Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation Chapter 53 – Chapter 53 Chapter 53 Your Student

Chapter 53: Chapter 53 Your Student Chapter 53: Chapter 53 Your Student Immersed in the awkward atmosphere he had crafted for himself.

Huang Yuzhu could no longer bear it, and came up with a topic to initiate the conversation, breaking what he considered to be an awkward silence:
“Jiang Ning, what are you planning to go out and eat?”

“I'm thinking of walking around. Do you feel like eating anything in particular?” Jiang Ning replied.

“There's a chicken soup place nearby that tastes decent and is cheap, too. Four yuan for a bowl of egg and chicken soup, and with a two yuan pancake, six yuan is all you need for a full meal,” Huang Yuzhu said.

“Sure, let's go together.”

The two chatted sporadically and, upon exiting the school gates, they happened to run into the chemistry teacher, Guo Ran.

Jiang Ning called out, “Hello, Teacher!”

Then he casually glanced at the young man beside Guo Ran.

It was Yan Bo, the shady factory owner who had been illicitly dumping wastewater.

It turned out to be this guy.

To Jiang Ning's surprise, he certainly hadn't expected Guo Ran's boyfriend to be Yan Bo.

In an instant, the words of an old teacher from his past life came to mind, revealing that Guo Ran's boyfriend had gotten a vocational school girl pregnant. When the girl's parents sought him out, they beat Yan Bo badly, and Guo Ran was affected by the fallout.

Jiang Ning had previously guessed that Guo Ran had made a questionable choice in men, someone with rather poor character.

After seeing Yan Bo, Jiang Ning immediately understood—if Yan Bo could secretly discharge wastewater and pollute the environment, it was not surprising that he would abandon someone after getting them in trouble.

If the chemistry teacher Guo Ran knew her boyfriend Yan Bo was secretly dumping chemical wastewater, would she faint from anger?

Yan Bo was quite a character, stealthily discharging chemical waste while getting close to a chemistry teacher as his girlfriend.

“Hello, Jiang Ning,” Guo Ran greeted him, her laughter naive, the very image of a young female college student.

She remembered Jiang Ning a little—the clean, neatly-dressed boy who was pleasant to look at.

Ordinarily sitting by the window, when she lectured, Jiang Ning didn't gaze at her like other male students; instead, he was exceptionally calm, occasionally exchanging a smile when their eyes met, very polite.

Guo Ran appreciated this kind of student.

“Hello,” said Huang Yuzhu uneasily.

“Um, hello to you too.” Guo Ran, unlike with Jiang Ning, did not know the name of this male student.

After speaking, Huang Yuzhu hurriedly left with Jiang Ning.

Yan Bo withdrew his gaze from Huang Yuzhu and asked Guo Ran curiously,
“Ranran, are they your students?”

Guo Ran nodded, “Yes, they are.”

She had come to Yuzhou City to become a teacher. Now that her job was stable, a relative had introduced her to Yan Bo, and they were seeing each other for the time being.

Initially, upon hearing that Yan Bo had dropped out in middle school, she had some reservations, but after getting to know him over the past few days, she actually felt pretty good about him.

Yan Bo was not bad-looking, generous, fun to talk with, and came from a well-off family—a suitable partner for marriage.

If they continued to spend time together, Guo Ran wouldn't have too many reservations. She wasn't too demanding; as long as the person was solid and hardworking, that would do.

“Ha? Your students? I thought the one on the right was the teacher!” Yan Bo expressed incredulously, the student he saw just now looked even older than him.

Guo Ran gave him a look: “What are you talking about? He really is my student, just more mature-looking than usual.”

“That's not just a little mature,” exclaimed Yan Bo.

Guo Ran didn't linger on this topic with him and asked,
“Why did you call me out?”

Yan Bo revealed a gentlemanly smile: “There's a new Japanese restaurant in town. I thought I'd take you to try it.”

He was experienced with women and knew just how to handle them.

The decor of Japanese restaurants often had effort put into it, surpassing ordinary eateries, with small and exquisite dishes, good service, an atmospheric vibe, a full dining ritual—women loved this kind of place.

Guo Ran listened and indeed did not refuse.

She was truly interested.

Yan Bo shook his car keys, “Let's go.”

His heart swelled with pride.

Recently, things had not been going his way; he had successfully set up a factory that brought in thousands in daily income, but for some reason, fate had turned against him—either the power would go out or the sewage pipes would clog.

Every day he worried himself sleepless, sending people to keep watch time and again, but they could never find the cause. In the end, furious and unable to bear it, he simply shut the doors and quit.

Conveniently, around that time, he had started mixing with a vocational student, and those days spent together were pure bliss.

Fresh, oh so fresh.

It just so happened that his family had introduced him to a girl, who was said to be a teacher.

Yan Bo actually despised teachers. When he was a student, he was often scolded by his teachers for his poor academic performance and propensity for causing trouble, which had cast a long shadow over that profession for him.

At the same time, the idea that she was a teacher sparked in him an inexplicable thrill of taboo.

And so, Yan Bo accepted the invitation and went to meet her.

From the first glance he laid on Guo Ran, he was hooked and swore to win this woman over.

Now, having known her for a week, Yan Bo had been finding time every day to seek out Guo Ran. Had it been one of those schoolgirls he dated, with his methods—a bouquet of flowers, small gifts, fancy restaurant meals—they would have already been in a hotel room declaring their love.

Yet with Guo Ran, he hadn't even touched her hand.

But Yan Bo was not in a hurry; with a high-quality woman like Guo Ran, he always had patience.

After all, he had a vocational student to amuse himself with on the side. Guo Ran—she was a slow and steady chase!

…

Jiang Ning tasted the chicken soup on the spoon; there were too many spices added, but it tasted okay.

He pondered over how to deal with Yan Bo. In his previous life, his chemistry teacher Guo Ran had shown him considerable care. At that time, having just arrived in Yuzhou City from a township middle school to the city-level high school, he had felt lost.

It was also during that time that Guo Ran appointed Jiang Ning as the chemistry class representative; after collecting his classmates' homework, he would bring it to the office for Guo Ran.

Guo Ran, behind closed doors, was without the airs of a teacher, often digging out little snacks from her drawer for Jiang Ning—dried fruit, chocolate, nuts, and so on.

Occasionally, she would have heart-to-heart talks with him, giving him solace for his soul.

Indeed, it was because of Guo Ran that Jiang Ning's chemistry grades had always been quite good—it was his one excellent subject.

Years after graduating, when Jiang Ning returned to the campus, he came with the thought of finding Guo Ran, only to realize he had lost all possible contact with her.

In the turmoil that ensued, according to the old teachers, her face had been slashed with a knife, likely disfigured.

Of course, in modern society, if Jiang Ning was determined to search, it wasn't impossible to find clues; still, he eventually gave up. By then, Guo Ran probably did not want to see him, her former student.

Moreover, Jiang Ning hadn't been doing well at the time and lacked the face to confront his former teacher.

Now having a chance to do it over, solely to thank the Guo Ran of old, he would not stand idly by.

If things were to progress normally, given Guo Ran's character, she would likely become a very good teacher.

It would be a shame for her to be ruined by trash like Yan Bo.

What Jiang Ning needed to do was not only to prevent Guo Ran from getting hurt but also to kick Yan Bo to the curb.

Break Yan Bo's legs tonight?

Normally, Jiang Ning preferred to directly deal with the root of the problem.

That was a good method, but if he broke Yan Bo's legs, Guo Ran might end up taking care of him at the hospital. Before long, Yan Bo might play the sympathy card and draw closer to her.

“Forget it, not the legs,” Jiang Ning gave up the thought.

“Go for the head,” he considered.

With his skills and the help of Spiritual Power, he could strike down Yan Bo and leave him comatose without issue—
Not a true vegetative state, but rather, under precise control of his Spiritual Power, Yan Bo would be knocked out, posing no threat to his life, and after a few months, he would wake up again.

By then, for sure, Guo Ran and he would be over.

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