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Chapter 20: That Year (2/2)

Perhaps from the day Huihui encountered the third cat girl, she had already discovered something unusual.

She might have been waiting for him to speak to her all along.

Shen Cheng felt a deep pang in his heart.

Maybe… he should have told Huihui long ago…

The sofa sank slightly as Lin Yuhui sat next to Shen Cheng, her beautiful eyes staring intently at the side of his face.

The old clock in the living room ticked rhythmically, sounding particularly abrupt in the silence. They sat for a long time until Shen Cheng slowly spoke up, “On the night I bought clothes for Sugar, I met…”

The minute hand on the clock slowly moved, marking the passing of time. Shen Cheng sat on the sofa, telling a story that felt entirely unrelated to him, while Lin Yuhui sat quietly beside him, being a silent listener.

Until Shen Cheng finished the story, the atmosphere once again fell into silence.

“You want to take her away, right?” After a while, Lin Yuhui was the first to break the silence.

“…” Shen Cheng nodded silently.

The next moment, he felt a weight on his shoulder, a subtle fragrance wafting to his nose.

“I am glad you care about me this much.” Resting her head on Shen Cheng’s shoulder, Lin Yuhui smiled warmly.

She playfully rubbed against him twice and softly said, “Actually, you don’t really need to respect my opinion this much, because, besides the house my parents left me, there’s your Cat café and the dreams you harbor here… so this is your home as much as it is mine.”

Shen Cheng, savoring Lin Yuhui’s words, suddenly widened his eyes. “Huihui…”

Shaking her head, Lin Yuhui gently smiled, placing her slender finger on Shen Cheng’s lips: “Senior, you are a kind and gentle person. I don’t want you to betray your own heart because of me and stain yourself, because only such a senior is the person I deeply admire and love…”

Moonlight cast a silver sheen on Lin Yuhui’s dark waterfall-like hair. Looking into her love-filled eyes, Shen Cheng swallowed back his intended words, realizing they were unnecessary now…

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At the university…

Shen Cheng, standing under a large tree not far from the reception, sighed as he looked at the badge on his chest.

“So much trouble…” His frequent gaming made him miss many classes, and he barely passed his exams, skating by on the passing line. Thus, he was the focus of his counselor’s attention.

At the start of the semester, he was forced to volunteer at the new student reception.

In fact, this job was quite popular because…

“Gosh!” A group of male students at the reception suddenly swarmed like wolves around a newly arrived freshwoman.

The freshman girl was indeed pretty, with a quality that seemed quintessentially “freshwoman,” or as the lecherous guys would say, “fair-skinned, beautiful, with long legs.”

Since only one volunteer was needed per new student, whoever among the ‘wolves’ won her attention would take charge.

Trapped among the wolves, the freshwoman looked quite helpless. Scanning around, she suddenly spotted Shen Cheng loafing around outside the crowd. Her eyes brightened, and she struggled to push out from the crowd while calling out, “That… that senior! Can you help me… whoa!”

There was an unspoken rule among the wolves: once a freshwoman showed interest in one, the others would back off willingly.

Reluctantly, they made way, allowing the struggling girl to emerge and accidentally collide with Shen Cheng.

“Thud!”

His back hit the old tree intimately, feeling the softness in his arms and hearing the whistles from the pack, leaving Shen Cheng bewildered.

As dry leaves fell from the old tree, the girl quickly stood upright, bowed, and apologized to Shen Cheng.

Her cheeks turned as red as a ripe crab…

“What… is your name?” Shen Cheng asked on impulse.

Still feeling embarrassed, the freshwoman was momentarily stunned, facing Shen Cheng. After a brief moment of eye contact, she suddenly gave him a gentle smile.

“My name is Lin Yuhui, senior. Please take care of me!”

The falling leaves, at this moment, were like countless blossoming petals, beautifully and magnificently scattered.

On that day, in the school filled with youthful colors, the boy and girl met for the first time.

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