You are all bad women! Don't come over!

Yin Caiyu hesitated, but her reaction was quick, and she said with a giggly smile, "Oh, my brother keeps nagging me about you at home. He even showed me your photo, saying that a really, really pretty PE teacher has arrived. He's driven me nuts with it!"

Hey hey hey, don't ruin my innocence! Shen Mochen secretly pinched Yin Caiyu's leg.

You're making me out to be a lovestruck little boy secretly pining for her. How am I supposed to attend her class now?

Upon hearing this, Cai Yuncui turned her gaze away, awkwardly twirling a strand of hair by her temples and adjusting her glasses. Her cheeks reddened even more, like a ripe, enticing apple:

"Oh, is that so. Oh right, we've been chatting for so long, and I still don't know who your brother is!"

Don't say it, don't say it, don't say it, for goodness' sake! Shen Mochen kept pinching Yin Caiyu's thigh vigorously, causing her to grimace with pain, and then she flashed him a devilish smile.

"His name is Shen Mochen, from class 3A. If you can, please take good care of him at school, Sister Cai. It seems he's quite fond of you!"

I'm doomed! Shen Mochen internally wailed.

Can you please not make things worse for me? I haven't even cleared up the misunderstanding with Catherine yet, and now this!

"Um, sure, no problem… I just didn't expect your brother to be Shen Mochen..."

Cai Yuncui blinked, apparently deep in thought.

"Does Sister Cai remember my brother?" Yin Caiyu asked.

How could she remember? She's been here for just two or three days and has only taught us one lesson. How could she remember someone as invisible as me? Shen Mochen thought to himself.

"Is it that boy with the long bangs?"

"Ah yes, that's him. Actually, he looks quite handsome..." Yin Caiyu said, then suddenly pointed at Shen Mochen, "Anyway, he's certainly not uglier than him!"

"Is that so, hehehe..."

Cai Yuncui smiled politely, but she didn't take the words seriously. She thought to herself how unlikely it was. How could there be so many handsome men like your boyfriend? It must just be a family's biased view—quite normal, really.

"May I ask Sister Cai how Little Chen is doing in school?" Yin Caiyu asked.

What's the point of asking her? She's just a PE teacher. Shen Mochen silently grumbled again.

"I feel like Shen Mochen... seems a bit lonely."

Cai Yuncui hesitated for a moment, speaking softly.

Shen Mochen was taken aback upon hearing this, and Yin Caiyu inadvertently glanced at him, her eyes filled with a complicated expression.

"Lonely?" Yin Caiyu pressed.

"Shen Mochen is an obedient student. He completes the warm-up exercises I assign meticulously, and he doesn't cause trouble. But, I've noticed he's always by himself, and it seems like... he's accustomed to being alone..." Cai Yuncui tilted her head slightly, recalling her interactions with Shen Mochen, "But don't worry. I've observed, and it doesn't seem like he's being bullied by his classmates. Rather, I feel... that he prefers this environment."

Cai Yuncui remembered when she took class A. The students, like in any other class, were curious about everything in the Buque, curious about all sorts of monsters, curious why she wanted to become a PE teacher, and they insisted on seeing her demonstrate her superpower.

Due to her harmless appearance and her own personality quirks, Cai Yuncui found it difficult to assert her authority as a teacher. She got overwhelmed by the students' questions until Catherine helped her maintain order in the class.

And the one who made a lasting impression on her from that class, besides Catherine's beauty and assistance, was that boy with the long bangs, Shen Mochen.

He was the only student who obediently listened while everyone else crowded around, asking all sorts of questions; he was the only one standing straight in his place.

When it was time for free activity, where everyone had to get moving, some played ping pong, others played tennis or basketball, or simply slacked off by the parallel bars… Only he silently jogged alone on the track until the class bell rang and he dutifully returned to assemble.

He seemed to have no friends, and no one around seemed to care, it was always apparent.

However, discussing this with Yin Caiyu in detail didn't seem wise, as it might cause her undue concern. Besides, she had just arrived and only taught one class; she didn't know what Shen Mochen was usually like. Maybe that day was just an exception when he was in a bad mood?

"Solitude…" Yin Caiyu was silent for a long time before she sighed somberly.

Seeing this, Cai Yuncui quickly tried to console her, "It might just be a misunderstanding on my part, after all, I…"

"Caiyu, actually, I want to tell you…"

Yin Caiyu interrupted Yuncui but opened her mouth and then looked at Shen Mochen, glaring, "You go for a walk yourself, and come back in half an hour!"

Is there something I shouldn't hear? Don't make up stories about me! Shen Mochen communicated with her through eye contact.

Relax, I'm not spreading rumors about you, scram! Yin Caiyu replied with her eyes.

Shen Mochen left his seat begrudgingly, and Yin Caiyu straightened her demeanor slightly, bowed her head to Yuncui, "Caijie, I lied to you about something, I'm sorry!"

Yuncui was taken aback, "What did you lie to me about?"

"Please allow me to reintroduce myself, my name is Yin Caiyu, and I'm the team leader of the Buque Team 0003."

Yin Caiyu leaned her face close to Yuncui and whispered. Her pupils immediately turned a deep red.

"What?!"

Yuncui was shocked.

…

"I'm back, are you guys done?"

Half an hour later, Shen Mochen returned to the restaurant on time and found Yin Caiyu and Cai Yuncui chatting away happily, like a pair of long-lost sisters.

"Um… it's started to get windy outside; it might rain in a bit," Shen Mochen reminded them in a lowered voice.

"I see, well, we should head back then, since we've added each other as contacts, we can chat more another time!"

Yin Caiyu glanced at her phone and saw it was getting late; she took the opportunity to suggest leaving.

"Mm-hm, okay… Please come over for a second; we need to pay the bill!"

Yuncui also nodded smilingly and then called the restaurant waiter over to settle the bill. This time, Yin Caiyu did not rush to pay but deeply bowed to Yuncui:

"Caijie, please take good care of our little Mochen!"

"Don't be like that! Rest assured, little Mochen is now my little brother too; I'll do everything I can to look after him!"

Yuncui quickly helped Yin Caiyu up, speaking earnestly.

Thus, the three of them said their farewells. Yuncui rode away on her electric scooter, while Shen Mochen and Yin Caiyu walked to the bus stop.

It was already past eight in the evening, deep into the night. The breeze was cool, and the sky dark. Yin Caiyu looked at the thick dark clouds above, thinking the weather forecast was indeed right; it would probably rain tonight.

"What did you guys talk about while I was gone?" On the way, Shen Mochen finally couldn't help but ask.