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nChapter 46: Mentor-Apprentice Romance?

nShe was taken aback when she saw the message.

nDid she see it wrongly?

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nJust as she was feeling confused, a teacher shouted, “Xue Xi, are you leaving? The lecture theater is closing soon.”

nXue Xi stood up. “…Yes.”

nWhen she carried her books and left, she placed her phone in her pocket before heading to her classroom.

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nAt the provision store.

nXiang Huai stared at his phone as his gaze landed on the last message that he sent: “Call me ‘brother’ and I’ll lend it to you.”

nHe remembered that Xue Xi was introduced by Zhou Zhou as Ji Silin’s sister when she was first added to the group.

nTsk! Even though he had lowered his pride by coaxing and lying to her, the little kid still did not add him on WeChat while Ji Silin became her brother without making a sound.

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nHow can a girl carelessly address others as ‘brother’?

nHe tapped his fingers on the table and imagined that she was calling him “brother” sweetly…

nBut why hasn’t she replied yet?

nMeanwhile, the “Who is the young lady?” group was a pandemonium.

nCen Bai: “D*mn! What’s happening in the group? Why do I feel that General Xiang is flirting?”

nZhou Zhou: “Sister Xi is truly formidable. She still hasn’t replied until now. Does it mean she is rejecting it? Why do I feel that we, who witnessed that person’s failure in flirting, will probably be doomed?!”

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nThe rest shuddered.

nFeng Xingshen: “That person has spoken way too much during this period of time. This is unusual. Do you want to remind the young lady to not offend him? I’m afraid that she’ll vanish from the group tomorrow!”

nZhou Zhou: “…I don’t dare.”

nCen Bai: “…Me too.”

nThe rest: “We’re all even more afraid.”

nJust as the moguls were peering at the group chat and worrying about Xue Xi, there came a new message.

nJi Silin: “She is a junior and dares not address you as ‘brother.’ If you’re willing to guide her, why not let my sister address you as ‘mentor’?”

nWhen the moguls saw this message, they dared not to even breathe. Everyone wished they could disappear from the group. They did not want to be implicated when the deities were fighting.

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nXiang Huai, who had been waiting for Xue Xi’s reply, was overflowing with patience because his little kid tended to respond slower.

nAfter he’d been waiting for five minutes, there was a new message in the group. Upon reading the content clearly, he cocked his brow and scorned the sender.

nJi Silin…

nIs he raising his seniority straight away?

nIf he did not recall wrongly, Ji Silin was older than he was by a year. Moreover, who was he to make the decision on behalf of the little kid?

nWhen he was about to reply, his fingers halted.

nMentor… He imagined the little kid addressing him respectfully. It seems like a mentor-apprentice romance is also not bad…

nA moment of hesitation later, there was another message in the group.

nLearning: “May I? I really love studying. Will you be my mentor?”

nXiang Huai’s ire was extinguished right away. His cold facial features slowly softened. He chuckled as his fingers moved: “Sure.”

nImmediately, Xue Xi received Omnipotent Boss’s private message as he sent him the resources that she needed.

nXue Xi looked until the end, her eyes sparkling. “Thanks, Mentor!”

nShe was already back in the classroom. After sending the message, she carried her school bag and wanted to head home.

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nHowever, when she arrived at the entrance, she received Uncle Li’s message: “Eldest Young Mistress, Ms. Xue Yao insisted on me sending her back first. Wait a while and I’ll fetch you after sending her home.”

nXue Xi frowned upon seeing the message.

nShe woke up early this morning, and by the time she left the house, Xue Yao still had not woken up. Hence, she left early and took public transport to school.

nMoreover, Xue Yao was usually very slow and would purposely delay for more than ten minutes. Xue Xi left school merely five minutes later than usual today and Xue Yao simply left?

nXue Xi felt vexed somehow.

nIf she were to head home now, she would have to queue for the public transport. It was also going to be a detour and would waste a lot of time.

nIf she were to wait for Uncle Li here, it would take an hour.

nAfter giving it a thought, she headed outside. Screech! As she was about to flag a cab, a blue convertible stopped in front of her.

nGao Yanchen pointed at the seat beside the driver’s as his eyes sparkled. “Sister Xi, want a ride?”

nLittle Flame looked pretty dashing while driving.

nXue Xi thought to herself and accepted the offer. She was in a hurry to get back home and download the resources to solve that theory.

nTherefore, she opened the car door and got in it.

n“Sister Xi, fasten the seat belt.”

nAs he said that, Gao Yanchen stepped on the accelerator and the car raced down the road.

nHe was adept at driving and the convertible made its way nimbly on the road during the peak hour while passing by the provision store.

nSitting behind the counter, Xiang Huai looked at the entrance and coincidentally saw the convertible as well as the two people in it.

nThe boy with red hair exuded a rebellious aura belonging to his age. That smile of his was both wild and raffish, which would easily attract girls’ attention.

nHis little kid, for instance, was smiling despite her usual aloof personality, and her eyes were shining as though she was in an exuberant mood.

nThey looked like a pair of teenagers who had just experienced their first awakening of love.

nXiang Huai’s dark brown eyes darkened.

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nUncle Li needed 30 minutes to drive from school to home.

nHowever, Gao Yanchen took only 15 minutes.

nHe sped the whole way and did not slow down even though he was reaching the Xue family’s home.

nAlthough he lost to Xue Xi in fighting, it did not mean that he was bad in other areas.

nA girl would definitely be terrified and dizzy during their first convertible car ride. I want to make her cry!

nAt the thought of it, he stepped on the accelerator and raced to the entrance of the Xue family’s home before coming to a halt abruptly. He turned the steering wheel intensely and did a drift before changing the car’s direction and stopping at the gate as the car raised a cloud of dust.

nAfter acting suave, he turned to look at Xue Xi. “Are you afraid…”

nBefore he could finish the sentence, his eyes met the girl’s bright and excited ones.

nXue Xi was exhilarated. “So fast!”

nShe sighed and touched the car. “If only I could get a driver’s license and have a convertible too.”

nThis way, she could save 30 minutes before and after school to do her questions!

nWith this thought in mind, she carried her school bag and walked through the gate relaxedly.

nGao Yanchen: “…”

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nJust as she entered the house, her phone rang. It was a message from Canine Teeth. “Did you ride your friend’s convertible back home?”

nXue Xi replied unhurriedly. “Yes.”

nCanine Teeth: “Is that boy going after you?”

nThe corners of her lips twitched as she replied: “It’s none of your business.”

nXiang Huai: “??”

nApproximately two minutes later, his phone showed that the resources sent via WeChat had been accepted. This meant that she had gotten home.

nShe even took the initiative to send him a message.

nLearning: “Mentor, do you think it’ll be easy to learn how to drive a convertible?”

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