"Eat slower, don't choke," Xiaoquan Aonai happily watched the scene before her and picked up her chopsticks to join the three others, starting on today's hamburger steak.

What should she do tomorrow?

After dinner, Dubian Che returned to room 502.

Xiaoquan Aonai sat on the sofa hugging a cushion.

At this moment, her mood was like sailing a ship that had arrived at a brand-new continent.

The first thing to come into view was the beach, with tall coconut trees, beautiful sand, and crabs scuttling about.

After playing here for a few days and venturing inland, what would she encounter tomorrow?

Endless grasslands? Towering mountains reaching the clouds? Misty waterfalls?

This was a new world; just one small step forward would reveal a brand-new scenery, uncovering new joys.

She was already itching to explore, imagining the first day, the second day, the third day... that she would spend with Dubian Che.

What would it be like when they were old?

At the kitchen counter, Miyazaki Mieko was in charge of washing dishes, while Akiko took care of drying the remaining water on the utensils; they listened to Xiaoquan Aonai occasionally letting out laughter that she herself didn't realize, and they exchanged glances.

That gentle, steady, slightly lazy twenty-five-year-old at home had now turned into an idiot in love.

May 3, Thursday, light rain.

Before the morning staff meeting, teachers leisurely chatted with each other.

Tomorrow was the annual sports festival, and the day after was Saturday, followed by Sunday—almost three days off which made even the teachers lively and relaxed.

"Yesterday's TV drama was so sweet; that super handsome male lead pressed the tsundere female lead in the corner, pulled out a house key, raised an eyebrow at her, and her red-faced look while taking the key! Ah—, I really want to fall in love too!"

"Stop it, I'm so unlucky, I didn't get to watch it yesterday."

"What happened?" Akiko joined in the young female teachers' chat.

"It's my mom—as usual, she arranged another blind date for me this week, with a doctor."

"A doctor sounds good, why not give it a shot?" Akiko said.

"Well, the guy looks... If only he were as handsome as the ones in TV dramas, I wouldn't even care about having a job! By the way, Akiko, haven't you, Aonai and Miyuki been set up for any blind dates?"

"Nope, our family just mentioned it in passing, there was no forced arrangement."

"With the three of your qualifications, you can pick anyone, especially Aonai, finding a Tokyo tycoon, a company director would be no problem."

"Me?" Xiaoquan Aonai, who had been quietly listening, couldn't help but laugh, pointing at herself.

"Yeah, look at this cute face, large breasts, slender waist, and super gentle personality! Aonai, marry me!"

"Cut it out, Aonai is already... You're a female teacher, why join the fuss?" Akiko playfully scolded.

"Eh?! Already what? Got a boyfriend? How old? What's his job? Is he handsome? How much is his annual income?"

"He's way more handsome than the celebrity you like," Akiko boasted.

"That's impossible! My celebrity is the handsomest!"

"He's as handsome as that guy Dubian, wouldn't you say?" Akiko said with mischief.

"Akiko!" Xiaoquan Aonai's face flushed red.

"That handsome?!" the female teacher gaped, "Have you two kissed yet? Or have you already done it?"

The austere female teachers in the classroom had a side unknown to the students.

"Of course not!" Surrounded by everyone's attention, Xiaoquan Aonai's face grew even redder.

"So how far have you gotten? Spill it!"

"We haven't officially started dating," Xiaoquan Aonai murmured, her voice tiny from shyness.

This was, in a way, the first time she actively acknowledged her ambiguous relationship with Dubian Che.

"Can we see a photo?"

"Yeah, if he's as handsome as Dubian, I'm skeptical."

"Come on, show us."

Not only the young female teachers, but even the older ones were curiously crowding around.

"I, I have work to do!" Xiaoquan Aonai opened her laptop, and without even opening a document, she rested her hands on the keyboard.

The group found it hilarious.

Just then, there was a knock at the office door.

"Is Ms. Xiaoquan here?"

The teasing teachers looked over, and at the doorway stood a delivery person with a large box on his back.

"I'm here!" Xiaoquan Aonai saw her chance to escape the circle.

The delivery person came in, setting the box down on the floor, "You have fresh flowers here."

"Fresh flowers?" The teachers who were ready to disperse gathered again, eyes locked on the box.

The delivery person opened the box.

A large bunch of red roses came into everyone's view.

"Wow!"

"So many roses!"

"So romantic! And you say you're not dating! Roses have been sent!"

The delivery person handed over a paper to Xiaoquan Aonai, "Please sign here, there are seventy-nine roses in total."

Xiaoquan Aonai was confused; she was now, in a sense, Dubian Che's woman—she couldn't just accept roses from anyone.

Akiko whispered in her ear, "Could it be from that kid Dubian? Don't be fooled, just for a few roses. Absolutely don't have his kids easily."

Xiaoquan Aonai only heard 'Could it be from Dubian'.

At the thought of this possibility, her heart pounded,

But, it was only a possibility, it might be from some admirer.

For ten years, Xiaoquan Aonai herself was quite popular, in high school, in university, in Goda—she was confessed to as many times as the roses in front of her.

"Eh? There's a letter!"

"Quick, open it up!"

"Let Aonai look at it herself."

Xiaoquan Aonai took the envelope, not immediately opening it, but sneakily peeking inside.

If it was from Dubian Che and her colleagues saw, it would be inappropriate.

As she pried open the envelope with her index finger and thumb, it felt like drawing a lottery where the grand prize is Dubian Che, with all else being thank you for participating.

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