174 Coincidence
Mama Le was stunned when she heard the conversation between Le Wan and her mother. She looked at Mother Zhai and said,
âOh, so youâre the mother of our young teacher. It seems like weâre really fated to meet.â
His mother was a little embarrassed.
âI didnât expect it to be such a coincidence.â She glanced at Le Wan, her eyes full of kindness. âYouâve raised an excellent daughter.â
When Mama Le heard her praise Le Wan, she couldnât help but smile.
âYouâve also raised an outstanding son. If it wasnât for the teacherâs help, our baby wouldnât have been able to improve so much in such a short time.â
Mother Zhai shook her head slightly. She wanted to say that Le Wanâs excellence was not only in her grades, but she was not sure if Le Wanâs mother knew about the relationship between Le Wan and Zhai Jing. She also didnât know if the two children were really together, so she didnât dare to speak too much for fear of causing unpleasant things.
The two of them exchanged pleasantries and complimented each other. Mother Zhai looked at the time anxiously.
âI came here without Zhai Jingâs knowledge. Itâs almost time. I have to leave first. Otherwise, heâll be angry when he comes out and sees me.â
Mama Le quickly stopped her.
âI canât let you go alone in your current condition.â
They blamed themselves for whatever happened to her on the way, but they were afraid that their daughter would also be blamed.
She didnât say that she wanted anyone to stay. After all, looking at Mother Zhaiâs hesitant look just now, she knew that she was holding back something, so she arranged,
âWhy donât I get the driver to send you home?â
Mother Zhai waved her hands in fear.
âHow can you do that? If you give it to me, what are the three of you going to do?â
Mama Le consoled her.
âI booked a room nearby. Itâs only a few minutesâ walk. Itâs more convenient than driving, so I donât need to get in the car for now.â
Before the two sides could conclude, they were interrupted by a voice.
They looked up and saw that Zhai Jing had also handed in his paper in advance. However, considering his impressive grades, it was normal for him to hand in his paper early.
Zhai Jing glanced at Le Wan, who had a helpless expression on her face. Then, he walked straight to Mother Le and Mother Zhai. At first, he looked at Mother Zhai disapprovingly, but in front of outsiders, he didnât say anything. He turned to thank Mother Le.
âAuntie, thank you for taking care of my mother and for the trouble.â
Mama Le first looked at Le Wan, who was pretending to be nonchalant, but she didnât expose her. Instead, she said to Zhai Jing politely,
âI didnât help her with anything. Instead, your mother was the one who was dragged by us to chat. Itâs good that she doesnât find us annoying.â
Feeling guilty, she avoided her sonâs gaze and quickly said,
âItâs very interesting and pleasant to chat with you. Why would I be annoyed?â
Mama Zhai wasnât being polite when she said this. Mama Le was a sociable person, and it was indeed pleasant to chat with her.
It was such a rare coincidence. Mama Le initially thought that everyone should have lunch together. However, considering Mother Zhaiâs health, it wasnât appropriate for her to make such a request. Hence, she looked at her daughter hesitantly.
âThis is such a coincidence. We should have a good gathering, but the time is not very suitable. Why donât we go back to the hotel first and get the chauffeur to send Zhai Jing and his mother back?â
Mama Le didnât say it directly. She only made an excuse that it was not suitable for a gathering during the college entrance examination. However, as a mother knows her best, Le Wan could roughly guess what she was thinking just by looking at her expression.
âSure.â She looked at Zhai Jing, who was about to reject her. âMother Zhaiâs health is still the most important.â
Zhai Jing was silent for a second before he agreed. Then, he thanked Mama Le.
On the way back, Mother Zhai sat in the back seat and looked at her son, who had a sullen expression on his face. She felt a little uneasy.
âZhai Jing, did I embarrass you just now?â
She was sick all year round and spent too much time at home or in the hospital, so she had very little social contact with the outside world. When she faced strangers, she was always afraid that she would do something wrong.
Zhai Jing was a little surprised and his heart ached for her.
âWhy would you embarrass me? I think you did a good job.â He paused for a moment. âIâm just a little angry that you didnât care about your health and insisted on running out to the examination hall.â
âI just wanted to come here to take a look and then go back,â Mother Zhai said.
Zhai Jing didnât reprimand her anymore. He only said,
âHow can I take the exam in peace if youâre like this?â
Zhai Jingâs rare display of weakness directly shocked Mother Zhai. When she heard him say this, she hurriedly promised,
âIâm not going. Iâll only go once. Iâll be at ease after seeing it.â
After Mother Zhaiâs assurance, Zhai Jingâs tightly knitted brows finally relaxed.