Chapter 59 Lacking both favorable timing and geographical advantages

Xie Yanning had just finished a phone call when she came in and saw Zhang Yunqing running out with a pale face, while Chao Sheng chased after her.

"What's wrong with you?" Xie Yanning asked.

Zhang Yunqing's eyes were red and brimming with tears, as if they held a thousand unspoken words, which ultimately culminated in a single sentence: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..."

Those few words seemed to have exhausted all her strength. She pursed her lips, gave Xie Yanning one last tender look, and turned to leave.

Chao Sheng watched all this without saying a word and chased after them.

Even if Xie Yanning was very smart, he couldn't understand why he acted as if he had suffered a great injustice just because he answered a phone call for a few minutes.

Su Wanwan hadn't expected Zhang Yunqing to suddenly launch an attack.

"Su Wanwan, you've won completely. All you wanted was for me to leave, right? Fine, I'll grant your wish."

Every word was a lament.

Those who don't know the situation might think Su Wanwan is a wicked woman.

After saying that, Zhang Yunqing didn't even remember to take her bag and stormed out the door.

Chao Sheng gave Su Wanwan a disapproving look, grabbed Zhang Yunqing's bag, and chased after her.

Su Wanwan: "..."

So it's her fault?

What a miscalculation! Zhang Yunqing, such a cold and aloof person, actually mastered the ultimate skill of the "green tea" (a manipulative woman): using retreat as a means of advancement.

People do grow and mature.

Xue Shi'an was stunned.

How things took such a sudden turn for the worse.

Xue Shi'an stood there, stunned.

Xie Yanning came in and asked, "Can anyone tell me what exactly happened?"

Su Wanwan didn't know what to say for a moment, putting pressure on Xue Shi'an.

Xue Shi'an scratched his head: "Is this something I can say, or something I can't say?"

"Let me speak," Su Wanwan sighed, realizing she was indeed a bit too impatient.

Xie Yanning took the person back to his office.

He held Su Wanwan's hand. "Can we talk now?"

Su Wanwan was still organizing her thoughts.

Seeing that no one spoke, Xie Yanning said, "Let me guess. You don't like to argue with others, but your relationship with Zhang Yunqing is very bad, even at its lowest point. Don't deny it, I can see it. For your attitude to change like this, it can't just be a misunderstanding from back then. So, did Zhang Yunqing do something to you? Or did she say something to you?"

Su Wanwan looked up in disbelief.

That expression practically confessed to the situation.

It seems I'm pretty close to guessing.

"Zhang Yunqing apologized to me when she left, which means this matter is more or less related to me. Related to me, related to you, Wanwan, what role did she play back then?"

Su Wanwan was surprised that Xie Yanning had figured out the whole story based on just a few clues.

"Xie Yanning, you are really terrifying. I have nowhere to hide in front of you. I won't even dare to lie anymore," Su Wanwan joked.

“Apart from leaving me, I allow you to lie to me.” Xie Yanning declined to comment, as he wasn’t that concerned with everyone: “So, are you going to face the problem now?”

Su Wanwan: "..." Xie Yanning is really persistent.

"Then it's settled, you're not allowed to be angry with me, and even if you are, you're not allowed to be angry for too long."

"It depends," Xie Yanning said after a moment's thought.

"..." He's really stubborn.

Su Wanwan recounted what happened back then in a low voice.

After hearing this, Xie Yanning tightened his grip on Su Wanwan's arm and remained silent for a while.

Su Wanwan panicked a little, "You said you wouldn't be angry." She was indeed a bit foolish back then.

"I'm not angry." At least I'm not angry with you.

He was right.

Given Su Wanwan's personality, she would have asked about it on the spot back then, and sure enough, someone had interfered.

"You should get some rest. We'll be busy this afternoon." Xie Yanning stroked Su Wanwan's long hair and pulled her into his arms. "Go to sleep first."

Su Wanwan stubbornly raised her head.

"Aren't you tired?" Xie Yanning asked.

Su Wanwan: Is it really that calm?

"Then how about we do something else?"

Su Wanwan: "??"

Before she could figure it out, Xie Yanning pressed down on her and kissed her lips.

Su Wanwan couldn't withstand the force and could only fall backward.

Xie Yanning was tall and imposing. When she was pinned down on the sofa by him, she seemed to have her own little world, with only the person in front of her in her thoughts.

The pressure on her lips was quite strong, forcing Su Wanwan to open her mouth, and then the lips were taken advantage of.

This time, he was more impatient than ever before, and Su Wanwan could sense that Xie Yanning seemed to be venting something.

Her resisting hands slowly changed to grabbing his short hair and the back of his clothes.

Finally, Xie Yanning stopped herself.

He breathed rapidly in Su Wanwan's ear.

Su Wanwan thought: This really should be stopped; we're not taking advantage of either the timing or the location.

She said, "How about I go back to my friends and you calm down?"

Xie Yanning chuckled softly, "You heartless bastard, you're always thinking of abandoning me."

Su Wanwan felt wronged.

Honestly, she really meant well for him.

If this were seen by someone, it would severely damage the image of the teaching profession if Professor Xie, a respected figure, were to act like a hooligan.

"I'm fine." Xie Yanning got up, took a blanket from the closet and covered Su Wanwan with it, then closed her eyes: "If I don't sleep soon, I might really do something I don't know what."

"Once the office door is closed, you're helpless."

Seeing that he was indeed a little uncomfortable, Su Wanwan reluctantly shut her mouth and didn't provoke him anymore.

Xie Yanning sat on the other side, gently stroking Su Wanwan's long hair, looking out the window on the other side, seemingly lost in thought.

My phone, which was on silent, kept making notification sounds.

Chao Sheng: This has been going on for so long, you're not angry, are you? If Su Wanwan had any deep feelings for you, she wouldn't have been able to be provoked.

Chao Sheng: I wish you all the best. Yun Qing is not innocent either. We've known each other for so long. You wouldn't ruin our friendship over something like this, would you?

Chao Sheng: Xie Yanning, don't forget, when school first started you were like a walking corpse. It was us and Yun Qing who pulled you out of there, otherwise you probably wouldn't even look like a human being.

Xie Yanning is not an ungrateful person.

Putting everything else aside, Zhang Yunqing is indeed a very good friend.

However, Chao Sheng was wrong about one thing: regardless of how deep Su Wanwan's feelings were for him back then, Zhang Yunqing was the one who pushed the subsequent outcome.

None of this would have happened without her meddling.

Xue Shi'an also sent a WeChat message to Xie Yanning.

Xue Shi'an: What are you thinking? Is our solid Gang of Five really going to fall apart?

He didn't approve of what Zhang Yunqing did back then, but what's the point of dwelling on it now that so many years have passed?

Xie Yanning slightly tugged at the corner of her mouth.

Zhang Yunqing felt wronged, but what about Su Wanwan?

He thought back to those days at the University of Hong Kong, when Su Wanwan stood there watching him for so long, so why did she leave in the end?

Su Wanwan left when Zhang Yunqing stood up to interact with her.

He still remembers how he felt at that time.