Jazz's eyes fell on her, quietly staring at her for a long while, before he opened his mouth in a serious tone of voice. "From now on, I will not address you as my teacher, and will not treat you as my sister-in-law, but will openly call you by name."
The way he spoke was of the hegemony and insistence of men.
Four years ago, she was his teacher, and he rarely had the chance to call her by her name except in private.
But at this time, he could openly call her name in front of everyone.
Summer's hand which was holding the glass froze in the air. The next second, Jazz's warm and dry hand cupped the back of her hand.
Stunned, Summer's hand jerked and water spilled onto the table.
As if there was an electric current running up her hand, she quickly retracted her hand, looked Jazz in the eyes and said slowly, "Jazz, you should understand that some things are never possible."
His tall body froze then, but it was just for a second. Jazz regained his usual composure, as if nothing had
happened before.
The food was served at this moment. The two did not continue the previous topic, but moved away and talked about the interesting things that had happened in the school back then.
They also talked about work. It turned out that Jazz and a few of his friends had partnered up to start a company, and he was the major shareholder.
Moving away from the awkward topic proved to improve the atmosphere.
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