Chapter 87: Awkward: This Gift Isn't Mine

"Wasn't it discovered?"

"No." Vivian gently closed the door to the princess's bedroom and walked over to the blue-haired girl, urging her with a smile, "Try it on quickly, it will feel great."

The blue-haired girl's face was slightly flushed. She took a deep breath and slowly untied the ribbon of the gift box, removed the wrapping, and with a mix of anticipation, excitement, and nervousness, she opened the box...

"What is this?" Vivian picked up the item in the box and examined it, "It seems to be a hair clip with a rune stone. Princess, isn't this the one you bought?"

The blue-haired girl panicked, "That's not right. I clearly bought the one I wanted, and the staff even wrapped it for me. Could the staff have made a mistake? Oh, what a waste of time, what a lousy thing to buy!" She said angrily, "Vivian, you must fire that staff member tomorrow. They even got my things wrong."

"That's not right," Vivian said, "The staff wouldn't make such a low-level mistake. Oh, that person also had something in their hand. It must be that when we bumped into each other, you took the wrong box and got that person's gift!"

The blue-haired girl gasped, shocked, "What should I do? What should I do? I'm a princess, if others find out I bought that thing..."

Thinking about it, she was almost in tears.

"Don't worry, don't worry," Vivian comforted her, "Relax, you don't go out often, that person might not even recognize you as the princess. Besides, with just a brief encounter, it's hard to say if they even saw your face clearly."

The blue-haired girl felt relieved after hearing this. Thinking about how she had lost the thing she had worked so hard to buy, she was very frustrated, "What should I do, Vivian? The thing is gone again. Will you go with me to buy it again?"

Vivian sighed, "Alright, alright, there's no other way. Who made you a princess and not me? I'll go with you. But this time, you bring your own money; I don't have any more to lend you."

"Okay." The blue-haired girl kissed her on the cheek happily.

Outside the Red Maple Apartment in District 11.

"The academy is on break these past two days. I wonder if Teacher Sophina is at home." Bing Zhiye knocked on the door and waited for a while, but no one answered. He thought, "Did she go to the academy?" Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly heard hurried footsteps from inside.

"Who is it?"

Bing Zhiye spoke to the peephole, "It's me, Teacher Sophina."

"Bing Zhiye, you... wait a moment, wait a moment."

After a while, the door opened, and Sophina, wearing a bathrobe, said, "Come in, I was just sleeping."

"Oh, I'm sorry to disturb you." Bing Zhiye noticed that Sophina's face was red, and it didn't seem like she was just waking up. He cautiously walked in and smelled a strong perfume scent, as if it had just been sprayed, very intense.

Sophina led him to the living room, made him a cup of coffee, and sat on the sofa opposite him, asking, "Why are you here so early today?"

Bing Zhiye glanced at the clock on the wall; it was almost 9:30, "I... I finished my exam and wanted to come see the teacher. This is a gift for you, thank you for always taking care of me."

Sophina was surprised and delighted, taking the gift box, "For me?"

"Yes." Bing Zhiye was happy to see her happy.

Sophina placed it on the glass coffee table, rubbed her hands, and said, "I can't wait. Can I open it and take a look?"

"Of course."

Sophina untied the ribbon, removed the wrapping paper, and slowly opened the box. She immediately froze.

Bing Zhiye saw that her expression was more surprised than delighted and asked, "What, teacher, you don't like it?"

"Uh... Ah? Like, like..." Sophina closed the box and smiled, "I really like it."

"It's very beautiful, right? I picked it out for a long time," Bing Zhiye said.

"Is that so? Haha... really beautiful," Sophina laughed, but it was a bit forced.

Bing Zhiye could tell from her expression that she didn't like it as much as she said, feeling a bit disappointed and down.

Sophina also noticed Bing Zhiye's expression and quickly said, "Do you think I'm lying to you? I really like it, no matter what you give me, I like it, really."

Bing Zhiye didn't seem to believe her and forced a smile, "It's fine, if you don't like it, it's fine. I'll give you a better gift next time."

"No, no, I like it, I really like it, just like I like you." Sophina walked over and hugged him, kissing his forehead, "Don't you trust me? How could Sophina not like a gift from Bing Zhiye?"

Bing Zhiye smiled, genuinely this time, "Then put it on for me to see, or I won't believe you."

"Put it on... now?!" Sophina was shocked, "Here?"

Bing Zhiye nodded blankly, "Yes."

"But... this..." Sophina was a bit hesitant, "This isn't quite right. Although you gave me clothes in the Beast Garden, but..."

"Hmm?" Bing Zhiye didn't understand what she meant, thinking she was reluctant to wear the gift, he said, "Oh, never mind then."

Sophina was very concerned about Bing Zhiye's feelings. Seeing his indifferent tone, she felt down.

"Teacher Sophina, I have something to do, I'll leave first." Bing Zhiye felt awkward since the gift wasn't liked, so he wanted to leave.

Sophina quickly pulled him, "I really like the gift you gave... do you really want to see the teacher..." She didn't finish her sentence, feeling embarrassed.

Bing Zhiye said, "No, the gift is for you, you can do whatever you want with it. I don't want to force you to do anything you don't want to."

Bing Zhiye spoke calmly, as he usually did, but it was different from the smile he had when he came in. Sophina felt a sudden sadness, not sure why she cared so much about his feelings, as she never did with others.

"Yes, you don't have to show how much you like a gift from someone else," Sophina patted his cheek and smiled, "Since you want to see, I'll let you see. After all, you've seen enough in the Beast Garden."

"???" Bing Zhiye was very confused, why did it come back to the Beast Garden? Just as he was about to ask, Sophina covered his mouth.

Sophina said, "I know what you want to say. Sister Sophina would never force herself to like something she doesn't like. Since you want to see me wear the beautiful gift you gave me, I'll let you see. After all, you're just a kid."

Bing Zhiye was still confused and couldn't understand what she meant.

Sophina walked to the gift box, took a deep breath, untied her belt, and took off her bathrobe. She took out a pink, transparent bra from the box and put it on, then took out a pair of transparent thong underwear and put it on. She spread her arms and asked, "How does it look? ... Bing Zhiye, what's wrong with you?"

What was wrong with Bing Zhiye? Seeing Sophina undress, he quickly turned his head, but accidentally hit the corner of the glass bookshelf and fell to the ground, immediately getting a big bump on his head. He didn't dare to open his eyes.

Sophina hurriedly ran over, rubbed the bump on his forehead, and helped him up, asking, "What's wrong? Is the teacher's figure so bad that it scared you?"

"No, no..." Bing Zhiye waved his hand, but this wave touched something soft, scaring him and making him quickly retract his hand, his face changing, and breaking out in a cold sweat.

There happened to be a bottle of iodine water next to the bookshelf. Sophina picked it up and used it on him. Seeing him sweating, she thought he was in pain and gently blew on his forehead, "It doesn't hurt, it will be better soon."

Bing Zhiye, almost touching her nearly naked body, smelled her body fragrance and held his breath, not daring to breathe, wanting to break free from her embrace but not daring to push her away.

Sophina saw him moving around and thought she had used too much force, hurting him, so she hugged him tighter, "Don't move, don't move, just bear with it for a while, and it won't hurt."

Bing Zhiye didn't dare to move at all. Any slight movement would touch her firm chest, so he spoke without breathing, "Teacher, I..."

Sophina thought he was in pain and covered his mouth, "Don't talk, if it hurts, just hug me. Put your hand on my body." She took Bing Zhiye's hand and placed it on her waist, "Iodine hurts, if it hurts, just hug me tightly, okay?"

Bing Zhiye's hand landed on her soft buttocks. Since she was wearing a thong, it felt like nothing was there, and he quickly tried to pull his hand back, saying, "No, I..."

Sophina held his hand with her arm, "Don't move, don't move, there's a small piece of glass inside, I'll help you get it out, don't move."

Bing Zhiye couldn't hold his breath any longer and had to take deep breaths, smelling the alluring fragrance again, making him feel dizzy. He said, "Teacher Sophina, this... this isn't the gift I wanted to give you."

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(End of Chapter 87)