Chapter 26: Even Boiling Yangyang is offering cigarettes!

Su Manyao's appearance attracted everyone's attention indiscriminately.

Jiang Cheng went to eat and hasn't returned; otherwise he would realize his judgment yesterday was one-sided.

The students excited because of Su Manyao weren't just merely noisy; in the late autumn evening, under the dim light filtering through the clouds, this girl was truly beautiful!

Compared to the earlier clamor, the scene now could be considered quiet; the boys unconsciously tugged at their clothes, wanting to tidy themselves up more properly.

Some pretty girls struggled to control their expressions, hoping not to let others see the pressure they felt.

On the contrary, the girls with ordinary looks were more composed at this moment; their gazes at Su Manyao were full of envy and awe.

Su Manyao walked straight to the first bus, chatted briefly with the girl standing by the door, then boarded.

"Hurry, hurry, Professor Su has arrived—get on the bus!"

"No way, I want to sit in the front bus; besides, they never said the buses were divided by class!"

"Wait, I'm going too!"

"I also want to ride the same bus as Professor Su!"

"Who just said Professor Su wouldn't come? This damn isn't scary?"

The students who had been standing below just now surged onto the bus.

But more people crowded toward the first bus, because Su Manyao was sitting on that bus!

The Class 5 counselor, a man in his thirties, stood beneath the second bus, his gaze occasionally flicking to the first bus; he also wanted to go sit there, but ultimately felt too embarrassed.

Yet he saw outside the first bus the Music Department class counselor, standing there with a look of glory, as if he had found a treasure.

He actually felt a twinge of envy! And Liu Han Zhu, the Music Department class counselor standing beside the first bus, didn't rush to board, because too many people were pushing this way; the monitor of Music Department Class 2, a girl, was blocking the door, calling out cheerfully:

"Everyone, don't rush—there are still seats available on that bus over there!"

"Full, full—no more boarding here!"

Fortunately, this situation didn't last long, because Su Manyao sat in the first-row seat after boarding, so the students crowding at the door could be seen by her, and they soon felt embarrassed to keep pushing.

Thus, the scene suddenly flipped: the first bus that had just been swarmed saw its popularity plummet, most people went to the second bus, leaving the first bus with many empty seats.

Su Manyao wore sunglasses and sat in the first-row seat after boarding; the seat beside her remained empty, and no one had taken it yet.

Mainly, most boys didn't dare to be the first to rush forward, while girls simply didn't want to—after all, everyone had dressed up carefully for the outing and didn't want to be outshone! Counselor Liu Han Zhu boarded with several bottles of water, glancing at the seat beside Su Manyao.

He wanted to move over, but now wasn't the time.

The monitor was still down below greeting coming and going students to board.

He thought that after everyone boarded later, the seat beside Su Manyao would surely still be empty, and then he, as the last one, would naturally sit there—no problem! "Professor Su, would you like some water?"

Liu Han Zhu took a bottle of water from his bag and held it out in front of Su Manyao.

Su Manyao waved her hand directly, politely replying, "No thanks, thank you."

"Fine, fine."

Liu Han Zhu hit a wall, but wasn't discouraged, smiling as he said, "Then I'll put the water here for now. Teacher Su, if you get thirsty, help yourself—I'll go check on the students who haven't boarded yet."

He said this, put the water down, turned and got off the bus—mainly because standing there in front of Su Manyao without getting off wouldn't work. Better to go down first, wait, then come up and sit directly beside Shu Mayao.

At that moment Jiang Cheng came from the corner, it was clear he had eaten his fill and was still wiping his mouth.

Jiang Cheng walked over, seeing the two buses parked, and as he walked he sized them up.

The monitor of Music Department Class 2, seeing Jiang Cheng's appearance, cheerfully called out, "Fellow student, you're from Class 5, right? Hurry up and get on this bus—there are still seats!" Just now she had been blocking the door, but now she left plenty of space.

"All right." Jiang Cheng didn't think twice and boarded directly.

The young ladies have already greeted me—what's there to hesitate about?

After boarding and looking for a seat, I immediately spotted the woman sitting in the first row.

So fair!

Her aura is so cold!

Her legs are straight and long! "What are you staring at? Do you not recognize me with sunglasses on?" Su Manyao, her fingers doing a transparent bright nail art, lowered her sunglasses slightly and looked at Jiang Cheng as she spoke.

"Wow, so you're the Su Goddess—I'll sit here then." Jiang Cheng grinned and plopped down beside Su Manyao.

He certainly recognized Su Manyao at first glance, but his gaze was just the basic respect owed to a beautiful woman.

Su Manyao glanced at the big guy beside her and said nothing more.

But the other Music Department students on the bus, including a few of Jiang Cheng's classmates, upon seeing this scene suddenly regretted it more than a breakup would hurt!

Is it really this easy to sit beside Professor Su? And can one chat with Professor Su like this?

So Professor Su can also joke? They were stunned by Jiang Cheng's recent address! After all, the so-called Su Goddess is just a private nickname everyone uses—who would dare to flirt with Professor Su using that term to his face?

Professor Su naturally possesses an icy aura that makes them unable to say such things anyway! And Jiang Cheng, now sitting beside Su Manyao, didn't think much—it was just a title, how could that count as flirting with Professor Su?

If that counts as flirting, then what about last night by the riverbank, when he clung to her slender waist? He merely felt that Su Manyao's perfume today smelled nice, not too cool, not too warm—just right for this deep autumn season.

By now the people from both classes had mostly gathered; originally they were supposed to assemble below for roll call, but Su Manyao's appearance disrupted the plan, so now they could only take attendance in the class group chat.

Then the Music Department monitor boarded—a tall, delicate-looking girl—who shook her phone and said, "Everyone's here, we're about to depart!"

"Depart!"

"Come on, come on—I'm really looking forward to tonight's barbecue party!"

"…"

Regardless of whether they had wanted to go when signing up, now that they had truly set off, everyone's mood was still good.

"Wait a sec, I'm coming!"

Liu Han Zhu had been waiting not far below the bus, intending to let everyone board first, then get on himself and naturally sit beside Su Manyao! But once he got on, Liu Han Zhu was dumbfounded—the seat beside Su Manyao was already taken by a young man he didn't know! "What's up, Teacher?" Jiang Cheng looked at the person boarding who was staring at him and asked uncertainly.

"No, no, it's fine." Liu Han Zhu felt a chill in his heart, momentarily at a loss what to do.

Jiang Cheng couldn't figure out what was wrong with him; a glance showed several bottles of water on the nearby ticket stand, apparently spares kept on the bus.

Jiang Cheng casually grabbed two bottles and shoved one onto Su Manyao's thigh: "Drink water."

"Thanks, I want it cold." Su Manyao picked up the mineral water placed on her thigh and said.

Jiang Cheng paused, "Just drink it for now; we'll talk after we get out of the car."

"Okay." Su Manyao said.

"Professor Su, I'll go buy it for you!" Liu Han Zhu immediately interjected! Jiang Cheng: "Thank you."

Liu Han Zhu:???

(End of chapter)