Ten minutes later, Ji Jue knocked on the Workshop's front door and sat properly in front of his teacher.
He sat upright, solemn, and meticulous.
Even though he had just polished off hot pot, crayfish, barbecue, milk tea, ice jelly, and hot-and-sour rice noodles, there was still not even a bit of smell on him, and his collar and cuffs were as clean as new.
Only under his teacher's scrutinizing gaze, his throat bobbed, and he could not help wanting to let out a burp... Noticing Ye Xian's eyes, he immediately gave an awkward smile.
"After all, I was starving out there."
Ye Xian slowly shook her head. "There's no need to be embarrassed. No matter how bad things are at Tide Sound, it's not so bad that a student can't even afford food. It's just that even when you're indulging yourself, you still do it so healthily. As your teacher, I really have to wonder how exactly you managed to stir up all those messes and troubles."
"They were all—cough, cough... mm, uh..."
Ji Jue started to speak, then stopped, coughing nonstop as he wiped off a cold sweat.
That was close!
He had almost blurted out flattery about how well his teacher had taught him.
Though he had done rather a lot of beastly things lately, he still had not quite reached the point of coming over to torment his teacher's blood pressure. After all, for one thing, the bond between teacher and student was so precious, and for another, he was afraid his teacher would personally clean house and get rid of him...
"All right, no need to keep thinking about how to be polite."
Ye Xian directly waved a hand, cutting off the auspicious words Ji Jue had so carefully prepared, giving him no chance to