Chapter 9: Xiaojie, I Don't Like Naughty Children

Ever since that night when they had spoken to each other, Pei Lv would set aside half an hour every time after returning home to help Tang Jie review his lessons and go over his homework. Tang Jie found it rather intriguing, and even felt a sense of curiosity about it.

At this moment, both of them were sitting in front of the table. Pei Lu was sitting on the left side of Tang Jie, lowering his head to examine the answer that he had just written.

"Xiao Jie... How could you make the same mistake again? Didn't I just explain it to you clearly?" Pei Lu furrowed his brows, his words filled with a hint of helplessness, but he couldn't find a way to deal with this child. Tang Jie seemed a bit aggrieved upon hearing this, lowering his gaze. "Pei Lu, I'm sorry, I still didn't do it right."

Every time Tang Jie made a mistake on a question, he would make this expression. As a result, Pei Lu, who had been doing this for some time, would always have a change of heart. The anger from earlier had already dissipated by more than half. In no time at all, he would patiently explain it to Tang Jie again in a gentle tone, and he never felt tired no matter how many times he did it.

Tang Jie seemed to know that he wouldn't get angry, so every time, he would find a way to make mistakes and have him explain it again.

Every time Pei Lv gets angry, his brows furrow first, his expression becomes very stern, and even his body instinctively stiffens. But as soon as he puts on that pitiful and apologetic look, everything instantly disappears, including the furrowed brows which relax, and when you look at him again, he will have a gentle gaze.

It cannot be denied that Pei Lv's appearance is indeed very attractive. He had sensed it before - gentle and refined, it was obvious at first glance that he had the demeanor of a scholar. It is said that he and her father are work colleagues and attended the same school, although they were not in the same year.

I heard that the two of them met because of a project, so they should have shared interests. His father seems to be a very serious and reserved person, so it's unexpected that he could get to know someone like that. It's rare that he didn't scare the person away.

"Xiao Jie, did you understand what I just said?" Pei Lu patiently looked at him. Even though he could tell Tang Jie's attention was not focused on the topic at hand, but on his face instead, he suddenly felt immense pressure. Being looked at like that always made him feel a sense of guilt.

Tang Jie laughed and pulled a pen out of Pei Lu's hand. When their fingertips touched, Pei Lu quickly withdrew his hand, as if evading something.

His movements were fast, but Tang Jie saw them clearly. However, in just a moment, a dark color appeared in the depths of Tang Jie's eyes, although he did not show it.

The tip of the pen swiftly glides across the white paper, and after a short while, Pei Lv sees the complete process of solving this problem without any mistakes. The small errors from earlier have all disappeared. This makes Pei Lv have to suspect whether Tang Jie had been lying to him all along, or perhaps playing with him.

Tang Jie initially thought that solving the problem would make the other person happy. However, what he didn't expect was that it instead made Pei Lv furrow his brows even deeper.

Pei Lü gazed at the answers on the paper without speaking. After a long while, he suddenly stood up and said, "You go ahead and continue working on it. I'll come back later to check on your progress after I return home." Pei Lü had originally come with a sincere heart to teach Tang Jie how to do the problems, but the repeated deception had worn away much of his patience. He had initially believed that the child genuinely did not know how to solve them, but he never expected that it was all just an act put on by the child.

The boss is indeed the boss. Although he hasn't grown up yet, his abnormal image is already starting to develop gradually.

Pei Lv! Just as Pei Lv was getting up, before he could even take a step, Tang Jie hurriedly grabbed his hand as if startled.

"What's wrong?" Pei Lv looked at him patiently, but there was a hint of another emotion in his eyes.

"Where are you going? I... I want... want you to accompany me."

Pei Lu blinked incessantly as he stared at Tang Jie, as if trying to see something from the other's eyes. However, no matter how he looked, that cunning expression he had just shown did not appear in this guy's eyes again.

"Xiao Jie... I don't like naughty children." With just this sentence, Tang Jie already understood. So it turns out... the other party had already seen through his little tricks. But of course, he had been so obvious just now. He had originally wanted to see how much this person could tolerate him, but unexpectedly, it was only after repeating the question four times that he realized it.

Even so, Tang Jie's face remained unchanged, still wearing the same expression as before, without a trace of fear. He even called out in a low voice again, "Pei Lu..."

For some reason, he felt that Pei Lv seemed to be quite susceptible to this. Every time he called him Pei Lv, there would always be a hint of tenderness in his eyes that he himself was not aware of.

Originally...this is also a gentle person.

The expression on Pei Lv's face finally eased a lot after hearing Pei Lv's words. However, rather than sitting down, Pei Lv withdrew his hand from Tang Jie's hand and whispered, "Let's do the questions. I'll come back later."

Until Pei Lv walked out of the study, Tang Jie's gaze remained fixed on him, as if a beloved toy had suddenly been taken away, leaving him feeling a bit unhappy. This caught him off guard and made him somewhat panicked.

Finally, after much effort, he had managed to find such a rare treasure. It seemed like the treasure would treat him well, be very gentle towards him, and even coddle him like one would coddle a child. This made it difficult for him to let go, and he even had thoughts of possessing the other party for himself.

When this idea first came to him, he was a bit afraid, but he soon felt relieved. He had never encountered such a person before, this was the first one, but... judging from his appearance, he probably didn't know his true identity, which was why he treated him so well. However, if he found out his true identity, would he still treat him the same way? Probably not, but what does it matter? By then, his expression will definitely be quite spectacular.

With this in mind, Tang Jie's expression became somewhat sinister, and he snickered.

Pei Lu, who was staying in the bedroom, was unaware of what was happening. Instead, he was still chatting with Siri, although he was doing most of the talking.

"Has this male supporting character finally turned evil? Do you know? Can you tell me the truth about it?" Pei Lv lay on the bed, wearing glasses, with his notebook computer placed beside his right hand.

(No idea)

'……'

"Don't know again? What exactly do you know then?"

(No idea)

"You know nothing at all, yet you pull me to this wretched place?"

(Not me)

"Oh, now you're speaking up for yourself. Why don't you continue pretending to be clueless?"

(...)

Pei Lv has always been like this when speaking. This is also another side of Pei Lv that no one has noticed.

Who would have thought that Professor Pei, who appears reserved and aloof, is actually a person who not only possesses a poisonous tongue but also enjoys ridiculing others.