novelaction Chapter 857 - 831: Who Is It After All
Chapter 857 - 831: Who Is It After All
Qian spoke out, feeling relieved inside.
Decades of teacher-student relationship couldn’t be severed by a few words. She knew her teacher’s character; after speaking out, the teacher would definitely not force her anymore.
Just as she reached her car, Aka called out to her from behind.
"Boss Qian!"
"What’s up?" Qian asked.
"My boss wants to see you."
"Oh?" Qian released her hand from the car door, turned around, and looked at Aka leisurely.
The mysterious person behind Aka, finally ready to make an appearance?
When rescuing Qiuqiu, Aka had already said that upon return, her boss would see Qian, but Qian didn’t expect it to be so soon.
"Qian~" Mr. Qio rushed over, panting, flashing a particularly bright smile at Qian.
This girl walks so fast in high heels! He had just been caught up by another professor for a chat, got delayed, and almost didn’t catch up.
"I told you, don’t call me that." Qian got goosebumps all over the moment she heard him call her that.
"Baby Qian?"
"...Just get to the point."
Qian found herself powerless against someone so shameless and persistent.
"I have a box of specially made lozenges that should help your throat. I noticed your voice is still a bit hoarse." Mr. Qio, with a bright smile, took out the candy from his pocket.
Since it’s handmade, there’s no packaging.
But don’t think it’s in a plastic bag; it’s in a delicately carved sandalwood box, inlaid with ivory and gemstones!
This subtle expression, just like last time when he used an expensive antique bottle to store cooking wine, the thing inside isn’t even worth as much as the box!
"I don’t like accepting things from strangers." Qian didn’t reach out; she just looked at him coolly.
Maybe it was her imagination, but she always felt this guy was a bit too attentive towards her.
"It was you who said that if I came in person, you would take the medicine nicely. Now that I’ve come, be good, you need to take your medicine; leaving side effects wouldn’t be good."
Aka nodded, yes, the boss was right.
Qian originally didn’t care, but suddenly caught on to a key point in Mr. Qio’s words. If he came, she would have to accept his gift and take the medicine—could it be?!
She remembered when Aka brought her something, and when she refused, told Aka to have her boss come in person if they wanted her to accept it.
If Mr. Qio said this, could it mean he’s—
"He is my boss."
Aka’s explanation froze the world for a few seconds.
Under the scorching sun, amidst the hustle and bustle, the three people here seemed like wax figures, even their breathing seemed to stop.
"So, you’re the one who had Aka follow me around?" Qian squeezed out a few words through clenched teeth.
"Yes."
"You had her protect me all the time?"
"Right."
"She used eavesdropping devices to listen in on my house, was that your doing too?"
"...That was her own little quirk. In fact, she doesn’t just listen to you; she eavesdrops when I date someone too." Mr. Qio was also quite helpless toward Aka’s quirky tastes.
"So, what exactly is your purpose in doing all this? Don’t tell me enrolling a student is as strict as a political vetting." Qian’s voice sounded gentle, but if Xiaoqiang were here, he would silently take a few steps back.
Only Xiaoqiang could sense the simmering tension in Qian’s voice. Although Qio Yu Xuan had conducted an in-depth analysis of Qian’s personality, he didn’t understand some of her small habits. Seeing Qian so gentle, he unwittingly kept flaunting.
"I can’t tell you my intentions for now, but I have no ill will towards you. I believe time will prove everything. What did that ancient poem say... a heart as pure as crystal in a jade pot."
"Oh... jade pot," Qian said coldly.
"Yes, yes!" Mr. Qio, oblivious to the tension, stupidly nodded.
"Fine, very good."
After Qian spoke, she suddenly stepped forward and gave Qio Yu Xuan two slaps to the face!
The slaps were crisp and loud.
"Don’t let me see you again, you cat-brained moron!" After saying that, Qian flipped off Qio Yu Xuan with a middle finger, an action completely unbecoming of her image, yet uttered in an exceptionally gentle voice.
"Let me catch you eavesdropping on us again, and I’ll beat you up!"
With those words, she opened the car door and got in with flair.
Dealing with someone who eavesdrops and treats her like a fool needs no niceties, just hit them!
It wasn’t until Qian’s little red car left chugging exhaust that Aka snapped out of her stunned state.
"Bo, boss?" She nervously swallowed.
Wasn’t that just a hallucination?
Did Qian just slap the boss twice and flip him off?
"Ha ha, so cute." Qio Yu Xuan shook his head at Qian’s car, her temper, how could it be so fiery?
"She’s just like that, her temper. This is mainly my fault for not making things clear; Qian really dislikes people invading her privacy," Aka explained while cautiously observing her boss.
She feared the boss would blame Qian. She still remembered what happened to the last person who offended him—the principal who wanted to let a madman trouble Qian?
He’s now mentally collapsed, living in a psychiatric hospital receiving treatment.
The boss is someone who always smiles, but no one knows if the smile is genuine or fake, so upon seeing Qian scolding and hitting the boss, Aka’s first reaction was to run out and take the blame.
"It’s entirely your fault!" The boss glared at Aka, "Half a month’s salary will be deducted! I asked you to protect her closely, did I ask you to eavesdrop?"
"I just... who knew she’d be so mad..."
"Is that Yu Xiaoqiang good to her?"
"Pretty good." Eh, why did the topic shift to this?
Aka turned into a little bean-eyed person.
"Bo, boss?!"
Wasn’t the boss just sternly critiquing her shouldn’t eavesdrop on the couple’s privacy? How did he become gossip-hungry all of a sudden?
"Do you want more deductions? Since you listened, figure something out! How is that guy’s ability to handle things?"
"...I only caught the beginning, didn’t hear the rest, but... should be pretty good..."
Qio Yu Xuan pursed his lips, "Next time I’ll call him out, maybe a sauna or something, I still need to vet him..."
"Boss?!" Jeez! He shamelessly accuses me of having quirky tastes, who’s the one with the quirky tastes really!!!
Aka felt like she had the inner turmoil of a howling dog.
"What are you, a parrot? Just repeating yourself? What are you looking at, move, I’ll take you to eat, and meanwhile, check whether you’ve been keeping up with your studies, have you grasped the core content of Freud’s psychoanalysis theory?"