"Hmm! Hmm~"

Listening to music in his earphones, Xiao Jun finally arrived at his lecture hall, making his way to his seat somewhere in the middle without paying much attention to people around him.

They on the other hand, looked seemingly dazed, while staring at Xiao Jun; his appearance was indeed quite different from before; unlike the bland looks from before, he was like a vibrant sun right now.

Be it his curly white hair, which bounced softly with each step he took, his sapphire blue pupils hidden underneath the thick, long eyelashes, and that uninterested gaze as he scanned the hall

The skin was so smooth, it felt like he was some newborn, like someone just polished a statue with some jade.

His neat posture as he walked with confidence and adjusted the earphones as he sat down while humming some songs and adjusting his bag

All the while, students were staring, unable to tear their eyes away. Some were whispering to each other, while others were just watching in silence, completely caught off guard by the striking figure that was blending into the background without even trying.

"That's Xiao Jun, isn't it??"

"What the hell happened?? It's just been a week, right?!"

"Just what sort of skincare is that???"

"Should we go ask him?"

Everyone was full of curiosity and awe as they watched him, and there were even more who couldn't take back that curiosity.

"Hey?" and among many, a girl finally stepped in with some courage, sliding the strand of hair hanging on corners, behind her ears, "How have you been?" she questioned with a soft smile.

"It's been a week; where were you?" She asked, and Xiao Jun, a bit taken aback and confused by this random conversation, took out the earphones from his ears while looking at that girl with confusion.

'Since when did these people become curious about me?' He was confused, but just then his attention went to her hands, as she was slowly covering Xiao Jun's hands with hers.

"You are good in business studies, right? I had some questions." She said, trying to assert her presence, but to her surprise, Xiao Jun took out his arms and, with a scoff on his face, rejected her advances, "I'm not good at any studies; ask the front benchers."

"You—!!!" The girl looked extremely offended, but before she could lash out, the other students suddenly surrounded Xiao Jun, tossing that girl away from him.

"Hey! Xiao Jun! Dude, it's been a while."

"Where were you?"

"We were going out for dinner tonight; wanna join?"

"What kind of skin care do you have?"

They showered him with questions and offers; it was like watching bees buzzing around the honey. Even Xiao Jun was flustered with the sudden rise in his popularity, but the crowd instantly came to an immediate silence as a loud hand smashed over the wooden desk.

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"Get back to your seats!"

The voice rang across the lecture hall; the attention of the crowd was instantly diverted towards the source of commotion, and there stood a mysterious man over the stage of the lecture hall.

Dressed in an impeccable white shirt and black pants with a black vest and tie over it, he was like the radiant seal of heavens, short black hairs and these familiar golden eyes hidden under the transparent round glasses.

'An ancestor??!!??!!'

Xiao Jun's mind immediately went blank the moment he saw that familiar face; he almost collapsed on the ground even as he was already sitting down as he watched Ao Shen grin while turning his head towards the digital screen.

"My name is 'Ao Shen'..." he introduced himself while writing down his name on the screen, "From today onwards I'm your professor for 'Games Theory' and advanced Micro and Macro Economics. Nice to meet you all!"

Ao Shen finished his introductions with a little soft smile on his face; the whole class was instantly mesmerised by his looks, and the lecture hall fell into stunned silence.

For a moment, no one moved. The air felt like it had been sucked out of the room as every pair of eyes locked onto Ao Shen, who stood there with the kind of aura that didn’t just command attention—it demanded it.

Even the girl who had been attempting to flirt with Xiao Jun was left staring, her irritation completely forgotten at the moment.

"Wait… is he a new professor?!" someone whispered, barely able to contain the disbelief.

"Are you kidding? He looks like he walked out of a runway, not an economics department!"

"Bro… How is that fair? He looks younger than some of us!"

"I thought professors were supposed to be middle-aged and balding… not THAT."

Murmurs began rippling through the class. Some students subtly leaned toward their friends, while others blatantly pulled out their phones to snap pictures, whispering theories and gossip.

Meanwhile, Xiao Jun was the only one who seemed petrified in plain horror, internally screaming.

‘WHAT IS HE DOING HERE???’

His eyes twitched as he shifted his butt into his seat, praying for invisibility. But Ao Shen’s sharp gaze effortlessly cut through the crowd, landing directly on him with a playful little chuckle on his face.

That small grin.

The one that spelt trouble.

'Fuck!!!!! My!!!!! Life!!!!!'

Xiao Jun nearly choked.

"Hey… Isn’t he staring at Xiao Jun?"

"Wait, wait—you’re right!"

"What kind of plot twist is this? How does he know the new professor??"

As if on cue, Ao Shen gently placed the pen down and leaned casually against the desk, arms crossed as he scanned the crowd with lazy amusement.

"Ah… Xiao Jun." His voice dropped slightly, laced with playful menace. "You’re not going to ignore your 'new professor,' are you?"

Every head in the room snapped toward Xiao Jun.

His palms started sweating as he forced an awkward smile, sinking even deeper into his seat., "...Hello, Professor Ao Shen."

"Oh? So polite. Since when?" Ao Shen smirked, visibly enjoying his discomfort. The whispers inside class suddenly intensified.

"No way. Did the professor just call him by name?!"

"Is Xiao Jun his relative or something??"

People were full of curiosity, and out of dozens of random theories, the words of some students sitting right beside Xiao Jun caught his attention.

"Relative as a professor? This screams trouble..."

Xiao Jun immediately clenched his fists under the desk. 'He definitely is.'

Ao Shen couldn't hold his chuckle and, quite amused, finally turned his back towards the screen. "Don't make big issues out of little things, students; Xiao Jun is just my nephew, but I assure everyone that I will treat every student fairly. Now then, let's start with the first chapter of macroeconomics."

Ao Shen started the class, but unlike the chaos brewing inside Xiao Jun's head, Ao Shen was quite a good teacher. He explained definitions in deep detail, told stories about the names of specialists inside the books to make them more memorable, and explained every theory with made-up stories for more details.

The students who had lost their minds temporarily over his mere appearance were now dazed at his teaching skills. Hours had already passed by as he taught his three subjects in a row, but even by the middle of the afternoon, when most students started to yawn and lose energy,

Ao Shen's lectures, on the other hand, made them even more energetic; even the students who had run away to the halls or gardens to pass their time returned back to the lecture hall.

And the lecture hall, which is usually half empty, became full of a crowd, even many standing by the corners, who weren't even economics majors in the first place.

"So with this! Let's end the first day of lectures!" Ao Shen finally ended the lectures, and while adjusting his glasses over his nose, finally snapped out the dazed students all over the lecture hall.

"It's already over?"

"What's the time?"

"It's 3:47 already?!"

"What the hell? That fast!!!"

Students were left stunned; even Xiao Jun stood up in shock; he himself didn't realise when the shock of Ao Shen being his professor got replaced by the joy of learning at the moment.

'What the hell was that?! How the hell even was that?! Since when is he so good?! How is he so good?! When did he even learn all those subjects?! Isn't he from ancient ages?!'

There were numbers in questions flooding his mind, but his gaze was suddenly caught by Ao Shen's playful smile.

'On the way here...'

'Ancestor?!' Xiao Jun heard Ao Shen's voice ringing directly in his head, 'What do you mean by on the way here?!'

'I learnt everything on the way here.' Ao Shen giggled and, with a smirk, left the hall, leaving the whole lecture hall full of excited students and blank-headed Xiao Jun.

'What took humanity a thousand years... He learnt it just on the way here?' Shivers ran down his very spine; with enhanced cultivation, he was also capable of something similar, but that will also take him at least a month, but for Ao Shen to do it casually while on the way

'Just what level of mystery over heaven and earth does he have?'