Chapter 48 Old Third, can you just act like a human being?
"Congratulations on escaping the bitter sea, and choosing a bright path ahead!"
"When you're free, you can check out the store. If we find a suitable one, let's take it over."
Chen Na looked at the WeChat message from Shen Yuan on her phone, her heart felt a weight being lifted, and she also sensed a feeling of being needed.
Before Shen Yuan replied on WeChat, she had been a bit worried that his offer yesterday was just a spur-of-the-moment thing.
But now that she had received this WeChat message, Chen Na felt completely relieved.
At the same time, there was this sense of liberation in her heart. She was finally going to leave this place, no longer having to depend on others and look at their faces every day.
Chen Na silently reflected on this for a moment, and also secretly anticipated the arrival of her new life.
Then, she walked into the office of the sales manager, Feng Han, and handed in her resignation.
Unexpectedly, it was as if Feng Han already knew, he didn't ask much and suggested that she could go to the HR department to handle her resignation procedures whenever she wanted.
And after leaving Feng Han's office, Chen Na received another WeChat message from Zeng Xianyong.
It was lengthy, like a short essay. In summary, it basically said: Let's part on good terms as if nothing ever happened.
Chen Na, reflecting on Feng Han's attitude, slowly came to a realization.
It turned out that Zeng Xianyong was worried she would expose his misdeeds, which was why he had Feng Han greenlight her resignation so easily.
It seems this old lecher was also afraid of ruining his reputation.
However, Chen Na thought, she couldn't let Zeng Xianyong off so easily.
Once she got her salary, she would expose this old pervert!
Chen Na thought to herself and then proceeded to handle the job turnover and resignation formalities.
She still had a few orders for vehicles that hadn't been delivered, but she could hand those over to a colleague. As for Shen Yuan's car, she'd come back on Friday to personally deliver it.
His car, after all, deserved special treatment.
At this moment, Shen Yuan had just returned to school when he received a call from the instructor Lih Xiao, asking him to send two boys to help her move things in the office.
Normally, this kind of task would be coordinated by the class monitor Yan Song, but since Yan Song probably had other matters and wasn't on campus, they turned to him.
Shen Yuan didn't think too much and immediately called Huang Haibao, telling him and Old Cao to go to the instructor's office.
After finishing the call, Shen Yuan headed towards the direction of the school's administrative building.
In ten minutes, Shen Yuan arrived at the instructor's office on the third floor.
Although the instructor's office normally housed many teachers, most had already moved out, and given that it was lunch break, Shen Yuan only saw Lih Xiao squatting on the floor sorting miscellaneous items.
Today, the instructor wore a pair of tight dark blue jeans which showcased her long, sensuous legs and full buttocks due to the tight fit.
And because she was in a semi-squatting position, her protruding buttocks looked even more irresistible!
Her upper body was covered in a plain white crewneck T-shirt. Although it was not a tight model, her full bust made it appear tight-fitting.
Lih Xiao was that standard beauty with an oval face. From the side, her straight nose bridge and fair jawline were distinguishable, and due to probably having just moved things around, there was a slight blush on her face.
(PS: The outfit is like this, but the face is a bit lacking, just take a look.)
"Instructor, I'm here."
Shen Yuan greeted her. Lih Xiao turned her head upon hearing him, smiled, and said, "Shen Yuan, sorry to trouble you. I'm moving offices, and there's too much stuff for one person to move. I wanted to ask Yan Song, but he's taken leave for some reason."
In Lih Xiao's view, although Shen Yuan's grades were slightly below average, his performance in the class was commendable. She always saw him during voluntary work, so for physical tasks, Lih Xiao thought of Shen Yuan immediately after Yan Song.
"No problem at all," Shen Yuan reassured.
He pointed to the desk and file cabinet nearby, "Do all of these need to be moved?"
"Yes."
Lih Xiao smiled apologetically, "If it were just those books and materials, I could handle it on my own, but this desk and file cabinet are too heavy."
"Alright, then let's wait for Old Huang and Old Cao to come."
Shen Yuan responded, thinking to himself that the two were just loafing around in the dorm, bored to death; it was better to let them handle this dirty work.
"It's fine, I still need to take the books off the top of the file cabinet so they don't fall off when we move it."
Lih Xiao stood up and walked towards the file cabinet, reaching for the books on the top shelf, but it was quite high, and she could only stand on her tiptoes to reach them.
However, she was just a few centimeters short, and despite her efforts, she couldn't reach them after several tries.
Seeing this, Shen Yuan, understanding as ever, stepped behind Lih Xiao, pressing against her back, his left hand gently resting on her shoulder, and then reached up with his right hand for the books above.
Lih Xiao felt a warm, large hand suddenly land on her shoulder; her delicate body shivered, and she dared not move, her heart thumping wildly in her chest.
Suddenly, she remembered that time Shen Yuan had dinner at her place, when he helped her take off her apron, and they seemed to be at this distance too.
No, it seemed even closer now...
Last time they hadn't been touching, but now they were completely pressed together; Lih Xiao could even feel the breath from Shen Yuan's breathing on her back.
Could Shen Yuan actually have feelings for me...
With that thought, Lih Xiao's pretty face turned even hotter, and she couldn't help but gently hurry him, "Is it done yet..."
"Mmm... it's done."
Finally, Shen Yuan took down the two books, moved away from her back, and his hand also left her shoulder.
Lih Xiao quickly bowed her head, straightening the bangs on her forehead to conceal her embarrassment.
Just then, Huang Haibao and Cao Shunjin entered the office and noticed both Lih Xiao and Shen Yuan were there. They were about to ask what needed moving.
But as soon as they walked in, both of them were taken aback because they realized the atmosphere was a bit off, particularly the expression on Counselor Lih Xiao seemed unusual.
The office was air-conditioned, and they hadn't even started moving anything yet; why was Counselor Lih Xiao's face so red?
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Could it be...
"Hurry up and come over to move stuff, what are you dawdling for!"
Shen Yuan cut off the two's wild guesses, pointing at the file cabinet, "First, move this file cabinet to the adjacent office."
"Oh, okay."
They then remembered their purpose for coming, and quickly set about doing it.
Lih Xiao breathed a sigh of relief internally, thankful that these two students had arrived a few seconds late; otherwise, they would've directly witnessed what just happened.
That would have been utterly embarrassing!
But thinking about it, Shen Yuan's daring was growing bigger and bigger; it was one thing at home, but now even in the office!
Yet, why did she find it somewhat exciting just now?
Lih Xiao's thoughts suddenly veered in that direction, and she quickly shook her head.
Impossible, impossible!
Shen Yuan is my student, absolutely not!
Shen Yuan directed Old Huang and Old Cao to each take a side, while he took on the role of giving orders, "You need to move that lower corner, and lower your heads a bit when you go through the door so you don't bump into the threshold."
Huang Haibao and Cao Shunjin crouched to lift the file cabinet, tiptoeing as they moved forward, but noticing Shen Yuan constantly gesturing beside them, couldn't help teasing, "Old Third, can you act like a person and lend a hand here!"
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