Pretending to Cultivate in Kindergarten-Chapter 325: The Room

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As her steps drew closer, Jiang Jingshi saw Lin Zhengran on the phone with someone.

His clear, gentle voice carried a hint of affection—it was obvious he was speaking to a girl.

“Mm, you three go ahead and start packing this afternoon. I’ve already left. As for dinner, I probably won’t be going back to school, so you don’t have to wait for me.”

Jiang Jingshi couldn’t hear the voice on the other end, but it sounded like someone was protesting.

Lin Zhengran smiled, “Alright, if there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up. Bye-bye.”

Back in the dorm, the Three Little Ones had heard that Lin Zhengran was spending the afternoon with Teacher Jiang.

The three of them looked at each other, helplessly jealous—

but what could they do?

Meanwhile, as Jiang Jingshi walked up, the smile on her face carried a faint tinge of jealousy.

She saw Lin Zhengran hang up and asked sweetly, “Zhengzheng, who were you talking to?”

Lin Zhengran didn’t hide anything. “The three little ones. They asked if I’d be coming back to school for dinner. But today, I’m really craving your cooking—so no, I’m not.”

Jiang Jingshi was surprised that Zhengzheng was so honest with her...

Even back on campus, it seemed like he never deliberately avoided things in front of her.

She nodded, “I’ll make dinner tonight.”

Seeing that slightly sulky expression on Jiang Jingshi’s face, Lin Zhengran understood exactly what she was thinking.

He had planned to explain everything about He Qing and the others to her once this off-campus housing thing was set.

“Come on, let’s go to your place,” he said.

They walked side by side. Jiang Jingshi had a pair of half-rimmed glasses perched on her nose.

Maybe it was her outfit, but from an outsider’s perspective, it really did look like a teacher walking alongside her student.

Of course, once off-campus, no one paid them any attention.

Passing by a clothing store, they spotted a snow-white gown hanging inside the glass display.

It was elegant and luxurious yet minimalist and classy.

Lin Zhengran suddenly thought to ask, “Do you wear gowns often for events and such?”

Jiang Jingshi’s slight sulk faded. She nodded, “I do.” She glanced at the display and smiled. “But most of the time, I wear blue gowns to those events.”

“Blue? That’s a color I wouldn’t have expected. I’ve never really seen you wear blue before.”

Jiang Jingshi explained,

“It’s because I usually go with Qianqian. And she always wears either black or white. If I wore white too, even with a different design, it’d feel repetitive. So I usually pick blue. And honestly, I quite like blue.”

She chose blue just so she wouldn’t match her sister—Jiang Jingshi really did dote on Jiang Qian.

“Got any photos? I want to see.”

Jiang Jingshi pulled out her phone. “Let me look.”

She scrolled through her photo album for about two minutes. With thousands of photos, she finally shook her head.

“Looks like I never saved any.”

“Oh well. But wow, you’ve got so many pictures on your phone? Took you forever to scroll.”

Jiang Jingshi blushed. “A lot of them are work photos.”

Actually, work-related photos only made up a third of them.

The other two-thirds... were all pictures of Lin Zhengran.

She even had photos of him from kindergarten.

Some were from files she’d asked Pan Lin to pull, others she’d gotten from Lin Xiaoli in the past few days.

Since Lin Xiaoli started working, she and Jiang Jingshi had grown quite chatty—frequently talking over WeChat and on the phone.

Looking at the dress in the display window, Jiang Jingshi said dreamily, “But white really is the prettiest. It kind of looks like a wedding gown.” She imagined aloud, “When Zhengzheng marries me in the future, can I pick a bigger gown? Like a princess-style one?”

“Of course you can.”

Hearing his answer, she lit up and narrowed her eyes playfully, “Then thank you, Student Lin Zhengran.”

He played along, “You’re welcome, Teacher Jiang.”

They arrived at the apartment Jiang Jingshi had rented. The place was quite spacious—roughly 170 square meters at a glance.

It wasn’t exactly spotless,

but it wasn’t dirty either. Just a bit messy.

The coffee table in the living room was piled with stacks of company documents and materials—there was just too much stuff.

After walking in, Jiang Jingshi kicked off her heels, revealing her pink-clad feet.

She found a pair of men’s slippers in the shoe cabinet and placed them by Lin Zhengran’s feet.

“Sorry about the mess. I haven’t had time to really tidy up. If I’d known you were coming yesterday, I’d have cleaned in advance.”

“It’s already very clean. I know how busy you are.”

Jiang Jingshi smiled and bit her lip. “This time I picked a smaller apartment on purpose. What do you think?”

Smaller... Lin Zhengran chuckled inwardly.

At a glance, this place was nearly 200 square meters. Hardly “small.”

She continued, “When I was choosing the place, I thought something smaller would feel cozier. But after actually living here, I realized... coziness is hard to achieve when you’re alone.”

“I’ve noticed you haven’t been sleeping well lately. What time are you usually going to bed these days?” he asked, looking at her face.

Jiang Jingshi didn’t know how to answer.

Seeing Lin Zhengran with those three girls every day had definitely affected her mood.

“I’m not sure. Sometimes around nine, other times closer to midnight.”

“Nine? You don’t mean actual sleep, do you? You’re just lying down, right?”

She froze for a second, then slowly nodded. “Mm, that’s what I meant.”

Lin Zhengran let out a long sigh.

They didn’t linger in the living room.

He and Jiang Jingshi went straight to the bedroom.

Just like the coffee table in the living room, the bed was a bit messy too.

The blanket was loosely sprawled out, and there were a ton of papers and documents scattered across it.

The desk nearby had a laptop that was clearly always on.

They sat on the bed, silent.

Sometimes, the closer two people are, the more unnecessary words become.

They just looked at each other. Gradually, their hands found each other.

Though Jiang Jingshi was mature and graceful, her face flushed with a girlish shyness.

Being stared at like this by someone she loved made her nervous.

As Lin Zhengran took in her appearance, he couldn’t help but feel drawn in.

“Teacher,” he asked, “can I kiss you?”

Jiang Jingshi turned even redder.

A warm breath slipped through her soft lips.

“Of course... Not just a kiss. Student Lin Zhengran can do anything to his teacher.”

“Anything? What do you mean?”

Jiang Jingshi avoided his gaze. Her eyes sparkled, and she wondered why she’d just said that. She answered gently,

“Must you make your teacher spell it out? Must you tease her like this?”

He laughed and leaned in slowly,

their lips meeting.

Her other hand rested softly against his chest.

As the atmosphere heated up,

the two of them lay on the bed, looking at each other again.

There was less hesitation in her eyes now—she clearly expressed her thoughts and what she wanted.

“I’ll make you dinner tonight. Zhengzheng, don’t leave. Stay and keep your teacher company, okay? Stay with your big sister.”

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