After Annie left, the office finally quieted down.
Evelyn smiled and looked at Luo Wei, "That annoying person is finally gone, Xiao Wei. Now it's just the two of us~"
Luo Wei blinked innocently, "Teacher, what are you going to do to me?"
"Do what?" Evelyn chuckled, "Of course, the things that partners should do~"
Luo Wei glanced at the time, "But class is about to start, Teacher. I don’t think I’m that quick of a man, am I?"
"Hah! So now you’re all about studying!" Evelyn’s shadow flickered, and she appeared behind Luo Wei.
Luo Wei felt something soft and warm pressing against his back.
Just as he was about to joke about it, he realized she was holding him tightly, full of affection.
"At home, your sister is always watching… Sometimes, those two come back too. It feels like the only time I can be alone with you is at school…"
Luo Wei gently held the back of her hand, "But I spend more time at school, Teacher. You’re the one who’s with me the most."
"It’s not enough, not enough…" Evelyn lightly sniffed Luo Wei’s neck, her breathing growing heavier.
"I really want to be with Xiao Wei forever…"
Feeling the pulse in his veins and the flow of blood, Evelyn’s eyes seemed entranced.
"Xiao Wei…"
"I really, really want to… eat you…"
Luo Wei felt her breathing grow more rapid by his ear, as if she might bite down any second.
"Teacher, your way of confessing is a bit strange…" he said with a smile. "Do you like me, or do you like eating me?"
"I don’t know…" Evelyn buried her face in Luo Wei’s collar. "I used to have no interest in blood, but every time I get close to you, I can’t help myself…"
"It’s just your biological instinct," Luo Wei said, tilting his head slightly to meet her slightly dazed emerald-green eyes.
"But if it’s you, Teacher, you can do whatever you want…"
After all, he would recover quickly.
Suddenly, a strange thought crossed his mind—would he and his teacher end up doing even more bizarre things in the future?
"No, it would hurt you…" Evelyn suddenly realized her state was off. She quickly lifted her head, showing an apologetic smile. "I already accidentally hurt you once before. I won’t do it again."
She gently let go. Class time had arrived.
But before they parted, Evelyn had one more thing she really wanted to ask.
"Partners… right?"
"Are we already partners…?"
Such a simple word, yet it gave her an indescribable feeling, light and airy, as if she was reminiscing about her childhood in that old castle. She had watched her loving and affectionate parents and dreamed of her future partner—a sweet dream…
Luo Wei turned around, looking at Evelyn, who was lost in thought despite being so close.
With a gentle smile, he said, "Of course we are."
Hearing this confirmation from him, her emerald-green eyes, like gemstones, widened slightly.
Since they hadn’t separated yet, their faces were still close. After a moment, Evelyn lowered her head slightly, her ears turning red.
"You said it yourself. No taking it back…"
"I won’t take it back."
Evelyn smiled happily, a feeling of warmth and joy filling her.
[Evelyn]
[Affection Level: 95↑]
She lifted her face, her eyes reflecting Luo Wei’s face, rippling with emotion.
She didn’t want to go to class anymore…
She just wanted to stay like this, quietly, with him, for just a little longer.
But things never go as one wishes.
With a series of loud knocks, the hallway erupted into noise.
"Professor Evelyn? Are you okay? What was that sound just now?"
"Not good! Call security! Professor Evelyn isn’t responding!!"
Evelyn helplessly twitched her lips, feeling the mood completely ruined.
"These people, always showing up at the wrong time…"
Luo Wei couldn’t help but mutter, "Callen University’s security is just like Captain Raymond’s East District Police Station—they only show up when it’s all over."
When there was still no response from the room, the security guards even started banging on the door…
"Alright, alright, stop banging. I’m still alive…"
Evelyn walked over and reluctantly opened the door.
Several teachers and security guards were gathered nervously at the entrance. Seeing that Evelyn was indeed fine, they finally relaxed.
Ever since the Callen University disappearance incident, the atmosphere on campus had been tense. They must have thought something dangerous had happened in the office.
"What was that loud noise just now? I thought a criminal had broken in," one teacher asked suspiciously.
Evelyn wasn’t sure how to explain. "Uh… I was exercising just now and accidentally hit the wall a bit too hard…"
The teachers looked at the cracked and dented wall, falling into deep thought.
"That’s right," Luo Wei chimed in at the right moment. "I’ve always thought the old buildings on campus were structurally questionable. Turns out I was right. I suggest the school apply to the council for a renovation."
The doorway erupted into a cacophony of discussions. Luo Wei noticed that even the principal had been alerted.
But what surprised him was that the witch lady had also come over to join the commotion.
"What happened?" Tilis’s purple eyes blinked as she curiously peered into the office.
"It’s a long story," Luo Wei pulled her aside and asked, puzzled, "But why are you here? Are you done with the Hermit Order’s business?"
"I’m actually in the middle of it," she said with a smile. "I was planning to borrow a couple of magisteam engines from your school to show the elders in the council. But after I mentioned it, the security guards tried to kick me out…"
She pouted helplessly. "They even threatened to call the police, so I had to come find your principal."
As she spoke, she pointed to Principal Danton, who was being enthusiastically surrounded by the teachers.
The current principal of Callen University, Danton, though white-haired and elderly, was still spirited and much more amiable than he had been in the dreamscape.
Tilis continued, "When your principal found out who I was, he got quite excited and welcomed me warmly. But we hadn’t talked for long before we heard the commotion here…"
Luo Wei nodded in understanding. After all, Principal Danton was Gould’s disciple, and Gould was Usoma’s junior brother. If the two hadn’t parted on bad terms back then, they would have known each other long ago.
And when you think about it, there’s something absurd—Tilis and the principal are actually of the same generation…
When the crowd at the office door finally dispersed, only the principal and the three of them remained.
Principal Danton slowly walked into Evelyn’s office. Seeing that he hadn’t said anything, Evelyn thought he might deduct her salary over the incident, but instead…
Principal Danton's gaze immediately shifted to Luo Wei, his wrinkled, withered hands gripping him tightly.
"I heard you've inherited my mentor's magical legacy!?"
"So, you're that junior brother of mine?"
"Huh?" Luo Wei looked at the elderly Principal Danton, feeling that the concept of seniority was truly a peculiar thing.
d intelligence to keep the plot moving, and sometimes even the protagonists are forced into absurdly dumb decisions. Why does the A-list celebrity heroine in urban romance novels ditch the top-tier movie star and become a lovestruck fool for a pockmarked male lead? Why do the leads in historical tragedy novels keep dancing between love and death, only for the blind healer to end up suffering the most? And Gu Wei never expected that after finally landing a villain role to stir up trouble, she’d pick the wrong gender! No choice now—she’ll just have to crush the protagonists as a girl!
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
