Together Forever

Chapter 6.3

Quietly Advancing and Retreating

Tong Yan contemplated for another long while before sending her text in reply: My phone battery might have died when I left the hospital, so I didn't see your reply.

A text came back very quickly: No problem. I understand. TK

A very normal response, but coming from him, she could not help mulling repeatedly over it.

As she thought about those five phone calls, she quickly sent another text: As long as my phone is on, I will always answer any calls. Next time, if the screen doesn't indicate that the call's been answered, that means my phone must be shut off.

Gu Pingsheng: Alright. TK

Such a concise reply. He was probably busy? She set her mobile phone down on her desk and pulled out a textbook to read, only to discover that the one she grabbed was her International Commercial Arbitration Law textbook. Fine, arbitration it was, then. She would treat it as early reviewing for her final exam. Right as she was about to settle into serious studying, her mobile phone unexpectedly vibrated again.

Have you drunk warm water yet? TK

Yup.

Is your throat sore? TK

A little ...

Tomorrow morning, if it's still sore, send me a text and I'll go get you some antibiotics. TK

Mm.

When she finished typing this one word, she could not refrain from adding another question: Teacher Gu, you're home now?

But after she had written "Teacher Gu," she suddenly deleted it again and changed it so that she simply wrote, "You're home now?"

I'm still in Administration. I'm talking to the dean about the courses I'll teach next semester. TK

Next semester?

Next semester, Maritime Law. TK

Tong Yan remembered, he had once said that he might only be teaching for this one term. Now, however, he was discussing his courses for next semester, so that meant he would be continuing to stay in Shanghai and continuing to stay in their school? Oh, why was she all of a sudden feeling so happy?

After several days, this news had basically spread throughout the entire faculty, and the ones most thrilled about it were the students. During Wednesday's Commercial Arbitration class, a few of the female students simply could not hold it in any longer and forced the class prefect to personally ask Gu Pingsheng.

At the end of class, Class Prefect grinningly raised his hand. "Teacher Gu, one last question."

Gu Pingsheng was holding a black thermos flask and drinking water from it. Seeing his raised hand, he nodded at him to speak.

"Teacher Gu, we want to know, what are you teaching next semester?" Class Prefect seemed to feel that his behavior was a little too eager and so, with a very proper expression, he added, "It's so we can buy the learning materials in advance."

"Maritime Law. But you guys don't need to get any learning materials. Next semester, I intend on printing out the materials, so you will not need to buy any additional textbooks."

From down below, a string of "whoa, yeah, whoa" rang up from the class in low cries of approval.

Since first-year university, for each course, the teacher would provide in advance a list of any required textbooks or references. Those who had the money would go buy them and those who did not would borrow the books to photocopy. In reality, they discovered in the end that it really did not make much of a difference whether you had the books or not because there were the notes taken in class anyway ... But, out of respect for the teacher, they still needed to make the preparations.