Chapter 347 - The One That Loved More Would Lose 2 (2/2)
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Qian Yingchen felt as if Zhu Yurun was driving him insane. She had insistently convinced Miss Peng to go on a spring outing and was now doggedly inviting Ji Man.
Qian Yingchen still had a good impression of Ji Man. After all, Teacher Ji was a person that Ning Yuxuan thought highly of, so he couldn't be an ordinary person. And so, Qian Yingchen didn't reject Ji Man's presence. On the contrary, he was very welcoming. Seeing this sight, Zhu Yurun practically draped herself on Ji Man and exclaimed, ”Teacher Ji, the success of my major life event will be depending on you!”
Ji Man could only agree to her request. Anyways, the rest of her day was free after giving Haohao lessons in the morning.
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They had discussed where to meet beforehand and settled on meeting up by Tian Lake. Ji Man arrived a bit earlier and saw a carriage slowly driving over here from a distance. A chubby person was following after that carriage and jogging to keep up.
Ji Man furrowed her brow.
When the carriage reached the lake, Qian Yingchen disembarked from the carriage and smiled at Ji Man. ”Teacher Ji.”
Ji Man returned his greeting with a two handed salute. She raised her eyes and saw a dignified young lady coming out of the carriage too. This young woman was probably Grand Tutor Peng's granddaughter. As for Zhu Yurun, she had caught up to them and was getting her breath back.
”Sir Qian.” Looking at Zhu Yurun's belly, Ji Man frowned again. ”No matter what, Miss Zhu is pregnant. Why did you have her follow you by walking?”
Zhu Yurun wiped the sweat from her forehead and waved her hand. ”It's okay, it's okay. My belly is too big, so I couldn't fit inside the carriage. I'm okay with walking here too. Teacher Ji, you don't need to worry. I'm very healthy and much more st.u.r.dy than other pregnant women. Besides, Qian Residence isn't far from here.”
Miss Peng looked very uncomfortable with the situation. Her mood didn't seem good. She slightly bobbed in greeting to Ji Man, then she boarded a nearby boat by herself.
Qian Yingchen said with a smile, ”Teacher Ji, please.”
Ji Man turned her head to look at that chubby girl. Seeing that the other two people were completely ignoring Miss Zhu, she understood why Miss Zhu had insistently invited her along now.
”Sir Qian, you can go on ahead first.” Ji Man stretched her hand out to support Zhu Yurun. ”We'll catch up to you soon.”
Qian Yingchen's smile dimmed. He glanced at Zhu Yurun before turning around and boarding the boat.
The s.p.a.ce in the boat wasn't big, and the four of them were sitting across from each other. Fortunately, Ji Man was good at livening the atmosphere. She kept up a conversation with Miss Peng and Qian Yingchen that went from chatting about poetry and songs to life philosophy. The mood could be considered harmonious enough.
But, since they were talking about these types of subjects, Zhu Yurun wasn't able to partic.i.p.ate. She could only sit and stare at Qian Yingchen.
”Since this one has the fortunate of going on this outing with Teacher Ji today, there's a question that this one has been wanting to ask,” Qing Yingchen said. ”This one heard that Teacher Ji is planning on marrying Miss Zhu. Is this still valid?”
Translator Ramblings: I don't know what to think of Zhu Yurun and Qian Yingchen's relations.h.i.+p, but wouldn't it be boring to marry someone that you don't have anything in common with? I have a hard time understanding Zhu Yurun's infatuation with Yingchen, especially when she's been given the opportunity to spent time with him.