Sister Yang Zhi, Your Lipstick Is on Your Teeth

To be honest,

Ding Yebai had not slept well that night.

While sleeping, he kept touching the back of his head and the arm Yang Zhi had held.

It was truly amazing...

Just thinking about it made his heart race.

So, in that long, pitch-black night, his mind was more excited than usual. He could not fall asleep well, and naturally felt listless and exhausted during morning self-study.

During morning English self-study, the English class representative led everyone in reading vocabulary. The English teacher sneaked in through the back door, then began silently circling the classroom again.

Many students did not even know she had come in. They kept their heads down reading words until they caught sight of a familiar figure passing by from the corner of their eyes, then would mutter, "Holy shit... when did she get here?"

At times like this, one absolutely could not look up, because there was a sixty percent chance of making eye contact with the teacher.

Unfortunately, Ding Yebai looked up and had an intense stare-down with the English teacher.

The English teacher was in her early thirties and dressed in the Mature older sister type style.

When she put on a cold face, anyone would be frightened.

"Ding Yebai, didn't you sleep well yesterday? Those dark circles are awful," the English teacher said after looking at his face.

Ding Yebai nodded. "Yeah."

The English teacher asked, "Did I assign too much homework?"

Ding Yebai said, "A little."

The English teacher said, "Huh?!"

"No. The amount of homework was pretty normal. I was just slow at doing it," Ding Yebai hurriedly explained.

"Mm..." The English teacher nodded in satisfaction, then gestured at the English textbook with her chin. "All right, keep reading."

With that, she walked straight up to the podium. After pausing for about two minutes, she slapped the desk hard and shouted, "Stop, stop, stop! Did none of you eat? All forty-five of you together aren't even louder than me! Can you read properly?"

The classroom was dead silent. No one answered.

The English teacher continued angrily, "If you can't make a sound, stand up and read! Come on, everyone stand up!!!"

Clatter—creak, squeak.

It was all the sound of chairs being pushed back.

The students of Class 1, Grade 12 obediently stood up, picked up their books, and read aloud while standing.

Their voices really did get louder this time. Maybe they all wanted to sit back down sooner.

After standing for several minutes, the English teacher had everyone sit and memorize vocabulary again.

There would be a dictation test ten minutes before class ended.

Once the teacher left, the classroom instantly became noisy.

Some students seriously memorized words, some put their heads down to sleep, and of course, some caught up on homework or read novels. There was everything.

Ding Yebai did not have any homework to make up, so he simply memorized vocabulary.

Even his female deskmate was surprised. "Oh my god, Ding Yebai, you're memorizing words already? Didn't you usually only cram for a few minutes before the dictation test?"

Ding Yebai froze for a moment, then said coldly, "If I start early, I'll remember them better. Mm."

He did not know why, but he was actually considering whether he should memorize vocabulary now. He never would have thought about it before.

His female deskmate still found it strange. After scratching her cheek, she ignored him and continued studying.

When it was time for the dictation test,

The English teacher walked in holding a book. "All right, I'll pick two students to write the dictation on the board."

Those two would undoubtedly have it the worst.

The students below could still peek at cheat sheets or flip through their books while no one was looking, but those at the front had no chance at all.

The English teacher said, "What date is it today... the 11th... then students number 11 and 21, come up."

Ding Yebai was number 11, so he went up with another boy from the class.

The English teacher said, "First word, absorb..."

Ding Yebai immediately began writing.

Because he had studied seriously, writing these words was as easy as pie.

Ten minutes later, the dictation test ended.

"All right, the last student in each row, collect the papers," the English teacher said as she turned around and graded Ding Yebai's work.

"Hey, not bad, Ding Yebai. All correct. Pretty good." The English teacher nodded nonstop in satisfaction. "Finally decided to study English properly?"

Ding Yebai glanced at her but said nothing.

"All right, go back down. Keep this up, Ding Yebai."

"Mm."

Ding Yebai quickly stepped down from the podium and placed both his math and chemistry papers at the corner of his desk, waiting for the class representatives to collect them.

As he sat down, despite having only attended morning self-study, he was already looking forward to school ending so he could go home.

Once he got home, he could see Sister Yang Zhi...

"Huh?!"

After Sister Yang Zhi's sweet smile appeared in his mind, Ding Yebai abruptly shook his head.

"I'm crazy. I really am crazy..."

After school,

Tutoring was underway.

Ding Yebai had only gotten one word wrong today.

Yang Zhi was genuinely happy for him.

She pointed at the word and said, "Accurate. It means precise, correct."

Ding Yebai repeated it after her.

Unfortunately, his pronunciation was not accurate.

Yang Zhi said, "Ding Yebai, watch my mouth."

As she spoke, she read the word three more times.

Yet Ding Yebai only looked at her the first time. After that, he silently lowered his eyes and mumbled the word to himself.

Yang Zhi found it strange. Naturally, she patted the dictation notebook pinned beneath Ding Yebai's arm. "Ding Yebai, look at me."

"Ahem..." Ding Yebai took the chance to look at her fair hand, then slowly raised his eyes to look at her.

Yang Zhi read it once more, doing her best to let him watch her mouth.

As Ding Yebai stared at those red, soft lips, the clear gaze in his eyes, like icy rain, gradually became hazy.

Calling it dazed might have been a bit much, but it was obvious that something was off about his gaze.

"Ding Yebai, are you listening?" Yang Zhi asked, slightly furrowing her brows.

Ding Yebai snapped out of it, hurriedly straightened up, put on the appearance of a diligent student, and answered loudly, "Huh? I'm listening."

Yang Zhi said, "Then read it once."

Ding Yebai repeated it quite convincingly.

Fortunately, he was smart. He had learned it after watching once.

Yang Zhi said, "Mm. Very good."

Ding Yebai said, "Sister Yang Zhi, you..."

Yang Zhi said, "What is it?"

Ding Yebai said, "Um..."

As he spoke, he pointed at her lips. "It looks like your lipstick got on your teeth."

The smile at the corners of Yang Zhi's mouth instantly froze. "Huh?"

Ding Yebai nodded firmly. "Mm."

Yang Zhi picked up her phone to check, as though doubting herself. When she saw the red stain on her white teeth, her whole body stiffened. A blush swiftly crossed her pretty face, and she immediately turned around to clean it off.

When she turned back again, she was once more the elegant, refined, and intellectual Yang Zhi.

To make things seem less awkward, Yang Zhi smoothed her black hair. Looking at Ding Yebai, she seemed a little embarrassed, but still stubbornly said, "No wonder you were staring without moving, Ding Yebai."

Ding Yebai said, "..."

Had he really been staring without moving?

Yang Zhi coughed twice. After trying hard to calm herself, she continued, "Ahem, ahem. Let's just forget that happened and continue the lesson."

Ding Yebai said, "Mm."

Thanks to Sundy and Yin for the 1,500 Origin Point Coins, and Danmo for the 100 Origin Point Coins.