Just then, Mei suddenly had a change of heart:
Right, Moqian only knows that I'm breaking up with him now. He has no idea what I'm trying to accomplish.
If I ask him to go to another city to take care of something right before the Honkai erupts, I can keep him out of this disaster!
The reason Raiden Mei had never told Su Moqian about the Honkai was that she knew her boyfriend's personality very well.
After all, this Honkai was coming for her. If she told him the truth, Su Moqian would surely insist on staying by her side to protect her.
So she had no choice but to take this approach.
At the thought, Raiden Mei smiled and said, "Thank you, Moqian. From now on, we're friends."
At that moment, Raiden Mei felt that she was already on the path to a happy ending.
She could help him avoid the Honkai disaster and no longer had to be separated from the person she loved.
Raiden Mei couldn't help thinking, This is the most wonderful start ever!
"Ding-a-ling—"
Just then, the school bell rang. The students who had been sneaking glances at Su Moqian and Kiana's friendly interaction in the hallway hurried back into their classrooms to wait for class.
But as they returned, they couldn't help discussing what they'd seen:
"Su Moqian and that white-haired girl are both new, right? They look so good together."
"Yeah, yeah! That white-haired girl is called Kiana. I heard they started at our school at the same time, too. What a coincidence."
"Exactly! The Moqian-Kiana pairing is definitely the best one to ship!"
With the school bell ringing, Raiden Mei didn't hear what the girls were saying.
She only vaguely sensed that they were all looking her way, and couldn't help thinking, They're all looking over here. They must think Su Moqian and I make a perfect match!
Today, My Husband Isn't Home
Before long, the day's classes were over.
As the dismissal bell was about to ring, Raiden Mei sat upright in her chair, smiling as she waited for Su Moqian to invite her to walk home with him.
After getting used to living as a couple, suddenly living alone had felt truly lonely.
Now that Su Moqian had become her friend again, she was sure Moqian would soon invite her to walk home with him!
Just as Raiden Mei waited in eager anticipation, the homeroom teacher, who was wrapping up her lesson, spoke to Su Moqian.
"Su, come by the office after school. I need to talk to you."
Raiden Mei: "???"
"Oh, all right."
Su Moqian nodded, raising no objection to his homeroom teacher's request.
He couldn't help wondering why she wanted to see him when school was already over.
Could it be "after-school tutoring"?
Su Moqian shook his head and stopped himself from letting his imagination run wild.
As long as the Blondie Simulator on him didn't kick in, he could handle anything.
Soon, the dismissal bell rang.
The students who had packed their bags began leaving one after another, while Su Moqian obediently followed the young teacher to her private office.
"Moqian..."
Watching Su Moqian walk away, Raiden Mei's outstretched hand froze in midair.
In the end, Mei could only console herself helplessly:
Sigh, the teacher must have some important business with him.
It's all right. I'm sure Moqian will walk home with me tomorrow!
Once they were in the office, the homeroom teacher settled into her seat with practiced ease, crossed her legs in black stockings, and smiled at Su Moqian.
Perhaps she'd been so absorbed in the sea of knowledge all day that she hadn't paid attention to anything else.
Only now did Su Moqian realize that his teacher was quite pretty, too.
But he was only sitting in on her class for a month, so it didn't really matter what she was like.
"Teacher, what did you want to talk to me about? You're not going to tutor me, are you?" Su Moqian asked politely as he walked over to her.
"I know how well you do in your regular classes, Su. You certainly don't need tutoring." The teacher smiled and took a sip of water before continuing, "I asked you here for something else. You know Hayaki Mako, right?"
"I do. She was the ringleader of last night's bullying," Su Moqian said with a nod.
"Good. I'd originally planned to have her apologize to you alongside those two girls, but Hayaki was absent today, so I had to let it go."
The teacher paused, then continued:
"Just now, though, Hayaki's mother called me. She wants you to go to her house so she can apologize to you in person."
"She wants me to go to her house?" Su Moqian asked in confusion.
Whether in the Far East or Shenzhou, surely the person apologizing should be the one to visit.
Why was Mrs. Hayaki insisting that he go to her house to accept her apology?
The homeroom teacher smiled. "It is a little discourteous, but Hayaki's mother seems to have some difficulty she can't talk about, and she can't leave the house."
"So she has to ask you to come over instead. She also said she'd make it up to you properly."
"I see. I understand." Su Moqian nodded.
He didn't care all that much about such formalities. If she couldn't leave, he didn't mind going over.
He could also see how Hayaki Mako was doing now.
Calling her mother right after Mako had made that sort of remark had indeed been a devastating move.
Seeing Su Moqian agree, the homeroom teacher let out a sigh of relief and clasped her hands in front of her chest.
"Since you've agreed, Su, I'm relieved."
"Oh, and I'm grateful for what you did regarding Raiden Mei, too. How about I treat you to a meal sometime?"
"It was nothing. Protecting Mei was what I wanted to do anyway." Su Moqian smiled and waved to the teacher. "I'll be going now. You can get back to relaxing, teacher."
Following the address his homeroom teacher had given him, Su Moqian found Hayaki Mako's home without any trouble.
"This should be the place, right?"
Su Moqian checked the house number, then went up and rang the doorbell.
But as soon as he pressed it, the front door opened, as if the owner had been waiting for him.
Su Moqian hadn't expected the door to open so quickly, but he immediately greeted her politely.
"Good evening, Mrs. Hayaki."
As he greeted her, Su Moqian instinctively took a look at the delinquent girl's mother.
He'd assumed that since Hayaki Mako had such a nasty personality, her mother would be sharp-tongued and mean as well. But in reality, that wasn't the case.
Mrs. Hayaki was about five foot three, with pretty features, though she seemed rather timid.
At first glance, she looked honest and like the sort of person who couldn't refuse others' requests—a striking contrast to Hayaki Mako.
Perhaps because it was so warm indoors, Mrs. Hayaki was only wearing a strappy nightdress.
It looked comfortable and showed off her figure, leaving a large area of her fair skin exposed.
With a young, beautiful woman standing in front of him dressed like that, Su Moqian felt that he shouldn't look. He instinctively turned his head away.
Mrs. Hayaki forced a smile and spoke softly.
"Good evening, Su. Come in and have a seat."
"Oh, all right."
Su Moqian nodded, took off his shoes, and entered the living room.
Following Mrs. Hayaki, he awkwardly tried to look elsewhere.
But for some reason, no matter where he looked, his eyes kept drifting back to the beautiful woman ahead of him.
Her nightdress was a little loose, but as she walked, the graceful curves of her full figure showed through.
And since the nightdress only reached the tops of her thighs, her shapely white legs were completely exposed, drawing the eye.
Strange. Why does something feel a little off about Mrs. Hayaki? Su Moqian instinctively sensed something was wrong.
Normally, a mother meeting her child's classmate would dress appropriately.
In any case, she definitely shouldn't have been dressed like this.
By then, Mrs. Hayaki had reached the sofa. She sat down lightly, then gestured to the seat in front of her.
"Come sit down, Su."
"Thank you, ma'am. Sorry to intrude."
Su Moqian smiled politely, then sat down on the sofa as well.
Looking at the young man in front of her, Mrs. Hayaki spoke softly.
"My husband isn't home today. It's just the two of us here, so you don't need to be so polite."
The Good Kid Deserves a Reward!
Su Moqian froze at her words.
Huh? Her husband wasn't home?
And her daughter wasn't here, either? Hadn't she said she wanted to apologize properly? Why was Mrs. Hayaki here alone?
Though he was confused, Su Moqian still smiled and waved his hand.
"How could I? I should still mind my manners."
Mrs. Hayaki smiled and spoke softly again.
"Really, there's no need to be so polite. My husband won't be home all night."
Su Moqian: "???"
Hearing her say that only made Su Moqian more confused.
Mrs. Hayaki's meaning was already quite clear. He wasn't so dense that he couldn't understand.
He just couldn't figure out why his classmate's mother had invited him to her home and then said something like that.
Could the Blondie Simulator have kicked in?
Just as Su Moqian began to suspect something, the system hurriedly popped up to explain:
[Host, don't you dare sully this system's good name! I'm only an auxiliary simulator, and I absolutely obey the host!]
[Aside from following the host's instructions, this system will never do anything unnecessary!]
"Eh? Is that really true?" Su Moqian asked, sounding doubtful.
The system didn't seem to be lying. So what was going on?
Su Moqian fell into thought.
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