Zu An was utterly stunned. Is she a dog? How in the world is she able to sniff people out through their smell? 

Unable to believe it, he lifted his sleeves and smelled himself, but he only detected a faint fragrance. Don't all women pretty much use the same fragrances? I can’t tell the difference at all.

Chu Huanzhao’s hand flashed out to grab his ear. “Speak! What did you and Zheng Dan do? Did you do something that let me… I mean, my older sister down?!”

“Let go, let go!” Her grip was so painful that it nearly squeezed tears out of Zu An’s eyes. He thought that his sister-in-law was slowly becoming gentler and more amicable, but she was still a Tyrannosaurus Rex at heart. “I didn’t do anything at all! This smell is probably from this morning, when she fell from the carriage and into my arms.”

Their interaction caught the attention of the students passing by, who swiftly began gossiping amongst themselves.

“I thought that Zu An would at least fare a bit better now that he’s a teacher, but it looks like he is still considered the lowest in the family.”

“Yeah, look at how he whimpers before Chu Second Miss, not daring to fight back at all.”

“Well, that’s the life of a drafted-son-in-law. Mooching is tough, y’kn...