Qin Yi has a sunny disposition, especially when she smiles, she gives off a feeling like the sun. She is also very beautiful, and her phoenix eyes always give people a warm and gentle feeling when they look at them.
With his fair skin and overall demeanor, he didn't seem to come from an ordinary family.
Old Gao looked around the classroom. There were forty-six students in total, sitting in pairs. Now there was one more, Qin Yi.
Old Gao was in a dilemma. Should he let Qin Yi sit alone?
"Teacher Gao, shall I sit there?"
Qin Yi pointed to the last empty space by the window and spoke.
Old Gao glanced at it; the area was spacious and had no cleaning supplies, so Qin Yi's request was acceptable.
He nodded. "There's an empty table in the back, so please sit down first. We can discuss it later if we need to make adjustments."
Qin nodded and went straight to the back, moving the empty table there, right behind Nanzhi.
Just as Qin Yi was about to sit down, Shen Xingmian stood up and said to Lao Gao:
"Teacher, I think no one should sit in the back. Qin Yi should sit in the front."
Old Gao frowned, feeling that Shen Xingmian was deliberately causing trouble; this child was clearly restless.
"Teacher Gao, I'll sit here."
Before Lao Gao could speak, Qin Yi reached out and moved the table from behind Nan Zhi to behind Shen Xingmian.
Old Gao looked at Shen Xingmian, "Shen Xingmian, is everything alright now?"
Shen Xingmian turned to look at Nan Zhi. Since the wheelchair could get out, he silently sat down.
Qin Yi looked at the two people in front of him, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.
Nan Zhi whispered to Shen Xingmian, "I'm fine."
Shen Xingmian glanced at her. "I've already said I'll take care of you, and I won't go back on my word."
Nanzhi: "..."
After school, once most of the students had left the classroom, Gu Ying ran over from the junior high section.
"Sister Xixi."
Seeing Gu Ying, Nan Zhi looked at him in surprise, "Why did you come here? Didn't I tell you to go directly to the school gate?"
Gu Ying walked in, carrying a schoolbag, smiling, "I want to be with you guys."
As he spoke, he picked up Nanzhi's schoolbag and asked, "How did Sister Xixi think of class today?"
The little boy asked her earnestly, and Nanzhi felt a warmth in her heart. This child was so gentle. She nodded, "That's good. I made a new friend today. What about you, Ying? Did you make any friends today?"
Nan Zhi reached out and ruffled Gu Ying's hair, smiling gently.
Gu Ying nodded heavily. "Many girls like to be friends with me."
Nanzhi: "......"
Therefore, this is an era that values appearance.
At this moment, Shen Xingmian pulled Gu Ying away and saw Nan Zhi's hand on Gu Ying's head, which made him very unhappy.
She glanced coldly at Nan Zhi and said, "Miss Mu, we should go back."
Nan Zhi: "...Could you please stop calling me Miss Mu?"
Gu Ying chimed in, "That's right, Xingmian, you should just call her Xixi. It's so awkward calling her Miss Mu all day."
“Aying, you’re right, I think so too.”
Shen Xingmian: "......."
"Mu, let's go."
Hearing him call out like that was easier to accept than before, but it still felt so awkward.
Nan Zhi glared at him and stopped talking. Gu Ying, on the other hand, frowned, somewhat disapproving. "Brother Xingmian, we've lived together for so long, why are you still so distant with Sister Xixi?"
Shen Xingmian glanced at him and said with a slight parting of her thin lips, "Children shouldn't ask too many questions."
Nanzhi: "......"
Gu Ying: "......"
When the three of them arrived at the stairwell, they happened to see Qin Yi coming from outside. His sunny and handsome face was all smiles, and he went up to greet them.
Are you going home together?
Nanzhi had a decent impression of this person and nodded.
Upon seeing Gu Ying, Qin Yi asked, "And who is this?"
"It's my younger brother."
Nan Zhi glanced at Gu Ying and smiled as she spoke. Qin Yiduo glanced at Gu Ying twice and said:
"Xi Yue, you have so many kids."
Nanzhi: "......"
She and Qin Yi weren't that close, were they?
Before Qin Yi could say anything more, Shen Xingmian pushed her wheelchair over directly, showing no intention of letting Qin Yi and Nan Zhi continue their conversation.
Qin Yi: "......"
Watching the three figures gradually disappear into the distance, a glint flashed in Qin Yi's eyes, and then he took out his phone and made a call.
That evening, Shen Xingmian told Nan Zhi about something he had been thinking about for a long time.
"Are you going to work?"
Nan Zhi frowned, and Shen Xingmian nodded. He couldn't stay in the Mu family forever. He should save some money for himself while he could. Who knew how long he would have to stay in this world? Once he could afford to support Gu Ying and his living expenses, he could leave the Mu family.
"But have I wronged you?"
The boy shook his head.
"Then why did you go out to work?"
Shen Xingmian stared into the girl's eyes for a long time before answering:
"I promise I'll take care of you, and I'll find an after-school job so I don't miss taking care of you."
Nan Zhi laughed, though she was a little angry inside. "Do you think I need your help to take care of me?"
At this point, she sneered, "You really think highly of yourself, Shen Xingmian. Why do you think I was willing to take you in? And why did I go to so much trouble to send you to school? Do you think I was just being kind-hearted?"
Shen Xingmian seemed to understand the meaning behind Nan Zhi's words, but she didn't quite understand them.
His heart began to pound uncontrollably again, but here, he could not have any other feelings for Mu Xiyue, or for anyone else in this world. Perhaps one day, he and Aying would have to leave.
“I didn’t think that way. I thank you for letting Aying go to school, but I can’t rely on you forever, so no matter what you say, I will still look for a job tomorrow.”
After saying that, Shen Xingmian turned and left.
Just as he was about to close the bedroom door, he heard the girl's slightly sarcastic voice say:
"Shen Xingmian, are you just taking advantage of the fact that I like you? Are you really that unwilling to stay by my side?"
Nan Zhi was furious. She could sense that Shen Xingmian was always unwilling to accept her veiled confessions, always changing the subject, or pretending not to understand.
This time she decided to be more explicit.
The boy paused, his body stiffening as he stood at the doorway; Nanzhi couldn't see his expression.
His heart pounded even harder, and Shen Xingmian's fair face flushed red. His eyes held shock, confusion, and a touch of sadness.
He comforted himself for a while, then, without turning his head, spoke with a youthful magnetism:
"Miss Mu, please don't joke with me. I'm an orphan."
Nan Zhi curled her lips into a sneer, her face full of sarcasm. "So what if I'm an orphan? Do you look down on me because I'm disabled?"
She refused to believe it; even after all that, Shen Xingmian was still trying to run away.
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