Chapter 41: Scared to Sleep Alone! (2/2)

Zhang Yang, with his donkey-like face, appeared carefree and untroubled.

But Zhang Lianfu’s face immediately fell; not that he disliked Zhao Qingfeng, but he didn’t believe he could teach Zhang Yang well.

Zhao Qingfeng responded quickly, “Uncle Zhang, I’m not capable enough to teach him. Yaoyao will be explaining the topics to us.”

Zhang Lianfu’s face lit up with joy, and he called out to the kitchen, “Wife, Shen’s daughter is here to tutor our son, hurry up and prepare some meat dishes for them!”

A person’s reputation precedes them.

Shen Lingyao had always been the ‘child of someone else’s family’ in the eyes of parents, and Zhao Qingfeng didn’t blame Uncle Zhang for judging people.

Zhang Yang’s mother was also very excited.

She quickly cooked several meat dishes and sent them upstairs, “Yaoyao, both Zhang Yang’s father and I really hope he can get into a university. I don’t understand what tier two or tier three means, as long as he gets in. Please teach him well, I’ll keep an eye on him here, he won’t dare not study.”

When it wasn’t busy downstairs,

Zhang Yang’s mother would stay upstairs, diligently serving tea and water.

Zhao Qingfeng couldn’t teach anymore.

But he had a way to both improve Zhang Yang’s grades and satisfy his mother. He quickly selected high-scoring questions from his memory and asked Shen Lingyao to explain them in detail.

This was killing several birds with one stone.

Shen Lingyao could deepen her understanding through explaining, Zhang Yang could study and improve his scores, and Zhao Qingfeng could admire his crush’s serious demeanor up close.

Her every frown and smile was so charming, Zhao Qingfeng couldn’t get enough.

This amused Zhang Yang’s mother, who whispered a reminder, “Little Feng, you study too. You can’t fall behind our Zhang Yang.”

Time flew by during the study session.

Before they knew it, it was past nine o’clock.

Zhang Yang benefited greatly from the night, gaining a lot of knowledge and boosting his confidence.

Of course,

Zhao Qingfeng’s analogies also played a part.

He compared studying to playing video games, saying conquering a difficult problem was like defeating a boss, which resonated with Zhang Yang and motivated him to study harder.

After coming downstairs, Shen Lingyao insisted on paying for the meal.

The night had deepened outside.

The two said their goodbyes and left.

This time, walking side by side, they didn’t hold hands as they usually did.

Shen Lingyao felt that Zhao Qingfeng had changed too much. Before, holding hands had been normal, like best friends.

But since Zhao Qingfeng returned from the provincial city, every time he held her hand, he gripped it tightly, as if afraid of losing a precious treasure, making her heart race.

Walking along,

Under the pleasant moonlight,

Shen Lingyao glanced at the roadside scenery, occasionally stealing glances at Zhao Qingfeng, quickly averting her eyes each time.

Zhao Qingfeng did the same.

Their hands swayed awkwardly, seemingly unsure where to rest.

Seizing the moment Shen Lingyao raised her hand to tuck a strand of hair, he naturally, as usual, took her small hand.

Shen Lingyao trembled slightly and sneaked another glance at Zhao Qingfeng, only to find him also stealthily watching her. She quickly turned away, a blush spreading across her cheeks.

“Brother Qingfeng, look, the moon is so big tonight!”

She pointed hurriedly at the sky with her other hand.

“Mhm, mhm.”

Zhao Qingfeng’s face also reddened, and they both, lost in their thoughts, chatted and laughed about other things.

Under the moonlight,

Their shadows stretched longer and longer.

The two shadows drew closer and eventually merged into one.

………………….

“Oh no!”

Ten minutes later,

Just as they reached the entrance of the housing complex, Shen Lingyao suddenly let go of his hand.

Only now did she remember a super important issue.

Her parents weren’t home.

How would she sleep tonight?

She was terrified of the dark!

Just thinking about sleeping alone made her extremely scared…

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