"That's different..." Chen Shanshan said through her sobs, "Back then, even though my brother rejected you, the way he looked at you was still so tender. But when our teacher looks at me, it's just like he's looking at a student."
"Well, you *are* his student." Tianxin said with some confusion, "When you first liked him, he didn't know. As a teacher, how could he casually have feelings for his student? Besides, relationships like this need time to grow. When two people are together for long enough, they naturally develop a dependence on each other."
"So what you're saying is, if I work hard enough, I can make our teacher like me??" Chen Shanshan sniffled for a while, then asked hopefully.
"Uh... I can't guarantee the outcome, but if you work hard at it, at least you won't look back with regrets, right?" Tianxin thought carefully and answered very seriously.
