Even though the voices of these female classmates were very soft, how could they escape Ning Beichen's sharp hearing?
Hearing the whispers of these female classmates about him made Ning Beichen speechless.
Weren't they afraid he was a bad person?
However, times have changed. It used to be said that girls were at a disadvantage, but in modern society, who is at a disadvantage is not yet certain.
You must know that many bold girls nowadays also have a penchant for "thousand cuts" and collecting.
"Thank you."
After Ning Beichen inquired about Jin Yuehe's whereabouts, he thanked the person who gave him the information and walked towards the teaching building ahead.
Since he didn't have Jin Yuehe's phone number and hadn't communicated with her in advance, Ning Beichen wasn't sure if she would be willing to see him.
Soon, Ning Beichen arrived at the teaching building and found the music room. However, a class was in session, and Ning Beichen didn't want to disturb her. He quietly entered from the back and sat in the last row, watching the woman playing the piano in front of the music room.
"So alike, so incredibly alike. This Jin Yuehe looks exactly like the woman in the portrait, of course, referring to her facial features. The person in the portrait is in ancient costume, while Jin Yuehe is wearing modern clothes."
However, people can look alike. Although Jin Yuehe resembled the woman in the painting, Ning Beichen wasn't very confident whether she was Chang Qing's Taoist companion back then.
About forty-five minutes later, the music class ended. Jin Yuehe packed her things and prepared to leave the classroom.
At this moment, Ning Beichen quickly stepped forward.
"Hello, Teacher Jin Yuehe. My name is Ning Beichen. I have something to talk to you about. Is it convenient to chat for a bit?"
Jin Yuehe glanced at Ning Beichen and then said.
"I don't remember you being a student in our class, and I've never seen you before."
Jin Yuehe looked at Ning Beichen and said.
Her memory was very good. Anyone she had seen even once would leave an impression, which was why she was so sure that Ning Beichen was not her student.
"Yes, I am not a student here, nor am I a student. I came specifically to find you."
Ning Beichen said to her.
"I'm sorry, if you're here to pursue me, I'm afraid I can't accept."
Jin Yuehe said to Ning Beichen directly.
It wasn't that she had an inflated ego, but this kind of thing had happened too many times.
She was the most beautiful female teacher in the school, so many suitors used all sorts of courtship tactics on her, naturally including methods like impersonating her students.
"Teacher Jin Yuehe, you've misunderstood. I'm not here to pursue you. I have something to discuss with you."
Ning Beichen quickly explained.
Jin Yuehe sized up Ning Beichen. Seeing that his eyes were pure and he didn't look like he was lying, she said to him.
"This is a classroom, and it's not convenient to talk. Let's find a place to talk."
"Okay, when I came in, I saw a quiet coffee shop outside. Let's go there."
Ning Beichen said to her.
Jin Yuehe nodded. This coffee shop was right at the school entrance, so it should be safe.
Soon, Ning Beichen and Jin Yuehe arrived at the coffee shop.
The two sat down and ordered two cups of coffee.
Ning Beichen noticed that Jin Yuehe kept looking at him while holding her coffee cup, making Ning Beichen instinctively touch his face.
"Teacher Jin Yuehe, is there something on my face?"
"No, your demeanor is very unique, and your eyes are very clean. You don't look like a bad person, which is why I agreed to come out with you."
Jin Yuehe said frankly to Ning Beichen.
"Teacher Jin Yuehe, don't worry, I'm not a bad person."
Ning Beichen explained with a wry smile.
"Bad people don't have the words 'bad person' written on their foreheads."
Jin Yuehe said.
"That's true. It's always good to be careful."
Ning Beichen agreed.
"Alright, you said you had something to find me for, right? You didn't just want to treat me to coffee, did you?"
Jin Yuehe asked.
"No, Teacher Jin Yuehe, please take a look at this portrait first."
Ning Beichen took out the ancient drawing paper and handed it to her, saying.
Jin Yuehe took the drawing paper and looked at it. She frowned and then said to Ning Beichen.
"The woman in this painting looks a lot like me. Did you paint it? But I don't remember ever wearing ancient costumes."
Jin Yuehe put down the drawing paper and said to Ning Beichen.
"I didn't paint it. This portrait is very old, so old that it's been thousands, even tens of thousands of years..."
Ning Beichen said, carefully observing Jin Yuehe's expression.
"Tens of thousands of years? Are you kidding me?"
Jin Yuehe said.
History itself was only about five thousand years, and this person was telling her that this portrait might be thousands, or even tens of thousands of years old. Did she take her for a fool? Or did she think she was a particularly gullible naive girl?
"Teacher Jin Yuehe, I'm not kidding. Why don't you take another look at this and see if you have any impression?"
Ning Beichen took out a sachet embroidered with mandarin ducks and placed it on the table.
"What a tacky sachet. Do people still use these things?"
Jin Yuehe picked up the sachet and looked at it, saying with a hint of disdain.
"Teacher Jin Yuehe, do you really have no impression of this sachet at all?"
Seeing that she didn't recognize it, Ning Beichen was somewhat disappointed because Chang Qing had said that if the other party saw this sachet, they would definitely recognize it. But Jin Yuehe didn't recognize it. It seemed he had found the wrong person, and Jin Yuehe was not the woman he was looking for.
"No impression. Such a tacky sachet, if I had seen it, I would definitely remember."
"Mr. Ning, what exactly do you want from me? If you're just asking if I recognize this sachet, then I can tell you very certainly now that I haven't seen it."
Jin Yuehe said to Ning Beichen.
"I'm sorry for the disturbance. I think I must have found the wrong person. I'm truly sorry."
Ning Beichen put away the sachet and the portrait. Since Jin Yuehe was not the person he was looking for, there was no need to waste more time.
After tidying up, Ning Beichen called the waiter to pay the bill and prepare to leave.
Jin Yuehe, however, looked at him strangely.
She had initially thought that this man was using some tactic of advancing by retreating, using these two items to get close to her.
But seeing Ning Beichen pay the bill and leave, without any intention of lingering, made her feel a bit peculiar.
However, she didn't think much of it. Little did she and Ning Beichen know that as she touched the sachet, something strange began to ferment within her.
Soon, Jin Yuehe returned to her home.
She was unmarried and a staunch single person, so she lived alone. Her parents had already passed away, and now she was on her own.
Back home, Jin Yuehe's mind kept replaying the scene of her meeting with Ning Beichen just now.