Chapter Thirty-Six: Ye Ningfeng's Secret

  There have been countless people who confessed their love to Ye Ningfeng, but none of them were as sudden, unexpected, and unsettling as this time...

  Because the other party is not only a sixteen-year-old kid but also his own student.

  Ye Ningfeng was suddenly speechless, her mind a jumbled mess, unsure of how to articulate her thoughts. Just that morning, she had read in the newspaper about a high school student in a certain city who had committed suicide for love...

  Zhū Tíng suddenly said quickly: "This time, if I get first place in the mid-term exam, you'll have to be my girlfriend! If you don't say anything, it means you agree. Teacher, goodbye." Before anyone could react, she was already gone, her speed rivaling that of an Olympic champion...

  Ye Ningfeng sat in her seat, dazed, with a flush of pink on her face, secretly blaming herself for being useless. Why was she so infatuated with this little boy, and yet couldn't come up with some comforting words at the first moment?

  Yang Mu Zhou: "Teacher Ye, Teacher Ye?"

  Ye Ningfeng suddenly woke up from her daze, "Oh, Teacher Yang."

  Yang Mu Zhou: "Isn't your class in the first period this afternoon? The bell for class has already rung."

  Ye Ningfeng hastily stood up, tidying her lesson plan while saying: "Oh dear, look at my memory, thanks to Teacher Yang."

  As she walked to the classroom, Ye Ningfeng couldn't help but feel that something was off, like a feeling of being naked. She adjusted her shirt and pulled at her professional skirt, running her hand over the package wrapped around her full legs in thin black silk stockings, feeling her face burn and her body heat up...

  Ye Ningfeng was absent-minded throughout the whole class, fortunately, there were not many students who took politics class seriously. Several times she sneaked a peek at Zhu Tingyan, he was diligently taking notes, as if their conversation at noon was her own hallucination, nothing had ever happened.

  Actually, Zhu Ting's heart was also turbulent at this moment, and a sentence that had been suppressed for over ten years finally came out, a sentence that she didn't know how many times she had said in her dreams...

  It doesn't matter if I say it out loud, the earth is still rotating normally, and the worried earthquake hasn't come. Zhu Ting secretly made up his mind, Ye Ningfeng, if you dare to tell others, I'll tell the whole world that I love you! Now I'm a billionaire, what am I afraid of?

  After a moment of self-hinting, Zhu Ting looked bravely at Ye Ningfeng again. As soon as Ye Ningfeng's eyes met Zhu Ting's, she immediately looked away in panic...

  Ye Ningfeng's heart skipped a beat: This little boy is going to be the death of me, what does he want to do?

  After class, Ye Ningfeng wanted to find Zhu Ting again to chat, but she didn't know what reason made her rush out of the classroom like an escape...

  After that, Ye Ningfeng never gave Zhu Ting another chance to be alone with him again. The noon supplementary class was not continued, and the reason was clear to both of them, neither of whom went to find the other...

  The mid-term exam is actually a competition among the thirty or so people in the class, and the remaining forty or more people have basically lost interest in the exam. Originally, only a handful of ordinary high school students can be admitted to regular national universities, and those who are not among the top twenty have no hope at all. Many people had already given up when they first entered high school, and coming to read books is just a way to fulfill their filial duty.

  Parents sometimes think that providing a learning environment for their children is enough, or they just keep repeating: "I've worked hard to support your education, you should work harder, be more serious, and compare yourself with others..." However, few parents can really get into their child's heart. Teachers are even worse, as long as they have a few top students who can bring them good grades and prestige, they don't care about the rest. They only occasionally call on other students to say some empty words of encouragement when they feel like it. Few teachers really think about how to improve their students' interest in learning or keep track of their progress. Most students are shy and introverted, almost all of them have had a strong desire to work hard and make progress at some point, but the heavy coursework and the frustration of exams can easily extinguish young people's short-lived enthusiasm...

  Unless this student has an extremely strong heart, like a 26-year-old adult, Zhu Ting is very powerful at this moment!

  If every adult had a second chance to learn, they would all be able to learn well...

  All can become various homes...

  Zhu Ting's hard work is for many reasons, including to prove herself, to show off, and to make her parents proud. No matter how bad or irresponsible the parents are, they will always be proud and happy when their children achieve something. Some parents may never grow up, but that doesn't mean they won't be happy for their children's achievements. If you ask a prisoner on death row what his last wish is, most parents with children would want to see their kids rather than anything else...

  Ye Ningfeng told herself every day that she would find Zhu Ting and have a private chat with her, to guide the developing youth, but every day ended in vain. Wanting to discuss it with a sister, she found it hard to bring up, bottling it up inside, feeling strange even to herself.

  Ye Ningfeng sometimes asked herself, could it be? I have a crush on a sixteen-year-old boy?

  No, absolutely not. I'm a teacher and will soon dispel my own thoughts. However, Zhu Ting also said he wants to be first in the exam, Ye Ningxue holds onto a glimmer of hope, wishing him bad luck, so that when the time comes, she'll have an excuse to console him.

  Every day at noon, Ye Ningfeng would secretly watch Zhu Ting come and go from behind the curtains of her dormitory window. Every time she saw the familiar boy's figure, her heart would thump rapidly, as if it was going to suffocate. Many people had pursued Ye Ningfeng, and she had even dated someone in college, but she remained a virgin because her inner self was still very conservative. She rarely let boys touch her hand, not to mention her mouth, and the thought of anything more was unthinkable.

  But now this boy has walked into Ye Ningfeng's life, and sometimes Ye Ningfeng would lie on the windowsill with her hands making a telescope to watch Zhu Ting play soccer. Every time she saw Zhu Ting score a goal, she would dance around like a little girl in her own room, but all of this, only she herself knew...

  In the corridor, Ye Ningfeng and Zhu Ting met again unexpectedly...

  Zhu Ting said: "Hello, Teacher Ye."

  Ye Ning's face turned bright red as she said in a tender and charming tone: "Zhu Ting, I... want to be with you."

  Two words had yet to be spoken.

  Zhu Ting said: "Goodbye, Ye Laoshi."

  Every time Zhu Ting left, Ye Ningfeng secretly blamed herself. I'm the teacher, how can a teacher be afraid of a student?

  At noon, Zhu Ting came to his own company again. After listening to Lan Qiwei's report, Zhu Ting decided that all the employees on probation except for five who had really poor performance would be retained.

  Lan Qiwei clapped her hands excitedly, "Director Zhu, now that it's settled, everyone's minds are at ease. The company's situation will be better from now on. Originally, everyone thought you would lay off two-thirds of the people like you said before, and they were all worried every day."

  "The goal should be high, and people's potential can be better played."

  After comforting several employees who had not passed the probation period, Zhu Ting held a brief meeting for all retained personnel, emphasizing the company's system and merit-based salary method, and stressing the company's philosophy of "the capable rise to the top and the mediocre fall". Finally, Zhu Ting concluded: "As long as everyone works hard in the company, I will absolutely not mistreat you. If there is a better place to go, I will also bid farewell with absolute sincerity. However, if anyone does something that betrays the company's trust, everyone signed a confidentiality agreement when they came in, and I will make sure to ruin your reputation in the industry! Let everyone in the industry refuse to accept you." When saying this, Zhu Ting still had a smile on his face, but the audience was chilled...

  Zhu Ting's company is now on the right track, has started buying and selling properties, and is making a profit...