Chapter 55: Comfort
Chapter 55: Comfort
After the monthly exam results were released, Zheng Fa and Tang Lingwu visited Old Bai’s home once again.
“I heard you did well this time?” Old Bai asked, his tone more smug than congratulatory.
“It’s all thanks to your teaching, sir,” Zheng Fa replied smoothly.
Hearing this, Old Bai’s face crinkled into a radiant grin.
“I have a friend who struggles with studying too...” Zheng Fa began cautiously while the old man was in a good mood.
“Stop right there!” Old Bai raised his hand, frowning slightly. “I refuse.”
Zheng Fa hadn’t expected Old Bai to be so guarded, shutting him down before he could even finish. He wasn’t flustered, though; he simply stared at the old man, waiting.
Sure enough, the silence got to Old Bai first. “You’re really not going to say it?”