Chapter 1The Teacher Who Broke the Plot

Near finals week, my boyfriend received a love letter that read:

[Mr. Thorne, I've had a crush on you for a long time. Will you be my boyfriend?]

Soon after, amidst the cheers of her classmates, the girl confessed loudly. She asked:

"Mr. Thorne, will you be my boyfriend?"

Just then, I saw the bullet comments.

[Here it comes! The female lead finally confesses to the male lead. The classic teacher-student romance plot is officially starting!]

[The female lead is confessing, so why is the vicious female side character just standing at the door? Does she think she's not enough of an eyesore?]

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I stood frozen at the classroom door.

The person being confessed to in the center of the classroom right now was indeed the male lead mentioned in the comments, my boyfriend whom I was discussing marriage with—Ethan Thorne.

The comments in front of my eyes continued:

[So sweet I'm crying. The male and female leads have the cutest age gap. Old woman, get lost!]

[Don't worry, don't worry. The Dean will get rid of her with a text message. After all, this is the scene where the leads confirm their feelings. How could the old woman be allowed to be a stumbling block here?]

[Male lead, say yes quickly! Then you can unlock the classroom play tonight! Gotta say, these young couples know how to have fun!]

[I remember that part. The male lead bows down before the female lead. She takes off his glasses and steps on his shoulder, and he pants like a dog. The female side character should reflect on herself. Can her old face still excite the male lead?!]

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Thinking of Ethan's unsatisfied, craving look this morning, I couldn't help but be suspicious.

Are these comments real?

But the next second.

My phone vibrated violently.

The Dean sent a message.

[Sarah, come to my office.]

As soon as I entered the Dean's office, he locked the door and asked with concern:

"Sarah, I heard a student wrote a love letter to Ethan? This could be big or small, you guys have to handle it well."

I knew what he meant. More than a decade ago, the Dean had a favorite student who became a teacher. Because she was young and got along well with the students, a boy in her class soon developed feelings for her and confessed loudly.

As a teacher, she sternly refused.

But unexpectedly, after being rejected, the boy acted extremely radically. He left a suicide note that was practically a confession of love, then turned around and jumped off the school building's roof.

In the end, although he didn't die, his lower body was completely paralyzed. A promising student destined for the Ivy League was ruined.

The parents came to the school and made a huge scene, pointing at the female teacher's nose and calling her a seductive bitch and a slut. They even went to her boyfriend's house to mourn. The teacher was first dumped, then fired, and finally suffered from severe mental illness.

Therefore, facing us young teachers, the Dean would bring this up from time to time to warn us.

"Don't be fooled by some students being introverted. The more introverted the student, the more likely they are to do crazy things."

I thought of the girl who confessed to Ethan.

The female lead mentioned in the comments.

She was the girl with the lowest presence in the class, Lily Evans.

"Also, Ethan has been sponsoring Lily Evans for a year. Did you know about this?"