Jiang Sheng thought to himself that he was complaining, but he smiled on the outside.
"No problem. Since Teacher Zhou has said so, I'll have to trouble you a lot in the future."
The two exchanged words, each with their own agenda.
However, Zhou Changgui, seeing Jiang's sincere smile, thought she was genuine and regarded him as a good teacher and friend.
He had no idea that Jiang Sheng had already seen through his true colors and was trying to expose his true nature.
The two reconciled and chatted and laughed as if nothing had happened. Zhao Xuehui, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but smile and chime in with a few words.
Almost an hour had passed, and it was getting darker and darker. Jiang Sheng was worried that it would be too late to go back and that his older sister would be concerned. So he interrupted Zhou Changgui, who was talking non-stop and trying to make a deeper impression on Zhao Xuehui.
"Teacher Zhou, it's getting late. My second sister has to go to work early tomorrow. How about we talk sometime later?"
Zhou Changgui was speaking with great enthusiasm, and he even managed to make Zhao Xuehui smile faintly.
He was displeased that Jiang Sheng had interrupted him, but he also knew that it was not appropriate to force Zhao Xuehui to stay any longer.
Therefore, Zhou Changgui could only nod and look at the two people in front of him with concern.
"Xiaosheng is right. I almost made Xuehui miss your work tomorrow. You two should go back and rest. See you next time."
Although Zhou Changgui had coaxed her into smiling, Zhao Xuehui was somewhat distracted and restless from beginning to end, and even the smile on her face seemed a bit forced.
Hearing Zhou Changgui's words, he felt a sense of relief and quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Well then, Teacher Zhou, we'll be going now. Thank you so much for your help today. You don't need to pick me up from get off work anymore, Teacher Zhou. It's really late today, and I don't want you to be so busy every day. Xiao Sheng picking me up every day is enough."
These words were considerate enough, but Zhou Changgui vaguely sensed that Zhao Xuehui seemed to have grown somewhat distant from him.
Even the words he spoke carried a subtle sense of detachment.
Zhou Changgui immediately sensed something was wrong, but he also knew that now was not the time to get closer to Zhao Xuehui, so he could only nod in agreement.
"I understand. My arrival today was indeed somewhat sudden and inappropriate. Xuehui, you should go back and rest. I'd like to talk to you about something tomorrow. Are you free tomorrow?"
Jiang Sheng stood to the side, watching the scene unfold with remarkable composure, without saying a word.
He knew that in this day and age, the separation between men and women was still very strict, and even holding hands required being done in private.
In this day and age, if a girl does anything that outsiders might consider even slightly inappropriate, she'll be drowned in a sea of criticism.
The girls' views were very traditional, and my second sister was naturally one of them.
Despite her seemingly carefree attitude, my second sister is actually quite traditional and cautious.
In the middle of the night, Zhou Changgui didn't even say hello before wanting to take her home. Luckily, her colleagues who were working overtime with her had a good relationship and knew that Zhou Changgui and she were friends.
If this were any other big-mouthed person, Second Sister's reputation would probably have been ruined long ago.
Therefore, it's quite normal for the second sister to have a somewhat distant and polite expression.
The problem lies with Zhou Changgui, who didn't know his limits and always thought that what he had done had brought him closer to Zhao Xuehui, so he took it for granted and did things that he thought were perfectly fine.
"I……"
Zhao Xuehui was about to refuse on her own, but looking at Zhou Changgui's serious and concerned expression, she couldn't bring herself to say no.
Finally, he could only nod slightly: "Okay, let's meet at the same noodle shop after I get off work tomorrow at noon, okay?"
That's a rather subtle way of putting it.
Zhou Changgui also subconsciously frowned slightly, but quickly relaxed his brows and put on a happy smile.
"No problem, then we'll meet at the noodle shop."
The two usually ate lunch together, and Zhou Changgui would wait for Zhao Xuehui at the entrance of the broadcasting station.
Today, Zhao Xuehui suggested meeting at the noodle shop, which made Zhou Changgui suspicious.
Was I really being too hasty?
Zhou Changgui felt a little annoyed, but he still smiled faintly and watched the two of them leave.
Only after the two figures had completely disappeared did Zhou Changgui withdraw his gaze, his eyes turning incredibly sinister.
Just when it seemed Zhao Xuehui was about to be his, a shrewd man suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
Zhou Changgui's sense of crisis immediately increased.
No, he had to speed up his progress; he couldn't let such a lucrative opportunity slip away to someone else!
After returning home, Zhao Xuehui and Jiang Sheng quickly washed up before saying goodbye and goodnight to each other.
Jiang Sheng glanced at Zhao Xuehui, whose face showed a somewhat awkward expression, but pretended not to see her. He simply greeted her and returned to his room.
After returning to his room, Jiang Sheng did not go to bed immediately. Instead, he sat down at his desk and turned on the lamp.
He thought for a moment and took out the second half of the poem he had written for Zhao Defu during the day.
Looking at the poems written above, Jiang Sheng lowered his eyelashes slightly.
When he raised his head again, he had a confident smile on his face. He took out another piece of paper and quickly rewrote the entire "Facing the Sea, with Spring Blossoms" from beginning to end.
Looking at the complete poem copied here, Jiang Sheng thought for a moment and wrote three characters in the signature column.
Looking at the pen name he had chosen, Jiang Sheng smiled faintly, folded the paper in front of him and put it in the drawer, then lay back on the bed and quickly fell asleep.
The next morning, Jiang Sheng walked out of the bedroom looking radiant. Her eldest sister, Zhao Nianmeng, had already prepared the meal, while her second sister, Zhao Xuehui, had just come out of the bathroom and finished washing up.
Zhao Defu sat at the dining table, eating steamed buns while greeting Jiang Sheng with a smile.
"Good morning, Sheng-ge! What time did you get back last night? I was planning to wait for you to come back so we could sleep together, but I couldn't stay awake and fell asleep."
Seeing Zhao Defu's overly familiar manner, as if he had already made this place his home, Jiang Sheng shook his head and chuckled helplessly.
After making a complaint about Zhao Defu, he then greeted his two older sisters.
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