Chapter 15: While Tang Jie listened to the sound of Pei Lu's voice, he was also doing something terrifying.

As the noise outside the door gradually subsided, Tang Jie finally felt relieved.

His fingertips were sticky and wet, and it happened in that instant when he heard Pei Lü's voice...

The speed was too fast, catching him completely off guard to the point where he didn't even have time to react.

Ever since that day, Tang Jie had started avoiding Pei Lu. No matter where Pei Lu went, Tang Jie would no longer follow him like before. Though Pei Lu remained strange, he still treated Tang Jie the same as before. But unfortunately, this child, Tang Jie, only grew more and more distant from him.

So, one day, our Professor Pei couldn't resist and finally spoke to Tang Jie, feeling somewhat puzzled, "Xiao Jie, what did I do to make you unhappy?"

The two of them were sitting face to face, eating their meals, never expecting that Pei Lu would suddenly utter such words. Pei Lu has always been reserved and rarely speaks so frankly to someone. Tang Jie was momentarily stunned.

After recovering his senses, he busily shook his head and waved his hands, saying, "No, Pei Lv... How could you think that? I don't have such thoughts. Is it... Is it something I did that made you unhappy?"

Pei Lu curled his lips and smiled. "Wow, the ball unexpectedly came to my side now. He truly lives up to his reputation as the big villain boss in the novel!"

Pei Lu's skin did not smile, but there was still a gentle air on his face. "No, I'm just curious. I feel like you've been keeping your distance from me lately..."

Pei Lv was originally good-looking, with a touch of refinement. At this moment, with a pair of golden-framed glasses, he lowered his gaze and looked at Tang Jie with a somewhat aggrieved and pathetic expression. It made people feel a tingling sensation in their hearts, and stirred a sense of guilt in Tang Jie.

Pei Lv... Please don't be upset. I really don't have those intentions, it's just... it's just that I suddenly remembered what you said before. You were right... boys shouldn't be like this, always clinging to Pei Lv. Clinging to adults is something only girls would do. Besides, I'm already an adult, doing this will only make you dislike me even more.

At this moment, Tang Jie had his head lowered, and his eyes were cast down, appearing even more aggrieved than Pei Lv. Pei Lv's eyes instantly widened, but fortunately, Tang Jie kept his head lowered, so he didn't see the expression that didn't match his personality.

Pei Lv was just about to say something when a voice from the system suddenly popped up in his ear.

(Warning! Warning! Player ooc, player ooc!)

Pei Lu's face immediately fell, silently muttering in his heart, "Screw this! Even though I made this expression, Tang Jie didn't see it, so it doesn't count, right?"

......

Fortunately, the system didn't last for too long. After only a few warnings, it fell silent. It seems that Pei Lv has successfully convinced it.

Tang Jie thought Pei Lv was genuinely angry since he didn't hear him speak. Therefore, he cautiously raised his gaze and glanced at him. It was only then that he noticed Pei Lv was actually daydreaming and had no idea whether he had heard him speak or not.

"Pei Lu... Pei Lu?"

"Hmm?" Pei Lv snapped out of his thoughts and set down his chopsticks.

"Sorry, I was a bit distracted." His face still emitted a gentle aura, a soft glow reflecting on his countenance.

"Pei Lu, if there's anything about me that isn't good, could you please let me know? Even if you despise me, please don't drive me away, alright?"

At this moment, Tang Jie was wearing a pitiful expression, resembling a small white lotus. He looked at him with a grievance. Pei Lv's heart softened instantly, and he raised his hand to rub his hair. "Alright, alright, I understand. How could I ever despise you? I just feel that you have been acting a bit strange lately, so I just wanted to ask you about it. It's alright, I've finished eating. Take your time, I'll go upstairs first."

After saying that, Pei Lu got up and went upstairs. Before long, only Tang Jie was left sitting by the table downstairs.

I don't know why, but it always gives people an inexplicable feeling of loneliness.

In fact, Pei Lu was not the only one who noticed the abnormality. Even Tang Jie could feel the anomaly in Pei Lu.

I don't know if the man really likes this child or if he's just pretending. Every time they don't talk much, the man will find all sorts of reasons to leave, no matter what he says, the other party won't stay.

Regarding this, Tang Jie was also very uncomfortable.

Sometimes, people are like this. It looks like both sides are friendly, and they get along well on the surface. But only when you take off the outer layer of the other person can you see their true heart beneath that skin. What their heart is really like, and what they truly think, are not something your naked eye can see.

Tang Jie didn't want to see men as such kind of people. It didn't matter who it was, as long as it wasn't a man. Only he...only he would treat him so well. If even all of this was just an act, then he truly wouldn't know what to do.

Since then, Tang Jie went to school on time, while Pei Lu went to work on time, until the end of the semester.

At the beginning, the results had not been released, so Pei Lv did not know his grades.

However, Tang Jie seemed to be in complete control, as if he already knew the final outcome and was not the least bit anxious.

When Tang Jie received his exam results and sent the score sheet to his WeChat, he finally found out about his test results.

He never thought... Tang Jie would be within the top five. The words he initially said about rewards were merely words of encouragement. He didn't actually expect Tang Jie to make it into the top ten. But even so, he had no intention of not giving the other person a gift. Even if Tang Jie didn't make it into the top ten, he would still grant him a request.

The other party seems to have sent the message as soon as he finished class, not a minute more or less. The message was sent just when he had finished class.

He picked up his phone and swiped it open right after finishing reading, and the other person's call came in immediately. At that moment, he hadn't returned to the office yet but was still standing in the corridor outside the teaching building, surrounded by a constant flow of students passing by.

"Hello, Professor Pei!"

"Hello, Teacher Pei."

The students warmly greeted Pei Lu one by one, and Pei Lu responded with a nod and a smile.

The call has been connected, and Pei Lu's voice on this side has also been transmitted to the other party's ears. He heard Pei Lu's familiar voice and his laughter. For some reason, even though the voices were pleasant to listen to, Tang Jie couldn't feel happy at all, and was even a little angry.

It's like a gift that he has been hiding at home and unwilling to touch, suddenly being opened by someone else and shared for everyone to see. This feeling made him very annoyed!

"Hello? Xiao Jie? Why aren't you saying anything?" Pei Lv frowned.

"Um... I was distracted just now. Will you forgive me?"

Pei Lu laughed and said, "Alright, I forgive you. After all, Xiaojie ranked in the top five of the whole class in today's exam. No matter what you do today, Pei Lu will forgive you."