Chapter 660 - Chapter 660: Extra Chapter - Childhood Sweethearts (Four) (1/2)
Chapter 660: Extra Chapter – Childhood Sweethearts (Four)
I knew it would be like this!
“Third Uncle, I think it would be better if you’d just speak your mind. Bottling up your feelings like this, no one else can know what you’re going through. If Auntie ends up being taken away by someone else, you’ll regret it when it’s too late to cry…”
Chu Zimo spoke in a grave and earnest tone.
Chu Jinzhou glanced at Chu Zimo, his expression somewhat complex.
The first reason was that hearing such words from a child like Chu Zimo felt quite strange.
The second reason was that these words were almost identical to what Chu Jinnian had said earlier…
Indeed, he had never revealed his feelings to Zhuang Qingsui. Since Zhuang Qingsui didn’t know about his feelings, it was inevitable that she’d be swayed by sweet words from others sooner or later.
“I need to step out for a moment.” Chu Jinzhou rushed out the door without bothering to pick up the fallen lotus cake on the floor.
Chu Zimo shook his head and sighed, “This Third Uncle really is…”
Banqing, standing at the side, couldn’t help but chuckle to himself.
Listening to that sigh, he couldn’t help but feel like a grown-up sighing in frustration at a disobedient child. How old was this young master? He was unbelievably mature for his age, and Banqing couldn’t help but worry about him prematurely fretting over these matters. When the time came for him to pursue his own loves, he might end up struggling to win over a girl.
Although these thoughts crossed Banqing’s mind, he didn’t dare to offend Chu Zimo and refrained from voicing them.
Meanwhile, Chu Siyu was chattering away with Zhuang Qingsui.
“Auntie, you wouldn’t believe it. I ran into a really strange girl today,” said Chu Siyu.
“A strange girl?” Zhuang Qingsui, who was grading the students’ papers, circled a couple of misspelled words, then looked up and smiled, “Don’t tell me that she wanted to steal your lotus cake?”
“She did something much worse than stealing a lotus cake.”
Chu Siyu pouted, “She wanted to steal a person!”
“Steal… a person?” Zhuang Qingsui put down her pen.
“Yes, steal a person,” Chu Siyu said, “She said she has feelings for Third Uncle and wants to marry him. Isn’t that stealing a person?”
Has feelings for Chu Jinzhou?
The pen slipped from Zhuang Qingsui’s hand and landed on the scroll, leaving a large blot of ink. Zhuang Qingsui quickly picked up the pen and bit her lip, “So… did your Third Uncle agree?”
“I don’t know.” Chu Siyu shook her head, then laughed,”But she might still be here. Why don’t you go take a look, Auntie?”
Go take a look?
Zhuang Qingsui put down her pen and stood up.
However, she felt like her feet were glued to the floor, unable to move.
Should she go? If Chu Jinzhou really liked that woman, wouldn’t she just end up heartbroken?
But what if she didn’t go…
Zhuang Qingsui bit her lower lip, and then bit it again, but in the end, she couldn’t make up her mind.
Unable to bear watching any longer, Chu Siyu said, “When I went out earlier, I saw a kite that I really liked, but I was too shy to ask for it so I followed Mom home. By the time I plucked up the courage to talk to Mom about it, the kite had already been sold to someone else. I was so devastated that I burst into tears.”
“But no matter how much I cried, that kite wasn’t coming back. Mom said that if you like something, you have to go after it and ask for it. If the other party likes you too, then that’s the best outcome. But even if they don’t like you, at least you tried.”
“Since you’re Mom’s sister, you should understand this, Auntie.”
Of course, she could ask Chu Jinzhou about his feelings. If he only saw her as a sister, then she could completely extinguish the little spark of hope in her heart and have no regrets.
As soon as that thought crossed Zhuang Qingsui’s mind, she rushed out the door without a moment’s hesitation.
No sooner had she stepped outside than she ran into Chu Jinzhou, who was hurrying over.