Troubles

In the office, Xu Qing was diligently filling out forms.

Qin Lin sat on the sofa nearby, sipping black tea and glancing at Xu Qing from time to time. His face was truly quite cute; if this face belonged to a girl, it would certainly be very popular with the boys.

In reality, the wealthy girls in their class, knowing that Xu Qing came from the Xu Family, had all subtly hinted at their interest in him.

However, Xu Qing had completely ignored them, and Xu Xin had also issued a veiled warning.

"He really is quite cute," Qin Lin took a sip of tea, a flicker of agitation crossing her heart.

Twenty-some minutes later, Xu Qing finished filling out the forms. "Teacher Qin, they are all done."

"Mm, you can go back to class now," Qin Lin said readily.

Hearing this, Xu Qing was extremely surprised. She had actually let him go just like that, without a single word of criticism.

"Oh, oh, goodbye, Teacher Qin." Xu Qing stood stunned for several seconds before rising to leave. As he walked out of the office, he seemed a bit distracted.

Seeing Xu Qing's somewhat dazed expression, Qin Lin smiled. It seemed he was quite surprised that she hadn't said anything.

Back in the classroom, Xu Xin asked him where he had been, and Xu Qing told her about what had just happened.

"Haha, well, it's a good thing Teacher Qin just had you do some chores and didn't say anything else," Xu Xin laughed.

Xu Qing scratched his head, feeling a bit embarrassed.

In the days that followed, Xu Qing was caught fishing by Qin Lin from time to time, only to be summoned to the office to help her with tasks.

Xu Qing was very puzzled. He felt as if he had been targeted by Qin Lin; why was she always catching him fishing?

Moreover, every time she called him to the office, she wouldn't scold him or tell him not to fish again; she would simply assign him tasks.

Filling out a form today, moving some items tomorrow, sweeping the floor the day after...

In short, there was always something for Xu Qing to do, which led to him visiting the office every day, catching the attention of many other teachers.

"Xiao Qing, you were called over again today," Xu Xin teased him during lunch.

Xu Qing looked depressed. "Yeah."

"Xiao Qing, if you just stopped fishing, Teacher Qin wouldn't have any reason to call you to the office," Xu Xin smiled.

"No way, fishing is my hobby; I can't give it up," Xu Qing was quite stubborn.

Xu Xin and several other female students were amused by him. "Then there's nothing to be done; Teacher Qin has got you pegged."

"Tch, I'm not afraid of her. She even asked me to eat with her today, but of course, I didn't agree," Xu Qing pouted.

"Don't show disrespect to Teacher Qin, or be careful she doesn't make things difficult for you. I heard Teacher Qin is a high-level martial artist."

"If she wants to make things difficult, let her. If I were to chicken out, I wouldn't be Xu Qing."

On the weekend, Xu Qing didn't continue to go to the Alliance Mall with Xu Xin; he wanted to sleep in.

Besides, the only reason Xu Xin went there on weekends was to see Luo Feng; he was too lazy to go and play the third wheel.

On Sunday, Chen Dabao and Zhao Quan spent the whole day out and didn't return to the dorm until nine in the evening. They looked like they had been drinking.

Around midnight, Xu Qing had just fallen asleep when he was woken up by a commotion.

He looked toward the opposite side and saw his two roommates huddled under their covers. Light was leaking from within, accompanied by indescribable sounds.

Xu Qing was dumbfounded. Was this... watching adult films?

But why did the sounds coming out sound like their own?

"Could it be..." As if realizing something, goosebumps broke out all over Xu Qing.

Good heavens, what kind of roommates were these? They weren't taking him into account at all; it wasn't like there were only the two of them here, what were they doing?

That night, Xu Qing suffered severe mental pollution.

But from that night on, the two roommates became increasingly uninhibited. They went out to carouse every night, returned reeking of alcohol, and would occasionally huddle under their covers, emitting unspeakable, strange noises.

This made Xu Qing so angry he wanted to beat them up, sending them to the heavens with one punch each.

Yet, Xu Qing found it hard to confront them, so he could only cover his ears to get some sleep.

What was even worse was that once, after Zhao Quan fell asleep, his phone dropped to the floor. When Xu Qing picked it up for him, the screen wasn't locked, and he saw the photo gallery.

The gallery was filled with photos of boys and girls, and there were even some of him—photos of him wearing pajamas after a shower. He had no idea when they had been taken.

The moment he saw them, Xu Qing was completely stunned. This Zhao Quan was actually bisexual.

Without a second thought, Xu Qing secretly disposed of Zhao Quan's phone—physical annihilation.

"What kind of roommates do I have? Carousing at such a young age, and one with perverted hobbies. They are truly legendary," Xu Qing sighed during class, having no heart to even fish.

Ever since discovering Zhao Quan's secret, he felt that the dorm was no longer safe.

Chen Dabao wasn't a good person either; he went out to solicit prostitutes every day, and they always went together.

They weren't much older than Xu Qing—only a year or two—so how could they be such trash?

"How did they even get into Jiangnan University?" Xu Qing was highly suspicious.

Xu Xin also noticed that something was wrong with Xu Qing these days, because he had stopped fishing, which was very abnormal.

"Xiao Qing, is something on your mind?" Xu Xin asked him during lunch.

Xu Qing naturally couldn't bring himself to say these things out loud. "Nothing, it's just that I haven't been able to catch any fish lately, and it's annoying."

"Uh..." Xu Xin's mouth twitched. Fine, other people's worries were about not wanting to fish, but his worry was that he couldn't catch any.

Such a worry was truly a luxury.

After thinking it over, Xu Qing still wanted to move out; he didn't want to continue living with roommates like that, lest he accidentally beat someone to death one day out of pure reflex.

Although it wasn't technically illegal for a martial artist to kill an ordinary person, he still didn't want it to happen.

"Forget it, I'll go find Teacher Qin. She's the homeroom teacher and an adult, so I should be able to explain the situation to her." Xu Qing decided to ask Qin Lin for help.

He arrived at Qin Lin's private office, familiar with the route, and knocked on the door.

With a beep, the door opened, and Xu Qing walked in. "Teacher Qin."

Hearing the familiar voice, Qin Lin looked up, somewhat surprised. Why had he come here on his own initiative? "Xu Qing, are you here to see me about something?"

"Yes, Teacher Qin, there is something I need your help with." Xu Qing twisted his fingers, feeling a bit embarrassed to speak.

Qin Lin noticed his hesitation, told him to sit down, and then went to brew a pot of black tea, pouring him a cup.

"Thank you, Teacher Qin. Actually, it's like this: I want to move out of the dormitory," Xu Qing said, cradling the cup.

"Oh? What's wrong? Did something happen?" Qin Lin's expression turned slightly serious. Could it be that Chen Dabao and Zhao Quan were bullying him?

"Well... well... they..." Xu Qing found it hard to say; after all, he was a guy too, and he felt ashamed just talking about it.

"Don't rush, take your time," Qin Lin's voice softened.

After a brief internal struggle, Xu Qing finally blushed and explained the situation regarding Chen Dabao and Zhao Quan.

Upon hearing Xu Qing's words, Qin Lin's beautiful willow-leaf brows furrowed.

Although she knew Chen Dabao and Zhao Quan were the typical rich playboy types, she hadn't expected them to be this insane—especially Zhao Quan, as one would never have guessed he possessed such peculiar predilections.