It wasn't that Chen Xi didn't want to tell Teacher Ruan...
If she could, she would naturally be willing to tell Teacher Ruan.
But...
Teacher Ruan had met with her so many times...
And yet not once... had she seen Huan Huan.
Chen Xi really liked Teacher Ruan.
Just as her parents had told her, Teacher Ruan was wonderful.
After all, she was a little different, and Teacher Ruan hadn't initially been looking for a student like her.
But Teacher Ruan had still become her teacher.
And had remained her teacher to this day.
She was also very grateful to Teacher Ruan...
For being willing to stay her teacher all this time.
But precisely because she liked Teacher Ruan so much and was so grateful to her... Teacher Ruan was someone very important to her.
That was why she didn't want to take the risk.
If she lost Teacher Ruan or was misunderstood by her because of this, she would be heartbroken.
"Forget it."
Seeing the girl looking so troubled, Ruan Nuan relented.
She didn't want to make things so difficult for the girl.
In the end, this was the girl's own private matter.
If she didn't want to tell her, Ruan Nuan had no right to pry.
"You don't have to say anything."
"I understand."
"Teacher Ruan..."
The girl looked anxious.
She thought Teacher Ruan was angry.
"I—"
"Hold on."
Ruan Nuan raised a hand.
Then she shook her head and lowered it.
She looked at the girl's unfocused eyes.
"Don't overthink it."
"I'm not angry."
"I'm not that petty."
"Or do you think your teacher is that petty?"
Ruan Nuan's words carried a hint of "threat."
"Of course not."
The girl shook her head like a rattle drum.
"All right."
Amused, Ruan Nuan