C23

Chapter 23 - Distance

It was unknown when the news of the special relationship between Ling Manning and the substitute teacher Qin Xiu had spread throughout the entire class.

Some said that they had known each other since childhood, and some also said that they were childhood friends. There were even some that spread the news that Ling Manning was Qin Xiu's fiancee!

She sat on her seat and continuously shook her head, as she turned to ask the dazed Jian Qingyan, "Qingyan, do you think that's possible?"

"I don't know." Qingyan shook his head, and smiled at Chu Lan with a pale smile.

It had already been two whole days, and she didn't want to hear any more news about Qin Xiu. His words that night had completely hurt Qingyan's heart.

So it turned out that in Qin Xiu's eyes, she was no different from the women that pestered around him in the past.

Qingyan looked up and accidentally saw Ling Manning, who was seated in front of him. Her heart ached for no reason.

"I still can't believe that Ling Manning is Teacher Qin's fiancee." Zhao Chulan stared at Ling Manning for a long while before he shook his head, his expression returning to normal.

"Although Ling Manning is pretty, in my opinion, a male god like the Teacher Qin would not like a master without any skills like Ling Manning."

In truth, Qingyan did not want to participate in this topic, but seeing that Zhao Chulan had finished speaking and was looking straight at her, she nodded her head in agreement, "Who knows, maybe it is."

"Qingyan, what's wrong with you these few days?" Zhao Chulan sensed that something was amiss with Qingyan.

"You've been out of your mind ever since the birthday party. What happened that night when you were suddenly leaving me? " Jian Qingyan did not tell her about what had happened that day.

"I'm fine." Qingyan shook his head.

"He couldn't have quarreled with that man from that day, right?" Chu Lan guessed, "Oh right, what's the name of that handsome guy?"

"Ling Xingzhou." Qingyan said indifferently.

"Yes, Ling Xingzhou!" Zhao Chulan slapped her thigh, and said somewhat excitedly, "Tell me, was the man who delivered you the flowers and boxes of food earlier him?" That night, it could be seen from Ling Xingzhou's clothes that he was a rich person.

"No." Qingyan shook his head, she did not want to bring it up.

At this moment, her phone vibrated. A text message came in. She picked up her phone and looked at it. It was a string of numbers. The message read: Look at the back door.

Qingyan looked towards the back door. Ling Xingzhou, who was wearing a handsome casual attire, leaned on the back door with a smile on his face, and when their gazes met, he waved at Qingyan and indicated for her to come out.

"AHH!" Zhao Chulan also saw it and was so shocked that her mouth gaped open.

Qingyan hesitated for a moment, and felt that there were some things that needed to be said, so she stood up and walked out.

At the same time, Ling Manning received a message from Qin Xiu: If anything happens in the afternoon, help me keep Qingyan.

She stared at the text message and laughed strangely. Her finger that was smeared with nail polish quickly flew past her phone and sent a message back to Qin Xiu: I'm afraid that won't do, my brother just came to find Qingyan, they are already gone.

When he received Ling Manning's text message, Qin Xiu was at the flower shop personally choosing a rose to gift to Qingyan.

After what happened that night, he chose to trust Qingyan in the end, so he was prepared to apologize and explain everything that had happened that day.

"Jian Qingyan, is this your so-called misunderstanding? There's nothing between the two of you? "Humph!" Qin Xiu threw the wrapped up fresh rose onto the ground, his expression extremely ugly!

"That's why, I like Qin Xiu. Between us …" She remembered that Qin Xiu had told his the other day that Ling Xingzhou liked his, so when they met, Qingyan had openly and honestly asked him!

After Ling Xingzhou heard what Qingyan had said, he smiled at her and said: "Qingyan, don't think too much into it, I admit that I like you, but my feelings for you, are like that of friends, not lovers."

"Huh?"

Never did he expect that Ling Xingzhou's reply would be so gentle. Qingyan, who had just mustered up the courage to refuse Ling Xingzhou, blushed a little embarrassedly.

If he only liked her as an ordinary friend, then wouldn't his words just now be too sentimental?

Looking at the embarrassed Qingyan, a trace of disappointment flashed across Ling Xingzhou's eyes. Between men and women, how could there be any pure intentions, only a pure girl like her would believe what she had just said.

"Today is my birthday. As a friend, I hope that you can come over tonight." After Ling Xingzhou covered up his emotions, he smiled gently and told her in a soft voice.

"Birthday?" Qingyan was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously said, "Then I wish you a happy birthday."

Looking at her foolish appearance, Ling Xingzhou laughed out loud. "If you want to wish me a happy birthday, then at least we can talk about it later."

"Ah, but …"

Qingyan was a little hesitant. If she had seen his birthday, Qin Xiu would definitely misunderstand again!

"It's a deal!" Without waiting for Jian Qingyan to object, Ling Xingzhou immediately spoke with a tyrannical tone.

"Then, Qingyan will properly start your lessons, I'll come and pick you up tonight!" With that, Ling Xingzhou smiled gently and turned to leave.

Looking at Ling Xingzhou's back figure, Jian Qingyan felt a little helpless. Since his words had come to this point, she had to go …

Not long after he returned, Qingyan realized that his little friend Zhao Chulan was a little strange today. First, he muttered to himself, with a blissful and infatuated expression on his face.

Faintly hearing Qin Xiu's name, Qingyan's expression became conflicted. She didn't know how to tell her the relationship between herself and Qin Xiu.

Moreover, the current relationship between her and Qin Xiu was both complicated and tangled. What kind of position did she have to talk about this matter with Junior Lan?

"I've decided. I want to chase him!" Just as Qingyan was at a loss, Zhao Chulan suddenly opened her mouth, and successfully caused her to spurt out the water in her mouth.

Qingyan opened her eyes wide and looked at Chu Lan with an expression of disbelief. Her lips were pale as she asked, "Chu Lan, what did you just say?"

"I said I want to chase after Teacher Qin." Zhao Chulan's eyes curved into a beautiful curve as he smiled and said to Qingyan.

She sounded excited and happy.

"…" Qingyan opened his mouth, and finally asked: "Are you serious?"

She thought that Chu Lan was only infatuated with Qin Xiu, she didn't think that...

"Yeah." Chu Lan nodded, she was excited by her sudden decision, and did not notice that Qingyan's face had become pale.

Instead, she stared straight at Qingyan and asked seriously, "Qingyan, do you think he will agree to my request to chase after Teacher Qin?"

Qingyan looked at the person in front of him in a daze, not knowing how to answer her question.

Would it?