Forcibly Taken by My Student’s Mother - Chapter 25.2

Chapter 25.2: Lu Xuelan Noticed Her Softening

Su Xiaowan hugged her from behind, their bodies pressed together, laughter ringing out clearly.

Lu Xuelan’s expression darkened inch by inch.

She stood at the door, silent, just watching quietly.

The two in the pool finally sensed that something was wrong.

Their backs felt chilled, as if they were being stared at by some cold-blooded animal.

Tao Yao stopped her movements first and looked back.

The next second, her smile froze on her face.

Su Xiaowan followed suit and looked back, then let out a yelp, released her grip, and shrank back into the water.

“M-Mommy…” she stuttered, “Y-you’re back…”

Lu Xuelan did not respond.

Stepping in her high heels, she walked in one step at a time, her footsteps exceptionally clear in the empty pool area. Finally, she stopped at the edge of the pool, looking down at the two in the water from a commanding height.

Her gaze lingered on Tao Yao for two seconds before moving to Su Xiaowan’s face.

“Get out.” She spat out two words.

Su Xiaowan scrambled onto the shore trembling, and Tao Yao followed silently.

The two stood side by side like two elementary school students who had done something wrong. Water droplets dripped down their bodies, forming a small puddle at their feet.

Lu Xuelan’s gaze landed on Su Xiaowan.

“The matchmaking website—what’s that about?”

Su Xiaowan’s heart skipped a beat, but she still feigned composure: “W-what matchmaking website? I don’t know…”

“Su Xiaowan.” Lu Xuelan’s voice was calm, yet it made Su Xiaowan’s legs go soft. “I’m asking one more time. The matchmaking website—what’s that about?”

Knowing she couldn’t hide it anymore, Su Xiaowan simply let it all out: “I just saw that you’ve been single for too long and have such a bad temper, so I wanted to find you a girlfriend! I was doing it for your own good!”

“For my own good?” Lu Xuelan laughed, a laugh that made Su Xiaowan’s scalp go numb. “Hanging my personal information on the internet and letting strangers harass me—that’s called ‘for my own good’?”

“That wasn’t harassment, it was matchmaking!” Su Xiaowan was still being stubborn. “I specifically paid for a Diamond membership to let the site filter high-quality candidates for you. Look, there are several sisters with especially good conditions…”

Her voice grew smaller and smaller as Lu Xuelan’s expression became increasingly terrible.

“You’ve been ill-tempered lately precisely because you lack the nourishment of love, so I wanted to help you find a girlfriend. What’s wrong with that?” Su Xiaowan muttered softly. “You can’t find one yourself, so is it not okay for me to help you find one…”

Lu Xuelan closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, there was a dark fire in them.

She turned toward Tao Yao.

“Teacher Tao.” She asked, “Did you know about this?”

Tao Yao’s heart thundered; she had only one thought in her mind: I don’t know, even if she kills me I can’t admit I knew.

She shook her head frantically: “N-no, I didn’t.”

Lu Xuelan stared at her for a few seconds, seemingly judging the truthfulness of her words.

Tao Yao was so nervous her palms were sweating, but she still struggled to maintain her composure.

Ultimately, Lu Xuelan averted her gaze.

She looked back at Su Xiaowan.

“Since you like swimming so much,” she spoke slowly, “you can swim to your heart’s content today. One hundred laps. You are not allowed to come ashore until you finish.”

Su Xiaowan’s eyes widened: “What? A hundred laps? I’ll die of exhaustion!”

“Don’t worry.” Lu Xuelan tilted her chin toward the female bodyguards waiting at the door. “They will watch you; they won’t let you drown.”

Two tall female bodyguards walked in and stood on either side of the pool.

“Start,” Lu Xuelan said.

“I don’t want to!” Su Xiaowan retreated. “This is abuse! Help! Teacher Tao, save me!!”

Su Xiaowan looked at Tao Yao, desperately begging for help.

Tao Yao felt pity in her heart, but she didn’t dare speak up. Lu Xuelan was currently in a fit of rage; if she spoke up for Su Xiaowan, she might end up drawing the fire to herself.

“Teacher Tao…” Su Xiaowan cried out pitifully.

“Don’t call me.” Tao Yao turned her face away. “You sought your own death; take responsibility for it yourself.”

Su Xiaowan was in despair.

She was “invited” into the water by the bodyguards and began to swim lap after lap.

Initially, she swam quite fast, but after a dozen laps, her speed slowed down. After twenty laps, she started panting heavily, and after thirty, she was relying entirely on willpower to keep going.

“I was wrong… Mommy, I was wrong…” she wailed while swimming. “I really know I was wrong now…”

Lu Xuelan remained unmoved, sitting on a lounge chair by the pool, watching coldly.

Tao Yao stood to the side, watching with trepidation.

This was… too brutal.

Even though Su Xiaowan truly deserved a lesson, a hundred laps could really kill someone.

She hesitated repeatedly before finally speaking softly: “Director Lu, wouldn’t a hundred laps be too many? Xiaowan, she…”

“Teacher Tao.” Lu Xuelan interrupted her and turned her head. “Do you feel bad for her?”

Tao Yao was choked up.

“If you feel bad, you can go down and swim with her,” Lu Xuelan said. “Or… come with me.”

She stood up and walked toward the other side of the pool.

There was another smaller pool there, partitioned off; it was a massage tub, rarely used.

Tao Yao’s heart skipped a beat.

She didn’t want to go, but Lu Xuelan had already reached that side and looked back at her.

That look clearly said: Come here.

Tao Yao gritted her teeth and forced herself to follow.

Lu Xuelan pointed to a chair by the tub: “Sit.”

Tao Yao sat down obediently.

She was still wearing that black one-piece swimsuit, which clung to her body while wet, making her feel uneasy. She instinctively wrapped herself in a towel and dipped her feet into the water, kicking lightly as if to subconsciously relieve her tension.

Lu Xuelan glanced at her and turned toward the locker room.

After a while, she came out.

Tao Yao looked up, and her breath hitched instantly.

Lu Xuelan had changed her swimsuit.

It was a black halter-neck bikini with an incredibly small amount of fabric, barely covering anything. Straps so thin they looked like they’d snap with a tug went around her neck and crossed over her back, revealing a large expanse of smooth skin. The front featured a deep V-cut, with clear cleavage; her waist was slender, and her flat belly didn’t have a trace of fat—she didn’t look like someone who had given birth at all.

Tao Yao quickly averted her gaze, staring at the water’s surface, her heart thundering like a drum.

Lu Xuelan walked over and sat down beside her.

Her long legs dipped into the water, and her knee touched Tao Yao’s leg as if by chance.

Tao Yao pulled her feet back like she’d been electrocuted.

“What’s wrong?” Lu Xuelan tilted her head to look at her, water droplets rolling off her eyelashes. “Does Teacher Tao not like swimming with me?”

“N-no…” Tao Yao’s voice was tight.

“Then you like being with Xiaowan.” Lu Xuelan’s tone carried no discernible emotion. “Seeing her hug you, laughing so happily.”

Tao Yao didn’t know how to respond.

She could feel the low pressure emanating from Lu Xuelan, even more intense than when she was facing Su Xiaowan earlier.

It was clearly a kind of… jealous fury.

“I…” she opened her mouth. “We were just playing around.”

“Playing?” Lu Xuelan laughed softly. “You seemed to be playing quite happily.”

She suddenly stood up and grabbed Tao Yao’s wrist.

“Since you’re here, swim a lap with me.”

Tao Yao was pulled into the water.

The warm water instantly enveloped her entire body. Lu Xuelan’s hand still held her wrist; underwater, her palm was pressed tightly against her pulse.

“Your heart is racing,” Lu Xuelan said in a low voice, her words somewhat blurred against the ripples of the water.

“The… the water is a bit cold…” Tao Yao made up a random excuse.

Lu Xuelan moved closer to her.

Their bodies were almost touching underwater. Tao Yao could feel the warmth of the other’s skin and the rising and falling curves beneath that pitifully small swimsuit.

“Then I’ll help warm you up,” Lu Xuelan said.

Her other hand slid around Tao Yao’s waist, pulling her into her embrace.

Tao Yao’s eyes widened, and she wanted to retreat, but behind her was the pool wall; there was no escape.

“Director Lu…”

“Teacher Tao.” Lu Xuelan interrupted her, her voice low and husky. “Do you want me to go on blind dates with other people?”

Tao Yao was stunned.

“Watching me meet people, going on dates…” Lu Xuelan’s forehead rested against hers, her breath right there. “Do you have no heart?”

Tao Yao’s heart hammered frantically. She heard the anger in Lu Xuelan’s voice, along with a hidden trace of grievance.

“I… I didn’t…” she said softly. “That was Xiaowan’s idea. I tried to talk her out of it, but she wouldn’t listen…”

“So you just let her run wild?” Lu Xuelan’s hand stroked her cheek, her thumb rubbing against the corner of her mouth. “Seeing me being hung on a matchmaking site—you didn’t care at all?”

Tao Yao’s breathing became erratic.

Did she care?

She didn’t know.

She only knew that when she saw the photos of those blind date candidates, she felt a vague sense of discomfort in her heart.

“I…” she opened her mouth, but couldn’t speak.

Looking at her panicked eyes, Lu Xuelan sighed.

“Teacher Tao, I’m not angry anymore,” she said in a low voice. “But can you comfort me a little?”

Comfort? What kind of comfort?

Before Tao Yao could react, Lu Xuelan had already kissed her.

This time, there was no warning, no testing.

After being interrupted twice in a row, Lu Xuelan had clearly lost her patience. She directly cupped the back of Tao Yao’s head, pinned her against the edge of the pool, and pressed her lips down fiercely.

Tao Yao’s mind went blank.

By the time she realized what was happening, their lips and teeth were already meeting.

Lu Xuelan’s kiss carried anger and possessiveness, forcefully prying open her teeth and driving deep. Her tongue swept across the roof of her mouth, hooking her tongue and tangling relentlessly.

Tao Yao felt weak all over, barely able to stand.

Her first kiss… was gone just like that.

In the water, with her student’s parent, pinned against the edge of a pool and kissed forcefully.

Ahhh—

Tao Yao roared in her heart.

But her body betrayed her. After the initial shock, she actually… did not push the other woman away.

She even began to respond unskillfully under Lu Xuelan’s guidance.

Lu Xuelan noticed her softening and kissed even deeper. One hand cupped the back of her head, while the other arm tightened around her waist underwater, pressing their bodies together without a single gap.

The water rippled, and their body temperatures rose.

Tao Yao gradually got swept up in it, moving from initial passive endurance to instinctively turning the tables. She learned from Lu Xuelan’s movements, using the tip of her tongue to lick the roof of the other’s mouth and lightly nibbling her lips, the entanglement becoming even more passionate.

Lu Xuelan gave a soft laugh, allowing her to take the lead, putting on an appearance of being there for the taking.

It wasn’t until both of them were out of breath that they pulled apart slightly.

An ambiguous silver thread stretched between their lips, glistening in the light reflected off the water.

Tao Yao’s lips were swollen from the kiss and her eyes were misty. Lu Xuelan looked down at her; the anger in her eyes had dissipated, replaced by a deep desire.

“Teacher Tao.” Her voice was husky. “Close your eyes. Be serious.”

As if bewitched, Tao Yao obediently closed her eyes.

Then, another kiss landed.

This one was much gentler, like a comfort or a reward. Lu Xuelan meticulously traced the shape of her lips, lightly sucking her lower lip, her tongue gently exploring and entangling with hers.

Tao Yao completely succumbed.

She forgot where she was; she forgot Su Xiaowan, who was still desperately swimming in the next pool; she forgot everything.

She only felt Lu Xuelan’s lips, Lu Xuelan’s tongue, and Lu Xuelan’s hand caressing her waist.

It wasn’t until the kiss ended that Tao Yao slowly came back to her senses.

She opened her eyes and met Lu Xuelan’s deep gaze.

Then, she realized what she had just done.

Not only did she not resist, she… she actually enjoyed it?

Ahhh—

Tao Yao’s face turned completely red in an instant. She violently pushed Lu Xuelan away, scrambled out of the water using both hands and feet, grabbed her towel to wrap herself up, and ran out without looking back.

“Teacher Tao.” Lu Xuelan called out to her from behind.

Tao Yao’s footsteps paused, but she didn’t dare turn back.

“Your clothes,” Lu Xuelan said. “I’ll have the driver take you back.”

Only then did Tao Yao remember that her clothes were still in the locker room.

With a red face, she quickly dashed into the locker room, changed, and then rushed out of the villa as if fleeing for her life.

The driver Lu Xuelan arranged was already waiting at the door. Tao Yao dove into the car, keeping her head down the whole way, not daring to say a single word.

The driver seemed used to this kind of silence and drove quietly.

Tao Yao leaned against the car window, her mind a complete mess.

What… what exactly was she doing just now?

She actually kissed Lu Xuelan—and kissed her twice.

And the second time, she had even been the one to take the lead.

Crazy.

She must have gone crazy.