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Chapter 3: Can I Go Home With You?

Shen Qingxuan gently pressed his index finger to his lips.

He made a hush gesture to Jiang Yubing beside him.

Jiang Yubing immediately understood what he meant.

She nodded in response.

However, her eyes showed a trace of confusion.

She wondered who the “Yunshu” mentioned by Shen Qingxuan’s mother was.

Their relationship seemed somewhat unusual.

Otherwise, they would not have mentioned this late at night.

Shen Qingxuan cleared his throat and blurted out a random excuse:

“Mom, I accidentally bumped into a girl just now. I haven’t come over yet!”

He tried to keep his voice as calm as possible, fearing his mother would notice something strange.

He definitely did not want his mother to come looking for him in the middle of the night.

During high school, Shen Qingxuan always lived with his family because it was close to school.

Now that he graduated, and with high school about to start again soon, he moved out and rented a place on his own.

Although his new place was not far, it was just the difference between the west and east side of the city.

After all, his grandfather was already old, so it was better not to make them run around and tire themselves out.

On the other end of the phone, Lin Yun hesitated for a moment and answered, “Alright.”

Lin Yun said this and hung up the phone.

Although she felt somewhat puzzled, thinking about how her son had always been steady and reliable, she did not ask any more.

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An hour and a half later.

Inside the private room.

Lights flickered, and the air was filled with the sweetness of cake.

Three girls sat around the table, chattering nonstop.

Only the seat next to Chu Yunshu was empty, which seemed extra noticeable in the lively atmosphere.

However, everyone knew that was Shen Qingxuan’s exclusive simping spot.

“Yunshu, why hasn’t Shen Qingxuan come yet?”

“It’s almost midnight. That’s really unreliable!”

A short-haired girl waved her hands repeatedly, her tone full of complaint.

“Exactly, exactly! We’ve all been waiting for him alone. You can’t let him off easily this time.”

The long-haired girl with glasses chimed in, gently pushing her glasses, her eyes holding a hint of displeasure.

The round-faced girl nodded as well, mumbling, “Yunshu, this time you really can’t forgive him that easily.”

The three girls focused on the problem of being late, and started grumbling about Shen Qingxuan.

There was not a single person speaking up for him.

Chu Yunshu sat in her seat, her expression dark.

She bit her lower lip and crossed her arms, feeling a ball of anger inside.

In her view, Shen Qingxuan’s actions embarrassed her in front of her sisters.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became.

Hmph!

Chu Yunshu did not respond.

She was waiting.

Waiting for Shen Qingxuan to come, waiting for him to apologize humbly…

Chu Yunshu was certain Shen Qingxuan would not, and did not dare, to stand her up.

Yet, as every minute passed, there was still no sign of him.

“Yunshu, it’s midnight.”

The round-faced girl looked at her phone and cried out in surprise.

Chu Yunshu froze, quickly taking out her phone. The screen’s light shone on her startled face.

“How did it get so late?”

She mumbled, looking at the birthday cake on the table, confused.

“Could something really have happened?”

Although she sometimes threw a little tantrum at Shen Qingxuan on her birthday, the families were very close.

Chu Yunshu instantly opened Shen Qingxuan’s green bubble app and sent him a message.

A red exclamation mark instantly appeared before her eyes.

“How could this be?”

Chu Yunshu’s eyes widened, and she could no longer hold it together.

It had to be an illusion.

How could he dare to block her?

Did he still want to chase her or not?

Refusing to give up, Chu Yunshu pressed the voice message call, but seeing the system’s notification, she was stunned.

“Yunshu, what’s wrong?”

Today, Chu Yunshu was the main character, so everyone’s attention stayed on her.

Seeing her disbelieving expression, the three girls quickly got up and gathered around, concern in their eyes.

Chu Yunshu’s eyes turned red, and her voice choked with a hint of sob:

“He… he blocked me.”

Everyone looked at each other in shock.

Apparently, none of them expected this possibility.

“Yunshu, did something happen?”

The short-haired girl was the first to break the silence.

Although they sometimes looked down on Shen Qingxuan, this seemed like the only logical explanation.

The girl with glasses thought for a moment and suggested, “How about you call Shen Qingxuan’s mother and ask?”

Chu Yunshu nodded slowly and found Lin Yun’s number to call it.

At that moment, Lin Yun was about to go to bed, but the phone suddenly rang, and she picked it up with a puzzled look.

She muttered, “Who could it be so late at night?”

Seeing the caller ID, she became even more confused, but answered quickly, “What’s wrong, Yunshu?”

“Auntie Yun, is Shen Qingxuan at home?”

Chu Yunshu tried to make her voice sound steady.

“No, isn’t he supposed to be with you for your birthday? He just asked me for money.”

Lin Yun explained patiently, but her heart skipped a beat with a bad feeling.

After a few words, she hung up the phone.

Lin Yun looked at Shen Haiyang beside her, “Where did Little Xuan go?”

Saying this, she anxiously called Shen Qingxuan’s phone.

“Hello, Mom.”

Shen Qingxuan’s voice sounded a bit tired.

“Son, where are you now?”

Lin Yun asked urgently.

“I’m outside, something came up. Mom, don’t worry, just go to sleep.”

Shen Qingxuan brushed her off with a few words and quickly hung up.

Lin Yun frowned, thinking of the girl’s voice from the phone earlier.

She could not help guessing, and turned to Shen Haiyang: “Do you think our son is…”

Shen Haiyang put down the phone and straightened up. “That can’t be.”

He knew exactly what his wife meant.

But he also felt uneasy, unable to figure out why his son was out so late.

This really wasn’t like his usual behavior.

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At the entrance of the hospital.

Shen Qingxuan hung up the phone and removed Chu Yunshu from his blacklist.

Lin Yun had told him this when she hung up.

As to how his mother knew about it, it was obviously Chu Yunshu who told on him.

He just blocked, but did not delete her.

It was not because of any lingering feelings.

Besides, the two families were neighbors.

They were bound to see each other often, so they still needed a way to communicate.

When necessary, he just needed to remove her from the blacklist.

After doing all this, Shen Qingxuan rubbed his sore eyes.

For some reason, his left eyelid kept twitching.

Strange.

“Why did my eyelid keep twitching tonight? Is something big about to happen?”

Suspicion filled Shen Qingxuan’s face.

After a while, he shook his head.

He decided he should solve the problem of the person beside him first!

It was already midnight, and it was impossible to let her stay in a hotel.

Jiang Yubing stood there with nothing on her except herself.

Fortunately, after the check-up, nothing serious was found.

Shen Qingxuan turned to look at Jiang Yubing, and managed a smile, “So, do you have a place to stay?”

Facing Shen Qingxuan’s question, Jiang Yubing looked a bit embarrassed.

Before vacation, she originally planned to rent a new apartment since her old one was too far from school.

The incident happened suddenly, and she did not have time.

She even lost the small bag holding her ID.

Jiang Yubing mumbled softly, feeling somewhat ashamed, “No.”

She never imagined that the girl who grew up doted on by everyone, would end up homeless today.

Uh…

Shen Qingxuan also felt troubled.

He could not just take her home, as it would be just the two of them…

Maybe he could hand her over to the police.

As Shen Qingxuan thought about this, Jiang Yubing beside him suddenly spoke up: “Can I go home with you?”

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