Self-cultivation of spare tire

"Mr. Shen, thank you for your clothes and umbrella."

The heating was turned on in the office, and Chen Zhu's cold air brought in from the outside gradually dissipated, and his body was dry and warm.

He returned the washed coat and umbrella to Shen Qingqu.There was no superfluous expression on the other party's face, and even his gaze remained on the student's test paper.

"Then, I'll go first—" Before Chen Zhu finished speaking, Shen Qingqu raised his eyes from a pile of test papers. Under the thin lenses, the man's delicate and narrow eyes exuded a strong bookish air.

"How is your school status?" Shen Qingqu took off his glasses, rubbed the bridge of his nose, "The public exam is imminent, has your teacher replied to you?"

Chen Zhu recalled what the dean said a few days ago, that his student status seemed to be preserved by a certain school manager, but this matter was kept very secret, and the dean could not find out the specific situation inside.

Seeing that Chen Zhu was silent, Shen Qingqu flipped through the test paper in his hand, as if to comfort him, "Of course, choosing self-study is also a way to go up."

But Chen Zhu understands that without the support of a strong alma mater and previous education, it is difficult to enter a prestigious school like Harvard.

Chen Zhu: "I'll think of a way." He thought, since the school manager secretly kept his student status, it was out of protection for Chen Zhu anyway.

"I will contact the people in the school again and try to clarify things as soon as possible."

Shen Qingqu: "Don't worry, I'll help you find a way."

After all, Shen Qingqu is a high-achieving student in Massachusetts, and he is also a man of influence who is loved by his tutors and students. He has many people and channels to get in touch with.

He can even help Chen Zhu get a letter of recommendation from a famous professor. In this way, Chen Zhu's university journey will be much easier.

However, Chen Zhu never thought that Shen Qingqu would help him in this way.

Shen Qingqu really lived up to his name, he was a very thorough and clean person, but Chen Zhu could feel the aloofness that men belong to literati.

Apart from academic contact, Shen Qingqu almost never had too much communication with students.

He keeps a good distance from everyone, not alienated, but also makes people unable to get close.

Shen Qingqu is a gentle and polite teacher, but he is also a famous school figure who looks down upon him.

Such a person suddenly proposed to help him, Chen Zhu was puzzled and somewhat inexplicable.

Chen Zhu paused, then asked hesitantly: "Mr. Shen, why are you..."

"Why do you help me so much?" Shen Qingqu raised his long eyes and said lightly, "Everyone has a heart to cherish talents."

"And—" Shen Qingqu said, "Chen Zhu, I shouldn't be much older than you, you don't have to be so cautious."

"Thank you..." Chen Zhu thought for a while, then changed his words, "You."

Shen Qingqu glanced at Chen Zhu, a smile appeared on his lips, and his usually cold face became lively.

"You're welcome, classmate Chen." Shen Qingqu said with a smile, he raised his hand and handed the thick test paper to Chen Zhu, "Congratulations on your highest score again, please send them the test paper."

Shen Qingqu sighed, and seemed to be whispering to himself, "Obviously they all teach the same thing, the gap is so big..."

After walking out of the office, Chen Zhu sent an email to the dean.

He wanted to find out the school manager behind him who retained his student status. On the one hand, he really needed the support of his alma mater and student status as the exam was approaching.

But on the other hand, Chen Zhu did have selfish intentions, and he really wanted to thank the person who helped him behind the scenes.

Chen Zhu left very hastily at the beginning. Under such circumstances, forcibly retaining the student's student status is a very risky thing. It is not only a hidden danger of public opinion, but also a legal risk.

Chen Zhu really couldn't think of who would take such a risk for him.

"Xu Lanting!"

Jiang Yu's voice was almost broken on the other end of the phone. She watched Xu Lanting leave the company for so long, and couldn't help but yell at him.

"Xu Yonglian has even applied for a commutation of sentence!" Jiang Yu was too lazy to reason with his stubborn son, half threatening and half begging, "As soon as he comes out, our family's life will be over, Xu Lanting, you really want to watch the whole Xu Is the home in someone else's hands?"

The phone was placed on the table, and Xu Lanting slowly ground the coffee beans.

When the woman on the other end of the phone yelled out of strength, Xu Lanting put the coffee powder into the machine and said, "Oh, how many years have you lost?"

Jiang Yu: "He didn't get a heavy sentence in the first place. I guess he will be out in a year or so."

Under the pressure of Mr. Xu back then, and out of consideration for the Xu family as a whole, Xu Lanting did not put Xu Yonglian to death in prison.

"What if he escapes from inside next month?" Xu Lanting pressed the power button slowly, listening to the small grinding sound of the coffee machine, "Everyone in the company has been cleaned up, Xu Yonglian can't make a big difference. "

Jiang Yu: "Take precautions before they happen, do you still need me to teach you such principles?"

Taking precautions...Xu Lanting raised his eyebrows, and Chen Zhu's figure in that black coat suddenly appeared in front of him escaping into the rain.

They borrowed clothes and umbrellas, Chen Zhu simply couldn't see anything, but Xu Lanting keenly sensed something unusual.

The woman on the other end of the phone called him several times, but Xu Lanting didn't respond, and finally dropped the phone angrily.

In the broken voice, Xu Lanting heard Jiang Yu's last warning.

"Why are you able to protect Chen Zhu now? Xu Lanting, don't forget, if you leave the Xu family, you will have nothing!"

Xu Lanting sneered, he had lost everything a long time ago...

Childhood, innocence, innocence, family affection...and love——Xu Lanting never had any of these.

Of course, the pure and passionate love he once had was also shattered under his sharp minions.

Jiang Yu said that he has relied on the Xu family to get to where he is today.

But today, everything Xu Lanting had was sacrificed.

Xu Lanting remembers that when he was a child, Jiang Yu would always hold his little hand, half coaxing, half earnestly, "Tingting, look, this is a career line, your career line is very long, and you will be a big boss in the future." ,do you know?"

The young child still didn't understand the expectation in the mother's eyes, and asked suspiciously: "But I—" I want to be a violinist or a painter.

The mother gently but firmly interrupted the child's delusion, "Tingting, you will become the best child in the Xu family, and by then, the entire Xu family will be yours."

She said, "Tingting, you have to be obedient, you know?"

"Hmm..." The child looked at his palm with a puzzled expression. He didn't know that his fate was already doomed.

Xu Lanting raised his hand and looked at the thin lines on his palm, as if he saw his long and boring life.

The big boss...Xu Lanting sneered, only power is worth pursuing with everything, but love, isn't it worth it?

Xu Lanting thought with a smile, if he told his mother, he would rather be Chen Zhu's dog than Xu's wolf...

Then, presumably that proud woman would be scared by Xu Lanting to doubt her life.

The man smiled softly and took a sip of coffee slowly.

As soon as the assistant entered the door, he saw Xu Lanting's cold smile, and he didn't dare to approach easily for a while.

"What?" Xu Lanting has long been accustomed to being avoided by everyone like a snake.Naturally, who would feel close relatives to a wolf that eats people and doesn't spit out its bones?

Only the young boy who was deceived by his hypocritical appearance would give everything with all his heart and soul in an attempt to influence a cold-blooded animal.

"Chen Zhu's matter." The assistant spoke concisely, explaining clearly in a few sentences, "He is going to take the public exam here, and he needs to transfer his student status from that year."

The assistant handed over the letter of guarantee and student status to Xu Lanting, "Take a look, is there any additional information that needs to be added?"

In the folder are Chen Zhu's student status, as well as various award certificates that are several inches thick.

Xu Lanting raised his finger and brushed the clear-eyed young man on the ID photo.

"Chen Zhu, how are you doing?" Xu Lanting deliberately did not bother Chen Zhu. He knew that Chen Zhu was now in a critical period of sprinting for the exam, and any unintentional move by him might hurt Chen Zhu.

Huo Yan once laughed at him for being humble in love, like a defeated dog with its tail tucked up.

Of course, after Huo Yan finished laughing at Xu Lanting, he rushed to someone's place to make a fool of himself like a dog.

It's not that Xu Lanting is cowardly, but he knows Chen Zhu's temperament.

Xu Lanting's bow and snake shadow, like walking on thin ice, is the sequelae of Chen Zhu's departure that year.

The man was afraid that he would ruin Chen Zhu by being careless again.

Xu Lanting didn't want to experience such a nightmare again, nor did he want Chen Zhu to experience it again.

Xu Lanting hesitated, took out the guarantee letter and looked at it.

His signature was so concise and smooth that the original font could not be seen, and Chen Zhu had never seen the publicity document signed by Xu Lanting.

Xu Lanting thought for a while, and put away all the documents, "Find a chance, let—"

He thought for a while, but couldn't find a completely trustworthy person for a while.

Xu Lanting regards Chen Zhu's information as more important than the company's top secrets, and he is not at ease whoever it will be handed over to.

"Why don't you just drop by and drop him off?" the assistant said tentatively.

The assistant was also a little hesitant, after all, the boss, who was always vigorous and decisive, was always extra cautious about Chen Zhu's affairs.

The man lowered his eyes, looked at the person in the photo, and thought for a while.

At best, he got up, picked up the information on the table, "arrange a car, and go to the refresher class."

Xu Lanting thought of several plans, but rejected them one by one, and handing them over to anyone was not the best solution.

He quietly hid his love, and after hesitating for a long time, he finally found a reason to indulge himself and see Chen Zhu again.

At the end of the day's class, Chen Zhu frowned and turned his wrist.

Due to a lot of writing, his fingertips have already formed a thin layer of book calluses, and his wrists are also extremely sore from a day of writing questions.

On the table, a cup of hot coffee was gently put down.

Chen Zhu raised his eyes and saw Shen Qingqu's cold eyes.

"Next week is the exam, you stay here." Shen Qingqu took out a thick stack of materials, "Do you mind staying up all night?"

Looking at the steaming coffee, Chen Zhu felt warm in his heart, "Thank you."

"However, it closes at nine o'clock."

Shen Qingqu said calmly: "I asked someone to keep the teacher out."

It was the first time Chen Zhu saw someone who used "public power for private use" so righteously, and couldn't help laughing.

"Then, thank you teacher."

Shen Qingqu raised his eyes from behind the thin lenses, and said, "After a month, you should change your mouth."

"Why?" Looking at Shen Qingqu's serious appearance, Chen Zhu was unexpectedly amused.

While distributing the materials to Chen Zhu, Shen Qingqu said, "When you are admitted to Harvard, we will be alumni."

There was a little pride in the man's tone, "I have applied for Harvard's advanced study qualification, and I will start a new research project in a few days."

"Congratulations." Chen Zhu appreciated Shen Qingqu's excellence, and also admired such an outstanding person.

"Okay, take a quick look at these questions." Shen Qingqu's teaching method was still as fast as before, "If you don't know it, I will help you."

"Mr. Shen, thank you." After speaking, Chen Zhu leaned over and plunged into the sea of ​​questions. He didn't realize that Shen Qingqu, who was sitting beside him, had secretly blushed.

At midnight, the street lights dimmed.

The dark and low-key BMW has been parked on the side of the street for a long time, and has received several fines.

The driver wiped his sweat and looked at the boss who was looking bad behind the seat.

"Mr. Xu, do you want to go in and look for someone?" The driver didn't understand, Chen Zhu was clearly in the classroom, but Xu Lanting just waited stubbornly at the door.

Xu Lanting didn't speak, but just glanced at the driver lightly.The driver sighed, he was almost used to Xu Lanting's gloomy temper.

If it had been in the past, the driver would have been so frightened by Xu Lanting's look that he would not dare to make a sound, and even felt chills on his back.

But after witnessing Xu Lanting's cautiousness and even humbleness in front of Chen Zhu, the driver knew more about this man.

No matter how cold and hard the heart is, it is destined to be polished by more ruthless people.

When Xu Lanting met Chen Zhu, he met the person who was destined to wipe out his arrogance and make him bow his head willingly.

The coffee in hand had cooled down and was hard to drink, so Xu Lanting simply threw the coffee he had carefully ground all morning into the trash can.

Anyway, Chen Zhu is not short of his cup of coffee, and someone has already rushed to take care of him.

Xu Lanting gritted his teeth, quietly waiting for the people inside to come out.

However, what he was waiting for was Chen Zhu walking out with that strange man.

There was no superfluous expression on Shen Qingqu's face, even, in the eyes of others, he was a little deserted.

But Xu Lanting saw through the tenderness in Shen Qingqu's cold eyes at a glance.

"Mr. Shen, I'm going back."

Shen Qingqu: "Yes." He silently handed the hot milk to Chen Zhu's hand, "It's cold on the road, so it's good to hold and cover your hands."

"Thank you, Teacher Shen." Chen Zhu was indeed a little cold. He took the cup, smiled, and said, "Thank you."

"Actually..." Shen Qingqu frowned slightly, paused, and then said slowly, "You don't have to be polite to me."

Xu Lanting could see clearly that the man's eyes already had feelings that he shouldn't have.

He heard Shen Qingqu's cold but meaningful voice.

"I appreciate you very much. If possible, we can be friends."

Xu Lanting clenched his fists and stared at that damned man.

But Chen Zhu's words shattered him, "Yes, I admire you too." Chen Zhu changed his address, calling him by his first name directly for the first time, "Shen Qingqu."

Heh...Xu Lanting was so angry that he laughed, his eyes were so dark that they were about to bleed.

The driver didn't dare to make a sound, just quietly waiting for the man to speak.

Surprisingly, Xu Lanting just watched Chen Zhu leave, and even when Shen Qingqu drove away, he had no intention of embarrassing him.

"Boss Xu?" the driver asked him, "Do you want to chase after him?"

Xu Lanting closed his eyes and sneered, "Chasing, why not chasing."

Even if he died, he had to chase Chen Zhu back.

He couldn't watch Chen Zhu fall into other people's arms again and again. If this continued, Xu Lanting knew that he would definitely do something irreversible.

He can temporarily not bother Chen Zhu, he can restrain himself temporarily, but it is impossible for him to curl up in a corner forever like a coward, waiting for Chen Zhu to look back occasionally.

What's more, Chen Zhu doesn't even know how to look back!

Xu Lanting took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Follow him."

The car drove slowly into the night, and slowly followed behind Chen Zhu.

Holding the hot milk in his hands, Chen Zhu walked all the way, reviewing the contents of today's make-up lessons in his mind.

The sound of the whistle suddenly interrupted his thoughts, and Chen Zhu narrowed his eyes slightly from the headlights.

Against the light, Chen Zhu only saw a tall and slender figure.

Without waiting for anyone to approach or make a sound, Chen Zhu already felt the strong oppression that belonged to Xu Lanting alone.

He took a few steps back and looked around in the darkness.

"I won't eat you again." The man's deep and depressed voice sounded like an evil ghost whispering in the night, with a hint of gloom, "What are you hiding from?"

Chen Zhu took a few steps back, perhaps because Chen Zhu's retreat and resistance were too obvious, Xu Lanting didn't come closer.

With the help of the night, the man hides his shadow very well.With hypocrisy and love hidden, he took out the information in his hand as if doing business.

"The school has never given up on you. I brought these materials along the way."

Chen Zhu took the heavy materials in his hand, and was stunned for a moment. This is... his student status?

Chen Zhu never expected that the matter that he had been thinking about for so long would be resolved so easily and quickly.

"Who asked you to bring it to me?" The joy in Chen Zhu's eyes made Xu Lanting lose his mind for a moment.

He has, I don't know how long it has been since he saw Chen Zhu so happy.

Xu Lanting licked his lips, looked deeply and almost greedily at the person in front of him, but his tone was as calm as Night Breeze, "I don't know."

The man smiled indifferently and said, "Who knows which idiot it is."

The author has something to say: Tingting: Silly is myself :)