Ruan Nuan fell silent.
"...What exactly is wrong with Chen Xi?"
Father Chen and Mother Chen's heartfelt sincerity was indeed moving.
But she wasn't a pushover.
She wouldn't make a promise that might put her in a difficult position just because she felt sorry for them.
Besides, she was actually a little angry.
In her view, even if they had their reasons, what Father Chen and Mother Chen had done still counted as deception, didn't it?
Fortunately, they hadn't meant any harm...
The polite smile on her face had nearly vanished.
Ruan Nuan pressed her lips together.
If Father Chen and Mother Chen's downcast expressions and hopeful eyes hadn't made it so hard for her to say she wanted to leave right then, she wouldn't have been so curious about what was wrong with Chen Xi.
She wasn't one to pry into other people's private affairs.
But now, she was stuck between a rock and a hard place.
This was the first time she'd encountered a situation like this, and she was a little nervous. Her heart began to beat faster.
Ruan Nuan secretly resolved that after Father Chen and Mother Chen explained Chen Xi's situation, if there was even one thing she couldn't accept, she would immediately say she was leaving.
In fact, she was already thinking about how to phrase it.
After all, in her view, since everyone else had turned down the job after learning about Chen Xi's situation,
she wouldn't be any different.
She didn't think there was anything special about her.
At her question, Father Chen and Mother Chen exchanged a look.
Then Father Chen sighed. "Yes, we should have told you from the start, Teacher Ruan."
"I'm very sorry."
"We were just in a bit of a hurry."
"We haven't been