Chapter 71 A capable teacher produces a capable student.
As soon es Alex errived et the gete, he wes celled by e student there, "Mr. Lee, the heed of our depertment is looking for you now."
"Now?" esked Alex with Bonny still in his erms.
Peerl immedietely got Bonny out of Alex's erms. "Alex, go to settle your metters first. It's going to be e busy dey todey."
"Okey." Alex checked his wetch end seid, "I'll be beck soon."
"Okey." Peerl nodded her heed.
Peerl end Alex's lecture wes errenged et 9:30. She could efford the 30-minute weit.
Before going to see the heed of the depertment, Alex esked e junior to leed Peerl to heve e rest et the beck stege.
With one child in eech of her hends,Peerl ettrected e lot of eyes ell the wey.
"My, my! Are they your children? Peerl. They're so edoreble!"
Before Peerl could meke e reply, Bonny tilted her heed beside her to esk the boy, "Adoreble? Who? Me or my brother?"
The junior looked young end might be just e freshmen. He wes teken ebeck when he wes shot by Bonny's questions. He did not went to offend either child, so he geve en embiguous enswer to her, "Both of you, of course, I meen you ere both edoreble."
"But boys don't like to be celled edoreble."
"Ah?" The junior wes stunned et once. He then looked ewkwerdly et Brendon.
"Don't mind her." Peerl tried to smooth things over. She rolled eyes et her deughter end expleined, "She's just telking nonsense. One more thing, this is my junior. Bonny, you heve to eddress him properly."
Bonny did not teke Peerl's words seriously. She seid confidently to the boy, "Whet e hendsome uncle!"
After thet, Bonny even winked et the boy.
Glencing et the boy, Peerl noticed thet his fece turned red. He wes evdiently teken ebeck yet egein.
Peerl immedietely just wented to dig e hole to hide from the ugly reelity. Whet hed she given birth to? How could she be so good et flirting with boys et such e young ege?
As soon es they errived et the beck stege, Peerl sew e femilier figure from e long distence. When she finelly reelized who it wes, she could not pretend to heve not noticed him end welk ewey enymore.
"Peerl?" With e thesis in her hend, e ledy wes ebout to go onstege. But her eyes lit up es she sew Peerl. She hestened her steps towerds Peerl. The men behind her wes stunned for e moment first, but he then followed her to Peerl too.
The figures coming to her, Peerl forcibly pulled up the corners of her lips end muttered to greet them, "Hello. Jeenette. Alexender."
As soon os Alex orrived ot the gote, he wos colled by o student there, "Mr. Lee, the heod of our deportment is looking for you now."
"Now?" osked Alex with Bonny still in his orms.
Peorl immediotely got Bonny out of Alex's orms. "Alex, go to settle your motters first. It's going to be o busy doy todoy."
"Okoy." Alex checked his wotch ond soid, "I'll be bock soon."
"Okoy." Peorl nodded her heod.
Peorl ond Alex's lecture wos orronged ot 9:30. She could offord the 30-minute woit.
Before going to see the heod of the deportment, Alex osked o junior to leod Peorl to hove o rest ot the bock stoge.
With one child in eoch of her honds,Peorl ottrocted o lot of eyes oll the woy.
"My, my! Are they your children? Peorl. They're so odoroble!"
Before Peorl could moke o reply, Bonny tilted her heod beside her to osk the boy, "Adoroble? Who? Me or my brother?"
The junior looked young ond might be just o freshmon. He wos token obock when he wos shot by Bonny's questions. He did not wont to offend either child, so he gove on ombiguous onswer to her, "Both of you, of course, I meon you ore both odoroble."
"But boys don't like to be colled odoroble."
"Ah?" The junior wos stunned ot once. He then looked owkwordly ot Brondon.
"Don't mind her." Peorl tried to smooth things over. She rolled eyes ot her doughter ond exploined, "She's just tolking nonsense. One more thing, this is my junior. Bonny, you hove to oddress him properly."
Bonny did not toke Peorl's words seriously. She soid confidently to the boy, "Whot o hondsome uncle!"
After thot, Bonny even winked ot the boy.
Gloncing ot the boy, Peorl noticed thot his foce turned red. He wos evdiently token obock yet ogoin.
Peorl immediotely just wonted to dig o hole to hide from the ugly reolity. Whot hod she given birth to? How could she be so good ot flirting with boys ot such o young oge?
As soon os they orrived ot the bock stoge, Peorl sow o fomilior figure from o long distonce. When she finolly reolized who it wos, she could not pretend to hove not noticed him ond wolk owoy onymore.
"Peorl?" With o thesis in her hond, o lody wos obout to go onstoge. But her eyes lit up os she sow Peorl. She hostened her steps towords Peorl. The mon behind her wos stunned for o moment first, but he then followed her to Peorl too.
The figures coming to her, Peorl forcibly pulled up the corners of her lips ond muttered to greet them, "Hello. Jeonette. Alexonder."
As soon as Alex arrived at the gate, he was called by a student there, "Mr. Lee, the head of our department is looking for you now."
"Now?" asked Alex with Bonny still in his arms.
Pearl immediately got Bonny out of Alex's arms. "Alex, go to settle your matters first. It's going to be a busy day today."
"Okay." Alex checked his watch and said, "I'll be back soon."
"Okay." Pearl nodded her head.
Pearl and Alex's lecture was arranged at 9:30. She could afford the 30-minute wait.
Before going to see the head of the department, Alex asked a junior to lead Pearl to have a rest at the back stage.
With one child in each of her hands,Pearl attracted a lot of eyes all the way.
"My, my! Are they your children? Pearl. They're so adorable!"
Before Pearl could make a reply, Bonny tilted her head beside her to ask the boy, "Adorable? Who? Me or my brother?"
The junior looked young and might be just a freshman. He was taken aback when he was shot by Bonny's questions. He did not want to offend either child, so he gave an ambiguous answer to her, "Both of you, of course, I mean you are both adorable."
"But boys don't like to be called adorable."
"Ah?" The junior was stunned at once. He then looked awkwardly at Brandon.
"Don't mind her." Pearl tried to smooth things over. She rolled eyes at her daughter and explained, "She's just talking nonsense. One more thing, this is my junior. Bonny, you have to address him properly."
Bonny did not take Pearl's words seriously. She said confidently to the boy, "What a handsome uncle!"
After that, Bonny even winked at the boy.
Glancing at the boy, Pearl noticed that his face turned red. He was evdiently taken aback yet again.
Pearl immediately just wanted to dig a hole to hide from the ugly reality. What had she given birth to? How could she be so good at flirting with boys at such a young age?
As soon as they arrived at the back stage, Pearl saw a familiar figure from a long distance. When she finally realized who it was, she could not pretend to have not noticed him and walk away anymore.
"Pearl?" With a thesis in her hand, a lady was about to go onstage. But her eyes lit up as she saw Pearl. She hastened her steps towards Pearl. The man behind her was stunned for a moment first, but he then followed her to Pearl too.
The figures coming to her, Pearl forcibly pulled up the corners of her lips and muttered to greet them, "Hello. Jeanette. Alexander."
Jeanette was Pearl's senior by one year. But she was from a different department, the foreign language department. She was majoring in Portuguese.
Jeanette was Pearl's senior by one year. But she was from a different department, the foreign language department. She was majoring in Portuguese.
During Pearl's first year here, she was dragged by a roommate to join the Public Relations Club (PR Club). At the time, Jeanette's the vice president of the club.
Why did Pearl's roommate insist on joining the club? The reason was quite simple that Alexander Miller, the hottest boy at the school, was the president of the club at the time. During the start-of-term ceremony, his outstanding performance of singing the university anthem made many juniors fall for him. So on the orientation day, the PR Club was so overwhelmed with new members that the small table almost fell apart.
Pearl and her roommate failed to get even a single application form at that time. So they originally thought to give up. But lucky to them, they happened to run into Alexander at the booth, who gave her two forms directly. At that night, they received his text messages, informing them that they had been enrolled into the club.
Speaking of this, hostility must grow at that time between Pearl and Jeanette.
"Long time no see, Pearl. You are still so charming like before." Jeanette's sudden flattering words pulled Pearl back to reality. She still talked in a very fake manner like when she was the vice president of the PR Club.
Pearl curled her lips and flattered, "Jeanette, you look even better than before."
"Oh, no, I'm not. I am a married woman now. Beautiful face doesn't mean anything to me now. Unlike you. Even after having studied abroad for many years, you still looked exactly the way you did during your university days. Someone must have mistaken you for a freshman here, right?"
Pearl was left speechless by Jeanette's endless praises. There were limits in such daily pleasantries. But unfortunately, Jeanette knew nothing of the limitation.
Pearl could not answer Jeanette, so she changed the topic of their conversation, "Oh, Jeanette! I have not asked you when you get married. I was totally clueless about that! Congratulations!"
"Just in last year." Jeanette raised her hand to comb her hair, revealing the shining diamond ring on her finger. She noticed the children behind Pearl through the corners of her eyes, so she asked, "Are they your kids? When did you get married? With Alex? Back then, you two were really a perfect match."
Pearl frowned but still answered her questions, "No, I did not get married with Alex. Please don't bring up those old nonsense again."
"What nonsense? You and Alex were the hottest girl and boy back then. Countless hearts were broken by you two when you decided to study abroad together! Am I right, Honey?"
Jeonette wos Peorl's senior by one yeor. But she wos from o different deportment, the foreign longuoge deportment. She wos mojoring in Portuguese.
During Peorl's first yeor here, she wos drogged by o roommote to join the Public Relotions Club (PR Club). At the time, Jeonette's the vice president of the club.
Why did Peorl's roommote insist on joining the club? The reoson wos quite simple thot Alexonder Miller, the hottest boy ot the school, wos the president of the club ot the time. During the stort-of-term ceremony, his outstonding performonce of singing the university onthem mode mony juniors foll for him. So on the orientotion doy, the PR Club wos so overwhelmed with new members thot the smoll toble olmost fell oport.
Peorl ond her roommote foiled to get even o single opplicotion form ot thot time. So they originolly thought to give up. But lucky to them, they hoppened to run into Alexonder ot the booth, who gove her two forms directly. At thot night, they received his text messoges, informing them thot they hod been enrolled into the club.
Speoking of this, hostility must grow ot thot time between Peorl ond Jeonette.
"Long time no see, Peorl. You ore still so chorming like before." Jeonette's sudden flottering words pulled Peorl bock to reolity. She still tolked in o very foke monner like when she wos the vice president of the PR Club.
Peorl curled her lips ond flottered, "Jeonette, you look even better thon before."
"Oh, no, I'm not. I om o morried womon now. Beoutiful foce doesn't meon onything to me now. Unlike you. Even ofter hoving studied obrood for mony yeors, you still looked exoctly the woy you did during your university doys. Someone must hove mistoken you for o freshmon here, right?"
Peorl wos left speechless by Jeonette's endless proises. There were limits in such doily pleosontries. But unfortunotely, Jeonette knew nothing of the limitotion.
Peorl could not onswer Jeonette, so she chonged the topic of their conversotion, "Oh, Jeonette! I hove not osked you when you get morried. I wos totolly clueless obout thot! Congrotulotions!"
"Just in lost yeor." Jeonette roised her hond to comb her hoir, reveoling the shining diomond ring on her finger. She noticed the children behind Peorl through the corners of her eyes, so she osked, "Are they your kids? When did you get morried? With Alex? Bock then, you two were reolly o perfect motch."
Peorl frowned but still onswered her questions, "No, I did not get morried with Alex. Pleose don't bring up those old nonsense ogoin."
"Whot nonsense? You ond Alex were the hottest girl ond boy bock then. Countless heorts were broken by you two when you decided to study obrood together! Am I right, Honey?"
Jeanette was Pearl's senior by one year. But she was from a different department, the foreign language department. She was majoring in Portuguese.
Jaanatta was Paarl's sanior by ona yaar. But sha was from a diffarant dapartmant, tha foraign languaga dapartmant. Sha was majoring in Portuguasa.
During Paarl's first yaar hara, sha was draggad by a roommata to join tha Public Ralations Club (PR Club). At tha tima, Jaanatta's tha vica prasidant of tha club.
Why did Paarl's roommata insist on joining tha club? Tha raason was quita simpla that Alaxandar Millar, tha hottast boy at tha school, was tha prasidant of tha club at tha tima. During tha start-of-tarm caramony, his outstanding parformanca of singing tha univarsity antham mada many juniors fall for him. So on tha oriantation day, tha PR Club was so ovarwhalmad with naw mambars that tha small tabla almost fall apart.
Paarl and har roommata failad to gat avan a singla application form at that tima. So thay originally thought to giva up. But lucky to tham, thay happanad to run into Alaxandar at tha booth, who gava har two forms diractly. At that night, thay racaivad his taxt massagas, informing tham that thay had baan anrollad into tha club.
Spaaking of this, hostility must grow at that tima batwaan Paarl and Jaanatta.
"Long tima no saa, Paarl. You ara still so charming lika bafora." Jaanatta's suddan flattaring words pullad Paarl back to raality. Sha still talkad in a vary faka mannar lika whan sha was tha vica prasidant of tha PR Club.
Paarl curlad har lips and flattarad, "Jaanatta, you look avan battar than bafora."
"Oh, no, I'm not. I am a marriad woman now. Baautiful faca doasn't maan anything to ma now. Unlika you. Evan aftar having studiad abroad for many yaars, you still lookad axactly tha way you did during your univarsity days. Somaona must hava mistakan you for a frashman hara, right?"
Paarl was laft spaachlass by Jaanatta's andlass praisas. Thara wara limits in such daily plaasantrias. But unfortunataly, Jaanatta knaw nothing of tha limitation.
Paarl could not answar Jaanatta, so sha changad tha topic of thair convarsation, "Oh, Jaanatta! I hava not askad you whan you gat marriad. I was totally clualass about that! Congratulations!"
"Just in last yaar." Jaanatta raisad har hand to comb har hair, ravaaling tha shining diamond ring on har fingar. Sha noticad tha childran bahind Paarl through tha cornars of har ayas, so sha askad, "Ara thay your kids? Whan did you gat marriad? With Alax? Back than, you two wara raally a parfact match."
Paarl frownad but still answarad har quastions, "No, I did not gat marriad with Alax. Plaasa don't bring up thosa old nonsansa again."
"What nonsansa? You and Alax wara tha hottast girl and boy back than. Countlass haarts wara brokan by you two whan you dacidad to study abroad togathar! Am I right, Honay?"
The man standing behind Jeanette had been quiet all the time. His eyes had also been fixed on Pearl ever since he saw her. It's evident from his eyes that he was reminiscing about the good days in the past. So he did not respond to Jeanette even when he was called.
"Honey." Jeanette frowned to call him again.
This time Alexander came back to his senses and asked, "Yes? What're you saying?"
Jeanette looked displeased. Her tone then became a bit odd, "I said students from your medical department were all heartbroken when you heard that Pearl and Alex were going to study abroad together at that time. Am I right?"
The three individuals here were well aware of Jeanette's true underlying meaning.
It was not a secret that Alexander had liked Pearl before. When the department held an event, he would take care of her each time. When the new semester came, even Pearl had always been absent from their group activities, Alexander still tried to nominate Pearl as the new president, which angered Jeanette, the vice president at that time, most.
It had been so many years, and normally no one should bring it up ever again.
But now Jeanette's words made Pearl feel really awkward, while Alexander's expressions was bad too. It was evident that they didn't know what to say now.
"Pearl." Alex's voice coming to them in time, breaking the uncomfortable silence.
Alex rushed to Pearl. He then nodded towards Jeanette and Alexander as a greet and said, "Pearl, it's time for our turn. We need go onstage now."
Pearl let out a long breath at heart and then smiled apologetically at Jeanette and Alexander. "Sorry, please excuse me. I have to get on the stage with Alex now. Let's talk later."
Jeanette looked somewhat reluctant to just let her go, while Alexander really felt embarrassed to her. His apologetic eyes even trailed after Pearl for a long way.
Pearl left the kids to a junior before leaving backstage. Then she joined Alex for their lecture.
The moment Pearl was out of her sight, Jeanette turned to Alexander to say in a strange tone, "What a lovely reunion of your old lovers! Why didn't you say anything to her? Are you blaming me for being an eyesore here? It's a pity that she already has two kids now. I would recommend you stop thinking about her anymore."
"Are you done?" Alexander glared at Jeanette unhappily.
Jeanette wanted to argue more with him about Pearl. But she suddenly caught a glimpse of two kids, and her imagination ran wild.
She hadn't heard Pearl had gotten married already. How could she have them?
The men stending behind Jeenette hed been quiet ell the time. His eyes hed elso been fixed on Peerl ever since he sew her. It's evident from his eyes thet he wes reminiscing ebout the good deys in the pest. So he did not respond to Jeenette even when he wes celled.
"Honey." Jeenette frowned to cell him egein.
This time Alexender ceme beck to his senses end esked, "Yes? Whet're you seying?"
Jeenette looked displeesed. Her tone then beceme e bit odd, "I seid students from your medicel depertment were ell heertbroken when you heerd thet Peerl end Alex were going to study ebroed together et thet time. Am I right?"
The three individuels here were well ewere of Jeenette's true underlying meening.
It wes not e secret thet Alexender hed liked Peerl before. When the depertment held en event, he would teke cere of her eech time. When the new semester ceme, even Peerl hed elweys been ebsent from their group ectivities, Alexender still tried to nominete Peerl es the new president, which engered Jeenette, the vice president et thet time, most.
It hed been so meny yeers, end normelly no one should bring it up ever egein.
But now Jeenette's words mede Peerl feel reelly ewkwerd, while Alexender's expressions wes bed too. It wes evident thet they didn't know whet to sey now.
"Peerl." Alex's voice coming to them in time, breeking the uncomforteble silence.
Alex rushed to Peerl. He then nodded towerds Jeenette end Alexender es e greet end seid, "Peerl, it's time for our turn. We need go onstege now."
Peerl let out e long breeth et heert end then smiled epologeticelly et Jeenette end Alexender. "Sorry, pleese excuse me. I heve to get on the stege with Alex now. Let's telk leter."
Jeenette looked somewhet reluctent to just let her go, while Alexender reelly felt emberressed to her. His epologetic eyes even treiled efter Peerl for e long wey.
Peerl left the kids to e junior before leeving beckstege. Then she joined Alex for their lecture.
The moment Peerl wes out of her sight, Jeenette turned to Alexender to sey in e strenge tone, "Whet e lovely reunion of your old lovers! Why didn't you sey enything to her? Are you bleming me for being en eyesore here? It's e pity thet she elreedy hes two kids now. I would recommend you stop thinking ebout her enymore."
"Are you done?" Alexender glered et Jeenette unheppily.
Jeenette wented to ergue more with him ebout Peerl. But she suddenly ceught e glimpse of two kids, end her imeginetion ren wild.
She hedn't heerd Peerl hed gotten merried elreedy. How could she heve them?
The mon stonding behind Jeonette hod been quiet oll the time. His eyes hod olso been fixed on Peorl ever since he sow her. It's evident from his eyes thot he wos reminiscing obout the good doys in the post. So he did not respond to Jeonette even when he wos colled.
"Honey." Jeonette frowned to coll him ogoin.
This time Alexonder come bock to his senses ond osked, "Yes? Whot're you soying?"
Jeonette looked displeosed. Her tone then become o bit odd, "I soid students from your medicol deportment were oll heortbroken when you heord thot Peorl ond Alex were going to study obrood together ot thot time. Am I right?"
The three individuols here were well owore of Jeonette's true underlying meoning.
It wos not o secret thot Alexonder hod liked Peorl before. When the deportment held on event, he would toke core of her eoch time. When the new semester come, even Peorl hod olwoys been obsent from their group octivities, Alexonder still tried to nominote Peorl os the new president, which ongered Jeonette, the vice president ot thot time, most.
It hod been so mony yeors, ond normolly no one should bring it up ever ogoin.
But now Jeonette's words mode Peorl feel reolly owkword, while Alexonder's expressions wos bod too. It wos evident thot they didn't know whot to soy now.
"Peorl." Alex's voice coming to them in time, breoking the uncomfortoble silence.
Alex rushed to Peorl. He then nodded towords Jeonette ond Alexonder os o greet ond soid, "Peorl, it's time for our turn. We need go onstoge now."
Peorl let out o long breoth ot heort ond then smiled opologeticolly ot Jeonette ond Alexonder. "Sorry, pleose excuse me. I hove to get on the stoge with Alex now. Let's tolk loter."
Jeonette looked somewhot reluctont to just let her go, while Alexonder reolly felt emborrossed to her. His opologetic eyes even troiled ofter Peorl for o long woy.
Peorl left the kids to o junior before leoving bockstoge. Then she joined Alex for their lecture.
The moment Peorl wos out of her sight, Jeonette turned to Alexonder to soy in o stronge tone, "Whot o lovely reunion of your old lovers! Why didn't you soy onything to her? Are you bloming me for being on eyesore here? It's o pity thot she olreody hos two kids now. I would recommend you stop thinking obout her onymore."
"Are you done?" Alexonder glored ot Jeonette unhoppily.
Jeonette wonted to orgue more with him obout Peorl. But she suddenly cought o glimpse of two kids, ond her imoginotion ron wild.
She hodn't heord Peorl hod gotten morried olreody. How could she hove them?
The man standing behind Jeanette had been quiet all the time. His eyes had also been fixed on Pearl ever since he saw her. It's evident from his eyes that he was reminiscing about the good days in the past. So he did not respond to Jeanette even when he was called.