Teacher Zhang was startled for a moment.
Usually, when he said this to his female students, they would either look up to him in admiration or show a hint of defiance.
Both reactions were adorable.
But to have someone assume he was talking about impotence right off the bat?
He looked at Dr. Lei’s sincere expression in front of him, which didn’t seem like teasing at all —
Was she really thinking that way?!
They were still in the ambiguous stage of their relationship, and now they were being considered impotent by each other? How could this turn out well?!
Is this the difference between mature women and female students?
Not easy to handle…
Teacher Zhang’s nerves were on edge, with various dialogues, words, and tactics racing through his mind!
For someone like him, a seasoned player, every thought was processed in an instant. So he smoothly flashed a graceful smile and said, “How could that be? They are just kids, lost in their studies.”
He paused with a sense of rhythm.
Dr. Lei continued, “Kids, full of youthful vigor, it’s understandable to have abundant energy.”
“Indeed, full of youth and vigor, overflowing onto me,” Teacher Zhang smiled helplessly. “You know, today I overheard several girls discussing me, wondering if I have a girlfriend and saying they would love to marry a man like me in the future.”
“It was really awkward for me in the office! I don’t know if my colleagues overheard, making me uneasy.”
“With these thoughts on their minds, is it wrong to focus on their studies? No wonder the quiz yesterday turned out so poorly… the class average was so low… sigh…”
Dr. Lei blinked her long eyelashes, “Sigh? Uneasy? Is it because of frequent urination? You really might be impotent!”
Teacher Zhang: …
Why impotent again?!
Dr. Lei, are you a urologist? How can you associate every symptom with impotence?!
Isn’t the key point of this conversation that I’m a very popular male teacher among female students, charming and yet here with you, so should you feel honored?
And I care so much about students’ learning, praise me as a good teacher!
Dr. Lei: “But in this situation, you’re still worried about students’ exam scores —”
Teacher Zhang: Yes, yes, yes, praise me! Devoted to my job! Full of professional ethics!
Dr. Lei: “— shouldn’t you be concerned about your teaching abilities?”
Teacher Zhang: ?
Dr. Lei: “You’ve been teaching for so many years, how do you still not understand that a student’s poor performance could be due to their abilities, but if the whole class has low averages, it means you’re just a lousy teacher!”
Dr. Lei innocently tousled her shiny golden hair, “Exactly, it’s a lesson even a school doctor understands.” She affectionately flicked Teacher Zhang’s nose:
“You, are, so, silly, oh!”
Teacher Zhang: …
His face slightly flushed, furrowing his brows involuntarily.
Dr. Lei’s close-up of her beauty could really be overpowering for most men.
But something seems off…
Is she belittling her own teaching ability?
No way…Dr. Lei, being so gentle, must have just expressed her understanding normally, right?
And the act of flicking his nose was genuinely intimate.
Maybe it’s a sign of their relationship progressing further?
Teacher Zhang felt both pleased and confused, ready to move on to the next move:
“Why does Dr. Lei keep joking about my impotence? I must get rid of this label quickly! He raised his eyebrows and smiled, “A man at forty is like a blooming flower, and I’m just a bud now!”
“But Dr. Lei, you’re almost thirty, right? Shouldn’t you hurry up and find a good man to settle down with?”
He lowered his voice, gazing deeply, “If you don’t settle down soon, a great catch like me will slip away from your reach!”
Dr. Lei was indeed amused by his words, laughing with charm, “Haha! Teacher Zhang, you’re really humorous!”
“The saying ‘a man at forty is a flower’ is such outdated folklore from the last century!”
Teacher Zhang: …?
Dr. Lei wiped away tears of laughter, “Oh my, you’re killing me with laughter. I study medicine; I’m more knowledgeable than you, right?”
“Once a man passes thirty years old, his body starts to decline, especially for someone like you who sits in the office every day without exercising. You look fine, but have you accumulated three layers of fat on your belly like pork belly?
With slender jade fingers, she poked Mr. Zhang’s belly.
Mr. Zhang subconsciously sucked in his stomach.
“Men in their thirties have issues like kidney deficiency, frequent urination, and lack of strength, it’s all very normal. You’re already over thirty, it’s a normal aging process, no need to feel embarrassed,” Dr. Lei reassured gently.
“But we women are different~” she ambiguously winked at Mr. Zhang, “Many of my girlfriends are choosing young puppies to be happy with!”
She teasingly poked Mr. Zhang’s chest a few times, “So, you old cabbage helper— you need to work harder!”
She spoke with a flirtatious tone, but to Mr. Zhang’s ears, it didn’t sound right.
Her tone indicated she liked him. But in her words— how dissatisfied was she with him?
Am I really that old?
Mr. Zhang forced a smile, and Dr. Lei immediately cupped his face, fingers pressing on his eyes and lips:
“Shh— ” her breath was like orchids, she scrutinized his face from top to bottom, not entirely satisfied, saying disdainfully, “Men of your age shouldn’t smile too much, your skin is already loose, smiling will just make more wrinkles, and it will look terrible.”
“Men of a certain age must pay attention to skincare, otherwise—” she playfully tapped his nose again:
“I, just, don’t, want, you!”
The afternoon of the second year high school class had no math lesson. Mr. Zhang left the medical room, approaching the end of the school day.
Dr. Lei undoubtedly brought him a sweet yet strange time.
The fragrance of her soft jade was indeed there, but once he stepped out, besides the cloying excitement, his mind was filled with the lingering words of endearment: ‘Who else would want you at your age?’
“Do you really think those female students like you? Put a young boy next to you, who do you think they would choose?”
“Laughing at you, you’ve spent your whole life in an ivory tower on campus, how naive and cute you are. Silly and adorable.”
Caught between the bewitching beauty of Dr. Lei and the bizarre conversations, Mr. Zhang gradually felt lost.
She was right, he was only a copy within the school grounds, never having left. There weren’t many adult women on campus, let alone those he deeply interacted with.
He truly didn’t understand how normal adult women viewed him. What kind of category did he belong to in the adult world?
Was it really as Dr. Lei said, that he was heading downhill, both physically and mentally, and as a thirty-year-old man, he wouldn’t be desirable?
But… wasn’t he… the campus heartthrob?
Suddenly, he felt a sense of suffocation in his heart, as if his long-established confidence had been severely shaken!
Just thinking of those admiring, naive faces calling out ‘Mr. Zhang’, he felt the strength in his body returning.
That annoying Rong Yi made all six potential catches slip away! He thought about the memory loss cards in his system bag; he felt even more frustrated.
Forget it, out with the old, in with the new. Moreover, in his pond, there was still one fish that could give him enough confidence, a humble yet lovely fish.
Night fell, it was time to play horror games.
Tonight, the classmates were in the spacious dance studio, sixteen people in total, divided into four groups, playing the famous Four Corners game.
Only Rong Yi and Luo Huayue scored above average in the afternoon English exam, receiving hints about the game’s time and location. With the help of two ghost teammates and the Big Killer A, they almost depleted the sanity values of all the players present, making a big profit.
Before ten o’clock, the classmates playing the game had faces as white as sheets, screaming and scrambling out of the dance studio.
The spy team briefly celebrated their successful harvest tonight, cleaning up the mess. Suddenly, Raymond emerged from the wall, mysteriously saying, “Guess who’s here?”
Rong Yi rolled up the paper cutouts used to create human shadows, “Based on your splendid performance this afternoon, someone must be here for a confidence reconstruction.”
The red-clothed female ghost crouching at the corner of the wall lifted her head: “Ah? Has he arrived?”
Rong Yi: “You are currently his only spiritual support. I’ve taught you what needs to be taught, and observed Mr. Lei’s real-life teaching all afternoon. Now it’s time for you to deliver your classroom assignment.”
Anna floated up, nodding: “Hmm. I should… have learned it!”
Shortly after everyone quickly cleaned up and retreated, someone, skulkingly, approached the door of the dance studio and called out softly, “Anna?”
She didn’t rush out as usual.
Confused, Zhang Lao walked into the dance classroom that was left wide open by students playing games and called out again, “Anna?”
His voice echoed in the empty classroom, the mirrors on the wall reflecting his lonely figure.
His little prey had transformed into a ghost, so he had never been afraid of ghosts. But now, the endless darkness, the silent space, and the incredibly strong feeling of being “all alone” made him feel a bit fearful.
He suddenly felt like someone was watching him.
Zhang Lao turned abruptly, only to see his panicked face in the large mirror.
It was just him.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
“Are you looking for me?”
A faint voice sounded from behind him, and Zhang Lao turned abruptly—only to see emptiness.
“Anna, come out quickly, stop playing around.” Zhang Lao’s tone slightly trembling.
As he turned back, he was met with a ghostly face with dark eyes and pale skin!
“Ah ah ah—”
He couldn’t help but scream in shock, his feet slipping on the smooth wooden floor, and he awkwardly fell to the ground!
He even felt a warm sensation underneath him.
“Pfft.” Anna couldn’t help but laugh, floating around him. “You’re so funny, getting scared like a chicken!”
Zhang Lao covered his pounding heart, his head buzzing, recalling Mr. Lei’s words about “men’s body functions declining after thirty.”
He really felt like his heart might be on the decline, being scared like this, he might just have a heart attack.
And the culprit not only showed no remorse but also giggled, summoning an NPC floating screen to capture his embarrassed state!
“What are you doing?” Zhang Lao realized he was too late to cover his face. Blaming Anna, for making him lose his composure, he was usually very careful, never taking photos with prey.
“What’s to be afraid of?” Tonight’s Anna seemed particularly lively, pouting unhappily. “You come so rarely, is it not good for me to take a photo to remember?”
“We’ve been together for over a year, and I don’t have a single photo of you. This doesn’t seem like a typical relationship.”
Zhang Lao frowned. “Didn’t I tell you? We’re still in school, we need to be cautious.”
“Be cautious about what? I am already a ghost, can I take the photo out for others to see?” Anna suddenly flew in front of him, staring at him with black eyes without blinking:
“You seem nervous… could it be you’re cheating? Afraid of your new girlfriend finding out?”
Zhang Lao’s heart skipped a beat. “What are you saying! Am I that kind of person?”
Anna covered her mouth and laughed, “Just kidding with you.”
She floated down, obediently sitting next to Zhang Lao, sweetly asking, “You visited me yesterday, why are you here again today?”
Zhang Lao thought, this is the normal state of his little prey, he cleared his throat, gazing affectionately at her, “Of course, I missed you. How about it, not happy to see me?”
After thinking for a moment, Anna lifted her head, “Actually, I have plans for tonight.”
Zhang Lao: …?
Not happy to see me at all?!
She, a lone ghost, what plans could she possibly have? Shouldn’t she be just waiting for me, or still waiting for me?
He forced a smile, “I told you, after becoming a ghost, you should avoid people outside of missions, it wouldn’t be good to scare your classmates. Don’t cause trouble.”
Anna looked at him strangely, “You don’t know what I’m up to at all, why do you say I’m causing trouble?”
Zhang Lao’s heart skipped a beat. Was she arguing back?
“Why don’t you ask me what my plans are for tonight?”
Anna leaned closer, her tone soft and sweet as before. Teacher Zhang felt a faint sense of still being able to control her completely, so he followed her lead and asked, “What are you doing tonight?”
Tears suddenly fell from Anna’s innocent eyes, her eye sockets turning into dark holes as she said in a ghostly voice, “I want to learn how to scare people!”
Receiving such a huge shock at such close proximity, Teacher Zhang’s legs trembled as he stepped back repeatedly!
“Ah-ah-ah,” he felt for the second time today that his heart couldn’t bear it anymore!
Anna regained her composure and laughed, “You always say I’m not good-looking, but I suddenly realized today that beauty is relative. Am I more attractive like this compared to before?”
Gasping for breath, Teacher Zhang couldn’t say a word. Anna floated over, “Huh? Isn’t this better than before? Then let me change back —”
“Beautiful!” Teacher Zhang blurted out, “You look better like this than before! Especially beautiful!”
Never change back!
With his nerves slightly settled, Teacher Zhang thought Anna’s unusual behavior today must be because she was learning to scare people.
Learning brings a sense of accomplishment and freshness, filling people with positive emotions.
Anna’s good control was due to her closed-off environment, relying entirely on him for all her mental needs.
As Teacher Zhang’s mind raced, he wondered who sparked Anna’s interest in learning. Could it be Yongyi?
In a non-mission state, he knew Yongyi was a player and would soon leave, limiting her impact on Anna.
Thinking this, he relaxed, “Learning to scare people? It seems there are others besides me willing to be your friend, which makes me happy.”
Pouting, Anna replied, “You see, you’re babbling again.”
She refuted him once more!
Teacher Zhang began to feel something was amiss, his sense of control slipping, and he tried to assert his authority:
“How do you speak to a teacher? Would a teacher babble?”
“Are you my teacher now?” Anna asked, grabbing his arm, “Aren’t you my boyfriend?”
With a disgusted shrug, Teacher Zhang tried to shake her off, but she clung even tighter.
She was like a ghost, firmly attached to him. “If I say you’re babbling, you’re babbling. Because the root of my learning to scare isn’t a ‘person’.”
Frowning, Teacher Zhang asked, “What do you mean? Have you interacted with a ‘person’ outside of the players?”
Those words that belittle her, oppress her, and diminish her self-confidence, are they spoken from the mouth of this man who was scared enough to wet his pants?
What value do they hold?
He is just scum, finding a sense of accomplishment from a weak female student.
He is not even comparable to her! At least her sense of achievement is built upon her own efforts!
Tonight, Anna is no longer meek. Whenever Mr. Zhang says something that displeases her, she rebuts him!
She even learns Raymond’s rhetoric, using the sweetest tone to say the most cutting words:
“Mr. Zhang, I feel like you’re not as handsome as before. Maybe because there are more good-looking boys in the recent batches of players.”
“Mr. Zhang, honestly, you can’t even improve your girlfriend’s math grades. Your teaching abilities really aren’t that great.”
“Oh, Mr. Zhang, you have gray hair! Do NPCs also age? It must be your mentality aging. Facing a group of flourishing high school students all day, you must feel like your youthful days are long gone, right?”
“Oh, wait, you were born looking old. Your youthful days never existed! How pitiful. Mr. Zhang, you’re so pitiful!”
She whispers in his ear about how amazing Luna is, how old he is, how pitiful he is, and only she, this ghost, can accept him.
She talks about how amazing she is now, how many points she earned tonight, and asks Mr. Zhang how many points he earned today.
Following Rong Yi’s previous calculations, she reports her earnings over the past year and asks Mr. Zhang how many points they both have now, whether it’s more or less than that. Then she openly scorns Mr. Zhang’s diminishing financial skills.
Tonight, Mr. Zhang is nearly crushed by each cutting word.
What’s wrong with all of these people?
Weary, he rubs his forehead, “Enough, Anna! Do you really think I have no merits in your eyes?”
Show weakness! Women are emotional creatures; as long as he can grasp their guilt, he can regain control of the conversation!
Anna actually thinks for a moment.
“How could that be?” she sweetly smiles, “Although you don’t have as many friends outside of the game as I do, and your experience is limited, you often talk nonsense, but you can still earn some points and tidy yourself up a bit when going out, which counts as having some reputation. Aren’t these your merits?”
Mr. Zhang walks away in a daze.
He didn’t receive the admiration and comfort he expected from Anna, deepening the concept implanted in his mind by Dr. Lei:
He is an old, boring, narrow-minded, and somewhat pretentious man.
Something’s not right, nothing’s right… Wasn’t he the campus heartthrob?
Tomorrow! Mr. Zhang clenches his fists, thinking: tomorrow, after erasing the memories of the six girls, he will continue to seek out new prey!
In the adoration of these girls, he will regain his confidence!
Mr. Zhang eagerly awaits the arrival of tomorrow!
Meanwhile, Rong Yi organizes the testimonies of the six girls, removes the intimate photo of Mr. Zhang and a girl from the end of the corridor with a mask covering the girl’s face, and anonymously sends it to all the teachers, school leaders, including the principal’s email.
And what Anna sends her, leaves Mr. Zhang sitting on the floor, pale with fear, his facial features contorted, even some water stains in certain areas, printed dozens of times, and posted all over the teaching building’s notice boards.
Rong Yi claps her hands, contentedly watching Mr. Zhang’s distorted face covering the notice boards.
Like Mr. Zhang, she is also eagerly anticipating the arrival of tomorrow.
The author has something to say: This dungeon will end tomorrow!
