Two in the morning.

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"Speak up, why aren’t you talking?" Tian Tian mistook Zhou Huakang’s silence as guilt, stepped forward, and continued questioning, "I just want to know now if you have any feelings for me. Or are you just scared to admit your feelings because of the woman in the car?"

"You’ve misunderstood..." Zhou Huakang frowned at her, "I’m actually frightened by your narcissism. Please carefully recall when I ever showed any interest in you?

When did we ever have any interaction beyond the ordinary? You’ve taken it upon yourself to define our relationship at school, and I haven’t even held you accountable, yet here you are coming to me.

As for today’s incident, the moment I saw you appear, I decided not to pursue the matter. After all, the students’ grades are good, and as long as you realize your mistake, I can pretend nothing happened and won’t report it to the school.

But now, I’ve really changed my mind. You abandoned your duty and left the students without a care, yet you have no remorse at all. Someone like you isn’t fit to be a teacher. Forget it, I don’t want to say anything to you now. Let’s see each other at school next Monday, and I’ll handle it personally then."

Tian Zhuang’s forehead veins bulged as he clenched his fist tightly and shook it, looking at Tian Tian with an unmistakable meaning that if she agreed, he would immediately resort to violence against Zhou Huakang.

"If you want to make a move, do it quickly..." Before Tian Tian could react, Zhou Huakang looked at Tian Zhuang indifferently, "If you don’t act soon, I’m leaving."

"Sis, I can’t stand it anymore..." Tian Zhuang swung his fist straight at Zhou Huakang’s nose, and Tian Tian shouted in alarm, "Tian Zhuang, stop! Zhou Huakang, move aside quickly, my brother is really strong, if he hits you, your nose is definitely..." Her words trailed off because, in the midst of her shouting, her brother’s hand was already twisted behind his back by Zhou Huakang.

In terms of height, her brother was a few centimeters taller than the opponent; in terms of build, Zhou Huakang was not impressive either. Yet, he easily subdued her brother, who was undefeated within his circle!

This indicated she did have a good eye. This man was indeed a quality man. But unfortunately... her gaze turned towards Chuxia inside the car, and thinking it over, she took a few steps to the car door. Just as she was about to reach out and open the door, she felt her wrist sting as if bitten by a scorpion. When she turned her head, she found the man who had been sitting in the driver’s seat had somehow come to her side, looking at her with a cold, frightening gaze, as if ready to kill her if she resisted...

"You... let me go..." Tian Tian looked at him somewhat guilty, "I only came over to say a word to her, isn’t your behavior a bit too rude?"

"Do I still need to be polite to you?"

The speaker was Zhou Huakang, and Tian Tian reflexively looked over, only to find her robust brother already lying on the ground, looking like he had no strength to get up.

How long has it been?

Her eyes drifted between Zhou Huakang and Tian Zhuang, making it even harder for Tian Tian to let it go. She looked at Chuxia again: "I just want to know if you and Zhou Huakang are really engaged?"

Chuxia looked at her, scrutinizing her for a moment, then her lips curled into a smile: "Girl, I’m Zhou Huakang’s third sister-in-law. If you dare say that in front of his Third Brother, I guarantee you’ll regret it for the rest of your life."

"Third sister-in-law?" Tian Tian stared at her blankly, "Didn’t Yingying call you Little Aunt?"

"Teacher Tian, she’s my Little Aunt..." Yingying looked at her earnestly, "I’ve always called her that, but Little Aunt belongs to my Third Uncle, not my Seventh Uncle."

Tian Tian’s face flushed red, and it suddenly hit her that everything just now was witnessed by the two students in the car!

What about later... forget it; being a teacher wasn’t suitable for her anyway, apparently..., her face fell again instantly, and she sighed, looking at Zhou Huakang: "I understand now, I’m sorry."

Nodding at her, Zhou Huakang stepped back into the car.

"Wait a minute!" It was Tian Zhuang, lying on the ground, who shouted. He had fully recovered by now; he hadn’t gotten up earlier only because he felt embarrassed. Now, seeing Zhou Huakang about to leave, he became anxious.

Zhou Huakang turned to look at him: "What, want another fight?"

Tian Zhuang awkwardly turned his head and then sighed, "I admit I’m not as skilled, but don’t celebrate too soon. I’ll defeat you one day; it’s just a matter of time. When that time comes, I’ll definitely come find you.