"Exactly, it's been three hours, and my arms are about to fall off!" Chuer let out a pitiful wail.
Bai Tang glanced over and saw a group of people doing push-ups on the ground, a row of them stretching out—quite a sight.
So it was just training. She thought he was angry.
In that case, she wouldn't disturb the big shot's training. She'd head to the hospital first!
Turning around, Bai Tang left.
Sheng Qi had been about to wrap things up, but his gaze accidentally caught Bai Tang's retreating figure. His brow instantly furrowed, and he coldly withdrew his stare to fix on the group in front of him, his voice dark and low: "After a hundred push-ups each, run another hour around the track!"
Everyone: "..."
Tossing out that order, Sheng Qi turned and left.
The group collapsed onto the ground.
Chuyi grumbled in frustration, "What's up with the boss? He's on a powder keg today!"
"Who knows?" You Yu sighed. "Don't try to guess the boss's mind—you'll never figure it out."
Chuer thought for a moment, then added, "When the sister-in-law came by just now, there was a guy with her."
"Looks like a rival in love. You think the boss is jealous and taking it out on us?"
Chuyi and You Yu exchanged a glance, then stared at Chuer with a look of realization.
"Why didn't you say that earlier?!" Chuyi gritted his teeth.
Chuer looked confused: "You didn't ask me!"
"Do we need to ask you about something this important?" You Yu glared at him fiercely.
Xiaoxi remarked, "Given Chuer's IQ, remembering it now is already decent. Don't make things too hard on him."
Chuer shot Xiaoxi an angry look: "What's wrong with my IQ? I'm super smart!"
The other three responded with a collective cold laugh.
"Damn, you three bastards, just say you're jealous of me!" Chuer snorted arrogantly, turning his head away to ignore them.
The three: "Heh heh..."
Sheng Qi returned to the office, finding it empty.
Pulling out his phone, he dialed directly.
"Hello..."
"Where did you go?" Sheng Qi asked coolly.
"I finished the homework, it's on your desk..."
"I asked where you are?" Sheng Qi cut her off.
"I was just about to drive to the hospital to find Zhang Xiaochu." Bai Tang spoke weakly—the big shot was losing it online!
"I'll be right back!" Bai Tang's survival instincts kicked in, and she hung up quickly.
In less than three minutes, the office door swung open. Bai Tang, panting, said, "I actually just went to the restroom, I was kidding earlier."
"Teacher Sheng, let's get back to our fun teaching session!"
"Going to the hospital? To find Zhang Xiaochu?" Sheng Qi looked at her flatly. "Done with the homework?"
Bai Tang hurried forward, handing him the completed test paper: "All done."
Sheng Qi gave her a cold glance, then picked up another set of test papers and handed them to her: "Keep writing!"
Bai Tang: "..."
"Teacher Sheng, even though I love studying, I think I need to keep a little distance from it to make it even better—"
Under Sheng Qi's ominous gaze, Bai Tang quickly changed the subject: "I love studying! Give me another set for every subject—I can handle it!"
She sat down, grabbed a pen, and started on the test paper.
The whole process was seamless.
Sheng Qi stared at her for a few seconds before looking away, picking up her completed paper to grade.
It seemed the earlier incident with Bai Wu had passed.
A few hours later, when the tutoring session ended, Bai Tang saw it was already eleven o'clock.
Packing her bag, Bai Tang looked at Sheng Qi and smiled: "Teacher Sheng, want to take Student Bai to the hospital? She's all alone and scared!"
"It's late. Zhang Xiaochu should be asleep by now. Go after school tomorrow," Sheng Qi said coldly. "I'll take you home."
Just as Sheng Qi finished speaking, Bai Tang's phone rang.
Sheng Qi stood right beside her, and with one glance, he saw the name "Zhang Xiaochu" on her screen. In an instant, his face darkened.