Sheng Ning suddenly snapped back to reality, recognizing Su Huai’an’s voice. She looked at Chen Huaying and asked, "Did he come with you?"
"Did he take good care of you at National Security University?"
Chen Huaying had just poured herself a glass of water and was holding the big enamel cup, about to drink, when she almost spilled the water on her clothes at Sheng Ning’s words. "How... how did you know?"
"So he did take care of you?"
"Take care, he took way too much care..." Chen Huaying grimaced, pleading, "Did you ask him to look after me? I knew it; I knew it had to be your doing. Otherwise, how could he have so much time! Please, can you tell your cousin to stay away from me? I can’t stand his ’care.’" Oh God! It was terrifying, almost like being closely watched 20 hours a day. Just yesterday, a female classmate told her that Professor Su watched her like a husband keeping an eye on his wife to prevent an affair.
Another classmate’s description was even more exaggerated, saying that Professor Su looked at them as if they were love rivals.
This description gave her goosebumps all over.
"Impossible, wait for me. I need to properly thank him." Sheng Ning stood up and took a neatly wrapped handkerchief out of her bag. Inside were wedding candies, which were gifts given to important relatives at rural weddings.
Dozens of wedding candies were wrapped in red handkerchiefs, one package for each person.
Seeing Sheng Ning come out, Su Huai’an’s face lit up with a smile, "Ningning!" He greeted her awkwardly.
Sheng Ning laughed, never having imagined Su Huai’an could be so flustered. It was a stark contrast to his aloof professor persona.
"Here!" She handed the handkerchief wrapped with wedding candies to him, "Wedding candies!"
"Is this for me?" Su Huai’an was overjoyed, hesitating to take it, worried it wasn’t for him and that he might have misunderstood.
"Yes!" Sheng Ning turned to look around, "Apart from you, there’s no one else here!"
"Thank you! I will definitely keep them safe." Su Huai’an grabbed them eagerly, as if afraid someone would snatch them away.
"Wedding candies are meant to be eaten! But they are just average quality hard candies, so please don’t be put off." In the countryside, it’s hard to buy good wedding candies, let alone milk candies.
Her wedding candies were already the best according to rural standards, and given in the most generous quantity. But in front of city folks, they really weren’t much, especially for someone like Su Huai’an, who had studied abroad for years.
"They’re great! Your wedding candies are the best for me." Su Huai’an had a devoted look, quickly putting the candies in his pocket, "I missed your wedding, and I’ll probably regret it for the rest of my life."
Speaking of this, Su Huai’an was filled with dissatisfaction. He had planned to ask for leave to attend, but his uncle had strictly forbidden him.
He even said he was going to cause trouble, while his only intention was to be there to send off his ’sister’.
Because of this, Su Huai’an had gone a long time without speaking to Su Hai.
"This is my gift for you." Su Huai’an took out a beautifully wrapped gift box from his pocket and handed it to Sheng Ning, "Here, take it. See if you like it."
Sheng Ning was reluctant to accept it at first, but since it was the polite thing to do, particularly after Su Huai’an had accepted her wedding candies, she didn’t want to be overly melodramatic. The source of this content ɪs NovᴇlFir(e).nᴇt
The gift box was white with silver English letters engraved on it. Honestly, Sheng Ning only knew the most common English greetings like hello and goodbye, which she had learned from watching American TV dramas in her previous life.
She vaguely recognized the letters engraved on the box but couldn’t make them out right away.