"Brother Yu Shen, do you like Zhao Laosi?"

Pei Yu raised an eyebrow slightly, looking somewhat surprised.

I thought she would avoid talking about Zhao Di from then on.

"He is a good teacher."

Pei Yushen said.

That's the only reason he went back to school today.

"Heh! Then we'll come back to visit Zhao Laosi often!"

Chaochao, with a spirited and confident voice, assured him.

Pei Yushen looked at her: "Didn't you dislike listening to his lectures?"

Chaochao gave a slightly suspicious look.

Was she being that obvious?!

I clearly seemed very serious.

System: ...Yes, on the surface, she was focused on staring at the teacher, but in reality, she had already started counting how many wrinkles were on his face.

But the thought that Pei Yushen was the one who discovered the truth immediately put Chaochao at ease. Sure enough, Yushen was too clever; nothing could be hidden from him. It definitely wasn't a problem with her acting skills.

“If Brother Yushen wants to come, I want to accompany him.”

Without hesitation, the little dumpling spoke, her tone so matter-of-fact, selfless, righteous, and noble.

That way, she can openly and legitimately have extra meals to nourish her brain, hehe, without needing her aunt to secretly give her special treatment!

Having already seen through the little dumpling's obvious thoughts at a glance, Pei Yushen couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly and replied in a low voice, "Okay."

What he was thinking was...

If she wants to come, then she can come.

As she was about to leave the school gate, Chaochao glanced back at the direction of the teaching building, where several gazes, some obvious and some subtle, were directed at her.

The little dumpling was lost in thought, tilting its head to look at Pei Yushen, who had left without ever looking back, a thoughtful expression on its chubby face.

The wheelchair rolled up the gravel path.

It was a path that Chaochao had never taken when she first entered the school.

This time, even the system noticed that Pei Yu knew Chaochao liked flowers and plants, so he deliberately took a long detour through the garden to leave the school gate.

While deep in thought, Chaochao suddenly noticed a dappled, hazy shadow cast in front of her. Looking up, she realized that what was covering her head was the shadow of a lush gardenia tree.

She blinked gently.

The driver had already parked the car on the side of the road, waiting for them to get in.

Pei Yushen slowly slowed down his grip on the wheelchair, and the wheels gradually slowed to a stop at the roadside. Just as the driver was about to open the door and fold the wheelchair, the little boy sitting next to the teenager suddenly raised his two small hands and clasped them together in mid-air with a "slap".

"Gotcha!"

Chaochao spoke in a childish, innocent voice, trying to sound profound.

Thinking the little girl had swatted a mosquito, Pei Yushen frowned almost imperceptibly, took a tissue from his pocket, and pulled her little hand to wipe it, his voice helpless: "You don't need to wipe wild mosquitoes..."

"Sauce sauce sauce~"

The little hands that had been clasped together suddenly opened, revealing a familiar lollipop nestled in the chubby palm—

"Brother Yu Shen, today is the twenty-seventh day since we met!"

Chaochao's round, dark eyes curved sweetly, her flawless pupils sparkling with tiny, clear lights, and the little girl grinned happily.

Of course, you should keep a good record of the days.

They have their own anniversaries too!

She extended her outstretched palm, revealing that the orange-flavored lollipop wrapper was visibly worn, but the dust on the shell had been carefully wiped away by Chaochao.

She had secretly emptied all her pockets and found that she only had one lollipop left, so she had to temporarily borrow Xiao Cheng's.

Pei Yushen was stunned for a long time, his thin lips slightly parted, his fingers still holding Chaochao's little hand.

Chaochao was so happy to see Yu Shen that he stuffed the veteran actor, who had only been in the industry for less than half a day, into his hands and then buried his head in his pockets and started rummaging through them.

There are still procedures to go through, she's very busy.

At this moment, Pei Yushen felt like a junior being given red envelopes by enthusiastic uncles and aunts during Chinese New Year. Of course, the Pei family was small, and he had only ever seen such scenes on television.

He glanced at the candy in his hand, and just as he raised his eyelashes, a pure white and delicate gardenia suddenly caught his eye.

Chaochao held a small white flower in her two little hands; it had fallen into her arms by chance when they passed by the gardenia tree not long ago.

She stretched out her hand, her almond-shaped eyes sparkling: "Today is also the tenth... thirteenth day since Brother Yushen was cured!"

Of course, although Chaochao clearly remembers everything that happened on those important days, she can't remember the specific dates. She had to go through it with Xiaoqi in her mind three minutes ago. She would recite the events in the minutes, the system would lock the corresponding dates, and then help Xiaotuanzi calculate what day it was today.

When we got to the middle number, the little dumpling hesitated for a moment because she suddenly forgot whether Xiao Qi had told her it was the 12th or 13th.

After hesitating for a second, she simply chose the higher-ranking one.

Regardless of the time limit, thirteen days is the perfect solution!

System: "...Little one, it's actually the twelfth day..."

Chaochao: "...Huh?"

This time, without Chaochao offering a red envelope, Pei Yushen paused for a moment, then smiled and carefully picked up the delicate white flower, saying softly, "Thank you."

At this moment, Pei Yushen had already realized what was happening.

The little dumpling was worried that he would be unhappy because of those people from the past, and the direct trigger was Song Xiaoyang's words.

He had found it odd that Chaochao was sitting so upright earlier, but now he realized it was because she was afraid of crushing the flowers...

Pei Yushen felt as if his heart and lungs were being scorched by sparks, a dense, burning, tingling sensation spreading upwards.

"And there's more!"

With her back turned, Chaochao freed one hand to wave, and then, to the driver's astonishment, pulled out a small hedgehog!

"May you be happy and healthy every day!"

Chaochao held the little hedgehog high, her soft, chubby face beaming with joy and excitement.

The little hedgehog, who had just been passing by in the grass, was suddenly picked up by a certain dumpling and spun around in the palm of his hand, looking bewildered and blank.

Clearly, they don't understand why they're just taking a walk after a meal, and suddenly they seem like they're about to become someone else's food.

Suddenly feeling a little prickly, Chaochao peeked closer to the little hedgehog and whispered reassuringly, "Just a little longer, it'll be ready soon. I'll definitely bring you an apple next time!"

The little hedgehog, which had been frantically spinning around, finally calmed down for a while.

The little dumpling thought she was speaking very quietly, but Pei Yushen across from her heard it all clearly: "..."

Pei Yushen's gaze fell on the anniversary "gift" that seemed to have been kidnapped and finally succumbed to the lure of money. Then he looked at the innocent-looking little kidnapper who blinked and stared at him expectantly.

Pei Yu couldn't help but chuckle. He wanted to raise his hand to cover his upturned lips, but since both hands were holding things, he could only turn his head to the side and cough softly.