Xia Shiya said with an unpleasant expression, “Thank you, Dean, but I’ll handle my own matters. You don’t need to bother!”
“Is that so?”
The Dean chuckled twice. “But I heard your mother’s condition isn’t very good right now. If a kidney source isn’t found soon, it’ll be too late. Are you sure you don’t need help?”
Xia Shiya’s face grew even uglier upon hearing this, and the image of Qin Xiao involuntarily came to her mind.
“I’m fine. I don’t need anyone’s help!”
Xia Shiya said with a bad tone.
How could she not know what the Dean was thinking?
And now that there was Qin Xiao, wasn’t that a better choice? And he wouldn’t be like the Dean; at least Qin Xiao was her student and wouldn’t do anything excessive.
Seeing Xia Shiya being so insensible, the Dean didn't bother to say anything more.
In two days, he would see if Xia Shiya was still so unyielding.
Just then, Xia Shiya’s phone rang with a call from the hospital.
“Young Miss Xia, your mother’s condition has worsened. We hope you can handle it as soon as possible. If it’s delayed any further, the hospital will be powerless!”
Upon hearing this, Xia Shiya’s face turned pale.
She hadn’t expected the illness to worsen again, which filled Xia Shiya with despair.
The Dean immediately started laughing when he saw her reaction. “Teacher Xia, what’s wrong? Did something happen with your mother?”
His words brought Xia Shiya back to her senses. Looking at the Dean’s oily smile, Xia Shiya felt a wave of nausea.
“I told you, you don’t need to worry about my business!”
Seeing Xia Shiya being so uncooperative, the Dean said angrily, “Xia Shiya, your problems have been very serious lately. The school is currently evaluating teachers, and you wouldn’t want to be fired, would you?”
“If you were fired now, I wonder if it would bring you even greater trouble?”
Xia Shiya gritted her teeth in anger upon hearing this; how could she not understand the Dean’s meaning?
However, her expression gave the Dean confidence. “Heh heh, Teacher Xia, don’t be angry. Actually, this matter is quite easy to handle. I just need to take care of it!”
“How about we go out for dinner today and discuss this slowly?”
Xia Shiya was extremely annoyed; how could she possibly listen to him? “Don’t even think about it! I have something to do today, I don’t have time!”
The Dean smiled and said, “Teacher Xia, don’t misunderstand, it’s just dinner. You can choose the location, that’s fine, right? I promise I won’t do anything out of line!”
Upon hearing this, Xia Shiya fell silent. If it was truly just like that, it wasn't entirely unacceptable.
Because she knew that if she didn’t compromise at all, even if she didn’t need the Dean’s help, he could still cause her trouble at any time.
And choosing the location herself, she wasn’t afraid of the other party doing anything.
However, Xia Shiya was still very worried, but what could she do now?
Because the Dean could really do those things; if he pulled some tricks during the evaluation, she would probably lose this job.
Qin Xiao, seeing that it was about time, pushed the door open and entered.
“What, you have so much free time and money? How about you treat me to a meal?”
The Dean immediately became annoyed upon hearing this. He turned his head and said angrily, “Who is so rude? Are you… Qin Xiao, why are you here? Are you looking for Teacher Xia?”
He had intended to get angry, but after seeing that the person who came was Qin Xiao, the anger on his face immediately disappeared, replaced by a fawning expression.
Qin Xiao glanced at him. “Hmm, I have something to discuss with Teacher Xia, but I didn’t expect you to still have such leisure and elegance!”
Hearing this tone, which sounded like a superior, the Dean could only smile apologetically. “How could that be? Am I not evaluating the school’s teachers? That’s why I came to discuss it with Teacher Xia. There’s no other meaning!”
Qin Xiao didn't bother listening to his nonsense.
Although nothing would happen today, it was also because the protagonist Dragon King was there, stopping his conspiracy and allowing the Divine Doctor Dragon King to stage a hero saving the beauty.
And it was precisely because of this that Xia Shiya’s feelings for the protagonist were re-ignited, and after the protagonist made his move, the two began to be affectionate.
How could Qin Xiao allow such a thing to happen? Was he dreaming?
“Then you leave. I’ll help you complete this task!”
Uh… the Dean’s face stiffened. “Student Qin, isn’t that inappropriate? After all, this is a matter for us teachers, you…”
Qin Xiao frowned and looked at him. “Are you deaf? If you want to invite Teacher Xia to dinner, just tell me. I agree. If there’s nothing else, you can leave!”
Seeing Qin Xiao’s demeanor, the Dean dared not say anything more.
However, he felt a bit unwilling. He was just about to ask Xia Shiya out, but then Qin Xiao came out to mess things up.
But he was helpless. Qin Xiao’s current Big Brother, Qin Lin, was the largest shareholder of this school. Would he, the Dean, dare to say no?
Even if he wanted to do something to Qin Xiao, he couldn’t; he didn’t have that much influence.
After he left, Xia Shiya breathed a sigh of relief and gratefully said to Qin Xiao, “Qin Xiao, thank you!”
Qin Xiao shrugged. “It’s nothing. I just happened to be passing by and saw that Teacher Xia seemed to be getting bullied, so I just checked if there was anything I could help with!”
“But since Teacher Xia’s trouble is resolved, I’ll go back to class now!”
Xia Shiya’s heart tightened upon hearing this. She had been wondering how to approach Qin Xiao earlier, and wasn't this the perfect opportunity?
If Qin Xiao didn’t help her, what would she do?
She really couldn’t rely on herself.
Especially after the hospital called, she completely lost her focus.
“Qin Xiao…”
Xia Shiya called out to him, but then didn’t know how to speak.
Qin Xiao turned around and looked at her conflicted expression, a chuckle in his heart. He had thought Xia Shiya could handle it.
“What’s wrong, Teacher Xia? Is something the matter?”
Seeing Qin Xiao’s puzzled expression, Xia Shiya bit her lip and said with difficulty, “Can… can you help me? The hospital called; my mom’s condition has worsened!”
Qin Xiao smiled inwardly upon hearing this, but on the surface, he frowned and said with difficulty, “Teacher Xia, I just heard about your situation, but this matter is very difficult to handle!”
“I’m just a student, and I don’t have that much ability. I’m afraid I’m powerless!”
Xia Shiya grew anxious upon hearing this. “Qin Xiao, isn’t your brother the chairman of Qin Corporation? Can you tell your brother?”
“Isn’t that inappropriate?”
Qin Xiao looked even more troubled. “I’m still in school, and I can’t interfere with my brother’s affairs. Teacher Xia, you’re really putting me in a difficult position!”
Hearing Qin Xiao’s words, Xia Shiya was furious.
What difficult position are you talking about?
If it were anyone else, it would be understandable, but who are the Qin Family people?
This matter is not even a big deal to Qin Lin.
Your single word, Qin Xiao, can make the entire hospital take action.