Being a Tutor to a Rich, Psychopathic Young Lady - Chapter 13
Chapter 13
If that essay were in Shi Mingyue’s hands, she would tear it to shreds without hesitation. What on earth was Xiao Dengqu learning? She even wrote a serious movie review.
In a sense… Xiao Dengqu’s pure white paper was about to be stained yellow.
Shi Mingyue stood up and walked towards the door. She locked the door with force. Shi Mingyue was about to send a message to Cheng Jin, but Xiao Dengqu’s message came first: “Teacher, how did I do? What score do I get?”
If Xiao Dengqu hadn’t started by thanking heaven and earth for over 200 words before writing the main body, it would have been… completely obscene.
Shi Mingyue’s fingers massaged her throbbing temples.
Xiao Dengqu: “I stayed up all night writing it. It’s the first time I’ve ever stayed up late to do homework.”
Shi Mingyue: “100 points, you’re great, but next time, don’t stay up late writing this kind of essay.”
Perhaps because she had just arrived in a strange environment and had recognized the nature of this wealthy family, Shi Mingyue didn’t sleep well and woke up at six. Her head was throbbing. She stared at the ceiling that she could almost touch by raising her arm.
It was only for a month. She would just endure it.
Shi Mingyue got up and made the lesson plan the steward wanted. As soon as she finished saving it, Xiao Dengqu came to call her for breakfast.
The breakfast in the mansion was as rich as ever. Everyone followed the rules. The maids were standing by. Only Xiao Dengqu and Shi Mingyue were eating at the table, and they ate with a slow and deliberate pace.
But the more full of rules and order it was, the more it exuded a kind of lewdness from top to bottom.
After breakfast, Shi Mingyue started class on time. When she entered the room, she felt that something was different. She looked up at the wall. Something was hanging on the formerly empty wall—Xiao Dengqu had framed her essay.
It even had the 100 points she had given herself.
Xiao Dengqu propped her chin up and asked, “What are we learning today, teacher?”
Before class, Shi Mingyue brought her laptop over and put on the all-English cartoon “We Bare Bears.” The episodes were short, perfect for learning English.
Xiao Dengqu started with her usual habit of thanking a long list of people. Shi Mingyue crossed it out with a red pen and told her to continue writing.
After she finished writing, Shi Mingyue graded her again, 48 points. Xiao Dengqu was clearly not happy. She stared intently at the score, and her face changed when she looked up.
It was a good thing that the young lady was concerned about her score. Shi Mingyue patiently explained, “You’re writing a different type of essay. If you practice this more, it will also be 100 points.”
When the morning lesson ended, Shi Mingyue personally handed the essay to the steward. The steward asked in confusion, “Isn’t it the movie I arranged?”
Shi Mingyue pursed her lips. “Yes. She’s still young, and it’s all in English. It’s hard for even English majors to understand. Besides…” she looked at the steward. “That movie is not suitable for her to watch.”
“She said she didn’t understand?” The steward carefully read Xiao Dengqu’s essay. After a few minutes, she said, “If she said she didn’t understand, she didn’t.”
Shi Mingyue mustered her courage and said again, “It’s better not to let her watch this kind of movie in the future.”
The steward put down the essay and said to her seriously, “Teacher Shi, is there a possibility that she understood everything? She had an exchange experience abroad. I took her there when I first started this job. You don’t have to treat her like a child.”
Shi Mingyue had originally thought that if the steward could get rid of those… things, she wouldn’t be a bad steward. Now, she was completely surprised that she had specifically taken Xiao Dengqu on an exchange abroad.
“I don’t think this is appropriate,” Shi Mingyue said seriously.
“Mr. Xiao’s business is currently mainly developed in the UK. The domestic college entrance exam model is not suitable for her. The original plan was to let her go abroad, but something happened in the middle.”
The steward continued, “You don’t need to tutor her in English. You just need to bring up her math, physics, and chemistry.”
Shi Mingyue thought of some movies she had seen. In wealthy families, children were their parents’ resources. They would be perfectly and exquisitely packaged and completely utilized. Xiao Dengqu was objectified.
“By the way.” The steward called out to her. Shi Mingyue turned to look at her. The steward said, “I heard the young lady say that if her grades aren’t good, you’ll punish her. Is that right?”
Shi Mingyue nodded.
The steward said, “It’s best not to use punishment as a method, because once punishment becomes interesting, she will try everything to make you punish her.”
Shi Mingyue said, “I also promised that if she makes great progress, I will give her a reward.”
The steward said, “Yes, it’s best for the reward to be greater than the punishment.”
After saying that, she smiled slightly. With her beautiful and charming face, she was very alluring. She was the kind of woman who would make other women’s hearts flutter.
The steward also found that this tutor seemed to have a lot of her own ideas, so she passed on her experience and gave her some advice. This was also the reason why she had been able to stay with the Xiao family for several years.
After Shi Mingyue left, the steward sent the lesson plan Shi Mingyue had made to Mr. Xiao.
In the next few days, Shi Mingyue’s teaching went very smoothly.
She adapted very well to the mansion, but among all the expensive items, she was like a fake antique that had been aged, looking very out of place among the gold and splendor.
Everyone in the house respected her. They would call her “Teacher Shi.” If they ran into her, they would voluntarily get out of her way.
The steward specifically arranged for someone to show her around. The maid Xiao Ding dutifully explained everything to her. The Xiao family’s home was much bigger than she had imagined.
Shi Mingyue asked, “When is Mr. Xiao coming back?”
The maid’s eyes darted away. “I’m not sure.”
“Then when did he come back last?” Shi Mingyue asked again.
The maid shook her head. Shi Mingyue was about to ask more, but the maid led her into the flower room and pointed to a rare rose, introducing it to her.
Every year on May 20th and Valentine’s Day, a bunch of people would come to give her roses. Even though the flowers were beautiful and she liked flowers, she knew very well that she couldn’t accept roses and should never touch them.
She had seen many roses, but this expensive variety of rose did not belong to her. This kind of rare rose from a greenhouse belonged to her even less.
Shi Mingyue touched the roses with her finger. The tip of her finger got wet with dew. She smiled.
Upstairs, Xiao Dengqu was holding a textbook. Her eyes repeatedly looked at that blossoming smile, which landed on Shi Mingyue’s lips, in her territory.
Xiao Dengqu propped up her chin. The teacher in the white shirt bent her back. Her finger tapped the glass cup, then slid down the pattern. It was cold. The teacher’s body was also on the colder side.
In the evening, after Shi Mingyue’s class, she stayed in her room for a while and received a video call from her sister. Shi Fanxing told her about their mother’s recent condition. Shi Mingyue listened quietly. When they talked about money, both of them would fall silent. They were both students and knew that their family was very short on money.
Shi Fanxing asked in a low voice, “Are you coming home when your tutoring is over? Mom said she misses you.”
Shi Mingyue didn’t reply. All their mother’s medical expenses were on Shi Mingyue’s shoulders. Shi Fanxing then said, “Sister, I can get a job…”
“You don’t have to worry about it,” Shi Mingyue said coldly.
Shi Fanxing’s eyes turned red. After a minute, she raised her voice, “Sister, what is a wealthy family like? Take some pictures for me.”
Shi Mingyue said, “It’s not that great.”
The little girl’s eyes were sparkling, full of curiosity. “Why? Are there a lot of rules?” Shi Fanxing’s understanding of wealthy families was based on novels. “Is it a cold dad who doesn’t talk, a haughty mom who looks down on people, and a young lady who already has a fiancé from another wealthy family?”
Shi Mingyue pursed her lips.
“No way. It’s worse than that?”
Shi Mingyue asked, “Is your supervisor still giving you a hard time?”
The little girl’s eyes in the video flickered slightly. The emotion quickly passed. At that moment, a knock came from the door. Xiao Dengqu’s voice came in, “Why is the door locked?”
Shi Fanxing heard the voice outside and said excitedly, “Sister, can you let me see what the young lady looks like? I’ve never seen one before.”
“Get some rest early. I found a set of lessons for you. Watch them when you’re not busy. I’m hanging up.” Shi Mingyue composed herself, put her phone on the bed, and went to open the door.
Xiao Dengqu was wearing a silk nightgown. The soft fabric clung to her body. She was holding a textbook. “Teacher, I’m here to recite the key points.”
“Okay.” Shi Mingyue let her in.
Xiao Dengqu looked around. The computer on the table was off. She lifted the hem of her skirt and sat on the edge of the bed. Her leg touched Shi Mingyue’s phone, which was hot.
Shi Mingyue closed the door and sat across from her. She took the textbook from Xiao Dengqu’s hand. Xiao Dengqu recited it very fluently. Shi Mingyue looked up at Xiao Dengqu in surprise. When Xiao Dengqu saw her expression, she recited faster, blinking her eyes, quite confidently.
Xiao Dengqu even finished reciting what she had learned today. Shi Mingyue asked her, “You know all of this?”
Xiao Dengqu said, “Yes.”
Shi Mingyue roughly understood the problem. Xiao Dengqu could memorize but couldn’t do the problems.
Finding the key to the problem solved the difficulty in Shi Mingyue’s heart. Her gloomy expression softened, and she smiled.
Xiao Dengqu looked at her and asked, “Teacher, what’s the reward?”
Shi Mingyue remembered the steward saying that the reward should be greater than the punishment. Although the steward’s appearance was deceiving, some of her advice was worth listening to.
As long as the punishment wasn’t too severe, the reward would naturally be higher than the punishment. But if the punishment was too low, Xiao Dengqu would become reckless.
The young lady was quite difficult to teach.
Xiao Dengqu said in dissatisfaction, “Why are you thinking for so long?”
“What kind of reward do you want?” Shi Mingyue looked at her cautiously.
Steward Xiao would give her the money at the end of the month. She could save a thousand yuan to buy things for her.
Xiao Dengqu pressed down on the textbook with her finger. Her beautiful face moved closer to her, meeting Shi Mingyue’s eyes.
What kind of reward?
She thought…
Xiao Dengqu’s lips slowly curved into a smile. “I definitely won’t ask for a kiss again.”
That’s rare… Shi Mingyue narrowed her eyes in thought, only to see Xiao Dengqu lower her head and lift her skirt. Again? Shi Mingyue was caught off guard and instinctively closed her eyes.
But then, she smelled a floral scent. Xiao Dengqu took out a rose from her clothes. It was the rare rose from the garden today. Shi Mingyue was slightly stunned. How did she pick the flower?
Before she could react, her lips felt a slight itch. Xiao Dengqu kissed her on the corner of her lips. “Teacher, this is my reward for reciting today.”
“As for the next reward…”
I’m not telling you.
Xiao Dengqu’s tongue licked the corner of her lips again.
And she couldn’t push her away.