Suppressing her nausea, Zhao Xuehui smiled and nodded, accepting Zhou Changgui's invitation.
"If my younger brother and I hadn't gone shopping with him today and brought him back, I probably wouldn't have been able to snag this bargain."
Zhao Xuehui said with a smile, "I just happened to see that you invited my brother, Teacher Zhou, so I thought I'd join in the fun. I'll be happy as long as you don't mind."
Seeing that Zhao Xuehui seemed to be speaking from the bottom of her heart, there was not a trace of estrangement on her face.
Zhou Changgui got what he wanted and achieved his goal. He couldn't help but feel a slight sense of relief and subconsciously smiled.
"Look at what Xuehui is saying. We've been friends for years. If you want to exchange poems with me, just tell me. With our relationship, it's just a matter of a word!"
Zhou Changgui, appearing to have a good relationship with the other party, smiled and said this before turning to look at Jiang Sheng.
"By the way, Xiao Jiang, I've been so focused on inviting you that I didn't even know which of your days were free. Anyway, I've been pretty free lately because I've had to work on my thesis, so I've temporarily suspended my classes for a few days. See which day you're free, and I'll make time for you."
Zhou Changgui's eagerness was written all over his face. Jiang Sheng felt disdain in his heart, but he pretended to be thinking very seriously. After thinking for a moment, he smiled at Zhou Changgui with embarrassment.
"Well, Professor Zhou, I'm not too busy these days, but I'll be busy working with the research group to finish the project tomorrow and the day after. How about next Thursday?"
After all, he was still thinking about the factory. He hadn't had much to do these days, and the research project was just something he casually mentioned to appease Zhou Changgui.
He said this because he wanted to see how things were progressing between Chen Yaofu and Sun Chunjuan.
Now that Sun Chunjuan has colluded with Chen Yaofu, he wants to see what a show it will be like when Chen Yaofu's first wife finds out.
These were the only things on Jiang Sheng's mind.
Of course, Zhou Changgui was unaware that when he heard the other party say that the time had been scheduled for next Thursday, he felt a little impatient, even though he thought he would have to wait another four days.
But this was better than being rejected, so Zhou Changgui agreed without hesitation.
“Of course, no problem,” Zhou Changgui said with a slight smile. “Then how about next Thursday at 2 PM? I remember there’s a coffee shop near your school. If it’s convenient, we can meet at that corner coffee shop then, okay?”
Jiang Sheng naturally had no objection to Zhou Changgui's suggestion.
After all, he was waiting for Zhou Changgui to ask him out. This afternoon, he and his second sister were discussing how to deal with Zhou Changgui, but he didn't expect that the other party would come knocking on his door today.
With such a great opportunity, especially since it was offered to him by the other party, how could Jiang Sheng possibly let it slip by?
Since the two had already agreed, Jiang Sheng was too lazy to say anything more to Zhou Changgui. It was just a matter of saving face, so he gave Zhou Changgui a polite smile.
"Well, Ms. Zhou, if you don't have anything else, I'll head back now. I have classes all day tomorrow, and I need to hurry up and finish the rest of my homework with my roommate..."
"Then Xiao Jiang, you should go back quickly!"
Zhou Changgui spoke up impatiently, and if he hadn't been restrained, he probably wouldn't have been able to hide his eagerness at all.
Realizing he seemed a little impatient, Zhou Changgui smiled sheepishly to hide his true feelings.
"I mean, there's still a whole day of classes tomorrow, Xiao Jiang. You should hurry up and finish the rest of your homework, and take a break. You absolutely can't let it affect your classes tomorrow. As for your second sister..."
Zhou Changgui chuckled and then glanced gently at Zhao Xuehui beside him.
"Don't worry, I'll get your second sister home safely, and then we'll see each other next Thursday."
Seeing the obvious urgency on Zhou Changgui's face, Jiang Sheng pretended not to notice, sneered inwardly, and showed gratitude on his face.
"Then I'll leave it to you, Teacher Zhou. I'll entrust my second sister to you. See you next Thursday."
Zhou Changgui nodded, watching Jiang Sheng finally turn and leave. A hint of smugness flashed across his eyes. Then he turned to Zhao Xuehui beside him and smiled slightly at her.
"Xuehui, if you don't mind, I'll take you home. I've been so busy lately and haven't seen you in a long time. We can take a walk together and chat for a while."
Zhao Xuehui suppressed her instinctive urge to refuse and smiled and nodded at the other person.
"OK."
Zhou Changgui was delighted when she agreed. He could tell that Zhao Xuehui didn't seem to have any major objections to him, and it seemed that the two of them had returned to how they were before.
Thinking of this, Zhou Changgui suppressed his joy and walked forward with the other person, chatting casually with him.
"I thought that Xuehui, you've been ignoring me lately because we've really grown apart."
Zhou Changgui spoke first, a bitter smile on his face.
"No, how could that be?"
Zhao Xuehui smiled and said softly, "It's just that I've been too busy at work lately, and I really haven't been able to find the time to meet with you for a meal, Teacher Zhou. I was planning to ask you out for a meal tomorrow, but I didn't expect to meet you today. What a coincidence!"
Zhou Changgui felt slightly relieved after confirming that Zhao Xuehui had spoken from the heart.
He nodded first, then let out a sigh of relief.
"That's good. I thought you weren't going to talk to me anymore, Xuehui. I really regretted what happened with Xiao Jiang. I'm so happy that you've forgiven me."
Hearing Zhou Changgui's words and seeing the smile on his face, if Zhao Xuehui didn't know what kind of person Zhou Changgui really was, she would have been fooled by his smile.
Thinking of this, Zhao Xuehui subconsciously clenched her right fist, and when she loosened it, her face was still smiling as always.
"I was indeed a little uncomfortable at the time, but I knew that you didn't mean it, Teacher Zhou. I didn't want to ruin our friendship of more than three years over such a small matter, so I didn't take it to heart. Teacher Zhou, please don't think too much about it."
Zhao Xuehui had her usual smile on her face, and even took out a small pendant from her pocket.
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