Flirting? So What?

"Damn, why are you staring at me?" The burly guy felt Ethan Parker's intense gaze, even from a distance. He walked toward Ethan, cursing.

"What's wrong with looking at you? Got a problem with that?" Ethan retorted, not backing down.

Ethan could see the guy clearly from afar, but the guy couldn't make out Ethan until he got closer. Realizing it was Ethan Parker, he immediately turned fearful and ingratiating: "Oh, it's you, Ethan. No problem, you can look as much as you want..."

No one dared mess with Ethan Parker; he could beat you up without a second thought. The burly guy thought, better not provoke him.

Ethan didn't intend to cause trouble. He patted the guy's shoulder and said, "No worries, I just wanted to tell you, a man's underwear shouldn't be too flashy. Keep it low-key..."

Watching Ethan walk away, the guy was dumbfounded: how did he know about my taste in underwear?

Ethan remembered Amelia waiting for him in the office and hurried to the faculty building. Why was she looking for him? Could it be she liked him and wanted to ask him out?

Thinking of Amelia's more mature body compared to Ava Bennett's, Ethan almost drooled. Should he take a peek? But he quickly dismissed the idea.

Reaching the office door, Ethan habitually walked in without knocking. Amelia was playing QQ Landlord on the computer. Seeing Ethan, she blushed, feeling embarrassed to be caught playing games during work. "Ethan Parker, can't you knock before entering?"

"If you have a clear conscience, you don't fear ghosts knocking. Amelia, are you guilty of something?" Ethan grinned.

"Are you saying you're a ghost?" Amelia seized on his words, giving him a wry smile.

Ethan wasn't one to fall into his own trap. "I said 'don't fear ghosts knocking,' and I didn't knock."

Amelia was speechless. You didn't knock, so why mention ghosts? She asked, "So, what did you mean by 'clear conscience'?"

"Nothing, just talking. You overthink, like this Lenovo computer," Ethan pointed at the Lenovo PC on the desk.

"...!" Amelia was at a loss for words. What kind of student is this? Luckily, no other teachers were around, or she'd be mortified!

"Alright, enough chit-chat. Amelia, why did you call me?" Ethan tried not to glance at her chest, fearing he might lose control and use the x-ray vision.

Amelia felt like banging her head against the wall. He'd stolen her line! She wanted to say: "Ethan, do you know why I called you?"

"Don't you have something to say?" Amelia continued her original line of questioning.

"Me? Say what? Oh, right, Amelia, I found wearing contacts more comfortable, so I put them back on myself. I was going to ask you, but didn't want to bother you," Ethan started making things up.

"Yeah, how else could you copy others' papers without glasses!" Amelia sneered.

"What copying? Amelia, what are you talking about?" Ethan feigned ignorance. She didn't catch me red-handed, so how could she know?

Amelia didn't answer. She grabbed a stack of papers from her desk, throwing the top two at Ethan. "Explain these!"

Ethan looked at the papers and broke into a sweat. It was his and William's tests. In his haste, he hadn't made any changes, so the errors were identical.

"Don't tell me it's a coincidence," Amelia said.

"Uh... actually, the world is full of coincidences," Ethan chuckled nervously. "If there are similarities, it's purely coincidental."

Coincidence my foot, Amelia thought, fuming. Ethan, however, was eyeing Amelia's heaving chest through her slightly open neckline.

Should I use x-ray vision? Just for a moment? No, a voice in his head said. She's your teacher!

What teacher? She's only three years older. An older woman is a treasure. Don't deceive yourself. Another voice argued, why not look? It's a free peek.

Ethan stared at her ample bosom, swallowing hard. Wasn't she tempting him? Alone in the room, wasn't she afraid he'd assault her?

No, he couldn't control himself! Ethan turned his face away, deciding he'd need to change his sheets tonight. (If you don't get this, you're pure. If you do, you're just as ambiguous as the author. If you're thinking lewd thoughts, you're worse than Liu Lei... Liu Lei? See "Rebirth: Chasing Beauty," ID: 86766).

Amelia noticed Ethan's intense gaze. Though older, she was still inexperienced, initially thinking as a teacher, he wouldn't dare. But seeing his lustful eyes, she felt flustered.

"Hmph!" Amelia stood, pulling her collar up. "Ethan Parker, look at what you've done! Skipping classes, fighting, cheating on exams, only flirting with female classmates left!"

Amelia blushed, recalling his earlier look. Was that flirting?

Ethan wasn't fazed. Through middle and high school, he'd developed a thick skin. "Flirting? So what?" he muttered, remembering teasing Ava Bennett and getting slapped.