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âMadam Teacher, Madam Teacher, wake up, weâre going to set off firecrackers.â
Xu Chaomu rolled over again. So noisy.
Seeing no response from inside the room, the little brats actually started setting off the firecrackers.
âCrackle crackle crackleâ âCrackle crackle crackle,â the sound of firecrackers was deafening.
âDamn it!â Xu Chaomu scratched her head, and with a thud, finally sat up.
Rubbing her groggy eyes, Xu Chaomu really didnât know whether to laugh or cry.
But thinking back, she had done the same thing in her time, setting off firecrackers until the headmaster developed a psychological shadow.
What goes around comes around, after all.
Xu Chaomu was wide awake now and could only get out of bed slowly, but she really did want to sleepâ¦
A bunch of little curs.
Outside the window, amidst deafening firecracker noise, Xu Chaomu heard a very pleasant voice, âWhat are you doing?â
The little rascals immediately giggled and said, âTeacher Nie, the sunâs shining on our butts, and Madam Xu is still not up, so lazy.â
Xu Chaomu recognized that voice in an instant, wasnât it Tiantian, who she frightened away last night?
Lilâ brat, quite vindictive.
âWhat Madam Xu.â Nie Chenglang said with a furrowed-brow smile.
Tiantian made a face, âTeacher Nie, isnât your girlfriend called âMadamâ?â
Xu Chaomu was even more amused; she had been promoted all of a sudden.
âHave you finished your homework from yesterday? Have you memorized the text? Iâll check it in a bit.â Nie Chenglang asked.
âTeacher, weâre leaving.â A group of little brats instantly ran faster than smoke.
The firecrackers âcrackle crackle crackleâ soon ended, and Xu Chaomu, clutching her head, sighed, head pounding.
A bunch of annoying little brats.
Nie Chenglang walked over, stepping on spent firecracker remnants, and knocked on the door, âChaomu, are you awake?â
âStill sleeping.â Xu Chaomu yawned.
âNo more sleeping, get up for breakfast.â Nie Chenglang knocked a few more times.
Xu Chaomuâs sleepiness was completely gone; she scratched her head.
The young and old are both so bothersome, wuu wuu wuu.
âTeacher Nie, have mercy.â Xu Chaomu hugged her quilt; she really wanted to keep sleepingâ¦
âGive me a reason.â
âUmâ¦â Xu Chaomuâs eyes rolled around, âThis âLittle Fairyâ bed is so seductive, clinging to me and refusing to let go.â
Nie Chenglangâs face was lined with black strands, âThatâs not a good enough reason, get up!â
As Nie Chenglang knocked on her door, Xu Chaomu had no choice but to bite the bullet and get dressed.
When she appeared in front of him, rubbing her eyes, he looked down at her and pulled out a smile, âWash your face and brush your teeth, then come over for breakfast right away.â
âSo annoying.â Xu Chaomu pouted.
As she and Nie Chenglang sat together for breakfast, those little brats popped up again, whispering secretly outside.
âTeacher Nieâs girlfriend is so pretty!â
âNo, no, no, not at all, Teacher Nieâs girlfriend is very fierce.â
âTeacher Nie is even putting food on her plate!â
âBecause Teacher Nie is afraid of her!â
âBut Teacher Nie is smiling!â
âIf he doesnât smile, his girlfriend will eat him up. Sheâs really fierce.â
Xu Chaomu couldnât stand it, they spoke as if she was some sort of a demon.
So, she stood up, walked to the door, and with hands on hips: âYou, and you, and you, plus you, all of you come here, I promise to beat you to death.â
The little brats hurried away, no one was foolish enough to come straight to the door.
When it came to dealing with little brats, Xu Chaomu was very experienced and skillful!
With one hand, she grabbed one, lifting the two little rascals by their collars and dragged them over.
âCome on, say something nice for big sister to hear.â Xu Chaomu smiled triumphantly.
Humph, trying to fight her.
Eight years ago, she was the unrivaled little tyrant of the orphanage.
âOw ow ow, wah wah wah, help! Teacher Nie, save us!â
âWuu wuu wuu, Madam Xu is a wolf.â
âYou still dare to talk back? Believe it or not, Iâll throw you onto the rooftop?â Xu Chaomu threatened them.
Nie Chenglang was laughing on the side, enjoying the scene without chiming in.
One of the smarter little brats quickly started kissing up, âMadam Xu, you are as beautiful as a flower, Madam Xu, you are like a fairy from heaven, Madam Xu, you can overthrow cities with your beauty, Madam Xu you⦠Iâve run out of complimentsâ¦â
The little guy had a crestfallen look on his face; he truly had run out of words.
These few phrases were the results of him racking his brains for quite a while.
âThatâs more like it. Now, call me âsisterâ and let me hear it.â Xu Chaomu was smug.
She was confident she could handle them.
But the two little guys glared their eyes out, refusing to call her that.
One of them even muttered, âSo fierce, and yet a sister? More like a wolf in grandmaâs clothes.â
âHmm? What did you say?â Xu Chaomu also glared, âYou wonât call me that, huh? If you donât, Iâll throw you onto the rooftop right now.â
Having said that, Xu Chaomu started herding them up the staircase.
âGood sister, pretty sister, sister, sister, youâre the best.â The two little brats immediately pleaded for mercy.
âHmm? Canât hear you clearly,â Xu Chaomu said with feigned arrogance.
âSister, sister, youâre the best, I love you to death.â
âHmm, thatâs more like it.â Only then did Xu Chaomu let go of them.
The two little brats took off running, mumbling as they went.
âWeâre doomed, weâre doomed, we lied.â
âWill our noses grow longer tomorrowâ¦â
âWuwuwu, we didnât mean to lie.â
Xu Chaomuâs face was covered with black lines as she rolled her eyes in exasperation.
Nie Chenglang was laughing so hard he was bending forward and back, leaning against the door frame with his arms crossed and his long legs slightly crossed.
Against the backlight, when Xu Chaomu turned around, she felt like she was seeing the most beautiful scene in the world.
In the sunlight, the morning dew sparkled, the green tree branches swayed, and the birds flew by chirping. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet â amidst the intermingling light, the man in a gray sweater stood there within the light and shadow.
Xu Chaomu smiled gently; she discovered that time could be so beautiful.
âCome here, letâs have breakfast,â Nie Chenglang called out to her.
Xu Chaomu obediently went over; this man seemed to have a magnet on him.
The two sat together for breakfast, chatting.
âSir Nie, where does your family come from?â
âFrom C City.â
âOh, Sir Nie, how many people are there in your family?â
âMy father passed away early; itâs just my mother and me at home.â
âDid you go to see your mother this time you came back?â
âI came back stealthily. If she knew, she wouldnât let me come to the orphanage to do charity work.â
âDo you have to go back to Paris?â
âYeah, I still have to continue my studies there.â
âWhen is your flight?â
âTomorrow morning at five oâclock.â
Xu Chaomu stopped talking and poked at the white porridge in her bowl with her chopsticks.
The fragrant and delicious white porridge suddenly felt heartbreakingly sad to smell.
Nie Chenglang spoke faintly, âAfter Iâm gone, study well on your own, and donât run around recklessly. I havenât asked you yet, where are you living now?â
âDonât ask,â Xu Chaomu felt inexplicably melancholic.
Her eyes were veiled with a mist of confusion.
Nie Chenglang nodded; if she didnât want to talk, he wouldnât ask.
Changing the subject, Nie Chenglang looked at the children in the courtyard, âIâm taking them out for a picnic later. Do you want to come?â
âOf course Iâm coming. Sir Nie, you canât just leave me behind. Otherwiseâ¦â
âOtherwise what?â Nie Chenglang raised an eyebrow.
âOtherwise, Iâll cry.â
A twitch appeared at the corner of Nie Chenglangâs mouth, exasperated.
However, just when Xu Chaomu was having unrestrained fun in the orphanage, Shen Chi was nearly turning C City upside down.