Zhang Shu's gaze involuntarily fell on Su Chen.
Su Chen felt somewhat uncomfortable under Zhang Shu's stare.
"Are you Chen Qian's brother-in-law?" Zhang Shu squinted her eyes and asked.
"Yes..." Su Chen honestly admitted.
"But, things are not as you think..."
Seeing that Su Chen was eager to explain, Zhang Shu said with a cheery smile, "Even if things are exactly as I think, it doesn't matter. I'm not going to be angry."
Just as Su Chen sighed with relief, Zhang Shu followed up with another question, "So who is Chen Qian's sister?"
"That..."
"You don't need to answer. I don't want to know." Zhang Shu suddenly wrapped her arms around Su Chen and said, "Little Chen, don't worry, I'm not an unreasonable woman, nor do I have the right to be jealous. All I hope for is that when I need you, you'll be there for me... that's all."
A sensible woman makes a man very comfortable.
Zhang Shu was undoubtedly that kind of woman.
With her means, finding out whether Su Chen was married and who the spouse was would be too easy.
But she deliberately chose not to inquire about those matters.
Some things, it is much better not to know.
After knowing,
If the other party is more outstanding than oneself, one can't help feeling inferior.
If the other party is worse than oneself, possessiveness may arise.
Wishing to have Su Chen all to oneself.
But Zhang Shu knew, she and Su Chen were probably destined to maintain a clandestine relationship in this lifetime.
Her divorce from Guo Hong had not yet been made public.
And Su Chen was so young, even if he was willing to marry her, she wouldn't want to hold him back.
So, things as they are now are fine.
When she needs support, all she needs is a strong arm to lean on.
In fact, with Zhang Shu's looks, figure, temperament, and capabilities,
She believed that if she wished, she could have Su Chen entirely to herself.
But sometimes, having it all may not be the best thing.
Whether for a man or a woman,
There is one flaw.
That is, what one has obtained, one tends not to cherish.
One tends to progressively reveal their worst sides.
That is why many women say, before marriage their boyfriends were extremely attentive to them, but after marriage, they become commanding.
Rather than seeing the worse side of the other after having them,
Rather than the inevitable loss... it's better to never have owned at all.
Without ownership, perhaps one will always cherish.
Even if one day it is lost, what is left will be something beautiful...
That is the reason Su Chen likes Zhang Shu.
Being with Zhang Shu, he doesn't have to consider her feelings.
Whatever he can think of, Zhang Shu can also think of, and she takes the initiative to avoid factors that would make him unhappy or uncomfortable.
Sometimes she might seem completely indifferent to Su Chen.
For instance, if Su Chen does not call her, she also never calls him.
But, once Su Chen calls her, needing her, she will immediately appear by his side.
The same holds true the other way around.
True love is not about being glued together every day.
It is about being there for the other person whenever and wherever they need you.
When both are busy, it does not lead to excessive disturbance.
This just-right kind of love is what truly captures a man's heart.
It makes the man feel relaxed and comfortable, while also keeping you constantly in his thoughts.
These things, originally Zhang Shu did not understand.
But after going through a marriage and so many experiences, she has come to understand.
The more a woman wants to tie down a man, the less she is able to.
...
At this moment, Chen Qian's heart was also in turmoil. If Lin Sister saw these photos, would it affect the relationship between the two?
Ah, if only I hadn't talked about those things with Lin Sister yesterday.
Maybe Lin Sister would still just think of me as a child...
Chen Qian knew.
With last night's conversation with Lin Xi.
Lin Xi probably wouldn't think of her as a little girl anymore, but as a woman…
What to do, what to do...
Chen Qian was extremely anxious in her heart.
She didn't know what to do now.
What she feared the most was implicating Su Chen.
She didn't want to affect Su Chen and Lin Xi's relationship either.
After all, such a matter simply couldn't be explained.
And it had been captured in photos by Ji Dali.
Was Ji Dali stalking her?
But now, regardless of how Ji Dali obtained the photos, Chen Qian had to figure out a way to resolve this.
"Chen Qian, think carefully, I have checked, you are from a single-parent family, and your mother is just a housekeeper. The college entrance exam is your only chance to change your life," Ji Jian said with a smile.
He had a firm grasp on Chen Qian's vulnerabilities.
Indeed, for the families of Ordinary People, the college entrance exam is the only opportunity for life transformation.
Of course, this does not mean that attending a good university guarantees a successful future.
But at least it opens a pathway to higher echelons.
Nor does it exclude those who fare better without attending university from emerging.
But looking at the big data, those with higher education achieve more in the future.
Many people think that college graduates can only find jobs paying two to three thousand a month.
Going to a construction site to carry bricks might yield even more, possibly earning a salary of five thousand or even ten thousand.
But that's the limit.
For a well-educated person, the heights they can reach are limitless.
Thus, during the college entrance exam season, it becomes the most important event in the lives of numerous students.
Instances of parents blocking roads, parents mobbing honking drivers, parents poisoning pond frogs, a mother withholding a father's death from a daughter, a mother kneeling because her son is late, a daughter taking exams right after her mother's car accident... these are all hot news during the college entrance exams.
In recent years, the college entrance exam has become more and more precious, with traffic bans, noise bans, special transport, exam-friendly hotel rooms, IV drips... the eccentricities of the college entrance exam are reaching unreasonable levels!
Undeniably, in the eyes of high school students and their parents, the college entrance exam is an event more significant than anything else.
Even though, thanks to Lin Xi, Chen Qian's family is far better off than that of an average housekeeper,
Yet, it still cannot cover up the fact that her mother is a housekeeper.
Lin Xi treats her and her mother well, but after all, they are not related by blood, and everything still depends on herself.
The situation is now quite clear.
Without compromise, she might not be able to participate in the college entrance exam.
Moreover, it could also cause disharmony between Brother Su Chen and Sister Lin.
But if she compromises...
"This Ji Jian, he's really too bold!" In another private room, Zhang Shu burst out furiously.
Jiangdu City's top high school, is nationally renowned and represents the prestige of the entire Jiangdu City. Unexpectedly, Ji Jian, the vice-principal, dares to overtly exploit female students.
It was outrageous.
And a contempt of her as the E.d.u.c.a.t.i.o.n B.u.r.e.a.u. C.h.i.e.f!