As Xiao Yunying walked, she realized the road was wrong: "Where are we going?"
"It's to the master's study. The master said he wants to see the young lady and personally thank her for saving the second young master before."
Why?
She wasn't prepared at all.
Xiao Yunying fidgeted with the hem of her dress, wondering if the teachers here would be rigid and difficult to talk to.
Upon arriving at the study, Ling Qi led Xiao Yunying inside without announcing his arrival.
Xiao Yunying guessed that Ling Qi must have received instructions, otherwise how could he dare to be so rude?
The middle-aged man sitting at the desk must be Chen Yuancheng's father. Xiao Yunying winked at Chen Yuancheng, who turned to look at her, and then calmly bowed.
"Greetings, Master Chen."
She didn't know what Chen Yuancheng's father's name was, let alone how she should address him.
Uncle? The two weren't that close.
A teacher? She's not a student.
My lord? He has already resigned from his official post.
After some hesitation, I simply called him Master Chen; it couldn't be wrong.
Master Chen said kindly, "Miss, there's no need for such formalities."
After Xiao Yunying finished her greetings and stood up, Master Chen was clearly taken aback when he saw her face clearly.
Master Chen remained silent, and Xiao Yunying hesitated to speak, so the room was quiet for a moment.
Just as she was about to feel awkward, Chen Yuancheng spoke up: "Yunying came to see me because she has something to discuss with me. If Father has nothing else, we'll go out first."
Master Chen snapped out of his reverie and stood up, saying, "Ah, um... I learned that it was Miss Xiao who saved that boy Yuan Xuan, and I wanted to express my gratitude... Is your surname really Xiao? Are you a local, or did you move here from elsewhere?"
Um?
Xiao Yunying was puzzled.
This Mr. Chen seems to have changed the subject a bit too quickly, so quickly that I couldn't keep up with what he was saying.
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