"Uncle... why did you give my mom the phone..." Isn’t this deceiving her feelings?
"What’s going on, why haven’t you come back?"
Yin Meng pursed her lips before admitting, "Xiao Meng... has a fever again."
"..." Yin Shixiu was momentarily stunned.
"Her fever is on and off, I have to watch over her..."
"At the school dormitory?"
"Yes." Yin Meng responded, then asked, "Uncle, do you think the excuse of saving lives is convincing enough for being absent?"
"Wait for me at the school, I’m coming over."
"Huh?" Yin Meng blinked, not yet reacting before Yin Shixiu had already hung up the phone.
When Yin Meng returned to the dorm, Su Xiaomeng was already groggily asleep. She sighed, rested her chin on her hands, and looked at Su Xiaomeng’s pitiful little face. She was quite envious; with a face like this, who wouldn’t feel sorry for this little girl?
Yin Shixiu was standing in the garden of the main building of the mansion at this time. The main hall was full of people. Yin Shaohui, although celebrating a small birthday, was the old master of the Yin Family, so relatives from the branch families who could come all gathered, creating quite a grand scene.
He was the youngest son of Yin Shaohui, yet he had two full sisters and an older brother with no blood relation above him.
The old master of the Yin Family thought he wouldn’t have a biological son in this life, but he had a son at forty-six. One could imagine the old master’s affection and indulgence for his youngest son.
When Yin Shixiu left the Yin Mansion, more than a pair of eyes noticed, but no one thought much of it, because no one expected that the fourth young master of the Yin Family would skip the old master’s birthday halfway through and not return.
When Yin Shixiu arrived at the female dormitory building, it was just the break after the first major class of the afternoon. There were many girls entering and leaving the dormitory building. Any girl who passed by Yin Shixiu would deliberately take an extra look and then whisper something to the person next to them, their faces unable to hide their shy admiration.
Yes, this was indeed how girls around the age of twenty would react upon seeing him.
Su Xiaomeng always called him uncle or old man, which really gave him a sense of defeat.
Yin Meng went downstairs, spoke to the dorm manager aunt, and filled out a visitor information form, then led Yin Shixiu into the girls’ dormitory.
"Yin Meng, is that your boyfriend?"
A girl from the same department, who was relatively familiar, came over to greet her.
"My uncle." As soon as Yin Meng said this, she saw a different look flash in the girl’s eyes, then she smiled with a hint of flirtation at Yin Shixiu, "Why does uncle look so young?"
Yin Shixiu just nodded politely, the perfunctory nature in his expression was noted by Yin Meng.
After exchanging pleasantries with the girl, she took Yin Shixiu to the fourth floor.
Entering the dormitory, Yin Shixiu immediately saw Su Xiaomeng sleeping on the lower bed, she was sleeping deeply, breathing loudly.
He approached, stretched out his hand to feel her forehead, and took the electronic thermometer to measure her temperature.
"Thirty-seven point six degrees, still a slight fever."
"I’m just worried that after I leave, her fever might rise again, and no one will be around to watch her..."
Yin Meng said, looking genuinely worried.
"You can go, I will stay and watch over her."
"Uncle, you’re going to stay here?"
Yin Meng was utterly shocked at this moment.
"Why? Or do you think it’s better for her to sleep alone here?"
"No... it’s just..."
"I’ve already been there this morning. If you don’t show up tonight, will your mom let you off?"
Although what he said made sense... Yin Meng couldn’t fathom why her uncle would be willing to get involved in this trivial matter.