When Ye Nuan heard him call her that, her smile became even brighter.

So, they first bought a cup of matcha milk tea, and then walked hand in hand across most of the campus to eat braised chicken.

Duan Ye did indeed order two fried eggs for her, and they smelled delicious.

She doesn't have a big appetite, and if she can't finish a meal, she shares half with him.

Duan Ye accepted everything without question; after all, men are no strangers to food and such.

After dinner, Duan Ye escorted her back to her dormitory. They both enjoyed their daily walks around the school hand in hand.

Under the shade of the trees, along the school's paths, couples were everywhere, holding hands. Ye Nuan used to envy them, but now she was one of them, and she felt very content.

Finally, they walked hand in hand back to the dormitory building.

Duan Ye handed her the schoolbag: "There's one more thing."

As he spoke, he took out a business card from his pocket: "Working in a bar is ultimately too unsafe. Why don't you become a tutor? I remember you are very good at English. This is the child of one of my relatives, and he just happens to need an English teacher. Give it a try. If it works out, I'll feel more at ease."

Ye Nuan accepted it in a daze, feeling touched once again.

"I..."

Duan Ye smiled and said, "No need for thanks. I just asked casually, but you'll have to find out the specifics yourself, okay?"

"Besides, didn't you say you're my girlfriend? Shouldn't it be normal for a boyfriend to do these things?"

Ye Nuan wiped away her tears, gripped the business card in her hand tightly, and then nodded emphatically: "Yes! I will work hard! Make a lot of money!"

Duan Ye nodded: "Yes, but you should do what you can and not overexert yourself. I'm here for you."

Ye Nuan wiped away her tears, slung her backpack over her shoulder, and said, "Okay, then I'll wait for you to finish your experiment and come find me. I'm off."

Okay, bye-bye.

So, from Duan Ye's perspective, the little Nuan Nuan was carrying a heavy backpack and holding a bouquet of flowers as she walked towards the dormitory.

An eighteen-year-old girl is just a kid, isn't she? Yet she has to work hard to earn her own living expenses, and he can't help but feel a little sorry for her.

After watching it a few times, you'll find Ye Nuan quite adorable, even when she cries.

At this moment, he really wanted to graduate quickly, start working, and be with Ye Nuan, having an ordinary yet happy home.

He no longer wanted to pursue things that didn't belong to him.

Duan Ye stood downstairs for a while before turning around and walking towards the boys' dormitory.

Ye Nuan was still messaging him: Are you doing an experiment this afternoon? Is it in the lab building? Which room? Can I bring you food? I won't bother you, I'll leave after I deliver it.

As these messages popped up one by one, his heart leaped with joy.

turn out to be...

This is what it feels like to be cared for.

Duan Ye replied quickly: It's in the laboratory building, room 502. Sure, but wouldn't that be too much trouble for you?

Ye Nuan replied immediately: No, I don't have class this afternoon.

Duan Ye looked at his phone and couldn't help but smile.

Ye Nuan took her things back to her dormitory and then quickly went home.

On her way home, she called the number on the business card and, unsurprisingly, got a tutoring job. It was four lessons a week, one hour each, all on weekends, and the pay was 200 yuan per lesson.

This is already a considerable income for Ye Nuan. She also sells some of her handmade items online, earning nearly a thousand yuan a month. Combined with her tutoring income, she can make ends meet as long as she doesn't spend extravagantly.

but...

Ye Nuan was still not content with the status quo. She thought that from Monday to Friday, when she didn't have classes, she would still go to the school's milk tea shop to work part-time, and she would earn as much as she could.

Having figured it out, Ye Nuan happily headed home.

She first went to the nearby farmers' market to buy vegetables and meat, and then went home.

At this time, no one is home. Xiaotian has already gone to school, and his mother is usually not home.

So Ye Nuan put on her headphones, humming a cheerful song, and immediately went into the kitchen.

She made a little extra, putting half of it in a lunchbox for Duan Ye, and covering the rest with plastic wrap and leaving it on the table to cool.

When she left, she even wrote a note for Ye Xiaotian.

—Xiao Tian, ​​there's food on the table, milk and bread in the fridge, and a hundred yuan for pocket money under your pillow in your room. There are snacks in the snack cabinet. I'm leaving now, take care of yourself.

Every time Ye Nuan came back, she would bring food for Ye Xiaotian and give him some pocket money.

She would only pick up Ye Xiaotian if she was home; otherwise, the school bus could take him directly to the entrance of the community, which was convenient and saved Ye Nuan a lot of trouble.

After finishing these tasks, Ye Nuan quickly took the bus back to school.

Holding the lovingly prepared dinner for Duan Ye, she didn't feel tired at all; instead, she felt incredibly sweet inside.

Food from outside is never very clean; what she makes herself is cleaner and more nutritious.

So when Duan Ye came out of the lab, feeling dizzy and hungry, he saw Ye Nuan standing under a tree not far away, waiting for him.

Duan Ye's heart immediately warmed, and he quickly ran over.

"Have you been here for a long time?"

Ye Nuan pulled him to sit down: "No, I just arrived. Look at you, you ran so fast, your forehead is all sweaty."

She bent down to wipe his sweat.

Duan Ye was unusually shy: "It's nothing..."

Ye Nuan smiled and sat down beside him, then opened the lunchbox. Inside were braised beef, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, stir-fried pork with green peppers, stir-fried green vegetables, and a bowl of winter melon and pork rib soup.

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