Back to my parents when I was seventeen

Chapter 202: With You

It is impossible to ask.

Even if he wanted to ask, the new semester would have to start. Now Xu Chu Ning still had to do his winter vacation homework.

Shen Yubai is very skillful and patient in teaching.

Also strange.

When she first met him, Xu Chu Ning thought he was a person who was not easy to mess with, cold and arrogant. But the longer they knew each other, the more Shen Yubai subverted the image of him in her mind.

Not only is he not aloof, he can sometimes be very caring and considerate.

As she thought about it, Xu Chu Ning couldn't help but wonder, could this be the reason why she would be with him in the future?

Sensing Xu Chu Ning's gaze on him, Shen Yu Bai smiled helplessly, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Xu Chu Ning came back to his senses in a trance: "What?"

Shen Yubai: "Hmm?"

He smiled, his eyebrows raised slightly, "What what?"

"..." Xu Chu Ning was a little embarrassed, his eyes wandering, not looking at him, "I was just daydreaming, not looking at you."

Shen Yubai: "..."

He smiled helplessly, looked at her, wanted to say something, but gave up.

Forget it, don't argue with her.

After a few seconds of silence, Shen Yubai stood up and asked, "Would you like some water?"

Xu Chu Ning nodded hesitantly, "Okay. I'll pour it for you."

Shen Yubai did not reject her.

The two studied until the evening, and Xu Chuning asked him, "Do you want to go home for dinner tonight?"

Shen Yubai: "What are you eating tonight?"

Xu Chu Ning thought about it and said, "I can do either."

"..." Shen Yubai curled his lips, looked at the time and said, "Would you like to have barbecue?"

Xu Chu Ning thought for three seconds, "I want to eat hot pot."

She seems to prefer hot pot to barbecue.

Shen Yubai smiled: "Okay, let's eat hot pot."

"But you don't eat hotpot much, right?" Xu Chuning asked.

Hearing this, Shen Yubai raised his eyebrows and said slowly: "If I'm with you, I can also have hot pot."

Xu Chuning paused, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Sometimes, Shen Yubai was really too straightforward, so straightforward that she couldn't stand it.

Meeting his gaze, Xu Chu Ning touched his ear a little unnaturally, his eyes wandering, "Then let's eat hot pot."

Shen Yubai: "Let's go."

Neither of them had anything to pack, so they packed up their winter vacation homework and went out together.

After going out, Xu Chuning sent a message to You Ying, telling her that he would not go to the restaurant for dinner and would eat outside with Shen Yubai.

A few minutes later, You Ying replied to her via QQ: [I know. I will tell my mother.]

Xu Chuning put away his phone and chose a nearby hot pot restaurant with Shen Yubai.

It is winter and the New Year is approaching, so there are many people in the hot pot restaurant.

The two walked in and found a seat near the window.

Shen Yubai handed her the menu and said, "Please choose what you want to eat first."

Xu Chu Ning didn't bother to be polite with him and nodded, "Okay."

She lowered her head and picked through the items, then handed him the menu.

Shen Yubai added two more servings of meat and handed them to the waiter.

A glass of water was pushed in front of him. Xu Chuning picked it up and took a sip. He tilted his head to look at the people passing by outside the window, a little stunned.

Shen Yubai raised his eyes and fixed his gaze on Xu Chuning's clear and cold face for a few seconds without disturbing her.

After a while, the waiter brought the hot pot base and Xu Chuning finally regained his attention.

The two of them ate quietly. When Xu Chu Ning didn't speak, Shen Yu spoke less.

In fact, they didn't talk much when they were together.

Thinking of this, Xu Chu Ning was quite curious about how she and Shen Yubai got together. This question seemed to have become unanswerable because of Shen Sinian's arrival.

"Are you daydreaming again?" Shen Yubai asked.

Xu Chu Ning shook his head slowly, "I'm thinking about something."

Shen Yubai: "Is it related to me?"

Xu Chuning: “…”

She was once again shocked by Shen Yubai's straightforwardness, her lips moving, not knowing what to say.

Shen Yubai chuckled, not embarrassed at all, "I can guess it's normal for you to look at me like that just now."

"...Oh." Xu Chu Ning responded, pursed his lips and said, "It is indeed related to you."

Shen Yubai raised his eyebrows: "And then?"

He picked up the meat from the hot pot for her.

Xu Chuning: "And I can't tell you now."

Shen Yubai choked up, "Why?"

He was curious, "When can you tell me?"

"...I don't know." Xu Chu Ning gave an uncertain answer.

Shen Yubai was dumbfounded, "I don't know?"

Xu Chuning nodded, "Yeah."

The four looked at each other for a few seconds, and Shen Yubai raised his lip helplessly, "Okay, I won't force you. Then when you want to talk about it, tell me."

Xu Chu Ning nodded gently and comforted him, "There should be such a day."

Shen Yubai: "..."

These words did not sound like he was happy.

After eating hotpot, Xu Chuning wanted to go to the restaurant to take a look. Shen Yubai went with her. After sending her there, he went home.

For the next two days, Xu Chu Ning and Shen Yu Bai did not meet.

It was not until the night before returning to Pingning that Shen Yubai and Shen Sinian came together.

Shen Sinian left for the airport with Xu Chuning and the others the next day, so he went back upstairs to stay tonight.

Knowing that the two had something to say, Shen Sinian tactfully went to pack his luggage, leaving only Xu Chuning and Shen Yubai in the living room.

The two looked at each other.

Xu Chu Ning was the first to open the conversation, "Are you staying here tonight too?"

Shen Yubai nodded, "I don't trust him very much."

Xu Chuning burst out laughing, "Actually, you are to Shen Sinian——"

"what?"

"Very good." Xu Chuning said, "Treating him better than I do."

It’s just that Shen Yubai’s kindness to Shen Sinian is more subtle and not so direct.

Shen Yubai: "I am nice to him because..."

Shen Yubai stopped talking halfway.

What I will say later is not appropriate now.

Xu Chuning: "Why?"

She didn't notice anything unusual for the time being.

Shen Yubai glanced at her and said, "Nothing, have you packed your luggage?"

Xu Chuning nodded.

"Have Uncle Xu and Aunt Ye come?" Shen Yubai asked.

Xu Chu Ning shook his head, "They are very busy recently."

It was the end of the year, and Xu Yiming had endless meetings to attend. The same was true for Ye Qiongfang. After Xu Zhiyan left, Ye Qiongfang gradually returned to her previous job. She had not been in the workplace for a long time, and although she felt a little unfamiliar when she returned, she also found something that made her feel more yearning and pursuing.

She chatted with You Shuzhen some time ago and said that she suddenly found her own value in life again.

In the past, because she was worried about Xu Zhiyan and because she had a family and children, she wanted to take good care of Xu Zhiyan and make her feel warm, so she volunteered to become a full-time housewife.

But during these years as a full-time housewife, she was often worried about gains and losses, and even her horizons became much narrower.

Now that she is back to work, she suddenly feels that she is still very important and has value in life.

Shen Yubai: "But they should——"

Before he could finish his next words, there was a knock on the door, "Sister, your parents are here."