Jiangnan University

"Xiao Qing," Xu Xin said with a smile as she walked over.

"Sister Xin, is this the military training uniform? It doesn't look bad," Xu Qing said, looking her over.

Xu Xin nodded. "It really doesn't. You haven't had dinner yet, have you? Let's eat first. Afterward, I'll take you to your dorm, then we can go meet our homeroom teacher."

"Okay." Xu Qing had no objections.

"Wow, Xu Xin, is this your younger brother? Are you sure he isn't your younger sister?" Two girls stared at Xu Qing in surprise. How could someone with such a cute face be a boy?

Besides, Xu Qing was so slender, not muscular at all, which made him look even more like a girl—except he was taller than most girls.

"Sister Xin, who are they?" Xu Qing glanced over at the two rather pretty girls.

Xu Xin smiled. "This is Zhang Yao and Chen Qian, my roommates and our classmates."

"Hello, I'm Xu Qing," he said, nodding to them.

"Hi, Xu Qing! We didn't expect you to be so cute. The first time we saw you, we thought you were a girl," Zhang Yao and Chen Qian said with a smile.

"It's fine. I'm very magnanimous, so I won't hold it against you," Xu Qing replied casually.

"Uh..." The two of them froze, unsure what to say next.

"All right, let's go eat first. Come on, Xiao Qing. I'll show you the dining hall and help you get your bearings," Xu Xin said, cutting them off. She took Xu Qing's hand and led him into the school.

Zhang Yao and Chen Qian followed.

After dinner at the school dining hall, Xu Qing and the others agreed that the food was pretty good.

"Xiao Qing, I have your student ID and dorm key. I'll go get them for you," Xu Xin said.

Then Xu Qing waited outside a women's dormitory building.

"Xiao Qing, wait here. I'll be right back with them," Xu Xin said before going inside.

A little while later, Xu Xin came back with his things.

"Come on. I'll show you where the dorm is, then we'll go meet our homeroom teacher," Xu Xin said, leading Xu Qing toward the men's dormitory.

Before long, Xu Xin had brought him to a men's dormitory building. "Your dorm is here, room 502 on the fifth floor."

"Mm, got it," Xu Qing said with a nod.

"Would you rather go meet your roommates first, or see our homeroom teacher?" Xu Xin asked.

Xu Qing thought it over. "Let's meet the homeroom teacher first."

"Okay, let's go." Xu Xin led him toward the teaching building.

On the way there, Xu Qing asked, "Sister Xin, what's our homeroom teacher like? Is he a middle-aged man who wears gold-rimmed glasses? Or is he bald? Or an old man?"

"Pfft... Xiao Qing, what are you thinking? You couldn't be more wrong. Let me tell you, our homeroom teacher is a gorgeous woman. She's no older than twenty-eight—really young." Xu Xin laughed at his guess.

"Really?" Xu Qing was a little surprised. A university teacher this young was no ordinary person. Could she have some powerful connections?

"Of course. Were you wondering if she has connections? Then you'd be wrong again, Xiao Qing. I think our homeroom teacher is a warrior, and a pretty capable one, too." Xu Xin had guessed what he was thinking.

"Could she be stronger than me? I doubt it," Xu Qing said, lifting his chin.

"That's not impossible, but when you meet her, don't say anything rude. Even if you're a warrior, you still have to respect your teacher. Got it?" Xu Xin reminded him.

"Relax, relax." Xu Qing assured her. He wasn't looking to get himself beaten up.

The teaching building had six floors. It wasn't especially tall, but it was large and spacious.

Besides the shared offices, the teachers at Jiangnan University each had their own private office, where they could work and rest.

Xu Xin took Xu Qing to the fourth floor. "Huh, no one's here. She must be in her private office. Over there."

They walked down a long corridor and came to a room with the lights on.

"Xiao Qing, wait a moment. I need to use the restroom," Xu Xin said before jogging off to the public restroom on that floor.

Standing outside the room, Xu Qing looked around. It was the only room with the lights on, so it had to be the homeroom teacher's private office.

Knock, knock!

Xu Qing knocked. Two seconds later, a mature woman's voice came from inside. "Come in."

With a soft beep, the door opened by itself, and Xu Qing stepped inside.

The moment he entered, he saw a mature-looking woman. She happened to be drinking water, wearing nothing but a sports bra and athletic shorts.

She looked as if she had just come back from the gym.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Teacher, I didn't mean to!" Xu Qing's face turned bright red. He hurriedly lowered his head, turned around, and ran outside.

Standing in the hallway, he covered his face with both hands. His mind was filled with the image of her wearing nothing but a sports bra.

He had never seen a woman dressed so revealingly before. Even though she was wearing a sports bra and athletic shorts, it was still far more than he was used to.

He had only caught a glimpse, but he had seen clearly that she was tall—definitely over 1.8 meters—and slender, with curves in all the right places.

Even more astonishing, she had abs. Eight of them, perfectly defined.

Even her arms and long, straight legs seemed to radiate strength.

That strength blended with her beauty, each enhancing the other and giving her an even more stunning allure.

"Ah, how does she train?" Xu Qing felt his head heating up. Eight-pack abs! I want an eight-pack too. But he was all talk and never did anything about it.

His stomach wasn't just lacking abs; it was so flat he could set things on it.

He hadn't expected to see such a shocking sight when he came to campus. Xu Qing felt like he would never forget it.

"I'm done for. I'm done for. I'm bewitched." Xu Qing couldn't get the image out of his mind. It kept replaying over and over.

Inside the office, Qin Lin had been watching the figure in the hallway the whole time. A faint smile played at the corner of her mouth.

Her long, jet-black hair fell loose around her shoulders. Her features were exquisite, her brows and eyes as lovely as a painting. Her phoenix eyes slanted upward at the corners, giving her a noble, sharp-edged air.

Just as Xu Xin had said, their homeroom teacher was a gorgeous woman. She had a mature, cool elegance, along with the intellectual air of a teacher.

Qin Lin briskly got dressed and put on a burgundy coat. The coolness in her demeanor immediately softened, and her mature, intellectual charm came through all the more.

"Xiao Qing, what's wrong?" Xu Xin walked over and saw him covering his face, looking puzzled.

Xu Qing jolted, quickly lowered his hands, and tried to compose himself. "Nothing. I just feel a little hot."

"Oh, that's normal. It's the hottest time of year, even at night," Xu Xin said with a smile, not noticing anything amiss.