wavenovel Chapter 160 You can only be envious!
Chapter 160 You can only be envious!
Teachers' office.
The afternoon sun was a bit too bright. Old Zhang sat at his desk, his thermos steaming, but he seemed completely distracted.
His eyes were vacant, his pupils were dilated, and he kept muttering:
"That shouldn't be the case..."
His mind was still replaying the scenes from last night that had driven him to the brink of collapse.
The muscular Jiang Bai said with a seductive look, "They're all mine~"
That sweet girl in the white stockings and short skirt, energetically shouting "I love you" on stage...
That "rising star" who drove all the boys in the school crazy and received rave reviews from the department head, Professor Yan...
Two faces overlapped, spun, and jumped wildly in Lao Zhang's mind.
What's wrong with this world?
Old Zhang let out his ten thousandth wail in his heart.
"I teach acting, not transformation!"
"This kid... how could this kid be so good..."
"So alluring?!"
"But this is a new era now, I shouldn't be so old-fashioned..."
"Men dressing as women? That's art!"
"I should be happy that Jiang Bai has this talent."
"This talent... is just too powerful."
Just as Lao Zhang was in a trance-like state of "worldview reshaping".
In the office, the other teachers were in an uproar.
"Quick, check Weibo! Quick, check Weibo!"
A gasp from the female teacher at the next table broke Old Zhang's reverie:
"Our school is trending on social media!"
"Not only did the video on the school's official website go viral, but even three famous directors—Yu Zheng, Wang Dazhong, and Xu Wenshan—shared it!"
"What? Three big-name directors retweeted it at the same time?"
"Isn't Xu Wenshan a director of art films? Why is he getting involved too?"
"Look what Director Xu said: 'Ten-minute on-the-spot creation,' 'A true genius!' Such high praise?"
The teachers gathered around, staring at the phone screen in amazement.
The core of the discussion naturally revolves around that name—Jiang Baizhi.
"This girl is amazing!"
"Yeah, she's got the looks, she's got the talent, and the resources... she's already got top-tier status even before her debut!"
"Hey, by the way, who brought this girl? I heard she's connected to our department?"
Everyone's eyes instinctively turned to Old Zhang, who was sitting in the corner and hadn't said a word.
"Old Zhang? Old Zhang?"
A teacher nudged him:
"What are you thinking about? You seem so engrossed."
"Everyone's talking about Jiang Baizhi, I heard she's in your class?"
Another teacher chimed in:
"It seems to be a misunderstanding. Actually, it's a family member of one of their students, the sister of that model student Jiang Bai."
"But I really wish our class had such a connection, wouldn't that help us get ahead in the future?"
Old Zhang shuddered and came to his senses.
Looking at the curious and envious eyes of my colleagues around me.
Old Zhang opened his mouth, his expression extremely complicated.
He desperately wanted to yell, "What sister! That's a brother! That's a male brother!"
But he couldn't say.
Not only can't they say it, they have to keep it to themselves.
That feeling of loneliness, of "you all don't understand," and that frustration of "I know the truth, but telling you would scare you to death," left Old Zhang with a complex expression, and he could only awkwardly twitch the corners of his mouth.
"Heh...hehe..."
"Yes...yes..."
Just as Lao Zhang was so embarrassed that he wanted to dig out the three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment with his toes,
A strange, sarcastic voice suddenly came from the other side.
"Tch, what's so great about that?"
The speaker was the counselor of Class Two. He didn't get along with Lao Zhang and always felt that Lao Zhang was lucky and always managed to outperform him in the evaluation.
The man, holding his teacup, said with a sour look on his face:
"Isn't he just a family member?"
"They're not officially admitted students to our school."
"Old Zhang, don't be too happy yet."
"That girl's talent is due to her good genes, what does it have to do with your teaching ability?"
"Besides, I've met Jiang Bai before. He's usually a carefree and irresponsible person. Apart from being good at standing at attention, I haven't seen any artistic talent in him."
"My sister is so good, brother, don't let her fail to perform well in the graduation play, that would be embarrassing."
There was a moment of silence in the office after he said that.
Everyone could smell the sourness; it could practically waft for miles.
Old Zhang was still immersed in feelings of "awkwardness" and "confusion".
Upon hearing this, his eyebrows shot up sharply.
envy?
Are you jealous of me?
Old Zhang looked at his arch-rival's "sour grapes" expression.
The pent-up frustration in my heart suddenly burst like a balloon punctured by a needle—
With a "plop," it all leaked out!
Instead, it is replaced by an extremely bizarre and perverse sensation—a feeling of pure pleasure!
"Hey!"
Old Zhang was secretly pleased.
"You don't know anything!"
"You think they're family members?"
"That was Lao Tzu's student himself!"
"You've been so sour here for ages, but you don't know that the carefree Jiang Bai you're talking about is actually the internet's adored 'Sweetheart Queen'!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"What could be more pleasurable than watching your arch-nemesis filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred towards a cross-dressing master?"
This moment.
Old Zhang finally understood.
He stopped dwelling on the past, shed the outdated ideas of the old era, and began to embrace the inclusiveness of the new era.
Old Zhang slowly put down his thermos, straightened his collar, and revealed a profound smile that seemed to say, "He has hidden his merits and fame."
"Oh dear, Teacher Li, you're not saying that correctly."
Old Zhang cleared his throat and activated Versailles mode:
"Although Bai Zhi is not currently a student at our school."
"but!"
"Jiang Bai is my student! They're twins, their hearts are connected!"
"Besides, I've been personally overseeing Bai Zhi's rehearsals at school these past few days!"
"I even gave her some small suggestions on her gaze and positioning on stage."
Upon hearing this, the surrounding teachers immediately gathered around:
"Really? Old Zhang, you even mentored her?"
"No wonder! I was wondering why that girl was so calm during the typhoon; she had a famous teacher guiding her!"
Old Zhang waved his hand, looking modest:
"Oh, not at all, it's mainly because the child is naturally talented."
"You wouldn't believe it, this child is exceptionally well-behaved and obedient in private."
"Before the performance last night, he even came to the garden to thank me, calling me 'Teacher Zhang' so sweetly..."
Old Zhang recalled the scene last night when Jiang Bai used a falsetto to call out "teacher".
Although I felt bewildered and surprised at the time.
But now, when you bring it up to brag, it's really awesome!
"Wow--"
A chorus of envious exclamations erupted in the office.
"Old Zhang, you're so lucky!"
"To be able to teach students of this caliber, my life has been worthwhile!"
Mr. Li, the arch-rival, turned green with rage. After holding it in for a long time, he could only let out a sour snort, lower his head and pretend to correct homework, but his ears were perked up.
Looking at this scene.
Old Zhang leaned back in his chair, picked up his teacup, and took a satisfying sip.
I was so proud of myself.
"Hmph."
"You can all be envious and jealous."
"Jiang Bai, you're right."
"As long as you can bring honor to the school, surprise the class, and even me, then who cares if you're a girl or not, who cares if you're Jiang Baizhi!"