Talk about 75

  Ye Meng's class teacher, was the mother of Nini, whom Zhang Jin had just avoided, that beautiful young woman who had a romantic tryst with Zhang Jin - SERROR!

  Soon, on the podium, Xi Shi swept her eyes over the parents' seats and also found Zhang Jin sitting among them. Immediately, her mouth began to lose its shape, and her voice started to flutter.

  One-night stand, the reason why they don't exchange names or leave any personal information is so that they can thoroughly relax and indulge themselves in front of others, releasing all the pressure from the day. Afterwards, due to the appearance of millions of people in the city, they will quickly erase each other's impressions and won't have any impact on their normal lives.

  But if two one-night stands, before the impression of each other has faded away, coincidentally have a connection in life and work, it will easily become an embarrassing thing. Just like what's happening between Zhang Jin and Xi Yuan now.

  Xiyuan started to get tongue-tied on the podium, and Zhang Jin keenly sensed the reason behind it. Of course, Zhang Jin couldn't just walk away like he did at the ice cream shop, as that would be too abrupt and obvious, which would make Xiyuan even more flustered. So, Zhang Jin immediately shifted his gaze away from Xiyuan's body, and with his tall stature, he hid himself behind the parents in the front row. At least let Xiyuan not see him anymore, hoping that she would feel better.

  She was, after all, a teacher who had grown accustomed to having dozens of pairs of eyes staring at her, and the podium beneath her feet was a familiar battleground. So once Zhang Jin's piercing gaze, which seemed to see right through her clothes, was blocked from view, she quickly regained her composure and began speaking in an orderly fashion.

  Zhang Jin, who was leaning on the table, listened to Xi Yuan say a few words and found that what she said was almost identical to what his teacher had said when he was cramming for the college entrance exam more than a decade ago. As a result, Zhang Jin's attention began to wander, and he started thinking about some miscellaneous things.

  "This is too coincidental, right? Shouldn't we say that we have a great fate? In this huge city of Shenzhen with tens of millions of people, just the other day we had a passionate night together after running into each other, and now in just a few days we've bumped into each other again. And it's not just her, but also her daughter and mother on the plane, and then again at the ice cream shop with her and her daughter... if all these aren't enough, then being able to see each other at the parent-teacher conference is just too much! And to top it off, she's Ye Meng's homeroom teacher, how weird is that?!"

  The parent-teacher conference didn't last long, just over an hour, and in Zhang Jin's wandering thoughts, it passed by in the blink of an eye.

  As the parent-teacher conference came to an end, Zhang Jin followed the crowd of people walking out of the classroom and didn't even glance at Xi Yuan, who was surrounded by several parents, nor did he have any intention of striking up a conversation with her, as if they had never met before and were complete strangers. Zhang Jin knew that Xi Yuan probably wanted it that way too.

  When Zhang Jin walked out of the teaching building, Ye Meng and her three sisters had been waiting at the door for a long time. The girls spent 20 minutes finding Zhang Jin's car, then another 15 minutes carrying the 60L bag full of food back to their dormitory. After that, they returned to the entrance of the teaching building, eating snacks they had picked out from the bag while waiting for Zhang Jin to come out in a "guarding the tree stump" manner.

  "Sister-in-law, how about we go buy some groceries now and then have dinner at your place?" Ye Meng suggested after returning the car keys to Zhang Jin. This suggestion was the result of a discussion among the four sisters during their half-hour wait.

  Zhang Jin, who had been prepared for a long time, put on a very natural look of difficulty on his face: "I'm afraid this won't do! You see, it's getting late, and if I return to the village too late, it will be very dangerous."

  "It's too late, so don't go back! Isn't it the same going back tomorrow?" Ye Meng still wouldn't give in.

  Ye Meng's three sisters also rushed to help: "Yes, yes. Brother-in-law, don't be so petty! You're invited us for a meal and you're still hesitant. Let me tell you, if we sisters were to shout it out loud now, the boys who are willing to treat us to a meal would fight tooth and nail for this opportunity." The three sisters said with an expression of "you've got a great deal".

  Zhang Jin didn't dare to pour cold water on the several narcissistic peacocks, but instead cooperated and revealed a disappointed and regretful expression: "I also want to invite a few beauties to dinner! But there's still a patient at home who needs care, and there's a fat guy who can't do anything waiting for me to feed him!"

  Although Zhang Jin's reason was sufficient, the four big gluttonous girls still launched a tough and extraordinary negotiation with him for this meal that they couldn't bear to part with.

  Zhang Jin's sharp tongue, although tempered by social experience, spoke reason and logic, but was no match for his four opponents, who didn't even bother to argue reasonably. Just as Zhang Jin was about to be overwhelmed by the four girls' barrage, on a battlefield where conditions were all that mattered and reason was ignored, he began to show signs of a crushing defeat. But just then, Lady Luck descended, and Zhang Jin's savior arrived.

  "Mr. Zhang, please wait a minute, can I have a word with you?"

  The one who spoke was none other than the class teacher of Ye Meng and her sisters, Xi Yuan. Although Ye Meng and her three friends were good students with excellent grades in the class, and two of them were even class cadres, they did not dare to disobey their class teacher. After all, the class teacher had some authority over the students. So the four sisters had no choice but to give up their advantage when the situation was favorable and let Xi Yuan take the opportunity to speak.

  Zhang Jin secretly wiped the cold sweat and turned around with a smile, saying to Xi Yuan behind him: "Oh, it's Teacher Xi! Hello, this is our first meeting, let me introduce myself, I am Ye Meng's older brother. I hope you will take good care of Ye Meng in the future."

  Xiyuan is a thoughtful woman, and she was secretly grateful for the subtle things Zhang Jin did at the previous parent-teacher conference. If Zhang Jin hadn't actively "hidden" himself, Xiyuan would not have calmed down so quickly, and who knows what kind of ugly situation might have ensued. Now, hearing Zhang Jin say the words "first meeting", Xiyuan felt a surge of gratitude in her heart, and a smile bloomed on her face: "Hello, can you come to my office for a minute? I'd like to discuss with you the issue of parental cooperation during the high school sprint phase."

  Zhang Jin naturally smiled and said with a helpless expression to Ye Meng's four sisters: "Your teacher has something to do with me, so I'll go first. Don't wait for me." Then, he took advantage of Xi Yuan's authority as the class teacher to escape from the encirclement of the four girls.

  …………

  In the office of the Chinese Department, only Zhang Jin and Xi Yuan were sitting on either side of Xi Yuan's desk.

  Two people who should have been a one-night stand and never see each other again, each blending into parallel worlds that would never intersect. But today, the two met at a special location, in a special capacity.

  The awkwardness and complexity of the situation left both of them speechless for a while.

  Zhang Jin didn't know what to say, and Xi Yuan didn't know how to say it.