"Hey, Mr. Li, tell me how Xia Lian is doing at school." Halfway there, Wen Mo couldn't resist his curiosity, and he really wanted to know what the girl was like in class.
"Why do you sound like you're her parent?"
"I am indeed a half guardian, hehe." Wen Mo was carrying a huge pile of books and it was a little difficult for him to speak, but he still tried his best to keep the conversation going.
Upon hearing this, Teacher Li looked over with some surprise, but did not ask any further questions, after all, Wen Mo was a good child and there should be no problem.
After thinking for a while, Teacher Li slowly said, "To be honest, apart from calling on her to answer questions in class, I don't think I've ever seen Xia Lian speak at other times."
On her first day as a homeroom teacher, she noticed that the little girl sitting in the back row was a bit strange. She seemed to have an innocent look on her face no matter what topic others were talking about, and she was also quiet and rarely interacted with others.
Fortunately, she wasn't completely friendless. At least Yin Tao, that energetic little girl, was always around Xia Lian, so she wasn't too lonely. Besides, Yin Tao also had Ye Qingzhou by her side.
Wen Mo listened carefully. Xia Lian's performance was not too unexpected. However, it was enough that she could attend classes peacefully and communicate with her friends normally.
After listening for a while, Wen Mo felt relieved and added, "Then, teacher, please take good care of that girl for me. She's too shy, and also..."
Before she could finish speaking, Teacher Li suddenly stopped, put down the book in her hand in front of a warehouse, and smiled casually at Wen Mo, "Alright, alright, I understand what you're saying. I'll keep a close eye on Xia Lian."
"Okay, thank you, teacher."
Wen Mo smiled happily and put the book on the ground as well, but he couldn't help but sigh inwardly that knowing more people was definitely not a bad thing.
Once inside the warehouse, the two began organizing the books, chatting idly, but most of the conversation revolved around Xia Lian.
Soon it was lunchtime. After the two finished organizing the books in the warehouse, Teacher Li closed the warehouse door and took Wen Mo to eat.
"He said he was treating me to dinner, but he just took me to eat in the cafeteria." Wen Mo complained about the food in front of him, but didn't complain too much. He was indeed hungry after carrying so many books for so long.
"Eating in the cafeteria is bad enough, I even ordered two extra chicken drumsticks for you."
"Then I really have to thank you."
Wen Mo ate his food heartily, but occasionally looked up and glanced around the cafeteria, as if searching for a certain figure.
"Just eat, why are you thinking like a surveillance camera?"
"I'm looking for Xia Lian." Wen Mo glanced around but didn't see the girl, so he continued eating. "It seems she's out eating with her friends."
"You care about her so much." Teacher Li didn't rush to eat, but instead held her phone and scrolled through videos for a while, muttering to herself from time to time, "No wonder you two are so close, that girl could hardly take her eyes off you just now."
"Cough cough cough..."
Upon hearing this, Wen Mo nearly choked on his food, coughing twice as if his innermost thoughts had been exposed. "We're cousins, so it's normal for us to be close, very normal..."
Startled by his cough, Teacher Li put her phone back in her pocket, patted her chest, and frowned slightly.
"You scared me! Why are you in such a hurry? It's not like I don't believe you two are cousins."
It would be better if she had already believed it.
"...I'm not in a hurry, let's continue eating." Wen Mo pretended to be nonchalant and continued eating.
"You don't actually like Yin Tao, do you?"
"I also like grapes," Wen Mo replied speechlessly, though he was genuinely concerned about what Yin Tao and the others were doing.
...
On the other side.
A restaurant off-campus.
Yin Tao was happily laughing and joking next to Xia Lian, while occasionally directing Ye Qingzhou to get the vegetables.
"This, this, and... this! I want to eat them all!"
"No way, do you think you're a king? You want to eat everything." Ye Qingzhou clicked her tongue, but didn't stop what she was doing. Even though she was very unhappy, she still picked up the dishes that Yin Tao wanted to eat.
While he was serving the dishes, the two girls were whispering to each other.
"It's rare for Xiao Lian to come out and have a meal with us. Why isn't she with the president today?" Yin Tao said with a playful smile.
"Wenmo, something came up at noon."
"I see." Yin Tao nodded thoughtfully. "By the way, Xiao Lian, why are you so late today? You didn't arrive at school until after your morning classes were over."
Xia Lian blinked, about to speak.
However, he realized that what happened yesterday could not be explained in a short time, and Wenmo had specifically instructed that too many details should not be revealed.
Then I can only briefly summarize yesterday's events according to my own thinking, um...
Last night, I used my lap pillow on Wenmo for too long, which made him fall asleep very late, so he woke up a little late today.
She was about to say it, but the words caught in her throat. She felt something was off, so after thinking it over again, Xia Lian shortened the sentence.
"I slept in late... so I woke up late today." Xia Lian said in a serious tone, but her serious demeanor paired with her innocent little eyes looked rather incongruous.
Moreover, it seems like he said nothing at all.
Although Yin Tao really wanted to complain, she tried her best to hold it in. She suddenly realized and expressed her understanding. Then, scratching her head, she said with a smile, "I thought something had happened to you. I was so worried about you this morning."
Seemingly having her secrets touched, Xia Lian appeared a little guilty, forcing herself to calm down and looking down at the table.
After a while, Xia Lian remembered something and nudged Yin Tao's shoulder.
“Yin Tao”.
"Hmm? What's wrong, Xiaolian?"
Yin Tao was playing on her phone and casually replied.
"You said before that you have... someone you like."
As soon as she finished speaking, Yin Tao quickly covered Xia Lian's mouth and looked around nervously. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Ye Qingzhou was not around.
"Keep your voice down, and Qingzhou can't hear this," Yin Tao whispered mischievously, looking somewhat embarrassed.
Xia Lian tilted her head in confusion, seemingly not quite understanding the situation.
Why can't Qingzhou be by my side when we're talking about someone we like?
After thinking for a while, she suddenly realized.
Yin Tao and Qing Zhou are very close. If Qing Zhou finds out that Yin Tao has someone she likes, Qing Zhou will be very sad.
To be fair, although this straightforward thinking went astray, the conclusion was still correct, as long as Ye Qingzhou didn't overhear these topics.
"Why are you suddenly asking me these things?" Yin Tao said, glancing around from time to time.
Upon hearing this, Xia Lian lowered her eyes somewhat strangely, her silent gaze revealing no emotion. After a while, she slowly raised her head and spoke calmly:
"I think I have someone I like."
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