THE LECTURER IS MY BILLIONAIRE hiHUSBAND

STAY AWAY FROM HIM

The library was unusually quiet.

Rows of books stretched endlessly under the warm glow of hanging lights. Aurora and David sat across from each other at a wooden table near the back, their notebooks scattered between cups of coffee and mathematical textbooks.

David rubbed the back of his neck and sighed dramatically.

"I swear Professor Shen creates assignments just to torture us."

Aurora chuckled as she solved another equation.

"You say that every week."

"Because it's true."

He leaned over to peek at her notebook.

"You've already finished five questions?"

Aurora shrugged.

"I've always liked mathematics."

David stared at her.

"Liked? You're practically married to it."

The words hit her like a slap.

She immediately looked away.

If only he knew how ironic that sentence really was.

Married...

The silver ring hidden beneath the sleeve of her sweater suddenly felt heavier than ever.

She wore it on a thin chain around her neck whenever she came to campus. No one had ever seen it.

No one could.

Especially not David.

He noticed her silence.

"You okay?"

Aurora forced a smile.

"I'm just tired."

"You should get more sleep."

"If only it were that easy."

David didn't push further.

Instead, he slid a chocolate muffin toward her.

"You skipped lunch."

Aurora laughed.

"How do you always know?"

"Because you're terrible at taking care of yourself."

She smiled genuinely.

"Thank you."

As she reached for the muffin, someone stopped beside their table.

A shadow fell across the pages of her notebook.

She looked up.

Her smile disappeared.

Professor Shen.

The entire library seemed to freeze.

Students looked up from their books.

Some whispered.

Some stared openly.

David immediately stood.

"Good afternoon, Professor."

Shen's face remained unreadable.

"Mr. Carter."

His voice was calm.

Too calm.

Then his attention shifted to Aurora.

"Miss Blake."

She slowly stood.

"Professor."

"I gave you fifty problems."

"I've completed thirty-six."

"I asked for fifty."

"I know."

"Then why are you here?"

Aurora frowned.

"I wanted to study."

"You can study alone."

David frowned.

"We're working together."

Shen finally looked at him.

"Did I ask you?"

The air became painfully tense.

David clenched his jaw but stayed quiet.

Aurora couldn't take it anymore.

"Professor, with all due respect, David isn't doing anything wrong."

"I wasn't speaking to you."

Her eyes widened.

"You literally just called my name."

"You may continue your assignment."

Aurora's patience snapped.

"I don't understand why you're always like this!"

Several students gasped.

No one had ever spoken to Professor Shen that way.

His expression didn't change.

Instead, he calmly picked up her notebook.

He flipped through the pages.

"Question twenty-three."

Aurora blinked.

"What about it?"

"You made an error."

She frowned.

"I checked it twice."

"So did I."

He handed the notebook back.

Aurora stared at the page.

A few seconds later...

She realized he was right.

Her shoulders slumped.

David looked confused.

"How did he notice that so quickly?"

Aurora had no answer.

Professor Shen adjusted his glasses.

"You have talent."

He paused.

"But talent becomes useless when you're distracted."

His eyes briefly landed on David.

Just for a second.

Then he turned around.

"You'll submit the completed assignment tomorrow instead of Friday."

Aurora's mouth fell open.

"Tomorrow?"

He continued walking.

"Yes."

"That's impossible!"

Without looking back, he replied,

"Nothing is impossible."

The library doors closed behind him.

Silence.

Then...

The room exploded with whispers.

"I can't believe he gave her less time."

"He's unbelievable."

"I'd cry."

David looked at Aurora with concern.

"Are you okay?"

Aurora laughed bitterly.

"No."

She gathered her books so quickly that one of them slipped from her hands.

David bent to pick it up at the same time she did.

Their hands brushed.

Aurora smiled.

"Thanks."

From outside the library windows...

A pair of gray eyes saw everything.

Shen stood beside his car, watching.

His driver quietly opened the rear door.

"Sir?"

Shen never answered.

Instead, he watched David smiling at Aurora.

The jealousy inside him twisted tighter.

---

That evening...

The penthouse was silent.

Aurora sat at the dining table surrounded by books.

Stacks of handwritten calculations covered almost every inch of the surface.

She rubbed her tired eyes.

Only eight questions remained.

The front door unlocked.

Shen stepped inside.

He had removed his suit jacket, leaving only his black turtleneck.

His silver-white hair was slightly messy from the wind.

He stopped when he saw the table.

Aurora didn't even look up.

"You won."

She continued writing.

"I'm doing the assignment."

Shen quietly walked closer.

He noticed the untouched dinner beside her.

"You haven't eaten."

"I'm busy."

"You need food."

"I need to finish."

Without another word, Shen picked up the tray and carried it to her.

Aurora sighed.

"I'm not hungry."

He placed the plate beside her notebook.

"Eat."

She ignored him.

He sighed quietly.

Then, to Aurora's surprise, he pulled out the chair opposite her and sat down.

She looked up.

"What are you doing?"

"Working."

He opened his laptop.

The room fell silent except for the sound of pages turning and keyboards clicking.

Minutes passed.

Then an hour.

Aurora glanced at him.

He was reading business reports while occasionally checking his phone.

For someone who seemed to live at work...

He hadn't left.

She frowned.

"You have an office."

"I know."

"So why are you here?"

Without lifting his eyes from the screen, he answered,

"Because you're here."

Her heart skipped for reasons she refused to examine.

She looked away.

A few minutes later, Shen quietly reached across the table, took her pencil, and corrected one line of her equation.

"You copied the exponent incorrectly."

Aurora blinked.

He was right.

Again.

She sighed.

"You really don't miss anything, do you?"

"No."

For the first time all day, the corner of his lips lifted in the faintest hint of a smile.

It disappeared almost immediately.

Aurora almost thought she'd imagined it.

She looked down at her notebook.

"Professor..."

He raised an eyebrow.

She quickly corrected herself.

"...Shen."

He looked at her, waiting.

"Why did you move my deadline to tomorrow?"

He was silent for a moment.

Then he answered honestly.

"Because I didn't want you spending the week with David."

Aurora stared at him.

"You can't be serious."

"I am."

"He's my best friend."

"I know."

"You're jealous."

"I am."

The admission caught her completely off guard.

No excuses.

No denial.

Just the truth.

Aurora let out a frustrated laugh.

"You are impossible."

"And he's too close to my wife."

The words lingered between them.

For the first time since their marriage began, Shen had openly acknowledged what she meant to him.

Aurora looked down at the ring hanging beneath her sweater.

She wanted to argue.

She wanted to stay angry.

Instead, she found herself wondering why the cold professor who barely smiled had admitted his jealousy so easily... yet still couldn't tell her something much simpler.

"I love you."