Seeing Shi Yan frown slightly, Shen Ting took the initiative to ask him what was wrong.
Shi Yan truthfully recounted the team-building activities organized by his workplace.
Shen Ting waved his hand readily: "You go ahead with your work. I'll just take the students for a stroll nearby. Don't worry about us."
Shi Yan hummed in agreement, and before getting into the taxi, he repeatedly told her to be careful.
Shen Ting rode his pink electric scooter, took Zhang Bingbing for a cup of milk tea, and then treated him to KFC.
After eating and drinking their fill, the two played some arcade games together for a while.
When it was over, Zhang Bingbing's face was rosy, a stark contrast to his thin and listless appearance when I first met him earlier that day.
"Thank you, Teacher Shen."
Zhang Bingbing sniffed and said seriously.
Shen Ting ruffled his hair and asked with a smile, "Now can you tell me where your mother lives?"
Zhang Bingbing was still somewhat hesitant: "If I tell you, can you please not tell my dad?"
Shen Ting nodded and made a pinky promise with him. Only then did Zhang Bingbing feel relieved and whispered an address in his ear.
Next, Shen Ting rode his electric bike to take Zhang Bingbing to find his mother.
Upon seeing his mother, Zhang Bingbing's eyes immediately welled up with tears, and he took off running towards the woman.
The woman looked kind and gentle, but she had bruises and scabs all over her body, which must have been inflicted by Zhang Shan.
"My husband is an alcoholic and abusive. He beats me occasionally, but he doesn't even spare the children."
When the woman mentioned this, she couldn't help but become emotional. "At first, I thought I would endure it for Bingbing's sake, but later I couldn't bear it anymore and I've already filed for divorce. I'm currently in the cooling-off period."
Shen Ting sighed and asked softly, "Then why is Bingbing still living with his father?"
The woman sniffed: "When I first filed for divorce, I wanted to bring Bingbing to live with me, but his father grabbed Bingbing by the neck and threatened to kill himself. I had no choice but to leave Bingbing under his watchful eye for the time being."
Zhang Bingbing's mother talked about other things, her voice choked with sobs.
The gist is that she has actively sought out lawyers and gathered evidence for the lawsuit, and believes she will soon be able to win custody of Zhang Bingbing.
Hearing this result, Shen Ting breathed a sigh of relief.
When she left Zhang Bingbing's mother's house, she felt relieved and inexplicably had a sense of accomplishment.
*
Meanwhile, Shi Yan had already arrived at the team-building location.
As soon as he entered, Xie Yu'an greeted him with a smile.
Shi Yan gave a slight smile and responded politely, without any other expression.
Lin Ze tugged at him: "Wow, you've really won over Manager Xie's heart! She ignored everyone else, but she smiled at you the moment you arrived!"
Shi Yan rolled his eyes at him: "Don't talk nonsense."
"Right, right, I forgot you had a girlfriend."
Lin Ze said that, but he still teased him with some ill intent, "But you keep saying you have a girlfriend, but I never see you post anything on your WeChat Moments. When I ask you, you say there are no photos of you together. People who don't know better might think you're just making excuses."
Shi Yan was not angry when his prediction came true.
He lowered his eyes and began to reflect on why he hadn't posted on his WeChat Moments.
Soon, almost everyone from the technical department arrived, and the team-building activity began.
Everyone sat around a large table, happily eating hot pot and chatting.
Lin Zhe leaned closer and asked, "Don't you tell your girlfriend?"
Shi Yan was stunned for a moment, then belatedly realized that dating required reporting.
He quickly picked up his phone and, taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to him, quickly took a picture of the hot pot and sent it over.
Shen Ting quickly replied with a question mark.
Shi Yan's ears felt a little hot, and he replied: [Reporting.]
Shen Ting found it somewhat amusing.
But she still clicked on the blurry, pixelated image of a hot pot.
Then, very cooperatively, I sent a puppy emoji that said "drooling" and "give me a bite".
When the message was sent, Shi Yan was putting a few pieces of tripe onto his plate.
Seeing such adorable emojis, I couldn't help but smile.
Xie Yu'an, who was sitting diagonally opposite him, paused in his actions upon seeing this.
She guessed almost instantly that Shi Yan was chatting with his girlfriend.
A bittersweet feeling welled up inside her.
Even though I know it's immoral.
But her body instincts compelled her to get closer to the man and to possess him.
As the dinner party drew to a close, everyone ate and drank, and the atmosphere became less formal.
Xie Yu'an handed a glass of red wine to Shi Yan.
"Would you do me the honor of having a drink?"
Under the dim light, the woman's lips appeared even more vibrant and alluring.
Shi Yan's expression remained unchanged: "No, I'm allergic to alcohol."
Xie Yu'an felt somewhat embarrassed by the repeated cold responses.
Seeing this, Lin Zhe quickly smoothed things over, saying, "He can't drink, so I will! Our technical department staff are very grateful for your kindness."
Xie Yu'an was still smiling, but the smile had faded a bit.
*
In the afternoon, Shen Ting browsed around the mall briefly, and then planned to go to the electric vehicle shop to inquire about prices.
In the WeChat group, Liang Jie tagged her to ask how the home visit was progressing.
Shen listened and told him the truth.
Liang Jie: / Thumbs up
Shen Ting smiled and didn't pay much attention.
When she arrived at the electric vehicle shop, she briefly looked at the models and prices.
Electric bikes are now much cheaper; a single-person model can be had for around two thousand yuan.
Shen Ting negotiated the price again, and the shopkeeper quoted 1,500.
Shen Ting was quite satisfied with the price and took out his phone to pay when he suddenly remembered something embarrassing.
She didn't have much money left.
Not long ago, Shi Yan had just received her delivery wages, so I bought her a necklace worth over seven thousand.
In addition, they had just rented a place and didn't have much money left.
Shen Ting sighed, thinking that she could only wait until next month to buy it.
*
Shi Yan stared at his phone for as long as he had been there.
Throughout the meal, he would frequently glance at his chat window with Shen Ting, afraid of missing any messages from her.
Even after the dinner was over, he couldn't help but ask, "Have you gone home yet?"
Before he could get a reply, Sun Xin, the head of the technical department, patted him on the shoulder.
"You're Shi Yan?"
Shi Yan turned his head and nodded.
Sun Xin continued with a smile, "Manager Xie from the HR department recommended you to me, saying you are a rare talent."
"Our tech department has a project next week that requires you to travel for a week. If you close the deal, I'll give you a promotion and a raise—double your salary, how about that?"
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