Shang Liuyu smiled back at Wu Qing and asked, “Have you forgotten that I’m a teacher too? Aren’t you afraid that I’d fail you for your foreign language class too?”
Wu Qing was rendered speechless. It took her awhile before she found her voice once more. “You aren’t as shameless as that fellow. Besides, you can’t possibly not care about your own future too!”
“That’s true. Looks like I can’t learn his tricks after all.” Shang Liuyu shot a glance at Zu An and smiled faintly. Then, she turned back to Wu Qing and asked, “So, what business do you have with me?”
“You’re asking the obvious, vixen! Why are you acting all innocent after stealing my boyfriend?” roared Wu Qing.
“Vixen?” This was the first time Shang Liuyu was hearing anyone calling her as such, and she couldn’t help but burst into laughter. “Who’s your boyfriend?”
“Have you stolen too many men that you can’t even remember yourself anymore?” exclaimed Wu Qing. “Needless to say, it’s Second Young Master Xie Xiu!”
Upon hearing Wu Qing claim that Xie Xiu was her boyfriend, both Pan Long and Fu Feng lowered their heads in disappointment.
“Xie Xiu?” Shang Liuyu repeated calmly. “You’re misunderstanding something here. I don’t have any relations with him. Putting him aside, I’m not in a relationship with any man at the moment.”
“But he told me that he has fallen in love with you! How could he possibly abandon me if you hadn’t seduced him?” roared Wu Qing.
Pan Long and Fu Feng couldn’t help but remind her softly, “Young miss, you aren’t officially together with Xie Xiu.”
Wu Qing glared at the two of them sharply. “Shut up!”
Pan Long and Fu Feng quickly zipped up their mouths with bitter smiles.
Zu An shook his head and said, “You and you, come over here.”
“What?” Pan Long and Fu Feng were wary as to what Zu An was up to, but they still did as the latter said anyway.
“As your teacher, I feel obliged to educate you about some life lessons. Have you ever heard of the phrase ‘bootlickers eventually get trampled by the boots they are licking’?” asked Zu An.
This was Pan Long and Fu Feng’s first time hearing about such a phrase, but they could easily guess what Zu An was driving at. Their faces flushed red, but they knew that they couldn’t afford to blow their top against a teacher. So, they could only curse him in their hearts.
You have successfully trolled Pan Long for +444 Rage!
You have successfully trolled Fu Feng for +444 Rage!
After dealing with the two annoying bootlickers, Zu An felt that there was a need to help clear the air for Shang Liuyu, so he turned to Wu Qing and said, “I’m familiar with Xie Xiu, and I’ve seen him breaking up with other women on many occasions. The reasons he offers are always varied. Are you sure that he isn’t just saying those words just to ditch you?”
Wu Qing was taken aback. Now that she thought about it, there was indeed such a possibility. Her face immediately reddened in embarrassment.
“The rest of you can leave now,” Shang Liuyu said with an utterly cold tone. No matter how good-tempered she was, there was no way she could tolerate these three running all the way here to criticize her as a vixen.
“I’ll look into the matter properly.” Wu Qing harrumphed before leaving awkwardly.
She had stomped here angrily, only to lose her confidence upon hearing Zu An’s words. It sure was a bad day for her
Not too long after heading out, Wu Qing suddenly paused a brief moment to look at Pan Long and Fu Feng. “Tell me the truth. Who is more beautiful, me or Shang Liuyu?”
“Of course it’s you!” Pan Long and Fu Feng replied without any hesitation. Despite saying so, the sight of Shang Liuyu’s beautiful collarbone and her fair skin was still lingering in their minds.
“Hmph, useless!” Women tended to be sensitive toward the insincere remarks men made, which was probably the reason why Wu Qing was able to see through their true thoughts right away. “That Shang Liuyu is indeed a vixen! How could she wear such indecent clothes to seduce men? Listen up, I have a mission for you two!”
“Young miss, feel free to pass down any instructions you have!” Pan Long and Fu Feng immediately straightened their posture.
Wu Qing’s lips curled up as she said, “I want you to spread the word that Shang Liuyu has been meeting Zu An in her residence dressed inappropriately..”
Hmph let’s see whether Xie Xiu will continue to like her once her reputation sours. Also, if others were to learn that Chu Chuyan’s husband has been cheating on her outside, it would surely be a huge blow to her!
Why am I so smart? I was actually able to think of a perfect plan to kill two birds in one stone.
“Ah? Is it really good to do that?” Pan Long and Fu Feng glanced at one another hesitantly. Both Shang Liuyu and Zu An were teachers, and they had a good impression of Shang Liuyu too.
“What’s so bad about that? It’s not like we’re lying anyway! Isn’t she dressed inappropriately earlier on?” Wu Qing harrumphed. “I’m only asking you to relay the truth here, but you can’t even do that much? What a disappointment!”
Pan Long and Fu Feng quickly replied anxiously, “Please leave it to us! We’ll definitely accomplish the task to your satisfaction!”
It was only then that Wu Qing’s mood improved a little. “That’s more like it!”
1. Pan Long Fu Feng is a saying that translates to ‘Climbing onto the back of a dragon and leeching off a phoenix’. It refers to someone who gets into the good graces of someone prominent and rises to high standing.
2. He’s changing their surnames to another homonym which suits the saying ‘Pan Long Fu Feng’.