Falling in Love with High School English Teacher Sakura (GL Teacher-Student Love) - Chapter 7

After morning reading, there were still a few students who hadn’t handed in their homework. Yue Ran silently mourned for them in her heart, as she knew all too well the methods their homeroom teacher Wang Piaopiao would use on such students. In her past life, Yue Ran had been one of those victims of Wang Piaopiao’s abuse.

Wang Piaopiao was absolutely furious with these students who hadn’t submitted their assignments. She viciously called out the names of those who failed to turn in their work and ordered them to stand by the podium.

Without hesitation, Wang Piaopiao delivered a resounding slap to each of the delinquent students. Then, with both hands, she roughly grabbed two unfortunate boys by their ears and dragged them out into the hallway to stand in punishment.

Yue Ran felt deep sympathy for these students subjected to Wang Piaopiao’s physical abuse. Crossing this tigress of a teacher was practically a death sentence. After class, the two boys who had been hauled out by their ears returned to the classroom limping, their legs numb from standing. Their eyes were red and swollen—clearly, they had been reduced to tears by Wang Piaopiao’s harsh treatment.

The next day, one of the two boys who had suffered Wang Piaopiao’s ear-twisting torment didn’t come to school.

Yue Ran later heard that the boy’s parents had come to the school to confront Wang Piaopiao. The mother tearfully explained that her son’s ear had become infected from the teacher’s rough handling. Seeing their child in such pain must have been heartbreaking for the parents.

It was likely that Wang Piaopiao’s long nails had dug into the boy’s ear during the twisting, causing the wound to fester. Just imagining the sheer force she must have used was horrifying—what kind of adult would treat a child with such cruelty?

Of course, Wang Piaopiao outright denied ever twisting the student’s ear.

As someone with medical knowledge, Yue Ran suspected that the infection had been caused by Wang Piaopiao’s nails breaking the skin. Every child was precious to their parents—cherished and protected—so seeing their son injured must have been unbearable for the family.

Though Wang Piaopiao stubbornly refused to admit her actions in front of the parents, the mother wasn’t one to back down. She took the matter to the principal, who had no choice but to summon several students from Wang Piaopiao’s class to his office to testify. Yue Ran, as one of the eyewitnesses, was among those called in.

In her past life, this incident had indeed occurred, and Yue Ran had also been summoned to the principal’s office. But back then, cowed by Wang Piaopiao’s tyranny, she had lied and claimed she hadn’t seen anything. The guilt of that betrayal had haunted Yue Ran ever since—she had felt like an accomplice to the teacher’s abuse, and the shame had never left her.

In the principal’s office, Yue Ran lowered her head in shame when she saw the dimming hope in the eyes of the parent whose child had been abused by Wang Piaopiao. She blamed herself for being so cowardly back then, too afraid to stand up and speak the truth. She realized this likely stemmed from the traditional Chinese upbringing she’d received since childhood—where all her relatives, including her parents, had instilled in her the idea of never stirring up trouble outside. This made her first instinct to avoid causing problems, and she feared Wang Piaopiao would make life difficult for her in class later. While parents often teach their children this way to protect them from unnecessary harm, what exactly makes children too afraid to speak the truth?

Children worry: If I tell the truth, will Wang Piaopiao retaliate against me? But now, reborn, Yue Ran was no longer afraid of Wang Piaopiao. So she truthfully recounted everything she had witnessed that day, including Wang Piaopiao twisting the student’s ear. This time, Yue Ran finally saw a glimmer of relief in the abused student’s parent’s eyes as justice was served.

Later, Wang Piaopiao was publicly criticized during a school assembly. Privately, she compensated the injured student for all medical expenses and apologized to both the student and their parents.

Yue Ran remembered how, in her past life, no student had dared to step forward and expose Wang Piaopiao as the culprit. As a result, Wang Piaopiao faced no real consequences. Instead, she craftily justified her actions, claiming she disciplined students out of concern—that she was simply “tough on them because she cared.” This only emboldened her to escalate the abuse and corporal punishment in class. Students with poor grades suffered not only verbal humiliation but also public slaps, ear-twisting, punches to the chest, and kicks.

This time, fearing retaliation, the abused student’s parent had no choice but to transfer their child to another class.

While physical wounds may heal, when will the psychological scars fade? Students are not punching bags for teachers—they are human beings with dignity. Some teachers abuse their authority, disguising personal vindictiveness as discipline. Corporal punishment achieves nothing, yet why does it persist? These outdated methods have no place in modern education.

Unfortunately, the school failed to replace Wang Piaopiao as homeroom teacher, allowing her to continue teaching. A low-quality educator like her, incapable of controlling her temper, does immeasurable harm—potentially leaving students with lifelong trauma.

Teachers like Wang Piaopiao are petty, vindictive, and opportunistic. Had she known which student exposed her, she would have retaliated. But since several students had been called to the principal’s office, she couldn’t be sure who had spoken against her. In the end, she had only herself to blame—her cruelty toward her own students ensured no one would defend her.

Yue Ran suddenly remembered that she should have attended the Second Elementary School during her primary years. However, her mother had heard from someone that the First Elementary School had better teaching quality, so she went through great lengths to transfer Yue Ran there instead. Shuo Shuo ended up attending the Second Elementary School. If Yue Ran had known she would encounter a despicable teacher like Wang Piaopiao at the First Elementary School, she would have begged her mother not to go through all that trouble to send her there. Because of this, the two childhood friends, Yue Ran and Shuo Shuo, were separated during their elementary school years.