Chapter Three Hundred and Twenty: What Should Little Ma Match With Again?
Actually, Sang Zhe didn’t really mind kids having early crushes.
Let’s not even get started on whether kids at this age know what real love is.
Just the experience of those innocent feelings, Sang Zhe thought, is very important for kids.
But Huo Ming wasn’t his younger brother.
He was just a teacher. The one who could make that decision was his parent, Huo Ningxue.
Since Huo Ningxue didn’t want Huo Ming to experience the taste of puppy love at such a young age, Sang Zhe had to think of a way to let him experience the heartbreak of unrequited love instead.
But after all, Huo Ming was a little prince, and it wouldn’t be appropriate to directly hurt the kid’s self-esteem.
What method could he use to subtly let the little prince experience heartbreak?
…You won’t believe it. There really was one.
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The next day, as usual, little prince Huo Ming found various excuses to cozy up to his crush, the little goddess Xu Ru, after class.
“Ru Jie, what snacks do you want to eat tomorrow? I can bring you some from the palace.”
“No need, I’m on a diet. Can’t eat anything too sweet.”
Although Huo Ming was still young, that eager demeanor already showed signs of being a love-struck puppy.
Not gonna fly! This budding tendency had to be nipped in the bud.
And just then.
“Little Prince.” Sang Zhe’s voice suddenly rang out at the classroom door.
Not only Huo Ming, but quite a few classmates turned to look.
Then, these fresh-faced youths felt a small shock.
At the door, Sang Zhe was grinning at Huo Ming. Behind him stood seven or eight extraordinarily glamorous and voluptuous tall beauties.
They were dressed in revealing outfits that highlighted their figures, with heavy makeup, seductive laughter, and curves that were simply jaw-dropping.
It’s no wonder even Huo Ming was left dazed; even the well-versed Xiang Zimo and Young Master Cao couldn’t help but steal a few glances.
Beside them, Xu Ru saw those babes in their scandalous clothes, her cheeks instantly turned crimson, muttering softly, “How can they dress so shamelessly…”
“What are you standing there for? Come over here!” Sang Zhe beckoned Huo Ming.
With a dumbfounded look, the little prince approached, blushing so hard that he couldn’t bring himself to look at the group of alluring beauties behind Sang Zhe.
“T-T-Teacher, what’s up?”
“What’s up? Did you forget?”
Sang Zhe looked puzzled and said, “Didn’t your sister tell me you wanted to find a private tutor?”
“I thought since the little prince is so diligent, I’d find you a teacher for all subjects overnight.”
T-Teacher? The little prince was stunned.
These enchanting beauties, looking at him like he was a tender lamb ready for slaughter, were nothing like the teachers he had in mind.
“Are they really…”
“Let me introduce them to you.”
Sang Zhe pulled the little prince over to the beauties, introducing one by one: “This is Miss Wu Xue, your Chinese teacher. This is Miss Cai Hua, your math teacher. And here’s Miss You Ya, your English teacher, and Miss Tao Gu, your physics teacher…”
Each one of these beauties was now gazing at the fair-skinned, lovely little lad with warmth and flirtation.
“Hello, little prince.”
One couldn’t hold back any longer, gently tugging him and pulling him into the circle, leaning close to his ear and whispering sweetly, “You’d better study~ hard~ now.”
Huo Ming’s face was completely red.
In the middle of all these tall beauties, his head barely made it to their chest level, and he was overwhelmed by the scents of perfume and femininity.
The dazzling display around him made him dizzy, feeling like his head was the smallest of all.
“Little prince~”
“Little prince~”
The soft, sultry whispers gradually lulled Huo Ming into a daze.
He vaguely saw his goddess Xu Ru across the room, looking unhappy, pouting at him.
Her wet eyes appeared a bit resentful and sulky.
“Hmph.” Finally, the little girl huffed and turned to leave.
“N-No, Ru Jie, let me explain—”
The little prince tried to hold on, but surrounded by the older sisters, moving even a step forward would mean bumping into a row of softness.
In the end, he could only cry without tears, watch his goddess walk away from him.
He, too, was whisked away by a pack of sisters like a sheep to a secluded study room.
After Huo Ming left, Young Master Cao couldn’t help but lean over to Sang Zhe and remarked, “Brother Sang, the little prince is quite bold at such a young age, isn’t he?”
“What do you mean? They’re all proper teachers, each a mentor who can enlighten lives. The little prince is genuinely going for extra lessons.”
Sang Zhe glanced at Huo Ming’s retreating figure and couldn’t help but cluck his tongue:
“Nevertheless.”
“A little horse needs a big cart to match!”
Young Master Cao: “?”
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That night, after a long day of intensive study, the little prince returned to the palace, dazed and dazed.
Sang Zhe was chatting about state affairs with Huo Ningxue when he saw Huo Ming and immediately approached him with concern.
“Min Min, how did your lesson go today?”
Huo Ming hung his little head, speechless.
“What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?”
At Huo Ningxue’s concern, Huo Ming slowly raised his head, revealing his pitiful little eyes brimming with tears.
After a long while, the little prince finally broke down and cried.
“Waaa… Ru Jie, Ru Jie ignored me…”
He was crying heartbreaking sobs. Anyone who heard it felt tears welling up.
Huo Ningxue was clearly at a loss for words, trying to comfort him with a balanced tone.
“Min Min, you’re still young. It’s a bit premature to think about romantic feelings at your age. Right now, you should focus on your studies, work hard, and cultivate so one day you can take over for your sister and become a great ruler—”
“I don’t want to be a great ruler!”
Huo Ming suddenly shouted in anger and frustration: “I never wanted to be a good emperor; can’t my sister just keep ruling?”
“Why do you have to impose your dreams on me? I don’t care about this emperor nonsense! I just want Ru Jie to pay attention to me again!”
Huo Ningxue’s expression gradually turned serious, speaking earnestly: “Min Min, you can’t say that! The future of the Holy Kingdom doesn’t depend solely on your sister. Only you can lead the Holy Kingdom to lasting peace! Have you forgotten what your sister told you about Mother—”
“Don’t mention Mother! She died when I was born; I’ve never even seen her. What kind of mother is that—”
Slap.
With a dull thud, Huo Ming stared blankly, clutching his swollen cheek, looking at Huo Ningxue with a complex and cold expression.
“You’ve made your sister… very disappointed.”
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