Chapter 293: Chapter 293: Yu Cheng Suddenly Returns
“It’s fine, Third Sister, I can just go to the teacher’s office with you to eat,” Zhaodi said with a face full of innocence.
She also wanted to go to the office to eat, as this would give her more opportunities to make a good impression on the teachers.
But Jiang Mianmian didn’t want that.
However, she didn’t say so directly, thinking that later when she got her food and sat with her classmates, the absence of empty seats would make Zhaodi leave on her own.
But plans can’t keep up with changes. The school cafeteria was across from the classroom, and one had to cross the school’s sports field to get there.
She had only walked a few steps when she saw Yu Cheng standing on the field.
He wore a deep blue wool coat, tall and slim, with handsome facial features. Under the sunshine, he looked like a glowing prince who suddenly appeared in front of Jiang Mianmian, leaving her dumbfounded.
Yu Cheng, seeing Jiang Mianmian staring blankly at him, asked with a light smile, “What’s wrong? Don’t you recognize me?”
Jiang Mianmian shook her head instinctively, “No, I’m just too surprised.”
Yu Cheng looked at the little girl looking up at him with bright, sparkling eyes and was very pleased with her answer.
The sharp aura around him softened, and he couldn’t help but slightly curve his lips upward, “Such an honest child.”
His tone, as if teasing a child, snapped Jiang Mianmian out of her daze, her face feeling a bit hot. She quickly changed the subject, “Brother Yu, why are you here?”
“I flew here.” Yu Cheng said with his hands in his pockets, in a cocky manner.
“Wow, you must be quite something then,” Jiang Mianmian retorted with a curl of her lip, deliberately being sarcastic.
Yu Cheng was really treating her like a little kid. In those days when cars weren’t common, their remote little town didn’t even have a train station, let alone an airport.
Meanwhile, Zhaodi had been wondering when San Ya had gotten to know this cool and handsome young man.
More than twenty years had passed, and she no longer remembered what Yu Cheng looked like as a child.
It wasn’t until she heard Jiang Mianmian calling him “Brother Yu” that she realized this young man was the Mr. Yu from their childhood!
Excitedly, she followed Jiang Mianmian’s lead and called out, “Brother Yu!”
But Yu Cheng just glanced at her indifferently, “Don’t call me that.”
It felt like a bucket of cold water was poured over Zhaodi’s fervent heart, leaving her extremely embarrassed. But wasn’t San Ya calling him the same way?!
For some reason, Jiang Mianmian felt inexplicably pleased, and her voice softened even more when she spoke to Yu Cheng, “Brother Yu, have you eaten yet?”
“Not yet.” He had come to find Jiang Mianmian right after getting off the plane and hadn’t had time to eat.
“Then come eat with us at the cafeteria.”
So the three of them walked side by side toward the cafeteria.
Jiang Mianmian was already a prominent figure in school, and with Yu Cheng’s tall and handsome appearance, they caught everyone’s attention as soon as they entered the cafeteria.
“Who’s that boy? He looks so handsome.”
“Is he with Jiang Mianmian? Could he be her brother?”
“I don’t think so. I remember that Jiang Mianmian’s family only has her; she doesn’t have any siblings.”
Zhiwen and Zhiwu, who had rushed to the cafeteria to line up for food upon hearing the commotion, turned their curiosity towards the newcomers.
Seeing Yu Cheng, they immediately became excited and ran over without even getting their food,
“Big Brother Yu, why have you suddenly come back?”
“I have some business to take care of,” Yu Cheng explained briefly.
Jiang Mianmian chuckled, “Big Brother, Second Brother, Zhaodi, you guys better go get your food, or there’ll be none left.”
“Right, right, let’s get the food first.”
Once Zhiwen and Zhiwu left to get food, Zhaodi glanced at Yu Cheng. She wanted to follow them, but remembering her recent awkwardness, she hesitated.