Chapter 109

Chapter 109

Ever since she had contact with Wen Mobei, Shu Yao's attitude towards Jiang Xu was noticeably different, somewhat absent-minded.

On this day, Shu Yao had a class at ten in the morning, so Jiang Xu came early to pick her up for work.

But Shu Yao thought that now that her mother had divorced Jiang Xu's father, she and Jiang Xu were no longer siblings. If she got too close to Jiang Xu, it would inevitably bring unnecessary trouble.

More importantly, President Wen was teaching at her school. If he saw them together and misunderstood, it would be troublesome.

So when she saw Jiang Xu waiting outside her house, her first reaction was to think of ways to politely refuse him.

Feeling guilty, her eyes darted away.

She hesitated to look directly into Jiang Xu's eyes and smiled shyly, asking, "Why did you come over?"

Jiang Xu remained as enthusiastic as before.

His gaze fixed on Shu Yao's face, never leaving for a moment. He smiled and replied, "I knew you had a class today, so I came to send you."

"No need," Shu Yao refused firmly, "I have plans with Mengmeng."

Jiang Xu was slightly taken aback but then said, "I can give both of you a ride."

Shu Yao still refused, this time more resolutely. Her expression turned serious as she said, "Mengmeng and I have some things to discuss. It's a girl thing, not something others should know."

With that, Jiang Xu naturally didn't insist.

"Alright, then I won't disturb you." Jiang Xu felt quite down.

Shu Yao noticed his low mood and felt guilty. But she had to keep her distance from Jiang Xu.

"I'm really sorry," Shu Yao apologized.

Jiang Xu smiled, "Silly girl, what are you apologizing for?" He wanted to ruffle her hair but realized it wasn't appropriate anymore, so he reluctantly withdrew his hand.

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Shu Yao hadn't actually made plans with Wu Jingmeng; it was just an excuse to refuse Jiang Xu.

Seeing Jiang Xu drive away, Shu Yao breathed a sigh of relief.

She walked to the roadside and hailed a taxi. Once inside, she thought for a moment and called Wu Jingmeng.

"Are you busy?" Shu Yao asked, "Do you have time to meet?"

Wu Jingmeng: "Don't you have a class at ten? It's almost nine-thirty now. Do you want to meet now?"

Right, she had a class in the morning. Had she lost her mind?

Shu Yao paused for a moment before saying, "Let's wait until after my class. Same place, let's have lunch. I have something to tell you." She hung up the call.

Wu Jingmeng hadn't had a chance to ask what it was about, but since they would meet soon, she didn't press further.

Thinking about going out later, Wu Jingmeng quickly went to the bathroom to wash up and put on makeup.

When Shu Yao arrived at the restaurant after her class, it was nearly twelve, and Wu Jingmeng was already seated.

Seeing Shu Yao, Wu Jingmeng waved her over.

"What do you want to eat?" Wu Jingmeng asked, "Let's eat first."

Shu Yao had no appetite: "Just order anything."

Seeing Shu Yao's state, Wu Jingmeng closed the menu.

"Let's talk first," Wu Jingmeng said, "What's wrong?"

After struggling for a moment, Shu Yao said, "Jiang Xu has been pestering me lately. I don't like him. But I don't know how to tell him."

"Just be honest," Wu Jingmeng said, "Yao Yao, if you don't like him, it's best to cut ties early. Jiang Xu is emotionally unstable; I find him quite scary."

Hearing this, Shu Yao recalled her past interactions with Jiang Xu.

Indeed, he often couldn't control his temper and even lashed out at his own sister, sometimes physically. He was truly emotionally unstable.

"I've been trying to reject him," Shu Yao said, looking helpless, "But I don't know if he's pretending or genuinely doesn't understand. He keeps pestering me."

Wu Jingmeng thought seriously and then said, "Lately... haven't you been having a lot of encounters with President Wen? Why not use his influence to deal with Jiang Xu? No matter how powerful Jiang Xu is, he can't match President Wen."

Jiang Xu certainly couldn't match Wen Mobei, but Shu Yao was worried that because of Jiang Xu, her budding relationship with Wen Mobei might end.

She hesitated to take that risk.

Before meeting, Wu Jingmeng pressed, "How far have things gone between you and President Wen?"

Afraid of being misunderstood, Shu Yao quickly explained, "It's not that far. We've only just started interacting. That rainy day, he didn't have an umbrella, and I helped him. That's all."

"Wow~" Wu Jingmeng clasped her hands under her chin, her eyes sparkling, "It's like a novel plot. Yao Yao, are you the heroine in one of those 'domineering CEO falls in love' stories?"

Shu Yao laughed, "What are you talking about? It's not a novel, and there's no heroine." Though she said this, part of her couldn't help but think along those lines.

She could feel that President Wen treated her differently.

Could it be that after missing out on Wen Mochuan, her true fate lies here?

Wu Jingmeng said, "Regardless, the current trend is good. President Wen Mobei of Wen's Group is not like Wen Mochuan, who is just a common rich kid. Wen Mobei is the future heir of Wen's Group. Everyone respects him, and he rarely smiles at anyone."

"Don't you think you two have a special connection?"

"Yao Yao, don't be foolish. What does Jiang Xu matter? Marrying Wen Mobei and becoming the president's wife—that's what it means to be a winner in life."

Shu Yao felt both shy and her heart pounding.

Hadn't she always harbored such ambitions?

Most importantly, she had feelings for President Wen.

From their first meeting to every encounter since, seeing him made her heart race as if a fawn was bounding within her.

Shu Yao couldn't help but feel that she was indeed favored by heaven, a special existence.

And because of this, while at school, she would intentionally or unintentionally try to get closer to Wen Mobei.

It was quite coincidental that on this day, Shu Yao was unexpectedly bid farewell at the school gate. Just then, she happened to encounter Wen Mobei, who was about to leave the school after teaching a class.

Shu Yao was pure and sweet-looking, with a good personality, the right age, and having returned from studying abroad. Her conditions made her very popular at the school.

There was a male teacher at the school who had long liked her.

But Shu Yao never warmed up to him, maintaining a lukewarm attitude. She wasn't oblivious; she just didn't like him, so she always politely declined his kindness.

This time, another teacher suggested an idea to him, saying that if he didn't act quickly, someone else might snatch Shu Yao away.

Moreover, Shu Yao was reserved, and perhaps if he were more enthusiastic and romantic, she might blush and agree.

Thus, there was today's incident.

The male teacher who liked Shu Yao was a bookworm. Even though he had clearly frightened Shu Yao, he hadn't noticed and kept pestering her for an answer.

Shu Yao had never experienced such a situation and was scared to tears.

At this moment, Wen Mobei's car passed by.

Wen Mobei didn't say anything; he simply opened the car door and let Shu Yao get in.

A Rolls-Royce Phantom worth several million whisked Shu Yao away, leaving the bookish male teacher alone in embarrassment.

With the heroine gone, especially taken away by President Wen, a wave of commotion swept through the school.

Everyone speculated whether President Wen had fallen for their school's Teacher Shu.

Upon hearing that he might have disturbed President Wen's girlfriend, the bookish male teacher immediately deleted Shu Yao from his WeChat contacts.

This incident spread rapidly across various schools and even reached the wealthy circles of Shenzhen, where people whispered that President Wen Mobei had a girlfriend, a teacher at a local university.

When Jiang Yiyang heard the news, she was stunned for a few seconds. She sighed, wondering if they were still bound by the original novel's curse.

However, even if everything followed the original plot, she believed her ending would be much better than the one in the novel.

Thinking positively and avoiding self-destruction, Jiang Yiyang felt much better.

As the president of the Class Committee for her daughter's class, Jiang Yiyang had been focusing on how to excel in her role.

She pondered daily on how to make parent-child activities more engaging and how parents could spend more quality time with their children.

On this day, due to company matters, Wen Mochuan needed to work overtime, so Jiang Yiyang personally picked up Mei Mei.

After picking up Mei Mei and just stepping out of the school gate, she encountered Wu Jingmeng, who was picking up her son.

Because her best friend had recently become associated with the wealthy Wen family, Wu Jingmeng had gained newfound confidence, not only in front of her husband but also in front of Jiang Yiyang.

Jiang Yiyang ignored her.

But even when Jiang Yiyang ignored her, Wu Jingmeng would often come over to provoke her.

Today was no different.

"It must be hard for you, a rich girl, to pick up your child yourself. Tsk tsk, being a rich heiress isn't all it's cracked up to be, is it?"

Jiang Yiyang responded naturally: "Mrs. Jiang, aren't you the same? You're also a daughter-in-law of the Jiang family, yet you always pick up your child yourself. At least my Mei Mei gets rides from her father. Where is your baby's father?"