"Really? Then you promise to keep your distance from Ran Qiu in the future and not ask him to do things for you that he shouldn't do. Do you dare?"

Song Zhi's eyebrows twitched uncontrollably.

Although he was speechless, in order to comfort Wu You, Song Zhi sighed resignedly.

"Okay, I promise, don't worry."

She let go easily, and Wu You breathed a sigh of relief. He slowly smiled, and his almond-shaped eyes became lively again.

Wu You touched her braids awkwardly and said hesitantly, "Song Zhi, I'm not targeting you on purpose. I just really like Ran Qiu and don't want to see him get too close to other women."

Hearing this, Song Zhi's mouth twitched violently, and her expression was indescribable.

"He's going to fall in love and get married sooner or later. What will you do then? After all, you said your family doesn't agree with you being together."

Thinking of this, Song Zhi felt even more complicated.

Wu You is a typical person who wants more and more. She hopes that Ran Qiu will be good-looking and have a good family background. Finally, she demands that he only treat her well...

But she herself was unwilling to change for Ran Qiu, and she didn't even dare to fight against her family.

Song Zhi pursed her lips. Although few women in this era would give up everything for love, she subconsciously felt sorry for Ran Qiu.

This is the future big boss.

Wu You paused and said, "We'll talk about the future later."

Hearing this, Song Zhi couldn't help but look at her a few more times. Wu You's tone sounded as if it was a matter of course, which was really selfish.

She clearly has nothing to do with Ran Qiu, but she puts herself in the position of a girlfriend and demands things...

Song Zhi curled his lips silently and thought, forget it, everyone has their own fate.

She didn't intend to interfere in other people's feelings. She had already explained it to Wu You. Even if she didn't believe it, there was nothing she could do.

Anyway, it was her own misunderstanding.

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In the afternoon, Song Zhi only had one Chinese class for Class 3, and after this class, the students would be on vacation.

The students were all very happy. They packed their things and ran out with their backpacks.

Song Zhi was afraid of being bumped into by them, so he sat obediently on the podium and waited until everyone left before leaving.

As the sun sets, she walks slowly towards the office, holding a book.

When Song Zhi had nothing to do, she would read textbooks in the office. She sorted out the books she would need over the weekend. When she saw Ran Qiu coming in from outside, she walked straight up to her.

"What do you want to eat tomorrow?"

Song Zhi paused. Tomorrow is Saturday, and as agreed, she will go to Ran Qiu's house to review with everyone.

As soon as he finished speaking, Song Zhi keenly noticed several more burning gazes on him.

She glanced out of the corner of her eye and found that Wu You was staring at them with wide eyes, with obvious vigilance on his face.

Song Zhi sighed, "Come out for a moment, I have something to tell you."

She put the book down and turned to walk out. Ran Qiu followed her without hesitation.

Song Zhi deliberately found a corner away from the office to talk.

"Let's try not to talk in school from now on..."

After saying this, Song Zhi felt embarrassed.

I had just promised others at noon that I didn't dislike him and didn't care what others said, but I regretted it in the afternoon...

Ran Qiu didn't react much, and looked at her calmly, not wanting to miss any of her expressions, trying to figure out whether she was sincere or not.

"Why? What happened?"

Song Zhi opened his mouth with a conflicted expression.

She didn't know what to say either.

If I speak too directly, I am afraid of hurting the boss's feelings. If I speak too tactfully, I am afraid he won't understand.

After pondering for a moment, Song Zhi lied with a stiff upper lip, "I thought about it seriously this afternoon, and I'm afraid it will affect your fate. After all, there are so many female teachers in the school over the years. If one of them likes you, wouldn't it delay you if she misunderstood?"

She carefully glanced at the boss's expression.

The light was dim and she couldn't see clearly, but she vaguely felt that he was very unhappy.

But this feeling was vague, and when Song Zhi was ready to observe it carefully, the feeling disappeared again.

Ran Qiu frowned in silence, "Did Wu You say anything to you?"

Song Zhi was stunned, and because of his guilty conscience, he lowered his head even more.

Ran Qiu still had something to understand, so he whispered, "Why should we depend on others for our affairs?"

"That's true, but..." Song Zhi tried hard to organize his words and expressed his thoughts in a non-offensive tone.

"I'm pregnant now, and I don't know if I can keep this a secret. You're getting too close to me now, what if others mistakenly think the child is yours?"

Seeing Ran Qiu frowning in disapproval, she immediately said, "Listen to me."

Song Zhi said seriously, "Even if you don't care, what about Dabao, Erbao, and Sanya? They are still young. What will others think of them? And if others misunderstand that it's you and you get pregnant before marriage, I guess we won't be able to keep our jobs."

"Before, the three of us rented your house, and the villagers didn't like us. If this gets discovered, what will Nie Jinmei and Rong Zhengqing do?"

"They didn't say anything before, but now if someone is dissatisfied and uses this incident to make a fuss, I'm afraid you will be implicated."

The person Song Zhi was referring to was Wu You.

Women's jealousy is terrible. If it is serious, it may get out of control, and it will be bad if innocent people are implicated.

Ran Qiu listened to her reasoning silently, and the slight dissatisfaction in his heart gradually disappeared.

What she said did make sense. He shouldn't ignore the feelings of so many people because of his own selfish desires.

After a long moment, Ran Qiu nodded calmly, "I understand."

After saying that, he turned around and walked away silently. His thin back looked a little lonely at this moment.

Song Zhi felt sorry for him, but she didn't say anything to stop him.

From that day on, Ran Qiu never had much contact with her at school, and the two kept a distance like ordinary colleagues.

Wu You went from being suspicious at first, to being half-believing and half-doubting, and finally completely relieved, and stopped staring at Song Zhi.

Song Zhi breathed a sigh of relief silently.

One morning, Song Zhi suddenly discovered that a strange male teacher was sitting in Wu You's seat.

Wu You didn't come to school that whole day. She thought Wu You was sick and asked for leave so she found someone to teach her class for a day.

But Song Zhi observed for several days and found that Wu You had no intention of coming back, and the male teacher had no intention of leaving.

Song Zhi stopped a female teacher on the road and asked, "Do you know where Wu You went? She hasn't been to school for several days."

The female teacher said in surprise: "Don't you know?"

Song Zhi felt strange, "What should I know?"

"Something happened to Wu You!"

"That evening after school, she fell off the bridge into the river. I heard she was nearly dead when she was pulled out, and she's still in the county hospital."

Song Zhi was so frightened that he couldn't speak for a long time.

"So unlucky?"