At that moment, Sefina’s eyes widened, a rare flicker of panic flashing through her wine-red pupils.
This is bad! Big trouble! The pack of diapers that Ellaria had sent due to a misunderstanding was seen by Mia—the class gossip queen—in such a dramatic way!
Mia and Ellaria were completely different. Although Ellaria was of noble status, she was sensitive and knew how to weigh things carefully, making her a good secret keeper.
But Mia… Mia was almost unanimously recognized as the class gossip queen and a big blabbermouth. Eight or nine out of ten rumors, whether true or false, started from her.
What if… what if she accidentally lets something slip and vividly describes to others that “Teacher Sefina might be hiding a shameful secret”?
Wouldn’t the stern teacher image she painstakingly built, the deterrence she just established, be destroyed instantly, turning her into a laughingstock among all the students and teachers?!
Sefina felt a vein throbbing at her temple as she already foresaw the horrifying social death awaiting her.
However, the next second, Mia blinked in surprise and asked a question completely unexpected by Sefina:
“Teacher, do you… have a child?!”
Sefina:
Alright, Sefina instantly calmed down quite a bit.
After all, for anyone with normal thinking, finding diapers in the drawer of a young woman would logically lead them to think of infants rather than some adult incontinence issue.
But… this misunderstanding was exactly what she never wanted to happen!
An unmarried, childless teacher with a loli figure being rumored to be a mother? How could that be?
And at the moment Mia asked that question, even she was stunned.
A strange, sour discomfort quietly crept up in her heart, causing her to subconsciously ignore other more “reasonable” guesses.
A voice in her mind kept repeating: Teacher Sefina actually has a child? Then doesn’t that mean she’s married?
Sefina quickly pressed her temple. Despite the turmoil inside, years of pretending and handling sudden situations allowed her to maintain a perfectly calm, poker face without showing a hint of flaw.
Her mind raced as she instantly wove together an airtight excuse.
In her usual indifferent tone, as if stating the most ordinary fact, she said:
“I don’t have a child. A friend of mine recently had a baby, and this pack of diapers is a gift I’m preparing to give her. It’s just temporarily here with me.”
Sefina’s tone was steady and her expression natural. Coupled with her normally strict and unwavering demeanor, Mia hardly doubted and immediately believed the explanation.
“Ah? Haha, so that’s it.” Mia’s face instantly brightened, the inexplicable weight pressing on her heart lifted, and she couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness, the teacher isn’t married and doesn’t have kids…
Wait? Why do I feel relieved about this?
Sefina’s cold voice cut through Mia’s self-reflection in time:
“Aren’t you going to get up and get out already? Do you really want to experience the super doubled punishment of copying ‘Introduction to Elements’?”
Seeing her cute act utterly fail and knowing well how iron-willed Teacher Sefina was about academic standards, Mia could only accept defeat.
She forced a sheepish smile, nimbly got up from the floor, and said, “Teacher, I’m leaving now!”
Mia quickly slipped out of the office, panic-stricken as she shut the door behind her.
Only when Mia’s figure disappeared beyond the door did Sefina finally exhale, her body relaxing as she leaned back in her chair.
She stared at the overly conspicuous pack of diapers on the floor, her brow slightly furrowed.
It seemed this “source of evil” could no longer stay in the office, lest it cause some other fiasco one day.
But simply throwing it away didn’t seem right either—after all, it was a token of goodwill from Ellaria’s child, albeit based on a huge misunderstanding…
Maybe she should just give it to Lisika? Although it would be useless to her.
A somewhat unscrupulous thought flashed through Sefina’s mind:
Hmm, not impossible…
***
Meanwhile, Mia, having escaped the office, was in a relatively good mood overall.
Although the biggest secret was exposed, she also gained Teacher Sefina’s protection and promise, feeling as if a huge burden had been lifted.
The only downside was… the punishment of copying ‘Introduction to Elements.’
No amount of whining or begging worked—looks like she had no choice but to obediently stay up late and study. Boohoo…
When she returned to the dormitory, Kefi was sitting at her desk, reading a thick magical tome by the warm glow of the Magic Lamp, as serious and hardworking as always.
“You’re back?” Kefi murmured without looking up, her gaze still glued to the pages.
“Yeah, yeah!” Mia replied cheerfully, beginning to search for her copybook and the ‘Introduction to Elements’ textbook.
Only then did Kefi lift her head, pushing up her glasses. Her blue eyes held a trace of concern:
“You seem to be in a good mood today? You’ve been worried all these days before, so has something good happened?”
“Uh… nothing really, just… just figured some things out.”
Mia’s eyes flickered, trying to brush it off vaguely. Being a vampire was something she wanted as few people as possible to know about—even a close friend like Kefi.
Kefi closed her book and turned to face Mia directly, her tone firm:
“I’ve asked you for days, but you never say anything. You really make people worried like this.” She moved a bit closer, those clear, lake-blue eyes seeming to see through her soul.
“Aren’t we good friends?”
Mia quickly waved her hands, shaking her head like a rattle:
“Really, it’s nothing! Maybe… it’s just that the month’s almost over and my allowance is almost gone, so I was a bit anxious, but now I’m okay!” She forced a light smile.
Kefi stared at her for a few seconds and sighed softly, seemingly accepting the explanation for the moment.
But then her small nose twitched slightly, her voice tinged with hesitation and confusion:
“By the way… Mia, why do you smell like… a faint… scent of blood?”
Mia: !!!!!
The atmosphere instantly froze.
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