As Tong-laoshi worked overtime, Huo Zhixing dropped by the school and brought fruits. Not only did he brought it for Tong Qiu, but there was enough for every teacher who was still working to share.
Xue-laoshi, who used to scorn Tong Qiu before for being in a homosexual marriage, did not feel embarrassed to accept the offered gift. Because Huo Zhixing was here, the group of teachers who had a good relationship with Tong Qiu took a short break and gathered together to joked around. Xue-laoshi felt out of place, so he immediately packed his stuff and left.
Tong Qiu paid him no mind. He honestly wished that the other would not talk to him, or he wouldn’t know what to say.
A moment later everyone finished eating and chatting, and returned back to work.
Huo Zhixing grabbed a chair and sat beside Tong Qiu. Although he had a book in his hand, he couldn’t concentrate on it at all.
Tong Qiu was busy. He didn’t want to disturb him, so he looked out of the window in a daze.
Sometimes, he wondered about all the possibilities if he and Tong Qiu had met earlier. It would’ve been interesting if the two met and fell in love at school behind their teachers’ and parents’ backs.
He imagined how cute the two of them would’ve been back in their teens, as they hid in some unnoticed corner of the school and held hands secretly.
In the past, Huo Zhixing seldom visited Tong Qiu at school. He always believed that it wouldn’t be a good idea, but now that he’s sitting here beside him, he suddenly felt a little giddy.
So that they could release the results on time on Monday, everyone worked hard overtime until almost twelve o’clock.
The husband of a female teacher came to pick her up, and this made the head teacher notice how late it had gotten and asked everyone to go home first. The rest of the work would be finished on Monday morning, and the score would be calculated before the start of afternoon classes.
Tong Qiu and Huo Zhixing were the last to leave the faculty room. They simply cleaned around the room and closed the doors and windows. When they walked along the corridor, their footsteps echoed around loud and clear.
As they walked from the faculty room towards the building entrance, they passed by Tong Qiu’s classroom. Tong Qiu sighed with emotion: “There is still half a month left. I don’t know why but I’m starting to feel a little complicated. ”
This was not the first time that Tong Qiu has handled a graduating class, but he felt like this time was a little special.
Tong Qiu had been 30 years old when he took over the class. Back then, the way he saw everything had been different, and now he would like to think he had become more mature.
The students of his current class were more cheeky compared to the ones before. They loved to make fun of him, but they were also more affectionate with him than his previous classes.
When he got married, Feng Kaiwen took everyone to celebrate.
Every time something happened to them – whether it concerned their schooling or private matters – they always come to Tong Qiu if they didn’t want their parents to know.
In addition to this, there was also Xiao Keran.
A lot has also happened in the past three years, and now that it was almost over, Tong Qiu suddenly became sentimental.
Huo Zhixing took his hand and they slowly walked towards the classroom door.
“A teacher accompanies his students for only a short moment in their lives. In the long run, for them this short moment may become nothing more than little fragments in their memories; but haven’t you told me that as long as one has properly guided them during this precious period, it’ll be satisfying to see them reach higher places because of your influence.” Huo Zhixing comforted him, “People come and go, and children learn to fly by themselves, but there is a person by your side who will never fly out and just wants to be with you.”
Tong Qiu smiled, looked at him and teased, “Who? Why have I not seen them?”
Huo Zhixing leaned in front of him: “Did you see it now?” The two looked at each other and smiled. No one spoke, even when the lights in the corridor went out. In the darkness, Tong Qiu gently kissed Huo Zhixing.
He saw it.
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More than half a month has passed since they agreed to change the divorce certificate, but they still haven’t gotten around to have it done. Tong Qiu had also proclaimed that he would move back together with Huo Zhixing, but until now he still haven’t made the move, work keeping him busy enough that he never had the time to properly plan the move.
Occasionally, when Huo Zhixing was not at home, he would stay there. The other’s apartment was closer to the school anyway, so it was more convenient for him.
At half past five in the morning, the alarm went off.
Huo Zhixing groggily grabbed his companion and gave him a kiss before he sleepily asked, “Did you sleep well last night?”
“I woke up in the middle of the night and wasn’t able to fall back asleep.” Tong Qiu nestled in Huo Zhixing’s arms and reached out to touch the other’s stubble, “I’m nervous.”
Huo Zhixing reluctantly opened his eyes and said with a smile: “You are the teacher, but instead it seemed more like it’s you who will take the exam.”
“If it was me, I wouldn’t be nervous.” Tong Qiu asked, “How is it that the older people grow, the worse their mentality becomes?”
“Huh? Who is old?” Huo Zhixing squeezed his ass, “It’s very tender.”
Tong Qiu laughed and patted him, signaling for him to get up quickly.
“Are you going to the examination room today?” Huo Zhixing sat up and stretched.
Although his right shoulder has yet to fully recover, but for the past half a month that he was under the careful care of Tong-laoshi, his injury had considerably healed by a lot. Huo Zhixing proudly boasted that he was “thick skinned and thus could resist harm.” Tong Qiu got angry at that proclamation – telling him that he was not made out of iron, and that his next injury might be his last.
Huo Zhixing asked how he could stop, as injuries were an occupational hazard. Tong Qiu merely replied that if he would be injured again, bed room activities would be banned for three months.
But Huo Zhixing’s ban on intimate moments was actually more like a ban for Tong Qiu.
“I’m going to cook porridge.” Tong Qiu got out of bed, “You should wash your face before following to fry the eggs.”
To make sure that their current cohabitation would be successful, Tong-laoshi stopped pretending to be a virtuous and diligent person, and began to urge Huo Zhixing get ready for work.
Huo Zhixing was more than happy to cook together with him. Maybe then as they busily moved around the kitchen, their cooking session would be upgraded to a making love session.
Unfortunately, such a thing would only remain in theory, as they both had no time to dally around during mornings.
Tong Qiu left the apartment with Huo Zhixing. It was currently raining heavily outside, but they only had one umbrella at home.
“Let’s head to the nearest supermarket and check if they have anything for sale.” Huo Zhixing thought that if there wasn’t any, he would just give his umbrella to Tong Qiu. He wouldn’t allow his Tong-laoshi to get wet.
As fate would have it, as soon as they got downstairs, they met their neighbor Aunt Song, who was very admirable as she could still shop despite the rain.
“Oh!” When Aunt Song saw Tong Qiu, her eyes immediately brightened, as if she had seen her own son, “It’s been a long time since I last saw Tong-laoshi!”
It has been a long time.
When Tong Qiu lived here before, he got along very well with their neighbours, especially Aunt Song.
Aunt Song was in her fifties and lived alone. If she needed help, she liked to come to Huo Zhixing as the police and teacher couple were kind and warm-hearted.
Especially Tong Qiu, who was close to every one. Aunt Song liked him very much.
She had no idea about their divorce. On the day Tong Qiu moved away, she made dumplings filled with fennel and asked Huo Zhixing to take them back and put them in the fridge so he could cook them for Tong-laoshi when the other returned.
“Good morning, Aunt Song.” Tong Qiu greeted her with a smile.
“Heading to work?” Aunt Song asked enthusiastically.
“Yes,” Huo Zhixing answered and inquired, “Aunt Song, does the supermarket outside our community sell umbrellas?”
“You two don’t have umbrellas?” Aunt Song directly gave her umbrella to Huo Zhixing, “Take mine. The supermarket outside hasn’t opened yet, and I have no idea why.” Tong Qiu felt a little embarrassed, but Aunt Song still gave her big red umbrella to them.
Aunt Song entered the building and climbed the stairs, leaving the two men at the entrance reluctantly staring at the bright red umbrella.
“Rock, paper, and scissors?” Tong Qiu proposed, “The winner will be the one who’ll use the red umbrella.” ”
Rock-paper-scissors was really one of the world’s greatest inventions.
Huo Zhixing said: “You should use the red umbrella.”
“Why should I?”
“Today is the college entrance examinations. If the teacher used a red umbrella, fortune would also follow the students.”
Tong Qiu was never a superstitious person, but somehow what the other said struck him.
Therefore, it was not that people weren’t naturally superstitious, but a certain moment would come where they would be enlightened.
“It’s settled.” Tong Qiu took the initiative to pick up the red umbrella, “Fortune will take the lead, and all my students will have high scores!”
And just like that, the examinees who came for the test under the rain and the parents who accompanied them saw that there was a male teacher holding unto a red umbrella standing at the entrance of the city’s fifth examination hall. As soon as a student came forward to speak to the man, the teacher became full of spirit and cheered enthusiastically.
It was like a gas station.
The exams lasted for two and a half days, and it rained for the entire time.
Tong Qiu held the red umbrella and stood outside the examination room until the last moment.
When the bell rang at the end of the last course, Tong Qiu’s nose became a little stuffy for no reason. He pulled the children towards the finish line, and now they had to prepare for the next stage of their lives.
Examinees came out one after another; some were crying, some were laughing, and some were stoic – faces showed no expression.
Tong Qiu saw Feng Kaiwen run out into the rain without even opening his umbrella. He stepped forward quickly and took the little bunny under his umbrella.
“Brother Tong!” Feng Kaiwen was very excited, “I’m finished with the exam!”
Tong Qiu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry: “Yes, I can see that.”
At this time, several other students from their own class who had also been assigned to the same examination hall had come out and gathered around Tong Qiu. They spoke this and that all around the teacher, even the heavy rain was not enough to extinguish their high spirits.
Tong Qiu was relieved to see that all of them were in good condition after they came out of the room. At least it seemed like they had performed well.
After the exam, the students made plans to go out in the afternoon. Feng Kaiwen invited Tong Qiu to join them. But Tong Qiu declined, “No, I have something to do this afternoon.”
“What is it?” Feng Kaiwen gossiped, “Do you have a date with shimu?”
Tong Qiu laughed at him: “It has nothing to do with you!”
His outburst caught the students’ attention and they gathered around the commotion, making Tong Qiu embarrassed.
In this way, after sending away the group of newly liberated students, Tong Qiu looked back at the school and mused that his vacation had finally arrived.
Since it was his vacation, what was the first thing to do?
Of course it was to move.
He made an appointment with the moving company for that afternoon. As it was still early, he decided to walk home under the cover of the umbrella.
In his pocket, Huo Zhixing’s house key jangled with his apartment key. Tong Qiu took out his cell phone and sent Huo Zhixing a message: Officer Huo, I’m going to move back this afternoon. Should we celebrate the start of our cohabitation tonight?
A few minutes later, Huo Zhixing sent a reply: If Tong-laoshi wants to make love, you should just come out with it. There’s no need to beat around the bush.
Tong Qiu smiled and replied back: Hooligan!
Nell’s Corner:
No author’s note this time. Finally, they will start living together again! Can I just mention I love their phone convos? Like it really never fails in making me smile as I translate it hehehe… Huo Zhixing is just really incredibly witty I can’t!
On another note, Tong Qiu is such a great teacher it would’ve been nice if he existed beyond these words hehehe.
Oh! And site is holding a discord celebration contest! Unfortunately, I did not join but a lot of translators are so it would be nice if you participated!
Hope you enjoyed the chapter!
This happy couple seriously made my night 😘😘
So now our teacher-policeman couple can get around to leaving together again, renewing their marriage license and maybe even getting a ceremony? I’m all for Huo Zhixing being a hooligan, so his laoshi can discipline him properly 😆😏😘
Thank you for the chapter!!!
Not only did he brought it for Tong Qiu, but there was enough for every teacher who was still working to share.
male teacher holding unto a red umbrella
Thanks for your hard work!
This couple… love it!
I know the climax passed but I’ve been reading so much dog blood that I might be programmed to expect tragedy and misunderstanding whenever it looks like the dust has settled. Especially since the writing keeps pointing out that they haven’t annulled the divorce 😭
Why did the scene that mentioned the female teacher getting picked up by her husband seem so wholesome….😍
They’re finally together again, renew the marriage license and everything becomes perfect 😘
Super happy they are happy together, haha~ And kids, you going to miss your school days, believe me…
Thank You for the chapter ♡(ӦｖӦ｡)