Tong Lan's office is on the far left side of the fourth floor of the complex.

The office buildings in Guangmei are not very high, and the fourth floor is the most suitable location. Neither the top floor is easily exposed to the sun nor the bottom floor is easily disturbed by noise.

In addition, the leader's office is usually at the end of the corridor, which prevents people from frequently passing by the door and ensures privacy to a certain extent.

Some people also say that the corridor has two ends. The leader occupies one end, but what about the other end?

The office at the other end is mostly occupied by the lowest-status employees in the unit, because it is next to the toilet.

After entering Tong Lan's office, Yu Xian and Wu Yu only felt that the place was very spacious, and the bright windows seemed not to be stained by any dust. The sun outside was as hot as fire, but there was a comfortable coolness here.

Guan Yongyi frowned: "If you are not here, what are you doing with the air conditioner on?"

"I didn't drive it."

Tong Lan also expressed her injustice: "I turned it off when I left. Maybe the assistant thought I would be hot when I came back, so he turned on the air conditioner."

Guan Yongyi didn't say anything after hearing this. She had been a principal, so she naturally knew that when you are in a certain position, even if you don't have to speak, there are a lot of people rushing to make your life more comfortable.

"You can't do this again."

Out of nowhere, Anita Kwan suddenly educated Yu Xian.

Yu Xian was stunned for a moment, thinking that Professor Tong was the vice-principal and I was not the vice-principal. Why did he suddenly involve me?

"I still remember when I was a kid studying in the Academy of Fine Arts."

Anime Kwan's eyes were filled with vague memories: "Back then, card issuance was more popular among young people, and college students were all vying to buy one. Only children kept wearing rubber bands with a few cents on their wrists."

"I asked her why she didn't buy it."

Guan Yongyi looked at the glass bracelet on Yu Xian's wrist: "She said she wanted to save money to buy more paint for practicing painting."

Everyone suddenly understood that Teacher Guan saw the shadow of Tong Lan in Yu Xian.

Facing the teacher's slightly disappointed expression, Tong Lan smiled calmly: "I'm not as pretty as Yu Xian, and I'm probably not as talented in art as she is, so in the end I had to take the administrative route."

"None of this matters!"

Professor Guan slapped the table and said: "What kind of bad man are you looking for? When I asked you to break up with me, you would die without breaking up. How about now?"

"If you hadn't been emotionally hurt and depressed for several years, why would you be the vice principal?"

Anita Kwan hated the irony and said: "Maybe we will be able to have a painting exhibition in Italy."

Probably in Professor Guan's mind, the administrative route is only a retreat for artists, and they cannot devote themselves to these trivial matters.

Tong Lan smiled miserably and looked down at the high heels under the coffee table.

Xiao Yongzhi swallowed his saliva nervously beside him, "Leader's privacy, are these things I can hear without paying?"

She was already thinking about leaving. Fortunately, there was a teapot to boil water on the table. She quickly took the teapot and went out to fetch water.

If Chen Zhu was here, he might have followed him out to avoid suspicion.

However, Yu Xian and Wu Yu really didn't have this awareness. Not only did they enjoy listening to it, but they also felt that they didn't hear enough.

Unexpectedly, the boomerang hit him very quickly.

After Guan Yongyi finished training Tong Lan, she looked at Yu Xian again: "Who is your boyfriend who even has his name written on the drawing paper?"

Yu Xian felt that this sentence had a strange feeling, so he hummed and didn't want to respond.

"It's too bad, so you're embarrassed to say it?"

Guan Yongyi asked with drooped eyelids.

"Who said he was bad!"

Yu Xian couldn't stand the slightest provocation when it came to Chen Zhu, so he immediately said: "My boyfriend is from Zhongda Ling Institute, and his college entrance examination scores are enough to get into Peking University!"

"oh."

Guan Yongyi's expression did not change. She had seen too many young talents. She just asked with concern: "Are I from the same class as you?"

"yes."

Yu Xian replied without knowing why: "We are classmates in high school."

Guan Yongyi nodded with satisfaction.

Looking at Yu Xian's confused look, Tong Lan explained from the side: "Teacher is worried that you will be cheated, because senior sister, I was cheated by a married man many years ago."

"ah?"

Yu Xian looked surprised. It turned out that Principal Tong's emotional pain was caused by such an experience. He couldn't help but feel a little comfort in his tone: "Principal Tong..."

Fei Yueming glanced at Guan Yongyi and said, "Don't call me Principal Tong. Please call me Senior Sister Tong in private."

Old Professor Guan Yongyi had no objection.

Yu Xian thought that Tong Lan had entered school earlier than him, so he did not refuse the title: "Senior Sister Tong."

However, in the hearts of Tong Lan and Fei Yueming, the word "senior sister" means the confirmation of the relationship, otherwise why would she, a vice principal, have a relationship with a student.

"Harm! It doesn't matter."

Tong Lan must have gotten over the emotional pain. She took a deep breath and said, "Your boyfriend is your same age. He probably doesn't have any deep thoughts, so you don't have to worry."

"So, have any of the top students from Lingnan College come to our Guangmei University to provide guidance on our work?"

Tong Lan asked with a smile on her face.

This sentence was also meant to be a joke, but because Tong Lan spoke softly, Yu Xian also heard that it was a well-intentioned ridicule.

"He has been here several times."

Yu Xian said with some frustration: "Originally, I said that I won the second prize, and I wanted to call him over to have dinner with me again."

"You are so young, there is no benefit in winning an award!"

Anita Kwan criticized displeasedly: "Why are you pursuing these false names at such a young age?"

From the perspective of a person of Professor Guan's age and experience, young people cannot succeed suddenly. It is best to suffer more setbacks and blows before success, so that they can correctly adjust their mentality after success.

"Who wants these false names! I..."

Yu Xian originally wanted to respect Professor Guan, but the old lady always spoke so irritatingly that he couldn't help but start to refute again.

But the real reason why I want to win the award is embarrassing to say in front of so many teachers.

"Look, I can't even explain my motives."

Professor Guan Yongyi seemed to be angry too. She turned around arrogantly and pointed the back of her head at Yu Xian: "She also said that she was not just seeking fame!"

"Yu Xian doesn't want the second prize."

Seeing that her best friend was misunderstood, Wu Yu helped explain: "She just wants the 3,000 yuan for the second prize."

"What's the meaning?"

These people in the office have long passed the stage of being short of money, and they have just "acquainted" with Yu Xian, and have not yet had time to understand her family situation.

But looking at her wearing this inferior bracelet, she must have average financial conditions.

Fei Yueming also remembered something at this time and said: "When Yu Xian took my class, he also asked whether the third prize bonus could be increased to 3,000 yuan."

"Junior sister, are you nervous about your living expenses?"

Tong Lan is the principal. If a student is deprived of food because of this, and he is a student valued by his teacher, that would be a "heinous crime."

Professor Guan also turned his ear to listen to Yu Xian's answer.

"Not nervous."

Yu Xian blushed and shook his head.

"Then what do you want this bonus for?"

Tong Lan continued to ask.

"Uh-huh……"

When Yu Xian was hesitating whether to say it or not.

Wu Yu couldn't stand it anymore and thought to herself, girl, what else are you pretending to do? Soon everyone will find out that you are a love-minded person.

"She plans to use the bonus of 3,000 yuan, and then add some money from her part-time job."

Wu Yu rushed to say: "Buy her boyfriend a new mobile phone!"

"I want you to talk more!"

Yu Xian pinched his best friend's thigh.

Wu Yu grimaced in pain and grinned.

However, when Guan Yongyi, Tong Lan and Fei Yueming heard this reason, they almost thought they had heard wrongly.

In this day and age, isn’t it customary for boys to give gifts to girls?

When will girls be willing to pay like this for boys?

Or to put it another step back, it wouldn't matter if she was an ugly girl. With a look like Yu Xian, all she needed to do was nod, and a lot of boys would line up to give her gifts, bags, and luxury goods.

Think about it again, Yu Xian even plans to use her boyfriend’s name to compete in the competition in the future in order to reduce chatting and harassment.

Old Professor Guan Yongyi suddenly felt as if she had swallowed coptis. The student she was most promising twenty years ago was deceived by a married man;

After more than twenty years, I finally found a student whose character, temperament, talent and appearance caught my eye, and it seemed that I was even more stupid.

But this time, there was no need to worry about the other party being married, and Anita Kwan felt a little more at ease.

"If I were a judge of the cup competition and knew you had this motivation, I would definitely not award the award to you."

Guan Yongyi commented unceremoniously.

If this were Tong Lan and Fei Yueming, they would have lowered their heads and listened to the lesson.

However, Yu Xian was not afraid of Professor Guan, and replied bluntly: "That won't work! It doesn't matter that my skills are not as good as others, but if I can draw well, why don't you give it to me?"

"Hmph, is it just you?"

Guan Yongyi felt that she had not yet taught some advanced "martial arts". No matter how talented Yu Xian was, he should not be able to compare with those junior students.

This time, it is impossible for anyone to dare to cheat.

Fei Yueming felt a little uncomfortable next to him. Yu Xian had personally coached him and made great progress.

Why do you look down on Teacher Guan? When you look down on Yu Xian, you also look down on your own teaching level.

At this time, Xiao Yongzhi made tea and brought it over.

When Tong Lan talked about her personal affairs, Xiao Yongzhi did not come out. He waited until the topic came to Yu Xian, and then Xiao Yongzhi appeared.

It's hard not to suspect that she might have been hiding outside secretly, waiting until the leader finished discussing personal matters before coming in.

After several people finished drinking tea, Yu Xian and Wu Yu stood up and left if they had anything to do.

Fei Yueming took the opportunity to find a reason, caught up with Yu Xian and said, "Do you still remember what I once said about how to describe the artistic conception of "Sunset"?"

Yu Xian still remembered the guidance and said: "No matter how beautiful the scenery is, it will always come to an end, so you must immerse yourself in regret and sadness.

"right."

Fei Yueming said happily: "The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it is almost dusk. When you are painting, you might as well think about some things that make you sad."

Fei Yueming came here just to remind you of this matter. After he left, Wu Yu asked as she walked: "Sister Cos, what experience have you had that made you sad?"

Yu Xian lowered his head and said softly: "My mother passed away."

"Yes."

However, Wu Yu felt that it would be too cruel to remember this experience every time she painted, so she asked again: "What else?"

Yu Xian, who was walking, suddenly stopped and looked at his friend blankly.

"What's wrong?"

Wu Yu asked curiously.

"And..."

Yu Xian raised his head and looked at the harsh sun in the sky, feeling a dazzling white and hot feeling of powerlessness in a trance.

"The last time I was at CUHK, I heard that Director Chen had a girlfriend."

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(Why do I feel that this plot connects many of the previous foreshadowings and makes them all come true? Why do you think there is something wrong with it, other than the update?)
Chapter completed!