The three classes in the morning were not too difficult for Lin Jianxue.
After all, she has a background in music, solid knowledge of music theory, and superb piano skills.
Although she was facing a group of high school students who knew little about music, her lectures were easy to understand and her voice was clear and pleasant, which created a good classroom atmosphere.
In the blink of an eye, it was lunch time.
Lin Jianxue took a few meal tickets issued by the school and went to the teachers' cafeteria.
The food in this modern teachers' cafeteria is not free, but it is much cheaper than outside.
Today was Monday, and the cafeteria rarely had a hard dish - braised pork.
The rich aroma of soy sauce can be smelled from a long distance, making people's stomachs stir.
Lin Jianxue ordered a serving of braised pork, a serving of rice, and a serving of stir-fried vegetables.
In the enamel plate, the braised pork is bright red in color, with alternating fat and lean meat, which makes people's mouths water just by looking at it.
She took her plate, found a corner seat by the window, and sat down, eating quietly by herself.
I had just taken two mouthfuls of rice when a shadow loomed over me.
Lin Jianxue frowned, and when she looked up, she met Zhang Ruichen's smiling face.
He was also holding a plate with braised pork and rice in it, as well as a bowl of clear soup with a few vegetable leaves floating in it.
"Teacher Lin, is there anyone here? Can I sit next to you?"
Zhang Ruichen's voice carried his usual familiar enthusiasm, but his eyes behind the glasses roamed over her face with undisguised interest.
Lin Jianxue glanced around the empty cafeteria.
It was lunchtime, but the teachers' cafeteria was not very big. Apart from her table, there were large empty seats next to hers, and next to hers.
She put down her chopsticks, her tone still calm and distant: "Teacher Zhang, there are still many empty seats over there."
The implication is self-evident.
The smile on Zhang Ruichen's face froze again.
He didn't expect Lin Jianxue to be so disrespectful and refused directly.
I suddenly felt angry.
This woman is just a divorced second-hand commodity, why is she pretending to be so noble!
But when he saw Lin Jianxue's beautiful face, which was so beautiful that it made people tremble with joy, the anger in his heart was suppressed again.
He took a deep breath, put a smile back on his face, and softened his tone.
"Teacher Lin, I know you may have some misunderstandings about me because of Liu Liwen."
"Actually, there's really nothing between her and me."
"If you have any grudge against me because of her, then I'm here to apologize to you on her behalf."
He paused, and seeing that Lin Jianxue still had no expression, he continued, "I just simply want to make friends with Teacher Lin, there's nothing else to it."
"After all, we're all colleagues from now on, so it's only natural for us to help each other, right?"
Lin Jianxue really didn't want to waste any more time talking to this kind of person.
She lowered her eyes, quickened her eating speed, and finished all the food on the plate in a few bites.
Then she took her handkerchief, wiped the corners of her mouth, and stood up.
She looked at Zhang Ruichen, a faint smile appearing on her face.
"I'm done."
"Teacher Zhang, please take this seat."
After saying that, Lin Jianxue didn't even look at Zhang Ruichen's face which darkened in an instant. She picked up the dinner plate, turned around and left with quick and decisive movements.
Zhang Ruichen froze in place, watching Lin Jianxue leave without any reluctance, and clenched his fists in anger.
Zhang Ruichen is handsome and a high school teacher, so why can't he catch the eye of this woman?
You're just a divorced woman, why are you pretending to be so noble? Do you really think you're so popular?
Don't know how to appreciate it!
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He slammed the plate down on the empty table with a clang.
*
Lin Jianxue's ability to adapt is very fast.
After three classes in the morning, she has basically adapted to the teaching pace and students' acceptance level of Zhenhai High School.
When it came to the music class in the afternoon, she seemed even more at ease.
Although she is not much older than the students in the audience, her calm and confident demeanor and solid musical literacy are undeniable.
Add to that her impeccable pretty face and sweet voice like a clear spring.
In less than a day, the entire Zhenhai High School knew that there was a new and very beautiful music teacher in the school.
This teacher Lin not only looks like someone who has walked out of a painting, but he can also sing and play the piano with amazing skill.
The students talked about it privately, saying that Teacher Lin was the most beautiful teacher they had ever seen, even prettier than a movie star.
In the evening, the afterglow of the setting sun shines through the window lattice, giving the faculty office a warm golden hue.
The school bell had already rung, the students dispersed noisily, and the campus gradually became quiet.
Lin Jianxue sat at her desk, slowly and methodically packing the canvas bag she had brought with her, which contained her lesson plans and several sheets of sheet music.
Zhang Ruichen came over at some point, still with that self-proclaimed warm smile on his face.
"Teacher Lin, are you packing your things?"
His voice broke the silence in the office.
Lin Jianxue also raised his head and said "hmm" lightly.
"Teacher Lin doesn't live on campus?" Zhang Ruichen asked again, his eyes lingering on her beautiful face.
"No." Lin Jianxue's answer was brief and distant.
Zhang Ruichen immediately revealed a concerned expression: "It's getting dark soon. It's not safe for a little girl like you to go back alone, right?"
He leaned forward, his tone deliberately warm: "How about I take you home?"
Lin Jianxue finally raised her head, and there was no trace of emotion in her clear eyes.
She shook her head and said in a cold voice, "No, Teacher Zhang, thank you for your kindness."
The smile on Zhang Ruichen's face froze slightly, but he still didn't give up.
"Teacher Lin, you're welcome. We're colleagues, and it's only natural for us to help each other. Don't walk on these country roads at night. What if..."
Before he could finish his words, Lin Jianxue suddenly raised her head.
She looked past him and towards the office door.
The next second, a smile as bright as the warm spring sun bloomed on her originally cold face.
The smile was so bright and dazzling that it made Zhang Ruichen's heart feel inexplicably stabbed.
He subconsciously followed her gaze and looked back.
At the door, a tall figure stood there.
The afterglow of the setting sun outlined his tall and straight figure. Although his body was a bit muddy, it still couldn't hide his calm and stern temperament.
It is Fu Zhewei.
"Fu Zhewei!"
Lin Jianxue's voice was filled with uncontrollable joy. Like a light butterfly, she ran towards the man at the door with her bag in hand.
"You're here." She tilted her head back and looked at him with a smile, the light in her eyes brighter than the sunset outside the window.
Fu Zhewei looked at her bright smiling face, and the usual indifference in his deep eyes melted away a little, and his gaze softened.
He hummed softly, his voice low.
"Is it tidied?"
"Okay!" Lin Jianxue nodded vigorously and slung the canvas bag over his shoulder.
The two stood side by side at the door, occasionally talking in low voices, their figures stretched out in the sunset, revealing a tacit understanding that no one else could interfere with.
Soon, they turned around and left the office, talking and laughing.
Zhang Ruichen stood stiffly where he was, watching their backs as they left, feeling a tightness in his chest.
He felt like a complete clown.
All day long, he tried every possible way to show his courtesy to Lin Jianxue and ask her about her well-being, but what was the result?
People don't take him seriously at all!
That man named Fu Zhawei was just a relocated household. How could he deserve her smile?
A nameless fire burned fiercely in his heart.
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