Chapter 129 You Still Hate Me
That shout of "Call me Master!" caused the students, who had quieted down, to erupt in chaos again.
This beautiful air traffic controller is actually their teacher's apprentice!!
Those who had previously questioned whether she was just a pretty face were now completely speechless. She was a disciple personally trained by Teacher Cheng Jianming; how could anyone question her abilities?
In front of the teacher, the students dared not whisper. Their gossipy eyes were practically staring through the three of them. Under the table, they were frantically tapping on their phones, as if they wanted to chat eight hundred sentences a minute.
Xu Songning pretended not to hear this and called out "Teacher Cheng" again.
The class wasn't over yet, and Assistant Teacher Li stood nervously to the side, afraid that the teacher would scold him.
Cheng Jianming didn't speak, but glanced at the blackboard and recognized Xu Songning's neat handwriting at a glance.
"Is this a vote?"
Zhao Yi quickly chimed in to break the awkward silence, "Yeah, the number of students who like Boeing and Airbus is currently tied, hahaha."
Cheng Jianming walked into the classroom, stood in front of the blackboard for a second, thought for a second, picked up his pen, and added a horizontal line under the character "Boeing".
Boeing has won again.
Xu Songning wasn't particularly happy, as if she hadn't been the one who voted for Boeing just now.
To be honest, she wished she could go on stage and erase the vote for Boeing, but who knew this would happen?
"Hey! What are you doing? In front of these students, you don't give your master any face at all?" Zhao Yi scolded her in a low voice.
Xu Songning chuckled, but it was a forced smile that made Zhao Yi feel uneasy.
Zhao Yi thought to himself: What's going on? The others were right when they said she was an ingrate! He'd actually had a slight illusion about her just now because of her presentation. Ha!
“We’re here to help. Don’t forget what Director Liu said! If you mess this up, you may not care about your reputation, but Director Liu will!” Zhao Yi threatened her.
Xu Songning had agreed to give a presentation because Director Liu told him that he only needed to connect with Cheng Jianming's teaching assistant; Director Liu hadn't mentioned meeting Cheng Jianming in person.
"I'll go first." Xu Songning slung his bag over his shoulder.
Zhao Yi's eyes widened in disbelief. He truly hadn't expected Xu Songning to be so bold as to just leave like that, ignoring everything!
"Thank you to the two controllers for taking a break from their busy schedules to give this presentation." Cheng Jianming stood on the podium, his gaze fixed on the doorway, noticing Xu Songning's subtle movement as he was about to leave.
His words sparked applause in the classroom, and everyone's eyes were fixed intently on the doorway.
Xu Songning suppressed her emotions, after all, she was there on behalf of her unit to give a presentation, and if she really turned her back on the students and left, Director Liu would be in an awkward position.
She glanced at the time; there were only ten minutes left before get out of class ended, and it would be lunchtime for the students. She decided to just bear with it a little longer.
Cheng Jianming wasn't a chatterbox; he always spoke concisely and to the point. He summed up the presentation in one sentence, instructing Assistant Li to arrange for everyone to study on their own and sit quietly until the end of get out of class.
As the students watched him leave, Cheng Jianming walked to the door and gave Xu Songning a deep look.
Let's talk somewhere else.
Xu Songning remained indifferent, while Zhao Yi, fearing she might run away, kept a close eye on her.
The group arrived at Cheng Jianming's office. It was close to lunchtime, and the teachers were either teaching or eating, leaving only the three of them in the office.
Zhao Yi greatly respected this senior, and he took the initiative to pull out a chair for Cheng Jianming to sit down.
Cheng Jianming was in good health, and besides, he had long since left the air traffic control industry. Seeing Zhao Yi helping so diligently, he pressed down on a chair and said, "Please sit down."
Zhao Yi sighed, pulled up a chair, and sat down opposite Cheng Jianming.
Xu Songning didn't want to sit, and even wanted to leave right now, but Zhao Yi stared at her intently, as if he would rush up and grab her legs if she dared to leave.
So Xu Songning had no choice but to sit down near the two of them, tapping his phone against his knee, and listening to their small talk.
It was all just polite talk. What happened to the promise that she wouldn't need to meet her master when giving the sermon?
Xu Songning stared blankly at a damp mold spot on the ceiling; those little black dots were really pretty.
"Xu Songning, Xu Songning! Ming-ge is calling you." Zhao Yi shouted, suppressing his anger. How could she be so rude to her master? He had taken on several apprentices, but none of them were as ungrateful as Xu Songning.
"Huh?" Xu Songning finally looked away from the mold spots and turned to Cheng Jianming. "What's wrong?"
"I heard your mother came back. How is she?" Cheng Jianming's voice softened as he spoke to Xu Songning. Zhao Yi had the illusion that they hadn't fallen out. The way this master and disciple interacted seemed strange no matter how you looked at it.
Xu Songning's answer was simple; she didn't want to say anything more.
"fine."
Is she feeling better?
"Um."
"You still hate me?"
"..."
Zhao Yi stood frozen in place. Had he overheard something he shouldn't have? What did Xu Songning mean by hating him? Had something truly unseen happened between these two, master and disciple?
Xu Songning glanced at Zhao Yi but remained silent.
Cheng Jianming had a serious expression on his face. Seeing that she hadn't spoken for a long time, he sighed slowly, "I thought that if there were other people around, you would relax a little. Didn't you tell anyone else?"
"What's there to say?" Xu Songning shrugged, wanting nothing more than to leave as soon as possible.
Cheng Jianming seemed to understand. He stood up, and Zhao Yi subconsciously followed suit.
"Thank you for coming to give the presentation. I've booked a private room nearby and will treat you to dinner. You and Assistant Li go first, I'll ride with Song Ning."
Zhao Yi was confused and absentmindedly grasped the other person's outstretched hand, giving it a squeeze.
"I'm not going." Xu Songning stood up, grabbed her small bag, and was about to leave.
Cheng Jianming's calm voice came from behind her, "Do I need to call your mother to get you to come?"
These words froze her in her tracks. Xu Songning turned back and glared at him angrily. "What other skills do you have? Is threatening people the only trick you've ever used?"
“No, you…” Cheng Jianming wanted to say something, but there was also a dumbfounded Zhao Yi next to him. He glanced at the other party, and the displeasure in his eyes was obvious.
Zhao Yi was startled and immediately made an excuse to leave, scratching his head and saying, "Oh dear, my water bottle is still in the car. Um, Ming-ge, send the location to Assistant Li, I'll go ride with him."
The extra people hurriedly left the office, leaving two people behind, each occupying a small space. It was as if there was a ditch under their feet, and neither of them could cross it.
“Song Ning…” Cheng Jianming began.
Xu Songning raised his hand and gestured to stop him from saying what he was about to say, "Teacher Cheng, let's go eat. Let's not talk about irrelevant things while we're eating."
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