Chapter 77: The Gorgeous Young Married Teacher Li Zishan (3)

Chapter 77: The Gorgeous Young Married Teacher Li Zishan (3)

As soon as he walked into the classroom, Jiang Xiaoyu’s eyes froze. He quietly tugged at Ye Chen’s sleeve and whispered, “Little Lin, someone’s taken your seat. Could it be someone trying to steal your girl?”

Ye Chen looked up—and sure enough, there was an uninvited guest.

At the desk in the last row that originally belonged to him sat a bespectacled boy. He had handsome features, carried himself with elegance, and wore a black casual suit, exuding the aura of a young master from a prestigious family.

“Ah?! That’s Zheng Yuanda from Class 2(3), ranked fifth on the campus ‘Handsome Guys List,’ known as the ‘Flower-Loving Young Master.’ Looks like you’ve hit a brick wall this time!” Jiang Xiaoyu immediately recognized him and couldn’t help but quietly warn Ye Chen.

Zheng Yuanda was the son of Zheng Tianxiao, chairman of Zheng Film Company. Having grown up in luxury, he was young, wealthy, and strikingly handsome. Within the aristocratic circles of Huahai City No. 1 Private High School, he held considerable influence. He was the prince charming in the hearts of many girls, with countless admirers. He was usually surrounded by followers, and his academic performance was also outstanding—always ranking among the top five in Class 2(3) during major exams.

Ye Chen slowly walked toward his seat, his expression calm as still water, eyes glinting as he began recalling information about Zheng Yuanda.

Ever since Zheng Yuanda met Gu Qing a year ago, he had developed feelings for her and even confessed on the spot. However, Gu Qing rejected him outright, saying, “I won’t consider dating during my three years of high school!”

Zheng Yuanda didn’t give up. Since then, whenever he had time, he would come to Gu Qing’s class under the pretense of discussing studies, doing everything he could to get close to her and please her. He even hired several “spies” within Class 2(6) to report to him regularly about anything related to Gu Qing.

At this moment, Zheng Yuanda was discussing a math problem with Gu Qing. In truth, he had come specifically to ask her—it was merely an excuse.

There were plenty of math experts in the grade, and the overall academic levels of each class in the second year were similar. If needed, he could have even asked a teacher.

Yet he specifically chose to consult Gu Qing, who was in a different class. Even a fool could tell—his intentions were not about the problem itself.

Gu Qing, being intelligent and perceptive, naturally understood Zheng Yuanda’s true intentions. However, since he hadn’t said anything inappropriate and was only asking for help, rejecting him outright would seem rude. So she patiently explained the problem, though her beautiful face remained cold and distant.

Under Zheng Yuanda’s burning gaze and the strange looks from surrounding classmates, a faint blush of embarrassment appeared on Gu Qing’s elegant face. She thought anxiously, “Where did this Ye Chen go? If he had come back earlier, Zheng Yuanda would have left already. This is his seat!”

While explaining absentmindedly, she kept glancing toward the classroom door from the corner of her eye.

When Ye Chen finally appeared, her beautiful eyes lit up involuntarily, and she felt a surge of relief. “Finally, he’s back! I’m saved!”

After running through all the information about Zheng Yuanda in his mind, Ye Chen stepped forward and said with a smile, “Classmate, this is my seat. Could you please move?”

Zheng Yuanda looked up and sized Ye Chen up, his face showing slight surprise. “Oh? And what’s your name?” he asked, making no move to stand.

“Ye Chen.”

“Heh, so you’re Ye Chen.” Zheng Yuanda’s lips curled into a faint, mocking smile.

He had long heard of the name Ye Chen—ranked second on the ‘Handsome Guys List’—but had never met him. He’d heard that aside from his looks, Ye Chen had nothing particularly outstanding about him. His academic performance was terrible, and his family background wasn’t wealthy. Not long after the second semester of his second year began, he had been expelled from his class and later assigned to sit with Gu Qing.

How could such a poor student be deskmates with Gu Qing?

What was Zhao Kaishun thinking?

Hearing the disdain in the other party’s tone, Ye Chen still spoke calmly, “This is my seat. Please move.”

“What’s the rush? I still have a question to ask Gu Qing,” Zheng Yuanda replied, clearly not taking Ye Chen seriously. In his eyes, Ye Chen posed no threat whatsoever. Whether in family background or academic performance, Ye Chen was far inferior—completely incomparable.

Thus, his tone became more domineering, implicitly suggesting: “We good students are discussing problems. What are you, a poor student, doing here?”

“Whatever question you have, I can answer it. Please leave my seat first,” Ye Chen said calmly.

At this moment, all the students in the classroom had their eyes on Ye Chen and Zheng Yuanda. It seemed the two men were about to clash. Although everyone’s impression of Ye Chen wasn’t particularly great, he was still one of their own. Zheng Yuanda, on the other hand, was from Class 2(3) and had blatantly come to Class 2(6) during break time to pursue their class beauty. Psychologically, most students sided with Ye Chen—after all, “good things shouldn’t fall into outsiders’ hands.”

“Did I hear that right? You said you can solve it?” Zheng Yuanda’s mocking expression deepened as he smiled faintly. “Fine. If you can solve this problem, I’ll leave immediately!”

“Let me see the problem,” Ye Chen said, his gaze turning firm.

“Here, this one!” Zheng Yuanda didn’t hesitate. He picked up a second-year exam prep book and pointed to a geometry problem.

On the surface, both of them appeared calm, with no trace of hostility. To outsiders, it looked like nothing more than classmates discussing a problem.

Ye Chen’s eyes immediately focused on the question. To be honest, his math had been quite good before. Even though he had grown a bit rusty after some time, this geometry problem—of only medium to slightly above-average difficulty—should be easy for him to solve.

But today, Zheng Yuanda had deliberately brought such a problem to Gu Qing—what was his intention? Pretending to be weak to show off later?

A faint, disdainful smile appeared at the corner of Ye Chen’s lips. Staring at the geometry problem, his mind worked at high speed. In less than three minutes, he had already come up with five different solution methods.

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