Chapter 308: Keep Brother Shen

Upon hearing Shen Ziming's agreement, Wang Qi's face lit up with joy.

This gave her a chance to be alone with Shen Ziming. Now she deeply regrets not confessing her feelings to Shen Ziming back in the Shen family's backyard.

This prevented her from ever finding a chance to tell Shen Ziming her feelings.

However, her joy didn't last long.

At this moment, Jiang Ning suddenly looked at Shen Ziming and said, "Brother, we bought a lot of things today. We can't carry them all without you. The guesthouse in the city isn't far from here. We'll wait for you at the state-run restaurant. Remember to come back quickly."

Shen Ziming glanced at the pile of 'spoils' on the ground.

Today's results were indeed quite surprising.

But since the women in the family like it, let them buy it.

Shen Ziming immediately nodded and replied, "Okay, then you wait here at the hotel for a while. I'll take Comrade Wang to the guesthouse and then come back."

Upon hearing this, Wang Qi's face instantly turned ugly.

A fleeting chill crossed his eyes as he looked at Jiang Ning.

Shen Mo caught a fleeting glimpse of coldness in the other person's eyes as they looked at his wife.

His brow furrowed immediately.

The woman seemed quite dissatisfied with what her wife had just told her brother.

But since the other party is leaving, they probably don't have any strange intentions.

Before leaving, Shen Ziming instructed Shen Mo to take good care of his younger siblings and then escorted Wang Qi back to the guesthouse.

Shen Ziming and Wang Qi had just left when it was time to eat, and Xu Jin sat in her seat looking rather listless.

As a woman herself, even without Qianqian's reminder, she could tell that the woman liked Brother Shen.

Moreover, while they were shopping, the woman kept looking for an opportunity to be alone with Brother Shen. It was she who secretly interfered and stood between them, which prevented the other party from succeeding.

But she had no reason to interfere now.

The woman asked Brother Shen to take her home alone; could it be that she's about to confess her feelings?

Jiang Ning's eyes flickered.

Shen Mo noticed the coldness on Wang Qi's face just now, and Jiang Ning also noticed it.

Wang Qi's expression just now made it seem like she was blaming her for ruining her good time.

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Just as they reached the entrance of the guesthouse, Wang Qi suddenly turned sideways and grabbed Shen Ziming's arm.

With the current strict enforcement of regulations, if someone with ulterior motives were to see a man and woman acting like this while traveling alone, they would inevitably misunderstand their relationship.

Moreover, this is right at the entrance of the guesthouse, with people coming and going from the guesthouse and other colleagues present. It wouldn't be good if the guests misunderstood.

Shen Ziming withdrew his hand without the slightest hesitation.

Seeing that he had broken free, Wang Qi decided not to wait any longer.

Without hesitation, she reached out and grabbed Shen Ziming again, then said earnestly, "Senior Brother Shen, I like you!"

Shen Ziming was stunned by Wang Qi's sudden confession.

Seeing that Shen Ziming did not answer immediately, Wang Qi hurriedly asked, "Senior Brother Shen, can you be with me? I really like you."

She really liked Shen Ziming; who wouldn't like such an outstanding man?

When faced with her confession, Shen Ziming was only stunned for a moment, but he immediately knew his own feelings.

When Xu Jin confessed to him before, he was flustered, but when Comrade Wang confessed to him, he was only surprised and nothing else.

It turns out that he also had some ill intentions towards Xiao Jin.

Shen Ziming thought for a moment, but still didn't give a perfunctory reply.

Instead, he thought about it seriously.

Every relationship should be taken seriously, even if it means rejection.

Shen Ziming said, "I'm sorry, I know what you want is for me to accept your confession. But I don't like you. If I accept you, it would be irresponsible to both our relationship and my own."

Shen Ziming's words caused Wang Qi's expression to change.

Shen Ziming looked directly into her eyes without flinching.

Wang Qi bit her lip, staring intently at Shen Ziming. "Senior Brother Shen, I expressed my feelings for you back at the research institute. Didn't you realize it at all?"

Shen Ziming thought for a moment, then shook his head.

When he is working, he will not spare any attention for anything else; any emotional fluctuation will affect the data results.

So while at the research institute, he almost completely shut out all external emotions.

My interactions with my colleagues at the research institute were purely professional, nothing more.

Today, Wang Qi suddenly confessed her feelings to him, and that's when he realized that Wang Qi liked him.

Seeing Shen Ziming shake his head, Wang Qi was speechless.

This time, she was truly overwhelmed.

She's made it so obvious, but this blockhead really doesn't feel anything at all?

A look of resentment flashed in Wang Qi's eyes, "I don't believe it!"

Her shout was so loud that it startled the people still in the guesthouse lobby, and some even peeked out to see what was happening.

Sensing something amiss, Shen Ziming immediately withdrew his arm from Wang Qi's grasp.

Just as Shen Ziming was about to leave, a voice suddenly came from behind him.

“It is clear, Xiao Wang.”

Upon hearing the teacher's voice, Shen Ziming couldn't leave immediately; he should at least greet the teacher.

Shen Ziming turned to look at the person who had walked to the entrance of the guesthouse and respectfully greeted, "Teacher."

"I knew it was you just by looking at your backs, what's going on?"

The old professor asked, puzzled.

He had just gone downstairs to get some hot water when he saw two familiar figures at the door.

And it seemed they were still talking, even arguing, before they called out the names of the two figures.

It turned out he really was his student.

Confessing one's feelings is ultimately a matter between the two of them, and with the current strict regulations, Shen Ziming couldn't say it directly.

Moreover, it cannot affect the reputation of female comrades. Shen Ziming explained, "Teacher, it's nothing. Comrade Wang and I just had a slight disagreement about some data."

"Professor, I had a disagreement with Senior Shen about some data." Wang Qi said, her eyes darting around. She looked at the professor and said, "Professor, you shouldn't be in a hurry to rest right now, right? Senior Shen and I will write down the data, and you can decide who wins and who loses?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Ziming frowned.

Comrade Wang also knew that before leaving the state-run restaurant, his younger siblings had told him that they were still waiting for him to come back and pick up his things.

Just as Shen Ziming was about to refuse, the old professor took over the conversation.

"Alright, the fact that you younger generation can argue about these things shows that you are very responsible for your work. I, this old man, will spend some time with you."

After saying that, the old professor looked kindly at Shen Ziming and said, "Ziming, if you have any questions, let's go upstairs and talk. You are my most outstanding student. I have said that you can come to me with any questions you have."

Since the teacher had said so, Shen Ziming couldn't very well refuse his good intentions.

But we can't just leave our younger siblings to their own devices at the state-run restaurant.

He thought for a moment and said, "Teacher, my younger siblings are at the state-run restaurant not far away. Please wait until I take them home, then I will come over."

Just as the old professor was about to agree, Wang Qi suddenly interrupted.

“Brother Shen, it’s getting late. Your round trip will definitely take a lot of time. The teacher’s health can’t withstand this for long. Why don’t you write a letter and have someone from the guesthouse make a trip so that your younger siblings can go home first?”

"As for those things, you can ask the messenger to deliver them for you."

After saying that, Wang Qi didn't give Shen Ziming a chance to refuse and went directly to discuss the errand with the people at the guesthouse.

They even offered ten yuan as a delivery fee.