Chapter 75

Chapter 75

An autumn rain came unexpectedly.

Under the security booth at the school gate, Shu Yao clasped her hands across her chest, the outline of her white underwear faintly visible through her half-wet shirt and school uniform.

Her gaze rested on the unfamiliar boy's face.

It was undeniable that this was the most handsome boy she had ever seen in the past eighteen years. He had a high nose bridge, a well-defined jawline, and his hair on his forehead was slightly damp, touching his eyebrows and making his eyes look even darker.

His white school shirt was tucked into his pants untidy, with most of the hem hanging loose. He didn't even wear the school badge required by the school. He exuded a cold and uninhibited aura.

Anyone can imagine that a boy like this will be the focus of the crowd no matter where he is.

Shu Yao hates being close to the focus the most.

But he just helped her.

Five minutes ago, the wretched man who was hiding from the rain with her stole glances at her chest several times. Shu Yao took advantage of his unpreparedness and cut open his pants with a utility knife, exposing his red underwear. The boy cursed and was about to fight back when the oncoming basketball hit him in the head.

The wretched man cried out in pain and glared over angrily, but the moment he saw the person coming, all his aura disappeared.

His mumbling before fleeing in a hurry let Shu Yao know the name of the boy in front of her.

chényě.

She had just transferred to Fuchuan from Nanjiang a few days ago and didn't know many of her classmates, let alone those from other classes.

So she had no idea which Chen and which Ye it was.

But she wasn't interested.

The boy in front of her glanced at her school badge and took the initiative to speak: "Your name is Shu Yao?"

"Yeah." Shu Yao nodded, took out a tissue from her bag, wiped the wet basketball clean and returned it to him, "Thank you."

Shen Ye took it, but did not leave. Instead, he closed the umbrella and put it aside, and handed over the school uniform jacket in his hand.

Shu Yao lowered her eyes. The school uniform was very new and looked like she hadn't worn it many times, but she still refused without hesitation: "No, it would be bad if your clothes got wet."

Chen Ye didn't react. He turned around to look at the drizzling rain outside, stretched out his right hand, and a few drops of rain instantly stained the sleeve of his coat.

He withdrew his hand and said calmly, "It's already wet."

"..."Shu Yao really didn't expect this operation.

While she was in a daze, Chen Ye spread out his coat, put it on her, and said nonchalantly: "If you delay any longer, you will miss the last bus."

Shu Yao was wondering how he knew that, and when she looked down, she saw that her phone screen was still on, stuck on the real-time bus route query interface, which clearly showed that the last bus was one stop away and would arrive at the school gate.

Although I am not used to wearing other people's clothes, but on second thought, this seems to be the most appropriate method. Otherwise, if I get on the car all wet, I will definitely become the focus of the car.

"Well, thank you. I'll return it to you tomorrow." Shu Yao took the schoolbag from the windowsill of the security room and ran away in a hurry.

After successfully getting on the bus, Shu Yao habitually chose a window seat.

She took off the school uniform that was worn inside out and put it back on. As she zipped it up, the jacket instantly dispelled the chill brought by the half-wet shirt.

The refreshing mint scent on the clothes also made the strong smell of tobacco on the old man behind me seem a lot lighter.

The bus started slowly, and Shu Yao saw a tall figure walking alone on the roadside with an umbrella through the rain-soaked glass window.

His face was originally covered by the umbrella, so Shu Yao looked at him unscrupulously. However, she didn't expect that as if they had telepathy, the other party suddenly moved the umbrella back and tilted his head to look at her.

Through the rain, our eyes met.

Fortunately, the distance was far and it only lasted for a moment.

His figure was quickly left behind by the bus. Shu Yao calmly withdrew his gaze as if nothing had happened, but his right hand, which was tucked into his sleeve, clenched awkwardly.

The next day, Shu Yao entered the classroom with a clean coat.

As soon as she put the bag on the table, Zhao Tiantian's right hand reached in habitually.

"Hey? Isn't it breakfast?" She felt it and leaned over to look. "Aren't you already wearing your school uniform? Why are you bringing another one?"

Shu Yao opened the exercise book and turned to the page he hadn't finished yet. He took a black fountain pen from the pen holder and lowered his head to calculate: "Other people's."

Zhao Tiantian, who loves gossip, immediately came over upon hearing this: "Whose? Whose? You've only been here a few days. Besides me, do you know anyone else in our school?"

Zhao Tiantian's words made Shu Yao realize a problem.

She only knew that the other person's name was chenye, but she didn't know how to write it specifically, let alone the grade or class. How was she supposed to return the clothes?

She hesitated for a moment, then looked at Zhao Tiantian and asked, "Tiantian, do you know that there's a boy named... Chenye in our school? He's quite tall and handsome."

"Chen Ye?" Zhao Tiantian was stunned. "Damn, this clothes belongs to Chen Ye?"

It sounds like you know him.

Shu Yao was relieved: "Which class is he in?"

"We're upstairs, Class 8. I'm going to drink some milk to calm down." Zhao Tiantian took the milk beside her, took a few sips, and then said after calming down, "How did you and Chen Ye know each other?"

Shu Yao briefly recounted what happened at the school gate yesterday.

Zhao Tiantian bit the straw and muttered to herself: "Is this sure to be Chen Ye from Class 8? But if not, there doesn't seem to be any handsome guy named Chenye in our school..."

Shu Yao casually asked, "What happened to Chen Ye from Class 8?"

"You didn't know this when you first arrived, but he's just... how do I describe him?" Zhao Tiantian thought for a moment and gave an example. "Having a family that's rich and powerful makes people seem eccentric and independent. For example, if you see everyone on the street looking up at the sky, wouldn't you also look up, curious about what they're looking at?"

Shu Yao nodded: "I think so."

"Chen Ye is the type who never looks up. He seems to be too lazy to pay attention to what's happening outside." Zhao Tiantian asked in disbelief, "He actually helped you?"

Shu Yao lowered his head and ticked option C. "The example you just mentioned is pure gossip, but yesterday's situation was considered a courageous act. I don't think they can be compared."

"That makes sense." Zhao Tiantian's face was full of curiosity. "So, are you planning to go to their class after class to return his clothes?"

Shu Yao nodded.

"Aren't you worried?"

"What are you worried about?"

"You are the beautiful transfer student who has attracted a lot of attention from the boys in school recently, and Chen Ye is the most popular school idol in our school. If you return the clothes in front of everyone, the rumors about you two will probably spread all over the school tomorrow."

Shu Yao paused for a moment, thinking it made sense: "Then what do you think is appropriate?"

Zhao Tiantian gave her an idea, asking her to first find Chen Ye's deskmate Xu Zhaoli, and then let Xu Zhaoli secretly call Chen Ye out, saying that Xu Zhaoli has a wide network of contacts in school, and no one would care whoever goes to him.

But Shu Yao still made a mistake.

The classmate sitting at the door of Class 8 called Xu Zhaoli out, and she learned that Chen Ye had asked for leave today and for a week.

Although Xu Zhaoli didn't know her, he was very enthusiastic: "How about this, give me your address and I'll ask him to come directly to you after school."

Shu Yao hesitated for a moment. She was thinking of saying, "Why don't you just put it in his desk for me?" But then she thought, not only would it seem like she wasn't being sincere in thanking him, but she would also be in his debt. So, if he came to the milk tea shop that night, she could buy him a drink and then just call it quits.

So she nodded and said, "I work part-time at the Jasmine Milk Tea Shop in the evening, on Changyang Road. If it's convenient for him, he can come and get it. If not, I can go find him."

"It's convenient, it's just a few steps away. What's so inconvenient about it?" Xu Zhaoli took out his cell phone. "I'll tell him right away."

After a while, he got a positive answer and looked up: "He said he would come to the store to get it from you in the evening."

"Okay." Shu Yao thanked him, picked up the bag and turned to go downstairs.

The milk tea shop business is very average tonight.

Seeing Shu Yao coming over alone, the boss handed her the house key from his bag, told her that her niece would come and get it later, and then left.

The boss's niece was Shu Yao's senior when he was studying in Nanjiang. She was also the leader of the high school handicraft club. She was admitted to the university in Fuchuan last year. The part-time job in the milk tea shop was also arranged by her.

Shu Yao put the key in the drawer. With nothing to do, he picked up the rag next to him and cleaned the cash register. Just as he finished wiping, the wind chimes at the door rang and someone pushed the door open.

Shu Yao looked up and saw a face about his own age, probably a student from a nearby school.

She smiled, said "Welcome", and asked him what he would like to drink.

The boy stood in front of the cashier, looking down at the drink menu: "A cup of jasmine milk tea."

"Okay." After placing the order, Shu Yao asked the boy to scan the code.

While working, the boy asked her attentively: "Can you drink during work hours? I'll buy you a drink."

"No, the store's rule is that you can't drink milk tea bought by customers." Shu Yao smiled politely.

"You..." The boy frowned slightly, as if he just realized something, "You don't remember me at all?"

This familiar tone made Shu Yao stunned.

"Have we met before?"

"I've been coming here to buy milk tea for a week!" The boy was a little reluctant to believe it. "You smiled at me every day, but you don't remember anything at all?"

"..." Shu Yao's lips were still slightly raised, "Smiling is also the store's rule."

She turned back to making drinks.

The boy didn't give up. He moved closer to her, put his hands on the table, and started a conversation in a familiar manner: "Now that you know I'm here for you, would you like to consider it?"

Shu Yao didn't even turn his head: "Not considering it."

"Why? Don't tell me you just want to study hard. I don't believe it."

Remembering that her senior schoolmate would be here soon, Shu Yao pressed the button, and the warm tea poured down, mixed with her calm reply: "I have someone I like."

"How is that possible?" The boy frowned, clearly unconvinced. "You just transferred here not long ago, how could it be so fast? And no one told me anything."

"Love at first sight, I just fell in love." Shu Yao sealed the milk tea and asked skillfully, "Do you want to drink it now or take it away?"

The boy didn't answer but asked, "Who is it? Is it from our school?"

"Your milk tea, please." Shu Yao's patience was exhausted. She took a paper bag and put the milk tea and straw in it for him, pushing it forward. "He'll be here later. You should leave quickly. I don't want him to misunderstand and affect his impression of me."

Seeing that she didn't answer his previous question, the boy thought she agreed and exclaimed in surprise: "She's really from our school? Holy crap! Who is it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of wind chimes rang out again.

Shu Yao thought it was her senior schoolmate who came, and just as she breathed a sigh of relief, she saw a cold face.

She completely forgot that she had made an appointment with Shen Ye to return the clothes in the evening.

Before Shu Yao could speak, the boy next to him exclaimed in surprise: "Brother Chen?"

Chen Ye glanced at him indifferently, without any expression, and did not order anything. Instead, he walked directly to the seat in the corner and sat down. He took out his mobile phone from his pocket and fiddled with it, looking as familiar as if he was at home.

This is obviously not something an ordinary customer would do.

The boy's eyes moved between the two of them, and finally landed on Shu Yao's face. From the initial disbelief, he gradually turned to embarrassment: "Sorry, I didn't expect that the person you fell in love with at first sight was Brother Chen. Don't worry, I won't bother you again in the future."

Shu Yao:?

"No……"

After the boy finished speaking, he hurried away with his milk tea.

There was no chance for Shu Yao to explain.

In the corner, Chen Ye propped up his head and cast a faint look, as if he was watching a good show:

"love at first sight?"

"Why didn't you explain this in detail yesterday?"

The story behind their first encounter in the rain in high school is the same as the main text, so I won’t write about it in detail. Those who have forgotten can read Chapter 7. In addition, in the if line, Tiantian and Xu Zhaoli have no emotional connection, they are just ordinary classmates.