Push Me Away When I Come, Don't Hold Me Back When I Leave - Chapter 92

Chapter 92: The Principal Wants to See You

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“I really… have a villa under my name?” Xiao Qinghan looked at the key ring in her hand, still hardly believing her eyes. Although Xia Ruoming gave her a high annual salary, to buy such a villa herself would require saving money for about 10 years without eating or drinking.

“Of course, Sister Qinghan is now the nominal mistress of Linyu Villa, no less than those noble young ladies,” Xia Ruoming replied with a smile.

“No, no, no, this villa should still be yours, Ruoming… I was thinking it’s too precious, it’s better to just write your name alone…” After looking at the villa keys in her hand a few more times, Xiao Qinghan, though somewhat reluctant, prepared to return the keys to Xia Ruoming.

“Sister Qinghan, you’re just a co-owner of the property, it’s not like I’m giving it all to you. This also fulfills my previous promise to find you a place to live. Please don’t refuse anymore,” Xia Ruoming held Xiao Qinghan’s hand, pressing the keys firmly into her palm. “If Sister Qinghan isn’t here, I’ll be very lonely living in the villa by myself, and then I won’t live here either. Would Sister Qinghan bear to see this money go to waste?”

“I…” It had to be said that Xia Ruoming had a perfect grasp of Xiao Qinghan’s personality, leaving Xiao Qinghan momentarily speechless.

“If one day Sister Qinghan doesn’t want to lead Qinghan Culture anymore, just return the keys to me. For now, just treat this villa as your employee housing, okay~”

“Alright…” Looking at Xia Ruoming, whose tone even carried a hint of coquettishness, Xiao Qinghan held her forehead and helplessly agreed to her request.

Xia Ruoming wasn’t lying about this matter, as her agoraphobia hadn’t been cured either, she was truly afraid of staying alone in an empty villa.

After a day, Xiao Qinghan felt her little heart had reached its limit. Just accompanying Xia Ruoming for a day, she inexplicably ended up with 200,000 yuan worth of items from luxury stores for herself, and then had her name written on a multi-million villa. Somehow, she felt she had become even more prone to shyness in front of Xia Ruoming, even though previously, no matter what happened, her heart that seemed frozen by eternal frost would never melt.

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The next day, Xia Ruoming received a call from Yan Ming just as she woke up. Originally planning to make breakfast, Xia Ruoming could only leave a note telling Xiao Qinghan to eat breakfast by herself before hurriedly leaving.

“When you have time, come to the school, the principal wants to meet you.” — That’s what the phone call said, which was quite courteous to Xia Ruoming, not setting a specific time demanding her immediate presence.

But Xia Ruoming should still show respect to the principal, after all, she would need his help later.

After telling Yan Ming on the phone that she would arrive within 20 minutes, Xia Ruoming started her car and drove away from the villa.

“Director Yan!” After parking her car, Xia Ruoming saw Yan Ming looking for her from afar and waved in greeting.

“Student Ruoming, you’re here. Are you free now? If not, we can wait a while.”

“No need, please lead the way, Director Yan.” Xia Ruoming nodded slightly, indicating she had no other matters.

Seeing this, Yan Ming led Xia Ruoming along, and soon brought her to the door of the principal’s office.

As the office door was gently knocked, an elderly voice from inside called “Come in.”

After pushing open the office door, Xia Ruoming saw a middle-aged man sitting behind the desk. She knew he was the current principal of Zhejiang University, Wu Kejin.

Just as rumored, Wu Kejin, in his 50s, showed no signs of age except for a slightly receding hairline. His hair was still as black as in his youth, without any white strands, and his face looked as if he was just over 40, energetic and showing no signs of fatigue.

The position of Zhejiang University’s principal was no joke, with a deputy ministerial level position and ministerial level treatment. 99.9% of people in their lifetime could only encounter someone of this political rank at most. Even though Xia Ruoming had lived two lives, she didn’t dare to be presumptuous at all.

“Principal, this is Xia Ruoming, this year’s liberal arts top scorer,” Yan Ming introduced to Wu Kejin.

“Good, I know. Director Yan, you may leave now.” Wu Kejin wore a kind smile, showing none of the authority of a deputy ministerial level official, instead giving off a very approachable feeling.

After Yan Ming bowed slightly and left the office, Wu Kejin put down what he was doing and carefully observed the young woman before him.

“742 points for the liberal arts top scorer, not bad. In ancient times, this would be considered talent capable of managing state affairs,” Wu Kejin said with a smile. “However, at first glance, you don’t look like a top scorer, more like someone from a sports school.”

“Principal, you flatter me. I just got lucky with a few points,” Xia Ruoming replied with a smile. “But a person’s talent isn’t written on their appearance. Even if I were full of wisdom, I wouldn’t grow a general’s belly. Don’t you agree, Principal?”

Wu Kejin was stunned for a moment. It had been a long time since he met such a student, showing no fear sitting in front of the principal, just like chatting with a friend.

“Hahaha, good! Worthy of being the liberal arts top scorer, showing uniqueness at first meeting. Being too cautious would actually be detrimental to one’s growth. Someone like you is just right.”

“If I were someone who follows rules strictly, how could I become the liberal arts top scorer?” As Xia Ruoming spoke, she took out a glasses case from her shoulder bag, then took out the non-prescription glasses and put them on. “If I wear these glasses, I would naturally look more like the top scorer in the principal’s mind, but if I wear glasses, the frames also limit my vision. How could I spread my wings and soar in the vast world?”

Xia Ruoming’s straightforwardness brought some delight to Wu Kejin. If he wasn’t a seasoned principal, he might have been completely bamboozled by Xia Ruoming. Receiving such a student would probably make Wu Kejin nod and shake his head with pride at the dining table.

“Water?” Wu Kejin pointed to the water dispenser opposite and put a disposable paper cup on the desk, indicating that if Ruoming wanted water, she could get it herself.

“Hahaha, I’m not thirsty, no need. How about I make some tea for the principal instead?” As she spoke, Xia Ruoming took out a small tin can from her shoulder bag, with some artistic font written on it that was unclear, with 【50g】marked below.

Seeing that Wu Kejin didn’t refuse, Xia Ruoming took his water cup, put in a small amount of tea leaves, then filled it with hot water from the water dispenser, covered it with the lid, and handed it to Wu Kejin.

“Hmm, the fragrance penetrates the lungs even before tasting, it must be good tea. I didn’t expect Student Ruoming to also understand the tea ceremony?” Wu Kejin could tell from the aroma released when the hot water brewed the tea leaves that what Xia Ruoming brought out was no ordinary tea.