Chapter 4: Ye Lengxin in Life

Seeing Xiao Jiayao's shocked expression, Shen Tianyi couldn't help but smile bitterly. He knew that when others heard this news, they would be so shocked that their jaws would drop.

"Um, I'm living with my mentor, Teacher Ye Lengxin. That... she needs to supervise my studies. Ahem, you know, I often skip classes, so she's worried about me," Shen Tianyi explained with a dry laugh. Although such an explanation still couldn't dispel others' ambiguous speculations, he could only explain it this way.

"Oh! That's good! Actually, Senior, your grades are so good, you should take control of yourself! You've always been my role model! Keep it up! I have high hopes for you! Hehe!" Xiao Jiayao, who wasn't a particularly gossipy girl, immediately said with a smile, even giving Shen Tianyi a thumbs-up, looking very cute.

Shen Tianyi is now eighteen years old, which is considered young in college. Xiao Jiayao is also eighteen, though she is a year younger than Shen Tianyi, their ages are similar, only a few months apart. Therefore, there isn't a significant generation gap between them, and they get along quite easily.

"Hehe, you're great too, let's both keep it up!" Shen Tianyi smiled. He indeed had the qualifications to encourage anyone, as his grades in all subjects were among the top in his department!

"Okay!" Xiao Jiayao nodded cutely and then smiled, "Do you know the specific address of Teacher Ye's house? If you don't, I can take you there!"

"Hehe, no need to trouble you, I have the address," Shen Tianyi waved his phone and smiled.

"Okay, then go ahead, hehe, don't feel pressured living with the teacher!" Xiao Jiayao smiled, her eyes twinkling with a mischievous glint.

Shen Tianyi touched his nose, a bitter smile on his lips. It would be hard not to feel pressured! He suspected that trouble would come knocking tomorrow morning...

Shen Tianyi was well aware of Ye Lengxin's status among the students at Huari University. Li Qingfeng's reputation couldn't suppress everyone, after all, Huari City wasn't ruled by the Qingfeng Gang alone!

High-ranking officials, large business associations, and several other powerful gang forces might not fear offending the Qingfeng Gang! The second-generation heirs of these forces were mostly arrogant, and a few of them were admirers or even suitors of Ye Lengxin!

Of course, Shen Tianyi wasn't afraid of them, but he generally didn't like trouble. However, if trouble did come, he never chose to back down...

Seeing that Shen Tianyi didn't need her help, Xiao Jiayao invited him to visit her home when he had free time and then left. Shen Tianyi continued to carry his backpack and climbed the stairs.

Unit 2, third floor.

Shen Tianyi quickly identified Ye Lengxin's home. Leaning against the door, he could hear the sound of clashing and clattering inside, as if someone was fighting with cold weapons.

Shen Tianyi frowned. What is Teacher Ye doing at home! He then rang the doorbell.

"Ding dong!"

With a clear doorbell sound, a hurried voice came from inside.

"Coming, coming!"

When the door opened, Shen Tianyi was stunned to see Ye Lengxin. Was this the same cold-faced teacher?

She was wearing a brand new white apron, but it was already covered with many fresh yellow oil stains, clearly splashed just now.

In one hand, Ye Lengxin held a metal spatula, with a thick potato slice, like a banana peel, stuck to it...

"Come in!" Seeing Shen Tianyi's stunned look, Ye Lengxin's face turned slightly red with embarrassment, but she tried to maintain her teacher's authority and said coolly.

"Hehe, okay!" Shen Tianyi laughed and was about to take off his shoes to enter, but Ye Lengxin suddenly exclaimed, "Wait!"

"Um..."

"No shoes, put on shoe covers! I can't stand men's foot odor!" Ye Lengxin said, covering her nose.

"..."

Shen Tianyi looked at his hands; he hadn't even touched his shoes yet! Did the teacher really need to cover her nose so dramatically? Besides, he didn't have a foot odor problem!

However, he was a free guest, and he had to be polite. Reluctantly, he grabbed the shoe covers and put them on.

"Ah! My potatoes!"

Suddenly, Ye Lengxin screamed again, then ignored Shen Tianyi and hurriedly ran into the kitchen.

Shen Tianyi sniffed the air; the house already had a faint smell of burning, and the kitchen door was closed. The potatoes in the pot were probably already burnt beyond recognition.

After putting on the shoe covers, Shen Tianyi entered Ye Lengxin's home and took a quick look around.

A two-bedroom, one-living room apartment, about eighty square meters, which was quite spacious for one person.

The room had excellent lighting, with a south-facing balcony where sunlight could shine directly in. On the balcony, there was a large soft leather recliner, indicating that Ye Lengxin enjoyed cooling off at night.

Clang, bang, thud...

The kitchen continuously emitted the sounds of Ye Lengxin battling with the wok. Yes, listening to the crisp sounds of metal clashing, Shen Tianyi could easily imagine that Ye Lengxin was fighting with the wok, not cooking!

Shen Tianyi touched his nose, feeling speechless. It seemed that the teacher wasn't very good at cooking!

As a student, Shen Tianyi couldn't just sit and wait for Ye Lengxin to finish cooking. Most importantly, he was worried that he might end up eating something inedible. Although he wasn't picky, he didn't dare to eat just anything...

Pushing open the kitchen door, a cloud of thick smoke immediately billowed out, and a strong smell of burning hit his nose!

"What are you doing here? Get out quickly, don't interfere with the teacher's performance! The smoke is already out," Ye Lengxin said without turning around.

Shen Tianyi couldn't help but laugh. The food was already burnt, and she was still talking about performance. The teacher wasn't being modest at all, but he didn't argue to avoid hurting her self-esteem. He walked into the kitchen, closed the door, and smiled, "Teacher, why isn't the exhaust fan on?"

"Hehe, it broke last year and hasn't been fixed," Ye Lengxin said, a bit embarrassed.

Shen Tianyi couldn't help but smile bitterly. He never imagined that the ice lotus goddess in the eyes of countless students, including himself, would be like this in real life...

"Teacher, let me do it. I'm used to doing this. You go and help me tidy up the room!" Shen Tianyi smiled. He didn't dare to say that the teacher's cooking scared him, so he said it tactfully.

Ye Lengxin hesitated for a moment, thinking about Shen Tianyi's room, which she hadn't had time to clean, and nodded in agreement. Before leaving, she still said, "Don't burn my food!"

"..."

Shen Tianyi looked at the blackened potato slices in the pot, speechless. They were already burnt. How could I not burn them? Sweat!