Chapter 45: The fire in the old house will only get worse
That night, Lin Shutang had a dream. She dreamed that what she had done was known to everyone, and that the Chen family told her that she had no professional ethics and was not worthy of being Chen Runling's tutor.
She was surrounded by people, and was filled with accusations. The voices were getting louder and louder. She covered her ears, but couldn't stop them.
It was already ten in the morning when Lin Shutang woke up. After a night of dreaming, she wasn't feeling very energetic and had no energy at all. She crawled out from under the covers and leaned lazily against the headboard, staring blankly at the hook on the opposite wall, her mind full of recent events.
Unlike the fear in her dream, Lin Shutang wasn't actually that afraid of others discovering her feelings. She simply thought that a mature man in his thirties, both in experience and sophistication, was unmatched by ordinary people. This game of chase, to him, was probably just a spice; if it continued, it would only end abruptly, without a sequel.
Rising from the bed and heading to the bathroom, Lin Shutang looked up at herself in the mirror. Beneath her suspender nightgown, her skin was fair. A faint blue tint was noticeable under her eyes, and her face was pale. Her body, which had been recovering for quite some time after surgery, seemed to have been thrown back to its original state by the torment of a night of nightmares. Lin Shutang thought of the saying: "All that glitters is not gold." It might not be quite right, but she felt that her body now resembled that saying.
After washing up, Lin Shutang applied a light layer of foundation to cover himself up.
She casually scratched her hair, then pulled out her phone and sent a WeChat message to Zhang Wanxin: "Xiaoling's mom, something has happened here, and I may not be able to continue teaching Xiaoling. I will pay the liquidated damages according to the contract. I will send you a summary report of my tutoring period once it's finished."
Then, he turned off his phone and didn't look at it again.
Chen family, Zhang Wanxin saw the message the moment Lin Shutang sent it.
After reading the content, she glanced at Li Yansheng and Chen Jiyao who were drinking tea next to her, her beautiful eyes full of disgust and resentment: "It's all your fault, you stinky men."
He cursed Li Yansheng without hesitation.
Then, he said to Chen Jinyao, "Xiao Ling likes her very much. When she starts to ask where Teacher Xiao Lin is, you can go and explain it to her yourself."
Then she threw the phone to Chen Jinyao and got up and left.
Chen Jinyao took the phone and read it. He was surprised, and his eyes showed surprise. He then raised his eyes and looked across at the opposite side.
Judging from what Yansheng had said before, this little girl had other intentions towards Yansheng, and the Chen family was her best option. He hadn't expected that Lin Shutang would bring up the matter of terminating the contract on her own initiative.
Feeling his gaze, Li Yansheng paused drinking his tea and asked, "What's wrong?"
Chen Jinyao handed over the phone: "Look for yourself!"
Li Yansheng finished reading it, but his expression didn't change at all.
Chen Jinyao asked, "Don't you have anything to say?"
Li Yansheng smiled faintly: "Didn't you tell me not to harm the little girl? Now that the little girl is far away, isn't it just right?"
Chen Jinyao ignored him and suddenly changed the subject: "Last night, your car was photographed again and you didn't return until almost midnight."
"The paparazzi in Beijing are quite diligent." Li Yansheng took a sip of tea, his expression calm and emotionless, as if he didn't take the matter too seriously.
Chen Jinyao had received the photo that morning, and at the time, he'd wondered if Li Yansheng had feelings for the girl. But now, with the person being so nonchalant, he couldn't quite place Li Yansheng's thoughts.
"Never mind. You know what's going on. If the old house really caught fire, there's nothing I can do."
After all, a fire in an old house will only burn more vigorously.
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