CH 32.1

the principal of the white tower appeared easygoing and arrogant on the surface, but in private, he had strict rules that prohibited si di from approaching students below the fifth grade.

the return of the outstanding graduate and legendary student, si di, to teach at the academy had caused quite a sensation in the two towers. the last time this happened was when xiao zhenyun enrolled, and the sentinels of the other tower sneaked into white tower to catch a glimpse of the beautiful guide. this time, guides from all grades of white tower pretended to casually pass by the fifth-grade floor, spying on the cool sentinel.

back then, the students of class 2 in the fifth grade, who had admired class 1, truly felt a sense of accomplishment.

“we have a teaching assistant now, and he’s even senior!”

the pressure transferred to class 3; a group of students planned to write a joint letter to the grade leader, demanding that they also be assigned a teaching assistant. they couldn’t afford to be outdone.

the day after si di took on the role of teaching assistant, it was the engagement banquet of si chu and ye feiran. before this, although he had received xiao zhenyun’s permission to move in with him, si di had never actually done so.

at that time, he was stimulated by xiao jiali, and in his emotional fervor, he made the request to live together without much thought. but later, after the excitement had subsided, si di began to hesitate. in the end, he decided to wait until after si chu’s engagement banquet before moving in with xiao zhenyun. the approval for the teaching assistant position had also come through, so from then on, he could go to academy and attend classes together with xiao zhenyun, truly experiencing a shared journey.

after one semester, his spiritual domain problem should have improved significantly. at that time, he would resign from his position and return to the union to reorganize the storm team.

if his relationship with xiao zhenyun could further develop by then, perhaps he could be developed into an extra-member of the storm team. after all, xiao zhenyun had physical limitations and couldn’t be sent on external missions… si di walked briskly toward the gate of white tower, and several guide students who were on the same route playfully called out to him, “teacher si, going home after work?”

si di spotted the black hovercar waiting by the street and couldn’t help picking up his pace. “yes, see you tomorrow.”

“teacher si! are you running so fast to meet your guide friend?” one of the teasing students from earlier hid behind the crowd and joked, causing a burst of laughter.

si di didn’t have time to respond; he jogged all the way to the back of the hovercar, opened the door, and greeted a well-dressed man, saying, “i’m sorry for keeping you waiting.”

“…is that assistant teacher xiao’s car?” one of the students who had teased si di earlier suddenly said, and someone next to them immediately echoed, “that’s right, the license plate is correct. i think i even saw teacher xiao sitting in the backseat when teacher si opened the door just now.”

“ah, that’s no fun… i thought it was teacher si’s guide friend. i really wanted to see who could win over a s-class sentinel.”

“why’s it so dull? assistant xiao and assistant si are great!”

“classmate, didn’t you hear teacher si call teacher xiao ‘little uncle’ in the corridor yesterday? these two are relatives.”

“…oh, that does make it less exciting.”

inside the hovercar.

the moment si di stepped into the car, xiao zhenyun handed him a strand of guiding element. at the same time, xiao nian, sitting in the passenger seat, discreetly put away a hardcover book. if si di wasn’t distracted by the guiding elements, he would have noticed that with a simple movement, the book in xiao nian’s hand vanished, replaced by a third-grade math textbook.

“i just got here,” xiao zhenyun said with a smile.

“who are you trying to fool? i heard the teachers in the office say you left a while ago.”

“…i’m just being polite. how else should i respond? i can’t say i waited for half an hour, and you moved at a snail’s pace.”

si di chuckled happily. he was used to the fact that xiao zhenyun had two sides to him. in the past, he didn’t think much of the facade xiao zhenyun put on, but now, when he saw xiao zhenyun’s business-like smile, he felt uncomfortable. he needed a few jabs to bring out the real person and feel treated specially.

“sorry for keeping you waiting.” he took two small paper bags from his bag. “i brought cookies for you… and xiao nian too.”

before si di arrived, xiao zhenyun had indeed waited in the car for quite some time. however, it was because he had intentionally arrived early to rehearse the lines he needed to say tonight with xiao nian, making sure he had them memorized perfectly. he also took some anti-alcohol medicine and liver supplements in advance.

“did you make these yourself?” xiao zhenyun took the paper bag, tore open the plastic packaging, and started munching on the cookies. “they taste pretty good.” he was thinking of having some food to protect his stomach before drinking alcohol.

so, during the ride to the hotel, xiao zhenyun’s mouth didn’t stop moving. by the time they reached their destination, the paper bag was empty, and not a single cookie remained. xiao zhenyun folded the paper bag and prepared to put it aside, but si di suddenly reached out, took it from him, and stuffed it into his uniform pocket, hesitating, “if you like them so much, i can make them regularly. baking cookies and cakes is quite simple…”

“…” xiao zhenyun hesitated for a moment, realizing that si di seemed to have misunderstood something. however, he didn’t intend to explain and even thought of extending this misunderstanding. “sure, i want the same kind of cake i didn’t get to eat last time before we took the spaceship.”

this time, si di was the one who looked puzzled. he found it both amusing and irritating and grabbed xiao zhenyun’s wrist to stop him from getting out of the car. “are you holding a grudge?”

“am i?” xiao zhenyun pretended to be clueless.

xiao nian, who had been waiting by the car door for a long time, “…”

dealing with these time-traveler and grassy sentinel were really annoying…

for the engagement ceremony of si chu and ye feiran, the si family and the ye family had reserved the top-notch hotel in the city to host the guests, creating quite a buzz. it was basically an announcement to the whole country about their marriage.

in the past few days, there have been some unfounded rumors on starnet. some said that the eldest son of the si family, si di, had completely ruined his spiritual domain, and the family was planning to give up on him. otherwise, why hadn’t the older brother gotten married yet, but the younger brother’s engagement was already being celebrated? furthermore, the guide at the engagement ceremony was rumored to be the older brother’s former love interest.

the rumors became more and more absurd, eventually evolving into a story where si di had gone crazy and his younger brother had coveted his future sister-in-law for years, taking the opportunity to snatch him away: ‘sister-in-law, you wouldn’t want your beloved sentinel’s oxygen tube to be pulled out, right?’

no matter which parallel world you find yourself in, it has to be said that people always love to watch these kinds of dramas between wealthy families.

at this moment, one of the key players in this drama was gracefully stepping down from the hovercar. after a twirl, he opened the door for another heavyweight guest in the car, laid down a folding ramp, and carefully helped xiao zhenyun out of the vehicle.

in the elevator going up, tai ji emerged from si di’s spiritual domain, four paws touching the ground like a spirit lurking in the darkness. it silently brushed the wheelchair with its tail and looked up at xiao zhenyun, indicating it wanted tian lu to come out.

normally, at times like this, xiao zhenyun would grant its request, and tian lu would impatiently tap its hooves in his spiritual domain, signaling it wanted to come out and play. but this time, xiao zhenyun just affectionately patted tai ji’s head and softly said, “it’s asleep. i’ll call it out to keep you company when it’s awake.”

tian lu: “…”

who’s sleeping, you big liar???

tian lu grumpily nibbled on a patch of grass in xiao zhenyun’s spiritual domain.

in the original text, at the engagement banquet of si chu, ‘xiao zhenyun’ sat lonely at the head table while other tables were filled with guests laughing and toasting, cups clinking, and only he sat alone at a table.

the other seats at this table were reserved for the si family members, si chu, si’s father, si’s mother, and ye feiran, but they were all busy with guests, leaving only him at the table.

some people came to toast, but ‘xiao zhenyun,’ contrary to his usual self, ignored them all. he only stared at si chu’s busy figure between seats, watched his hands clasped with ye feiran, turned red-eyed, and poured wine for himself, continuously drinking, letting the waitstaff bring bottle after bottle. no matter who tried to advise him, he didn’t listen. he kept drinking until he lost consciousness and collapsed in his seat. when someone helped him up, he mumbled a name that no one could hear clearly.

“why do my eyes keep having issues?” xiao zhenyun was very unhappy when he received the script outline. “first, a flood last time, now red-eye disease this time?”

“i’ll bring some lipstick with me,” the mature eight-year-old boy, xiao nian, had long passed the age for complaining and solved problems seriously. “before you drink, dab a little around your eyes. use less, just for show.”

“…it’s a bit perverted.”

xiao nian said ruthlessly, “you were already a pervert to begin with.”

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