Chapter 170: The Mistress Is Pregnant

Su Ruo kept packing her belongings, paying no heed to the other's insults; anyway, once the grades are out, she'll naturally give them a hard slap.

Now, Su Ruo considers even a single extra word to these people a waste of breath.

Soon the invigilator arrived, she frowned, glanced at Su Ruo and said, "Student, you don't need to take the exam; please leave!"

When the classmates heard the female teacher's words, they immediately shot Su Ruo a gloating look. Su Ruo stood up, stared at the teacher and asked, "Why?" Even if she wasn't allowed to take the exam, she deserved a reason.

The female teacher slammed the exam paper on the table and said, "You've missed at least fifty percent of your classes this semester, and you still ask why I won't let you take the exam!"

You really think a few days of last‑minute review will let you catch up with others? I advise you not to bother; otherwise, when the grades come out you'll embarrass yourself, and I don't need such a conceited student.

Indeed, over the past six months Su Ruo has missed many classes for some reasons, but she followed proper leave procedures; the teacher said nothing then, and now she's suddenly picking on her, obviously being deliberately difficult.

But some students have long disliked Su Ruo, feeling the teacher is right: why should Su Ruo be allowed to take leave while they must attend class properly?

Su Ruo ignored their jeers and contemptuous looks, and instead spoke calmly:

"Teacher, this semester I've taken more leave due to personal reasons, and I'm sorry for that. But the school seems to have no rule saying that excessive leave bars students from taking exams."

The female teacher already disliked Su Ruo, thinking her as a student overly arrogant and disrespectful; seeing Su Ruo dare to retort, she flew into a rage:

"I've never seen a student so disrespectful to elders. This classroom is mine; I am the teacher, and I now order you to leave immediately!"

After the female teacher finished shouting, the classroom fell silent, and an old, stern voice sounded at the doorway: "I'd like to see who dares to expel my disciple, Yan Jiu."

Everyone turned to the doorway and saw Yan Jiu standing there, with the Dean, Vice‑Dean, and other school officials behind him.

Seeing so many people, the female teacher nearly buckled at the knees, but she steadied herself, walked over, forced a smile, and said: "It's all a misunderstanding; the student doesn't understand, I just gave her a few words of advice."

Yan Jiu's expression showed no relief, only grew more severe: "Oh, then please explain how my disciple is so clueless as to deserve such anger, even to the point of canceling her exam eligibility and driving her out."

The female teacher's face changed at once upon hearing Yan Jiu's words—wasn't it said that Su Ruo had angered Yan Jiu and been expelled from his tutelage?

What is this situation now? Could the news she heard be false?

The female teacher now regretted bitterly; she had merely accepted some favors from the little princess of the Feng Family today, hoping to use the occasion to teach Su Ruo a lesson, never expecting to stir up such big trouble.

With so many school officials present today, if this matter isn't handled well, she's finished.

Yan Jiu ignored the female teacher's face turning livid, walked straight to Su Ruo, patted her shoulder, and said:

"You've worked hard these days; do well on the exam. When you're done, bring your mistress back for a meal—I'll cook personally."

Su Ruo originally felt nothing, but upon hearing her master's words she inexplicably reddened at the eyes, like a child who had suffered much outside suddenly seeing her parents.

Yan Jiu reached out to soothe her, ruffling Su Ruo's hair.

This scene left everyone stunned—wasn't it said that Yan Jiaoshou had despised and expelled Su Ruo? What is this situation now?

There's not a hint of hostility in their deep master‑disciple bond.

Moreover, from Yan Jiaoshou's words it seems even his wife is currently living with Su Ruo—whoever heard of someone expelled from the master's house still bringing along the mistress? It's utterly absurd.

After everyone calmed down, they realized they had never heard Yan Jiaoshou or Su Ruo publicly claim they'd severed the master‑disciple tie; it all seemed like baseless rumor.

Of course, the person with the ugliest expression present was still the female teacher—she never imagined that merely picking on a student would land her on an iron plate.

At this moment, the Education Director looked the most pleased—knowing he was the one who originally kicked the iron plate, seeing the female teacher's state he felt no shared misery, but rather a sense of relief throughout.

After all, how could such suffering be his alone to bear? It's only fair that everyone shares it.

The female teacher looked at Yan Jiu, her face full of flattery and pleading, hoping he would let her off the hook and not embarrass her before so many school officials.

But would Yan Jiu therefore show her pity and cherish her? Obviously not! They've bullied his disciple, yet still want him to show leniency—what a dream!

After soothing Su Ruo, Yan Jiu walked to the female teacher with a stern face and said: "If my disciple has done something that displeases you, you may criticize or even punish her, but not resort to this public humiliation, or even directly expelling her from the exam hall and ruining her future."

This remark could be called extremely serious—directly exposing her conduct before so many school officials makes it hard not to doubt her teacher ethics and character.

Even if they don't say it now, when it comes to promotions and evaluations later, they will carefully consider whether the female teacher's character is suitable.

Everyone knows what happened; the female teacher naturally realizes it too, her face turning ashen as she stood there, not even noticing when Yan Jiu and the others left.

The female teacher never imagined that merely wanting to give Su Ruo a lesson would lead to such serious consequences.

After the exam bell rang, a student reminded her, and she then remembered the hair rollers.

As she passed Su Ruo, she didn't dare lift her eyes to look at her; if she weren't forcing herself to keep composure in front of the students, she would have already burst into tears.

Because of her master's testimony and the female teacher's prior misstep, no one dared to give Su Ruo trouble during the next two days of exams.

Su Ruo completed the exam very smoothly, but when she hurried back to the Small Courtyard in high spirits, she learned that her mistress had fainted.

Su Ruo anxiously went to feel her mistress's pulse, but as her hand touched the mistress's pulse, her expression grew increasingly grave.

Even Si Yannian beside her, seeing Su Ruo's expression, couldn't help but anxiously ask: "What's wrong?"

After repeatedly checking her mistress's pulse and confirming she had not misdiagnosed, Su Ruo said in a low voice: "My mistress is pregnant!"

Upon hearing Su Ruo's words, Si Yannian involuntarily sucked in a breath of cold air.

Everyone knows that since waking, the mistress has avoided all men like the plague, never even sharing a room with the master; under such circumstances, how could she possibly be pregnant?

"I'll go find Guan Yue." With prior experience, Si Yannian almost immediately thought of the Witchcraft Technique.

Su Ruo gazed at her mistress lying unconscious on the bed, her expression more solemn than ever.