11 – You Teach Me to Learn, I Teach You to Date
As she drew near,
Jiang Yubai’s eyes darkened imperceptibly, his Adam’s apple bobbing slightly.
But it lasted only a moment. He quickly averted his gaze, his ears abruptly flushing a deep red, impossible to hide.
Jiang Yuxing raised an eyebrow with amusement.
The Little Study God was so easily flustered.
Just moments ago, he had been like a cold moon hanging high in the night sky.
Now, he was so shy he wished he could hide himself in thick clouds, refusing to emerge.
Jiang Yuxing couldn’t help but curl her lips into a smile. “Little Study God, why are you so shy, hmm?”
“What do you think I want?”
She leaned closer to him, her restless gaze meeting his deep, dark eyes. Her red lips curved upward. “If I were to ask, would you give it to me?”
The cunning, sly little fairy was both sweet and provocative.
It was as if she wouldn’t rest until she had dragged the aloof, ascetic deity down from his pedestal.
Jiang Yubai’s eyelashes trembled slightly. It took immense effort for him to regain a sliver of rationality and maintain his composure.
Under the mischievous gaze of the Little Fox, he reached out, abruptly turned her by the shoulders, and put some distance between them. “Sit properly.”
Then, taking her lunchbox, he placed it in front of her and handed her the chopsticks. “Eat.”
The entire sequence was executed smoothly, as aloof as if he hadn’t been affected in the slightest.
Jiang Yuxing: ?
Was he following the script of Tang Seng or something?
“Little mmph—”
Before she could finish, he had already stuffed a freshly peeled shrimp into her mouth. His voice was cool and detached. “Don’t talk while eating.”
Jiang Yuxing: “…”
Tch.
All he knew was to shut her up with shrimp. If he had the guts, he should’ve used his mouth!
It was now lunch break, and most of the classmates were in their dormitories.
Jiang Yubai was a day student, so he usually stayed in the classroom during this time.
Feeling drowsy after eating, Jiang Yuxing lazily yawned and buried her face into a soft corgi pillow, rolling around once.
Then, blinking her bright eyes, she turned to the boy beside her. “Little Study God, want to take a nap together~”
“I need to study.”
After tidying up the desk, Jiang Yubai picked up a set of test papers and suddenly changed the subject. “Earlier in class, I told the teacher I’d tutor you after school. Where are your test papers? Let’s start now.”
Jiang Yuxing: ?
What kind of emotionless study-supervising machine was this?!
She closed her eyes, feigning selective deafness. “Hello, I’m already asleep. If there’s anything, please talk to me over the weekend, okay?”
Jiang Yubai reminded her, “People who are asleep don’t talk.”
“They can,” Jiang Yuxing insisted, eyes still shut, utterly unapologetic. “Because I’m talking in my sleep.”
Seeing the Little Fox’s stubborn, playful expression, Jiang Yubai let out a soft, helpless sigh.
His gaze softened as he looked at her, a tolerant smile tugging at the corner of his lips.
The warm afternoon sunlight streamed in through the window.
The faint rustling of test papers being turned echoed softly in the room.
Pretending to be asleep, Jiang Yuxing secretly cracked open an eye to look at the boy beside her.
He sat upright and composed, his profile exquisitely defined. His Adam’s apple tapered into the neat collar of his uniform.
His slightly lowered eyes were deep and reserved, and the silver-rimmed glasses on his nose bridge added a scholarly, ascetic aura.
The pale sunlight enveloped him, forming a halo that softened his usual aloofness, lending him a touch of gentleness.
The entire scene seemed as if it had been lifted from a film—clean, elegant, and profoundly beautiful.
Jiang Yuxing felt a sudden flutter in her heart.
No wonder everyone secretly called him the Study God.This pristine, untainted composure and aloofness truly resembled a deity that was difficult to approach.
Jiang Yuxing looked at his serious expression and couldn’t resist stirring up mischief.
“Study god, let’s make a deal.”
She extended her slender fingers, her eyes curving playfully as she fiddled with the glasses on his face, coaxing him, “You teach me how to study, and I’ll teach you how to fall in love. How about that?”
Since ancient times, fairies have always enjoyed teasing and tempting aloof gods.
Once wasn’t enough—they would always come back for more.
“What do you think?”
Jiang Yuxing propped her chin on her hand, leaning in mischievously once again, the corners of her eyes shimmering with a bright, captivating charm. “Little study god, won’t you consider it~”
The sweet, enticing scent of roses wrapped around him intimately once more.
Jiang Yubai’s back stiffened, his fingers tightening abruptly around the black pen in his hand.
The pen’s black ink paused abruptly on the test paper, gradually seeping into a small blot.
His cool, composed face seemed to reveal faint cracks, like a piece of warm, polished jade.
The dark depths of his eyes, hidden beneath long lashes, were turbulent and inscrutable.
What a tempting bait.
Every frantic beat of his heart screamed at him to agree with her.
But how could he be worthy?
He was born into a broken, decaying family, raised in solitude and darkness, with no sense of security to speak of.
But she was different.
She was a rose nurtured under a pristine glass dome, a princess cherished within a castle.
She shouldn’t have her delicate petals sullied by someone like him.
Jiang Yubai closed his eyes briefly, his Adam’s apple bobbing slightly.
Desire urged him to cast aside his worries and just agree.
But reason warned him not to ask for too much—it would bring retribution.
Jiang Yuxing watched him curiously from the side.
Hmm.
Little study god was wearing that expression again, the one she couldn’t decipher.
She couldn’t resist poking him. “Little study god, what are you thinking about?”
“Go to sleep.”
Jiang Yubai snapped back to reality, abruptly pressing her back onto the pillow, his handsome face returning to its usual detached calm. “If you can’t sleep, you might as well get up and do a test paper.”
Jiang Yuxing: ?
Watch me fall asleep in one second then!
Although Little study god’s expression just now had been suspicious, she was naturally carefree and straightforward, so she didn’t dwell on it, simply chalking it up to her own misperception.
“You have to sit here nicely, okay.”
Jiang Yuxing flopped back onto the pillow with a soft thud. “Don’t run away while I’m asleep.”
Jiang Yubai looked at her. “Mm.”
How could he bear to leave when the Little Fox he had secretly adored for so long was right beside him?
Drowsiness washed over her, and Jiang Yuxing closed her eyes, quickly drifting into dreamland.
She lay with her head tilted to the side, half her face softly buried in the pillow, her thick, long lashes resting on her eyelids as she slept soundly.
Jiang Yubai’s hand, which had been writing on the test paper, gradually stilled.
His gaze shifted, quietly settling on the sleeping girl beside him.
As if dreaming of something happy, the corners of her lips curved slightly.
Her beautiful face was softly bathed in the faint sunlight, fine, soft down visible on her delicate skin.
The sleeping Little Fox seemed less willful and bold than usual, instead appearing more docile and charmingly innocent.
Jiang Yubai stared at her intently.
Noticing something, his deep gaze drifted downward.
A reddish-brown strand of hair had slipped onto the corner of the table, about to fall.
He immediately reached out, clutching it in his palm as if it were a precious treasure.
It was a habit he had always had.Even if it was something she no longer wanted, he would foolishly pick it up in secret and hide it away.
Jiang Yubai took out a thick diary from his backpack.
On the first page, it read—
“Diary of Meeting Star”