Chen Nan touched his chin and stared at Su Qingqing before suddenly saying with a smile, "You are so beautiful!"
Su Qingqing was speechless and rolled her eyes at him, "You just realized?"
Chen Nan nodded without hesitation, laughing, "Do you even know? The way you look when you’re angry is the cutest, the most beautiful, the most endearing."
Su Qingqing felt sweet inside; this fool had actually complimented her beauty!
Could this mean that he likes me now? Su Qingqing wondered silently, a silly smile appearing on her face, feeling so happy it was as if Chen Nan had confessed his feelings for her.
"So are you deliberately making me angry?"
Su Qingqing’s eyes, like black gems, seemed to speak as they stared unblinkingly at Chen Nan.
Facing those charming eyes, Chen Nan was a bit mesmerized, and when he finally came to, he realized his heartbeat had sped up. He hurriedly looked away, thinking to himself, what’s happening to me?
He hadn’t felt this way in a long time, only with the younger apprentice sister long ago.
Seeing Chen Nan suddenly turn his head, appearing somewhat embarrassed, Su Qingqing exclaimed with delight, "Silly, are you actually shy now?"
Chen Nan was speechless.
He was just puzzled about why he felt his heartbeat quicken for Su Qingqing. As for being shy, with his thick skin, how could that be possible!
"Not speaking means you agree," Su Qingqing winked, grinning as she said, "Can’t you see? You get shy when you look at me, don’t you like me?"
It seemed like a casual question, but it took a lot of courage for her to ask.
"Guess for yourself."
Chen Nan replied casually with an ambiguous answer.
After the previous incident of Su Qingqing’s red eyes, Chen Nan had realized that this naughty girl genuinely had feelings for him, and her earlier confessions were not just jokes. Now with Su Qingqing asking , he felt torn, unsure of how to respond.
If he said he didn’t like her, she would definitely be hurt. If he said he liked her, where would that leave the younger apprentice sister?
Having no choice, Chen Nan just let her guess.
After all, he too didn’t understand why he felt moved just now.
Su Qingqing pouted, "Not straightforward at all. If it is, it is. If not, then say it isn’t. Why make me guess? I’m not a worm in your stomach; how would I know?"
"Such a big worm wouldn’t fit in my stomach."
Chen Nan laughed and changed the topic. He didn’t want to get entangled in this matter any further; if Su Qingqing confessed again, he really didn’t know what to say.
"You’re the worm here! Have you ever seen a worm as pretty as me?" Su Qingqing pouted.
Chen Nan shook his head and sighed, "Didn’t notice any prettiness, just saw some vanity."
"Ah ah ah! You smelly fool, how dare you insult me, I’ll strangle you!" Su Qingqing extended her claw and pinched his arm.
Chen Nan quickly shielded himself with his hands.
In the noisy classroom, the two were playfully messing around like a couple deep in love, causing the surrounding boys to look on enviously, marveling at how great their cousin relationship was.
As for Huo Xinya, her expression looked a bit sour.
Chen Nan and Su Qingqing’s true relationship was something she was well aware of, and seeing them play so happily now made her feel bitter, as if something she liked had been hijacked by someone else.
Huo Xinya questioned herself in her mind but was soon startled by the thought. How could she be jealous of Chen Nan? That would be too unfair to her sister!
I can’t like him, I can’t be so shameless!
I have to stop them from flirting, and make sure Chen Nan does not fall for Su Qingqing!
Determined, Huo Xinya stood up and scanned the classroom, saying, "Quiet, quiet! The teacher asked us to study on our own, not to discuss. Do you want to bring Teacher Lan here with your noise?"
As the beautiful class monitor, Huo Xinya’s words were effective; the classroom quieted down immediately.
However, to her dismay, Chen Nan and Su Qingqing were still whispering. Although their voices were very low, she was sitting close and, being a martial artist, had very good hearing and could hear them clearly.
Has he changed his feelings?
Huo Xinya felt irked. In three days, it would be her sister’s two-year milestone. What if her sister returned but Chen Nan had fallen for Su Qingqing?
Huo Xinya gritted her teeth and took out her phone to send Chen Nan a message—
"Chen Nan, don’t go too far. When you’re whispering sweet nothings to another woman, have you thought about where my sister is now? How is she doing? Have you thought about that!?"
Chen Nan took out his phone and saw the message from Huo Xinya and asked Su Qingqing to study while he opened the message alone.
The content shocked him, and he didn’t snap out of it for a long time.
Huo Xinya was right; he always said he only had his little apprentice sister in his heart, but in reality, did he really have no feelings for other women like Su Qingqing now...?
Chen Nan was unwilling and frightened to think about it.
He only knew that he really enjoyed being with Su Qingqing.
"I have it under control, don’t worry!"
Chen Nan replied and then took out his English book to bury himself in studying, no longer fooling around with Su Qingqing.
Seeing Chen Nan seriously studying, Su Qingqing puffed her cheeks but did not disturb him, starting to review her own lessons.
However, just then, Jiang Xiaomi arrived at the classroom door.
She looked inside the classroom and sternly said to Chen Nan, "Come out for a moment; that woman named Gongsun has been found."