After the Shi family's car drove away, several wealthy ladies who had come to pick up their children immediately gathered together to gossip.

"Did you see that? That was Butler Xue from the Shi family!"

"Yes, I heard from my husband that Steward Xue was a ruthless man when he was young."

"I also heard about the Shi family's housekeeper. I thought he looked fierce and evil. But today I saw that he was completely different from what I imagined. He was very polite to that girl. What was the identity of that girl?"

"I don't know, could she be Master Shi's girlfriend?"

"Really? Master Shi has a girlfriend? But I heard that Master Shi will never find a stepmother for his son in his lifetime."

"That girl seems to have a good relationship with Young Master Shi. Could she be Young Master Shi's biological mother?"

"He's so young, so he shouldn't be. I heard that Master Shi's biological mother died a long time ago."

Xu Hui was sending her students out when she overheard the discussion among the rich ladies. She interrupted them and said, "The ladies have misunderstood. The person who just brought the young master of the Shi family out is our new teacher in the kindergarten."

"Is she the new teacher? I was wondering why she looks so young, like a college student."

Xu Hui said: "I'm not a college student. I don't even have a college diploma."

Hearing this, several rich ladies were surprised.

"what?!"

"You haven't even graduated from college? Are the teaching conditions at Aolinton so bad now?"

"We paid so much money to send our children here because we were attracted by the teaching conditions of Aolindon and wanted our children to have a good enlightenment!"

"Yeah! How can you come to Aolinton to teach our children without even a college diploma!"

Xu Hui said: "I don't know either, maybe he has strong connections behind the scenes."

Seeing that the parents were very dissatisfied, Xu Hui pretended to be embarrassed and lowered her voice and said, "Just let the ladies know about this matter. Don't say you heard it from me. I can't afford to offend someone like Teacher Gu who has connections."

"Teacher Xu, rest assured, we will definitely not make things difficult for you, thanks to you for telling us the situation."

"We won't let anyone else know what you said to us today, but we can't let a relative who doesn't even have a college degree stay in Aolinton!"

"Correct!"

A hint of triumphant smile flashed across Xu Hui's eyes.

If Gu Jinlan hadn't dropped into Ao Lington, Director Zhang would have agreed to let her go to the Shi family to do psychological work for Shi Xingran.

Gu Jinlan snatched away her chance to get in touch with Master Shi, and also stole the limelight everywhere. Today, she even forced her to move to an office next to the toilet, making her a laughing stock to her colleagues.

She won't be able to swallow this humiliation unless she kicks Gu Jinlan out of Aolington!

Inside the car, Gu Jinlan sat upright.

Shi Ye greeted her: "Hello, Teacher Gu."

She nodded, not daring to look at him, "Hello, Mr. Shi..."

"How did Ranran behave in kindergarten today?"

"pretty good."

"Thank you. Teacher Gu, do you have any other plans tonight?"

"No."

"Then let's have dinner together tonight. I was too busy yesterday and couldn't make it back. Let's treat Teacher Gu well tonight. Thank you for taking care of Ranran."

Gu Jinlan was stunned.

She didn’t know if it was because she had done something wrong or because Shi Ye’s aura was too strong, but she was like a student in front of him, answering whatever he asked immediately without daring to think too much.

If she had known that he wanted to invite her to dinner, she would have said that she had other plans in the evening.

She was afraid that she couldn't afford his "good hospitality".

"Teacher Gu?"

Shi Ye's voice brought Gu Jinlan back to his senses.

She coughed lightly and said, "You're welcome, Mr. Shi. As a teacher, it's my job to take care of my students, and I like Ranran very much, too."

Gu Jinlan tactfully rejected Shi Ye, and Shi Xingran, who was only four years old, actually understood what she meant.

He grabbed her hand and shook it gently, "Together."

Shi Ye looked at Shi Xingran in surprise, finally hearing his son speak!

He always responded to his son's requests.

Since my son likes Teacher Gu so much, I must keep her tonight no matter what.

Shi Ye: "Teacher Gu, I have never seen Ranran like anyone so much. I hope you can spend more time with him. It's just a meal. It won't take up too much of your time."

Gu Jinlan pursed her lips. Things had come to this point. If she refused again, it would seem that she was ungrateful.

Even a big shot like Shi Ye has probably never invited anyone like this before.

The little guy was looking at her eagerly, his eyes full of expectation. She really couldn't bear to disappoint him, so she nodded and said, "Okay then."

When Butler Xue, who was sitting in the passenger seat, heard Gu Jinlan's agreement, he quickly said happily, "Master, where are we going to eat? I'll call and reserve a table right away!"

Shi Ye said: "Right at home."

Butler Xue looked back at Shi Ye in surprise.

The Shi family's highest standard of hospitality is to host a banquet at home rather than in a restaurant.

There are only a handful of guests that the young master can entertain at home.

It seems that the young master also likes Teacher Gu!

"Okay, then I'll call the kitchen and tell them, is there anything that Teacher Gu should avoid eating?" asked Butler Xue.

Gu Jinlan shook her head, "No, I'm not picky about food."

Feeling that Shi Ye and Butler Xue valued her, she relaxed a little.

Before, she had thought that in a wealthy family like the Shi family, even the servants would be arrogant, but after getting to know them, it turned out to be different from what she had imagined.

Not to mention Butler Xue, I didn’t expect that Shi Ye, who was rumored to be cruel and ruthless, would actually be so polite.

When they arrived at the Shi family, the servant took Shi Xingran upstairs to change clothes, and Gu Jinlan followed Shi Ye to the restaurant.

The appetizers were already on the table.

"Teacher Gu, please."

Shi Ye walked to the dining table and personally pulled out a chair for Gu Jinlan.

Gu Jinlan walked over cautiously, and when she got closer, she smelled the fresh breath on him again, mixed with a hint of herbal fragrance.

The scene of that night in the hotel inexplicably emerged in my mind, and my heart started beating wildly.

From the moment she got on the car until now, she hadn't dared to look him in the eye, for fear that he would suddenly recognize her.

"Thank you." Gu Jinlan sat down stiffly.

Shi Ye walked over to the seat opposite her and sat down. Seeing that she was still lowering her head, he asked, "Teacher Gu, you seem to be afraid of me?"

Gu Jinlan was stunned and subconsciously raised her eyes. Her sight happened to meet his deep eyes, and her heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Finally they looked into each other's eyes. Would he recognize her?

Gu Jinlan held his breath.

Their eyes met for a moment, and Shi Ye's lips curled up slightly, "Teacher Gu, have you heard some rumors about me?"

"Actually... I'm not as scary as the rumors say. In real life, I'm... pretty easy-going and a very good person to talk to."

"Pfft~"

Butler Xue, who was standing nearby, suddenly made a strange sound.

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