Chapter 70: The Crime of Gender 70
Earlier, Qin Shuangshuang had thought the things inside the box were surely valuable, but upon opening it, she found that the items were even more expensive than she had imagined! It was a pair of golden hairpins twice the size of the hairpins Qin Shuangshuang and her group had, and a pair of large gold bracelets with coiling silk dragons.
Qin Shuangshuang frowned. Her mother was really kind to Fang Yao, but Fang Zhongyi, as a teacher, was also very good to her. There was no need to give such expensive gifts!
Qin Shuangshuang didn’t want to accept these gifts, but they weren’t for her; they were for her mother, Mrs. Bai. Qin Shuangshuang looked up to get her mother’s opinion, only to see Mrs. Bai staring blankly at the jewelry in her hand.
When she caught her mother’s attention, Mrs. Bai quickly coughed and turned her head to observe the nearby stalls. Qin Shuangshuang’s heart suddenly skipped a beat; her mother’s reaction was exactly the same as her teacher Fang Zhongyi’s previous response!
Suddenly, the jewelry box in Qin Shuangshuang’s hands felt as if it weighed a thousand pounds. Her mind became muddled, and she didn’t even know how she felt, only wondering when exactly her mother and Fang Zhongyi had taken a liking to each other!
With this thought, many previously overlooked incidents suddenly came to mind. She remembered how her teacher used to be very careful to avoid suspicion, never speaking to Mrs. Bai or getting close to her, and his gaze never lingered on her, fearing he might ruin Mrs. Bai’s reputation!
However, ever since they all traveled to the border city, Fang Zhongyi had changed. Unbeknownst to when it started, Fang Zhongyi, who never used to approach them, now wandered within her sight all day long and occasionally exchanged words with Mrs. Bai!
Though Fang Zhongyi never got excessively close or made any inappropriate moves, his frequency of appearance was simply too high!