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He looked at her, his eyes filled with shrewdness. After a while, he spoke slowly, "Let's discuss a deal."
"I can inject funds into the kindergarten to keep it running. You can continue to protect what you want."
"But I have one condition."
...
"Shu Ran, Shu Ran."
Suddenly, her mother's voice broke through her thoughts.
"Huh?"
Shu Ran seemed to be startled awake, her expression still somewhat dazed.
Shu Mother looked at her, furrowing her brows, and asked, "What's wrong? You've been absent-minded since you came back last night."
Shu Ran shook her head and forced a smile, though it was tinged with bitterness.
Shu Mother, however, didn't notice. She was busy changing the TV channels with the remote.
Today was Sunday, and most channels were airing variety shows.
After switching through several channels, she finally found one that was showing a drama.
Shu Mother watched for a while but seemed somewhat uninterested.
"Glug glug," the water on the tea table boiled.
Shu Mother picked up the kettle and warmed the teacup.
Just as she was about to boil water for tea, she caught a glimpse of Shu Ran standing still beside her, lost in thought.
"Why are you still daydreaming?" Shu Mother asked casually as she pinched some tea leaves and placed them into the cup. "What do you think of the guy Aunt Fang introduced? He seems nice, right?"
"Huh?" Shu Ran snapped back to reality, not quite catching what she said.
Shu Mother was a bit surprised by her unusual behavior tonight and repeated the question.
"I asked if the guy Aunt Fang introduced is nice?"
"Ah, um, yeah, he's nice," Shu Ran replied vaguely, her mind seemingly drifting far away.
She gathered her thoughts and said, "Hey Mom, I'm a bit tired. I'm going to go upstairs and take a shower."
Before Shu Mother could respond, she hurriedly climbed the stairs.
...
The bathroom was filled with steam, hazy and indistinct.
A slender arm emerged from the water's surface, pale and delicate, like snow or jade.
Shu Ran lay in the bathtub, her gaze unfocused as she blinked.
She didn't remember how the blind date ended or how she got home.
All along the way, her mind had been elsewhere.
She only remembered.
Qin Xian raised an eyebrow, his eyes as dark as the night sky, making it hard to see clearly.
"Marry me."
He said calmly;
"You don't have to answer right away. I'll give you a month to think about it."
At that moment, Shu Ran seemed to temporarily lose her ability to think.
Surprised, incredulous, calm, and ultimately unable to comprehend.
Throughout that night, her emotions fluctuated wildly.
She couldn't recall how she felt at that time.
Was it joy? Fear?
Neither.
Even now, she had not sorted out her thoughts.
At first, she couldn't understand why he was investigating her.
And why he wanted to help her?
In the end, she wondered why Qin Xian wanted to marry her.
Questions swirled in her mind, but she couldn't solve any of them.
The bathroom had excellent soundproofing, and no sounds from outside could be heard.
Only the gentle dripping of water and her soft breathing filled the silence.
It was quite peaceful.
Shu Ran reached out to grab the phone beside the bathtub.
She wanted to listen to some light music to ease her mood.
Just as she picked up the phone, a message from an unfamiliar number appeared on the screen.
She lightly swiped past the lock screen to check the message.
"Tomorrow at seven, let's have dinner. I'll pick you up."
Qin.
Shu Ran stared at the screen.
After a moment, she pressed the power button to turn off the screen, deciding to act as if she hadn't seen it.
She set the phone down and picked up a towel beside her.
A tall shadow was cast on the floor-to-ceiling window, standing quietly.
A soft knock sounded at the door.
"Come in."
As soon as the words fell, the sound of high heels clicking on the smooth floor echoed.
"President Qin, here is the guest list for Old Qin's birthday banquet. Please take a look. If there are no issues, I will send out the invitations."
Qin Xian, standing by the window, turned around and took the list from his secretary's hand.
His gaze lightly swept over it before suddenly stopping at one name.
Seeing him pause, Secretary Lina thought something was wrong. Following his gaze, she quickly explained, "This Miss Shu was personally invited by Old Qin."
Noticing his silence, she asked again, "Do you need me to investigate her background?"
Qin Xian waved his hand dismissively, his voice indifferent. "Move her seat to the main table."
"Then, arrange for her to sit next to me."
Lina felt a moment of curiosity about this Miss Shu, who had caught Old Qin's personal attention and now even President Qin wanted her beside him.
But in just a second, Lina reined in all inappropriate thoughts and professionally replied, "Understood."
After speaking, Lina took the documents and walked to the office door, gently closing it behind her.
Qin Xian tilted his head, looking down from the top floor of Qin Group. The night view unfolded before him, breathtakingly beautiful.
But he recalled the night scene in Shu Ran's eyes, the lights reflecting in her clear gaze, and when she smiled, it was as if time itself sparkled.
At that moment, the night view seemed to pale in comparison to even a fraction of her beauty.
The flames of possessiveness in his heart ignited once more, just like countless days and nights before.
Previously, he could only stare at her photo, tossing and turning in sleeplessness.
Now it was different; he could see her smile, her frown, and all her vivid expressions with his own eyes.
How fortunate he was.
...
On Monday morning, everyone shook off the laziness of the weekend and became tense and hurried.
Early in the morning, birds chirped on the windowsill as if trying to wake up those still asleep.
The sound of bicycle bells rang through the neighborhood as students rushed to catch their early buses, full of youthful energy.
Shu Ran sat at the dining table having breakfast. She had woken up a bit late today and was in a hurry.
After casually eating a few bites of bread, she prepared to head off to work. Shu Mother hurriedly stuffed a bottle of milk into her bag and reminded her, "Remember to drink it."
As Shu Ran walked out, she nodded and waved goodbye to her mother.
Shu Mother called out from behind, "Be careful on the way."
Without looking back, Shu Ran gave an "okay" gesture with her hand, closed the door, and went to work.
During the peak hours of commuting to school and work, Shu Ran endured many hardships on the subway and finally arrived at her destination.
Childlike Heart Kindergarten.
As soon as she entered the school gate, several children who had arrived early greeted her with bright smiles.
"Good morning, Teacher Shu."
Shu Ran smiled back and replied, "Good morning, little ones."
Once all the children had gathered, they lined up in an orderly fashion to go to the playground for their morning exercises.
The children's learning abilities were impressive; after just a few lessons from their teacher, they had all learned the morning exercises well and performed them excellently.
The exercise instructor praised them, and the children beamed with joy.
After completing their morning exercises, the teacher organized the children to drink water and use the restroom in preparation for class.
Shu Ran was a teacher for the preschool class, and her students were all preparing to enter first grade on September 1st of next year.
Most of them were only 6 or 7 years old, but despite their young age, they were articulate and clever.
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