"Just drop me off here." Sitting in the passenger seat, Chen Shu pointed to the roadside and spoke to Chen Banxia.
"At this entrance?"
"Mm."
"Got it~"
Chen Banxia pulled her little car up outside the faculty apartments.
Chen Shu got out, then leaned down with a hand on the window and told her, "Don't overthink it, and you won't get nervous. If you're still a little nervous, take a few deep breaths and relax. If you can shake it off, great. If you really can't, try telling the students right at the start. It'll lighten the mood. And if nerves make you slip up, don't panic or try to hide it. Don't take it too seriously. Just admit it and make a joke of it."
Chen Banxia turned to stare at him, then burst into a smile.
Her smile bloomed as brightly as a flower.
A few minutes later—
Chen Banxia parked beneath the teaching building and picked up the lesson plan she had prepared. After a moment's thought, she tossed it back onto the passenger seat and headed inside empty-handed.
She climbed the stairs.
At the classroom door, she followed her brother's advice and took several deep breaths before going in.
The bell rang just as she entered.
The room was already full.
They were all second-year students.
Faced with dozens of pairs of eyes, Chen Banxia felt the nerves she had just settled flare up again. For a moment, she had no idea what to say. In the end, she abandoned any attempt at a dignified teacherly image and managed a shy, girl-next-door smile.
With her round, baby-faced cheeks, big eyes, and snow-white skin, she looked several years younger than the students sitting before her.
"Hello, everyone. I'm Chen Banxia.
"I'll be teaching Pharmaceutical Spirit Power Studies