Love Began with the First Meeting

"Ahh!"

Elsa screamed, suddenly sitting up straight on her bed. Gasping for air, she woke up in cold sweat and heard someone expressing deep annoyance.

"Elsa, are you crazy? What is going on with you?" Her roommate, as well as her classmate, Olivia Xu was worried about her. She had been calling Elsa's name to wake her up, but she wasn't responding, until now, when she jumped up, screaming out loud, all of a sudden. "She is crazy." Anna walked out from the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her wet hair and glimpsed at Elsa. "She's been spending too much time in those games."

Olivia Xu rolled her eyes at Elsa. "Indeed! You need to take a break from that game! If it weren't for that stupid game you and Allen might have still been together. He wouldn't have dumped you for another woman as well."

Although, Olivia Xu's harsh words would have affected anyone else, Elsa had no expression on her face. It seemed as though she was still trapped in her dream.

"Get up now!" Olivia Xu was clearly frustrated. "Do you even know what time it is right now? Are you still going to class? Don't forget, the teacher today is... Brutal Witch!"

While Olivia Xu was speaking, someone suddenly rushed into the room. It was Ann Zhang, their other roommate. Her sudden intrusion finally woke Little Bun from her stupor.

"Ahh... Elsa, how come you are still sleeping?" For some reason, she looked like she had some very important news to impart. "So apparently today Brutal Witch is bringing an assistant teacher with her.

Oh my goodness!" Stomping her feet in excitement, she curbed her enthusiasm, but the glow in her eyes was unfettered. "I can't wait for the class! Her assistant is Charlie! Ahh!"

"What? Charlie?" Without a conscious thought, Elsa looked at Ann Zhang with a look of apparent surprise. "Why is Charlie Long coming to our school?"

The girls were rendered speechless.

Suffice it to say, they weren't on the same page. Perhaps Little Bun hadn't fully recovered from her dream.

"Elsa, I think you've been sleeping too much." Ann Zhang winked at her and giggled. "Which Charlie are you talking about? Because the Charlie I mentioned... He is a year senior from us, Charlie Xia. He is going to be the Brutal Witch's assistant!" Finally, Elsa came back to reality. Elsa's lips twitched, as she sensed the irritation of her friends. With a puzzled look on her face, she scampered into the bathroom to brush her teeth and wash her face.

It had been a long time since she dreamed of Charlie Long. 'Why did he come into my dream again?' she wondered. Suddenly, she felt an alarmingly cold breeze brush past her and she immediately stopped brushing to look around. 'Perhaps I haven't recovered from the dream yet,' she thought.

The Brutal Witch was the professor of Public Relations. She was 38 years old, but still single. Her fashion sense, or lack thereof, was still stuck in the 50s. Plus, her strict teaching style was what actually earned her the nickname from her students.

Although many students hated attending her classes, they would still apply for her lessons. The only reason behind that was Charlie, who had become her teaching assistant since he transferred to A University. Whenever the Brutal Witch would be caught up on other academic duties, her classes would be conducted by Charlie.

Elsa had no interest in the Brutal Witch's lessons at all, but Olivia Xu forced her to take the course so she could accompany her to class.

As a matter of fact, she didn't want to study Public Relations. She knew that she had no talent in managing relations at all, so it would be hard for her to pass the exams.

When she entered the lecture hall, she found that the room was filled with students. Not all of them had selected this course, but when they heard that Charlie was going to be the lecturer for the class today, they all flushed in just to see Charlie.

"I have saved some seats for you two!" Ann Zhang pointed at one seat at the first row. Wearing a smug smile, she boasted, "How is that? Great, right?" Then she winked to Olivia Xu and Elsa to show off.

Olivia Xu was high in spirits. However, Elsa wasn't particularly excited about coming to this lesson. If she were to sit on the first row, the teacher would be able to see her even with peripheral vision. Just the thought of it made her feel uneasy. She had a gut feeling that something terrible was going to happen. This sense of apprehension, surprisingly, was exactly the same feeling she had when she was going to be bullied by Charlie Long!

Elsa shook her head, trying to get rid of the annoying image of Charlie Long from her mind. Although the two Charlies just differed in their surnames, every time she heard Charlie Xia, she couldn't help but be reminded of the "devil" from her childhood, Charlie Long. 'It's all in my head,' she told herself.

When the lesson was about to begin, more and more people entered the lecture room. When all the seats had been occupied, some even brought extra chairs to sit in the aisle. Unintentionally, Charlie had amazingly drawn an unbelievable number of students to his class. Although Elsa had vaguely assumed that Charlie was a popular celebrity in the school, she was still awed by the sheer number of students attracted by his lesson. "Well, well. Charlie is so popular. That's incredible!" A girl sitting at the second row exclaimed.

What was even more incredible was the large number of male students that were also drawn to this lesson. While most female students came just to gawk at Charlie, the male students were captivated by his style of teaching. Miles apart from the Brutal Witch's boring teaching style, Charlie had the innate ability to cleverly use the simplest words to elucidate the most complicated theories. He also knew how to effectively use comparisons to help students understand difficult concepts.

"Ding!"

The bell rang, signaling the start of the lesson. Charlie casually walked into the lecture theater, with one hand in his pocket while the other holding a book. He seemed to be bluntly oblivious to the extra number of students attending the lesson. The air around him gave him an indomitable feeling. Naturally, he was the center of attention in the classroom, and he was unaffected by the number of students present.

With a dignified gait he walked around the platform and then all of a sudden, he stopped in his tracks. Surprised by the suddenness of his action, a majority of the students held their breaths in anticipation. The anticipation of the students grew more intense as he slowly turned his head. His eyes were fixated towards the exit.

"Oh... Is he looking at me? Oh my God! I'm going to faint!"

All Elsa could hear was the incoherent mumbling from the girls sitting around her. In stark contrast to the other girls who were dying to attract Charlie's attention, Elsa wished she could hide herself in the back rows, far away from his sight. 'Please don't see me. Please don't see me. Please don't see me, 'Elsa prayed in her heart while she lowered her head.

From a distance, she looked like she was chanting magical spells from her books, hoping it would turn her invisible to Charlie's sights. Even though he wasn't directly looking at her, she had a strong feeling as though he was! Biting her lips, she cautiously raised her head a little bit. While she was still able to keep her composure when her head was kept low, the moment she saw Charlie, she started fidgeting in her seat.

Suddenly, Charlie made an unexpected turn and started walking towards her.

Now, all eyes were on Charlie, earnestly tracking his foot steps. Carrying a gentle but wicked smile, he stopped in front of Elsa. Although, his maintained a low voice, the people around Elsa managed to catch what he said. "Didn't you sleep well last night?" Immediately, Elsa blushed red. She raised her face and peered into Charlie's eyes. Soon after, she found herself trapped in his captivating eyes, deep as the ocean. Stuck in a daze, she nodded a few times.

For some inexplicable reason, she felt as though that the man in front of her was Silent Sorrow. Before going offline, she remembered him saying, "Sweet Dream, sweet dreams!" Could it be a coincidence? Abruptly she woke up from her thoughts and saw Charlie snickering at her. "Charlie... Now..."

She whipped her head to the left and then to the right. She noticed the countless eyes that had shifted their attention from Charlie to her, looking to burn her alive on the spot. "Now.. We are having a lesson!" she managed to say. There was a strange glimmer in his eyes, which caught her attention. It felt like there was something he wasn't telling her. Slowly, he leaned forward and whispered, "Don't forget, I have time today!"

Then quickly glancing over her once more he turned around and walked to the podium, where he was supposed to be, leaving Elsa in a shock. Acting as if nothing had happened just now, he announced calmly, "The class starts now. Today's topic of discussion is the behavior... You might have already known, that in our present society..."

Elsa stared at the man giving the lecture, who seemed to be composed and amiable. The longer she looked at Charlie, the more she thought about the other Charlie. She felt as though she had returned to her terrifying dream where she was cruelly bullied by Charlie Long. Suddenly, she realized that she was going to get bullied by the students after class, most likely by the "Charlie Only Society", because of the attention she had received from Charlie today. 0000000000000000