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Chapter 13: Taking Her Out

She sat bolt upright and grabbed Chen Yuan’s shirt.

“Teacher… don’t leave me again…”

That line voiced the feeling in her heart, sounding more like a plea.

Because she had lost him once, she valued him even more; even a moment’s disappearance made her nervous.

Chen Yuan’s heart thumped, and he sat back on the bed. “Fine, I’m not going. I’ll wait for you outside, all right?”

Clovie still shook her head, her pretty eyes fixed on Chen Yuan, brimming with grievance.

“Okay, then I’ll stay right here and won’t go anywhere.”

Chen Yuan slid a stool to the bedside; in fact, he had kept watch there all night.

He bent over the bed. “Is this okay?”

Only then did Clovie reluctantly loosen her grip, nod, and lie down obediently.

Chen Yuan gave a soft laugh, watched her for a while, and turned away.

Clovie kept her gaze on the back of his head.

Still uneasy, she shifted position, lay on her side, and stared at the young man beside the bed as though he were more precious than life, her fingers once more pinching his sleeve.

Chen Yuan felt a bit drowsy. He had watched over her last night and risen early, so he had not rested well and soon nodded off while leaning there.

Outside the window birds kept changing their calls.

Time slipped away.

Keeping the same posture soon numbed his arm, so he turned his head the other way and switched arms.

When he looked back, he met the gaze Clovie had been holding while curling toward him.

She shifted her eyes in panic, her cheeks flushing again.

Her skin was so fair that even a faint blush stood out clearly.

Chen Yuan thought she only feared he would leave again, so he smiled gently. “I’m not leaving. If you don’t sleep, Teacher will spank your butt!”

Hearing that, Clovie blushed even more and at once closed her eyes.

“That’s better.”

Chen Yuan reached out, as though closing stubborn eyes on a corpse, and waved his hand lightly over her lids.

When he finished, he felt quite satisfied.

…

Meanwhile, Yu Enqi slept until eleven o’clock; the first thing she did on waking was check whether Chen Yuan had sent her a message.

Finding nothing but a few platonic “good morning” greetings on WeChat, she flared up again.

I blocked him on WeChat and he still won’t use another way to contact me?!

Couldn’t he at least borrow someone’s phone to call?!

After shopping yesterday, she was still in a bad mood and went drinking with friends until late at night.

She was upset; having a few drinks with friends seemed perfectly reasonable.

Late at night a girl out alone was in danger, yet her boyfriend didn’t worry?

He didn’t even phone to show concern?!

Even when Li Ailin called him to pick her up, he refused to answer!

She lost face in front of her friends!

Not long ago Chen Yuan had trailed her every step…

Chen Yuan, you’ve really changed!!

You never dared act like this before!

Fine, since you won’t contact me, I’ll block your number too! See if you dare never show up again!!

“Qiqi, what on earth is going on with you and Chen Yuan? I called him at least ten times last night and he answered none of them. I think something is really wrong this time.” Li Ailin asked as soon as Yu Enqi climbed from the bunk.

Chen Yuan ignoring Yu Enqi would have sounded absurd a few days before, yet after he lost his temper and mentioned breaking up the day before yesterday because she sent him for water, he truly had not followed her like a tail these past two days, nor had he delivered breakfast on time.

That even left Li Ailin with nothing to freeload.

Whenever Chen Yuan brought breakfast, he also delivered portions for the whole dorm. Of course, Yu Enqi’s share was special, usually something he had cooked that very morning.

“So you two really fought? No wonder Chen Yuan hasn’t brought breakfast these two days,” Liu Nan said, gossiping.

She was Yu Enqi’s roommate but not close to her; she stayed closer to another girl in the dorm, Zhou Chengcheng.

Zhou Chengcheng was lively and energetic every day. As a student officer, she helped the Student Union because the new-student intake was near.

Sometimes Liu Nan helped too. Today she was resting in the dorm and heard this juicy news.

“It’s nothing.” Yu Enqi tossed out the words, her face dark, and headed into the bathroom.

Liu Nan merely shrugged; it had little to do with her.

She had never approved of Yu Enqi and Chen Yuan. After all, what girlfriend schemed daily with a bestie on how to squeeze her boyfriend?

That was why she and Zhou Chengcheng kept their distance; they were simply not the same kind of people.

They had once advised Yu Enqi tactfully, but she had pulled a long face. After that, everyone minded her own business and the dorm split into two little circles.

Now things had come to this—serves her right. Maybe Chen Yuan had finally seen her true colors.

Well, it might be too early to say; what if Chen Yuan returned in a few days?

Anyway, she would message Chengcheng and share the gossip.

Having decided, Liu Nan got up and texted Zhou Chengcheng to arrange lunch.

…

At noon, Clovie and Chen Yuan left the room, ready to eat out.

“Auntie, Uncle, hello.” Thanks to Chen Yuan’s coaching, Clovie did not call them anything odd like “Teacher’s mom and dad.”

“Ah, heading out to eat?” Chen Jianye sat on the sofa pretending to read the paper. After giving Clovie a once-over, he nodded approvingly toward his wife.

This girl is good; her eyes hold no one but our son.

And that look, that figure—giving us a handsome, chubby grandson should be no problem!

Chen Jianye’s discerning eyes sized her up completely with one glance.

Clovie felt terribly nervous before her teacher’s parents. Was this… meeting the parents?

She answered meekly, “Yes.”

“Good, good, go eat something nice and come back later,” Mother Chen said, smiling so broadly that the wrinkles at her eyes almost danced.

Chen Yuan: “…”

“All right, we’ll be back early…” Chen Yuan deliberately stressed the word “early,” and Mother Chen flicked his forehead, signaling madly with her eyes.

“This girl is wonderful; why are you still hung up on that Yu-whatever? Hurry and win her over—this mother truly approves!”

“Mom, I’ve already broken up with Yu Enqi…”

Mother Chen beamed. “Then isn’t that perfect?!”

“…”

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