C210 (2/2)

The college only reserved a hotel for the students who came to China to participate in the international competition for three days. On the second night after returning to Australia, the coaches knocked on the door one by one to tell everyone to take a good rest and pack their things, so as to avoid being too tired on the way back tomorrow.

Chu Yu especially requested for three days of leave from her teacher, for the sake of her homesickness, she finally returned home with great difficulty, and didn't ask for anything else.

”Rui Ni, can you accompany me to my father's place for a few days?” After he finished packing up in the hotel, Chu Yu stood calmly by the window and watched the traffic outside. The rain that lasted all night finally stopped, and the sun shone through the clouds, leaving a patch of gold on the hotel's coralline floor.

”Alright.” Rui Ni nodded, his heart suddenly felt somewhat bitter, and words of consolation became stuck in his throat, unable to come out.

Perhaps what she needed was not comfort, but companionship.

He took a taxi to Chu Xuan's address. It was noon, and every household was cooking, so the smell of food wafted out from the balcony.

Chu Yu followed the address that he had noted down previously and walked to the building Chu Xuan lived in. The downstairs of the building was tightly locked, and fortunately, she had a spare key.

They followed Rui Ni up the stairs and stopped outside Chu Xuan's door. Chu Yu raised his hand to knock on the door, waiting for a while, but there was no sound.

”Dad?” She called out tentatively, but got no response.

”Maybe uncle went out?” Rui Ni looked carefully at the pair of shoes pasted outside the door, feeling that something was wrong.

”Where did he go in the afternoon …” Chu Yu frowned as he took out his phone. Just as he was about to give Chu Xuan a call, he heard the sound of footsteps from behind him.

”Chuchu, why... ”Why are you back all of a sudden …” Chu Xuan carried the thermal insulation bowl in one hand and the bag of clothes in the other, going up the stairs. Upon seeing Chu Yu, a look of panic flashed past his eyes, followed by an expression of shock and happiness.

Then, he saw Rui Ni who was beside Chu Yu, and asked amiably: You are the friend that Chuchu often mentioned, right? ”Thanks to you taking care of our Chuchu overseas …” He fumbled in his pocket for the key and opened the door.

The floor in the living room was spotless, even the furniture on the table was neat and tidy. The quilt on the sofa was obviously freshly dried and hadn't been folded yet.

”Dad, where did you go?” Chu Yu followed Chu Xuan into the kitchen and suspiciously looked at the heat preservation bowl in his hand.

”To a friend... ”Sit …” Chu Xuan was stuttering as he washed the bowls, his expression panicking.

Rui Ni sat on the sofa in the living room as he quietly observed everything in the house. If it was as Chu Yu said, only Uncle Chu lived here, then wouldn't it be a little too clean?

Even the vase at the entrance was decorated with flowers, and the body of the bottle was clean without a single speck of dust. One must know that the entrance was directly opposite to the door.