NOVEL NEXT Chapter 19
Chapter 19: Treating the Daughter as a Tool! A Calculated Rescue:
“Eh?”
When they heard the teacher’s words, Xu Shiqing and Xu Huayi were dumbfounded.
From the teacher’s expression after looking at the painting, they noticed something was off. And suddenly, she stared even jumping for joy and directly announcing that they had won first place…
Was it really necessary to be so hasty? Haven’t the other participants yet to submit their works?
Before they could react, the teacher looked at them solemnly. “Your work this time is outstanding, surpassing the standards of our university. I would like to seek your permission to take this piece to participate in the national competition.”
Buzz, buzz, buzz…
The sisters’ heads couldn’t keep up.
Didn’t they just casually paint a picture? Was it necessary to be so exaggerated? To take it to a national competition?
This was a bit too much, right?
Stunned, they nodded in bewilderment.
With their consent, the teacher was overjoyed. She quickly pulled out her phone and walked out of the office. She was obviously arranging for the national competition.
“Sister, take a look…”
Xu Huayi curiously glanced at the painting and was immediately stunned.
She pointed at the painting in shock, indicating to her sister Xu Shiqing to take a look.
Both of them froze on the spot, wide-eyed and dumbfounded.
The setting sun was still the same setting sun, and the river was still the same river. But the feeling they got from it was completely different.
“Sister, what… what’s going on? We clearly painted…”
Xu Shiqing turned to look at her equally perplexed and shocked sister. Xu Huayi’s face filled with confusion.
Then, something crossed her mind, and her expression suddenly changed.
She took a deep breath and spoke with an incredulous tone. “I… yesterday after dinner, I saw him standing in front of the drawing board for quite a while…”
“Who is he?”
Xu Shiqing was a bit puzzled.
Xu Huayi rolled her eyes at her.
“Other than Xu Hao, who could it be?”
“Huh… that’s impossible, right?”
Xu Shiqing widened her eyes and gazed in disbelief.
She acknowledged his business talent, but painting?
The sisters had never seen Xu Hao paint, and there were no painting equipments in the house. And the level of this painting was only achieved with decades of experience.
“Then… who else could it be?”
For a moment, the two sisters fell into silence simultaneously…
(Afternoon)
Xu Hao received a call from Wang Xueying and arrived at a restaurant.
While driving, he noticed a little tail behind him.
He knew it had to be the protagonist named Chen Mo. But he didn’t mind.
If he wanted to follow, he could. It would just make it easier for him to harvest…
In the taxi, the driver looked at Chen Mo, who was in the passenger seat, with pity.
He was so young to be wearing a green hat. It was really pitiful.
He sighed. He then patted Chen Mo’s shoulder and comforted him.
“Young Brother, you should be more open-minded. If you want to get by in life, how can you not wear a green hat?”
At these words, Chen Mo’s face darkened.
Somehow, when the driver said that, he did feel like there was something green on his head…
Although his relationship with Teacher Wang wasn’t deep, today was the first time in three years they met. But he already regarded this beautiful, generous, and kind teacher Wang as his own woman.
Chen Mo paid the fare with a cold face, not looking back as he followed after…
[Ding! Chen Mo is depressed. You obtained 423 Emotion points]
“Wang Xueying, please, feel free. No need to be polite with me.”
At the dining table—
After the dishes were served, Xu Hao greeted Wang Xueying.
After a friendly conversation, the address changed from ‘Teacher Wang’ to the more intimate ‘Xueying’.
Wang Xueying smiled shyly.
After spending some time together, she wasn’t as reserved around Xu Hao, the big shot, as before.
“Xueying, as the teacher of Shiqing, you should have some understanding of their lives, right?”
“I want to ask if they have been harassed at school?”
While eating, Xu Hao asked about his daughters’ romantic affairs with Wang Xueying.
Although he had asked the two daughters in the morning, just to be sure, he wanted to confirm with this teacher what they had said earlier.
It was during that conversation that he found out.
This teacher Wang wasn’t just their teacher; she was also their professional advisor.
Wang Xueying was taken aback but immediately understood.
Xu Hao must be worried that his daughters might be deceived.
Thinking this, Wang Xueying shook her head. “Both of them are school belles, and there are indeed many admirers, but they have all been rejected by them…”
After hearing her words, Xu Hao was completely relieved.
“That’s good. Please keep an eye on them, Xueying. At their age, I’m afraid they might be deceived…”
He paused, then said half-jokingly, “You’re the same. If there’s anyone bothering you at school, you let me know, and I’ll teach them a lesson for you.”
Wang Xueying’s face lit up with a bright smile, nodding.
Xu Hao really was, as the rumors said, gentlemanly and easygoing, not like some big bosses who throw their weight around…
…
While they ate, they discussed his daughters’ matters, and the atmosphere was harmonious.
Periodically, Chen Mo’s emotion points appeared, but Xu Hao just smiled and ignored them.
After finishing the meal, the two walked out of the restaurant.
At this moment, Xu Hao noticed a stone on the staircase ahead.
His heart stirred, and he inadvertently found a topic to attract Wang Xueying’s attention.
“Oh, Xueying…”
“Hmm?”
Wang Xueying turned her head and looked at him with confusion.
“I’ve been busy with work before and had some conflicts with my daughters. I want to try to make it up to them now. I hope you can help me speak some nice words in front of them.”
It was a good idea to have this teacher speak good words about himself in front of his daughter.
“Oh, so it’s about this. No problem.”
“Director Xu, you’re managing such a big company, I think they’ll understand…”
Ah…
Before the words were finished, Wang Xueying suddenly felt her footing slip, and her whole body lost its balance, falling forward.
In a panic, she saw the sharp corners of the stairs ahead and turned pale with fright.
If she fell hard, her facial injuries would be minor, but if she hit her head, it would be over…
Just as she closed her eyes, unable to accept the fate of an impending injury…
She felt a tightening around her waist, and her whole body was uncontrollably dragged forward.
Finally, she fell into a deep embrace…