Zhen Yu pulled Han Mingyue to sit on the curb, tore open the bag, and carefully pinched out a candy bean, asking Han Mingyue, "Want a bite?"
Han Mingyue was a bit puzzled, but still reached out to take a candy from the bag, "Sure!"
Unexpectedly, Zhen Yu quickly closed her left hand and tucked it into her pocket, holding the only remaining candy bean in her right hand she asked Han Mingyue again, "Want a bite? Half for each of us!"
"!" Han Mingyue was dumbfounded. How could they split such a tiny candy bean in half?
And this thing would just break if you applied too much force!
Under Han Mingyue’s puzzled gaze, Zhen Yu gently bit the candy bean with her front teeth, then slightly nodded at Han Mingyue, "Mhm."
Han Mingyue’s face instantly turned red!
He quickly averted his gaze from Zhen Yu’s lips, feeling awkward and lowering his head, his heart pounding wildly. Could it be... the meaning he was thinking of? Zhen Yu, she...
Seeing Han Mingyue lower his head, Zhen Yu sucked the candy bean into her mouth. After enjoying the sweetness for a moment, she secretly thought to herself, "Tsk! Now it doesn’t seem like she’s being bad! What was wrong then? Could it be that earlier ’cousin’... was she just overthinking?"
Forget it! Not thinking about it anymore!! Zhen Yu nudged Han Mingyue, who was still looking down at the ground, and chuckled, "Alright! I was just teasing you!"
Can you just tease about this kind of thing? Can you? What if he took it seriously?!
Zhen Yu didn’t know Han Mingyue had so many thoughts in his mind. Seeing that he wouldn’t look up, she simply stood up and patted her butt, "Are you coming or not? If you don’t, I’m leaving."
"...Let’s go!" Han Mingyue’s tone carried a hint of grinding teeth.
He looked up and stretched out his arm towards Zhen Yu, saying, "Give me a hand!"
Zhen Yu, not suspecting him, reached out to help.
But Han Mingyue purposely played a trick! Zhen Yu was immediately pulled into a fall!
"Ah," a brief scream later, Zhen Yu landed precisely on top of Han Mingyue...
"...Can you stop suddenly pulling me?"
Five seconds later, Zhen Yu stood up again, and Han Mingyue also got up.
The two said nothing and slowly strolled along the curb.
Walking along, Han Mingyue suddenly grabbed Zhen Yu’s hand! Zhen Yu struggled, but couldn’t free herself.
"Xiao Yu, I didn’t do it on purpose," Han Mingyue’s tone was somewhat appeasing.
Zhen Yu stopped and looked at Han Mingyue somewhat helplessly, "Do you think I would believe that?"
Han Mingyue suddenly burst into laughter, "Heh! No! Hehehe..."
Zhen Yu had no way of handling Han Mingyue, seeing him laugh only made her sigh and shake her head.
"Xiao Yu," called Han Mingyue softly.
Zhen Yu looked up to meet his eyes, "Hmm?"
"Middle school exams are coming in just over a month!"
Han Mingyue nervously bit his lower lip, licked it and then said, "I think, I want to spend the summer in Qi City!"
Zhen Yu tilted her head slightly, "...Staying at that new house your family bought?"
Han Mingyue nodded, "Mhm!"
"What about meals? Buying food everyday?" Zhen Yu asked pointedly.
Han Mingyue’s brows furrowed immediately, "That’s exactly what I’m worried about! If I can’t find a reasonable solution, my parents won’t agree to let me and my brother stay here!"
Zhen Yu hesitated for a moment, but still made a suggestion that suited both parties.
"I can bring Zhen Yan over to stay, and cook to cover the rent. How about that?"
Han Mingyue didn’t care about the word ’rent’ at all, he was pleasantly surprised: "You, you really want to move in?"
"The internet café is going to be remodeled during summer vacation, and I have no place to stay." Zhen Yu honestly explained.
"Ah! I see..." Although Han Mingyue felt like he was on a roller coaster, this made it easier for him to explain to his parents! "So, can I use this as an excuse to talk to my dad and mom?"
"Sure! This is the truth after all."
"Great! Xiao Yu..." Han Mingyue gazed at Zhen Yu firmly, his smile filled with sweet anticipation.
As they walked, the wind started to pick up.
The dark night sky was devoid of any stars, and even the moon was obscured by dark clouds.
Fortunately, the street lamps along the road were already lit, and the vehicles on the road had their lights on.
Han Mingyue tightened his grip on Zhen Yu’s hand, "We’ve walked quite far, let’s head back!"
"Alright!" Zhen Yu looked up at the sky, "It looks like it’s going to rain, what a dark and windy night, uh..."
Han Mingyue chuckled, pulling Zhen Yu around and hurried back towards the hotel.
Along the way, nothing eventful happened, except for a few raindrops hitting them as they neared the hotel.
Upon entering the hotel, Zhen Yu pulled Han Mingyue to wait on the first floor for a bit, and sure enough, the rain started pouring heavily.
"It’s a downpour, might last all night." Zhen Yu muttered to herself then turned to ask Han Mingyue, "Did you and Mr. Fang bring an umbrella?"
"I did!" Zhen Yu indeed had an umbrella in her space, which she had thrown in there on the day she helped Kang Jian.
"That’s great!" Han Mingyue breathed a sigh of relief for Zhen Yu, then started to worry.
If it doesn’t stop raining tomorrow morning, how will he go out to compete? He wondered if he could borrow an umbrella from the hotel staff...
Zhen Yu was also thinking about the problem Han Mingyue had in mind, and she soon thought of a solution!
She tugged at Han Mingyue and headed upstairs, "Follow me! Let’s go find Mr. Fang!"
"Ah? Find Mr. Fang..."
It was just past seven o’clock in the evening, and as Zhen Yu entered the room, she took a step forward and bowed.
"Director Sun! Teacher Wang!"
Sun Tiegang and Teacher Xiao Wang were each sitting at the head of their beds, watching TV.
Due to Zhen Yu’s arrival, Teacher Xiao Wang picked up the remote to lower the volume, while Sun Tiegang put out his cigarette in the ashtray at the head of the bed, then turned to ask: "What brings you here so late?"
"It’s , Director Sun! My former junior high school teacher brought my cousin here for the essay competition! It’s raining outside, and they didn’t bring umbrellas! I see there are still seats in our car, can we let them ride with us to the venue tomorrow morning?"
Sun Tiegang looked at Zhen Yu seriously, not doubting her words.
But regarding her ’cousin’...
Forget it! Since he came to participate in the essay finals, he must be good at studying! Plus, there is a teacher with him! They all come from the same city, let’s help if we can!
"Yes! Just let them wait in the hotel after breakfast tomorrow!"
Zhen Yu immediately smiled, "Thank you so much! See you tomorrow, Director Sun!"
Apart from Sundays, the Director Sun they see every day: "..."