Chapter 417: The Interview
Chapter 417: The Interview
Leng Mei was at work when she saw a stunningly charming and sexy beauty warmly clinging to Lin Feng’s arm, coming in. She also felt very odd, Who is this beauty? Lin Feng and Ding Wan’er’s engagement had been made public the night before last, so how could he still be flirting with other women?
Leng Mei recalled that Wan’er had clarified her stance last night, she didn’t oppose Leng Mei being with Lin Feng too, as long as Lin Feng could accept her. Wan’er would be happy, although it sounded absurd, There was no fiancée who would encourage other women to pursue her own fiancé. But Lin Feng was indeed too outstanding, too miraculous, just as Wan’er had said, a man like Lin Feng couldn’t possibly belong to just one woman. Shen Yao and that girl had already appeared, and there would undoubtedly be more to follow.
Therefore, Leng Mei felt that pursuing Lin Feng wasn’t out of the question, as long as Lin Feng agreed and Wan’er would be even happier. However, Wan’er was her best friend, she really couldn’t do something like stealing her man, that wasn’t something Leng Mei could do.
But she hadn’t expected, just after one night, to see Lin Feng bringing a beauty into the office first thing in the morning. What did he mean, did he have some relationship with this woman?
Suddenly, Leng Mei noticed that Lin Feng’s expression was very indifferent, without a trace of the secret joy other men would have felt in such a fortunate situation. No, Lin Feng wasn’t that kind of person. From the past to the present, Lin Feng was not one to womanize, otherwise, he would have been surrounded by beauties long ago. So who was this woman, and why did she come in arm in arm with Lin Feng?
"This is our School of Languages’ beautiful Dean, Leng Mei, if you need anything you can look for her." Lin Feng saw the strange look in Leng Mei’s eyes, so he took the beauty’s hand off his arm and introduced Leng Mei to her. The woman was a new German teacher and with any matters, of course, they should look for Dean Leng to resolve them.
"Hello, I am Leng Mei, the Dean of the School of Languages. May I ask who you are?" Leng Mei heard Lin Feng say this and immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed from Lin Feng’s words that this woman was here for official business, and if that was the case everything would be easy. She had just been overthinking, as expected, Lin Feng wouldn’t just casually get involved with other women.
"Hello, Dean Leng, I am Li Hong, a returnee from Germany and a newly appointed German teacher at the School of Languages. I believe you have already seen my file." Hearing Leng Mei say this, Li Hong proactively reached out for a handshake and simultaneously explained her identity.
"Oh, so it’s you, you look quite different from your photo, I didn’t recognize you at first." Leng Mei, hearing this beauty say she was Li Hong, finally remembered who she was. A few days ago, the HR department had sent a German teacher to the School of Languages, praised for her outstanding German skills. Leng Mei had seen her file, but the photo could barely hold a candle to the real person, which was why she hadn’t recognized her upon their first meeting.
"That photo was taken when I was in school, to avoid unnecessary trouble, I’ve always used that photo, I hope Dean Leng can forgive me." Li Hong, hearing Leng Mei say this, quickly explained.
"Hm, I understand, people from HR said you’re very proficient in German, you wouldn’t mind doing a brief interview here, right?" Leng Mei, hearing Li Hong say this, also felt at ease, understanding her reason for doing so. If the photos were of the real person, for a beauty like her, it would indeed cause a lot of trouble, Leng Mei had experienced this herself before.
However, suddenly, Leng Mei became skeptical whether Li Hong was as proficient in German as the HR department had said. Even if she was a returnee from Germany, she might not necessarily be capable of teaching with excellent German skills. Such matters were safer to assess with an impromptu interview, this would be taking her responsibility towards the students seriously.
"Of course, that’s no problem." Li Hong smiled, readily accepting Leng Mei’s request. Her German was perfect, of course, it could withstand the test of practice.
"Lin Feng, would you test her for me?" Seeing Li Hong agree, Leng Mei spoke up to have Lin Feng, who was beside her, properly test this Li Hong. She also gave Lin Feng a look, signaling him to make things a bit difficult, to see just how deep Li Hong’s knowledge was.
"May I ask which university in Germany Ms. Li studied at?" Lin Feng hadn’t wanted to speak, as it was almost time to go back to teach a French class, but seeing Leng Mei’s look, he had to stay and ask Li Hong a few questions. Besides, since Li Hong had agreed so readily, he also wanted to probe the extent of her knowledge.
"Munich University in Munich." Upon hearing Lin Feng question her in exceptionally standard German, Li Hong was taken aback. She really hadn’t expected this French teacher named Lin Feng to speak such impeccably standard German. What was going on? Wasn’t he a French teacher, how could his German be so excellent!
"Which department did Ms. Li graduate from, and what was your main research area?"
"The School of Life Sciences, mainly focusing on genetics."
"Does Ms. Li have any new perspectives on chromosome pairing in genetics?"
"Regarding that, many cases have emerged. There are issues of abnormal color pairing in genetics, specific related discussions have already appeared in internal academic journals."
"Ms. Li, which places did you visit in Germany?"
"I’ve been..."
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Lin Feng kept questioning the super beautiful woman in German because, from her performance just now, Lin Feng had detected a problem that others failed to see—the woman’s responses in various aspects were super professional, and she displayed absolutely no emotional fluctuations, as if she were merely reciting some information. This situation was extremely abnormal. Coupled with Lin Feng’s earlier strange feeling about this woman, he was now almost certain of one thing: this super beautiful woman, Li Hong, definitely had a purpose for coming to the language school and it wasn’t just to teach German at Yingbo University.
Unknowingly, Lin Feng and this beautiful woman had been chatting for over ten minutes, discussing various levels of topics. Although he didn’t know her intentions yet, her spoken language and her answers had already fully exposed her.
"Dean Leng, her proficiency in teaching German should be ample." Lin Feng stopped his conversation with Li Hong and then summarized the outcomes to Leng Mei, setting aside other factors. Li Hong’s German was indeed quite good, and she was easily qualified for teaching the language.
Regarding her overall strange behavior, Lin Feng felt it was worth observing further. It was just the right moment to see what she was up to, her actual purpose for coming to Yingbo University. If she could peacefully teach, that would be the end of it, otherwise...
"That’s great. Miss Li Hong, welcome. You are now officially a German language teacher at Yingbo University’s language school." Hearing Lin Feng’s positive assessment, Leng Mei stood up, extended her hand, and signifying that she had accepted this beautiful German language teacher. Although the teacher was exceptionally beautiful, as long as she truly possessed the knowledge and skills, Leng Mei wouldn’t reject anything.
"Dean Leng, it is my honor to teach at the language school," Li Hong quickly extended her hand to shake Leng Mei’s, replying very politely to her.
"Nothing more, I’m off to class now; I still have two French courses this morning." Seeing that the matter had been resolved, Lin Feng saw no need to stay any longer and proposed to leave, indicating that he was going back to teach his classes.
"Go ahead." Leng Mei’s response was succinct; she knew that Lin Feng always prioritized the students’ matters first. Although he often mysteriously vanished, as long as he was at the school, teaching the students was always the most important task. So, when Lin Feng asked to leave, Leng Mei readily agreed without a second thought.
"Wait, Teacher Lin, I owe you a debt of gratitude today for bringing me to Dean Leng. I would like to invite you to dinner tonight, would you do me the honor?" As Lin Feng was about to leave for his class, Li Hong quickly called out. How could she possibly let him go just like that? After all, she came to the school because of Lin Feng; otherwise, she would have to be crazy to come to the school to teach.
"Sure, we’ll talk after work. I’m off to teach now." After these words, Lin Feng turned and left the office, heading towards the language school to prepare for his French class. However, Lin Feng was pondering a question: what could possibly be the reason that this super beautiful woman was getting close to him under the guise of teaching German? What exactly did she want to do?
Since Li Hong had invited Lin Feng, he also felt no reason to decline. It was the perfect opportunity to see what game she was playing.
"Dean Leng, where should my office be?" Now that Lin Feng had accepted, Li Hong felt quite pleased, but she always felt ill at ease in Dean Leng’s office and wanted to leave.
Leng Mei hadn’t expected that Lin Feng would agree to have dinner with Li Hong. Even a blind person could see that Li Hong appeared to approach Lin Feng casually but actually did so with purpose. Such a beautiful woman like Li Hong deliberately getting close to Lin Feng... what was her motive?
"Go to the third floor, west side; that’s where the German Department offices are. The department head will arrange your duties," Leng Mei, still in a daze, heard Li Hong’s question and hastily informed her about the location of the offices.
"Dean Leng, if there’s nothing else, I’ll head back to the department to report in," Li Hong said, having learned the specific location, ready to leave. She took the initiative to take her leave from Leng Mei.
"Yes, go ahead." Leng Mei couldn’t wait for Li Hong to leave so that she could reflect on other matters. Watching Li Hong in the office made Leng Mei feel like bursting into flames.
"Dean Leng, goodbye." Li Hong turned around and left Dean Leng’s office. However, as she left the office, a subtle smile that others would not easily notice formed on her lips.
Watching Li Hong leave the office, Leng Mei went back to her seat, picked up a pen from the desk, and began to ponder carefully about the events of the morning.
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