Chapter 29

Cheng Xiangheng stayed there and tutored Ping An. Later, when school started, he went to school with her. Only then did Ping An know that he had arranged for her to transfer to another school.

That day, as usual, he drove Ping An home after finishing work.

Ping'an sat on the back seat of the bicycle, thinking about tomorrow's meal money, and casually put the leftover food from the restaurant into his arms.

The food is a little cold. Put it in your arms so it won’t be too cold when you eat it.

Cheng Xiangheng just turned around to look at the road and noticed her movement. He paused but said nothing.

Every night Ping An would pack up the leftover food from the restaurant and take it home. The weather was very cold, sometimes it would snow, and the way home was very long, but he could always eat hot meals.

Now he knew why.

Cheng Xiangheng once maliciously speculated on the reason why Du Ping'an picked him up, and had been waiting for Ping'an to show his true intentions.

But she didn't. She still took care of him enthusiastically like a clingy kitten. It was really funny. He seemed to feel the sincerity that he had never felt before from Ping'an.

Cheng Xiangheng pursed his lips and rode forward with his head down.

Winter passed quickly and spring came soon. Ping'an was busy every day, either in class or working. In his free time, Cheng Xiangheng forced him to memorize English words. In the blink of an eye, midsummer arrived.

Midsummer is a season when everything thrives. Many things that have retreated in winter begin to transform in summer.

Cheng Xiangheng had changed, a complete transformation. He no longer bullied Ping An like before, but instead began to take care of her clumsily, little by little.

His care was very small, it was nothing more than leaving the best-looking steamed buns for Ping'an, handing her the most complete and clean stool, and leaving the lights on for Ping'an when she came back from work every night.

He drove Ping'an to school every day. One day when Ping'an woke up, she suddenly realized that Cheng Xiangheng had completely invaded her home and was more like a master than her.

But Ping An didn't have time to think carefully about their relationship, as she had been troubled by something recently.

Ping An is about to enter the second year of junior high school. His grades are average in the class. If he can't keep up in the second year of junior high school, it will be a pipe dream for him to get into a public high school.

Private high schools are too expensive, Ping An definitely can't afford it.

Going to tutoring outside is even more impossible. Ping An has to work in the school cafeteria at noon every day, and has to go to the restaurant to work after school in the afternoon. However, the money he earns every month is not enough to pay the rent, and he also has to raise a dog. Ping An's savings are stretched.

She told Cheng Xiangheng about her plan, which was to stop attending school after the third year of junior high school. By then, she would have a junior high school diploma and it would be easier to find a job.

After listening to this, Cheng Xiangheng was silent for a long time, and suddenly asked a sharp question: "If you drive me away, you can save a lot of money."

Ping An said without hesitation: "You are a good student, and living here is close to school, which is convenient for you to go to and from school. Besides, how much money can you spend living here?"

Even if he left, she still had to pay the rent. The meal she brought him every night was given to her for free by the auntie in the restaurant. Although it was her work meal, she was not hungry when she fell asleep at night, so she just gave it to Cheng Xiangheng.

Cheng Xiangheng didn't answer, and Ping An bit his lip anxiously. He had gotten used to being with Cheng Xiangheng during this time, and he loved being able to look up downstairs and see a light on just for him when he came home.

She was actually very afraid of being alone, especially at night, when darkness and loneliness came together, and the suffocatingly quiet atmosphere could drive her crazy.

But it was different when Cheng Xiangheng was around. He would explain the questions to her. Although she often didn't understand, her anxiety would be greatly reduced with him around.

Sometimes she felt that Cheng Xiangheng had noticed her anxiety, so he was always inseparable from her, but he didn't say anything, and she pretended he didn't know.

After Baisui had eaten and drunk his fill, he came over to rub Ping'an's calf, then lay down on his back, trying to get Ping'an to touch his belly.

Cheng Xiangheng glanced at the puppy and said, "I'll go to work with you tonight."

His tone was no different from usual. Ping An breathed a sigh of relief, but soon frowned again, "The place where I work is full of fumes. You definitely can't stand it--"

"I can bear it. If you can bear it, I can bear it too."

Ping An widened his eyes, unable to believe that this was what Cheng Xiangheng said.

In her mind, Cheng Xiangheng had always been a young master, the kind who never touched a woman's finger. Two days ago, he had even torn clothes while washing them. How could such a young master possibly work where she worked? Moreover, it was already summer, and flies were inevitably flying around the small restaurant. She was a little afraid that this young master would lose his temper.

But Ping An was a little happy. She liked the feeling of having someone by her side: "Okay~"

She smiled so hard that her teeth were visible, and Cheng Xiangheng raised the corners of his lips slightly.

The next day, Ping'an waited until the restaurant closed, but Cheng Xiangheng still didn't show up.

Ping'an felt a little lost. She threw a big bag of garbage into the trash can, then picked up her schoolbag and walked slowly home.

The rented place is a bit remote, and there are not many people there at night. There is even no street lights on a section of the road.

Ping'an was already used to it. She took out her flashlight and slowly walked home.

At this moment, Ping'an felt someone following her. Her heart tightened. She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she always felt that someone was following her these two days.

Ping An didn't dare to look back, she wanted to leave quickly.

At this moment, the boy's arm pressed on the girl's shoulder.

It was a little hot in the summer evening, and Ping An suddenly relaxed because she smelled the scent of gardenia coming from the person behind her.

In the darkness, Cheng Xiangheng's face was bruised and purple, his walking posture was not right, and one hand was vaguely supporting his abdomen, but he had always been able to endure pain, so Ping An didn't notice anything wrong for a while.

"Someone followed you the other day, but you didn't notice at all. Tonight, I tried to catch up with you, but you ran pretty fast."

The boy was taller than the girl, his tone was brisk, and his warm breath hit her head.

Ping An realized what Cheng Xiangheng said, and his mind went blank for a moment. It was not because he was being followed but didn't realize it, but because he knew that she had been followed for the past two days.

"Did you see the person who followed me tonight?" Ping'an asked in a low voice.

Cheng Xiangheng spoke in a relaxed tone. In fact, he hadn't spoken in such a relaxed tone for a long time since leaving the Cheng family. "Yes, I broke his leg and... I also knocked out his teeth."

In fact, the other person was a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, not tall and very thin, and he followed Ping An timidly.

Cheng Xiangheng had been following the other person for three days. Tonight, the middle-aged man wanted to attack Ping An. Cheng Xiangheng first launched a sneak attack in the blind spot of the surveillance, knocked the man unconscious, and then pierced the man's knee with a steel bar. Later, when the man could not move, he pulled out the steel bar and inserted it into the man's eyes.

Afterwards, he kindly took all the other person's money.

Ping An, who didn't know the inside story, felt sad and soft in her heart. She didn't expect Cheng Xiangheng to be so attentive to her. Ping An was deeply moved by this concern.

No one has ever cared about her so much. In Ping An's heart, Cheng Xiangheng is an evil young master who is out of touch with the world and is impossible to care about anyone other than himself. Now, this concern that touches Ping An is given by Cheng Xiangheng, which makes it even more precious.

If Cheng Xiangheng asked her to kneel down and kowtow three times to express her gratitude at this time, she would not refuse.

At this time, Ping An heard Cheng Xiangheng say: "Don't go to work anymore. I have a way to make money. I won't let you starve, and I won't let you miss out on education."

Ping An now has no idea how Cheng Xiangheng makes money, and she would never have imagined that Cheng Xiangheng would bear all her tuition and living expenses in the future. He really never forced her to work to make a living.

He fulfilled every promise he made to her.