novelraw Chapter 362: Various Reasons to Stay
Chapter 362: Various Reasons to Stay
Chapter 362: Various Reasons to Stay
When tutoring Gu Tiantian, Zhang Lan was even more attentive than yesterday.
Yesterday, when she inquired of Gu Tiantian, seeing her serious expression, she thought it was just a facade.
But from chatting with Gu Tiantian today, it appears she is genuinely prepared to study hard and strive for graduate school, forcing Zhang Lan to change her way of communicating with Gu Tiantian.
For a diligent student like Gu Tiantian, as the tutoring teacher, it was only natural to cater to her interests.
Gu Tiantian naturally studied more diligently, making notes on things she didn’t understand while reading, and after finishing a Chapter, she would organize all her questions and ask Zhang Lan together.
As time ticked away, Zhang Lan, who had been diligently teaching Gu Tiantian for half an hour, started to lose her focus towards the latter part.
While talking to Gu Tiantian, the corner of her eye would glance toward the movement at the study’s entrance.
Occasionally hearing footsteps, her heart would tighten abruptly, with a sense of joyful anticipation, secretly thinking about the moment when she could see the handsome and charming man, her heart filled with excitement.
Gu Tiantian was so absorbed in her studies that she didn’t notice Zhang Lan’s odd behavior. Moreover, Zhang Lan was accustomed to multitasking and hid it well, not noticeable to anyone without particularly sharp eyes.
Upon hearing footsteps approaching the study, Zhang Lan’s hand, which was flipping through materials, tensed slightly, and her breathing became slightly lighter.
Her heart began to pound faster, Bai Chenyao’s well-defined, handsome, and cold face, along with his tall, commanding silhouette, flashed through her mind.
"Miss Gu, it’s time for class to end."
Mrs. Chen opened the door gently, her voice warm.
Gu Tiantian lightly acknowledged, finishing her last note before looking up at Zhang Lan.
Seeing the materials in Zhang Lan’s hand fall to the ground, Gu Tiantian was surprised.
"Mr. Zhang, are you okay?"
What happened?
What could have happened?
The person she was anticipating hadn’t come back. It was a servant who opened the door, what else could it be?
Naturally, she felt extremely embarrassed and frustrated!
But thankfully nobody knew what she was thinking. If she showed her displeasure and embarrassment now, it was likely she wouldn’t need to come back for tutoring tomorrow.
"It’s nothing, just had a momentary lapse of concentration; it felt like something happened but couldn’t pinpoint what, so I was distracted."
Saying this, Zhang Lan looked at Gu Tiantian very sincerely.
"Miss Gu, I sincerely apologize!"
So that was it!
Gu Tiantian thought of how she sometimes also got distracted, her mind wandering with imaginings she couldn’t quite catch hold of.
Lightly smiling, she thought such things were not worth fussing over.
"It’s okay, and class is over now. Mr. Zhang, are you perhaps tired? Maybe you should head back for some rest."
Having not seen Bai Chenyao come back, how could Zhang Lan be content?
But hearing Gu Tiantian’s ostensibly dismissive words, Zhang Lan couldn’t help but feel a bit of displeasure.
However, she couldn’t act out in front of Gu Tiantian.
She rubbed her temples, showing a hint of fatigue.
"It’s nothing, I’ll just take a break, and I’ll be fine in a while."
Seeing Zhang Lan’s weary expression, naturally, Gu Tiantian couldn’t insist that she leave immediately.
Moreover, suggesting Zhang Lan go back to rest early was out of concern that she might be too tired, not to ask her to leave.
"In that case, there are guest rooms on the first floor, Mr. Zhang. Perhaps you could rest there for a while?"
Zhang Lan quickly shook her head and explained promptly.
"No need, just a bit of dizziness, an old problem. I’ll sit in the living room for a while, take a break, and in about ten minutes I’ll be fine, no need for a guest room rest."
Seeing Zhang Lan insist, Gu Tiantian naturally didn’t say much more, allowing Zhang Lan to go her own way.
[Fourth update finished, enjoy reading, folks, seems there’s a wallflower showing up.]