Chapter 56 (1/2)

Shi Yan stayed at home for a few days. He didn’t do so because he was seriously ill — his fever had subsided in just one day — but because he still had a slight cold and he didn’t want to infect He Nuo, so he didn’t go look for him.

His mother would fawn on him from time to time. She told him that Shi Mei would be back soon, and asked if he wanted her to bring any spring clothing back. Two days later, Shi Yan no longer pulled a long face when he saw her. No matter what, she was still his mother, it wasn’t like she was an outsider whom he could vent his anger on so he couldn’t do anything about his frustrations this time. Besides, his sister and sister-in-law are coming back soon. Shi Mei was five years older than Shi Yan. She failed her college entrance examination twice, but she still managed to get into university after their family pulled some strings. She found her partner in university, and after she graduated last year, she naturally returned to Taiyuan with him and they got married not long after.

After his sister returned, he had to accompany her at home for two days before the pitiful third year had to go back to school again. He was pestered by others the whole morning, and he didn’t see He Nuo after school ended in the afternoon and evening. Before their night self-study sessions started, he stood in front of the liberal arts cla.s.s. When He Nuo saw him, he felt surprised, happy, doubtful, but also a little timid.

“You’re looking for me?” He Nuo’s probing tone made Shi Yan unhappy. What is he feigning ignorance for? If he wasn’t here to look for him, then what would he be standing here for?

“Pack up your bag and leave, I’ll wait downstairs.”

Shi Yan brought He Nuo to the office again. The moment they entered, Shi Yan pa.s.sed the Royal Jelly and Apollo for the day to He Nuo, “Drink them both, you didn’t drink any in the afternoon.”

“You’re still giving me these?” He Nuo looked at Shi Yan’s hand in disbelief.

“Get over here!” Shi Yan pressed He Nuo down onto the sofa, then he dragged a swivel chair over to sit in front of him. The chair was higher than the sofa which gave He Nuo a sense of being oppressed; he sunk down deeper into the sofa while Shi Yan leaned over, “Why did you leave by yourself after school?”

“……” He Nuo looked down for awhile before he answered Shi Yan’s question, “I thought you were ignoring me, so I was too embarra.s.sed to go pester you.”

“Who told you that? Who pa.s.sed that kind of message to you for me?” Shi yan was so angered by the fact that He Nuo had such a strange idea that he wanted to knock on his brain to see what was inside of it. If it wasn’t because He Nuo’s eyes were filled with joy when they met, he would have already lost his temper at him. Though his tone wasn’t that good now anyway.

On the contrary, He Nuo relaxed, “My family has been asking about you the past few days. When they saw that you didn’t come over anymore, Fourth brother and Fifth brother said that it must have been because you went to talk to your parents and they didn’t allow you to mingle with me.”

“What a joke, other people can’t control who I want to mingle with.”

Those dark eyes were gleaming with expectation.

“Idiot, are you a pig? How can you believe whatever other people say so easily?”

“But you didn’t look for me for so many days,” He Nuo broke out into a wide smile as he scolded, “I only believed them because you didn’t come.”