Chapter 66 No More Need

Lin Zixia slowly raised his head.

Ye Yinghua was standing at the door, wearing a gray suit and holding a bag in his hand, looking sharply at her and Lu Xiangye beside him.

Lin Zixia clenched her fingers immediately and moved her lips, "Mom, why are you here?"

Ye Yinghua looked at her and said, "I came to Rongcheng for a meeting. I heard from your aunt that you were going to have a parents' meeting, so I took a day off."

Lin Zixia's heart was beating very fast. She clenched her fingers into fists and smiled with her lips curved. "Is that so?"

She turned to Lu Xiangye and said, "Then I'll go first. I'll borrow books from you another day."

After saying that, Lin Zixia trotted over to Ye Yinghua and said as if nothing had happened, "My aunt should be at home, and my uncle-in-law has also returned with an injured foot..."

Only then did Ye Yinghua look away.

The two of them walked upstairs while talking. Lu Xiangye stood there, looking at Lin Zixia who was tightly holding the strap of her schoolbag, her whole body tense, and frowned.

Arriving at the door, Lin Zixia took out the key and opened it. As soon as she turned the doorknob, Ye Yinghui walked towards them. "I knew it was Xiaoxia coming back from the noise. Sister, why did you come back with Xiaoxia?"

Ye Yinghua: "We met downstairs."

Ye Yinghui smiled and said, "Oh, that's perfect. Time to wash hands and have dinner."

Ye Yinghua and Xu Chengpeng greeted each other, and they washed their hands and prepared to eat.

At the dinner table, Lin Zixia ate quietly and obediently, without interrupting the adults' conversation.

Ye Yinghua: "Xiao Xia is causing you trouble here."

Ye Yinghui smiled and said, "How can it be called trouble? Xiao Xia is so well behaved."

Xu Chengpeng also smiled, "Yes, sister, I'm away from home all year round, and Ah Hui is alone at home. Xiao Xia's coming here is just right for her to keep her company, and it will make the house more lively."

Ye Yinghua also smiled. She looked at Lin Zixia and said, "Aunt and uncle are so kind to you. You must remember this in your heart and never forget it."

Lin Zixia nodded, "I know."

Ye Yinghua then put down his chopsticks and asked, "Who was that boy with you just now?"

Lin Zixia's grip on the chopsticks tightened, and he suddenly felt relieved, and finally asked.

Before she could answer, Ye Yinghui explained, "Sister, you are talking about Xiaoye, right? He is the grandson of Grandma Lu next door. Xiaoxia just arrived in Rongcheng and is unfamiliar with the place. I asked Xiaoye to take good care of Xiaoxia."

Ye Yinghua frowned, "That boy..."

Lin Zixia immediately answered, "We are in the same class. He is the top student in our grade and is very good at math. I borrowed a book from him."

Ye Yinghua's expression finally softened. "Are you number one in your grade?"

Lin Zixia: "Yeah, his grades are really good."

Ye Yinghui: "Yes, Xiaoye has good grades and is filial. He is a very good child."

Ye Yinghua nodded. "Is that so? Then you should learn more from him."

Lin Zixia lowered his head and responded obediently, "I will."

The topic was dropped. At the dinner table, Ye Yinghua kept saying things that bothered them. It was boring to listen to. Lin Zixia poked at the rice in his bowl, not savoring it.

After dinner, the three adults chatted in the living room, and Lin Zixia went back to his room to do his homework.

After a while, Ye Yinghua entered her bedroom. Lin Zixia turned around and said, "Mom."

Ye Yinghua responded, walked over to her desk and looked at it for a while, "Are you doing math?"

"Um."

Ye Yinghua looked at her desk and said, "I heard from your aunt that you have always worked very hard, but you should also pay attention to the balance between work and rest. During the three years of high school, you must learn to allocate your time evenly."

Lin Zixia: "I know, Mom."

Although Ye Yinghua and Ye Yinghui are sisters and look somewhat similar, their personalities are completely different.

Ye Yinghui is gentle, open-minded, and outgoing, while Ye Yinghua is a strong-willed person. As a teacher, he always has a stern face and is somewhat serious.

"I'm going to attend a parent-teacher conference for you tomorrow. You've been in Chengdu for a long time. Have you adapted?"

“I’ve adapted.”

"That's good," Ye Yinghua paused, but couldn't help but say, "At your age, you're curious about everything, but your primary task right now is to study. Don't worry about anything else."

"Girls in particular should know how to protect themselves and have self-respect and self-love."

Lin Zixia's fingers holding the pen gradually exerted force, and his fingertips turned white.

She knew what Ye Yinghua meant.

She bit her lip and spoke slowly, "Yeah, I know."

Ye Yinghua looked at her with relief, "You have been the best behaved child in the family since you were little. Your father and I are very relieved."

"I'll go home straight after the parent-teacher conference tomorrow. I'll also give your aunt the living expenses from now on. Call home if you have anything."

Lin Zixia lowered his head and said, "Okay."

After giving a few more instructions, Ye Yinghua turned around and left the room.

Hearing the sound of the door closing, Lin Zixia leaned back in his chair, looking at the incandescent light from the desk lamp. He felt so choked up that he could hardly breathe.

She lay on the table and touched the cold surface with her face to suppress the depression in her heart.

That suffocating feeling that she couldn't vent and yet was making her feel uncomfortable.

She closed her eyes, maintained the same posture, and stayed quietly for a long time.

It was unknown how long it took before she slowly stood up. She picked up the phone beside her and opened WeChat.

He typed and deleted it, lifted his fingertips, paused, and typed again.

Thank you for giving me a ride these days. You don’t need me to do that anymore. I can just walk and exercise.

She looked at the line of words in the dialog box, was silent for a few seconds, and then pressed the send button.