City: I Started As A Rich Second Generation Villain - Chapter 37: Li Xixue’s Silly Sweetness

Watching Gu Junqing and Li Xixue chatting happily not only angered Su Chen but also made Murong Wan and Luo Ningyu secretly jealous. They gritted their teeth at Gu Junqing, itching with resentment, vowing to bite him next time. In their eyes, Gu Junqing was simply too shameless.

Just yesterday, he was calling them “sweetheart,” and today he was already engrossed in conversation with the new female classmate.

[Ding, the host has triggered the female lead Murong Wan’s jealousy, earning 500 Villain Points.]

Seeing this notification, Gu Junqing raised an eyebrow, looking quite surprised. So even making the female lead jealous could earn Villain Points? Wasn’t that practically a perpetual motion machine? Women’s jealousy, whether in ancient or modern times, was notoriously unpredictable.

In ancient times, there was “jealousy-curing soup,” while in modern times, the reasons were countless—someone might even get dumped the next day for stepping into the house with the right foot first.

(Murong Wan, though deeply in love with Gu Junqing, still held the status of a female lead, hence the Villain Points. Luo Ningyu, no longer a supporting female character, did not generate any.)

But why didn’t Yu Miaojin generate any?

Gu Junqing glanced back and noticed that even during class, Yu Miaojin kept looking toward their direction, clearly very concerned about the situation. She was probably cursing him inwardly as a “dog of a man.”

As for why she wasn’t jealous, it was likely because Yu Miaojin had already positioned herself in a lover-like role. She obviously wasn’t as invested in competing for Gu Junqing’s attention. After all, as a teacher, she still had to maintain her image.

“A teacher is a teacher,” Gu Junqing thought to himself. “She has the magnanimity of a main wife.”

He quite admired that—he liked women with broad-mindedness, especially a teacher in her twenties who was more open-minded. Young girls were always prone to jealousy and pettiness.

However, seeing Murong Wan and Luo Ningyu glaring at him as if they wanted to bite him in half, he had to admit—it was quite thrilling.

So he escalated his behavior, even becoming a little handsy from time to time.

Li Xixue didn’t react much, only blushing deeply. She thought to herself, Is this inappropriate? No, no—we’re already close friends. These actions are perfectly normal.

Watching Gu Junqing occasionally hold Li Xixue’s hand or pat her head, Yu Miaojin felt a flicker of anger. Was this a classroom or a flirting session?

“Miscalculation, miscalculation! I shouldn’t have assigned the new female student to sit next to Gu Junqing,” Yu Miaojin lamented inwardly. How could she have forgotten that Gu Junqing, being the lecher he was, would definitely have improper thoughts? And to act like this right in the classroom!

But it was too late for regrets now.

So she could only try to keep Gu Junqing in line by calling on students to answer questions.

“Li Xixue, since you’re new, I need to assess your level to see how you’re doing,” Yu Miaojin said, asking Li Xixue to stand up and answer a question.

She then wrote a relatively simple problem on the blackboard. Seeing how pretty Li Xixue was, she assumed her grades must also be excellent.

“Teacher, this question is too hard. I don’t know how to do it,” Li Xixue said, staring at the problem on the board. What was f(x)? What was a function? She felt dizzy…

Yu Miaojin paused, then wrote an even simpler problem on the board.

“Teacher, I don’t know how to do this one either…” Li Xixue looked at the parabola drawn by the teacher, feeling slightly ashamed as she tried to find the minimum value.

Yu Miaojin took a deep breath. Even an elementary school student could solve this.

“Which is heavier, one jin of iron or one jin of cotton?”

Li Xixue’s eyes suddenly lit up, giving Yu Miaojin a glimmer of hope.

“Iron is heavier!”

Li Xixue declared confidently, puffing out her chest, thinking the teacher’s question was finally simple enough for her to answer.

Yu Miaojin stared blankly, feeling that the legend of her teaching career might end right here.

She was internally crumbling.

The surrounding classmates burst into laughter upon hearing her answer.

Su Chen lowered his proud head. Suddenly, he didn’t want others to know she was his fiancée.

He even began worrying—if he really married Li Xixue in the future and they had children, what would happen to the child’s intelligence…

Of course, Gu Junqing would later tell him not to worry about that at all.

Among them, Murong Wan laughed the loudest.

Ever since Li Xixue entered the classroom, Murong Wan had felt uneasy, as if she were looking into a mirror.

Moreover, Li Xixue had gotten so close to Gu Junqing immediately after arriving—clearly a green tea schemer!

She had been chatting with Gu Junqing throughout the class, and Murong Wan’s eyes were already blazing with fury.

Luo Ningyu was her sister, so she could tolerate her being with Gu Junqing. But Li Xixue was a stranger—why should she hold back?

Besides, the first two questions were ridiculously easy, elementary-level problems, and she still couldn’t answer them.

This was the contempt of a top student.

At first, Li Xixue was confused. She was sure she had answered correctly, so why was everyone laughing?

It wasn’t until Gu Junqing tugged at her sleeve and whispered, “They weigh the same,” that she finally understood…

Honestly, even with such an obvious question, she still got it wrong.

Her face flushed red, and she stood frozen, feeling as if needles were pricking her back.

Then she heard Murong Wan’s laughter—the loudest and most grating of all.

Li Xixue turned to look and found Murong Wan staring right back at her. Their gazes collided like beams of light shooting straight at each other.

Their eyes were on fire.

She hated this woman!

Beside her, Gu Junqing struggled to hold back his laughter. He knew Li Xixue was a ditzy sweetheart, but he hadn’t realized she was this clueless.

He was aware of Li Xixue’s persona—outwardly beautiful and elegant, with an icy demeanor.

From the book, he had gathered that deep down she was a tsundere young lady with a shortage of intelligence, not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed.

Still, he hadn’t expected her to fumble such a straightforward question—like holding four deuces in a card game and still playing them one by one.

But seeing Li Xixue’s embarrassment, he stepped in to save her, standing up to answer the first two questions.

The classmates were amazed by his problem-solving approach and his ability to extrapolate from one example.

Naturally, they stopped paying much attention to the girl who had clearly gotten in through connections.

The male students in the class thought to themselves:

Sure, she’s pretty, but her intelligence seems lacking. She’s not fit for us high-quality males.

The female students, meanwhile, secretly mocked her. How dare she sit next to Gu Junqing? Didn’t she know that was sacred ground?

And what if she tried to seduce Gu Junqing with her looks?

Hmph, she must have already tried!

What if Gu Junqing falls for it? Waaah!

Then, when I expose her true colors, Gu Junqing will definitely like me!

A female classmate glanced toward Gu Junqing’s seat by the window in the back row, then subtly nudged Li Xixue while indulging in exaggerated internal drama.

This highlighted the difference in focus between male and female students—the boys were merely preoccupied with appearances.

Meanwhile, the girls were already staging full-blown mental performances in their minds.