Surrounded by the Billionaire's Deep Doting

Right before clocking out, the director of the school’s Academic Affairs Office specially came looking for Su Xiaomeng. The moment the door was knocked, Su Xiaomeng knew something big was up.

Chi Lun was still in the office. When he saw the director, he gave a knowing smile,

"Tsk tsk, looks like even Teacher Su can’t escape being held accountable! This scene is seriously familiar, Director Wang."

Chi Lun leaned back in his chair, arms crossed, leisurely waiting for Su Xiaomeng’s punishment to be announced.

Su Xiaomeng had long known this would happen. Not long ago, Chi Lun had even told her to mentally prepare herself. But he’d also said, maybe they’d give her some face on account of someone else and not make a big deal out of it.

She’d been on edge all the way till quitting time, and in the end... it still came.

"Professor Chi, stop with the snarky comments. Anyone can tell Teacher Su picked up these bad habits from following you around! Otherwise, how could such a gentle Teacher Su break a mop in front of so many students?"

Director Wang said busily.

Chi Lun raised his eyebrows and pointed at himself, "Director Wang, you’re pinning this on me too?"

Su Xiaomeng watched the two of them banter and for a moment didn’t know whether she should chime in or stay quiet...

"Hurry up and put Teacher Su out of her misery. She’s been anxious the whole afternoon."

Chi Lun quickly shifted the topic. Su Xiaomeng could feel just how much he was enjoying the show, which made her feel even more stifled inside...

"Ahem..."

Director Wang walked up to Su Xiaomeng. "Teacher Su, the leadership already knows how things went. I’ve discussed it with the Party Secretary and the principal. This matter, it’s not your fault! So rest assured, don’t be anxious, don’t be uneasy. The heat on the school forum is just temporary. Once the students get to know your character, this misunderstanding will be cleared up."

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The more Director Wang talked, the more shocked the expressions on Su Xiaomeng and Chi Lun’s faces became...

"I’m here on the vice principal’s behalf to check in on Teacher Su. Don’t take what happened today too much to heart. It’s a small matter, just a small matter."

"How is it a small matter?"

Chi Lun jumped in immediately, "Teacher Su broke a mop in half. Isn’t that violence? She slammed the textbook down and walked out. Isn’t that breaking school rules and violating teacher ethics?"

Su Xiaomeng frowned at Chi Lun... She was Chi Lun’s teaching assistant... that’s right, wasn’t it?

As things stood, she was under Chi Lun’s supervision too, right?

"Professor Chi, don’t feel resentful. Teacher Su didn’t hit anyone."

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"Alright, alright, let’s end it here. Someone will deal with the school forum and make sure no more posts harmful to Teacher Su’s reputation pop up out of nowhere."

Seeing the "this is so unfair" and "my show got canceled" look on Chi Lun’s face, Su Xiaomeng subconsciously felt a little pleased.

"Thank you, Director Wang. I’ll adjust my mindset and won’t take this matter too much to heart."

"If Teacher Su can think about it like that, we can be at ease."

"Worst case, I just end up with an extra nickname or two."

Su Xiaomeng said with a cheerful smile. Director Wang looked gratified and didn’t say anything more. He greeted Su Xiaomeng and Chi Lun, then left the office. Xiao Meng hummed and scooted closer to Chi Lun,

"Professor Chi, you were so kind and comforting this afternoon, but now you were secretly hoping I’d get punished?"

Chi Lun touched the two pots of succulents on his desk without looking at Su Xiaomeng, only muttering, "If the school didn’t take your husband into account, you think they wouldn’t deal with you? These days, there’s no such thing as fairness anywhere."

"Tsk tsk, that doesn’t sound very good coming from you, Professor Chi. A man who got promoted to associate professor at such a young age purely thanks to his uncle’s connections... I wonder who that could be. The pot calling the kettle black."

Only then did Chi Lun drag his gaze away from his precious succulents and land it on Su Xiaomeng’s face...

He leaned closer,

"Teacher Su."

"What?" Su Xiaomeng quickly frowned and retreated half a step.

"Your husband is standing at the door watching you..."

Su Xiaomeng’s whole body jolted! She hurriedly turned around, and sure enough, saw Yin Shixiu standing by the door...

How was he this impossible to shake off?

Su Xiaomeng looked up at the ceiling.

Chi Lun chuckled softly, "I’ll get going first. See you tomorrow, Teacher Su."

With that, Chi Lun walked right past Yin Shixiu and out of the office, not even bothering to say hello.

"Are you done packing up?"

Yin Shixiu asked. Su Xiaomeng didn’t answer him, just grabbed her bag and walked out. Yin Shixiu wanted to help her carry it, but she refused.

He was helpless. The two walked one in front of the other. Watching his wife stride ahead in a rush, Yin Shixiu felt all sorts of frustration.

Seeing her being so close with Chi Lun just made his head spin—utterly irrational agitation, even though he could see perfectly well that Su Xiaomeng wasn’t showing any extra feelings toward Chi Lun...

Probably, when she saw him working together with Gong Youyun, she felt the same way.

Once she got in the car, she deliberately chose the back seat. Yin Shixiu drove home. All the way, Su Xiaomeng either stared out the window or sat with her eyes closed, resting.

From the rearview mirror, Yin Shixiu glanced back... Her face was full of reluctance and annoyance.

Near the Yin Mansion, seeing that Su Xiaomeng looked like she’d fallen asleep, Yin Shixiu softly called her...

Su Xiaomeng shuddered from being startled. "Ah?!"

Yin Shixiu turned around, looking at her worriedly. "Did you have a nightmare?"

Su Xiaomeng rubbed her head and glanced at the surroundings outside the window, realizing they were already home. The car was parked on the small road tens of meters from the Yin Mansion.

"Why are we parked here?"

Su Xiaomeng frowned and asked.

"Just wanted to remind you: Dad and Mom are coming over for dinner tonight. They should already be home by now."

"Oh..."

Su Xiaomeng responded. She remembered Dad and Mom had indeed said they’d come over for dinner today. It had also been a long time since they’d seen their good son-in-law.

"Are you planning to let Dad and Mom know we’ve been fighting?"

Yin Shixiu asked abruptly.

Su Xiaomeng raised her eyebrows. "Why? You scared?"

"I’m not scared."

Su Xiaomeng kept her face solemn and turned away. "They’re getting old. Let’s not bother them with our stupid issues."

"Then you’ll have to put your acting skills to good use."

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"At least pretend we’re loving and normal in front of Dad and Mom, right?"

Meeting his beaming expression, Su Xiaomeng’s temper flared up out of nowhere, then she pushed it back down herself.

Without waiting for her answer, Yin Shixiu drove into the compound... Su Xiaomeng took a deep breath, doing her best to adjust her expression.

The car stopped at the entrance of Mengqin Garden. Sure enough, Su Chengji and Bai Sixian were already there, and this was about the time Shuangshuang and Huang Huang got home too.

Xiao Meng and Yin Shixiu got out of the car. Just as Yin Shixiu was about to reach for Su Xiaomeng’s hand, they saw Shuangshuang dragging Su Chengji and Bai Sixian out one on each side, saying as she pulled,

"Grandma, Dad and Mom had a fight. Hurry up and talk some sense into them..."

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