Chapter 27 - Returning to the Study (1/2)

Chapter 27: Returning to the Study

Yi Ran held Jia Jia’s hand and coaxed her for a while before letting her go home to rest. The little girl was still very strong and had stopped crying after a while. After Yao Juan and her parents talked briefly about the situation, they set a schedule to visit the school on Monday to discuss the compensation.

The school’s teaching director also came to the hospital to visit the injured the student and her parents.

Yao Juan walked through the hospital door with Yi Ran. As he was about to leave, he suddenly hesitated and turned back to face Yi Ran with warmth in his eyes. “Since you came to the school, you have helped me a lot.”

He was a male teacher whose experience was insufficient. When they met each other, they also discuss their own personal views on matters regarding the students.

His face slightly turned red and he said, “Don’t feel too burdensome. Earlier, you didn’t look too well.”

Yi Ran smiled slightly. After a few days of this, she felt really tired. With a powerless expression, she said softly, “Monday, we still must confront that woman.”

Yao Juan looked at her smile and then returned with his own gentle smile. He glanced behind her and saw Gu Tingchuan standing next to the flower bed, a phone pressed to his ear.

The man wasn’t wearing formal clothes, but he could still see that he was dignified. His clothes were meticulously ironed and the movements of his hands and feet were elegant and precise.

Yao Juan turned his face away and said, “How are you going back?”

Yi Ran slowly shifted her gaze to her husband and said, “I’ll go with Gu Tingchuan.”

Yao Juan still wanted to say something more, but Gu Tingchuan had already finished his conversation and strode over to them with long legs. He smiled casually at Yi Ran. “Let’s go.”

He didn’t have to return back to the company so they directly drove home. Gu Tingchuan glanced at the rear view mirror and saw Yao Juan standing by the side of the road.

He pursed his lips and said, “You seem to have a good relationship with your colleague.”

Yi Ran didn’t take it seriously. “Oh yes. Teacher Yao takes good care of me.”

Gu Tingchuan silently looked at her for a while, his face pale. Then, he released a slow smile. “Hehe.”

“…..” Yi Ran was surprised. She was in the middle of drinking mineral water and almost sprayed it out.

Who can tell her, just what did Director Gu’s ‘hehe’ mean?!

Darkness fell, and the night grew heavier.

That evening, Gu Tingchuan invited the chef to come over to make a few home cooked dishes, such as prawns, boiled fish, braised beef, and stir-fried broccoli. They all tasted very good.

After dinner, Yi Ran moved to the study and indulged in playing online games with friends for a long time.

Gu Tingchaun was in the studio, meeting with shareholders who were traveling abroad. Surprisingly, it didn’t take long before he opened the door.

Homecoming had completed the post-production process and was passed to a foreign film festival’s review committee. He already had several new scripts in hand, but he was not satisfied with any of them. Or, rather, it should be said that his inspirations had dried up, and he wanted to rest for the time being.

He sat down on the single sofa in the study with a teacup in hand. The tea in the cup was filled to overflowing, and the white mist rose up.

Yi Ran had slowly learned Gu Tingchuan’s preferences. For example, at this time, compared to mellow wine, he preferred light tea.

He stared at her.

Yi Ran saw the deep smile in his eyes and wondered, “What’s wrong? You’re done so soon?”

Gu Tingchuan lightly shook his head and continued to look at her bright eyes. “I need to take a break occasionally.”

Suddenly hearing this from Director Gu’s mouth, Yi Ran couldn’t help but want to take a look out the window. Was the moon rising tonight?

They could also see a good view from their apartment’s study room. Outside, the lights on both sides of the driveway stretched to the invisible distance, reflecting the stars in the sky and looking very bright and warm.

Gu Tingchuan glanced down at the teacup in his hand. The green tea was tender and mellow. With a calm face, he said to her, “In addition to asking my assistant to find Hao Ziyue’s parents, I also told him to contact the Education Bureau regarding the problems of Principal Shi Xiang. Soon, there will be an investigation team at your school.”

Director Gu was really truly….swift and decisive. Without allowing any objections, he had already straightforwardly given their school a big event?

“Why do you think you have to deal with Shi Xiang?” Although he hadn’t helped Gu Tai and was showing preferential treatment toward the Hao family, he hadn’t really bullied the Gu family.

Gu Tingchuan frowned slightly. “Last time, he…” Touched your back.

He was about to say it. But, he saw Yi Ran looking at him with a smile on her face, her eyes softly glimmering. He reconsidered the rest of his words and was quiet for a moment before he finally said, “As the principal, he should protect teachers who are idealistic and ethical like you, instead of stifling your future.”

Yi Ran listened to his words and thought it was already very good. Anyway, even if Shi Xiang was fired, he asked for it, and she still had to consider his ‘bad behavior.’ In the end, the results of the investigation will depend on his own good fortune.