Ch 119: A Stark Contrast
Gu Jianjun and they were watching from the side, their moods improving considerably.
The adopted daughter is disobedient, but at least the daughter-in-law is capable. Educational issues will have to be addressed gradually.
After chatting for a while, Old Master finally prepared to leave, but before leaving, he gave Shen Mingyue a gift.
It was an exquisite wooden box. Shen Mingyue opened it to find a pair of jade earrings inside.
“Keep it. It’s Old Madam’s idea.”
Shen Mingyue naturally thanked them profusely.
After Old Master left, Shen Mingyue sat in the living room for a while before returning to her room.
At that time, Gu Yuanyang had already seen Zhou Xiaofei off to the dormitory building.
Teachers here are assigned dormitories, but due to housing shortages, single teachers share rooms.
Zhou Xiaofei had experienced such an incident last time, she had no face to see anyone, but now she had no choice. Having been driven out by the Gu Family, she needed a place to stay.
Gu Yuanyang helped her move her things to the dormitory. To avoid suspicion, he didn’t go inside, but gave Zhou Xiaofei a few words of advice outside before leaving.
Facing the gazes of other teachers in the dormitory, Zhou Xiaofei instantly felt humiliated.
But she had no other choice and could only grit her teeth and start cleaning up.
“Teacher Zhou, are you feeling better lately? I heard you took a long leave. Why are you here today? By the way, isn’t your family very rich? Why are you still living in the dormitory?”
Everyone didn’t have a good impression of Zhou Xiaofei. Relying on her adoptive parents’ ability, she usually spoke condescendingly. Unexpectedly, she was in this situation now.
Zhou Xiaofei naturally didn’t dare to tell the truth and casually made an excuse before going to bed early.
Everyone understood and exchanged glances before stopping their teasing.
Having won a victory that day, Shen Mingyue was in a good mood. Sitting on the sofa with her legs crossed, she hummed a song casually.
Seeing her so happy, Gu Yuanzhou, who was originally in a bad mood, subconsciously felt much better.
“The matter is settled. Go to bed early.”
Shen Mingyue was applying cucumber slices to her face. There were no face masks at this time, so she could only use this method for skincare.
While peeling the cucumbers, she applied them to her face. “Song Xue hasn’t received punishment yet. They both did it together, so she can’t be let off.”
Gu Yuanzhou knew that with Shen Mingyue’s vengeful personality, how could she possibly let Song Xue off so easily?
“Do you need my help?”
“No, I have ways to deal with her. We’ll talk about it later.”
Shen Mingyue applied the face mask for a while, then threw away the cucumber peels and went to wash her face.
When she returned to the room, Gu Yuanzhou was still waiting there expectantly.
“Why aren’t you sleeping yet?”
Gu Yuanzhou put down the book in his hand, his expression ambiguous.
“I investigated the truth so quickly. Is there no reward?”
Saying this with a serious face was incredibly incongruous, and Shen Mingyue was stunned.
After reacting, she felt a little shy.
“What reward do you want?”
Gu Yuanzhou was now adept at doing bad things. He directly reached out and tapped his lips.
“You decide.”
Shen Mingyue gnashed her teeth. This man was getting more and more flirtatious.
Leaning over, Shen Mingyue directly kissed Gu Yuanzhou’s thin lips.
Since he teases her every day, let’s give him a grown-up French kiss.
Gu Yuanzhou didn’t expect Shen Mingyue to be so proactive, and suddenly widened his eyes.
A mischievous smile appeared in Shen Mingyue’s eyes, and she felt proud in her heart.
It was supposed to be a reward for him, but actually, she wasn’t sure who it was rewarding.
After the kiss, Gu Yuanzhou’s handsome face was flushed, and his usually calm and composed expression was a little dazed.
This contrast was amazing!
Shen Mingyue was momentarily stunned. Was this man seducing her?
It’s so infuriating! Why am I pregnant? If I didn’t have a baby in my belly, I would definitely torment him severely.
“Is the reward enough?”
Gu Yuanzhou inexplicably felt that he had lost his dominant position and turned his head away.
“Enough.”
“If it’s enough, go to sleep.”
Shen Mingyue smiled, got up, and turned off the lights.
The next day, when Shen Mingyue went to school, she was naturally pursued by everyone.
Teachers in schools generally have good family backgrounds. After all, their monthly wages are not low, and many families have televisions.
At that time, there weren’t many programs, and everyone usually watched the news. As a result, they saw Shen Mingyue on television.
Now Shen Mingyue is famous in the school. Not only do the teachers know her, but the students also know about her.
The students in the classroom Shen Mingyue is in charge of adore her, even showing off to other grades after school.
They said their head teacher could appear on television; how amazing. Their head teacher was far inferior to Shen Mingyue.
As for Zhou Xiaofei, after the incident, she also became famous in the school, but it was a negative kind of fame.
For a time, the two formed a stark contrast.
Others looked at Shen Mingyue with admiration, and at Zhou Xiaofei with contempt.
Even the two male teachers who had pursued Zhou Xiaofei before avoided her now. The scene at that time was too outrageous. Now, whenever they saw Zhou Xiaofei, they would think of that scene in the meeting room, almost a physiological aversion.
They didn’t want to like Zhou Xiaofei anymore, for fear of being laughed at.
Seeing Shen Mingyue surrounded by admirers, while she was like a rat in a sewer, Zhou Xiaofei couldn’t help but sigh.
She gritted her teeth and worked all day, but in the evening, a telephone call came from home, saying that she hadn’t sent money home for a long time, and her younger brother needed money, so she should send 200 yuan back.
Where did Zhou Xiaofei have so much money? Recently, the Gu Family hadn’t given her much pocket money, and she had already sent her wages back to them.
Feeling uncomfortable, Zhou Xiaofei directly said that she had been kicked out by the Gu Family, had no money, lived in the dormitory, and all aspects had expenses. It was good enough that she could support herself.
Mother Zhou was furious upon hearing this. Since the Gu Family agreed to adopt Zhou Xiaofei, they should treat her daughter as their own. Why did they kick her daughter out because of such a small matter?
“Xiaofei, don’t scare me. Can you still return to the Gu Family in the future? Will they still take care of you? If they don’t, how will you support the family?”
Hearing her mother’s words, Zhou Xiaofei’s heart sank. Her mother didn’t care about her life or death, only about money.
“What can I do? They’ve already kicked me out, and I have no other choice. Anyway, don’t ask me for money recently. I really don’t have any. We’ll talk about it later.”
Zhou Xiaofei hung up the phone directly, not wanting to talk to her mother anymore.
In the countryside, Mother Zhou was furious, glaring at her son. Her face was full of anger.
“No, we have to go there and ask the Gu Family for an explanation. What do they mean? Your sister was doing well in their home, and they just kicked her out. They promised to be good to your sister for your father’s sake. Is this what they call taking care of her?”