Chapter 12

Translator: Zayn_

A few minutes later, I received a bank transfer message.

[ Lucy has transferred 2000 Yuan to your bank account. ]

I was taken aback. What’s up with this Lucy? Why is she suddenly sending money to me?

At this moment, Lucy sent a message.

[ Teacher, did you receive the transfer?]

I quickly replied.

[ I did, but why did you transfer the money to me?]

Lucy’s reply was quite fast, and I received another message immediately.

[ Teacher, you said that you were busy making money and didn’t have time for the past two days. I feel that a knowledgeable person like you shouldn’t be bothered by this kind of thing, so I transferred 2000 Yuan to you. ]

I couldn’t help but feel touched. This girl transferred 2000 Yuan to me as soon as she heard that I had no money. She didn’t even ask why. She was really rich.

However, even though I was touched, I couldn’t just accept money from others. Besides, I didn’t lack money to eat. I was just earning money with my own hands.

Thus, I sent another message to Lucy.

[ Lucy, I know you’re a good girl, and I admire you. It’s not that I don’t like the 2000 Yuan, but I really don’t need it. I can’t take this money, so you should take it back. I’ll transfer it to you now.]

The other party quickly sent a message.

[ Aiya, Teacher, there’s no need. I don’t have any use for money right now anyway.]

It seemed that this girl was quite persistent.

I said after some thought.

[ That won’t do. Since you’ve transferred it to me, it means that you’re treating me as one of your own. How can I take your money? ]

[ Then … Alright then.]

After reading her reply, I thought, This girl is really a good girl.

Then, I transferred the 2000 Yuan back and lowered my head to eat the noodles in my bowl.

I finished my supper. I was about to walk back when I received another private message.

[ Teacher, I still have a question I want to ask you.]

I thought about it and sent a reply.

[ Please ask.]

The other party replied very quickly. [ Teacher, can we add each other’s contact information first? It’ll be more convenient for me to ask you questions in the future.]

I thought about it, nodded, and sent a phone number to the other party.

Lucy replied with a smiling emoji and an OK gesture. Then she said, [ Teacher, I have a question to ask you. Can you make a voice call? I feel like text messages aren’t as clear.]

I had some doubts in my heart.

Why was this girl so enthusiastic? However, since she was so enthusiastic, I couldn’t reject her, so I replied, [ Alright.]

I checked the cafeteria and saw that there weren’t many people, so I turned on the voice function. The other person’s voice sounded.

“Teacher, can you hear my voice?”

Lucy’s voice was sweet and youthful.

Damn, this voice was like a killer weapon to the boys. It was soul-stirring, and I couldn’t help but be a little absent-minded for a moment.

The other party didn’t hear a response and asked in confusion, “Teacher, did you not hear me?”

I collected my thoughts and quickly replied.

“I can hear you. Your voice is really nice, but it’s a little soft. I couldn’t hear what you said just now, so I didn’t reply.” I just made up a lie. Anyway, this girl won’t be able to hear anything.

As expected, after hearing what I said, Lucy said, “Then I’ll turn up the volume. Teacher, please wait a moment.”

I thought that this girl was really cute, and I couldn’t help but want to talk to her more. So I replied, “Alright.”

Very quickly, the other party adjusted her phone and asked, “Is it still soft?”

I was just making things up just now. Whether she adjusted it or not, the volume wasn’t low at all.

“Not too loud, not too quiet. Just right,” I replied.

“That’s great. Teacher, can you tell me your name? I’ll also remember how to address you.” Luce said with a smile.

At this moment, I realized that I knew her name, but I had never introduced myself to her.

“Teacher?” I only came to a sudden realization when Lucy called out to me.

“My name is Lin Luo. You can just call me by my name.”

“Then I’ll call you Teacher Lin. Teacher Lin, I want to ask you a question.”

“Go ahead,” I said.

“It’s mainly about HIV. Although your video was very detailed, I still don’t quite understand some things. After all, I told you that my biological knowledge is the worst.” Hearing my affirmative answer, Lucy’s tone changed. Her voice was a little soft, but her eyes[1] seemed to be shining with a strange light.

I thought to myself, It’s a little strange. This girl doesn’t seem to have good intentions.

I didn’t show it on my face, but instead praised her.

“You’re quite eager to learn. How about this? You can watch my video again and tell me what you don’t understand while you watch it. I’ll explain it to you in real time.”

“Oh, okay.” There was some hesitation in Lucy’s tone, but her smile brightened.

I froze for a moment. What was this little girl thinking about?

Notes:

[1] I dunno why the author mentions eyes when they’re on a voice call. That’s why I went with “seemed to be shining” instead of just “her eyes were shining”.