1987 My Era

Chapter 677, The Sexiest Wild Horse

This close, invisible confrontation did not ease the tension; instead, it became even more delicate.

Li Heng's lips twitched, and he copied him by crossing his legs, trying his best to hide the excited vice president.

After staring at it for a while, Wang Runwen asked, "Shuheng resigned?"

Li Heng nodded.

Wang Runwen asked, "When did this happen?"

Li Heng replied, "Dragon Boat Festival."

Wang Runwen frowned: "I remember that was your birthday, right?"

Li Heng hummed in agreement.

Wang Runwen fell into deep thought, and after a minute or two, he asked again, "Is she going to your hometown this time?"

Li Heng said, "My parents invited her at the beginning of the year."

Wang Runwen asked, "How long will you stay?"

Li Heng said, "It might take a week, but it's not certain yet; it depends on Teacher Yu's own situation."

Wang Runwen tossed his hair aside. "How about taking me with you?"

Li Heng: "..."

Seeing that he didn't reply, Wang Runwen asked jokingly, "What, you're too scared?"

Li Heng sighed and said slowly, "Whether you dare or not, doesn't the teacher already know perfectly well? Why ask so bluntly?"

Wang Runwen mocked, "A few days ago, your mother stood outside my classroom for quite a while, secretly observing me. Aren't you going to give me an explanation?"

Li Heng said, "My mom asked about you the night before last."

Wang Runwen pressed on curiously, "What did you ask?"

Li Heng said, "You're asking about our relationship?"

Wang Runwen bit her alluring red lips, full of desire. "What was your answer back then?"

Li Heng truthfully replied, "You are my teacher."

The word "teacher" extinguished the budding spark of conversation, and the two stared at each other, speechless.

"Dong dong dong...!"

"Runwen, open the door."

Seeing this, Wang Runwen smiled and narrowed his eyes, then got up to open the door.

Dr. Shen ordered four dishes and three rice dishes, and also bought a few bottles of beer. As soon as he entered, he complained, "This awful weather is scorching hot. There are so many people eating here today; I've been waiting for ages."

Wang Runwen helped carry the groceries, put them on the coffee table, and then went to the kitchen to get bowls and chopsticks.

All four dishes were hearty meat dishes, and the portions were generous, so they didn't look cheap.

Dr. Shen washed his face, walked over and called to Li Heng, "Li Heng, now that we've eaten, how about we have some wine?"

As Dr. Shen was saying this, the English teacher had already opened a bottle of beer and handed it to him.

Li Heng didn't refuse, took the beer and took a big gulp. It was ice-cold, which was perfect for this sweltering weather.

Dr. Shen asked Li Heng, "Teacher Wang Qi and Principal Sun have both left. Runwen told you, right?"

Li Heng nodded.

Dr. Shen said, "The new principal is an oddball. He's rigid, has too many rules, and has caused a lot of teachers to complain."

Most importantly, this new principal had a falling out with Runwen's father, a real feud. Now, not only is he constantly making things difficult for Runwen, but the school is also going to take back the house next semester.

Li Heng frowned and turned to the English teacher: "Is that so?"

Wang Runwen recalled an old story: "This is an old grudge. The new principal was my mother's childhood sweetheart, but my mother later chose my father, and there were many twists and turns in the process."

Li Heng asked, "Since it's a grudge from the previous generation, why blame you?"

Dr. Shen interjected, "The new principal is infertile, I heard it's because of Runwen's father years ago. That's probably why he's so hostile towards Runwen."

Li Heng paused for a moment, and seeing that the English teacher seemed unwilling to say more, he wisely refrained from asking further questions.

He thought for a moment and asked, "Does the new principal know that I was Teacher Wang's student?"

Dr. Shen nodded and then shook his head: "He must know about your teacher-student relationship with Runwen. But he has lived a solitary life, without parents, wife, children, or any ties. He's a tough guy, so why would he care about these things?"

Before Li Heng could speak again, Wang Runwen interrupted, saying, "Come on, let's eat and drink. Let's not talk about these things today, let's talk about something happy."

Dr. Shen kindly said, "Li Heng is in dire straits now..."

Wang Runwen interrupted again: "Ultimately, it's a mistake my parents made when they were young, that they can't have children for life. Anyone would be angry about that. Okay, stop talking, don't mention it again."

Dr. Shen turned his head to look at his friend, and it took him a while to realize what she meant: "Are you thinking about leaving Shaoshi No. 1 High School?"

Wang Runwen glanced at Li Heng instinctively, picked up a beer bottle and clinked it against Dr. Shen's. "I'm not sure yet, I just have this idea. If you can't bear to leave me, come with me."

As expected, Li Heng's suspicions were confirmed at this moment.

The high school English teacher probably called me and Ms. Yu over here for this very reason.

Of course, leaving Shaoshi No. 1 Middle School is just the superficial meaning; the real intention will be revealed when Teacher Yu arrives tomorrow.

Thinking of this, Li Heng felt somewhat calm and absent-minded, drinking his wine without paying attention to what Teacher Wang and Dr. Shen were talking about across from him.

An hour or so later, Dr. Shen left.

Li Heng asked his high school English teacher, "Do you have class this afternoon?"

Wang Runwen said, "Tomorrow is the final exam, and the homeroom teacher has class in the afternoon, but I'm not teaching the class."

After tidying up the leftovers, she asked, "Do you have any plans for today?"

Li Heng shook his head. "No."

Wang Runwen took a bag out of the storeroom, slung it over his shoulder, and said, "Come on, come with me to a place."

Li Heng stood up and followed her out the door.

After going down to the first floor, the high school English teacher borrowed a bicycle from Dr. Shen for Li Heng. Then the two of them, each on a bicycle, headed west towards the suburbs.

After cycling for more than an hour, the two stopped at the foot of a mountain. Li Heng looked up at the towering peaks that seemed very familiar, and only then did he realize the purpose of his English teacher.

It turned out she was offering incense to her mother.

The grave was located in a valley halfway up the mountain, far from the road and quite remote. It took the two of them a long time to reach it.

“It’s all overgrown with grass.” As they approached the grave, Wang Runwen muttered this, then took a grass-cutting knife from his backpack and handed it to him.

It wasn't just overgrown with grass; the grass was as tall as a person. There was cow dung nearby, and a burrow dug by a wild rabbit. Fortunately, the burrow faced the other side and didn't go into the grave.

Li Heng understood, took the knife, and silently began cutting the grass.

Seeing his highly skilled grass-cutting, sweeping the grave clean as if he were shaving a head, Wang Runwen asked, "Did you do farm work when you were a child?"

"Oh my, what kind of question is that? I come from the countryside, how could I not do farm work? When I was a kid, I often had to cut a load of grass for the cows before going to school," Li Heng said.

Wang Runwen glanced at him, adjusted his red-rimmed glasses with his fingertips, and said, "To be honest, my first impression of you was that you were fair-skinned and refined. If you weren't so thin, I would have thought you came from a wealthy family."

Li Heng said, "That's because my mom spoils me, and I'm also quite lazy."

The English teacher asked, "Spoiling you? Then why send you to cut grass for the cows early in the morning? Isn't that a contradiction?"

Li Heng said, "Spoiling someone is relative; they still have to do chores. Also, my second sister is quite fierce. Every morning she has to go and gather pig feed. If I just lie in bed and don't move, she thinks it's unfair. If she thinks it's unfair, she'll definitely beat me up first..."

Recalling his chaotic childhood, being beaten twice every three days, Li Heng sighed deeply, lamenting how unbearable those memories were.

Wang Runwen found it amusing and asked, "I've seen your second sister a few times from afar. She seems very beautiful, but I never expected her to beat you up so often. So, what's your relationship with your second sister like now?"

Li Heng replied, "It's true what they say, 'Spare the rod and spoil the child.' Things are still pretty good these days."

After he cleared away the weeds, Wang Runwen took out three incense sticks, a box of matches, and a thick stack of paper money from his backpack. He picked up a handful of grass, placed it in front of the grave, knelt down, and said, "Mom, I've come to see you. You always say in your dreams that you need money, so today I've brought it for you..."

Muttering to herself, she picked up a small stack of paper money, lit it with a match, and placed it on the grave mound. Then, she threw the thick stack of paper money into the fire countless times.

We dare not add too much paper money at once, for fear that the fire might get out of control and start a wildfire. We can only add more paper money when the flames have shrunk.

Li Heng wasn't idle either. He lit three incense sticks, stuck them in the ground, and then sat down to wait, keeping an eye out for any sparks.

The English teacher hadn't come for a long time, and it seemed she had a lot to say to her mother. She talked to herself for more than ten minutes before stopping, then reached into her backpack with her right hand and pulled out a divination stick.

Li Heng asked, "Teacher, you can also perform divination?"

The English teacher ignored him, quickly uttered a string of words he couldn't understand, and then tossed the divination stick into the air.

When it falls, one side faces the sky and the other hits the ground; one yin and one yang represent the sacred hexagram.

Also commonly known as the Treasure Hexagram or the Auspicious Hexagram.

Staring at the divination, the English teacher, who had just been chattering away, was somewhat stunned, staring blankly at the sacred divination.

After a long while, she raised her head and beckoned to Li Heng: "Come here, Li Heng, and bow three times."

Li Heng was dumbfounded, and subconsciously thought to himself: This is your relative's grave, what does it have to do with me?

But he remained very calm, walked over, and respectfully bowed three times towards the grave.

Wang Runwen watched him quietly until he finished his greetings, then reached out to pick up the divination sticks from the ground. He then checked his watch and said, "It's still early, let's wait until the incense has finished burning before we leave."

She was afraid of the mountain winds and the incense causing trouble, so she wanted to wait until the incense burned out before leaving.

Li Heng expressed his understanding.

After all, this is a remote mountain forest. Apart from people grazing cattle and sheep not far away, there is not a soul in sight. The dead branches and fallen leaves on the ground are quite thick, which makes it easy for a fire to start.

An old man was herding cattle, sitting on a huge rock playing his flute. The melodious flute music added a touch of vitality to the valley.

Wang Runwen thought the flute music was very beautiful and asked him, "How do you compare to him?"

Li Heng rolled his eyes: "Didn't you see how the newspaper described me? A legendary music master."

Wang Runwen tossed his hair aside, smiled, and said, "I haven't heard you boast about it myself."

Li Heng chuckled and said, "That's true, ignorance is bliss, so I'll forgive you. But this old man is indeed quite skilled; most people can't compare."

Wang Runwen said, "He used to be a Peking Opera performer, but now he's retired and living a rural life in his hometown."

Li Heng looked at the old man 300 meters away with surprise and asked, "Does the teacher know him?"

Wang Runwen said, "Yes, of course I know him. He is related to my mother by blood, probably within five generations. When I was a child, I often heard people mention him when I went to my maternal grandmother's house with my mother."

Li Heng asked, "Aren't you going to say hello?"

Wang Runwen said, "It's inconvenient. Besides, people might not even recognize me."

Wang Runwen didn't explicitly say why it was inconvenient, but Li Heng understood and didn't bring it up again.

Li Heng asked, "Is your maternal grandmother's house far from here, teacher?"

Wang Runwen said, "It's right at the foot of the mountain."

Li Heng turned around: "Aren't you going to take a look?"

Wang Runwen chuckled and pointed to the right rear: "My maternal grandparents' graves are over there, and my two uncles' graves are also over there. They're all gone now."

Upon hearing this, Li Heng really wanted to ask: Since you're already here, why don't you go and pay your respects?
But he didn't say it aloud. He couldn't say he understood the person in front of him completely, but he did understand her to some extent. The teacher's decision not to go over was naturally based on her own considerations.

Although the three incense sticks were very thin, they burned for a full 24 minutes before going out.

After carefully checking that there were no hidden dangers with the incense and paper money, Wang Runwen picked up his bag and stood up. "Let's go."

"Eh."

Li Heng responded and followed behind, walking down the winding mountain path.

On the way, the two also found a fertile patch of wild celery and picked some wild scallions. The English teacher was overjoyed and said, "Wild scallions stir-fried with cured pork, that was my favorite dish when I was a child. You are good at cooking, so you can make it when you get home, and I will help you."

Li Heng smelled the scallions. "Make some more. This stuff looks like a lot, but it shrinks a lot as soon as it goes into the pot. This isn't even enough to fill the bottom of the bowl."

Wang Runwen agreed with this and followed his example, continuing to pry open the wild onions with a stick.

It took us forty or fifty minutes to gather the wild vegetables. By the time we came down the mountain, it was already getting late, and the sun was about to set.

The two dared not delay, so they mounted their bicycles and sped off into the city.

Li Heng rushed back to No. 1 Middle School. He glanced at his watch: 7:28
It will be dark in half an hour.

Once inside, Wang Runwen peeled an apple and cut off a slice for him, saying, "You're a little hungry, have something to eat first."

Li Heng waved his hand, indicating that he wasn't a big fan of apples and that he was naturally unable to eat anything too starchy.

Well, you can't really say it's innate, after all, those pink little chubby babies do love to suck on things, lalala...

Dinner was simple: a dish of cured pork with wild scallions, a dish of wild celery, and a dish of spicy and sour chicken giblets. The three large bowls were placed on the table, and the two of them started drinking again.

Li Heng exclaimed, "Teacher, you're such a drinker! You've influenced me too; I drink with every meal now."

Wang Runwen smiled and said, "Unlike you, I don't have so many women around me. I usually rely on drinking to relieve my boredom."

Li Heng picked up a beer bottle and clinked it against hers: "Nothing more to say, cheers."

Wang Runwen glanced sideways and asked, "Bottle blowing?"

Unable to bear the slightly disdainful look in his eyes, Li Heng said, "So what if I can chug a bottle? Who am I afraid of? Come on, let's have a race and see who's faster!"

With his scheme succeeding, Wang Runwen's smile widened, his long black hair cascading down as he tilted his head back and downed the drink in one gulp.

Li Heng was also straightforward and finished his drink in one gulp.

Wang Runwen said, "I'm 6 seconds faster than you."

Li Heng put down the empty bottle, admitting defeat wholeheartedly: "My skills are inferior."

Just as she herself said, the English teacher really liked to eat wild onions and cured meat, and she ate more than half of a big bowl of it.

Seeing that she had eaten more than ten pieces of meat, Li Heng couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you afraid of getting fat from eating so much meat, teacher?"

Wang Runwen retorted, displeased: "Which of your dog eyes saw that I'm fat?"

Li Heng quickly replied, "Prevention, prevention."

Wang Runwen stared at him for a while, then suddenly, she kicked off her sandal with her left foot, placed her shapely, fair left leg on his lap, and then looked away, slowly continuing to eat her food.

Faced with the teacher's sudden move, Li Heng was instantly dumbfounded, staring at her in confusion, completely at a loss.

After a long pause, he asked awkwardly, "Can you please let me eat in peace?"

Wang Runwen didn't even look at him, he just smiled and said, "It's useless, who can you blame?"

Hearing these irresponsible words, Li Heng was speechless. He grabbed her leg, put it down, and started eating heartily.

Perhaps influenced by what had just happened—after all, they had touched each other through their pants—the two didn't talk much afterward and focused on eating and drinking.

After three bottles of beer, Wang Runwen put his chopsticks on the table and praised, "I haven't eaten this well in a long time. If I were Shuheng, I would tie you to the kitchen and cook for you every day."

Li Heng said, "With your limited perspective, you'll never become Teacher Yu."

"Oh?"

Wang Runwen gave a sarcastic "oh" and turned his head: "What do you mean by 'never becoming Teacher Yu'? What kind of person is Shuheng in your eyes?"

Li Heng pointed with his chopsticks: "Generous, tolerant, and considerate."

Wang Runwen clicked his tongue twice and said sarcastically, "Tsk tsk, isn't it just that you're allowed to keep women outside? You talk a good game but don't deliver."

Without a second thought, Li Heng retorted with displeasure, "If it were you, would you allow me to keep a woman outside the marriage?"

He was stunned when he heard this.

Wang Runwen was also stunned.

After staring at each other for a while, Wang Runwen suddenly stretched, perfectly exposing her exquisite breasts to his eyes.

Having just been stimulated by her legs, and now with this, a surge of heat rose in Li Heng's blood.

That's fucking blatant showing off!
Seeing his eyes widen and his gaze fixed on him, Wang Runwen felt a little smug, and then, under his watchful eye, left the table.

She found a yoga mat in a corner, laid it out in the empty space in the center of the living room, and started practicing as if no one else was around.

Beneath the half-hidden white shirt, a pair of bright moon-like breasts were pressed against her chest, her breasts round and full, like purple grapes and jade, her figure voluptuous and curvaceous.

Her figure was so perfect it was breathtaking, as fiery and beautiful as a raging fire.

Li Heng's gaze lingered on her proud, full breasts for a while, then moved down, sweeping over her firm abdomen and round, pert buttocks. At this moment, it seemed that every inch of the English teacher's skin exuded a strong sexual attraction, and he was immediately aroused, taking several deep breaths.

Without realizing it, Wang Runwen glanced back at him, a hint of smugness in his eyes, and then asked with amusement, "Teacher, you twisted your back a while ago, do you know how to massage it?"

Li Heng took a sip of beer, suppressing his inner turmoil, and asked in a hoarse voice, "When did you start practicing yoga, teacher?"

Wang Runwen asked, "I practiced with Shuheng during college, but we stopped for a while. We picked it up again last year. What do you think of my practice?"

Li Heng looked at the dishes on the table: "They're pretty good."

Wang Runwen pressed, "How good is 'good'? When did you start drooling?" Li Heng was speechless, glaring at her fiercely, "If you keep nagging, I'll carry you to the bedroom."

Wang Runwen gave a teasing laugh, then lay down on the yoga mat and said, "My back is a little sore, come and massage it for me for a while."

Li Heng said, "I haven't finished my meal yet."

Wang Runwen said, "Let's digest this first, and I'll continue drinking with you later."

Li Heng tilted his head and stared at her intently for a long time.

Suddenly, he moved, put down his chopsticks and beer bottle, and got up to walk towards her.

Seeing that he was really coming over, Wang Runwen wanted to get up immediately and stop him from giving her a massage.

But just as she hesitated, Li Heng had already squatted down and placed his hands on her waist and abdomen: "Where does it hurt?"

The moment those large hands touched her waist and abdomen, Wang Runwen's body stiffened, her pupils contracted sharply, and she forced herself to say, "Right there."

Li Heng applied force and gently rubbed her back with both hands.

At first, Wang Runwen was able to hold on, but after a couple of minutes, her breathing gradually quickened, her eyes became glazed, and she could even hear her own heartbeat, which was more than twice as fast as usual.

At one point, Li Heng lifted her white shirt, placed his hands on her back, and massaged her skin with slightly increased pressure, asking, "How do you feel now? Are you getting used to it?"

Wang Runwen dared not speak at this moment, nor did he have the strength to speak. He lay on the yoga mat, his mind wandering as he felt the warmth of his palm.

After a long, long time, when a hand accidentally touched her waistband, she jumped up like a startled bird, grabbed Li Heng's hand with her right hand, and turned to look at him.

Li Heng remained motionless, staring back at her.

After a long half minute or so, Wang Runwen somehow let go of her hand, lay back down on the yoga mat, and said in a muffled voice, "You can use a little more force."

Li Heng hooked his index finger along the groin line in the middle of his spine.

As expected, her body twitched slightly several times, as if she were dancing.

Seeing this, Li Heng decided to withdraw his hand: "I'm tired of massaging, let's stop here for today."

As if possessed, Wang Runwen grabbed his hand, not turning his head, but also not letting him leave.

Li Heng paused for a moment, took a few deep breaths, and then said in a low voice, "Teacher, I'm not full yet."

The word "teacher" struck Wang Runwen like a hammer blow to her heart. She slowly released the hand that was holding hers, and then collapsed onto the yoga mat, her posture resembling a boneless worm.

Li Heng arrived at the dining table, intending to continue drinking.

But after only a few sips, he felt something was off. The wine didn't taste as good as before. Frustrated and irritable, he picked up the bottle and went out into the corridor.

There was no one in the passageway outside at this time. The teachers were probably all in class. Even if Li Heng experienced something unusual about his body, he didn't need to worry about being discovered and embarrassed.

With him gone, Wang Runwen breathed a huge sigh of relief. After waiting for a while and not seeing the man come in, she finally turned over, face up, and stared blankly at the ceiling.

Just now, she had a strong physiological reaction and wanted to go further.

The irresistible stimulation mixed with shame left her unable to calm down or recover for a long time.

Five minutes passed, and Li Heng still hadn't returned.

Ten minutes passed, and he still hadn't returned to the house.

Twenty minutes later, Li Heng came downstairs and appeared in the artificial hill behind the teaching building.

As time went by, Wang Runwen slowly regained his senses, got up, went to the washroom first, then went into the study and closed the door.

She went to the desk, sat down, took out paper and pen from the drawer, unscrewed the pen, spread out the manuscript with the heading "Shaoshi No.1 Middle School", pondered for a moment, and finally wrote down three words: resignation letter.

At 9:30 p.m., the third period of evening self-study ended, and as soon as the bell rang, the campus of No. 1 Middle School became extremely noisy.

In an instant, the once empty campus was filled with students, men and women, chatting happily, brimming with youthful energy.

Li Heng was a person who hated trouble and was afraid of being recognized, so he simply took a detour through a side road back to the tenement building.

I went back to my English teacher's house.

Somewhat surprisingly, Teacher Wang was not home.

I did find a note on the coffee table that read: "Dr. Shen and I went to sleep at our old house in the city tonight and won't be back. Take care of yourself."

Abandon yourself?

Or did they run away?
Two completely different thoughts flashed through Li Heng's mind. Then he folded the note, tore it up, and threw it into the trash can.

The messy dishes on the table were gone. Li Heng walked around the whole house again, then took out clean clothes from his backpack and went into the washroom.

Around 10 p.m., the landline phone in the living room rang.

Li Heng ignored him.

The second phone rang.

Li Heng, who was gazing at the stars on the balcony, had no choice but to go inside and pick up the receiver to his ear.

He didn't speak first, wanting to see who the other person was.
He didn't want to damage the reputation of English teachers.

Unexpectedly, Yu Shuheng's voice came from the other end, "Li Heng?"

Li Heng was stunned and asked, "How did the teacher know?"

Yu Shuheng smiled gently: "It's very simple. Runwen usually greets you first, saying things like 'Hello' or 'Who is this?' Only you, feeling guilty, deliberately remain silent."

Li Heng plopped down on the sofa. "Aren't you supposed to catch a flight tomorrow morning? Why aren't you asleep yet?"

Yu Shuheng threw down the book in her hand and joked, "I can't sleep when I think about my future husband living under the same roof as another woman."

Li Heng said, "Teacher Wang is not here; he went to his old house in the city."

Yu Shuheng, who had been joking, immediately stopped smiling upon hearing this. After thinking for a moment, she asked, "Did she seduce you?"

Li Heng said, "No."

Yu Shuheng asked, "You almost fell for her trick?"

Li Heng said, "She is a teacher."

Upon hearing this, Yu Shuheng's heart, which had been in her throat, returned to its normal position. She pressed on, asking, "Tell me, how did she seduce you?"

Li Heng vehemently denied it: "Really, you don't believe me?"

Yu Shuheng asked, "Oh? Little man, how can I trust you? Song Yu, Zhou Shihe? Or Mai Sui, Xiao Han? Or…"

Li Heng interrupted her, "You're still a virgin."

One sentence is all it takes to win!

Yu Shuheng was silent for a few minutes, then said, "Get some rest, and come pick me up at Shaoshui Bridge tomorrow."

After saying that, she decisively ended the call.

Li Heng looked at the receiver in his hand and thought to himself, "What a fragile heart!"

That night, Li Heng couldn't sleep. He spent most of his time reading books and newspapers, while also pondering the next step for his novel.

Should we continue to delve deeper into traditional Chinese literature?

Or should I jump out and write science fiction and fantasy to make money all over the world?

After thinking about it for most of the night, he decided to discuss it with Teacher Yu to see if she had any good ideas about how to get things done abroad.

Due to vast differences in social systems, races, and cultures, sometimes even if someone copies a Nobel Prize-winning work, they may still be lost in obscurity.

At this point, personal connections and networks become incredibly important.

He stayed up all night and finally dozed off in the middle of the night.

The next day, when he woke up again, it was already past 9 o'clock.

He was woken up by Wang Runwen.

Li Heng groggily opened his eyes, tilted his head and asked, "Teacher, isn't today the final exam? Didn't you go to proctor it?"

Wang Runwen said, "I was assigned to the marking group, so I don't need to invigilate."

Li Heng asked, "Then you can rest for two days?"

Wang Runwen said, "I'll take a day off. The English exam will be finished tomorrow morning, and then we'll start grading the papers."

As she spoke, she suddenly threw off the thin blanket, and the next second her eyes widened in shock.

The next second, she adjusted her glasses, sat down unhurriedly on the edge of the bed, and smiled as she looked him over.

Li Heng snatched the blanket from her hands, covered himself with it, and muttered, "Be careful not to get corns."

Wang Runwen brushed his hair back with his right hand and said, "Get up, I'll take you to eat rice noodles. A new shop recently opened, and the taste is really good."

Li Heng said, "If you don't leave, how am I supposed to get dressed?"

Wang Runwen turned his back and shouted, "Hurry up!"

Li Heng didn't retreat; he dressed and put on his shoes at lightning speed.

Wang Runwen suddenly asked, "How far have things progressed between you and Shuheng?"

Li Heng said, "Doesn't the teacher already know? Why ask?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Runwen had his answer and left the bedroom satisfied.

They went downstairs, out of the school gate, and walked about 50 meters towards the city center before entering a noodle shop.

"Boss, two bowls of beef noodles, extra spicy, extra egg," Wang Runwen said.

"Okay! Please wait a moment." The owner was a middle-aged woman, dressed very cleanly, giving the first impression that the noodles she made were absolutely hygienic.

The two had just found a place to sit down when they ran into acquaintances, a man and a woman, who were also teachers at the No. 1 Middle School.

The male teacher looked down at Li Heng, then looked at him again, and finally asked the English teacher, "Ms. Runwen, is this... is this the great writer in our class?"

Wang Runwen smiled and said, "It's him."

Having been exposed, Li Heng stopped teasing him, took off his sunglasses, and called out with a smile, "Teacher Luo, Teacher Qin."

Mr. Luo was his high school geography teacher. He was always covered in chalk dust, didn't care much about his appearance, and was rumored to smoke three packs of cigarettes a day. You could always smell a pungent smell of smoke when you passed by him.

As for Teacher Qin, she is Teacher Luo's wife, who also teaches English, but she never taught him.

Teacher Luo originally intended to go to the next table, but now he stayed and pulled his wife to sit down on the spot.

Teacher Luo asked him, "Someone as capable as you should be very busy, right? How come you have time to come to No. 1 Middle School?"

Li Heng said, "I just started my vacation, so I came to my alma mater to visit my teachers."

Teacher Luo didn't believe him at all: "You're talking nonsense. You're here to see Runwen, aren't you?"

Wang Runwen took good care of Li Heng throughout his three years of high school, a fact known to all the teachers in the school.

As a result, rumors circulated that the two were secretly having a teacher-student relationship.

Of course, it was later proven to be a rumor and clarified that it was Liu Yejiang who was stirring up trouble behind the scenes out of jealousy and envy.

Liu Yejiang was also beaten up by Li Heng and Que Xinyi and ended up in the hospital, where his wound required more than ten stitches.

Li Heng did not deny it and chatted warmly with the teachers.

As they chatted, the conversation turned to the new principal.

Teacher Qin seemed particularly dissatisfied with the new principal, her words were full of resentment, and she even used some foul language.

For example, that eunuch.

For example, those who have no descendants.

It's understandable if one person is dissatisfied with the new principal; but if many teachers are dissatisfied with the new principal, then there's definitely a problem.

In his memory, Teacher Qin was not such a harsh person, but today she spoke without any mercy.

Listening further, I learned that the new principal had recently announced something at a teachers' meeting: the school was facing financial difficulties and the promised college entrance examination bonuses would not be honored.

In short, like a new broom sweeping clean, the new principal directly rejected the old principal's offer of rewards for the previous year's college entrance examination.

Li Heng asked, "Teacher Qin, how much money did you lose?"

Wang Runwen interjected: "As the homeroom teacher, Teacher Qin taught the top science class last year, which produced two students admitted to Tsinghua University, one to Peking University, and seventeen or eighteen students admitted to prestigious universities such as Fudan University, Renmin University of China, and Wuhan University. Moreover, out of the four students admitted to Tsinghua and Peking University in the whole school, three were from her class, but now all of those awards are gone."

No wonder!
Cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents; no wonder they're so unhappy.

Given the prevailing social atmosphere in Shao City these days, people are only verbally cursing. If it were a hot-tempered male teacher, he might actually do something like putting a sack over someone's head and hitting them on the back.

Li Heng asked, "He dismissed someone's three years of teaching achievements so easily, and no one at the school complained about him?"

Teacher Luo, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, said, "There are plenty of them, but complaints are useless; they have very powerful connections."

Speak of the devil, and he appears. Just as Teacher Qin was once again criticizing the new principal, the new principal arrived.

The new principal was very cunning; he stood behind Teacher Qin, listening with his hands behind his back.

Since Li Heng and his three companions had their backs to the door, they didn't notice at first. It was only later that the proprietress reminded them and called out, "Principal Wu, what would you like to eat?"

The conversation abruptly ended, and Teacher Qin turned to look at him, her face turning pale instantly.

The new principal had no beard, a fair complexion, and was very well-maintained; he didn't look like someone nearing 50 at all. "Xiao Qin, come to my office later."

Suddenly, Teacher Luo flew into a rage, jumped up, pointed at his forehead, and cursed, "You damned eunuch! Get out of here!"

The shout startled everyone in the store.

Wang Runwen said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "There's a rumor that this person has taken a liking to Teacher Qin."

Li Heng was taken aback: "He wasn't castrated?"

Wang Runwen pursed his lips: "It's really gone, but who knows what got into him?"

The new principal stormed off in a rage, flicking his sleeves and leaving without even finishing his noodles. A male teacher who had come with him glanced at the man-eating Teacher Luo, then at the principal, and also left.

As soon as everyone left, Teacher Qin pulled her husband to sit down and said, "Old Luo, it seems we need to think of a way out soon; we probably can't stay at this school any longer."

Teacher Luo said indignantly, "If they won't keep me here, there are plenty of other places that will."

Teacher Qin then turned to Li Heng, her eyes lighting up, and mustered her courage to tentatively ask, "Great writer, I heard that you founded the New Future Training School. Have you filled all the teacher positions at your Changsha branch?"

Li Heng said, "The Changshi branch school is under renovation and will not officially enroll students until the end of August. If Teacher Luo and Teacher Qin are willing to go, they can go and take a look."

Teacher Qin asked, "Are the two of us really qualified to go?"

Li Heng smiled, took out his phone book, tore off a piece of paper, wrote down a phone number, and handed it over, saying, "If you really decide, call this number then."

Even those of them in Shaoshi had long heard about the generous benefits offered by New Future School. Teacher Qin immediately put away the note as if it were a treasure, praising, "Runwen, you have good judgment. You bet on the right thing early on."

Wang Runwen chuckled and said, "What kind of taste do you have? I even paid for the groceries last night."

A simple sentence instantly eased the tension at the table.

Teacher Luo remained silent for a while, until she finished her noodles, when she asked Li Heng, "If I go to New Future, what can I do? I don't speak English."

Li Heng said, "New Future not only has English, but also textbooks and materials for junior high and high school subjects. If teachers go there, their talents will definitely be put to good use."

Although he had no memory of any information about Teacher Luo, he had personally witnessed how well Teacher Luo taught; otherwise, how could he have taught the experimental class at No. 1 Middle School for so long?
As Li Heng left the store, he casually remarked, "What's the point of keeping a principal like that around for the New Year?"

Wang Runwen said, "Someone will take care of this. I don't want you to steal the limelight."

Li Heng hesitated for a moment, then drove with her to the city center.

On the way, he asked, "What are we going to do in the city?"

Wang Runwen said, "Help me clean up my old house. Dr. Shen and I spent several hours cleaning it last night, and we're still not finished."

Li Heng wailed, "So you're treating me like a laborer? Can't I pay to hire a few people?"

Wang Runwen refused: "No."

The old house in the city center is quite a distance from the No. 1 Middle School; it took almost 20 minutes to walk there.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw the photo frame on the coffee table, which contained a group photo: Wang Runwen was on the left and Teacher Yu was on the right.

I still remember three years ago, when I first saw Teacher Yu's photo, I was amazed and exclaimed for a long time.

Seeing him staring at the photo frame, Wang Runwen scoffed, "Ha! Take it with you, it's yours now."

Li Heng pondered it for a while, and always felt that there was something strange about these words, as if there was a hidden meaning behind them.

Cleaning the house was tiring, but also very fulfilling. Before I knew it, it was noon.

By the time Wang Runwen finished wiping the last pane of glass clean, he was drenched in sweat, his red shirt completely soaked. His crescent-shaped silhouette, like a full moon, was faintly visible, as if flames were burning within him, making Li Heng's heart burn with desire.

Feeling his gaze subtly following his movements for a long time, Wang Runwen went to the window, drew the curtains, then leaned against the wall, puffed out his ample chest, and looked at him with a half-smile.

Not only that.

She slowly raised her right hand and beckoned to him in mid-air.

She didn't say a word the whole time, but her fiery red lips and devilish figure had already said everything she needed to say.

(End of this chapter)