It's the students' fault if they are too popular.

"Put on the towel...I won't look."

With that, she walked straight out of the pool, wrapped herself in a towel, and went into the room.

Ruan Qian soaked in the water in a daze, and suddenly felt that she must be in a very miserable state.

in the room.

Tong Yao dried herself, changed into pajamas, and stood in the living room. There was no one in the hot spring outside the window. She only saw the little girl in her bathrobe, curled up on the sofa in a daze. Her heart ached slightly, and she wanted to say something to comfort her, but she found the atmosphere awkward.

In the end, she said nothing and silently put the two quilts together and spread them on the floor of the living room.

"Sleep here... tonight?" she asked softly.

Ruan Qian was stunned, raised her head, and was a little surprised:

"Teacher Tong... aren't you going to chase me away?"

"Why would I chase you away?" Tong Yao laughed, "I came here to see you, how could I chase you away?"

"But... I..." Ruan Qian bit her lip and suddenly put her face between her knees, "I am so shameless..."

Her voice was choked and tears welled up in her eyes, but she didn't shed a single tear.

"Teacher Tong, I'm so afraid that you'll look down on me... You're going back soon, I just want to seduce you, because I'm afraid you'll like someone else... That's why I use this method..."

A girl's dignity is always delicate and fragile. She mustered up her courage to take a step, but ended up with such a result. Inferiority has always been a thorn in Ruan Qian's heart. Everyone knows that she is not worthy of Teacher Tong, and she knows it even better. Even if Teacher Tong said that he would wait for her, she... didn't want Teacher Tong to wait in vain.

Tong Yao didn't say anything. She walked over quietly, gently lifted the girl's head, and saw a pair of red and swollen eyes.

"Crying again?"

"No, I didn't cry." Ruan Qian blinked hard.

Tong Yao looked at her and suddenly smiled:

"Actually... you really succeeded in seducing her."

Ruan Qian was stunned.

next second.

Tong Yao held the little girl's face and kissed her beautiful lips.

"Just this once."

When their lips parted, Tong Yao's face was covered with a lingering blush. Ruan Qian's mind felt like it was going to explode, and she almost lost the ability to think. Just as she was immersed in this sudden kiss, Teacher Tong ran away. After the fulfillment, she felt lost, but something also came back.

For example, the taste of Teacher Tong’s lips.

"Are you going to sleep here tonight?" The topic was abruptly changed.

"Yes!" she answered quickly.

"Then call your mother," Tong Yao said, "I'll ask Hu Hong to take you home tomorrow morning."

night.

They turned off the lights and lay on the floor, with only the light from the TV.

The host of the Spring Festival Gala will count down with the people of the whole country.

Nursery rhyme suggestion:

"Shall we count down too?"

The little girl rolled over to her side and uttered a soft "hmm".

So, the two of them turned sideways, faced each other, curled up in the quilt, and counted down to the sound of the TV.

"five."

"Four."

"three."

"two."

"Well……"

Chapter 85: The same noise

Five o'clock in the morning.

Tong Yao woke up as soon as the alarm rang. It was still dark outside the window, and the little girl was leaning against her, sleeping soundly.

When I was counting down last night, I was ambushed by this kid.

Actually... you dare to stick out your tongue.

She looked at Ruan Qian. The little girl had a normal sleeping posture. She didn't use a pillow but instead held it in her arms. She liked to clamp the quilt between her legs and sometimes said some unclear words.

A annoying little goblin.

Tong Yao changed her clothes, sat down gently, and looked at the little girl's sleeping face. An invisible thread seemed to have tied them together, and the movements of one of them would affect the other's heart. What will the rest of her life be like? Do I really want to be with this child? It seems... not bad.

However, at the age of 16, she still couldn't do it.

She was not ready for a relationship, and even less ready to be attacked.

"It's all your fault." She sighed, stood up, looked back at the little girl, and then left quietly.

It was the first New Year in her life that she was not with her family. She read the calendar over and over again, and it was full of the words "walking into a trap".

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Ruan Qian was woken up by a phone call.

She opened her sleepy eyes and took out her cell phone. It was a call from Teacher Tong. She was stunned and realized that there was no one around her.

"Hey, Ruanruan, are you up yet?"

"Teacher Tong!" Ruan Qian said in annoyance, "Why didn't you call me? I could have sent you..."

"You slept like a piglet, do you blame me?" Tong Yao laughed on the other end. "I'm home, so I told you. You should get up soon too, Hu Hong will call you when he comes over later."

"Oh……"

The little girl said disappointedly, "Well, Teacher Tong, take good care of yourself at home, and... Happy New Year."

"You should take care of yourself," Tong Yao chuckled, "Happy New Year, bye."

Ruan Qian put the phone to her ear, as if hoping that the hung-up call could still make some sound. The sun was rising, and she sat on the floor of the living room in the empty villa, like a lonely planet in the universe. She touched the bed next to her, which had long lost its residual warmth. But she still touched it, slowly got into the quilt, and felt the fragrance between her breaths.

In the morning, Hu Hong drove over. This fat man always had a smile on his face. He greeted the little girl and sent her home. When they got home, Gu Yiwen was the first to come forward, looked her up and down, and asked nervously:

"You guys...didn't do anything?"

"Mom," Ruan Xiaobei wondered, "What are you talking about?"

Ruan Qian forced a smile and wanted to say that no one wanted your daughter even if she took off all her clothes, but she didn't dare to say it out loud.

"What can I do?" she said. "I just watched TV for a while and then fell asleep."

"Really?"

"What else?" Ruan Qian rolled her eyes and walked into the bedroom angrily, "Mom, I'm going back to my room to study."

The door closed, and Ruan Xiaobei was confused:

"Sister, is she in a bad mood?"

Gu Yiwen's face was filled with sorrow, which he couldn't explain clearly.

Ruan Qian opened the homework on the table, wrote a few questions, and then fell down weakly. She probably had a withdrawal reaction. Teacher Tong left like this, without taking a cloud with him - why didn't he take herself with him?

This idea is just a thought.

She wanted to concentrate on her homework. After all, if her grades dropped, Teacher Tong would definitely reduce the intimacy between them. Even though she knew this, she still couldn't calm down. Her mind was a mess and she started scribbling on the draft paper while she was writing.

Looking out the window, I wanted to turn into a bird and fly to Teacher Tong.

When she was in a daze, her mind became very quiet. She realized that she had wasted a lot of time and began to worry again, but her mind could not return to its place. Finally, when she was about to concentrate, there was a noise outside.

"Going out to play cards again? You're still going out to play cards on New Year's Day?!"

"We've already made an appointment, it's not good to keep them waiting."

"Why can't we let them wait? Don't they want to celebrate the New Year?! Are they more important or are we more important? All your friends are just like you, without any sense of responsibility!"

"How can you talk like that!"

"That's what I said. What's wrong? Have you ever brought a penny home in the past few years? All you do every day is play cards, play cards! Do you know how hard it is for me? I'm busy from morning till night every day..."

It started again.

Ruan Qian covered her ears and closed her eyes. This was a common scene at home. She used to cry and shout "Mom and Dad, stop arguing." Now she just felt sad and a little numb.

Her father, Ruan Chen, used to run a game hall. Although he was not rich, he was also very ambitious. He would bring gifts to his siblings every time he came home. Later, the game hall went bankrupt, and this tall man seemed to be defeated. He spent every day in the chess and card room in a daze. Ruan Qian was actually very afraid that her father would lose all the family property. If he lost the house, the family would have nowhere to go. But fortunately, Ruan Chen's seemingly drunken brain still had a sober place. Ruan Qian had been to the chess and card room. Every time she called her father to come home for dinner, she paid attention to the card game. The most she bet was only 50, and usually only 10 yuan per game. Every time Ruan Chen came home, he would still bring some snacks to his siblings, but only when he won.

"boom!"

She heard the door slam.

This is how every quarrel ends, ending in a bad mood.

She recalled that during the parents' conference, the relationship between other people's parents seemed to be harmonious. For example, Jiang Yiming, his mother would pull his ears and scold him, while his father would play mixed doubles on the side. But she envied that kind of family atmosphere and also envied the optimistic Jiang Yiming.

Will poor couples be sad about everything? Even a gentle woman like Gu Yiwen became hysterical.

Ruan Qian swore when she was very young that she would never quarrel in front of her children. After every quarrel, her mother would pull her brother aside and tell him not to become a man like his father when he grows up, and would also tell her to be careful when getting married. She actually resisted all this, which made her feel that the family was about to fall apart at any time.

Every time her parents quarrel, she hides here. Isn't this a cowardly escape?

Ruan Qian gently opened the door. In the living room, her mother was sitting on the sofa wiping tears. No one wins when arguing with family members. Ruan Qian wondered, why don't they divorce? Maybe it's because they still love each other. The beauty of the past few years was not false. The wedding photos on the wall were full of happiness and sweetness. She sometimes dreamed of the time when she rode on her father's shoulders. Time really changes a person, making an excellent father decadent and turning vows of love into quarrels over smashing remote controls.

"Mom." She called softly.

Gu Yiwen looked up, crumpled the paper in his palm, and forced a smile:

"Sissi, come sit next to mommy."

Ruan Qian sat down, and then was hugged by Gu Yiwen.

"I'm sorry," Gu Yiwen said softly, "I quarreled in front of you again."

Ruan Qian lowered her eyes and bit her lower lip:

"fine."

"Your father... I can't persuade him." Gu Yiwen stroked his daughter's hair, "Xixi, you must study hard and make yourself better... Do you understand?"

"Ah."

"Don't blame your father. I know he has tried many jobs," Gu Yiwen forced a smile, "but he is over 40 years old and doesn't have a college degree, so many places don't want him. Your grandparents died early, and you are the only relatives your father has left. Don't stay in the bedroom all the time. Pay more attention to him."

"I know." Ruan Qian said in a low voice.

She was no longer a crying child. As she grew up, she developed an invulnerable shell. Her parents' quarrels could hardly hurt her. She didn't blame anyone. Her father was lazy and could not endure hardship, but he was not a bad person. At least he was willing to give her the best within his ability.

She wanted to change this family, and change it herself when she grew up.

"Okay, go and do your own thing." Gu Yiwen said, "I'll have dinner with your aunt's family tonight. Can you finish your study tasks during the day?"

"Ah."

Ruan Qian stood up and looked back. Her mother smiled at her, thanking her daughter for her comfort.

She felt sad, went into the room, returned to her desk, and started writing the questions as if in revenge.

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Dinner was scheduled at a hotel. The guests included Ruan Xi's family of four, her aunt's family of three, and her grandparents. The family arrived by taxi. Ruan Xi saw her aunt and cousin downstairs welcoming them. Her cousin Chen Xiaofu was dressed brightly and beautifully, looking down at her phone. She is now a junior in Changsha.

"Sister." Gu Yiwen greeted warmly, "How are you doing recently?"

"Very good, very good." Auntie smiled, "Hey, Xixi has become more beautiful again. She is getting better and better as she grows older."

"Hello, Auntie." Ruan Qian blushed. Did she become prettier? She didn't notice it. She just felt the same as before.

She leaned over to her cousin. In the past, the girls in the family stayed together during the New Year, while Ruan Xiaobei and the other boys stayed together. She leaned over and said:

"Sister Xiaofu..."