LIGHTNOVELWORLD Volume 3 Chapter 34
34. Teacher and Student
Xia Yi had already made up her mind about which side to choose.
If she chose her sister, it would only lead to endless trouble.
After all, this was the Schubert family.
Being discovered by the Schubert family would be the worst-case scenario.
Moreover, Wright and Lia didn’t have a particularly good relationship before.
Therefore…
Brother is really sorry!
“Teacher Hill, let’s go.” Xia Yi stood behind Hill and said softly.
Everyone present heard these words and understood Xia Yi’s choice.
This was nothing short of sensational!
In an instant, it reignited the atmosphere at the scene.
“Wow!!”
“She actually chose Teacher Hill?”
“I knew it would definitely be Teacher Hill!! I’m her loyal fan!”
“But Lia isn’t bad either, right?”
“I think Lia is great too!”
The students all started discussing.
After all, in everyone’s impression, Lia is even more domineering than some princesses and princes in Laurel Academy, and she had never been embarrassed like this before.
Today, she actually stumbled over a new student?
At this moment, Lia widened her eyes, unable to believe the situation before her.
Some people even took delight in her misfortune.
Because of Xia Yi’s actions, it was obvious that Lia had lost face.
She’s the young lady of the Schubert family, the Sword Saint’s sister!
Anyone who dared offend her would face consequences.
Now things were going to get interesting.
“Alright.” Hill indicated her understanding.
Xia Yi felt a bit embarrassed. She didn’t even spare Lia a glance… After all, she didn’t give her any face at all and just obediently followed behind Hill, entering the gates of Laurel Academy and gradually disappearing from everyone’s sight.
At this moment, facing this situation, Lia, who should have felt angry, actually had a feeling that this was something the other party would do.
Even she didn’t understand why she felt this way.
Although they weren’t particularly familiar with each other, she could vaguely sense the other party’s behavior pattern.
This feeling of rejection reminded her of a long time ago.
Once, she had made a request to her brother, wanting to go out with him to observe Wright’s battle with a ferocious magic beast, but Wright had rejected her on the grounds that it was too dangerous.
Her feelings at that time were exactly the same as now.
“Heh, an interesting loli.” Lia thought in her heart.
Her competitive spirit was stirred up, and she didn’t plan to let the matter rest. She planned to figure out how to get closer to Xia Yi next.
The young lady of the Schubert family had a strange intuition.
There was definitely some unspeakable secret about Xia Yi.
She wanted to strip Xia Yi bare and understand the secrets hidden within.
…
“Xia Yi, you’re really popular.” Hill suddenly said.
“Eh? Really?”
“To have such high popularity on the first day of enrollment, I’ve never seen it before.” Hill joked, “Maybe, Xia Yi, you have the potential to become an idol.”
An idol?
Xia Yi pondered in her heart.
Could Hill be referring to an all-around idol who specializes in singing, dancing, and rapping?
“Teacher Hill, don’t joke around. I just want to live a peaceful academy life and study magic quietly. I don’t want to attract so much attention.” Xia Yi sighed softly.
“Speaking of which, are you close with Lia?”
“Strictly speaking, I can’t say I’m familiar or unfamiliar with Lia. We happened to meet once before. At that time, I didn’t even know Lia was a student at Laurel Academy. I only knew she was from the Schubert family. We introduced ourselves to each other but didn’t say much.”
“Then what was the thing Lia said she wanted to do with you?”
“That was…”
Xia Yi felt a bit embarrassed.
She couldn’t possibly tell her that because she was short, she was mistaken for being young, just like the children at the Spring Breeze Orphanage, and almost got adopted by someone else, right?
That would be too embarrassing!!
This was in front of her disciple. Although she couldn’t reveal her identity… Xia Yi still wanted to maintain her glorious and righteous image in her heart. This is the unyielding pride of a teacher!
“It wasn’t anything special, just some small misunderstandings that were cleared up at the time.” Xia Yi brushed it off.
“I thought you two had some special relationship.”
As they spoke, Hill brought Xia Yi to her office.
Since Hill had been promoted to a senior teacher, she had her own dedicated office.
In the office, Xia Yi saw trophies of various sizes, seemingly from Hill participating in and achieving results in various competitions.
Many of the competitions were ones she had participated in before!
Seeing her student become so outstanding, Xia Yi couldn’t help but show a gratified smile.
“…”
Hill silently observed Xia Yi’s current expression from the side, not saying a word.
After a good while, she asked, “Xia Yi, do you want to drink something? Like last time, coffee with milk and sugar cubes?”
“I… I’ll have it black, without anything!” Xia Yi replied.
She had to re-establish her persona and couldn’t act like a child in front of Hill.
“Really?”
“I actually like it this way, it’s refreshing!”
Hill went to brew coffee. After a while, she placed the pure black bitter coffee in front of Xia Yi.
After expressing her thanks, Xia Yi picked it up and took a sip…
So bitter!
Uuuuuu, I want something sweet.
Instantly, the black-haired loli showed a troubled expression and stuck out her tongue.
At this moment, Hill’s gaze fell on her.
This put Xia Yi in a dilemma. No, how could she back down in front of her student?
I’m the Human Sword Saint!!
“Mm, not bad. I really like this pure bitter coffee. It suits me best.”
Xia Yi started to stubbornly insist and then forced herself to finish the coffee.
“Teacher Hill, did you need me for something?”
“Actually, not really.”
“But earlier, you said…”
“I saw that you were in a difficult position, so I used that excuse,” Hill explained. “Anyone would feel uncomfortable in that situation. I thought you might need some help.”
After hearing this, Xia Yi was stunned and felt touched.
Hill, my considerate little padded jacket!
“You… You’re still the same as before!” Xia Yi blurted out.
Hill blinked, then smiled.
“Xia Yi, you can stay here with me until the opening ceremony is over.”
“Mm!”
Xia Yi nodded.
Afterward, she chatted with Hill for a while, learning about the general situation of Laurel Academy.
When it was about time for the opening ceremony, she said goodbye to Hill and prepared to leave.
But just as Xia Yi opened the door and took one step out, she heard Hill murmur a name she didn’t want to hear at all, causing the little princess’s heart to suddenly accelerate and tremble in shock.
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“小” means “small,” and “棉袄” means “padded jacket.” This term has been used metaphorically by the Chinese to refer to daughters, who are often considerate and heartwarming, and therefore are compared to a “padded jacket in winter” for parents. (shamelessly stolen from eyeshenzhen.com)