Chapter 371: Chapter 295 January 1st Repayment Day Chapter 371: Chapter 295 January 1st Repayment Day Here he comes again!

Chen Jieyu found the most embarrassing thing about Cheng Zhu was that he normally didn’t address her as “teacher” in private–only in moments like this.

Of course, his intentions at those times were quite… personal?

Chen Jieyu could clearly understand the different kind of bribery Cheng Zhu was implying.

Come on, after all, she was no longer a naive girl. She had lived several years in society.

She hadn’t eaten pork before, but she’d surely seen pigs run?

Though, that saying didn’t quite fit the modern times. Everyone might have eaten pork, but not everyone had actually seen pigs run in front of them.

Besides, you need to understand where Mr. Chen worked.

She was a university staff member, a counselor at the university.

After all, such affairs were pretty common in academic institutions.

Even in a few years, a term would become popular online, called “scholarly seductress.”

A group of accomplished women maneuvering between various academic elites to gain benefits could be seen.

No way around it, many teachers loved to randomly check on their students.

Including inside Technology University, rumors occasionally circulated.

Chen Jieyu maintained an indifferent attitude toward those gossips.

But she couldn’t escape it, as she didn’t have many friends on campus, and the counselor Zhao Xiaoqian, who lived upstairs from her, was a really gossipy person.

She was the type to share, whether you were interested or not.

In fact, the reason Cheng Zhu and Chen Jieyu advanced in their relationship so quickly was that Zhao Xiaoqian had shared a story about Professor Liu offering a girl student 5000 Yuan for care, which led Chen Jieyu to search it on Baidu. Cheng Zhu saw her search history.

And then, things escalated uncontrollably.

Indeed, that night saw two different escalations.

At the moment, on the sofa, the bespectacled counselor didn’t anticipate Cheng Zhu’s sudden shift.

She was still overwhelmed by pressure, fearing she couldn’t assist Cheng Zhu’s project enough and would mess it up, failing his expectations.

Yet, his casual remark began spreading a suggestive atmosphere.

Everyone was an adult here, and adults had their way of pulling strings. There were unspoken understandings, too.

She wasn’t naive enough to believe Cheng Zhu just came to chat and bring gifts.

She knew exactly what was going to happen tonight.

But she hadn’t anticipated how this younger man always managed to add a new twist.

Or, said differently, create a slightly unusual romantic nuance.

Using the term “bribery” really changed the vibe immediately.

Remember, women are creatures of atmosphere, they deeply care about it and are easily overwhelmed by it.

This made Mr. Chen feel more justified for being wary whenever he mentioned socializing; no wonder her thoughts strayed.

“You’re too good at socializing, aren’t you for someone so young?” she thought, words you’d expect from a teacher.

Cheng Zhu leaned forward, and she instinctively shrank back.

In this advance and retreat, there wasn’t much room to hide on the sofa.

Chen Jieyu was already cornered, their faces only a fist’s width apart.

She’d gone through the motions of being reserved, even prepared to close her eyes, but then that darn man stopped.

He just stared at her, his grin widening, “What? No ‘bribery’?”

Chen Jieyu felt she might go insane.

Of course, she wouldn’t refuse Cheng Zhu.

Contrarily, due to their age and status, sometimes his forwardness reassured her.

After all, she was much older, a woman who needed affirmations of her charm and allure through such encounters.

But this darn man loved to play like this.

He enjoyed stirring her emotions.

The reason was simple.

“Who said you were born to wear gold-rimmed glasses and have a face of abstinence?” Cheng Zhu thought to himself.

The more so it was, the more he enjoyed doing it!

Looking serious yet frequently lost for words, the counselor opened her mouth, but couldn’t speak.

But that was fine, Cheng Zhu would come closer to her mouth, asking it and her tongue.

“Mm–!”

She wore drawstring sleep pants that were kept loose due to her narrow waist but curvy hips, which supported them well.

Somehow, the tying ribbon came undone.

When she noticed, she immediately tried to stop Cheng Zhu.

“I, I haven’t freshened up yet.”

His arrival was too sudden, coinciding exactly when she planned to freshen up.

“You know I’ve been busy all day,” Cheng Zhu suddenly said.

“Hm?” She didn’t quite grasp his point.

“I just said, I came directly from Star City,” Cheng Zhu added.

“Hmm.” She knew that.

“So, oddly, I haven’t freshened up either.”

“Hey, you! Put me down, you! Cheng Zhu!”

“Shush! We might be heard,” Cheng Zhu gestured upwards.

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In the bathroom, the sound of running water echoed.

Swooshing and splashing.

The counselor felt very distressed.

It’s advantageous to have home-ground in battles.

But this dorm room, though hers, was filled with disadvantages!

The building housed other staff from Technology University, and upstairs lived one of her few friends at the school.

Moreover, bathrooms often had the worst sound insulation in any home.

Compared to other areas in a house, bathroom soundproofing was considerably poorer, with upper or lower levels more likely to hear sounds.

What Chen Jieyu found most troubling was that she had replaced the bathroom’s mirror a few months ago.

The old mirror had cracked for some reason.

When replacing it, she specifically chose a large mirror.

In her aesthetic, a large mirror made the bathroom look better.

Unfortunately, the staff accommodation was too small, unlike the luxurious bathrooms in fancy hotels where the mirror covered most of the wall, providing a comforting visual effect.

Without the means for a larger home, she had to make do with her small place.

But what was the situation now?

It meant there was a huge mirror right in front of her and Cheng Zhu!

It managed to virtually eliminate all blind spots in the area!

When Cheng Zhu carried her into the bathroom, he closed the door.

It was December in Hang City, becoming quite cold.

Then, his gaze settled on the change of clothes Chen Jieyu had placed there earlier.

A matching set, black, lacy.

He was pleased.

Once in the bathroom, Cheng Zhu’s strong arms lifted Chen Jieyu onto the countertop beside the sink.

Even through the cotton pants, she could feel the chill.

But soon, she couldn’t focus on the cool sensation.

Because her mouth was blocked again.

Their lips parted, she maintained her last shred of calm, “Cheng Zhu, let’s take turns freshening up.”

“Are you shy?” He teased with a smile.

“If you’re shy, let me help you,” Cheng Zhu said.

Before Chen Jieyu could react, Cheng Zhu turned on the water in the shower and adjusted it to quite hot.

Steam swiftly spread through the cramped bathroom.

The large mirror quickly fogged over.

Chen Jieyu’s replacement wasn’t the kind of mirror that automatically defogs.

Also, following the fogging was… Chen Jieyu’s lenses.

Her glasses didn’t fog up as dramatically as the mirror, but it blurred her vision somewhat.

Is this how you help me?

Let me play ostrich?

Ultimately, somehow, both of them ended up in the shower.

The shower area was tiny, surrounded by glass.

It was clearly meant for a single person, about the size of those in school showers for students.

You couldn’t even extend your arms fully.

But for an individual daily use, it sufficed.

Cheng Zhu actually liked such cramped spaces because any significant force or movement would shake and tap the surrounding glass, causing noises.

To avoid such sounds, she had to stay close to him, moving her body slightly as he wished.

Every so often, he would turn her face to kiss her from behind, kissing intermittently.

Chen Jieyu’s gold-rimmed glasses were fog-free by now, but her vision remained unclear.

During some interval, the water from the shower had sprayed onto her glasses, covering the lenses with droplets.

Those droplets made everything in her sight slightly unreal.

It was indeed too cramped.

Even though she was careful, she still bumped against the glass.

Eventually, she ended up leaning halfway against it.

From his perspective, Cheng Zhu made a good comparison between the width of Chen Jieyu’s shoulders and hips.

He drew a conclusion.

Hips wider than shoulders, surpassing even a real fairy.

For Chen Jieyu now, the sound of the water was her last bit of privacy.

It masked some of the other sounds.

In the end, Cheng Zhu suddenly supported her chin from behind, turning her face to kiss him again.

Their breaths mingled as the steam spread through the tight space…

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