Chapter 331: In Public and Behind the Scenes

After Old Man Mi left, Zu An was pondering the hidden relationships among several people and how he should respond.

Suddenly, a delicate fragrance wafted towards him. He turned around and saw Chu Chuyan standing nearby, her face a mask of frost.

"Wife, what are you doing here?" Zu An was both surprised and delighted, as it was rare for her to visit.

Chu Chuyan was exceptionally beautiful. Just seeing her every day would greatly improve his mood.

"I heard you didn't come home yesterday?" Chu Chuyan's gaze swept around, finally landing on his clothes, as if pondering something.

Zu An nodded, "Yesterday, Wang Yuanlong hosted a dinner, and I escorted the drunk Wei Suo home. He threw up all over me, so the Wei family offered me a bath and a change of clothes. Since it was too late, I just stayed there for the night."

"Oh~" Chu Chuyan simply uttered, "Oh," and turned to leave.

Rage points from Chu Chuyan +233!

Zu An was a bit puzzled. Why had she suddenly gotten angry?

Previously, she rarely contributed rage points; even if she did, it was usually just a two-digit number. However, lately, her temper seemed to have flared up much more often.

Suddenly, an idea struck him. He smiled and said, "Wife, you didn't wait up for me all night, did you?"

Chu Chuyan's body stiffened. A faint blush spread upwards from her neck, but she immediately spat, "Pah, don't flatter yourself."

After saying that, she left at an even faster pace than before.

Zu An smiled even more brightly, but then he thought about how for Old Man Mi's task, he had given up the warm bed and his beautiful wife. That was quite a sacrifice.

After breakfast, Cheng Shoubing came again to urge Zu An to go to school. As a page, it was his duty.

Zu An looked glum, thinking how troublesome it was to go to school every day.

Currently, there was little he could learn at the academy. After all, the miraculous cultivation methods he was studying couldn't be improved through the academy, so his attendance made little difference.

However, he also held the position of a math teacher. While a student skipping class occasionally wasn't a big deal, a teacher skipping class would be too conspicuous.

His attendance had been quite low recently. If not for his good relationship with Jiang Luofu, he probably would have been fired from his teaching position long ago.

"I should find an opportunity to ask the beautiful headmistress if I can keep the teacher's privileges without having to fulfill the teacher's duties." Zu An pondered this question until he left the house. He didn't think such a request was excessive; after all, society progresses because of lazy people.

"Stupid brother-in-law, yesterday you abandoned me and ran off again!" Chu Huanzhao was already waiting at the door. Seeing him, she said angrily.

Rage points from Chu Huanzhao +23 +23 +23...

Zu An gave an awkward laugh. "They invited me for a drink, and you don't even drink. If I had really taken you, your mother and sister would have skinned me alive."

"But you can't just leave without saying anything!" Chu Huanzhao still remembered waiting excitedly for Zu An after class yesterday, only to be greeted by that blockhead Cheng Shoubing.

"Alright, alright, it won't happen again," Zu An quickly replied.

Chu Huanzhao looked at him suspiciously. "Could it be that you're deliberately avoiding me because I found out about your affair with Ji Xiaoxi yesterday?"

Zu An quickly covered her mouth, looked around, and only relaxed when he saw that no one else was paying attention. "Keep your voice down. For a girl, it's really unseemly to be talking about 'affairs' so casually."

Chu Huanzhao huffed, "Of course, I'm not as well-behaved and elegant as Ji Xiaoxi."

"This girl really won't let it go..." Seeing her puffed-up cheeks, Zu An found it particularly amusing and couldn't resist reaching out to pinch them.

Chu Huanzhao was about to speak, but with his pinch, a puff of air escaped, and her anger completely deflated. Her indignant words turned into meaningless whimpers.

She quickly slapped his hand away from her face. Chu Huanzhao glared at him, her face flushed, "Stupid brother-in-law!"

Zu An felt dejected. She cursed him, but where were the rage points?

It seems being too familiar isn't good either. Does he have to hang her up and spank her to get rage points now?

Behind them, the guards Jiao Shanhe, Feng Daniu, and Zhou Lujun whispered among themselves:

"Isn't it a bit improper for the son-in-law to be so casual, arm-in-arm and even hugging with the second young lady?"

"What do you know? The second young lady herself hasn't said anything, so why are you so anxious?"

"I'm just afraid the madam will find out and punish us!"

Thinking of Qin Wanru's formidable and majestic presence, the several men shivered.

Cheng Shoubing, who was standing nearby, interjected, "Heh heh, you wouldn't understand this. From the looks of it, the son-in-law will marry the second young lady sooner or later. Then the madam won't blame anyone, right?"

The others suddenly understood:

"What you said makes so much sense!"

"The son-in-law is truly a role model for men."

"I really need to find a chance to ask him for advice; I can't even handle one wife at home."

Upon arriving at the academy, Chu Huanzhao suddenly gasped "Eh?" and ran to the school gate, looking curiously at Director Lu. "Eh, Director, what happened to your eye?"

Director Lu, who usually paid great attention to his appearance, was sporting a black eye today, as if he had been punched.

But he had profound cultivation and was so fierce on a daily basis; who would dare hit him?

Director Lu awkwardly covered his left eye. "I accidentally bumped into a wall when I got up last night."

"Oh dear, how hard must a wall be to give our Director Lu such an injury?" At that moment, a playful voice chimed in. It was Bai Susu, looking gleeful.

"Mind your own business! Can't I be careless for a moment?" Director Lu, who had always been at odds with him, retorted directly.

Bai Susu smiled "seductively." "Aren't I just concerned about your health as a colleague? But Director, you really need to replenish your vitality recently. Not only was your eye injured by a wall, but getting up in the middle of the night suggests some kidney deficiency."

After saying that, he sauntered away with a flirtatious gait, chuckling.

"He's so effeminate himself, and he has the nerve to talk about others having kidney deficiency! Cough... ptooey!" Director Lu spat in disgust towards his retreating back.

"What are you staring at? Get inside!" Seeing a group of students watching, he felt incredibly annoyed. Last night, some lunatic came out of nowhere and suddenly attacked him.

The attacker's cultivation was clearly much higher than his, yet they never struck a killing blow. They toyed with him like a cat playing with a mouse from start to finish, as if testing his martial arts techniques.

If he didn't know Bai Susu through and through, he would have thought that person was hired by Bai Susu to annoy him.

Chu Huanzhao stuck out her tongue at him, then quickly pulled Zu An into the school.

Inside the school, everyone went to their respective classrooms for lessons. Upon seeing Zu An, Wei Suo expressed his gratitude for having to bother him to take him home yesterday when he was dead drunk.

Zu An naturally said it was nothing, and then subtly probed about the mysterious expert at Wei Suo's home.

Unfortunately, while Wei Suo was extremely well-informed about all sorts of gossip, he knew absolutely nothing about his own family's affairs.

Zu An worried about being too obvious, so he didn't dare to inquire further.

The next period was his math class. Originally, the elite students of the "Heavenly Class" were not very interested in such courses.

But when the two beauties, Xie Daoyun and Zheng Dan, actively came to attend his class, another group of male students flocked in as well.

After class, Zu An found the two young women and said with a wry smile, "Young ladies, please don't come to my classes anymore."

"Why?" Xie Daoyun was puzzled, and Zheng Dan also looked at him in confusion.

Zu An sighed. "I could have slacked off during class, but you brought a whole bunch of admirers, forcing me to teach seriously. It's exhausting."

Xie Daoyun: "..."Zheng Dan: "..."

Xie Daoyun couldn't help but smile. "You really are different from most people."

"Of course, do ordinary people have my level of handsomeness?" Zu An replied.

Xie Daoyun was stunned for a moment, realizing she couldn't quite follow his line of thought.

Zheng Dan took her hand and walked away, whispering, "This guy's crazy. Don't let him lead you astray."

"Is that so? I think he's quite special." Xie Daoyun smiled subtly. Thinking of his excellent composition earlier and the literary talent he displayed last night, she couldn't resist looking back at him. She saw him waving at her, which startled her, and she quickly turned her head away, her heart pounding wildly.

Zheng Dan's eyes darted, and she leaned in to whisper something into Xie Daoyun's ear.

Xie Daoyun nodded. "Alright, you go. I'm going back to class."

Zheng Dan pretended to walk towards the restroom. Once Xie Daoyun's figure disappeared down the corridor, she immediately changed direction and approached Zu An.

Zu An said sternly, "Student, do you need something?"

Zheng Dan maintained a prim expression. "Teacher, there was a question in class just now that I didn't quite understand, and I'd like to ask you about it."

Students nearby listened, secretly impressed. They thought, "Miss Zheng is truly studious! No wonder she's been so excellent since she was young."

The Zheng family was also involved in many businesses, so her curiosity about arithmetic wasn't surprising.

The two walked along, with Zu An explaining as they went. To outsiders, they appeared to be nothing more than a diligent teacher and a diligent, well-behaved student.

When they arrived at a fork in the path, they tacitly turned into a secluded corner, and Zheng Dan immediately threw herself into his arms and began passionately kissing him.

In the shade of a distant tree, unnoticed by the two, an old man had a strange expression. "This son-in-law of the Chu family is truly something..."

He couldn't find a suitable adjective. He wasn't interested in such matters, and might even say he found them a bit repulsive.

He shook his head and looked towards another part of the academy, muttering to himself, "Who should I test next?"