Ye Chen for help. "Brother Ye Chen, I don't know how to do this question. Can you explain it to me?"

Ye Chen noticed that the little girl only got this serious when it came to studying.

"Hah, just because he got a perfect score, he thinks he's a teacher," Jiang Wenxin sneered.

Gu Nianxi frowned and retorted, "I'm asking Brother Ye Chen for help. What does it have to do with you?"

She really disliked Jiang Wenxin, who always targeted Ye Chen.

Ye Chen patted her head and smiled. "Ignore him. Let's continue."

"Okay!"

The next class was still English, and Yan Yue'er taught as if nothing had happened earlier.

After school, the students cheered—they could finally play freely on Saturday!

Gu Nianxi was particularly excited, thinking about hiking with Ye Chen on Sunday. She skipped out of the school gate, making Ye Chen laugh. This little foodie was undoubtedly dreaming about the snack street at the foot of the mountain.

Thinking of the next day's plans, Ye Chen said, "Xixi, do your homework properly tomorrow. I'll come to pick you up on Sunday morning."

"Yay!" Gu Nianxi's eyes sparkled with joy.

At home, Shen Yuhua told Ye Chen about his grandparents visiting the next day. Ye Qing and his mother would also come. She sounded a bit disgruntled.

Ye Chen could tell she didn't like Ye Qing and his mother much.

In the past, when Ye Chen didn't do well in school, his aunt would often bring Ye Qing over to subtly mock their family and compare him to Ye Qing.

Though, to be fair, Ye Qing was indeed a top student, consistently ranking in the top ten.

"Mom, it's fine. Let them come," Ye Chen said with a smile. He didn't mind.

Shen Yuhua wasn't afraid, just didn't like them. But now, her son had scored full marks, ranking first in the school, the county, and even the city!

Ye Qing had never achieved a perfect score, had he?

Thinking of this, her mood improved.

"Alright, Xiao Chen, what do you want to eat tonight? Mom will make it for you."

Ye Chen thought for a moment. "Sweet and sour ribs, pan-fried tofu…"

"Got it!"

As night fell, the family of three sat down to dinner.

"Honey, are you off tomorrow? You can come grocery shopping with me," Shen Yuhua said to her husband. Since they had guests coming, there were many ingredients to buy, and carrying them alone would be tiring.

Ye Yuanfeng nodded naturally. He had been assigned his role.