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Chapter 961: 961 Help Me One More Time

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“Tao Zhi doesn’t like me?” An Hui suddenly sobered up and said in shock. “Impossible, how could he not like me?”

While she was still in a daze, Tan Rou gestured to President Shao. President Shao immediately ordered the security guards to take the crazy An Hui out. An Hui did not resist and let the security guards drag her away.

“Why are you leaving?” Fang Lan looked at An Hui and then at Tan Rou. She said anxiously, “I’ve already passed the first round of interviews. Isn’t it counted?!”

Tan Rou rolled her eyes at her and said coldly, “Her qualifications are average, and her character isn’t very good. She doesn’t need to participate in the second round of interviews. She must never be hired in the future.”

When Fang Lan heard that she had been rejected, she immediately turned to Zhu Yun for help. “Manager Zhu, you can’t leave me alone after receiving my money!”

Zhu Yun’s face was contorted. She pushed Fang Lan’s hand away. “Shut up!”

“Oh, I almost forgot to deal with your matters.” Tan Rou seemed to have just remembered Zhu Yun. “President Shao, according to the rules of Xinghe Entertainment, how should we deal with those who accept bribes?”

President Shao replied, “Fired of course! File a lawsuit to let the judge her crimes.”

“Then let’s do it.” Tan Rou sat on a chair beside her. “Let’s start the audition. I’ll be watching from the side.”

Tan Rou was tired after a day of interviews, but she did not forget to tell Tian Tian about what happened today.

“How dare she say that Ah Zhi asked her to join the audition?” Tian Tian’s smile was so wide that she couldn’t close her mouth. “You should have brought me along today. I want to get the fare back.”

Tan Rou smiled. “You shouldn’t go now. She doesn’t have the money to give you now. Bribing Zhu Yun has probably used up most of her assets. Now, she still has to think about how to find a new entertainment company. Do you think she has extra money to give you now?”

“Hehe.” Tian Tian sat cross-legged on the bed, hugging a doll that Tao Zhi had given her and laughing non-stop.

Tan Rou saw her silly look and played the voice message sent by Tao Zhi to her. “This is what Big Brother said. He did not know An Hui at all so you don’t have to be angry with Big Brother because of this in the future.”

Tian Tian guaranteed, “I’m not angry with him. I like him the most. Why would I be angry with him?”

Tan Rou secretly recorded this sentence and sent it to Tao Zhi. She was a professional in deepening the relationship between her brother and sister-in- law.

Tao Zhi had just gotten off work and hadn’t left the company yet. When he received Tan Ron’s voice message, he didn’t click on it immediately. Instead, he chose to convert the voice message to text.

He was stunned when he read the message. Why would Xiao Rou send him such a voice message? Hence, he lowered the volume and immediately opened the voice chat.

In the end, it wasn’t his sister’s voice, but his girlfriend’s. The smile on his face never stopped after he heard the voice message.

“Mr. Tao?” The people around him saw the smile on his face and couldn’t help but ask, “Mr. Tao, what made you so happy?”

Tao Zhi smiled. “It’s nothing. My girlfriend just said that she misses me and wants me to go back quickly.”

They were all old employees of the company. Naturally, they would speak human language to everyone they saw. The old employee praised, “I was lucky enough to meet Miss Tian last time. Miss Tian is really cute! She’s a perfect match for you, President Tao!”

Tao Zhi was delighted to hear that. “Thankyou.”

However, his smile disappeared when he saw An Hui. He didn’t know how An Hui managed to sneak into the underground parking lot. As soon as he got out of the elevator, he saw the dejected An Hui standing beside his car.

Tao Zhi’s first reaction was that he could no longer drive this car.

“Tao Zhi! Alt Zhi, help me one more time. If you don’t help me, I’m going to die.” An Hui rushed over crazily when she saw Tao Zhi.

The employee beside him was puzzled. “Hey, who is this person? Why does she look like she’s not in his right mind?”

“She’s indeed not in her right mind,” Tao Zhi said. In the afternoon, Tan Rou told him what had happened that day. When he heard An Hui’s words, he felt his head buzz. Did he offend An Hui in some way? Why did An Hui say those words to harm him? If Tian Tian knew about what she said, she would be angry.

“Air Zhi, help me one more time, please! Just like in the past. We used to have a good relationship, didn’t we?” An Hui shouted.

When the employees next to her heard An Hui say this, they thought that she was Tao Zhi’s lover.

 

Chapter 962: 962 Let’s Chat Here

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“You guys stay here.” Tao Zhi could not be alone with An Hui. What if rumors spread?

Since the boss had spoken, the employees naturally did not dare to leave. They stood to the side tactfully, leaving space for the two of them.

An Hui didn’t want so many people to hear their conversation, so she said shyly, “Ah Zhi, can we talk somewhere quiet?”

Tao Zhi frowned. “Please call me by my name or Mr. Tao. Don’t call me by my nickname. Only my parents and my lover can call me by my nickname.”

“Alt Zhi…” An Hui blurted out.

Tao Zhi was furious. “Didn’t you hear what I said? If you’re going to continue this way, I will walk away!”

“Don’t, don’t, don’t! Tao Zhi, President Tao, I have something to tell you!” An Hui hurriedly said.

Tao Zhi was very impatient. He glanced at his watch and said, “You have five minutes to explain what you want. If you can’t explain yourself, there’s no need to say it anymore! Your time starts now.”

“Tao Zhi, I really like you. Those words are from the bottom of my heart. You care about me too, don’t you? When we were in high school, you gave me homework to copy, and we always sat in front of each other. You even borrowed a ruler from me, so you must have cared about me!”

Tao Zhi had long forgotten the details of copying homework and borrowing a ruler back then. In his opinion, these were all trivial matters. He did not expect An Hui to remember them for so many years. He did not feel happy, but rather, he felt terrified.

“I don’t like you. I don’t like you at all. As for the things you said, I don’t remember them.” Tao Zhi said with a cold face.

“Now that I have a girlfriend, please don’t appear in front of me or my girlfriend. She will be angry.”

An Hui went crazy when she heard Tian Tian’s name. “Why would you like a girl like that? She’s so ugly and stupid. She’s not worthy of you at all.”

Tao Zhi’s eyes widened and he grabbed An Hui’s neck. “I won’t allow anyone to insult her!”

“Uh…” An Hui couldn’t breathe. She felt that Tao Zhi wanted to kill her.

“President Tao, calm down!” The person beside him saw that the situation was not right and hurriedly came over to stop him. “If you strangle her to death, you’ll be in jail.”

Tao Zhi let go of his hand. “Don’t ever appear in front of me again. Otherwise, I won’t let you off.”

An Hui cried sadly. “Tao Zhi, you can’t do this to me. I really love you!”

The employee beside him couldn’t take it anymore. Although he was already past the age of love, he knew that this woman in front of him was wrong. Tao Zhi had already made it clear that he didn’t like her. Moreover, Tao Zhi already had a girlfriend. Why was she still harassing him?

No wonder President Tao asked them to stay. He was afraid that this woman would cling to him!

“Miss, you’re in the wrong. Our President Tao already has a girlfriend. If you pester him now, you’ll be ruining their relationship. People who destroy other people’s feelings will be unlucky.”

An Hui was already unlucky enough now. She didn’t mind being even more unlucky. Anyway, she couldn’t bear to see Tao Zhi and Tian Tian together. An outstanding person like Tao Zhi should be with her. She was beautiful and talented. How could Tao Zhi not like her?

Tao Zhi looked at the time again. “Five minutes are up. It doesn’t matter if you’re done talking or not.”

After saying that, he walked past An Hui and opened the car door without looking back.

An Hui stood in front of the car fearlessly. “Tao Zhi, since we’re classmates, please help me one more time. I really can’t think of anyone else other than you.”

Tao Zhi started the car. The old employees understood what he meant. They surrounded An Hui and pulled her away, warning her not to appear here again.

When Tao Zhi drove the car out of the garage, he told the security guard to strictly check everyone coming in and out. They must not let strangers without a pass enter. Then, the others left as well, leaving An Hui alone in the parking lot crying.

No, she couldn’t let it go just like that!

 

Chapter 963: 963 Not Worthy

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Tian Tian had been very happy these past few days. Every day, she would only eat, drink and then visit Tao Zhi at his office. The young ladies in the company liked her very much. Every time they ate, they would share some with her. She was not stingy as well and would treat everyone to afternoon tea every day.

On this day, she had just gone to the door to get a coffee takeout when she heard a young lady from the human resources department calling her.

Tian Tian took out a cup of coffee from her bag. “Keke, this is your coffee.”

Keke looked at her anxiously. “Tiantian, don’t worry about the coffee. Go online and take a look!”

“What are you looking at online?” Tian Tian asked, puzzled.

Keke showed her her phone. “Quick, look at the trending searches on Weibo. There are a lot of people scolding you.”

“Scolding me? Why did they scold me?” asked Tian Tian.

Looking at Tian Tian’s innocent look, Keke was anxious to death. “They said that you… you ‘re not worthy of President Tao!”

Tian Tian’s mind went blank for a moment. “What do you mean?”

“You’re so cute and kind. Why can’t those people on the internet see that?!” Keke said worriedly.

“They said that you’re ugly and incompetent. You’re not worthy of being with President Tao.”

Tian Tian was stunned. She knew that she wasn’t outstanding enough, but she didn’t want to hear such hurtful words. She handed the coffee takeout to Keke. “Keke, help me distribute it. I’ll go and see what’s on the Internet.”

Keke reminded, “Tiantian, don’t be sad. Those people don’t know what kind of person you are, so they’re all lying. Don’t take those words to heart!”

Tian Tian sat on the chair and slowly took out her phone to browse through the Weibo entries. As expected, the first one was talking about her and Tao Zhi.

The words #Tian Tian is terrible# were trending. When he clicked on it, he saw that it was full of people judging Tian Tian. Most people didn’t know Tian Tian, but they still said that Tian Tian wasn’t good enough for Tao Zhi.

A netizen asked, “What’s the background does this girl has? I don’t think she’s good-looking. Why would the heir of the Tao family like her? Did any of her siblings know her?”

Another netizen said, “She’s quite cute, but she’s definitely not worthy of President Tao. I’ve seen President Tao before. He’s much better looking than the celebrities in his family’s entertainment company. If he doesn’t inherit the family business and chooses to enter the entertainment industry, I reckon that the young male celebrities in the entertainment industry will have no way of surviving.”

Another netizen said, “This Tian Tian is just shameless. Doesn’t she know her own status? Why would she think she can be with President Tao? I think she must have something on Mr. Tao. Otherwise, Mr. Tao wouldn’t be with her.”

Some netizens couldn’t stand it anymore and posted on Tian Tian’s behalf. “You don’t have to say it so harshly. I think this girl is quite cute. Besides, she’s his girlfriend, not yours. Why are you getting so worked up?”

Amidst all the scolding, only a few netizens spoke up for her. However, their comments were quickly brushed aside by other comments. The few comments with the highest views were all judging her.

Tian Tian was very upset. She didn’t do anything wrong. Why did the netizens say that she was an unpardonable evil woman?

“Tiantian, don’t be mad. I’ll get the internet trolls to scold them for you now.” Keke came from a good family, but she did not want to work at her family’s company, so she went to another company to work.

Now that her new good friend was being scolded by someone else, how could Keke tolerate this? She immediately got a troll army to join the fight, but Tian Tian did not stop her. The main thing was that Tian Tian’s mind was in a mess and she had no idea what Keke was talking about.

Not only did Keke find other netizens to retaliate and she even started scolding back the negative comments on her own.

“How dare you scold our cute Tiantian? I’ll scold you until you delete your account and run away!” Keke’s fingers poked the screen frantically, and her phone made popping sounds as if it was about to be shattered by her.

Tian Tian was unhappy. She was angry because those people were scolding her and she was sad because she was not an outstanding girl. Just like what the netizens said, she was not worthy of Tao Zhi.

 

Chapter 964: 964 Really Don’t

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“Damn it, these people are too much!” Keke’s account was banned because she had scolded too many people. “How could they say that about you? We can all see that President Tao loves you very much, and the relationship between the two of you is very good. It’s not like what they said. You don’t have anything on President Tao!”

Tian Tian said dejectedly, “Forget it, Keke. Thank you for standing up for me. But we can’t beat them. There are too many of them.”

Keke thought of an idea. “Tiantian, why don’t you tell President Tao about this? He’ll definitely have a solution.”

“Please don’t!” Tian Tian immediately stopped Keke. “Ah Zhi is still in a meeting. Don’t disturb him.”

“Then we’ll tell him about this after he finishes his meeting.” Keke said.

Tian Tian didn’t agree or object. She didn’t want Tao Zhi to know about this. She should handle her own matters. This time, she was the one who had brought Tao Zhi an unfavorable influence. She had to solve it herself. If it couldn’t be solved, then let them scold him. The netizens nowadays had bad memories and would forget about it after a while.

Tao Zhi came out of the meeting room after the meeting. His assistant handed him a tablet. “President Tao, take a look at this. It’s about Miss Tian.”

A trending search about Tian Tian? Tao Zhi really couldn’t figure out why this little girl was trending.

He took the tablet and glanced at it. He was so angry that he almost dropped the tablet. “Who spread the rumors?”

“President Tao, we’re already investigating,” the assistant said with trepidation.

Tao Zhi was very dissatisfied. “After such a thing happened, you should have removed the trending searches immediately and blocked them. Why did you have to wait for me to get everything done? I have to arrange everything. What’s the use of me recruiting you into the company?”

This was the first time the assistant had seen Tao Zhi so angry. As the next heir of the Tao family, Tao Zhi had always been very gentle. Whether it was as a small employee or as a company leader, Tao Zhi rarely got angry. Even when facing difficult clients, Tao Zhi could treat them with a calm heart, but this time, he was really angry.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Tao. We’ll remove the trending searches now!” The assistant apologized as he rushed to deal with the trending topic.

Very soon, there was no more news about Tian Tian on the trending searches.

Tao Zhi found Tian Tian, who was hiding on the stairs. She sat at the top of the stairs and curled herself into a small ball. There was an elevator in the office building, and very few people would take the stairs. Tian Tian felt that this was the safest and quietest place, so she hid here.

Tao Zhi gently pushed open the fire door and walked to Tian Tian’s side. He said softly, “The matter has been resolved. Let’s go back. It’s hot here.”

Tian Tian continued to squat there. Her body was twitching as if she was crying.

“Tiantian…” Tao Zhi squatted down and hugged Tian Tian. “I’m sorry. I didn’t protect you well.”

“No, it’s my fault.” Tian Tian’s voice was hoarse. “I don’t deserve to be your girlfriend. They all say that I’m ugly and stupid. I don’t deserve to be with you at all. You even said that I’m with you because I have something on you.”

Tao Zhi smiled. “You do have something on me.”

Tian Tian was stunned. “What?”

Tao Zhi whispered into her ear, “The thing I have on me is that I love you.”

Tian Tian was amused by his words. “Don’t say such things in the office. What if someone else hears you?”

Tao Zhi didn’t care that others would hear him. “Even if someone is here, I still dare to say that I love you.”

Tian Tian threw herself into his arms. “Ah Zhi, I will definitely become someone worthy of you.”

Tao Zhi didn’t want Tian Tian to work too hard. He chose to return to his family company because he wanted his parents to relax a little. He wanted his younger siblings to be able to do what they liked. Therefore, he also hoped that Tian Tian could live an easy life. It didn’t matter even if she didn’t know a lot of things, as long as she knew.

“Tiantian, you don’t have to change. You’re already perfect.” Tao Zhi advised her.

“No!” Tian Tian was very ambitious this time. “Ah Zhi, you don’t have to comfort me. I will definitely become stronger.”

She couldn’t change her appearance but she could become a useful person in the future who could be worthy of Tao Zhi.

 

 

Chapter 965: 965 Please Teach Me

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If Tian Tian wanted to become powerful, she couldn’t figure it out herself. Therefore, she went to find her idol, Tan Rou. Tan Rou was incredibly capable, she had a way to help her become stronger.

Tan Rou saw the comments on the Internet. She was originally prepared to make a move, but Tao Zhi had resolved it in advance. Therefore, she thought about whether she should comfort Tian Tian. In the end, before she could go to look for Tian Tian, Tian Tian came to her first.

“Xiao Rou, you’re up!” When Tian Tian saw Tan Rou wake up, she immediately jumped up from the sofa. “Do you want breakfast? Aunt Zhou made a lot of delicious food.”

When the summer vacation began, Tian Tian moved in with Tao Zhi. Sometimes, she would come back to play with Tan Rou, but she would so early in the morning.

When Tan Rou saw her, she was a little surprised. “Why are you up so early?”

Tao Zhi’s house was quite far from here. It would take about twenty minutes to drive there. It was only a little over seven o’clock, which meant that Tian Tian had woken up very early.

Tian Tian liked to sleep in. On weekends, she habitually slept until late in the morning. She would never be up so early on a weekend.

“I missed you, so I came to see you,” Tian Tian said embarrassedly.

Tan Rou walked down from the car. “Don’t be sad about what happened on the Internet. Don’t listen to their nonsense either. You’re the cutest person I know.”

Tian Tian said, “I look like this. I can’t change but I can improve myself in other aspects!” She looked into Tan Ron’s eyes and said solemnly,

“Rourou, I want you to be my teacher. Teach me things! Is that okay?”

Tan Rou was naturally happy to teach Tian Tian, but many things were not suitable for Tian Tian to learn, such as medicine. Tian Tian couldn’t even differentiate between chives and garlic, so how could she prescribe a prescription?

“Sure. What would you like to learn?” Tan Rou didn’t dampen Tian Tian’s confidence. She gave Tian Tian a chance to choose and see if the things she chose were suitable for her to learn.

“I was hoping to join TR after graduation.” Tian Tian’s eyes were bright as if there was light in them.

Tan Rou smiled and said, “That’s a great idea. Besides, you have a foundation in physics. If you want to join the TR company, you can start learning from me.”

Tian Tian was very happy. “Really?”

Tan Rou raised her eyebrows. “I’m the boss of TR. If I say you can, you can.”

“Xiao Rou, I won’t let you down!” Tian Tian promised.

Tan Rou didn’t like taking in disciples, but Tian Tian was her good friend and her future sister-in-law. Therefore, she didn’t mind teaching Tian Tian.

When Tao Zhi found out that Tian Tian had gone to Tan Rou to become her disciple, he didn’t know whether to be happy or sad. Tian Tian was supposed to be a carefree little girl, but because of the comments on the Internet, she was forced to change herself. Although this was a good thing, Tao Zhi still felt very sad.

After Tan Rou learned of Tao Zhi’s thoughts, she said unhappily, “Tiantian is not your accessory. She’s about to turn twenty. Are you going to keep her by your side for the rest of your life?”

“I don’t want her to work too hard,” Tao Zhi said.

Tan Rou replied, “The grades of the Physics Department at Capital University are very high. The fact that Tian Tian was able to get in shows that she’s not stupid. She’s just inexperienced. As long as you guide her well, Tian Tian might not do worse than you.”

Tao Zhi felt that what his sister said made sense. He liked the unrestrained Tian Tian, so Tian Tian must have her own life. She shouldn’t just stay by his side and be a decoration who didn’t know anything.

“Alright, go and teach her.” Tao Zhi said, “Thankyou, Xiao Rou. I’m older than you, but I’m not as knowledgeable as you. I apologize to you and Tiantian.”

Tan Rou said, “Big Brother, we’re all looking at the problem from our own perspectives. You think that Tian Tian doesn’t need to learn so much, but in Tian Tian’s and my opinion, we can only stand up straight in front of our loved ones.”

“Yes, I’m not as good as Zhuang Liu in this aspect,” Tao Zhicheng said honestly.

Tan Rou smiled. “It’s good that you know you were wrong. To punish you, you have to treat us to a meal tonight. Treat it as Tiantian’s apprenticeship banquet. We’ll eat and you’ll pay. Alt Liu will join us too.”

Tao Zhi had no objections. “Alright, I’ll get someone to book a restaurant right away.”

 

Chapter 966: 966 Accompany Me More

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Tao Zhi treated Tan Rou to a meal as promised and also called Zhuang Liu over. During the meal, Tan Rou and Zhuang Liu sat together while Tao Zhi and Tian Tian sat together.

“Xiao Rou, I’ll have to trouble you with my Tiantian.” Tao Zhi raised a glass of fruit juice.

“Today, you’re not my sister, but Tiantian’s teacher.” He and Zhuang Liu had to drive, and Tan Rou and Tian Tian couldn’t hold their liquor, so they only ordered fruit juice.

“Why do you have to be so serious?” Tan Rou laughed. “It’s just a meal. I thought you were going to send us off.”

Zhuang Liu put on a sad expression. “We’ll spend less time together in the future.”

Tian Tian was a little embarrassed. She said to Zhuang Liu, “Brother Zhua, don’t be sad. I won’t take up too much of Rourou’s time. I’ll only ask her questions when Rourou is free.”

Zhuang Liu looked at Tan Rou with a sad expression on his face, as if he was not satisfied with this arrangement.

How could Tan Rou not know what he was thinking? “Don’t look like that.

Let’s go to the night market tonight, okay?”

Zhuang Liu’s expression changed immediately. He said happily, “Okay, we’ll go after dinner.”

Actually, they did not want to go to the night market at all. Tan Ron’s subtext was to accompany Zhuang Liu tonight. However, her brother was still here, so she could not make it too obvious.

Tao Zhi only said, “Don’t be out too late?”

He didn’t say anything else. His sister was almost twenty years old. There were some things that she needed to make her own decisions.

After the meal, Tao Zhi drove Tian Tian away while Tan Rou left with Zhuang Liu. Tan Rou had just sat in the front passenger seat when Zhuang Liu could not help but lean over and kiss her. Tan Rou leaned closer to Zhuang Liu and allowed him to kiss her forcefully.

“Alright, alright, let’s go back quickly.” Tan Rou patted Zhuang Liu’s back.

However, Zhuang Liu’s thoughts went astray. “Alright, we’ll do the rest when we get home.”

Tan Rou didn’t object. It wasn’t the first time they had done that anyway, so what was there to be shy about?

In the dead of the night, Tan Rou and Zhuang Liu took a shower together after they were done. Then, they lay on the bed and chatted.

Zhuang Liu hugged Tan Ron’s waist and kissed her back from time to time. Then, he said,” We don’t spend much time together. Now, you still have to teach Tian Tian. Do we still have time to meet?”

Zhuang Liu was very busy with work, and Tan Rou also had a lot of things to do, so every time they met, they were in a hurry. Zhuang Liu had a dinner party to attend tonight, but to have a meal with Tan Rou, he had ignored this foreign partner of his.

Zhuang Liu was unhappy when he thought of someone else’s girlfriend following his fiancee.

“Tiantian is my brother’s girlfriend and my future sister-in-law. I should support and encourage her if she wants to work on herself.”

Tan Rou touched Zhuang Liu’s hand and said gently, “Besides, I’m not teaching her alone. When I’m working, she will stand next to me and watch. She will only ask me if she doesn’t understand. It won’t take up too much time.”

Zhuang Liu was still not satisfied. “You’ll be very tired.”

Tan Rou said, “It won’t be too tiring. Tian Tian is a smart person. I asked her to work out one of the issues this afternoon, and she finished it in twenty minutes. It will be very easy to teach her.”

Zhuang Liu gently bit the back of Tan Ron’s neck. “Don’t bother yourself with other people’s business. Spend some time with me.”

“Aren’t I accompanying you now? All Liu, aren’t you a little clingy tonight?” Tan Rou said helplessly.

“I just want to stick to you all the time,” Zhuang Liu said.

Early the next morning, Zhuang Liu returned to the company to settle his work. Before he went to work, he did not forget to make breakfast for Tan Rou. Recently, his cooking skills have been getting better and better. If he wasn’t working as a CEO, Zhuang Liu might have become an excellent chef.

After breakfast, Tan Rou returned to her residence. Tian Tian was already waiting for Tan Rou there. She carried a big school bag like a high school student.

“Xiao Rou… No, I should call you my teacher. Teacher, what are we going to study today?” Tian Tian asked expectantly.

Tan Ron’s attitude immediately became serious. She was really like a serious teacher. “We’re here today to learn about computer programming.”

Tian Tian nodded vigorously. “Alright, Teacher!”

Chapter 967: 967 A New Look at School

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“What is it? You guys secretly studied while I wasn’t around. I’m really sad!”

After Li Li learned that Tan Rou had become Tian Tian’s teacher, she pretended to be very sad. “No, I don’t want to tutor those students anymore. I want to go back to the Capital now.”

After Li Li returned from the Capital, many parents of students came to her and asked her to tutor their children. The parents were very generous, and Li Li did not want to reject them, so she accepted a few students.

“Sure, but you have to finish tutoring those students before you can come back.” Tan Rou chuckled.

Li Li puffed up her cheeks and sighed. “How would I have time to learn from you after I come back? I still have to run for the vice-president of the student council next semester.”

She had joined many clubs and school associations. She would be busy with many things next semester and would not have time to spend with Tan Rou and the others.

“Li Li, don’t work too hard. Everyone has their own things to do. I think what you’re doing now is good. There’s no need to change yourself.” Tian Tian advised her.

“But I’m different. I’m too stupid and I don’t have anything special to show off. That’s why I want to learn new knowledge.”

“Alright… I was just joking. I haven’t seen you guys in a long time. I miss you guys.”

“Time flies,” Tian Tian said. “There’s only a month left. You’ll be able to see us in a month.”

Li Li then cheered up. “Okay, okay. I’ll see you at school.”

Just as Tian Tian had said, time passed very quickly. In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed. Tian Tian stayed in the Capital during the summer break and did not go home. School was about to start, so she had to go home to see her parents. It was also a good time to let them see the changes in her.

Tao Zhi wanted to go back with her, but Tian Tian rejected him. The comments on the Internet made Tian Tian realize the gap between her and Tao Zhi. She couldn’t let Tao Zhi see her family yet.

Her parents didn’t know about the trending topic last time, so she continued to hide it from them.

Half a month later, all the university students returned to school, and the university town became lively again.

Tan Rou went to the laboratory to report as usual, but she saw an unexpected person there.

“Class monitor, why are you here?” Tan Rou was very puzzled.

“I heard that the university’s laboratory is preparing to make an exception to admit undergraduate students, so I came over to take a look,” Xu Yan said lightly.

Tan Rou had indeed heard about this. School had just started at that time, so the recruitment document should not have been issued yet, right?

“Oh, then which research group do you plan to apply for?” Tan Rou asked.

“I haven’t thought about it yet.” Xu Yan replied.

How could Tan Rou not know what he was thinking? Although it was summer vacation, she had not lost contact with Shang Jin. Shang Jin said that Xu Yan was still concerned about her face. She did not know how to answer Xu Yan, so she chose to remain silent most of the time.

Xu Yan had seen Shang Jin before he went back, but Shang Jin was wearing a mask at that time, so he didn’t see how her face had recovered.

“Class monitor, what do you think of Senior Shang?” Tan Rou suddenly said.

Xu Yan was stunned for a few seconds, then smiled and said, “I was quite annoyed with her at first. She always followed me when I was eating or walking back to the dormitory. She was like a sticky tape that I couldn’t get rid of but she is very sunny and cheerful. When she is by my side, I always have a different feeling. I’m very happy.”

“You are happy.” Tan Rou said, “You two are like two poles of a magnet. One is passionate like fire, and the other is cold like ice. When the two of you collide, you will melt into water. Isn’t that great?”

“Stop joking. We don’t have that kind of relationship.” Xu Yan said.

“You don’t like Senior Shang at all?” Tan Rou asked.

Xu Yan fell silent. He didn’t like to talk, and he didn’t like to lie. He didn’t even know how he felt about Shang Jin. He should like her a little.

“School just started.” Tan Rou said, “The new semester needs a new atmosphere and a new beginning. If you like someone, then go after them boldly. If it’s not suitable, then let it go as soon as possible so that the two of you won’t feel uncomfortable.”

Xu Yan frowned. Tan Rou continued, “Senior Shang Jin will be back for class tomorrow. Go help her with her luggage.”

“Alright, I’ll go.” Xu Yan nodded.

 

Chapter 968: 968 Snatched

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The first thing Shang Jin did when he came back was to treat Tan Ron and the others to a meal. It was not just a meal, but there were other arrangements as well such as singing and playing games.

Jiang Min had arranged this event for Shang Jin, so Shang Jin would just have to pay for it.

Although Shang Jin’s face treatment cost some money, she used the ointment that Tan Rou had made for her, so it did not cost much at all. Moreover, if Shang Jin had not insisted on paying Tan Rou the consultation fee, Tan Rou would not have charged her.

Shang Jin already had 400,000 from the dividends. With the launch of the second-generation robots of the TR company, they received even more money. TR Company was a well-known company in the industry and was also the focus of the country, so they did not lack money at all. Naturally, they gave Jiang Min and the others a lot of dividends.

After Jiang Min made money, her status in the family had risen; even her old- fashioned grandfather was smiling at her.

After Xiao Chen took the money, he used a portion of it to treat his mother’s illness and recuperate her body. The other portion was saved. He wanted to settle down in the Capital and let his mother live a happy and stable life.

Even though Shang Jin did not participate in the modification of the new chip, Jiang Min still transferred her share of the dividends to her. They were a whole, and no one could fall behind.

“I’ll treat you tonight. Don’t be shy. Order whatever you want!” Shang Jin returned to his pre-injury state. She took out a bank card, which contained the dividends she had received for the past six months.

“Then I’ll have to order a few more expensive dishes. It’s not easy to eat a meal from you,” said Jiang Min with a smile.

“Indeed! I’ll get the kitchen to prepare lobsters for me now. It has to be more than five catches of lobsters.” Lang Yue quickly chipped in.

Shang Jin gave a fake smile. “You only know how to freeload. I’ve known you for so long, but you haven’t treated me to a few meals.”

“I’ll do it next time,” said Lang Yue with a smile.

Shang Jin didn’t believe him, but today was a happy day. She wouldn’t stoop to Lang Yue’s level. She had to call Tan Rou and ask where they were. Why weren’t they here yet?

“Xiao Rou, are you in a traffic jam? Why isn’t she here yet?” Shang Jin could not wait any longer.

Tan Rou was driving, and the call was picked up by Li Li. “Senior, you guys can order first. We’ll have to wait a while before we can go over. The old professor dragged on the class tonight, so our class ended ten minutes later than usual. We’re almost there.”

“Oh, then be careful on the road.”

“Didn’t you ask them if that person was coming?” Jiang Min asked after hanging up the phone.

Shang Jin was silent for a few seconds, then revealed a faint smile. “I’ve already told him. If he wants to come, then come. If he doesn’t, then forget it.” “Haven’t you reconciled yet?” Jiang Min asked curiously.

“I remember that he came to look for you a few times. I thought that you two would be in a relationship by now!”

“How can it be so fast?” Shang Jin smiled bitterly. “There seems to be a layer of gauze between us. I can’t see or touch him.”

“Did you get sick and damage your brain?” Jiang Min asked.

“The Shang Jin I know is not like this. You must take that kid down tonight. Even if you have to force him, you must snatch him.”

Shang Jin didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “Alt Min, why are you more impulsive than me?”

Jiang Min said, “I just can’t stand your bashful attitude. Quickly return to your original attitude, understand?”

“I know, I know. When he comes over, I’ll press him onto the sofa and kiss him until he can’t walk, okay? Isn’t he just an icy beauty?” Shang Jin deliberately said.

“I, Shang Jin, am so good-looking and have won the cooperation with TR Company. How can I not win over a second-year junior?”

Jiang Min also cooperated with her and said, “That’s right. When Xu Yan comes later, just force him and press him onto the sofa. If he dares to resist, call me along. I’ll help you hold him down.”

Shang Jin became interested. “Ah Min, do you think it’s appropriate for me to press him against the wall, the sofa, or the floor at the door?”

Jiang Min was really thinking seriously. “I think the sofa is more suitable. The sofa is softer.”

“Alright, the sofa it is then.” Shang Jin laughed. “When Xu Yan comes, you have to help me. We’ll press him down on the sofa together, and then…”

Then, Shang Jin saw Xu Yan standing at the door expressionlessly.

 

Chapter 969: 969 Truth or Dare

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Xu Yan walked in under Shang Jin and Jiang Min’s gaze. He opened his mouth to ease the awkward situation. “Lu Qing went to pick up Liang Lu. Tan Ron and the others went back to get their cars. They’re still on the way.”

Shang Jin didn’t know how to respond. Jiang Min reacted faster. “Well, you came pretty quickly.”

Xu Yan calmly sat on the chair beside him. “Yes, I took a taxi here directly after class.”

Shang Jin’s ears turned red. She wished she could find a place to hide. It would be best if she could hide for decades before coming out.

“Uh…” This matter was brought up by Jiang Min, so Jiang Min had to ask on behalf of her good friend. “Xu Yan, did you hear what we said just now?”

Xu Yan’s eyes flickered for a moment before he replied, “I didn’t hear much. You don’t have to feel embarrassed.”

Shang Jin only felt her sight turn black. Xu Yan heard it, even if he only heard a little.

“What we said just now was just a joke. Please don’t take it to heart! We didn’t mean to mention you,” Shang Jin explained. “We just wanted to liven up the atmosphere.”

“Yes. I know.” Xu Yan lowered his head.

Lang Yue laughed at Shang Jin. “You’re too unreserved. I can’t blame the junior for annoying you. If it were me, I would have transferred schools.”

“Lang Yue, shut up if you don’t know how to talk!” Shang Jin said angrily.

“I’m not annoyed. Senior, you’re quite an extrovert,” Xu Yan suddenly said.

Shang Jin felt that Xu Yan was talking about what had happened just now. She really felt embarrassed. She was fantasizing about him and was heard by him. It was too embarrassing. Tan Rou and Li Li finally arrived, followed by Lu Qing and Liang Lu. They met at the entrance, so they came up together.

“Senior Shang, we’ve arrived.” Tan Rou said, “The class monitor quite fast. He’s already here.”

“I took a taxi and took a shortcut here,” Xu Yan said.

“Senior Shang, have you ordered?” Li Li asked.

Shang Jin and Jiang Min were so focused on talking about Xu Yan that they forgot to order.

“You guys order. Here’s the menu.” Shang Jin handed the menu to them. “Order whatever you want to eat first. You don’t have to save me money. The dividends from TR Company last month have already been transferred to my card. There’s more than 200,000.”

Tan Rou was also very happy. “Senior, this is what you deserve. The reputation and sales of the second-generation robot are excellent. I believe that the dividends this month will be even more.”

Shang Jin instantly forgot about the awkward situation just now.” Then hurry up and eat. “Lang Yue, didn’t you want to eat lobster sashimi? I’ll get someone to arrange it for you now.”

“No need. I was just saying it casually,” Lang Yue said with a smile.

In the end, Shang Jin still ordered the big lobster, but it was cooked lobster.

After dinner, they went to the private room next door to sing. As they sang, Li Li suddenly suggested playing Truth or Dare and asked if they wanted to play.

Most people agreed, and a small number of people had no objections. Then, they borrowed a deck of cards from the boss, drew a clown card, and picked a deck of cards of the same suit. If anyone drew a clown card, they could pick a random number and let the person holding the number choose truth or dare.

They didn’t prepare any alcohol because they had all driven here. However, they had prepared a lot of strange drinks. Mustard sauce with orange juice, soy sauce with grapes, and it was obvious that they tasted terrible.

Li Li was in charge of shuffling the cards. After shuffling the cards, she laid them flat on the table. “To be fair, I’ll draw last. You can draw now.”

Everyone drew their cards one after another. Everyone was very nervous. They were looking forward to drawing the clown card. However, there was only one clown card, which they left for the lucky Li Li.

“Good!” Li Li flipped open her card. “Thankyou for leaving me the clown card. Now, I’m going to count the numbers. Number three!”

Tan Rou placed the three diamonds on the table. “It’s me.”

“Truth or dare?” Li Li asked.

Tan Rou would not easily reveal her secret, so she said, “I choose dare.”

Li Li chuckled. “Since you chose dare, I’ll pick something hard for you!”

“Go ahead.” Tan Rou smiled.

Li Li said, “Your big dare is to call your boyfriend now and tell him that you really love him very much. You only love him in this life. Let me make it clear in advance that everything said here will have to be sincere and truthful. Otherwise, it won’t be interesting.”

 

Chapter 970: 970 Liked

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“Are you playing so big?” Jiang Min was a little worried.” CEO Zhuang must be very busy, right? He’ll be very angry if he finds out we’re teasing him.”

“It’s not that exaggerated. Ah Liu won’t be angry over such a thing.” Tan Rou took out her phone.” He knows that I’m here for dinner tonight and that we’re going to play for a while after dinner. I think he’ll know that we’re playing dare once I call him.”

She called Zhuang Liu and turned on the speaker. Zhuang Liu picked up very quickly.

“Xiao Rou, have you finished eating? Do you need me to pick you up?” Zhuang Liu asked first.

“I just finished my meal and am playing games with my seniors,” replied Tan Rou.

“Dare!” Li Li mouthed to remind her.

Tan Ron’s lips curled into a smile. Then, she said affectionately into the phone, “Alt Liu, I really, really love you. You’re the only one I love in this life.”

“All Liu, are you still there?” Tan Rou asked.

“Yes.” Zhuang Liu’s tone was full of laughter. “I’m listening. Xiao Rou, are you playing games with them?”

Tan Rou said, “Oh, you found out.”

“Have fun,” Zhuang Liu chuckled.

“Alright.” Tan Rou hung up.

Li Li felt that this was too easy. “No, I’m going to give you a difficult one!”

Tan Rou did not want to be outdone. “Don’t let me catch you.”

The game continued. In the second round, Liang Lu drew the clown card. She chose number 2, and number 2 was Lu Qing. Hence, under everyone’s jeers, Lu Qing also chose dare. His mission was to carry his favorite girl around the room three times and kiss her after each round.

Lu Qing did as he was told, but Liang Lu was embarrassed. She covered her face the entire time, not letting Lu Qing kiss her.

After playing a few more rounds, everyone chose dare. It was also relatively simple. They either squatted on the ground and jumped, or drank a few glasses of strange juice. There was nothing new.

Li Li was anxious. “This game is called Truth or Dare. It’s not just about playing the game. You have to choose to tell the truth. No matter who is chosen in the next round, they have to choose truth. If I get picked, I’ll tell the truth too.”

The next round began. This time, Shang Jin drew the clown card. She smiled. “Let me choose a lucky one. My favorite number is five, so I’ll go with number five.”

“I’m not number five.” Li Li spread out his cards.

“I’m number two.” Tan Rou also opened her cards.

“Number five is me.” Xu Yan put down his cards. “I can only choose the truth, right? Go ahead then.”

If it were anyone else, they would have started arguing about what questions to ask. But coincidentally, the person chosen by Shang Jin was Xu Yan. Everyone knew that there was an unclear relationship between Xu Yan and Shang Jin, so everyone quieted down and gave them some space.

“Alt Jin, quickly ask! This is a good opportunity for you to ask him. Hurry up and ask him!” Jiang Min urged.

Shang Jin was very hesitant. “Don’t rush me. I’m thinking.”

“Ask away, anything is fine but I can’t tell you my parents ‘bank card passwords,” said Xu Yan.

“I don’t want to know your parents ‘bank card passwords either.” Shang Jin whispered.

Jiang Min waited anxiously. She said, “Ah Jin, are you still going to ask? If you don’t want to ask, give me the chance to ask him.”

The opportunity could be transferred, but it could only be used once.

Shang Jin’s mind was in a mess. She clearly had a lot of questions to ask Xu Yan, but when it came to asking questions, she couldn’t think of any.

“Here you go.” Shang Jin stuffed the clown card into Jiang Min’s hand.” You ask.”

“Junior Xu Yan, you’re going to start asking questions,” Jiang Min said with a serious expression.

Xu Yan still looked indifferent. “Ask away.”

Jiang Min’s words were shocking. “Do you like All Jin? It’s the kind of love that you want to fall in love with.”

Shang Jin did not expect Jiang Min to ask this. Was it too late for her to take back the opportunity now?

“This question is too sensitive. Let’s change to another one…” Shang Jin was interrupted before he could finish.

“Yes I do.” A faint smile appeared on Xu Yan’s face. “I like her very much.”