A Straight Man’s Online Romance Leads to a School Board Daddy

Ming Ying fell in love.

It started the first day he flew to New York. At the airport, a blonde, blue-eyed hottie who could speak Chinese approached him and asked for his number.

As a pure-hearted straight man, Ming Ying naturally didn’t refuse.

So he waited and waited and waited, until finally, an unfamiliar WhatsApp account initiated a conversation.

The profile picture was a bit strange; it was a photo of the N University campus.

The name was also a bit strange; it was a Chinese name.

He probed cautiously: Hello, who r you?

The other side replied after a long time: Airport.

Ah! It was that hottie who speaks Chinese!

Initially, the hottie didn’t talk much, displaying a cold aloofness completely opposite to her image. Ming Ying shared his daily life, and the other party occasionally replied with a line.

After chatting more often, Ming Ying realized that when he brought up topics that needed comforting, the other party would reply more.

For example, when he said he watched a match today and his team lost.
The other party consoled him, saying it’s normal, the ball is round, and they can win it back next time.

For example, when he said it was raining again in New York and the weather sucked.
The other party replied: Remember to bring an umbrella. Don’t be sad; you’ll see a rainbow tomorrow.

Adrift alone and dirt poor, Ming Ying cherished this relationship immensely.
He thought, he had fallen in love.

Until one day, while rushing against a deadline, Ming Ying complained: Our architectural studies professor is quite handsome, but why is his heart so cruel? The homework is always this difficult!
The other party didn’t reply.

The next day, an undercurrent surged through the architectural studies class—N University’s youngest School Board Director had come to observe!
Arriving late, Ming Ying took out his phone to message his online romantic interest.
“Our School Board Director came to observe the class and even sat in the last row. The epitome of capitalist arrogance. Where am I supposed to sit?”

Right after sending the message, amidst a burst of exclamations, everyone noticed the School Board Director stand up.
Ming Ying noticed that he not only stood up but started walking in his direction.
Puzzled, the 1.9-meter-tall man, blonde, blue-eyed, and in a suit, stopped right in front of him.
…Oh crap, isn’t he here to tell me I’ve been expelled for failing?

Then, he heard the man frown and speak: “Ming, it seems we need to talk.”

What? So you’re telling me my online romantic interest is not only a man, but a man ten years older than me, who is also our school’s School Board Director, and I personally complained about him right to his face, calling him a capitalist?!!
Wouldn’t failing and getting expelled be better than this?!

After the real-life meeting failed disastrously, Ming Ying fell into despair.
The School Board Director noticed something was off with him and said: “Ming, our relationship is up to you to decide. Don’t put yourself in a difficult position.”

At that time, Ming Ying looked at him, terrified even to speak: “How about… we just go back to being online friends?”
The School Board Director smiled: “Okay.”
Then, one morning some time later…
Ming Ying woke up in the School Board Director’s bed.
Cursing the old bastard internally for making him no longer a straight man, while outwardly merrily eating the breakfast the old bastard made.
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