When Teacher Zhang saw them, he quickly said, "Congratulations, Teacher Lin. Your performance last night was truly wonderful."

Lin Tao smiled at her and said, "Thank you."

Xu Yuting pouted at Lin Tao and said, "Oh, why do I feel like there's a sour smell in our office? Do you smell it?"

Teacher Zhang and Teacher Yao looked at each other, sniffed and smelled, both a little confused. Is it sour? Why didn't they smell it?

Teacher Yao said, "Teacher Xu, maybe your sense of smell is extra sensitive because you are pregnant. We didn't smell the sour smell."

Only Lin Tao looked at Xu Yuting and knew what she meant by "sour".

She continued, "I smelled it, too. It's quite sour."

Seeing Lin Tao agreeing, Xu Yuting exchanged glances with her and continued, "Hey, I thought you guys smelled it, but it turns out that only Tao and I smelled it? Some people don't have any other abilities, but they are really good at sowing discord."

These words made Jin Pingping extremely angry. She opened her mouth and was about to retort when she saw Lin Tao looking at her.

"Teacher Jin, I don't really like to quarrel with people. I always feel that we are all teachers in the same school. We usually don't see each other, but we will see each other every day. It's not good to quarrel. But if some people are really shameless, I don't mind saying a few more words. Teacher Jin, we are all teachers in the school. I believe you understand the principle of 'being a role model for others'. There are so many students watching in the school, so don't say too harsh words or do too ugly things."

When Lin Tao spoke, there was no angry expression on her face, and her tone was just a little colder than usual, looking a little serious.

But if someone couldn't hear what she said, they would just think she was talking to the other person normally. But only those who heard it knew that although Lin Tao looked calm, every word she said was to the point, and every word made the other person unable to raise his head.

Swearing and swearing are not considered powerful. The powerful ones are people like Lin Tao, who hit the nail on the head with every word and can make the other person embarrassed.

Even if people who are not in the know hear this, they will know, oh, so this is the case, the other party is being unreasonable.

Jin Pingping was actually quite unconvinced in her heart, but she couldn't argue with Lin Tao, so she could only pout and do her own thing.

Lin Tao was too lazy to pay attention to Jin Pingping. She took her lesson plan, heard the bell ring, and hurried to class.

Jin Pingping was so embarrassed by Lin Tao's scolding in the morning that she didn't say much the whole morning.

However, after I went back for lunch at noon, I came back and started talking more.

Lin Tao heard Jin Pingping talking to another math teacher: "Hey, has Doctor Zou from the clinic come back? I had a headache at noon, so I went to the clinic and saw her. Didn't she say she was going to the city hospital for further studies? I thought she would stay there, but she actually came back. Could it be for..."

While speaking, Jin Pingping's eyes fell on Lin Tao intentionally or unintentionally.

Lin Tao frowned, not knowing what Jin Pingping was saying. She didn't even know this Doctor Zou, so what relationship could he have with her?

After school, Lin Tao went back home with Xu Yuting. Thinking of the "Doctor Zou" that Jin Pingping mentioned, she asked casually, "Yuting, do you know Doctor Zou from the health center?"

Xu Yuting frowned: "Are you talking about Zou Tong? Is she back?"

"Zou Tong?" Lin Tao pursed her lips. "I don't know. I just heard Jin Pingping talking about this person with others. I don't know her and I've never heard of her. But when Jin Pingping talked about her, she looked at me strangely, so I asked."

Xu Yuting was annoyed. She took Lin Tao's arm and said, "A Tao, don't listen to Jin Pingping's nonsense. She is just jealous of you."

Lin Tao: "So who is this Zou Tong?"

Xu Yuting glanced at Lin Tao and said, "Then I'm telling you, you are not allowed to be angry."

Lin Tao: "You have to tell me first so I know if I will be angry or not."

"Actually, it's nothing. Zou Tong is the person that the organization introduced to your Captain Li. She likes Captain Li, but Captain Li doesn't like her. She went to study outside the island some time ago, not long before you came to the island. At that time, many people said that she would definitely stay in the city hospital. I didn't expect her to come back." Xu Yuting looked unhappy, and was obviously very dissatisfied with Zou Tong's return.

He looked at Lin Tao again and said, "The reason I told you this is because I don't want you to worry. I have heard some of what happened at that time. Captain Li didn't like her at all. You have to believe Captain Li."

Lin Tao suddenly understood what was going on. No wonder Jin Pingping looked at her like that before.

But according to Xu Yuting, Li Chengxi has nothing to do with Zou Tong at all, so why should she be angry?

Lin Tao said: "Of course I believe him."

After returning home, Lin Tao was about to take a nap after lunch when there was a knock on the door. Lin Tao was a little surprised and guessed that the person who came might be Yang Ai Dang.

After all, there are only a few people on this island who would knock on her door. Xu Yuting and she had just gone home separately, so it couldn't be her. Then it could very well be Yang Ai Dang.

However, when Lin Tao walked to the door and opened it, she saw a completely unfamiliar lesbian.

But Lin Tao reacted immediately and realized that this person should be the legendary 'Zou Tong'.

Zou Tong is not ugly. Not only is she not ugly, but she is pretty. She has red eyes and except for her dark skin, everything else is good. But having dark skin is not a bad thing at all. There is no reason to say that you have to have white skin to look good.

When Lin Tao looked at Zou Tong, Zou Tong was also looking at Lin Tao.

She also went to the National Day Gala last night. To be honest, she went there just to watch the fun, because she learned from Xiao Hu that Lin Tao had never been to college, and she couldn't help but look down on her. At least compared to Lin Tao, she was a graduate of a proper college.

She thought to herself, a Chinese teacher who didn't even graduate from high school and had never received proper singing or dancing training is far inferior to the artists in the art troupe. What good program can he put together?

But she didn't expect that the chorus arranged by Lin Tao was the most surprising program that night. Even Commander Yan praised Lin Tao in person. The people in their health center all praised the program for being well arranged.

And she had to admit that the show was really good, and she applauded at the time.

She thought about it all night last night, tossing and turning and unable to sleep, and finally made a decision - to leave the island and return to the city hospital.

Last night, Lin Tao was on the stage and the lighting was dim, so Zou Tong couldn't see Lin Tao's appearance clearly.

Now that I have met her, I can really see Lin Tao's appearance. It is not an exaggeration to say that her features resemble those of a painting. Looking at her yard, it is well-kept, with vegetables and flowers planted. It is obvious that she is a capable and good girl.

Lin Tao asked: "You are Zou Tong, right?"

Zou Tong smiled and nodded: "Hello, I'm Zou Tong. But don't get me wrong, I came to see you with no ill intentions, I just have a few words to say to you, and... I also want to see you by the way."

Lin Tao was a thoughtful person, and she could sense that Zou Tong had no ill will towards her. She smiled again and leaned aside: "Then come in and sit for a while."

"Okay." Zou Tong followed Lin Tao into the yard, looking at the vegetable garden in the yard, and the gardenias and irises planted on the other side. Walking into the house, the house was cleaned up and everything was in order. There was also a vase on the table with a bunch of wild flowers from the mountain in it.

Although they are wild flowers, they bloom luxuriantly and look particularly beautiful when paired together.

Lin Tao poured her a glass of water. Zou Tong took the glass and said, "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Lin Tao sat down.

Zou Tong smiled and said, "I believe you have heard about my story, right? In fact, I liked Captain Li unilaterally before and wanted to be with him, but Captain Li did not have that kind of intention towards me. I thought Captain Li did not want to consider his personal problems for the time being, so I thought I would wait and see if he wanted to consider it in the future. I did not expect that after going out for further studies, it would turn out like this."

"It was only last night that I realized that Captain Li didn't want to consider his personal problems, but he just didn't want to discuss this issue with me. I know that it was very abrupt for me to come here so suddenly, and I feel very sorry in my heart, but many people on the island know about my previous affairs, so I just wanted to come to see you and explain it. Also, I plan to leave the island."

"I chose to come back before, mostly because of Captain Li. Now that I know you're married, I've given up on this idea. Going to the city hospital is a good choice. I can get better development there, and you can rest assured."

Lin Tao listened silently, and only said the last sentence: "In fact, I have always been very confident in Cheng Xi. Whether you stay on the island or leave, I have never thought of quarreling with him because of this matter. But thank you for coming to tell me these words."

Zou Tong said: "In fact, I had maliciously guessed about you before, thinking that you might not be a good person. But after seeing your performance last night and the way you taught in class, I have to admit that, Teacher Lin, you are a very good person. You and Captain Li are also a good match."

Finally, Lin Tao sent Zou Tong to the hospital gate: "Doctor Zou, you too."

Zou Tong nodded, turned and left.

She felt as if there was an emptiness in her heart, but she also seemed to feel much more relaxed.

In fact, when she was studying at the city hospital, someone had pursued her. The other party was a surgeon, good-looking, with a good family background, and all the conditions were good. But she was always thinking about Li Chengxi, so she never responded to the other party and told him directly that she already had someone in her heart.

But the other party said that he would wait for her, and when she didn't want to wait for Li Chengxi anymore, she could go find him.

And now, she was going to find him.

Although love is not something that can be achieved overnight, she chose to give up her previous unrequited love, and now she has room in her heart to develop feelings with others.

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After the National Day, the family started cooking again. Li Chengxi no longer had to go to the army canteen to get meals in the evening, but could go home directly.

When I reached the door of my house, Chen Shuifen called me.

Chen Shuifen whispered, "Captain Li, let me tell you something. I think I saw Doctor Xiao Zou from the health center come to your house this afternoon. I don't know what she said to Teacher Lin. Why did she come to your house when she was fine? Captain Li, you may try to coax Teacher Lin later. We women can tolerate other things, but we can't give in even a little bit on this kind of thing!"

In fact, when Li Chengxi was in the group today, he had heard from Wang Yuanliang several times about Zou Tong's return.

But he was actually quite calm because he had a clear conscience about it.

He only met Zou Tong once at the beginning, and the two of them didn't talk much. He happened to have something to do and ended the meeting early. It's not that Zou Tong is not good, it's just that he doesn't like her.

So much time had passed that he had long forgotten what Doctor Zou looked like. Or rather, he had never looked at him carefully in the beginning.

Moreover, he believed that Lin Tao was not the kind of person who would make trouble unreasonably. When the time came, he would explain it to her and she would definitely not say anything.

Li Chengxi had good thoughts in his mind, but he didn't expect that before he even reached the door of his house, he was stopped by Chen Shuifen and told these words.

His brows were furrowed, wondering what Zou Tong wanted to do when he came home, and what he said to Lin Tao?

"I understand, sister-in-law. I know what to do about this." Li Chengxi nodded to Chen Shuifen, pushed open the gate and walked in.

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After Li Chengxi left, Chen Shuifen entered the yard. Her husband Zheng Youde glared at her disapprovingly: "Why do you like to meddle in other people's family affairs? You want to meddle in everything. Do you need to have an say in Captain Li's affairs?"

Chen Shuifen glared back, not wanting to be outdone. She raised the knife in her hand towards Zheng Youde while cutting vegetables. "I've heard a little about Captain Li. It was because Doctor Renzou liked Captain Li unilaterally. It had nothing to do with Captain Li. If it was related, I wouldn't bother to say more to him."

After saying this, she turned around and pointed the blade at Zheng Youde, gritting her teeth and saying, "But Zheng Youde, I'm telling you this. If you dare to find a woman behind my back, I'll kill you with this knife!"

These words were spoken with great power, and even though Zheng Youde had never done such a thing, he still felt a chill in his lower body.

He covered his crotch and replied, "I'm too lazy to talk to a crazy woman like you," then turned around and went into the house to take Zheng Hongxing away.

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We haven't cooked at home for a long time, so today Lin Tao cooked some stir-fried pork and abalone with garlic sauce, and added some cold kelp salad as a reward for both of them.

When Li Chengxi got home, Lin Tao had just finished cooking and walked out of the kitchen holding a bowl of food.

Li Chengxi saw this and quickly walked over, took the bowl from Lin Tao's hand, and helped to carry it to the dining table. When Lin Tao saw Li Chengxi, she said, "You're back. Go wash your hands and eat."

Li Chengxi went to wash his hands. While washing his hands, he glanced towards the living room again and saw that Lin Tao had prepared the bowls and chopsticks and was about to serve the rice.

He frowned, thinking that Lin Tao was not as angry as Chen Shuifen said. Did Zou Tong really come to their house today?

Sitting down at the dining table, Li Chengxi coughed lightly and asked, "Did anyone come to our house today?"

Lin Tao looked up at him and pretended to be stupid: "No? What happened? Did anyone tell you anything? Who was it?"

Li Chengxi: “…”

He shook his head and picked up an abalone for Lin Tao: "It's okay, let's eat."

Li Chengxi didn't know what to say after being asked three questions in a row. If Zou Tong hadn't come, it would have been bad if he had brought it up on his own initiative, as it would have seemed like he took the matter very seriously. In fact, if others hadn't been talking about it in his ears all day, he wouldn't have paid any attention to it at all.

I simply changed the subject and pretended nothing had happened, while wondering if Chen Shuifen had seen it wrong.

After dinner, the two of them went for a walk as usual, took a shower after the walk, and then read a book. Although the days were a bit routine, the two of them didn't feel boring at all when they were together.

Lin Tao recently found a book that she could read. The content in it was about human body healing. She thought it was well written, so she took it out and read it.

Lin Tao was very quiet while reading. Li Chengxi came over, put his arms around her slender waist, and rested his chin on her shoulder: "What are you reading?"

The voice is deep and hoarse, full of magnetism, and very pleasant to listen to.

Lin Tao closed the book and turned to look at Li Chengxi, but he hugged her even tighter.

It was almost time to turn off the lights. The past half month of being unable to watch but not eat was a torment for Li Chengxi. Last night, he was concerned about Lin Taogang being too tired after her performance, and he had been holding it in for another night. Today, he really couldn't bear it any longer.

Before he got married, he was alone, so he didn't have to think about those things, so he didn't feel so uncomfortable. But now that he is married and has a beautiful woman by his side, it would be too much of a test for him to not think about anything.

Even someone with strong self-control like Li Chengxi could not accept this kind of test.

Li Chengxi leaned over to kiss Lin Tao, but before he could kiss her, he saw Lin Tao's face turned to the side and avoided him.

Then Lin Tao asked, "If you hadn't met me in Xiangcheng, would you have stayed with Doctor Zou?"

Li Chengxi smiled bitterly. It seemed that Chen Shuifen was right. Zou Tong really came home.

He stretched out his hand and pinched Lin Tao's nose, and chuckled, because he found the question asked by Lin Tao funny. He really didn't know how he could make Lin Tao misunderstand that he would marry Zou Tong?

When she spoke, her expression was extremely serious: "No, Tao, I said, I will only marry someone I like."

"But Doctor Zou is beautiful and capable. What's wrong with her?" Lin Tao pursed her lips.

Li Chengxi held her to sit on him and shook his head: "I don't know, and I've never tried to find out. I don't care much about this question. Instead, I care more about another question - Ah Tao, are you jealous?"

Lin Tao's face flushed and she denied it flatly: "I didn't."

Li Chengxi turned over and held her under him. He stopped discussing the issue with her and kissed her soft lips.

Lin Tao's body went limp from being kissed, and by the time she came to her senses, her clothes were gone.

Li Chengxi, the instigator, even picked her up and let her sit on him: "Get up."

He still remembered that the last time this happened, Lin Tao's feelings were stronger than before. He liked to see her like that, the look on her face where she clearly wanted to restrain herself but couldn't, which was the most moving.