Zhao Yutong put the ballpoint pen on the table, looked at her mother, and her eyes showed a helpless expression that said, "I told you so."
"Mom, Wei Boyuan has never had a good reputation at school."
"He would fight and cause trouble, and provoke female classmates everywhere, but he would pretend to be well-behaved in front of his mother and teachers."
"Whenever Xu Siyu and I saw him at school, we would always take a detour, for fear of getting involved with him and causing trouble."
“Last time you said you wanted to introduce Teacher Ye to him for tutoring, I advised you not to meddle in this business, but you wouldn’t listen.”
"If you insist that you and his mother have been friends for many years and that you're willing to lend a hand, what else can I say?"
Zhao Yutong's mother was shocked and couldn't believe what she heard.
She clutched her chest and murmured to herself.
"I never expected, I never expected him to be this kind of child behind the scenes..."
“I was thinking that since you all grew up together, you should get together more often in the future.”
At this point, she remembered something else and her eyes widened suddenly.
"No, I have to tell Siyu's mother about this right away. I can't let her family misunderstand Teacher Ye and stop her classes."
After saying that, she turned to Ye Linchen, her face showing both guilt and anxiety.
"Teacher Xiaoye, I'm so sorry. It's all my fault. I didn't do my research properly and introduced an unreliable student, causing you so much trouble."
Ye Linchen quickly shook his head and gently comforted her, "Auntie, it's not your fault. Your willingness to help me introduce students is an affirmation of me. I am already very grateful and happy that you have this intention."
These words made Zhao Yutong's mother feel even more guilty.
She assured Ye Linchen, "Teacher Ye, don't worry. Next time a parent asks me for help, I will make sure to find out everything before making the connection. I will never let this happen again."
Ye Linchen smiled gratefully.
"Thank you, Auntie."
Zhao Yutong's mother then pulled her aside for a few more private words, urging her to act like she did this time in the future, to fight back when necessary, and never to swallow her anger.
As she saw Ye Linchen to the door, she said, "You're a girl traveling alone, so you must be careful and vigilant."
Ye Linchen nodded and said, "I understand."
After exchanging a few more pleasantries, the two said their goodbyes.
Meanwhile, in another room in the dormitory area, Xu Siyu was also discussing this matter with her mother.
While delivering milk to Xu Siyu, Xu's mother asked in a low voice, "Siyu, do you really think that teacher, Ms. Ye, who taught you this afternoon, is that good?"
"How about... we take another look and compare a few more?"
Xu Siyu looked up, puzzled, and asked, "Why?"
"I really think she explained it well." She pointed to the open math textbook. "She explained the auxiliary lines that I couldn't understand before in just a few words."
She pushed the notebook, which was filled with writing, to the middle of the table.
"Look, these are the questions I did today. I checked the answers myself, and my accuracy rate is much higher than before."
"Moreover, Ms. Ye didn't just teach from the textbook; she also prepared practice tests for me."
"The questions above are designed for students like me who don't have a solid foundation, and the key points are highlighted very clearly."
"I think with her help, getting into a top university shouldn't be a big problem."
"Since Teacher Ye is so kind, why should we waste our time trying out other people from scratch?"
As Xu Siyu's mother listened to her daughter's eloquent explanation, her heart wavered.
She didn't reply, but simply pulled over a small round stool next to her daughter's bed, sat down, and sighed softly.
"Wei Boyuan's mother just came to see me."
She avoided her daughter's gaze, staring at a floor tile on the ground, and spoke slowly.
"She said... Teacher Ye went to his house in the afternoon, and it seemed like things didn't go well."
The implication is that this Teacher Ye's character... might not be very good.
Xu Siyu wasn't surprised at all by her words, and instead asked, "Not very good character? In what way? Did she tell you?"
"This..." Xu Siyu's mother hesitated, "Anyway, it's not a good idea."
"Did Wei Boyuan's mother say it herself?" Xu Siyu smiled gently and asked slowly.
"If that's the case, then the situation is very likely to be reversed."
"The one with real character problems is Wei Boyuan."
"You forgot? Before Teacher Ye went to his house today, I specifically reminded her to be more careful when she was alone with Wei Boyuan."
Seeing the astonished expression on her mother's face, Xu Siyu decided to explain it more clearly.
"Mom, you have to believe me. Even if I don't know Teacher Ye, don't I know Wei Boyuan?"
"Relying on his family's wealth, he formed gangs at school, bullied classmates, and had girlfriends, changing them every few days. Everyone called him the philandering Young Master Wei, but he only pretended to be well-behaved in front of teachers and parents."
“His mother is notoriously protective of her own. In her eyes, Wei Boyuan is always right. Even if he makes a huge mistake, she says it's because someone else led him astray.”
"How much trouble has he caused over the years? In the end, wasn't it always his mother who paid him off?"
"You should stay away from her in the future, and don't let her influence your judgment."
Xu Siyu's mother immediately understood the logic behind her daughter's words.
"So, Wei Boyuan bullied Teacher Ye again?"
"That's definitely it. Teacher Ye clearly didn't give him any face, and Wei Boyuan's mother couldn't take it anymore."
Although Xu Siyu's mother had figured out the cause and effect of the matter, as a parent, she always wanted to be absolutely sure.
She thought for a moment and then said, "Okay, then let Teacher Xiao Ye continue to teach us, but Mom will also observe her for a while longer."
Xu Siyu shook her head in disapproval.
“Mom, this is like ‘suspecting someone of stealing an axe.’ Once you have a seed of doubt in your mind, no matter what she does, you will think there is something wrong with her.”
“We hire tutors to improve my grades, not to pry into my private life. As long as she puts her heart into helping me improve my studies, that’s enough.”
"Don't worry about it, just focus on the logistics."
The daughter's words were insightful and magnanimous, completely dispelling Xu Siyu's mother's last concerns.
She looked at her daughter's profile as she refocused on her studies, gave a solemn "hmm," and said nothing more.
Ye Linchen was unaware of what had happened today, which almost caused her to lose her new student as well.
She was sitting on the bus, thinking about what she would teach Zhao Yutong and Xu Siyu tomorrow.
Because he left home a little later than usual today, Ye Linchen took the bus whose final stop was at the entrance of Jiangcheng University.
She got off the bus and hadn't even stood up properly when she heard a commotion coming from the school gate not far away.
One of the familiar female voices was shouting and cursing, sounding like her roommate, Wang Lina.
Ye Linchen frowned.
She remembered that Wang Lina had told her that she would be taking the train back to school in the next couple of days.
Given this commotion, could it be that she's run into some trouble and been bullied?
In a moment of panic, Ye Linchen disregarded everything else, grabbed his schoolbag, and ran into the crowd.
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