Shen Mianmian was endlessly nagged by Lu Siyuan until school let out, only finding peace when he went to the parking lot to retrieve his bicycle.
Not too far from the teachers’ building with her backpack on, Zhou Siyu caught up to her with a light jog, calling out crisply.
Shen Mianmian’s body shuddered, as if time had reverted to those first two years after Zhou Siyu had just been brought into the family—only then would Siyu use such an innocent and guileless voice to address her sister.
Back then, Zhou Siyu had only just started school, her ambitions were not yet so grand, and if there was ever a time she had been sincere with her, it was probably only during those two years. For origınal chapters go to 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⁂𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⁂𝙣𝙚𝙩
It wasn’t to say that everything was wonderful, but at least she hadn’t schemed against her.
Of course, the current Zhou Siyu, even if she used that tone again, couldn’t hide the shrewdness in her eyes.
"Sister," Zhou Siyu hugged Shen Mianmian’s arm, "I was wrong before. I shouldn’t have lost my temper at you. I apologize. It’s just that I was embarrassed by Teacher Chen’s questions and couldn’t restrain my temper."
Shen Mianmian chuckled, "Good to know you can correct your mistakes."
Acting? Who couldn’t do that?
She had watched more palace dramas than Zhou Siyu.
Zhou Siyu cooed playfully, "You’re not mad at me, are you?"
Shen Mianmian affected the look of a caring big sister, "Do I look angry to you?"
"Sister, I just knew you’re the best to me." Zhou Siyu recycled the act she used on Zhou Lanfang, clinging to Shen Mianmian’s arm and affectionately nuzzling her shoulder.
Shen Mianmian rolled her eyes in disgust but didn’t push her away.
"Shen Mianmian, are you going to hitch a ride or not?" Lu Siyuan walked over pushing his bicycle and called out with irritation.
At his call, Zhou Siyu smartly let go of Shen Mianmian and said with a giggle, "Sister, I know you like being with Lu Siyuan. You can ride with him then!"
After speaking, she trotted off towards the parking lot.
Shen Mianmian, with a composed face, walked up to Lu Siyuan, stepped on the screw in the middle of the bicycle wheel, and hopped on, "Let’s go!" completely ignoring his nearly bulging eyes.
The school was busy with students at dismissal time, forcing Lu Siyuan to pedal off, though the anger in his heart hadn’t subsided much.
"What’s going on between you and Zhou Siyu?"
"She wants to play at sisterly love, and I’m just humoring her."
"Pfft, what sisterly love. That’s disgusting."
"If you find it disgusting, just ignore it."
"I didn’t say you were disgusting."
"I’m one of the main characters too."
The two of them sparred back and forth with their words.
Passing by the grove again, Shen Mianmian once more felt the sensation of being trailed. She glanced into the grove for a while but still saw nothing. After riding the bike a dozen meters away, a man suddenly emerged from within it.
As the distance increased, Shen Mianmian couldn’t make out the face but the build seemed somewhat like Xu Haiyang.
That guy, indeed, hadn’t given up.
Even though she had been fully prepared, when Xu Haiyang blocked her path again, Zhou Siyu still felt somewhat panicked and afraid, along with a bit of revulsion.
This Xu Haiyang, he dared to stop her when school let out in the evening and there were fewer people, and now, with so many people on the road at noon, he had the audacity to do it again.
Luckily, this time it was only Xu Haiyang who stopped her, not that man called Gouzi.
Fearing that students who occasionally passed by might recognize her, she kept her head buried low.
"Haiyang bro, haven’t I already told you Shen Mianmian’s schedule? Why are you stopping me again?"