Mystery Reward

To promptly comfort the upset Su Yuxin, Ye Feng responded without hesitation, "First of all, the main responsibility for setting an out-of-syllabus question lies with me, the one who created it. It has absolutely nothing to do with our dear Su Yuxin."

"Really? Brother, you’re not just saying that to comfort me, are you?"

"Haha, of course not! That’s why I’ve decided to make it up to you by giving you a special reward."

"So... what is it?"

A sly glint flashed in Su Yuxin's eyes, and her hidden mischievous side finally revealed itself.

When Su Yuxin first heard about the reward, she had planned to finish the test as quickly as possible. However, as she focused on the question, her sharp mind quickly realized that the formula involved wasn’t covered in Ye Feng’s lessons. Why, then, had he included such a question?

After much thought, she came to only one conclusion: Ye Feng was testing her.

Who knew Brother could be so cunning? This is getting more and more interesting~

As expected, Ye Feng’s plan failed.

"The reward is... a fifteen-minute break! How about that? Isn’t it a great deal?"

"......"

For the first time, Su Yuxin lost her smile in front of Ye Feng. After a long pause, she narrowed her eyes and revealed a terrifying smile.

"Looks like Brother just wants to slack off at work. Is this your excuse?"

"W-what? Of course not!"

"Then this so-called reward has no real value! I won’t accept it!"

"But I don’t have anything else worthwhile to give you."

Who says you don’t? Brother has a lot to offer; you just haven’t realized it yet~

"How about this, Brother? Just give me a hug, and that can be the reward."

"A hug? That’s it?"

"Mhm~"

"That’s not appropriate, Yuxin. You’re the young lady of the Su Family. Such close contact might lead to misunderstandings."

"Brother, you’re being unreasonable!"

As she spoke, Su Yuxin stood up from her chair and gradually moved closer to Ye Feng.

"First of all, even though I’m the young lady of the Su Family, I’m still a person, just like you! There’s no difference between us. Second, how is a hug considered intimate? It’s just a gesture of care from an elder to a younger sibling. As long as your heart is pure, there’s nothing inappropriate about it."

"Somehow, it feels like you’re trying to brainwash me."

"I’m just stating the facts!"

The closer Su Yuxin got, the more Ye Feng leaned back. "Yuxin... you’re getting a bit too close..."

"Brother, don’t change the subject. Tell me, was what I just said reasonable?"

"Yes, yes, yes. Can you sit back down now?"

No! That’s too perfunctory!

"I’m answering you very seriously."

"But I don’t feel any sincerity from you, Brother~"

Seizing the moment, Su Yuxin lunged forward and threw herself onto Ye Feng. With a soft thud, she was pressed against him.

Caught off guard, Ye Feng froze for a moment. He hadn’t expected the usually well-behaved Su Yuxin to act like this. He quickly patted her back and said, "Yuxin, what are you doing? Get off me!"

"Nope, I’m just claiming my reward~"

Su Yuxin closed her eyes, savoring this brief moment of closeness. Simply being in Ye Feng’s arms felt like an incredibly intimate act to her.

Mu Cheng... you’ve never experienced this kind of treatment, have you? Only I can be this close to Brother Ye Feng. If you had realized the truth earlier, I might have even reconciled with you face-to-face. But it’s too late now—Brother Ye Feng’s embrace is mine.

After enjoying the moment for a while, Su Yuxin reluctantly pulled away. If she stayed too long, Ye Feng might start to suspect something.

"Alright, I’m very satisfied with Brother’s reward!"

"......"

"What’s wrong, Brother Ye Feng? You look a bit off."

"N-nothing. Let’s continue with the lesson."

Ye Feng wasn’t sure if Su Yuxin had done it on purpose, but as she moved away, her hand had brushed against his abdomen. However, seeing her innocent expression, he decided to treat it as an accident.

I touched it... I touched Brother Ye Feng’s abs again... They’re just as firm as last time.

Su Yuxin’s hand twitched in the air as if recalling something scandalous, but she quickly snapped out of it before Ye Feng could notice anything unusual.

......

"Phew... finally finished!"

After closing the last page of his prepared materials, Ye Feng stretched lazily. The extra two hours of teaching had left him slightly fatigued.

"Hehe, thank you for your hard work, Brother Ye Feng."

"It’s nothing. As long as you’ve understood what I taught you, it’s all worth it."

Su Yuxin nodded with a smile and glanced at the small clock on her desk. Noticing there were only five minutes left before the end of the class, she suddenly stood up.

Instinctively, Ye Feng straightened his posture to prevent Su Yuxin from throwing herself into his arms again.

"Brother, class is almost over. Rest in the room for a bit while I go get you a glass of water."

"You’re so thoughtful, Yuxin. Thank you."

"No problem."

Humming a tune, Su Yuxin walked out of the room, clearly in high spirits.

Meanwhile, Ye Feng took the opportunity to inspect Su Yuxin’s room. He hadn’t forgotten his most important task and had been conducting some investigations during this time.

After Li Mucheng’s kidnapping incident, the security around Su Yuxin and other wealthy heirs had been significantly upgraded. If he were to kidnap Su Yuxin using his old methods, he might succeed, but he would definitely be caught. After all, Su Wanli’s status was not to be underestimated.

Sigh... this mission is getting harder and harder.

"Thud, thud, thud."

The sound of footsteps climbing the stairs interrupted Ye Feng’s thoughts. Moments later, Su Yuxin handed him a glass of water.

"Here you go, Brother. Have some water."

Ye Feng took the glass and asked curiously, "Aren’t you having any, Yuxin?"

"Me?"

Su Yuxin moistened her lips with her tongue and shook her head.

"I already had some water when I went downstairs."

"I see."

Ye Feng nodded and drained the glass in one go. After teaching for so long, he was parched and didn’t suspect anything about the water.

It’s just a glass of water. Would my student really try to harm me? That’s ridiculous.