The Rich Second-Generation Villain With No Morals

Chapter 83

"Yuelin, why did you bring that guy to school? Didn’t I tell you he’s just a useless troublemaker?"

After the award ceremony, Hu Bing found Qiu Yuelin, furious as he spoke.

Because of Qi Lin’s scheming, his standing in the principal’s eyes had plummeted, and his position had even been downgraded by half a level.

But that guy, instead of suffering, somehow managed to gain recognition for an act of bravery and was publicly praised in front of the whole school.

What infuriated Hu Bing the most was when Qiu Yuelin arrived at school, Qi Lin was sitting on the back seat of her bicycle.

Even he had never received such treatment!

Hu Bing had always maintained a refined and gentle image in front of Qiu Yuelin. That was how he had gained her favor back when he tutored her.

Now, realizing his tone had been too harsh, he quickly softened it and apologized. "Yuelin, I’m sorry. I was just worried that Qi Lin might take advantage of you. He’s not a good person. Even I suffered because of him. I’m afraid he’ll pull some trick on you too."

Hearing his words, Qiu Yuelin’s expression eased slightly. She thought to herself: That’s true. I almost fell into Qi Lin’s trap. But in the end, I outsmarted him. He was no match for me at all.Of course, she didn’t tell Hu Bing about how Qi Lin had blackmailed her with photos.

"Hu Bing, no one is beyond redemption. Everyone has their own light to shine. The right way to deal with people like Qi Lin is to help them change and reform, not to push them further away," Qiu Yuelin said earnestly.

"You saw it too, didn’t you? Even the principal praised Qi Lin today. And I agree with what he said: A person shouldn't live as a coward for life. If they must choose, it’s better to be a hero for a second."

"I think Qi Lin actually has a desire to improve. Maybe he just got lost along the way. We should guide him back to the right path, not throw stones at him while he struggles."

Qiu Yuelin had won the first round against Qi Lin and, with her strong sense of justice, had unknowingly fallen into his trap. Now, she was earnestly trying to convince Hu Bing.

Hu Bing was speechless.

He had fought his way up from an ordinary background, gaining entry into a prestigious university through sheer effort, then securing a position at Huashi Yifu High School.

He had experienced the harsh realities of the world and knew exactly how things worked.

But he also knew Qiu Yuelin was too kind-hearted. If he told her the darker truths of society, it would only backfire and make her dislike him.

"Fine, fine, I’ll go along with what you say. If you think Qi Lin can be saved, then let’s try. But can you at least tell me your plans in advance? We can work together on this, okay?"

Hu Bing said helplessly, trying to keep a calm tone.

"Qiu Xuejie, next period is yours, right? Don’t forget, after class, you promised to tutor me," Qi Lin suddenly appeared in the hallway, his voice filled with amusement.

Qiu Yuelin blinked and then smiled. "Of course, I won’t forget. I promised to tutor you, but you have to take it seriously. If I catch you slacking off, I won’t continue helping you."

Qi Lin blew her a kiss. "Thanks, Qiu Xuejie. Love you."

Qiu Yuelin’s face turned crimson.

Hu Bing, on the other hand, was already livid.

"You agreed to tutor Qi Lin?"

Qiu Yuelin nodded matter-of-factly. "Yes, he promised that if I tutor him, he’ll work hard to improve."

"If others tried to teach him, maybe it wouldn’t work. But I believe I can gradually help him change his bad habits and become a good student."

Slap!

Hu Bing slapped his forehead, exasperated.

A beautiful, innocent girl tutoring a notorious troublemaker? If she wasn’t careful, she’d be devoured with nothing left.

But he knew once Qiu Yuelin made up her mind, there was no changing it.

"Qi Lin, if I ever find out you have any bad intentions toward Yuelin, I’ll make sure you regret it—even if it costs me my job!"

Hu Bing’s eyes were filled with cold determination.

"Class dismissed."

The first math class ended, and Qiu Yuelin closed her book.

"Goodbye, teacher!"

All the students stood up in unison, including the infamous Qi Lin.

Seeing this, Qiu Yuelin was quite pleased.

See? Using kindness to guide students is much better than force.

"Qi Lin, come with me to the office," she called out with a smile, then picked up her books and left the classroom.

Qi Lin stretched lazily, grabbed his math book, and strolled out.

"Hey, why is Qiu Xuejie calling you to the office? Did you get in trouble again?"

As he passed the front row, Lan Yuxi tugged on his sleeve, her face full of curiosity.

After the award ceremony, Qi Lin had stolen the spotlight, even sharing his moment of glory with her.

Although she was still annoyed at how he bullied her, she didn’t find him as detestable anymore.

Instead, she kept paying attention to everything he did.

Unbeknownst to her, this was a dangerous shift in emotions.

Going from hatred to a love-hate dynamic—there was only one step between that and genuine affection.

"No trouble at all. Qiu Xuejie’s bike broke this morning, so I helped her fix it. To thank me, she promised to tutor me in math after class every day."

Qi Lin winked at her before swaggering out.

"Fixing a bike? Hmph, I bet that scumbag used some underhanded trick to blackmail Qiu Xuejie again."

Lan Yuxi didn’t believe a word of it.

In the past, if she had known something like this, she would have simply cursed Qi Lin as a scumbag and moved on.

But this time, the thought of Qi Lin spending time alone with Qiu Yuelin in the office, potentially getting close to her, made her feel oddly frustrated.

Qiu Yuelin’s office was shared with other teachers, including their homeroom teacher, Mei Sanyuan.

"Oh, Vice Director Hu, what a surprise to see you here inspecting things."

As soon as Qi Lin entered, he saw Hu Bing standing beside Qiu Yuelin’s desk with his arms crossed.

Clearly, he had come to spy, worried that Qi Lin might take advantage of Qiu Yuelin.

Even though the room was filled with other teachers, including their homeroom teacher, Hu Bing still showed up.

"Hmph!"

Hu Bing merely glanced at Qi Lin and didn’t bother responding.

Arguing with a student would only lower his dignity. He simply wanted to intimidate Qi Lin enough that he wouldn’t dare harbor any improper thoughts toward Qiu Yuelin.

"Qi Lin, the principal just praised you, and now you’re already getting called to the office? What trouble did you cause this time?"

Mei Sanyuan chuckled as he looked at Qi Lin.

Qi Lin’s act of heroism had brought prestige to their class. Not only had they won the floating red flag this month, but he had also received a small bonus.

So naturally, Mei Sanyuan was in a great mood and found himself more fond of Qi Lin.

Qi Lin put on an innocent face. "Homeroom teacher, you’ve got it all wrong. I’m just here for tutoring. I want to turn over a new leaf, and Qiu Xuejie agreed to tutor me in math after class."

Mei Sanyuan studied him for a moment before chuckling. "Oh? Is that so? Then since you’re so eager to learn, why don’t you come to my office after class for extra tutoring as well?"

Qi Lin: "…"

"No, no, no! Too much tutoring will fry my brain. Thanks for the offer, but I’ll just go study with Qiu Xuejie now."

Seeing through Mei Sanyuan’s playful scheming, Qi Lin quickly slipped away to find Qiu Yuelin.

"Tsk, that kid clearly just wants an excuse to be around the new, pretty teacher. And here I thought he was actually interested in studying."

Mei Sanyuan sighed.

"Students these days… they’re really something else."

Mei Sanyuan shook his head helplessly, deciding it was best not to interfere with Qi Lin anymore.

"If there’s anything you don’t understand, just tell me. I’ll explain it to you step by step," Qiu Yuelin said with a smile as she looked at Qi Lin standing beside her.

Qi Lin put on an innocent expression and said, "Qiu Xuejie, my legs have been feeling weak lately. I can’t stand for too long. I’d like to sit while I study."

Qiu Yuelin: "..."

Qi Lin looked perfectly fine, full of energy—where was the weakness?

He was clearly just looking for an excuse to mess around.

"If Qiu Xuejie thinks I’m too much trouble and doesn’t want to teach me, then I’ll just go back," Qi Lin said, pretending to turn away.

"Alright, alright, you win! You can sit in my chair," Qiu Yuelin said, sighing in defeat as she stood up and let him take her seat.

"Yuelin!"

Hu Bing, who had been standing nearby, grew anxious and wanted to intervene.

"Thank you, Xuejie. Muah~"

Qi Lin grinned and plopped down onto the chair.

The seat was covered with a soft, plush cushion that Qiu Yuelin had brought from home. It was incredibly comfortable and even had a faint, sweet fragrance.

"Now, can you tell me what part you don’t understand?" Qiu Yuelin asked with amusement.

Qi Lin rubbed his ears and said, "Qiu Xuejie, my hearing has been a bit off lately. If you stand while explaining, I might not hear you clearly. Why don’t you grab a chair and sit next to me while you teach?"

Qiu Yuelin: "..."

She really wasn’t sure anymore—was Qi Lin a student or a little ancestor she had to cater to?

Why was he so hard to deal with?

But since she had already given up her chair, sitting down herself wouldn’t make much difference.

So, she grabbed a chair and sat next to Qi Lin.

With this, the two of them were sitting extremely close together.

"Hurry up and tell me what part you don’t understand. If you keep making unreasonable requests, I won’t tutor you anymore," Qiu Yuelin said playfully.

Qi Lin saw her expression and knew he had reached the limit.

He smiled and opened his math textbook. "Qiu Xuejie, let’s start from first-year material. I spent all of my third year sleeping, so I haven’t learned anything."

Cough, cough!

Qiu Yuelin had just taken a sip of water and nearly choked when she heard his words.

"Hu Bing was right. This guy really is clueless. He doesn’t even know first-year material," she thought, feeling both exasperated and amused.

But since she had promised to tutor him, she couldn’t just back out now.

Sighing, she began explaining, her soft voice filling the air. "Alright then, let’s start with sets. Sets are divided into finite sets, infinite sets, and empty sets..."

As Qiu Yuelin focused on teaching, she didn’t notice Qi Lin slowly inching closer to her, his face gradually moving toward hers.

"Ah!"

Their faces suddenly touched, and she gasped in surprise.

She instinctively turned her head to look—

"Ah!"

Qi Lin also let out a dramatic yelp and covered his face, looking at her with a pitiful expression. "Qiu Xuejie, you were explaining so well—why did you suddenly kiss my face?"

It turned out that when Qiu Yuelin turned her head, her lips had accidentally brushed against Qi Lin’s cheek.

What Qi Lin couldn’t achieve through threats, he had accomplished with just a small trick.

As the saying goes, if the hard approach doesn’t work, try the soft one.

Where there’s a will, there’s always a way.

Seeing Qi Lin flipping the situation to make himself look like the victim, Qiu Yuelin’s face turned bright red. "Y-you! Why were you sitting so close to me?"

Qi Lin innocently replied, "It’s not my fault! Qiu Xuejie, your explanation was so good that I got completely absorbed in it. If anything, it’s your fault for being such a great teacher."

Not only did he deflect blame, but he even managed to compliment her in the process.

Qiu Yuelin was speechless.

She had just given away her first accidental kiss to this troublemaker, and now she couldn’t even blame him for it.

Meanwhile, Hu Bing’s face had turned completely dark.

He knew Qi Lin had no good intentions when he asked for tutoring.

In just a short moment of distraction, the guy had already taken advantage of Yuelin.

Hu Bing had never even held Qiu Yuelin’s hand before—let alone kissed her cheek.

But Qi Lin, this bastard, had managed to surpass him in an instant.

"Yuelin, this guy clearly has bad intentions. Make him leave immediately!" Hu Bing demanded.

"Hu Bing, can you keep your voice down? Qi Lin didn’t do it on purpose. If you don’t like seeing him here, you can just go back to your own office!"

Qiu Yuelin shot him an annoyed look.

When someone is invested in something, the more effort they put in, the harder it is to let go.

Qiu Yuelin wasn’t stupid—of course, she knew Qi Lin was messing with her.

But what could she do? Kick him out?

That would mean everything she had done so far would be wasted.

She refused to believe that, with her abilities, she couldn’t reform Qi Lin.

If she couldn’t even do this, how could she ever become a great teacher and help troubled students in the future?

Qi Lin had perfectly identified Qiu Yuelin’s biggest weakness—her savior complex.

Seeing her glare at him, Hu Bing was so angry he nearly had a heart attack.

But since they were in the office, causing a scene wouldn’t look good.

All he could do was glare at Qi Lin, his eyes filled with warning, and swallow his anger.

"Since you were so focused on listening, why don’t you write down what I just explained?" Qiu Yuelin challenged, handing Qi Lin a piece of paper.

Had Qi Lin actually been listening?

Of course not!

The pleasant fragrance on Qiu Yuelin had completely distracted him. Not to mention, the soft feeling of her lips brushing against his cheek was still fresh in his mind.

"Qiu Xuejie, I don’t know how to write these symbols," Qi Lin said, pointing at a few mathematical notations in the book.

Qiu Yuelin’s frustration turned into laughter.

"You said you were paying attention, but what kind of third-year student doesn’t even know basic mathematical symbols? Just admit it—you were messing with me the whole time, weren’t you?"

Qi Lin couldn’t let her catch him lying. If she got mad and really kicked him out, his plan would fall apart.

A smirk appeared on Qi Lin’s face.

One thing he hadn’t mentioned yet—after reincarnating, he had gained a photographic memory.

He had been stalling for time, but with just a quick glance at the book, he had already memorized everything.

"Qiu Xuejie, why don’t you teach me how to write them by hand? I promise, if you personally guide me, I’ll remember them. And if I don’t get it right, I won’t bother you for tutoring anymore. Deal?"