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Chapter 14: The Young Man’s Girlfriend Looked Stunning

While they chatted, Mother Chen naturally asked Clovie a few polite questions.

Seeing that his mother was about to pull Clovie aside for a private talk, Chen Yuan hurriedly stopped her.

He feared Clovie might let something slip; even if his mother did not believe it, she would probably think the girl had a screw loose.

“Enough, Mom, we’re leaving now,” Chen Yuan said and then grabbed Clovie’s hand, rushing her out of the house.

“Auntie, Uncle, goodbye.”

Even after they stepped outside, Clovie’s polite voice drifted back through the doorway.

“Good-bye!” Mother Chen answered, her face lighting up with joy. “See? So well-mannered!”

She even said farewell after walking out.

Mother Chen then strolled to the door, smiling as she watched Chen Yuan lead Clovie out of sight.

“She let him hold her hand so naturally. It seems our son and that girl are quite close,” she murmured with satisfaction.

“Exactly. That girl’s eyes hold nothing but our brat,” Chen Jianye suddenly said, appearing beside her.

“You scared me!” Mother Chen slapped him twice in mock anger. “So you think that girl likes our son?”

“Nine chances out of ten,” Chen Jianye replied with certainty.

“That’s wonderful! I like her much better than the last one… that Yu… ”

“Yu Enqi.”

“Right, that girl wouldn’t do. She looked obedient on the surface, but you could tell she had a bossy temper. Our son would have been the one suffering all the time.

This new girl is different—pretty, elegant, the kind you can’t approach easily. Even at her young age she has that… what do you call it… presence.”

“A queenly aura?”

“Yes, yes, a queenly aura! When I looked into her eyes I even felt a hint of majesty, yet once we talked she was so sweet and courteous.

Most important, when she is with our son, he acts normal and relaxed, not like with that Yu girl—always watching her mood.”

“So you’ve downgraded her to just ‘Yu,’ huh?” Chen Jianye teased.

“You old thing, three days without a beating and you’re climbing the roof!” Mother Chen used her twenty-year signature move—ear-twisting!

“Ow, ow, I was wrong!”

…

Chen Yuan did not release Clovie’s hand until they had walked a good distance.

Throughout the entire walk, she kept her eyes on their joined hands while her heart fluttered wildly.

Teacher is holding my hand…

In the other world, Chen Yuan had been a twenty-one-year-old man when he taught her, yet she had only been sixteen.

Now, years later, Chen Yuan was still twenty-one, and Clovie was already twenty.

Because she had never been favored at court, no one ever considered her for the throne.

Chen Yuan appeared, guided her step by step to become queen, cared for her, taught her; to a neglected princess, he was a ray of light.

Her girlish affection had always stayed buried.

She knew that if she and her teacher were together, their nation would condemn such shameless behavior.

Even as queen, she still could not do as she pleased.

But… now that I have come to Teacher’s world… maybe I finally can…

“We’ll eat first. I remember a wonderful restaurant.” Chen Yuan thought for a moment; he had once taken Yu Enqi to a very good barbecue place.

It was in the university town near campus—far, but a taxi ride would only take half an hour.

He also needed to buy her daily necessities and show her his apartment.

He explained, “Barbecue. You’ll love it.”

“Okay.” A small smile curved Clovie’s lips.

Of course she would love it, as long as she was with Teacher.

They hailed a cab at the curb.

The driver was quite chatty.

When he saw Clovie get in, he looked twice to be sure he was not seeing things, then silently praised the young man for having such a beautiful girlfriend—fit to be a movie star.

“You two from Jiang University of Science and Technology?” the driver asked.

“Yes,” Chen Yuan replied casually.

Clovie clenched Chen Yuan’s sleeve with her right hand and gazed outside, marveling at the strange experience.

It was her first time riding this metal shell that moved so fast yet felt so smooth.

“Lucky you. If my kid could get into J.U.S.T., I’d burn incense in thanks,” the driver said enviously.

“Haha, it’s not that great…” Chen Yuan gave an embarrassed laugh; back then he had chosen J.U.S.T. only for Yu Enqi.

While chatting, he kept an eye on Clovie.

When she tried to stick her head out the window, he stopped her.

He had expected that.

After being blocked, Clovie pulled her head back, cast a guilty glance at him, and sat properly.

Though she remained ladylike and obedient, she was curious about new things—Chen Yuan had seen that in the other world.

He still remembered her bright eyes when she asked him what “Ice-and-Fire Double Extremes” meant…

Teacher, I’m an ice user, but I can also learn some fire magic. Can I practice Ice-and-Fire Double Extremes?

Chen Yuan had been speechless.

Don’t say weird things with such a serious face…

Where did you even hear that term, girl?

So, in front of him she was no different from a little girl.

“You’re too modest, young man. Look at you—such a gorgeous girlfriend. If my boy could find one like her, I’d wake up laughing in my sleep!” the driver said.

“Ah?!”

“No, it’s not like that…” Chen Yuan glanced at Clovie and hurried to explain.

Hearing the word “girlfriend,” Clovie shyly let go of his sleeve…

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