Teacher Shen has two classes on Friday night. After returning to the office building after the end, he saw the door of Teacher Cheng’s office open and the lights lit up. Thinking of meeting Zhou Chenran by herself, she had bruises on her face and was in a mess, she seemed frightened.
Teacher Shen asked a few questions tentatively. Zhou Chenran shook his head at first, but then kept silent. She had some bad guesses about this.
"Xiao Zhou, did Teacher Cheng really do something to you?" Teacher Shen confirmed again.
Zhou Chenran's ears were buzzing, as if he didn't hear the question clearly, and seemed to know what Teacher Shen was talking about, she didn't speak for a long time, such an attitude could easily be misinterpreted as acquiescence.
"The bruise on your face was caused by him?"
Zhou Chenran seemed to be out of his body, moved his lips lightly, and said a word.
Teacher Shen couldn't tell what she was talking about, and didn't want to embarrass the students anymore, so she said gently: "I'll take you back to the dormitory first, you need to rest now, I will ask Teacher Cheng about this matter."
Zhou Chenran was startled, raised his eyes, and looked panicked: "No, don't ask him, I'm fine."
Sensing her fear, Mrs. Shen thought it over and said, "That's good. I'll be at school tomorrow during the day, so I'll talk to you sometime."
Zhou Chenran had a conflicted expression on his face.
Teacher Shen stretched out her hands to brush her messy hair, and said kindly: "You can tell me what's on your mind. I treat you and any student at school like my own child."
"En." Zhou Chenran agreed.
Teacher Shen took Zhou Chenran back to the on-campus dormitory, came back alone, walked to the front of the building, saw Cheng Jingbo, and immediately stopped him.
"Mr. Cheng, you haven't gone back yet?"
Cheng Jingbo said: "I'm going back soon, now go upstairs to get something."
"Did you go to the convenience store just now?" Teacher Shen noticed the bag in his hand.
"right."
They went upstairs together, and Teacher Shen said casually, "I met classmate Zhou Chenran on the way here just now, and she worked hard too, so hurry back after participating in the debate competition."
Cheng Jingbo just listened, not in a hurry to speak.
"Maybe it's because the light is too dim. I can vaguely see two bruises on her face."
"Did she go back?" Cheng Jingbo asked.
"I went back. When I saw her, she was at the newsstand, and the girl's building was just a few steps away."
"That's good."
Teacher Shen added: "It seems that Teacher Cheng also cares about her very much. Indeed, she is a likable student. I have heard many teachers praise her, saying that she is talented and works hard. She is a rare talent." .”
Cheng Jingbo didn't respond.
Teacher Shen slowed down, lowered his tone, and had a rigorous attitude: "For good seedlings, we should cultivate them with our hearts, and be a teacher. Self-cultivation is the responsibility of every teacher."
"You're right."
Teacher Shen said again: "By the way, I chatted with her a little bit, and she said that she just came out of your office."
Cheng Jingbo said calmly, "She came to look for me temporarily."
"Do you want to ask you questions about professional courses?"
Cheng Jingbo said indifferently: "Is that what she said?"
"Yes, that's right."
Teacher Shen took off his presbyopic glasses and pressed the bridge of his nose. His voice was normal.
Cheng Jingbo didn't say much, and looked at his watch: "It's getting late, I'm going back to the office, Mr. Shen, don't be too busy, go to bed early, your body is important."
Teacher Shen put on his glasses again and looked at his face carefully, like a kind of scrutiny, but he didn't see any clues.
"Goodbye, Teacher Cheng."
The next day, Teacher Shen asked Zhou Chenran to come to the conference room of the psychological counseling center to have a private interview with her.
At this point, Zhou Chenran's mood has cooled down. She originally planned to clarify the misunderstanding, telling Teacher Shen that the injury on her face had nothing to do with Teacher Cheng, and lightly explained what happened in the office yesterday, but she did not expect Teacher Shen to be very sensitive to this matter. She valued it, and even felt a little bit reluctant in her eyes.
"Xiao Zhou, Teacher Cheng said that you went to find him."
Zhou Chenran knew that if she answered yes, it would prove that she was lying.
"Is that so?" Teacher Shen stared into her eyes.
"no."
"Then are you sure Teacher Cheng sent you to his office?"
"Well, last week he agreed with me to go to his office after the game on Friday."
"Has this ever happened before? I mean, he specially picked such a late time to call you over."
"No."
"Then what is he looking for you for?"
Zhou Chenran didn't answer. At this moment, only she knew how fast her heart was beating, and her palms were covered with cold sweat.
She has nowhere to go. If she just said that she went to Cheng Jingbo after drinking, then she must admit the reason. It is a strange thing to go to a male teacher so late, not to mention, now She still doesn't know what Teacher Cheng said to Teacher Shen. Maybe he has already told her love letter and her feelings for him. If that's the case, when all the teachers and classmates in the school know, she might as well die Forget it.
It's a shame to have a crush on a teacher who already has a fiancée, approach him in every possible way, and still have full confidence. She has always been excellent in character and learning, and she is an outstanding and impeccable student in everyone's eyes. After knowing, what will their reaction be, and how should they deal with it.
In addition to her strong self-esteem, she also has a reputation and a future, and she cannot be easily ruined by herself.
Since he didn't take her seriously at all, as if she was a vexatious child, no matter what the young woman said, he didn't care, and it probably wouldn't affect him.
It seemed that for a moment, she ignored the guilt in her heart and decided to continue lying.
"I can't remember every word Mr. Cheng said, but he was in a strange mood at the time, as if he was dissatisfied with me in every way, he accused me, I argued, he..."
Zhou Chen couldn't continue, Teacher Shen asked: "What did he do to you?"
"He pushed me so hard that I fell to the ground and accidentally hit my face on the sofa."
"Other than that?"
"What?" Zhou Chenran didn't hear clearly.
"Xiao Zhou, you have to tell the truth, has Mr. Cheng hinted at you?"
Zhou Chenran's head was very dizzy, and she felt that Teacher Shen's voice was suddenly far away and near, and the last second was ethereal, but this second it became sharp. She didn't want to stay any longer, but knew that she would not be able to leave in a short time, and her whole body was exhausted , if possible, she is willing to spend all costs to erase the memory of last night, but it will not help. At this moment, it seems that only by following the track of lies can she save herself and leave here.
She clenched her fist and stabbed her palm fiercely with her nails, forcing herself to return to normal.
"Have."
On Friday at the cafe in the lighthouse, Bai Ziren was reading a book while waiting for Cheng Jingbo. After seven o'clock, she received a call from him, saying that he would arrive later. She asked if there was something to do at school. He didn't deny it, but Tell her to wait for him and don't go back alone.
After hanging up the phone, Bai Ziren felt something was wrong, but he couldn't tell where it was.
In order to dispel her depressed mood, she put down her book, walked downstairs slowly, and saw the sluggish Xiao Ji standing beside the bar.
"What's wrong with you?" Bai Ziren had never seen Xiao Ji so distraught.
Xiao Ji came back to his senses, and said honestly: "I may soon be out of work."
"what happened?"
"Zhang Wuji said that if I don't agree to his conditions, I will pack up and leave."
"What conditions did he propose?"
"He asked me to be the proprietress of the cafe in the lighthouse."
"I see."
"Because he made a bet with Mr. Cheng, whoever gets his wife first will win a thousand yuan, and he also fought for a thousand yuan."
"He is so rich, how could he care about a thousand dollars?"
"You may not know him. He has always been a stingy king. If an employee accidentally breaks a glass, he will deduct money. If the faucet is not tightened tightly, he will deduct money. The toilet paper takeaway will be fired immediately."
The two looked at each other silently, not knowing what to say.
Of course, Xiao Ji didn't tell all the facts, and the candlelight dinner here that day came to mind.
Zhang Wuji's original words at that time were as follows: "I am an upright man, and I absolutely disdain to take advantage of others. Since I have seen you all, I will take responsibility. From now on, this cafe is yours."
When she heard the first half of his words, she almost went crazy with joy, but the second half made her fall from the clouds to the bottom.
"When will you go through the formalities with me?"
"Is it a store transfer letter?"
"No, it's the marriage procedure." His voice was a little cold.
"What's going on? Aren't you talking about the cafe?"
"I mean, you will be the proprietress of this cafe in the future." He said, "Do you understand that I will give you this shop for free?"
Hearing the word proprietress, Xiao Ji felt like a bolt from the blue.
"Are you delusional about wanting a store and not wanting people?" His voice was as cold as an arctic glacier, and his handsome face was like a sculpture.
"What if it is?" She obviously did nothing wrong, but she was always guilty.
"Then get out." He said coldly.
Bai Ziren waved his hands at Xiao Ji, who had already weathered, and the latter's soul finally connected to his head, and he collapsed on the bar, shouting that life is really not easy, and she is so tired.
"By the way, do you know that Mr. Cheng's work in school is going well recently?"
"Huh? I don't know, he won't talk to me about it."
Bai Ziren lowered his eyes, a little puzzled.
"Is he not happy?" Xiao Ji asked.
"I guess it's possible."
"I understand you very well. He is a person who never talks about his thoughts. Sometimes it is difficult to see his mood from his face. He gives me the feeling that any big problem is like a cloud in front of him, and even life is not easy. and death are bearish, which may be related to his study of philosophy.”
Bai Ziren nodded: "Yes, philosophers treat life and death indifferently. Before Socrates died, what he was thinking about was a chicken he owed to others. He asked his disciples to help them return it."
Xiao Ji laughed when she heard this, and in an instant, the door was pushed open, and Zhang Wuji walked in, naturally stifling her laughter.
Seeing this, Bai Ziren went upstairs.
It was almost ten o'clock when Cheng Jingbo came, chatted with Bai Ziren for a while, and then sent her back to the dormitory.
"Is your work not going well?" Bai Ziren asked him on the road.
"There was a little accident."
"What?" She was nervous.
"It's okay, I'll tell you when it's done." He said casually, still holding her schoolbag in his hand.
"Can't you tell me now?" she said, "I can help share."
He suppressed the smile in his eyes, took her hand and walked forward slowly.
Just when she thought it was impossible for him to continue this topic, he told her: "A female classmate talked to the psychological counseling teacher and insisted that I was rough on her,"
"Why did she wrong you?"
He looked at her: "Are you so sure that I was wronged?"
"Of course." Her eyes were persistent, without doubt.
He put his arms around her shoulders and said calmly, "Believe me, everything will be fine."
But she was very anxious: "But do others believe it? Why did she lie?"
"It's up to others to believe it or not. As for this female classmate, to be honest, I don't know what she thinks."
"Can you tell me all about it?"
Cheng Jingbo told Bai Ziren about Zhou Chenran.
Now Zhou Chenran insists that it was Cheng Jingbo who made a move on her. Teacher Shen is already on her side. The school installed electronic monitoring equipment five years ago, and some of them are aging. It is difficult to see every corner clearly. It was not disclosed to the public, and several school leaders wanted to make the matter trivial, and would not call up the video to expand the matter unless it was absolutely necessary.
More importantly, some people don't want to offend Zhou Chenran, because her father is a famous businessman who has invested in the school and has also attracted commercial sponsors, which can be said to have contributed a lot.
"If she doesn't like you, she intends to harm you?" Bai Ziren understood it this way.
Cheng Jingbo denied: "No, I think she has no direction."
Bai Ziren couldn't understand.
"Do you mind if a girl likes me?" He kissed her hand.
"It's this time, are you still in the mood to joke?" She was really anxious, but she couldn't help him.
"It's a small thing to me, not worth mentioning."
"If everyone believes her, what will you do?"
"It doesn't matter."
She stopped and looked at him angrily, feeling that he shouldn't belittle her reputation so much.
He turned around and said to her, "You think they should all believe me?"
"Yes, anyone who knows you should believe that you are a kind and upright person."
"This idea is a bit naive, because I don't treat everyone as well as I treat you."
"..."
"Not everyone will agree with me, and some of my ways of doing things may not be right, but for me, I have no idea of changing for the time being, as long as you still like it."
She was hugged back silently by him, hid in his windbreaker, and found it very warm.
"You seem to be worried about your fiancé." He looked down at her face.
"I don't want you to be wronged." She looked into his eyes, as if looking up at the stars in the sky.
"No." He said, "I just said it's not worth mentioning. I'm not trying to be brave, I'm telling the truth."
She put her arms around his neck and whispered in his ear: "how can I help you?"
"Everything you do now is fine."
"Then... I continue to hold you?"
"As long as you can hold her for as long as you want before the door of your dormitory is locked."