Chapter 41 (1/2)

Chapter 41: Before Class

The Electives Department had it’s own mess hall wherein the teachers and students ate in separate areas The food was rather good – well, according to your average teacher at any rate

Lan Jue carried his tray to a nearby corner and sat, having only picked a plate of steaetables and a bowl of rice

“You eat so little, Mr Lan!” Jin Yan’ fair voice reached him as she placed her tray across from him and sat

Lan Jue sry”

“But you’re so tall and strong,” she replied with a sh nutrition there”

Lan Jue only laughed

So accustomed to fine cuisine, Lan Jue had lost his taste for theon his plate Not a grain of rice went to waste If the food wasn’t to your liking you could eat less, but you absolutely must not waste

Lan Jue made no effort to press the conversation further, so Jin Yan ate in silence

After he’d finished Lan Juequietly until Jin Yan had cleaned her plate But he was sure not to stare – after all, staring at young women was not polite

Even still, Jin Yan’s pretty face still grew slightly flushed It had been somewhat abrupt, she felt, to sit beside him in the mess hall But for reasons she didn’t quite understand Lan Jue’s every word and deed htest bit aard

“All done” Finishi+ng off her last bite she glanced at Lan Jue’s cleaned plate She sood habit”

His only response was to s his own tray to the drop-off counter

“So this afternoon is your first class, Mr Lan Would you mind if I sat in?” She’d known him for only a very short while, but Jin Yan’s interest in Lan Jue had grown considerably This young gentle seemed almost perfect to her It was the first time she had felt this way

“Of course! It would be my pleasure,” he said with an ah his peach-colored hair, ether in the center of his head all thefro around him as he sauntered towards the alumni’s section He hadn’t any friends lately, but it hardly bothered hi is an announcement,” a melodious fe It appeared to be a school-wide broadcast, so he was curious what it had to say

“Announcing a new Elective Course: Etiquette and Lifestyle Training The first class will commence at two o’clock this afternoon Instructor Lan Jue leading Any students with time and interest are invited to attend”