Chapter 179: Chapter 150: Silu: Thank You, Dad!

Lu Fan noticed the change in Jiang Silu’s expression, so before he left, he whispered to her, "Don’t worry. I only have eyes for your mother now. I won’t be chasing after other women."

Jiang Silu hadn’t expected her dad to guess what she was thinking.

She felt a bit awkward for a moment.

She could only say shyly, "Okay~"

And with that, Lu Fan left.

Jiang Silu watched him go.

Just then, Teacher Chen noticed that Jiang Silu and Lu Fan seemed to have a special relationship.

So, before getting on the bus, she deliberately tested the waters. "Silu, you seem to be very familiar with that Uncle Lu."

Originally, Jiang Silu hadn’t planned on revealing that he was her father, but she felt that Teacher Chen seemed to have ulterior motives.

So, Jiang Silu took the initiative and said, "Actually, he’s my father."

When Teacher Chen heard this, her eyes went wide, and her jaw dropped.

She was so shocked she could barely breathe.

She asked again in astonishment, "You... you’re saying he’s your father?"

"Yes." Jiang Silu nodded.

"But... your last name is Jiang, and your father..." As Teacher Chen spoke, she realized she had misspoken.

Jiang Silu explained, "I took my mother’s last name. I only just reconnected with my dad recently."

"Oh, oh, I see, I see..." At that moment, Teacher Chen was so embarrassed she wished she could find a hole to crawl into.

She couldn’t believe the man she’d been trying to flirt with all this time was actually her student’s father.

’Thank goodness I didn’t do anything concrete, or my teaching license would have been on the line!’

After getting on the bus, she calmly began to analyze the situation.

The department head had said before that Elder Meng was likely an acquaintance of Jiang Silu’s.

And she had only recently reconnected with her father.

That meant Mr. Lu’s power and status were definitely not to be underestimated.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to know Elder Meng, let alone come all the way to Spring Glow Garden to guide them.

’Maybe he even knows the owner of Spring Glow Garden?!’

’After all, the circles of these rich people are so small!!’

At this thought, Teacher Chen felt conflicted again.

’He’s such an outstanding man. If he’s divorced, I wouldn’t mind at all!’

’The only thing is, if I really got together with Mr. Lu, I’d end up in a mother-daughter relationship with my own student.’

’Actually, that’s not so bad...’

Teacher Chen quickly convinced herself.

She decided to get to the king through the princess. First, she would build a good relationship with Jiang Silu; that way, her proximity might give her an advantage.

Thinking of this, she couldn’t help but marvel that her class had a crouching tiger, a hidden dragon!!

Then she looked at the students and announced, "Alright, class, we’re heading to Zhuozheng Garden now! And Silu, you come up to the front and lead the group. You and Hai Peng together."

He Haipeng immediately tensed up when he heard this.

In truth, ever since he found out Jiang Silu came from a well-off family, he had completely given up on the idea of pursuing her.

Plus, today he had even seen her father show up.

The man’s wealthy aura was instantly intimidating.

Just as he was giving up, the advisor was now telling Silu to lead the group with him.

’What does this mean?’

’Is the advisor trying to set me up with Silu?’

But in reality, Teacher Chen just wanted to give Jiang Silu more opportunities to stand out, which would give her more topics to talk about with Lu Fan in the future.

Jiang Silu wasn’t too surprised by Teacher Chen’s arrangement.

She knew Teacher Chen was probably trying to curry favor with her.

She had to admit, the feeling was actually pretty great.

Although Jiang Silu didn’t read many novels, and most of what she did read was historical fiction...

...this felt like one of those plots from a novel about hiding one’s true strength.

It was all thanks to Lu Fan paving the way for her.

Thinking of this, Jiang Silu grew even happier.

As for Lu Fan, he was looking at a photo on his phone.

In the photo, Jiang Silu’s head was slightly bowed as she admired some orchids.

Her profile was very beautiful.

So, he sent the picture to Jiang Yixia.

Jiang Yixia had just finished her work. She was a little surprised when she saw the photo.

Then she remembered that Jiang Silu had said she was going on a landscape architecture field trip today.

’That guy probably found an excuse to go with her.’

A moment later, Lu Fan sent a message: [I remember I took a photo just like this of you when we were together. I don’t know if you still remember.]

Jiang Yixia replied: [I don’t remember.]

Lu Fan: [You were crouching in front of the flowers then too, admiring them. I took several pictures of you. You even complained that your face looked too big, but I thought you looked especially beautiful.]

Jiang Yixia: [I don’t remember. I have to get back to work.]

Although Jiang Yixia insisted she didn’t remember, Lu Fan knew she was lying.

’She definitely remembers. She probably even still has that photo from back then.’

Sure enough, after seeing the photo, Jiang Yixia was distracted for the rest of the day.

Later, she took advantage of the empty office during the lunch break and decided to go home to rest for a bit.

She opened the door to her home, cooked a meal for herself, and ate after simply stir-frying two dishes.

After finishing everything, she went to the bedroom, planning to rest for a bit.

But when she closed her eyes, the scene of Lu Fan taking her picture all those years ago replayed in her mind.

Tossing and turning in her thoughts, she finally opened her closet.

She opened a long-forgotten, dusty photo album.

As for the photo Lu Fan mentioned taking of her, of course Jiang Yixia remembered it.

She found it quickly.

Looking at her younger self in the picture—beautiful, reserved, and full of girlish charm.

Her eyes revealed the love she felt.

Jiang Yixia missed who she was back then.

But that person would never come back.

As she mulled it over, she felt it was pointless and put the photo album back in the closet.