novelaction Chapter 239 Attracting Peach Blossoms at the School Gate
Chapter 239 Attracting Peach Blossoms at the School Gate
At six o'clock in the afternoon, Fang Li was still standing in the same place as yesterday, waiting for Yang Miao to get out of school.
Today she was wearing a brown pantsuit, with the trousers just reaching her ankles, and nude high heels.
Among a group of parents who were either burly or adorned with jewels, she stood out as the most conspicuous person.
Therefore, after standing there for a short while, some people began to get restless.
First, some parents in the vicinity whispered among themselves.
"It's infuriating to compare yourself to others. How do they maintain their youthful appearance?"
"Who knows? Look at her face, there isn't a single blemish. I really don't know if she's using different foundation or if she's just naturally good-looking."
"Jealous? I see you go to beauty salons all the time, but your skin is still just so-so."
"That's why I say, other women seem to have children as if they haven't had any at all, but what about us? Having a child ages us ten years instantly, and raising the child ages us another ten years. We're just unrecognizable."
"Sigh, it's all the same. My husband is coming home later and later these days. If it weren't for the fact that he brings home a decent amount of money every month, I would have already started a fight with him."
"Just save your breath. If you can make do with it, then do it. If you make a fuss with him, he'll just find you someone else outside. In the end, you'll be the one who suffers."
"So what if I suffer a loss? If I'm not doing well, then every vixen is doing better than me!"
"Tch, you're making it sound like your spouse is already cheating on you. Let me tell you, sometimes don't be too calculating. A little bit of a scatterbrain will make life less miserable."
“Look at them, they can live such a refined life, why should we live such a muddled life? I don’t agree with your idea.”
Although Fang Li couldn't hear what they were talking about, her woman's intuition told her that it was probably related to her.
She glanced at her watch; it was 6:08, two minutes until school ended.
Just as she took out her phone from her bag to browse for a while, a projection suddenly appeared next to her.
She turned her head slightly, and then a male voice rang in her ear.
"Hello, are you here to pick up your child too?"
Fang Li looked up and a tall man came into view.
The other person was wearing a blue striped shirt and a slightly darker tie of the same color. He wasn't wearing a suit, his hair was neatly combed back, and he had a smile on his lips, giving him the refined appearance of a successful person.
Adhering to the principle of not hitting a smiling face, Fang Li slightly smiled and said, "Yes."
Unexpectedly, her response seemed to greatly encourage the man. He appeared completely oblivious to the distance Fang Li had subtly created, and said with a polite smile:
"I have a son who is a senior in high school. Is your child a boy or a girl?"
Realizing the other party had misunderstood, Fang Li didn't explain, but went along with it, saying, "A girl."
"What a coincidence!"
Fang Li paused slightly, truly wondering what the coincidence was.
The man said, "My son's grades are pretty good. What grade is your daughter in? If you need, you can let them get to know each other so they can exchange information about their studies."
"Thank you. She's also a senior in high school and her grades are good, so she probably doesn't need your son's help."
Perhaps sensing the distance in Fang Li's words, the smile on the man's face froze slightly.
At that moment, the bell rang to signal the end of get out of class.
The teaching building became noisy, and soon a large group of students poured out of the classrooms and walked towards the school gate.
Parents are slowly pushing forward.
But seeing Fang Li's aloof expression, the man seemed unwilling to give up.
He paused, then smiled slightly and said, "My surname is Cao, and I'm the general manager of H Hotel on Guanghua Road. As a parent of a senior high school student myself, I think we'll have plenty to talk about. Shall we exchange contact information for future reference...?"
"Yang Miao, over here!" Before the man could finish speaking, Fang Li stepped forward and waved to the crowd.
The man's expression instantly turned somewhat unnatural when he was interrupted.
Yang Miao arrived quickly.
She happily wrapped her arm around Fang Li's and was about to say something when she caught sight of the man next to her staring intently at her aunt.
"Who is he?" Yang Miao whispered in Fang Li's ear.
Fang Li shook her head at her, "Let's go."
Just as the two were about to leave, another figure approached—a young boy.
"Yang Miao?"
Yang Miao turned around, and Fang Li followed.
The boy looked at Fang Li next to Yang Miao in surprise, "Is this your mother?"
"Haohao, do you know this classmate?"
Seeing the man's face light up with surprise again, Fang Li didn't know whether to say that the world was too dramatic or too coincidental.
The boy nodded. "Yes, we know each other. We're in the same class. Yang Miao is our class monitor."
The man's expression froze slightly, then he smiled and said, "I never expected that we would be so destined to meet, that our children are even in the same class."
Fang Li's lips twitched, while Yang Miao was already stunned.
Looking directly at the man opposite her, who was dressed elegantly and had a decent appearance but was clearly much older than Fang Li, she secretly nudged Fang Li's arm.
"What's going on?" The voice didn't move, but it reached Fang Li's ears in a low tone.
Fang Li lowered her head slightly, "I don't know either."
Yang Miao: "I know, he's hitting on you, he's got his eye on you."
Fang Li frowned and glanced at her, "Don't talk nonsense, his child is already so big."
Yang Miao looked at herself meaningfully: "Your child is so big now."
Fang Li: "......."
Yang Miao gave her a look, then turned to the boy opposite her and said, "Cao Haoxuan, is this your father?"
"Yes."
A hint of pride flickered in the boy's eyes. "I didn't expect your mother to be so young."
Yang Miao smiled wryly, "Really? Thank you for the compliment. You don't know, but my dad is actually younger."
The father and son opposite each other stopped at the same time.
Yang Miao smiled and said, "My dad is still waiting for us in the car. Cao Haoxuan, Uncle Cao, bye-bye."
Ignoring the expressions on the father and son's faces, she grabbed Fang Li and left after saying that.
As soon as he turned around, Yang Miao's expression changed.
"Auntie, even picking me up from school brings you unwanted attention. Should I be happy or sad for my uncle?"
"What nonsense!"
"Am I lying? Cao Haoxuan's dad's eyes are practically glued to you. If it weren't for me, he would have been pestering you all day!"
When this was brought up, Fang Li sighed helplessly, "What's wrong with your classmate's father? His child is so old, why is he still having affairs?"
Yang Miao didn't care: "So what if the child is old? Cao Haoxuan's parents divorced a long time ago. Cao Haoxuan's father earns over a million yuan a year. He's a highly sought-after bachelor among the parents in our class!"
"I'm sorry, but in my heart, no one can compare to your uncle."
"Hey, are you just deliberately trying to disgust me? Nobody can compare to my uncle. So tell me, where's that Jing Sen?"
Meeting Yang Miao's probing gaze, Fang Li frowned: "What's wrong with Jing Sen? Why did you suddenly bring him up?"
"Don't think I don't know. What friend asked? It was actually you, wasn't it? You're a fan of celebrities, aren't you? I'm going to tell my uncle about this. You still have another man in your heart!"
"Yang Miao, what nonsense are you talking about! I think you're just asking for a beating!"
"I don't care, I'm going to say it, unless you give me a satisfactory hush money!"
The two were playfully fighting on the road, neither of them noticing that a figure was following them from a few meters away in the crowd, his gloomy eyes fixed on them.