SYLM Chapter 89

Chapter 89 “You said it yourself.”

Chapter 89 “You said it yourself.”

Chen Lu’s rented apartment was in the city center, not far from Yunjiang No. 3 High School. Plus, she was worried about something happening to Gu Wan Jun, so the original fifteen-minute drive was squeezed down to eight minutes.

North gate of Yunjiang No. 3 High School.

It wasn’t yet the time for students to be dismissed, and there were hardly any people at the school gate.

The white Benz parked steadily. Chen Lu looked over the school gate through the car window, but she couldn’t find Gu Wan Jun’s figure.

Where is she? Didn’t she say the north gate of the school?

Chen Lu opened the WeChat chat window and read Gu Wan Jun’s message again. After confirming that she hadn’t come to the wrong place but still couldn’t see anyone, the ominous premonition in her heart grew stronger and stronger. She switched the phone page to dial Gu Wan Jun’s number, but the next second, the school’s electric retractable gate slowly opened. Gu Wan Jun walked out of the security room holding a stack of test papers. The woman had a gentle smile on her face, and her undisguised gaze fell directly on Chen Lu’s car window.

Obviously, Gu Wan Jun had seen her long ago.

The finger preparing to dial paused on the phone screen. Chen Lu suddenly realized something.

Wait, how did she come here like a ghost?

Chen Lu felt a burst of annoyance in her heart. Before she could sort out her thoughts, Gu Wan Jun had already opened the passenger seat door and sat in very naturally.

The car’s aromatherapy diffuser was emitting the scent of grapefruit fruit wine. Gu Wan Jun placed the test papers on her lap, hooked the edge of the seat belt with her index finger, and smiled to thank her:

“It was fine when I left in the morning, but it started raining at noon. Thank you for picking me up.”

In the driver’s seat, hearing this, Chen Lu’s face instantly darkened, and her voice was as cold as ice: “Are you okay?”

“What?” Gu Wan Jun was stunned for a moment, then realized what she meant, and smiled even more deeply: “Oh, I didn’t bring an umbrella, and I was afraid of getting the papers wet.”

“…”

Is this about bringing an umbrella or not?

Seeing Gu Wan Jun pretending to be confused, Chen Lu frowned even tighter, her tone carrying suppressed anger:

“Why didn’t you reply to my messages?”

Eyeing each other, Gu Wan Jun couldn’t hide her smile. She blinked and asked innocently: “Are you worried about me?”

“…”

Hearing this, Chen Lu’s face instantly cooled down several degrees. Seeing that the little girl was really going to get angry if she teased her any further, Gu Wan Jun stopped while she was ahead and quickly explained:

“I was waiting for you at the gate just now. The security guard saw that I didn’t have an umbrella, so he let me wait in the security room. I was chatting with him. He even said he wanted to introduce me to someone. While we were chatting, you came…”

“Gu Wan Jun.”

Feeling inexplicably irritable, Chen Lu coldly interrupted the person in front of her, her voice carrying an unquestionable sense of distance:

“I’ll say it again, I have nothing to do with you now.”

“I know.”

Gu Wan Jun restrained her smile, sighed, her tone carrying some grievance and helplessness:

“Aren’t I trying to make myself have something to do with you again?”

“…”

Chen Lu was really speechless.

How didn’t she realize before that Gu Wan Jun was such a sophist?

Chen Lu took a deep breath. She was about to tell Gu Wan Jun to get out of the car, but Gu Wan Jun preempted her:

“I’m hungry, Chen Lu, let’s go eat first.”

Chen Lu frowned with a cold face: “Go eat yourself, get out of the car.”

But Gu Wan Jun didn’t budge, still looking at her with a smile: “It’s raining outside, I’ll get sick if I get out, and then I’ll probably have to trouble you to take care of me again.”

Chen Lu: “…”

Gu Wan Jun continued to ask on her own: “Aren’t you hungry? Is there anything you want to eat?”

Chen Lu: “…”

Two minutes later, Chen Lu set the navigation destination to Fu Yi Wen’s SWEET HOME restaurant, and the white Benz restarted.

On the way, Gu Wan Jun occasionally shared things that happened at school with Chen Lu, her tone light and gentle, as if the two of them were very close.

Gu Wan Jun turned her head to look at Chen Lu, her eyes carrying some probing and anticipation:

“During class today, a student asked me, ‘Teacher, what do you think love is?’ I was really stumped at the time.”

“…”

Love? Talking about love in high school class? Gu Wan Jun, your topic is too clumsy.

Chen Lu stared straight ahead, her face still cold. She sneered inwardly, complaining that Gu Wan Jun was making conversation, but her ears involuntarily perked up.

Seeing that Chen Lu didn’t respond, Gu Wan Jun wasn’t discouraged. She continued, “Later, I thought about it and told her that love is when two people care about each other, even if they’ve been separated for a long time, they’ll still think about each other in their hearts.”

“…”

Gu Wan Jun, is this your purpose?

The finger holding the steering wheel moved slightly. Chen Lu felt a burst of complexity in her heart, but she still didn’t speak.

Noticing that the little girl’s lips were slightly pursed, obviously listening, Gu Wan Jun mustered some courage. She stared intently at Chen Lu’s profile and asked softly:

“Chen Lu, what do you think?”

“…”

The car fell into a brief silence.

At the same time, the Benz merged into a new street. Chen Lu quickly turned the steering wheel to avoid the accumulated water on the road. The seat belts suddenly tightened around the waists of the two people in the car. When straightening the steering wheel, Chen Lu’s expression was serious, and her tone was cold:

“I’ll say it again, call me Chen Lu.”

“…”

Chen Lu’s tone wasn’t good, but Gu Wan Jun was inexplicably happy.

Except for the way she addressed her, Chen Lu didn’t refute what she said. Doesn’t this mean that the little girl listened to what she just said?

The distance between them was getting closer little by little.

Summer rain comes quickly and goes quickly. The sky, which was still gloomy just now, cleared up in the blink of an eye. The sun shone through the clouds, and the air was filled with a fresh, post-rain scent.

On the other side.

The dismissal bell rang on time at noon.

In the liberal arts office, Fu Yi Wen listened to the melody of the dismissal bell while waiting for Tang Ying to return.

Several other teachers who stayed in the office to prepare lessons also got up one after another after the dismissal bell rang, putting on their coats and preparing to go home for lunch.

One of the teachers, while packing her bag, chatted casually with Fu Yi Wen, curious about the relationship between Fu Yi Wen and Tang Ying.

“I was her student before.”

“Oh, which class were you in?”

“Class 12.”

“Class 12? Teacher Tang doesn’t seem to have taught Class 12, right?”

“I’m not from this school.”

“Oh.”

The teacher who started the conversation suddenly realized, seemingly remembering that Tang Ying was a teacher who had been transferred from somewhere else.

Taking advantage of the gap, another teacher also took the opportunity to strike up a conversation with Fu Yi Wen: “Hey, I see you and Teacher Tang are quite close.”

The more she didn’t want to answer, the more it came, Fu Yi Wen’s mood was complicated, but she still nodded and said “yeah.”

“Were you two close when you were in school?”

“I guess so, I was her class representative back then.”

“Oh, I thought so. So, how many years have you graduated? Do you have a boyfriend?”

“…”

Does every casual conversation end up asking if you have a boyfriend or if you’re married?

Isn’t that a bit presumptuous?

Fu Yi Wen didn’t want to respond at first, but considering that the other person was Tang Ying’s colleague, she still shook her head and said no, then lowered her head to unlock her phone, almost writing the words “please end this annoying conversation” on her face.

But the teacher who started the conversation didn’t seem to get Fu Yi Wen’s meaning, and continued to talk to herself:

“It seems that young people nowadays are unwilling to find partners. You’re young now, so it’s easy to find someone. Find someone to occupy a spot first, otherwise, when you get older, people will be picking us, and it’ll be harder to find someone. Hey, Fu, I have a nephew who’s about your age, are you interested—”

Halfway through her words, the office door opened. Tang Ying hadn’t even entered yet, but her cold voice floated in first:

“What are you chatting about?”

“…”

Perhaps Tang Ying’s aura was too strong, there was a moment of brief silence in the office.

Seeming to realize that the atmosphere wasn’t quite right, the teacher who had just been talking to Fu Yi Wen laughed awkwardly:

“Oh, nothing, just chatting with your little Fu classmate. I said she’s not too young anymore, she should find a good partner sooner. My husband’s family has a nephew who’s about the same age as little Fu, young people can get to know each other, just think of it as making a friend.”

After saying this, Tang Ying glanced at Fu Yi Wen, then turned to look at the teacher who was just about to introduce Fu Yi Wen to someone, her light tone carrying a hint of gritted teeth:

“I didn’t realize before that Sister Zhang had the potential to be a matchmaker.”

Thinking that Tang Ying was praising her, the teacher called Sister Zhang smiled happily. The next second, she took out her phone to find her nephew’s contact information to push to Fu Yi Wen, but Tang Ying immediately stopped her:

“You don’t need to worry about my student’s lifelong affairs, Sister Zhang. With me here, as long as she wants to find someone, I can find her any kind she wants.”

“…”

As soon as the words fell, the office fell into an awkward silence.

Everyone present knew that Tang Ying wasn’t just talking big. She really had the ability. This was still her trying to save face for her colleague. Otherwise, the sentence “Are you full and have nothing better to do? When did it become your turn to meddle in my people’s affairs?” would have already come out of her mouth.

The matchmaker didn’t succeed, and several teachers left dejectedly.

Soon, only Tang Ying and Fu Yi Wen were left in the office.

Seeing Fu Yi Wen staring at herself with a complicated expression, Tang Ying went straight to her workstation and placed the political science book in her hand on the table, her expression half-smiling:

“What’s wrong, I delayed you from getting to know her nephew, are you unhappy?”

Tang Ying mostly meant this as a joke, but to others, it sounded more like a sarcastic remark.

But at this moment, Fu Yi Wen didn’t have time to worry about whether it was sarcastic or not. She took two steps forward and asked Tang Ying with a stern face:

“What did you mean by what you just said?”

“What words?”

“You said that as long as I want to find someone, you can find me any kind I want.”

“The truth, what’s wrong, are you thinking of finding someone?”

“Tang Ying!”

Fu Yi Wen’s voice suddenly increased: “Are you serious, or are you just trying to shut those people up?”

“Does it matter?”

“Of course it matters, you clearly know that I only have you in my heart!”

Fu Yi Wen had said similar words many times, but every time Tang Ying heard them, she had a subtle feeling.

This time was no exception.

Of course she knew. How could she not know?

Understanding what this person was being stubborn about, Tang Ying knew clearly that as long as she said something soft, this matter would pass, but when the words reached her lips, they still changed direction:

“Actually, Sister Zhang was right just now, you’re 25 this year, and you’ve reached the age where you should be finding a partner. Aren’t your family urging you?”

“…”

These words undoubtedly added fuel to the fire. Fu Yi Wen’s face was instantly uglier than the bottom of a pot, but she still held back her anger and replied:

“Who I like is my business, no one can make the decision for me, not even my parents.”

“Then what about you personally, just giving me meals every day without any name or status, have you never thought about finding another boyfriend or girlfriend?”

“What do you mean by that?”

After a long time of eye contact, a complex emotion that was difficult to see clearly flashed in Tang Ying’s eyes, but her tone was still indifferent:

“It means that if you have someone you like, you can tell me.”

“Tell you? And then? Are you going to introduce me?”

Fu Yi Wen laughed angrily, the large bouquet of roses on the table burned her eyes.

She shouldn’t have come today.

All the previous grievances and sadness surged up, souring Fu Yi Wen’s voice and tone. She looked at the person in front of her, trying to hold back her sobs:

“Tang Ying, I guess I can’t break through this wall of yours. Since you look down on me so much, I’ll leave myself, you don’t need to go to the trouble of disgusting me here.”

Fu Yi Wen put the insulated lunch box in her hand on the table, turned around and was about to leave, but the next second, Tang Ying grabbed her wrist.

“Let go!”

Fu Yi Wen was both aggrieved and angry, her attitude was frighteningly tough. In comparison, Tang Ying’s cold and calm tone still didn’t fluctuate much:

“You said these words yourself.”

“?”

Was she threatening her now? Was this how you coaxed someone?

Fu Yi Wen’s eyes were red, and she became even more angry: “Yes! I said it! Let go!”

“Not this sentence.”

“…”

Tang Ying’s words stunned Fu Yi Wen, and she was at a loss. She heard Tang Ying say in a faint tone:

“Not finding another boyfriend or girlfriend, you said these words yourself.”

“…”

Fu Yi Wen was completely frozen, her big eyes blinking non-stop, she didn’t understand what Tang Ying was up to.

Seeing this person staring straight at herself with a silly look, Tang Ying inexplicably felt her throat tighten. She let go of her hand, licked her back molars, and said in a cold tone that was inexplicably sour:

“You also know what kind of person I am. If you tell me now that you want to find someone to relieve loneliness, I understand, but if you say now that you only have me in your heart, then I’ll take it seriously. No matter what happens in the future, I won’t allow you to have anyone else.”

“…”

The sudden words stunned Fu Yi Wen. In her opinion, Tang Ying being able to say this was undoubtedly not drawing her into her private territory!

What was the difference between this and a confession?!

It was as if a fireworks display exploded in her head, blasting Fu Yi Wen to the point where she couldn’t even speak. She grabbed Tang Ying’s hand and said excitedly:

“S, so you, you also like me?!”

“…”

Tang Ying wasn’t used to such direct words. She frowned subconsciously, pretending to be dissatisfied:

“You haven’t answered my question just now.”

“I agree! I agree so much, I only have you in my heart! If you don’t believe me, I can sign a contract of indenture with you!”

“Really?”

“Of course! More real than real gold!”

Fu Yi Wen was just short of raising both hands and feet to swear!

Hearing this, Tang Ying raised her eyebrows in satisfaction. Soon, Fu Yi Wen, who was only focused on swearing and laughing foolishly, seemed to think of something. She tilted her head and glanced at the annoying bouquet of roses on the table, lost in thought.

Noticing this action, Tang Ying didn’t even look at it, and directly threw the large bouquet of flowers into the trash can with a cold face.

In fact, this action had happened countless times in the past five years. Tang Ying simply didn’t like Jiang Ying Xu, which Fu Yi Wen knew.

But when she heard others chatting and saying how well-matched and happy the person she liked and another man were, she still couldn’t help but feel sad, and even more worried. The overjoyed her had just forgotten for a moment that Tang Ying was a married woman.

Could their relationship really last long?

Whether nominally or realistically, when would Tang Ying only have her by her side?

Fu Yi Wen was a little distracted, thinking that this person was still unhappy, Tang Ying raised her eyebrows and asked, “What are you thinking about?”

Fu Yi Wen came back to her senses, she didn’t want to ruin the current atmosphere, she could only silently suppress the messy emotions in her heart, and asked in a teasing tone:

“You said just now that if I told you now that I wanted to find someone else, you’d understand?”

“…”

The beautiful danfeng eyes suddenly turned cold, and she directly threw an eye knife over: “Are you going back on your word?”

“No, no!” Fu Yi Wen shook her head like a rattle drum, her face turning red with anxiety: “I’m just asking! Not going back on my word! Not going back on my word!”

Tang Ying snorted coldly, her tone resentful: “It’s too late to go back on your word now, I’ll send you the contract of indenture after I make it.”

“Ah? Really signing it?”

“What, were you just using sweet words to make me happy?”

“It’s not sweet words! You make it! I guarantee to sign it after you’re done!”

Fu Yi Wen made a Yes, madam salute in place, Tang Ying didn’t want to argue with her, so she changed the subject: “What did you make to eat today?”

“Sweet and sour pork ribs, broccoli, hairy crabs, and longan and red date black-bone chicken soup…”

“Is it that old people’s soup again?”

“Tsk! It’s not old people’s soup! It’s health soup! You didn’t get to drink it last time, so it’s good that this is my second time making it, it tastes even better than last time, try it quickly!”

“I’m not drinking it.”

“Try it! I’ve been stewing it for a long time, I’ll get angry if you don’t drink a sip!”

“…”

A few seconds later, the drooping-faced Teacher Tang reluctantly opened the lid of the insulated box and smelled it, her mouth said one thing but her actions said another:

“It smells okay, I’ll give you face.”