'There are colleagues?'
Hearing this, Yan Huan could not help but blink.
Setting everything else aside, the gentlemanly trash about a one-on-one private tutor scenario that had popped into his head earlier was completely shattered. Instead, it had turned into a Cram School mode with a banner reading "100 Days of Hard Work for the Gaokao" tied above his head.
With these thoughts in mind, Yan Huan turned his head to look at Spencer, wanting to probe for more information.
However, sensing Yan Huan looking at her, Spencer flashed a bright, clueless smile, looking completely carefree and thoughtless.
"..."
'Fine, I should have known.'
'If Spencer could know the inside story, then pigs could climb trees.'
'What is important right now is, what exactly is Spencer's mother thinking?'
Yan Huan glanced at the smiling Heather, but he could not read any information from her expression at all.
'I cannot even see through the representative, let alone Elvira behind her.'
'It seems I can only wait for this so-called colleague to arrive before saying anything else.'
Yan Huan sat down on a chair, holding the so-called instructor requirents, and Spencer also brought a chair over to sit down.
She then took out her Mobile Phone to share the places she had visited recently with Yan Huan, showing him various photos she had taken.
For example, a photo of her squatting by the pond at the presidential palace catching goldfish, her running between containers at the Golden Lion port in Linn wearing a safety helt, and her embarrassing appearance sitting cross-legged on a Tatami Mat with a scrunched-up face eating sashimi...
"You went to so many places?"
"Yeah! This sashimi was super awful. I dipped it in that black sauce, and it was so spicy it almost killed ."
"That was probably wasabi..."
"I do not know, but it was awful anyway. Neither Mama nor I like it."
"Then why did you go? Just to try sothing new?"
"Hmm, they said a VIP was coming to see Mama."
"I see..."
Yan Huan nodded, but his gaze remained fixed on her bright, smiling face as she shared her life with him.
'She must have had this exact sa cute expression when she was ssaging
on Plane from ho before, right?'
Yan Huan could not help but think this way.
"Yan Huan, what are you looking at
for?"
But as he kept staring, Spencer turned to look at him with a face full of confusion, wondering why he was spacing out.
"Nothing. I was just looking at sothing pretty."
"Huh?"
Seeing her confusion, Yan Huan gave a slight smile but said nothing more, causing Spencer to huff in anger and bump him with her shoulder.
Stare...
Yan Huan was just about to raise his hand to do sothing when the gaze of the smiling Heather shot over like the Grim Reaper.
Yan Huan awkwardly withdrew his hand and let out a light cough.
Fortunately, the so-called colleague did not make Yan Huan wait too long.
Just as Yan Huan withdrew his hand, a light sound suddenly ca from the unclosed Classroom door behind him.
"Knock, knock."
"Excuse ."
'Wait, this voice...'
Listening to that indifferent voice, Yan Huan's pupils shrank, and he quickly turned his head to look.
The first thing that caught his eye was a head of black hair cascading down like a waterfall, and the snow-white skin that stood out within that ink-like color.
It was a tall, Well-Proportioned young woman.
Her stunningly beautiful face was painted with a Silence that pushed people a thousand miles away. Only when her eyes landed on Yan Huan did they show so emotion, flickering with a faint glimr.
"Sister Shiyu?"
Yan Huan quickly stood up, completely unable to believe the identity of the newcor.
'The colleague Heather ntioned is actually Ye Shiyu?!'
'How is this possible?'
'Did Ye International and the Golden Lion Group collaborate?'
This was the first thought that popped into Yan Huan's mind.
'Otherwise, with Ye Shiyu's personality, how could she agree to tutor Spencer, whom she hates so much?'
'It cannot possibly be that An Le beat Ye Shiyu so badly that her personality was corrected, right?'
'Is she more effective than Heavenly Emperor Ye's Clothes Hanger?'
Compared to that, Yan Huan was more willing to believe that she wanted to use this opportunity to privately assassinate Spencer.
"Ye Shiyu, why are you here?!"
As soon as she saw that it was Ye Shiyu, the originally obedient Spencer imdiately Got Ruffled, standing up and shouting just as loudly.
"..."
Ye Shiyu rely glanced at her, not even intending to acknowledge her, before turning her eyes away to continue looking at Yan Huan.
This silent contempt, especially the way she kept her eyes fixed on Yan Huan, made Spencer furious.
"Hah, you tagalong! You follow Yan Huan wherever he goes!"
'Idiot, do not Add Fuel to the Fire!'
Although he did not know what major event had happened between the Golden Lion Group and Ye International, he could figure it out using his toes:
'Ye Shiyu already disliked Spencer to begin with, and now she has to Endure Humiliation and bear the heavy burden of being Spencer's educational counselor...'
'She is absolutely a Volcano ready to erupt at the slightest touch right now!'
"Eldest Miss, please allow
to introduce her. This is the Second-Year Student, Ye Shiyu, another educational counselor we Employed."
At this mont, seeing her Eldest Miss getting ruffled, Heather appropriately interjected into the conversation to control Spencer's temperature.
After speaking, she looked at Yan Huan again.
"Student Yan, Student Ye will be your colleague from now on."
"I do not want her tutoring !"
Spencer coldly scoffed and glared at Ye Shiyu, looking entirely Incompatible as Water and Fire.
Ye Shiyu's eyes also grew slightly cold, but unexpectedly, she ultimately chose to remain indifferent, forcefully suppressing her anger.
'How strange...'
'Could it be that the Ye Group is playing so big ga, so Auntie Ye gave Ye Shiyu strict orders to build a good relationship with Spencer?'
'But, is Auntie Ye the kind of person who would do that?'
"Eldest Miss, this was approved by President Elvira. If you do not want this, you can discuss it further with the President."
"Tch..."
As soon as Elvira was brought up, mama's girl Spencer had no choice but to extinguish her anger.
Although she said nothing more, seeing Ye Shiyu approach, she still shot the other girl a resentful glare.
anwhile, Ye Shiyu completely ignored her, quietly waiting for the next arrangent.
"Then, Ms. Heather, you can finally tell us what Auntie's intentions are now, right?"
"There is no rush, Student Yan. We still have one more colleague who has not arrived."
"There is another?!"
"Sakuramiya Hitomi, look! And you still scolded ! That Ye Shiyu is probably a mole infiltrating our ranks. She betrayed us a long ti ago!"
Outside the door, the eavesdropping duo watching the situation inside were no less shocked than Yan Huan.
Who could have expected that soone as seemingly steadfast as Ye Shiyu had already defected?
"What exactly is going on inside? And what is this educational counselor thing?"
Faced with Bai Yi's questions, Sakuramiya Hitomi Swallowed a Mouthful of Saliva, her mind a Tangled ss.
Right at this mont, an illusory, cold scoff echoed in her ears.
"Is there even a need to ask? Think about it. If you kissed the president In Public, do you think Father, Mother, and our older brothers would not pay attention to him?"
It was the indifferent Sakuramiya from within the Jiejiè tily speaking up to remind her.
'That is right!'
These words instantly cleared up Sakuramiya Hitomi's understanding of the current situation.
'That is to say, the president has definitely been targeted by the black gold family behind Spencer!'
'With this incident happening, there are only two possibilities.'
'First, Spencer's mother does not think it is possible for two people with such a huge disparity in status to be together.'
'In that case, she would cut it off as early as possible.'
'Otherwise, if she waited until the two were deeply rooted and truly in love, it would be too late. They might end up staging a modern-day Roo and Juliet.'
'Second, Spencer's mother favors the president, so he has entered a long probation period.'
'Wealthy families go through a lot of trouble to choose sons-in-law and daughters-in-law. After all, the family is the foundation of everything.'
'If the family is in chaos, everything else will be in chaos, so forming a new family must be handled with extre caution.'
'Her own Mother was a perfect example.'
'She t Father at the age of fifteen, but it dragged on for seven or eight years before she was Acknowledged by grandfather and married into the Sakuramiya family.'
'And that was even with the inherent advantage of her mother having the sa hair color as her grandmother.'
'Now, Spencer forcibly kissed the president, and instead of cutting off their contact, Spencer's mother arranged such a job for him...'
'So, the president has caught the eye of Spencer's mother?!'
"You should know, if she chooses to help her daughter and recruits Yan Huan as a son-in-law..."
"Then you are, completely and utterly, finished~"
Her mother's words still rang in her ears.
At this mont, it was like a basin of cold water had been poured over her head, sending chills down Sakuramiya Hitomi's spine.
"This is bad..."
"What is bad?"
Sakuramiya Hitomi felt anxious in her heart. Now that it had reached the stage involving family politics, she finally realized the severity of the situation.
'Mama, what should I do now?'
Sakuramiya Hitomi Pursed Her Lips and took out her Mobile Phone, Subconsciously wanting to seek her mother's help.
"Tap... tap... tap..."
At this mont, footsteps could be heard echoing from the other end of the corridor.
"Sakuramiya, soone else is coming. Could it be An Le? Let's hide first!"
"Hide from wh— Mmph..."
Sakuramiya Hitomi was just about to ssage her mother when she was effortlessly dragged aside to hide by Bai Yi, like a dangling keychain.
With no other choice, they could only wait and see who the newcor was.
"Hmm~ hmm~"
Peeking stealthily from the corner of the wall, Sakuramiya Hitomi saw a beautiful woman with cherry-blossom pink hair, wearing a kimono, walking into the Classroom with a smile.
"Hello, boys and girls. I didn't keep you waiting long, did I?"
"Mo— Mmph!"
Yes, the newcor was none other than Sakuramiya Hitomi's mother, Sakuramiya Lily.
Sakuramiya Hitomi was instantly horrified. Her eyes went wide, and she almost scread out loud.
Fortunately, Bai Yi behind her was quick and covered her mouth, preventing her from making any sound that would alert the people inside.
"That Auntie looks a lot like you, and she is also from Sakura Country..."
Hearing this, Sakuramiya Hitomi struggled to pry the hand off her lips and said through gritted teeth,
"That is my mother!"
"Ah? Then why is our mom also going to help Spencer?"
Seeing her mother walk in with a smile, looking just like an invited guest, Sakuramiya Hitomi was already full of questions and irritation.
Now, hearing Bai Yi speak without thinking, her face instantly turned red.
"Who is 'our mom'?! Do you not have a mother of your own?!"
"I..."
Realizing she had misspoken, Bai Yi scoffed and whispered,
"You do! But your mom would rather help Spencer than help you, right?"
"You!"
Just as the duo outside the door was about to fall out again, the voice of the indifferent Sakuramiya imdiately cut through her mind,
"Are you an idiot? Instead of figuring out the reason, you let your emotions control you? Be quiet and listen to what is actually going on inside!"
"..."
Hearing this, Sakuramiya Hitomi finally took a deep breath, cutting off the confusion in her heart, and continued to look inside.
"Auntie... Sakuramiya?"
After this Third Party arrived, Yan Huan's mind went completely blank.
"Long ti no see, President Yan~"
Sakuramiya Lily opened her Folding Fan. Seeing his confusion, she smiled and explained to Yan Huan,
"When I was having dinner with President Elvira previously, she consulted
on educational matters.
"She ntioned that Hitomi, as the vice president, and your Sworn Older Sister Ye Shiyu are both very Excellent. Therefore, she hoped to invite them to join you in teaching little Aria."
After saying that, Sakuramiya Lily suddenly Closed her Folding Fan and added,
"I thought about how I have nothing to do in Linn recently, so I took the initiative to take on this task to help you out, Student Yan~"
Behind her, Heather also nodded and said,
"Yes, we are very honored to have Ms. Sakuramiya here to provide educational counseling for the Eldest Miss during this period."
But upon hearing this, Yan Huan kept looking at Sakuramiya Lily, staring into her smiling eyes that were fixated on him.
Seeing this, a flash of insight struck Yan Huan's mind, and he instantly extracted three layers of aning from Sakuramiya Lily's words.
'First, besides , Spencer's mother specifically invited Ye Shiyu and Sakuramiya Hitomi to also be counselors.'
'The second layer must be understood from Sakuramiya Lily's description of them.'
'Think about it. Why would soone of Elvira's caliber use terms like "vice president" and "Sworn Older Sister" to address Sakuramiya Hitomi and Ye Shiyu?'
'If she were to speak of them, she would definitely say "the beloved daughter of the Sakuramiya family" and "the Eldest Miss of Ye International".'
'So, Sakuramiya Lily subjectively chose to say it this way.'
'And whether it is "vice president" or "Sworn Older Sister," both terms describe their relationship with , Yan Huan.'
'Sakuramiya Lily is reminding
of the purpose behind Elvira's actions.'
'She added two won who might have a relationship with
to interrupt the private world between Spencer and ...'
The reasons Yan Huan could currently think of were:
'One is to make
focus on the tutoring work and block our Romantic Relationship from progressing.'
'The second is to remind both
and Spencer that there are other potential won around .'
'Speaking of which, with Elvira consecutively inviting two Modifier Hosts, I almost thought she was so master with a god's-eye view of everything.'
'But looking at it now, it is not guaranteed that Elvira does not know about An Le and Bai Yi. After all, they also have deep ties with , yet she did not invite them...'
'The aning is clear; this has nothing to do with Modifiers.'
'It is entirely because Bai Yi and An Le co from ordinary backgrounds, so Elvira completely disregards them.'
"..."
Retracting his gaze from Sakuramiya Lily, Yan Huan could not help but swallow nervously.
'Then again, interacting with Spencer before was just too easy, too relaxing for the brain.'
'There was no need to consider power, status, or Modifiers...'
'Now that I am dealing with her mother, the pressure has instantly skyrocketed.'
'Various hidden Major Problems and actions laden with double anings keep coming one after another. My brain's CPU is practically frying.'
'This is what a true romantic battle of wits between geniuses is like...'
'Except it is not with Spencer, but with her mom!'
"Phew."
Seeing the flash of realization in Yan Huan's eyes, Sakuramiya Lily revealed a satisfied expression.
Tapping her Folding Fan, she slowly walked over to Spencer's side and gave her a slight smile.
Spencer narrowed her eyes to examine the lady in front of her. However, within a few seconds, she watched helplessly as Sakuramiya Lily's figure began to twist and distort.
She actually transford into a giant pink phoenix!
This was the First Ti Spencer had seen such a large bird with such beautiful feathers, and it gave her quite a fright.
"!!"
As a result, she quickly hid on the other side of Yan Huan, staying far away from the smiling Sakuramiya Lily.
"Well then, since everyone has arrived, allow
to convey President Elvira's intentions..."
Seeing that the timing was right, Heather finally smiled and brought up the previously unfinished topic.
"President Elvira's intention is that if the Eldest Miss is expelled again, she will no longer invest any resources to keep her at Far Moon.
"Therefore, we hope that the Eldest Miss will do her utmost, with the help of all of you, to first reach a level where she will not be expelled.
"On this basis, we have prepared generous compensation for everyone. Should you require any assistance during this process, we will also go all out to provide support...
"Everyone, is this acceptable?"
'Is this the surface-level goal?'
After interacting like this twice, Yan Huan basically had a certain understanding of Spencer's mother.
'There definitely has to be more to her demands than just this; there must be hidden conditions buried underneath.'
Yan Huan could not figure it out at the mont, but he began to consider the thoughts of Ye Shiyu and Sakuramiya Lily beside him.
'Compensation...'
'Do their two families look like they lack money?'
'So, do Auntie Ye and Auntie Sakuramiya want to get sothing from the Golden Lion Group?'
"Snap!"
"No problem~"
Sakuramiya Lily snapped her Folding Fan against her hand and answered with a smile.
Ye Shiyu also nodded, agreeing without hesitation.
"Alright."
"..."
Yan Huan had to admit that at this mont, he completely failed to understand what Ye Shiyu was thinking.
But since things had reached this point, Yan Huan naturally had no choice but to nod as well.
"I have no problem with it."
"I have a problem!"
As a result, it was actually Spencer behind him who raised her hand, looking unhappily at Ye Shiyu and the smiling Sakuramiya Lily beside her as she said,
"I do not want them. I only want Yan Huan!"
"..."
Ye Shiyu glanced coldly at Spencer, shadows gradually enveloping her, while Sakuramiya Lily simply bead as she looked at Yan Huan.
The aning was obvious:
'Little Huan / President Yan, it seems you have a very good relationship with Spencer~'
Feeling the creeping shadows, Yan Huan instantly broke into a sweat. He turned to Spencer and could only smile helplessly.
"Before, it was just Baqiao and
tutoring you, but you did not improve much. If you rely solely on , what will you do if you fail and get expelled again?"
Hearing this, Spencer was montarily stunned, her Aura weakening quite a bit. She curled her lips and muttered softly,
"An— Anyway, I will also work hard..."
"..."
Seeing the ruffled Spencer easily subdued by a single sentence from Yan Huan, Ye Shiyu narrowed her eyes, and Sakuramiya Lily's fanning motion slowed down.
"My, my, little Spencer is also quite diligent. It seems with President Yan and our help, we will succeed very quickly."
On the contrary, this only made Yan Huan feel even more pressured.
Fortunately, Heather acted like an emotionless Tool, speaking up in ti to save the situation.
"Since everyone has no issues, then..."
"Wait, I have a problem!"
Right at this mont, from the Main Entrance, a crisp voice cut through the Atmosphere in the room like a crack of thunder.
'There are more players?'
Everyone turned their heads and saw that Sakuramiya Hitomi and Bai Yi had finally been unable to hold back, stepping out from the doorway.
"Sakuramiya? Bai Yi?!"
Seeing Sakuramiya Hitomi and Bai Yi run out, Yan Huan almost fainted.
'Out of the five great Modifiers, four of them are directly gathered here now!'
'Why does Yan Huan feel like with a single wave of Spencer's mother's arm, this whole team fight has kicked off?'
"What are you two doing here?!"
"..."
At this mont, the room descended into chaos once again, yet all eyes were fixed on Sakuramiya Hitomi and Bai Yi at the door.
Panting, Sakuramiya Hitomi also had sothing to say.
'Are you kidding ? If I do not co out now, my own mom and that mole Ye Shiyu inside will act as escorts for Yan Huan and Spencer.'
'Especially my mother, who keeps praising that annoying Spencer endlessly...'
Unable to bear this feeling of being betrayed by her mother, Sakuramiya Hitomi let the rush of blood get to her head and charged out.
Even Bai Yi had failed to stop her, which showed just how angry Sakuramiya Hitomi was.
"Gulp..."
"Oh my, Hitomi. I was just planning to notify you to co over. Perfect timing, co have a chat with little Spencer, who we will be helping later..."
Sakuramiya Hitomi forced down the urge to raise her hand and engulf the Classroom in her Jiejiè. With Blue Veins bulging on her forehead, she forced a strained smile and said,
"Chat? Mama, with all due respect, is there any reason this Spencer is worth helping?
"She has always been ignorant and incompetent. With a terrible personality, she forcefully Seizes things from others. When she causes trouble, she only makes others clean up the ss for her...
"I heard her mother ca to Linn, and I originally thought she would finally stop bothering others. But in the end, she still needs the president and others to tutor her?
"Heh. Looking at it now, it is no wonder she ended up like this."
Right off the bat, she delivered a head-on blow. Her words secretly carried the devastatingly lethal implication of "like mother, like daughter."
"Huh?"
Although she could not understand Sakuramiya Hitomi's veiled sarcasm, Spencer could still feel her purest disgust.
"Buzz~"
In Yan Huan's eyes, her blonde hair was visibly infused with an even more dazzling golden hue.
"So what? My mama really fancies Yan Huan, and Yan Huan has already promised !"
'Hiss... Spencer, you...'
'You can actually utter such a precise counterattack?'
Yan Huan glanced at the dazzling golden hair on her head and realized that her Modifier had activated again.
'But since when did it have this kind of function?'
Yan Huan did not understand, but he was greatly shocked.
Right at this mont, not even giving anyone a chance to interject, Bai Yi picked up the conversation,
"Promised you what? Like when you forcefully kissed Yan Huan during the Club Battle Finals, did he agree to that?"
'Why did the topic suddenly shift to the forced kiss?'
Yan Huan finally realized that Sakuramiya Hitomi and Bai Yi each had their own specific points of concern.
It was just that Bai Yi's point of concern was stuck even further back than Sakuramiya Hitomi's; she had not even gotten over the hurdle of the forced kiss during the Club War.
"I..."
These words made Spencer freeze, because back then, it really was a forced kiss.
Seeing this, Yan Huan wanted to speak up to Hold Steady the Atmosphere.
However, as she thought about it, Spencer's face blushed slightly. Her fierce montum instantly broke, and instead, she said shyly,
"An— Anyway, Yan Huan and I are already even... regarding that matter..."
'Even?'
As soon as these words ca out, everyone froze in shock.
Except for Yan Huan.
Because he knew that the "even" Spencer ntioned referred to the ti he took the initiative to kiss her when they were living together.
The others did not know about them living together, but they could not help but guess that there had been another kiss between Yan Huan and Spencer.
"..."
'Great. Now the situation has completely blown up.'
"You say that as if you respect other people's Will, just like when you Seized soone else's item before and forced them to sell it with money... You made it seem like the president had a choice, but in reality, he had none at all!"
"Even if I was wrong about what happened before, I already apologized! Yan Huan is clearly willing to tutor
alone! As for the rest of you, I have no desire for your tutoring at all! I only want Yan Huan!"
"What do you an Yan Huan is willing? Is it true just because you say it? Since you hold all the power to interpret it anyway!"
Seeing that the scene was about to get out of control, Heather from the Golden Lion Group frowned.
She glanced at Sakuramiya Lily, who was smiling at the side and looking completely helpless, so she had no choice but to shout in a low voice,
"Enough! We will not force anyone to accept our Employnt. If you disagree, we simply won't hire any of you. It is perfectly fine for us to invite people from our own family instead!
"Since you all have your own side of the story, then let the person involved clarify things! Student Yan, you tell us. Is what the Eldest Miss saying true, or is what these two students are saying true?!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the Atmosphere could not help but fall into Silence.
In front of him were Sakuramiya Hitomi and Bai Yi, their Auras practically exploding.
Beside him was Spencer, an indignant expression on her face.
Behind him was the silently hovering Ye Shiyu, her body entirely wreathed in shadows.
At this exact mont, outside the Classroom door, a young girl with a small snake wrapped around her shoulder also appeared like a ghost...
It seed she had followed soone all the way here, only to stumble upon this scene inside the room.
Now, from the front, back, left, and right, the gazes of four Modifier Hosts converged on him, waiting for Yan Huan's answer.
"ow~"
Even the Black Cat on his shoulder materialized a sound, worriedly pushing against his face with its Paw Pads, waiting for his answer.
As for Yan Huan...
He did not want to say anything at all.
He just kind of wanted to die.
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