amaotonovel Chapter 414
Chapter 414
Si Nian: "..."What kind of situation was this? She used to be a teacher, after all, and her previous company required long-term communication with foreigners.
Therefore, her spoken translation skills were rock solid. Being made to compete with a college freshman right now—it wasn't that Si Nian was overly confident, but she genuinely felt it would be an unfair victory and unjust to Lu Yao.
Unfortunately, the English teacher wasn't easy to fool, otherwise Si Nian really wouldn't want this opportunity.
Giving it to Lu Yao would have saved her the trouble.
"Si Nian, don't worry, you can definitely do it."
Seeing her expression, Liu Nana thought she was worried about not doing a good job.
Si Nian sighed.
She wasn't worried about herself; she was worried for Lu Yao.
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Interpersonal relationships were truly too complicated.
Watching her head home weighed down by her thoughts, the two roommates exchanged a glance.
"It really is because of Lu Yao. Si Nian doesn't even come to the dorm anymore," Zhang Xue couldn't help but say.
Previously, Lu Yao had been saying in the dorm that Si Nian didn't like studying, but who knew Si Nian would get a perfect score in English, doing even better than her.
After that, the relationship between the two had inexplicably become a bit delicate.
Now, Lu Yao not only refused to save seats for them but also blatantly fought for the opportunity the teacher had given Si Nian.
It was obviously directed at her.
It was only because Si Nian had a good temper. If it were her, she would have been furious.
"But Sister Si Nian is something else too. She's already so rich, why does she still do this kind of work? It offends people, not to mention it's troublesome." Thinking of the car Si Nian had taken that morning, Zhang Xue couldn't help but add.
Liu Nana told her to keep her voice down.
The two had just finished class and were about to head back to the dorm when they ran into an acquaintance.
Seeing it was Chen Haoran, Liu Nana nudged Zhang Xue beside her.
Zhang Xue blushed and hurriedly adjusted her newly styled hair.
She didn't expect such good luck. She had just gotten a new hairstyle, and Chen Haoran had come to find her.
Actually, Chen Haoran wasn't very close to them. They had met on the train. At the time, Chen Haoran saw someone rummaging through their bags and warned them, which was how the group got acquainted.
Chen Haoran dressed fashionably and looked handsome; he was the currently popular "pretty boy" type.
They heard he had been out traveling and was getting ready to return to Beijing to report to school. Upon interacting, they realized everyone was a student going to Beijing to enroll.
So they started chatting.
Chen Haoran was a local, familiar with the surroundings, and very enthusiastically helped them.
As they spent time together, a bit of romantic ambiguity developed between the two of them.
He was handsome, came from a wealthy family, and went to the same school as her.
Zhang Xue had no reason not to be smitten.
By now, she had already secretly given him her heart.
All that was left was to officially confirm their relationship.
However, Chen Haoran was handsome, and many girls had their eyes on him.
Just on the day of the mixer dance, several women went up to talk to him.
Zhang Xue was still very panicked inside, which was why she anxiously bought new clothes and got her hair done, just to show her best side to Chen Haoran.
Now, seeing him come to find her, she was naturally incredibly surprised and delighted.
"Haoran, what brings you here?"
She stepped forward to greet him, but before she could ask if he was looking for her for something...
She saw Chen Haoran looking left and right, not resting his gaze on her at all. "Hey, where's Sister Nian? Isn't she with you guys?"
Zhang Xue's smile froze. "Si Nian?"
Chen Haoran said, "Yeah, isn't she with you?"
"She... she went home. Why are you looking for her?"
Zhang Xue knew Si Nian was too beautiful. In just these few days since school started, many people had already come to ask them if Si Nian had a boyfriend or anything.
Wherever she passed, regardless of gender, people would stare at her.
But those people didn't know Si Nian was married, so it wasn't strange for them to stare.
But Chen Haoran knew! Why was he still paying so much attention to Si Nian?
Zhang Xue felt a bit humiliated.
Chen Haoran said, "I originally wanted to escort her home, but I didn't expect her to have left already. Sigh, since that's the case, never mind. I'll get going first."
He waved his hand, turned around, and quickly walked away.
Zhang Xue's expression became even uglier.
Escort... escort Si Nian home?
Why?
Seeing her terrible expression, Liu Nana, though also a bit confused, felt it shouldn't be like that, so she comforted her, "Could there be some misunderstanding? After all, Si Nian is already married."
"What misunderstanding could there be? I can see it clearly now. Chen Haoran has definitely taken a fancy to her. He was always trying to strike up conversations with her before. At the last dance, after Si Nian left, he didn't stick around to have fun either. And now he specifically wanted to escort her home. Would he need to do all this if he didn't mean anything by it!" After saying this, Zhang Xue cried from anger, wiping her tears as she ran upstairs.
Chen Haoran still didn't know that because of this incident, the already strained relationship among the dorm mates had completely fallen apart.
He had received a call from his dad yesterday telling him to help take care of Si Nian and the children of the Zhou family. His dad said the thief who had previously broken into her house to steal things had been released from prison, and he was worried the thief might come looking for trouble while Zhou Yueshen was away from home.
Chen Haoran was also very worried in his heart, so right after class, he hurriedly came over to find her and ask about the situation.
He didn't expect to miss her.
He walked outside and just happened to see Si Nian getting on a public bus.
He hurriedly squeezed his way on.
"Sister, Sister! It's me."
Hearing the familiar voice, Si Nian looked up and saw Chen Haoran in the crowd, his face contorted from being squeezed.
Chen Haoran struggled to push his way over. Sweating profusely, he said, "Ouch, why are you still suffering like this? Aren't Uncle Zhou and my dad making big money doing business? Yet he still makes you take the bus home. He really doesn't know how to be tender and protective of women."
"Sure enough, older guys are just like this. They want a pretty wife but are reluctant to spend money. He didn't even buy you a car."
He complained about Zhou Yueshen.
Although Zhou Yueshen looked to be only thirty-one or thirty-two, in Chen Haoran's eyes, anyone who called his father a brother belonged to the previous generation.
Yet Si Nian, who was his classmate, had actually married someone from his father's generation.
It was a complete case of an older man going after a young girl.
And to make a girl like her take the bus—it was simply too much.
Hearing this, Si Nian laughed. "Your Uncle Zhou's money is all with me, so what would he use to buy a car? Besides, it's only two stops from here, driving would be a hassle. As for you, please call me Auntie from now on, otherwise I'm going to tell your dad."
Chen Haoran looked as if he had been struck by lightning. "Sister, I was just looking out for you. How can you turn around and blame me? Isn't calling you Auntie so unpleasant to hear? Wouldn't it make you sound so old?"
Si Nian smiled. "I don't mind having you as my junior."
Chen Haoran curled his lips. He understood now; Si Nian just wanted to pull rank on him.
Could it be because he had just spoken ill of Uncle Zhou and offended her?
What a petty woman.
"By the way, where are you heading?" Si Nian asked, not dwelling on the previous issue.
"It's my dad. He said Uncle Zhou went on a business trip with him. Uncle Zhou was worried about you and the kids, so he asked me to help look after you guys. I figured I'd head over and check on you."
Si Nian nodded. "Sorry to trouble you, but we're doing fine."
"Even if everything is fine, we can't let our guard down. I heard the thief who scaled your wall last time was released from prison. My dad did a guilty thing by selling this house to you, so as his son, it's only right that I help make up for it."
"Don't worry, sis. I'll help you teach that thief a lesson so he never dares to climb your wall again."
"I'm definitely not just coming over to mooch a meal off you, I promise."
As they spoke, the car arrived.
Not long after they got out, they ran into Wang Ergou again.
Coincidentally, the guy was in the middle of scaling a wall.
"You little thief, how dare you climb a wall right in front of me!"
Chen Haoran immediately rushed over and swiftly yanked Wang Ergou down from the wall.
"Ouch!" Wang Ergou jumped in fright. Before he could even react, Chen Haoran's heavy fist came crashing down on him.
Si Nian pulled her gaze away from the wall and stopped him. "Wait, Chen Haoran, this isn't my house."
Chen Haoran paused. He looked up and was taken aback.
There, on the dilapidated red wooden door, was a tattered official seal pasted across it.