Chapter 310: Meng Liangdong’s Return and Panpan’s Visit (3)_1
Meng Liangdong indeed breathed a sigh of relief and slowly settled back into the chair. However, upon sitting down, whether intentionally or unintentionally, he gently wiped the chair’s surface with his hand.
Lin Yuan frowned. Wasn’t this the very chair he just sat on? To stand up for merely a moment’s conversation, why brush the chair once more? But seeing him look as if a burden was lifted, it didn’t seem like a wipe, more like a check of some sort. What exactly was it?
"Mr. Meng, how was your time at the academy? It has been so long since we last met, Lin Yuan thought you must have been doing very well. It’s just..." Lin Yuan had too many questions to ask. The academy was Meng Liangdong’s long-cherished dream. Could it be that he only returned because he was unhappy there?
As soon as she mentioned the academy, Meng Liangdong’s shoulders shivered involuntarily, and his eyes became complicated. This man was straightforward, without deceitful thoughts, which Lin Yuan had noticed the first time she saw him.
Therefore, she was sure, Meng Liangdong would tell her all about his days at the academy.
Indeed, after a moment’s stunned silence, Meng Liangdong finally let out a heavy sigh, clasped his unruly hair in his hands, and dropped his head to his knees in utter distress.
Seeing him like this, Lin Yuan suddenly felt her previous question was too cruel. She quickly stood up, poured him a cup of hot tea, placed it on the small tea table beside him, and gently said, "Mr. Meng, it seems you’ve had a tough time. It’s alright if you don’t wish to talk about it. I’ve told you before, my Rice Flower Fragrance will always keep its doors open for you. The position of Mr. Accountant is yours whenever you want it."
To alleviate his pain, Lin Yuan pointed lightheartedly to the front counter where the ledgers, abacus, and writing brushes and inkstone were already laid out, and of course, a self-made safe that she had asked Old Iron Head to help construct.