The reason is simple; age has given her a sense of crisis.
There's a significant age gap between her and Cheng Zhu.
To her, the forbidden and betraying feeling she experiences when with Cheng Zhu partly comes from their roles as counselor and student, and partly from the vast age difference.
Today is January 1st of a new year, and her nominal age is already 29.
After midnight passes, it will be her birthday, equating to 28 years old.
"In other words, I'm about to be a woman in her 30s." she thought as she applied body lotion to her smooth, snowy skin.
But in comparison, what about Cheng Zhu?
He's just in his early twenties.
At this thought, Chen Jieyu let out a gentle sigh.
After applying lotion, she changed into her pajamas and lay down on the bed in the main bedroom.
As mentioned before, after she came to work in Hang City, every birthday of the past few years, she has bought herself a small decorated cake.
