The Story of 100 Hydrangeas

  After a few minutes, Xi Yuan finally looked up from the tea leaves in her cup and asked Zhang Jin, who was also counting the tea leaves in his cup, "Mr. Zhang, can I ask you to keep a secret for me?"

  Zhang Jin nodded without hesitation, "Okay!"

  Although Xi Yuan had expected Zhang Jin's answer, she still couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when the actual words came out of his mouth. The saying goes that one should be afraid of rumors, and it's not just the ivory tower of academia where teachers are as pure as ivory - there are also plenty of gossipy, sharp-tongued, and cunning people among them.

  After a moment of silence, Xi Yuan spoke again: "Does Mr. Zhang think I'm not qualified to be a role model, that I don't deserve to be a teacher? And also, I don't even deserve to be a mother."

  Zhang Jin shook his head without hesitation and asked in puzzlement: "No. Why would you think that?"

  Xiyuan's face was slightly flushed as she stuttered: "Because... originally the bar... you know..."

  Zhang Jin smiled: "Actually, I don't think it's a big deal. The world is full of different things, and people have different needs when it comes to food and sex. To be honest with you, I'm a doctor, so does that mean I'm not qualified to be a doctor? No matter how you look at me, I definitely won't think that way."

  …………

  Zhang Jin's words of comfort gradually put Xi Yuan at ease. Perhaps it was because she had already exposed her most private side in front of Zhang Jin, or perhaps it was due to the special relationship between them that was both extremely close and distant, but Xi Yuan seemed to have found someone she could confide in, and began to talk about her past in a chatty manner. These were all secrets that she had kept hidden in her heart, never mentioning them to anyone before.

  To put it simply, Xi Yuan fell in love with a married man during her university days. This man was talented, elegant and wealthy - an absolute member of the "high, handsome and rich" group that made Xi Yuan infatuated. Even after graduation and starting work, Xi Yuan did not leave this man, nor did she pressure him to divorce his wife. Instead, she willingly became his mistress and gave birth to a lovely daughter named Nini.

  Moreover, the wife of this man is also rare in temperament, knowing that Xi Yuan, the third person, exists, and she didn't have any war with her, but instead got along harmoniously. Even when Xi Yuan gave birth to a child, she personally took care of her and attended to her. As a result, under the harmony between the legitimate wife and the mistress, this three-person relationship, which is considered abnormal in the eyes of the world, still lived a peaceful and happy life.

  (Of course, most people think that's why it's like this, because the man is too rich. So whether it's his wife or mistress, neither can bear to leave.)

  But 'heaven has unpredictable wind and cloud, people have morning and evening fortune', an accident made this man lose his masculinity, and he was not cured for a long time. In the end, this man may be self-abased or may be to avoid delaying Xi Yuan's still young youth, so he broke up with her resolutely. Leaving only his wife who had passed middle age to keep him company.

  "He gave me a lot of money, I can use this money to live a comfortable life, and let my Nini also live a comfortable life. Even he proposed to raise Nini for me so that I could find a good place to settle down. But I don't want his money, I love him, really, I don't care about the money." Xi Yuan said this with some hysteria, big tears falling down like broken pearls.

  "I couldn't forget him, so I also can't truly start the next relationship. I'm tired and need a man to rely on, even if it's just for one night, just for a moment..."

  By this time, Xi Yuan was already sobbing uncontrollably.

  To be honest, Zhang Jin felt some sympathy for Xi Yuan. However, he didn't know how to comfort her, didn't know how to console her, and didn't know from what angle to persuade her. A woman who had been driven into a corner was like an enraged wild boar, they would all charge forward in the same direction until it turned dark.

  The woman opposite, Xi Yuan, seemed to have finally spoken out the words that had been bottled up in her heart for a long time, and she felt much more relieved. She cried so hard that Zhang Jin was left standing by, at a loss for what to do.

  Suddenly, with a loud "bang", the office door was heavily slammed open by a huge force, and then a figure rushed in, pouncing on Zhang Jin who had turned his head to look back due to being startled. "Hooligan, you dare to bully our school's teacher in our school!" Along with the angry curse, something like a mop handle came crashing down towards Zhang Jin's head. At the same time, Xi Yuan's sobbing was also abruptly interrupted.

  The person who rushed into the room with this stick, although sudden, can even be called 'swift as lightning'. However, Zhang Jin, who has the "Wulin Three Kingdoms" system and is already over level 20, is not one to give up easily. Facing the falling mop handle, he slowly raised his left hand and gently propped it up with his forearm.

  The wooden stick as thick as an egg was broken into two pieces, but Zhang Jin's arm didn't feel any pain at all. This is the defensive power of a sixty-point physique! Let alone a wooden stick, even if it were an iron stick, hitting him like that would only make Zhang Jin feel like his arm had been lightly patted.

  The person who rushed in was a young man who looked like he was twenty-five or six years old, about 170 cm tall, with red lips and white teeth that were very milky, even his angry roar just now had a sticky tone, a complete pseudo-female.

  This 'fake girl' saw that the wooden stick in her hand was broken and did not continue to attack. After staring at Zhang Jin fiercely, she casually threw away the broken mop handle in her hand and walked to Xi Yuan's side, who had stopped crying but still had tears on her face. She comforted loudly: "Yuan Yuan, don't cry, tell me, how did this bastard bully you? I'll take care of it for you!"

  Zhang Jin finally figured it out, this kid who rushed in is probably pursuing Xi Yuan. Just look at his gentle and sympathetic expression, you can tell. Earlier, he would have rushed in so hastily, probably because he heard Xi Yuan's crying outside the door, thinking she was being bullied by him, so he grabbed a stick and rushed in to put on a show of heroic rescue.

  After careful consideration, Zhang Jin also gave up his plan to avenge the previous blow. Anyway, this stick was not painful or itchy, and it wasn't worth arguing with others about it.

  Also saw the "pseudo-girl" opposite, her arm had taken the opportunity to quietly wrap around Xi Yuan's shoulder, and Xi Yuan also gradually dried her tears under the "pseudo-girl"'s comfort. Zhang Jin felt that his time to bid farewell had arrived. So, Zhang Jin stood up and gave a greeting, without waiting for the response from the two people opposite, he lifted his legs and walked towards the door.

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  After walking out of Xi's office, Zhang Jin immediately threw away all that had happened before. Seeing that the sun was about to set, he should hurry back home quickly! Although with his current attributes and familiarity with the road conditions, even if it was pitch black, he could still drive back safely, but it was better to take advantage of the daylight to return, at least saving himself some trouble.

  As for what Xī Yuàn said about the story with that man, Zhāng Jìng didn't care. As for why Xī Yuàn clearly said she deeply loved that man but still flirted with this fake girl in front of her, Zhāng Jìng also couldn't be bothered. What's true or false is none of his business, making a ripple in the spring water, what does it have to do with him? He was just an outsider.

  Just because Zhang Jin doesn't care about what happened before, it doesn't mean that Xi Yuan doesn't care either.

  When Zhang Jin was still a distance away from home, Xi Yuan's phone call came over. It must have been the number she got from Ye Meng.

  "Mr. Zhang, I'm really sorry. Previously, Yingtong misunderstood and didn't know if that hit hurt you? Is your arm okay?" Xi Yuan's voice was full of apology.

  "It's nothing, don't worry about it. I reckon the wooden handle of that mop wasn't good wood anyway, it just snapped off suddenly without any feeling, so don't worry, it's fine."

  She let out a sigh of relief and then apologized repeatedly before hanging up the phone.

  "Yiting?" Zhang Jin muttered to himself with a sneer, "This kid looks like a girl, sounds like a girl, and even has such a girly name", but immediately after that, Zhang Jin remembered that when Xi Yuan called out to the kid earlier, she seemed to have used the full title of "Sister Yiting".

  "Ying Jie... sister?" Zhang Jin couldn't help but exclaim in surprise: "Damn, after all this time it turns out it's not a fake girl, it's Spring Brother!"

  And then I thought of that 'Yi Ting Jie' comforting Xi Yuan, Zhang Jin couldn't help but shiver, a pure little white flower appeared in his mind, this flower has a very nice name, it's called 'Lily'!