[166: Uncharacteristic Behavior]

"I..." Su Hanyan felt embarrassed to admit her clothes were dirty, so she came up with a quick excuse. "I'm a bit timid, I'm afraid to go inside. Could you bring the documents out and give them to me directly?"

"You're timid?"

"Yes, I am!"

Chenchen silently curled his lips. "I didn't expect that! When I saw you slap someone, you didn't seem timid at all!"

"You saw that?" Su Hanyan was surprised.

Chenchen nodded slightly, confirming it.

"So, are you mocking me?" Su Hanyan frowned. "That woman provoked me, so I slapped her!"

"No, I'm not mocking you." Seeing her misunderstanding, Chenchen explained, "I'm just stating a fact. And here, there's no need to be afraid. This is my teacher, someone who has guided me."

Su Hanyan fell silent. She didn't want to admit her clothes were dirty.

It was dark along the way, and now that she was entering someone's home, her dirty clothes would be exposed. She couldn't stand the thought of being laughed at, especially by Chenchen. After all, she had her pride!

"What are you afraid of?" he said gently. "With me here, you have nothing to fear!"

"Sigh..." Su Hanyan sighed and decided to be honest. "Actually, my clothes are too dirty. I rushed out and didn't have time to change..."

After saying this, she stepped forward and pulled at her clothes to show him. "See, they're really dirty! I'm afraid of embarrassing myself!"

Chenchen chuckled softly. "I see."

If she hadn't mentioned it, he wouldn't have noticed.

"Wait here for me," Chenchen said, then changed direction and walked towards the small two-story building at the far end of the row.

"Hey, where are you going?" she hurriedly asked.

"Just wait for me."

"Okay." Since that was the case, she would wait.

Chenchen unlocked the door and entered the house. He greeted the old lady sitting in the living room reading a book, then went straight upstairs.

Seeing him hurriedly, the old lady took off her reading glasses and called out, "Chenchen, what are you up to?"

"Something urgent."

In no time at all, Chenchen came back downstairs, holding a brand new, stylish wool coat.

"Chenchen, why are you using your mom's clothes?" Jin Yan asked in surprise. "Has she come back?"

"No." Chenchen stopped and looked at the coat. "Since she doesn't need it, let someone else use it."

"Who are you giving it to?" the old lady wondered.

Chenchen didn't answer, just saying to her, "Grandma, I'll be back late! You should rest early!"

"Hey, hey..."

Seeing her grandson fly out the door, Jin Yan could not help but be curious.

The coat was one Chenchen bought at a local department store when he went to the South. In his mother's more beautiful and youthful days, she loved dressing up and shopping for gifts whenever his father returned home.

This practice was retained by Chenchen. He rarely saw his mother after his return home, but every year he gave her gifts at the New Year's.

Now he was taking the coat and heading out to deliver it to someone else to wear, which was truly out of character.

The old lady thought it over for a long while and finally concluded that the boy must be in love?

...

Jin Chen showed up in front of Su Hanyan with that coat. "Try it on!"

Su Hanyan saw the stylish wool coat he brought, and she was quite pleased inside. After all, what woman doesn't love beautiful clothes?

[167: The Slim Waist]

But when she saw the tags still attached to the clothes, she hesitated a bit. "Maybe I should forget it. I'm fine like this."

It would be embarrassing to wear someone else's new clothes.

"It's okay." Jin Chen glanced at the tags on the clothes. "It was my oversight."

Then he took out a keychain from his pocket, opened the small knife attached to it, and swiftly removed the tags.

Su Hanyan stared at his slender and dexterous hands, unable to help but admire silently. Those hands were truly beautiful, especially when holding the knife, they exuded a silent charm.

It was hard to imagine how he used surgical knives to make small incisions on patients' skin...

Lost in her thoughts, Su Hanyan realized Jin Chen had already handed the clothes to her. "Here, it's done."

"Is this really okay?" Su Hanyan asked.

"It's nothing."

"Alright then." Since that was the case, she decided to wear it.

Su Hanyan took off her dirty work jacket. Underneath was a thin wool sweater she had bought herself as a gift for this year's New Year.

Unfortunately, she was spoiled from a young age and lacked even the most basic life skills.

After wearing the wool sweater for a few days, she washed it with warm water, but the wool didn't quite recover its original shape, much like now, when she raised her hand slightly, the short wool sweater rose up.

As a result, a segment of her slim and graceful waistline was revealed. When the wind blew, she shivered and quickly took the coat from Jin Chen's hands.

As she dressed, she lifted her hand again, and her waist was revealed again.

Jin Chen's gaze fell on her waist, his eyes darkening slightly. He then looked away, but inexplicably, a phrase lingered in his mind: "A slender waist as if without bones..."

Su Hanyan had no idea what Jin Chen was thinking. She felt very comfortable in the clothes and thought they fit well, regardless of length or size.

"Look, how is it?" she asked Jin Chen cheerfully, "Does it look okay?"

"Very good." A faint smile curved Jin Chen's lips. "Now, shall we go inside?"

"Okay." Su Hanyan nodded and couldn't help but ask, "Whose clothes are these? The style is quite nice!"

Jin Chen didn't answer directly but stepped forward to knock on the door of the teacher's house.

A senior man, still vigorous despite his advanced age, opened the door. His hair was silver, his eyes sharp. Upon seeing Jin Chen, he greeted him with a warm smile.

"Chenchen is here? I've been waiting for you for half a day. I was afraid you'd intentionally avoid translating for me!" the old man joked.

Jin Chen respectfully replied, "How could that be? Today, I specially invited a senior translator for you, who will definitely translate the materials to your satisfaction!"

"Really? That's wonderful!"

"Let me introduce you. This is Su Hanyan, the senior translator I invited!" He then introduced Mr. Fu to Su Hanyan. "This is Professor Fu from Beijing Medical University. He's retired but has been devoted to researching difficult medical topics!"

"Hello, Professor Fu!" Su Hanyan greeted graciously with a slight bow. "I'm Su Hanyan, here to assist you with the translation."

Seeing her young age, Professor Fu was a bit skeptical. His gaze towards her seemed a bit off. "May I ask which university you graduated from?"

"I graduated from a vocational school."

"Is that going to work?" Professor Fu looked at Jin Chen. "These are very professional medical materials. There's no room for error here! You must understand, this concerns matters of life and death!"

[168: A Good Job]

Seeing that Professor Fu didn't believe in her, Su Hanyan wasn't annoyed.

After all, her educational background was there for all to see. Anyone wouldn't easily believe she was highly proficient in English.

"Then please test me on the spot," Su Hanyan smiled and said, "Of course, if you're going to test me on medical-related content, that might be a bit difficult. These things are too specialized; even I would need to use a specialized dictionary for translation."

"Chenchen, you go ahead," Professor Fu gestured.

"Okay."

Jin Chen switched to English and began conversing with her. Initially, it was just simple everyday dialogue, but gradually, they delved deeper into various topics—astronomy, geography, customs—and the conversation became more and more profound.

After chatting, Jin Chen's gaze towards Su Hanyan changed. He increasingly felt that this woman was extraordinary. Indeed, as Lu Feifan had said, her English was indeed excellent, with a pure accent and fluent conversation.

To achieve this level, one would need to have lived abroad for at least four or five years. Yet as far as he knew, the woman before him hadn't done so. Nevertheless, she had achieved such proficiency, which was truly surprising.

He could only say that he had encountered a genius! A genius in languages!

"You're very talented!" Jin Chen exclaimed, "You have a gift for languages!"

"Thank you," Su Hanyan smiled.

Since Jin Chen praised her like that, she must be quite capable. Although Professor Fu didn't understand, judging from their fluent conversation, he felt he had underestimated her just now.

"I'm old and clumsy. Truly, new talents arise in each generation," Professor Fu handed over a thick stack of prepared English documents to Su Hanyan, "Comrade Xiao Su, these documents will be hard work for you!"

"You're welcome." She took them, "How soon do you need them?"

"If possible, could you translate part of them and give them to me?" Professor Fu said, "I'm afraid I can't wait too long!"

"Alright. I'll do it as quickly as possible," Su Hanyan pondered, "Translating all these materials will probably take about a month. I'll deliver them to you in batches."

"I'll come to you to collect them," Jin Chen interjected opportunistically, "It'll be more convenient this way."

"Okay."

"In that case, I'll leave it to you," Professor Fu said, then got up and went back to his study. When he returned, he had a bulging envelope in his hand, "This is your reward! I'm not sure how much is appropriate... If you feel it's not right, we can discuss it again."

Su Hanyan opened it and saw five "old man heads" stuffed inside. "So much? This is too much! Two would be enough!"

She wasn't greedy and knew that this sum was quite substantial. In this day and age, five "old man heads" was an average household's income for a year.

"You keep it. I might have to trouble you again in the future," Professor Fu smiled, "You can do more work for me in the future!"

Leaving the Fu residence, Su Hanyan was quite hungry.

Jin Chen saw her off and stopped at a restaurant on the way, asking her, "Would you like to eat something?"

"Sure." Su Hanyan had received a good job and was satisfied with the high salary. She thanked Jin Chen, "Let me treat you for introducing me to the job."

Although he had asked her for help, it didn't seem like it now.

"I don't mind." Jin Chen opened the car door, "Let's go!"

"Okay." Su Hanyan got out of the car, carrying her army green small shoulder bag. As she slung it over her shoulder, she suddenly felt that something was wrong.

[169: A Gift for You]

It was only then that Su Hanyan realized she was still wearing Jin Chen's coat and hadn't taken it off yet. The worn-out small shoulder bag she carried didn't quite match the new and gorgeous coat.

"Um..." Su Hanyan pointed to her clothes, "I'm really sorry, I forgot to take off your coat. Let me take it off and give it back to you."

"No need, just keep wearing it."

"But how can that be? This is your new coat, and it looks quite expensive judging by the fabric and style!" After saying this, Su Hanyan suddenly felt that it wasn't appropriate.

This was someone else's new coat, generously lent to her by Jin Chen. Now, returning it as a worn garment seemed a bit inappropriate.

"It's okay," Jin Chen said calmly, "If I take it back, it'll just hang in the closet. I don't know how long it'll hang there! Consider it a gift to you!"

"How can I accept this?" If it were some food or a cheap gift, she would have accepted it, but this was a wool coat.

She couldn't just accept it like this.

"Don't be embarrassed. Let's go!" This coat wasn't a big deal for Jin Chen. As he said, his mother wasn't here, and the coat would just hang there.

Besides, Su Hanyan did look really nice in it. Giving it to her was worth it!

Seeing that he insisted on giving it to her, Su Hanyan wasn't one to be coy. Isn't this the give and take between friends that makes relationships better?

"Okay!" Su Hanyan decisively accepted, "In that case, I won't stand on ceremony!"

"Good." Jin Chen nodded.

They entered the restaurant, and Su Hanyan treated Jin Chen. After asking about his preferences, she ordered several dishes, along with two bowls of rice. They ate and chatted as they enjoyed their meal.

Unknowingly, it was already quite late.

After leaving the restaurant, Jin Chen drove Su Hanyan back to the factory. Before leaving, he said to her, "Let's exchange contact information so I can easily pick up things from you in the future."

"Sure." Su Hanyan rummaged through her bag, regretting not having brought a notebook today. For a moment, she couldn't find suitable paper to write on.

Seeing this, Jin Chen smirked slightly and extended his hand, "Write it on here."

Su Hanyan chuckled, "Don't be afraid of tickling!"

"Okay."

She uncapped the pen, flicked it twice, then playfully blew on the tip twice before grasping Jin Chen's hand. The pen glided smoothly across his palm, leaving behind neat and beautiful handwriting.

Her fingertips were slightly cool, her hand soft, slowly moving between his spread-out palm, causing a tingling sensation.

Jin Chen lowered his eyes, his gaze falling on her face.

Beneath her delicate brows, her eyelashes were thick like a small fan, casting a faint shadow on her high nose, making her a girl who grew more attractive the more you looked at her.

Su Hanyan finished writing, lifted her head, and met Jin Chen's scrutinizing gaze, "Dr. Jin, what are you looking at?"

Jin Chen didn't answer her, instead lowering his head to look at the writing on his hand.

She had left her office contact information and current address.

"Very good." Jin Chen nodded. Once the ink had dried, he opened the car door and returned to the driver's seat, "I'm leaving! We'll be in touch!"

"Dr. Jin, take care!"

Jin Chen nodded. Before driving away, he glanced at Su Hanyan again, "The coat suits you very well. It looks beautiful on you!"

Hearing his praise, Su Hanyan smiled brightly, her eyes and brows curved, "Thank you!"

Back at the dormitory, Zhu Lin and Shao Yu saw Su Hanyan returning in a brand new coat and immediately gathered around, touching and admiring it.

[170: Dismissal]

"Wow, this coat looks amazing, the fabric is so good, it must be really expensive!"

"This looks like something straight out of a big department store! Yanyan, where did you get this coat? It's so stylish!"

"It was a gift from someone." Su Hanyan looked at herself in the mirror and confirmed that the coat indeed looked very good—simple yet elegant, with a distinct design.

"What good taste Jin Chen has!" she murmured to herself.

"Who gave you such an expensive gift?" Shao Yu asked gossipingly, "Yanyan, did you secretly get a boyfriend outside? Is he from a wealthy family?"

"Definitely! Look at this, can an ordinary person afford this?" Zhu Lin joined in, speculating, "Yanyan, are you in love?"

"No way," Su Hanyan laughed and waved her hand, "Just a friend! Stop guessing. If I were in love, I'd definitely tell you!"

"This is yours now, so don't regret it later!"

"I won't." Su Hanyan happily took off the coat and hung it on a hanger, "There's nothing embarrassing about being in love. Hey, you two, are you going to study or not? Stop being so nosy!"

"We'll study, of course. Otherwise, how will we pass the college entrance exam!" Zhu Lin returned to her seat and opened her book.

"Oh, by the way," Shao Yu suddenly remembered something, "Yanyan, tonight in the workshop, I heard the night shift workers talking about how the factory leaders held a meeting and said they would harshly punish those spreading rumors and fighting. Rumor has it they might even dismiss... I'm worried about you... The incident where you and Qiao Shasha fought in the bathhouse seems to have spread throughout the factory..."

"You're worried I'll get fired?" Su Hanyan asked.

"Yeah." Shao Yu nodded, "I am a little worried..."

"Don't worry. I only got angry and fought because of rumors spreading about me... Besides, I think Hanyan's incident with tutoring Director Zhang's son caused the rumors. I don't think Director Zhang would fire her!" Zhu Lin understood the situation clearly.

Zhu Lin was right.

Because the factory leaders approved her leave, Su Hanyan did not go to work the next day but stayed in the dormitory translating the materials she had received the night before.

At noon, she went to the cafeteria to get lunch and saw many people gathered around the bulletin board.

She went over to take a look and found it was about the punishment for that incident: Union member Qiao Shasha, logistics worker Qushan, and Lin Zhiquan spread rumors and caused a very bad influence by fighting in the factory area. Therefore, the factory considered the situation and decided to dismiss the three of them.

Su Hanyan wasn't surprised that Qiao Shasha and Qu Shan were dismissed.

But Lin Zhiquan had the least involvement in the incident. She was also dismissed. Su Hanyan couldn't help but feel happy when she heard the news.

If Su Jingrui found out, he would definitely be furious.

To get Lin Zhiquan into the factory, he had really put in a lot of effort. He almost had his skin peeled off by Su Dajiang. Now, this woman had lost her job.

It seemed that Qu Shan was really not simple. She had not only been dismissed herself but had also dragged Lin Zhiquan down with her. Su Hanyan was really curious about how Qu Shan had managed to do it...

With the factory suddenly dismissing three troublemakers, Su Hanyan felt much more at ease about her future days.

She carried her lunch box to the cafeteria to get lunch and ran into Niu Hongxia, who was also in line waiting to get food.