"Ugh, I can't bear to watch. These young people these days are so disgusting," the shop manager said quietly, looking like he was enjoying the show.
Ye Jiu blushed under Su Qingyue's gaze. "No, stop talking." She covered her face with her hands. "Hurry up and get the cake, let's go."
Su Qingyue was in a great mood. Holding Ye Jiu's hand in one hand and the cake in the other, he said goodbye to the shop manager, "Thank you, goodbye." He meant it sincerely. He squeezed Ye Jiu's hand, thinking, "Thanks to the boss."
Ye Jiu was so embarrassed that she didn't care why Su Qingyue was holding her hand anymore; she just wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
Even after leaving the pedestrian street, Ye Jiu was still in shock. "Ahhh, how could he talk such nonsense? Were we really that intimate just now?"
Su Qingyue thought for a moment and said seriously, "No, not intimate." It was just eye contact and touching each other's faces, far from the intimacy he wanted.
Ye Jiu became even more self-righteous after being affirmed, "That's right, that boss was just stirring up trouble, we're just friends."
Su Qingyue smiled faintly and remained silent. Perhaps what she told the homeroom teacher about wanting to help him was genuine; she was very generous with the money, and given the many academically excellent students in the school, his face probably played a significant role in her choice. Fortunately, the young girl wasn't sensitive to these things, which was good.
From now on, he just needs to work hard to be worthy of her. Now that they're in the same class, no one can covet her. His eyes flickered, a dark undercurrent surging within them, his gaze fixed on Ye Jiu.
Ye Jiu lost all desire to chat with Su Qingyue about the shop owner.
She asked Su Qingyue, "There shouldn't be any buses running now, so you can't get back, right?"
"It's okay, I can just find any place to make do."
Ye Jiu rolled her eyes. "You have class tomorrow. You're not even an adult yet, where can you just go? They won't even book you a hotel room." She patted his shoulder. "Wait, I'll have Uncle Wang come and take you home."
"And what about you?"
“I’ll go with you. I asked you to come out, so I’ll make sure you get back safely, so your family won’t worry.”
"It's okay, there are no adults at home... no one cares about me." Su Qingyue said pitifully, and Ye Jiu felt a surge of pity for him.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to, I didn't know. Well, since no one's home, how about we go to my place for a meal first? I'll have Uncle Wang take you back, or, if you don't mind, you can stay in my guest room?" Ye Jiu blurted out on a whim. Her apartment had three bedrooms; Aunt Wang slept in one of them, and the other was always vacant. Lending it to Su Qingyue for one night wouldn't be a problem, would it...?
"You're so careless to invite men to your house like that." Su Qingyue raised her hand and pinched her cheek, making Ye Jiu's lips puff out like a goldfish.
"You've been there before, haven't you? Aunt Wang and Uncle Wang both know you. And I can definitely take you down!" Ye Jiu said with difficulty, but now that she thought about it, there was indeed a huge problem!
"Will Aunt Wang be sleeping at your house tonight?" Su Qingyue asked, letting go of her hand.
Ye Jiu moved her cheeks. "Of course I will. Aunt Wang usually sleeps at my house so it's convenient for her to make me breakfast."
“Okay, then I’ll go back with you. I’ll cook for you tomorrow morning, okay? After all, you gave me 200,000 yuan.” Su Qingyue said jokingly.
Ye Jiu gave an awkward laugh. "Haha, there's no need to compete with Aunt Wang for her livelihood." She paused for a moment, feeling a little guilty. She had just come up with a random reason to send him money that day, but she didn't expect him to care so much. Moreover, she had only said it casually when she asked to stay at his place. Now that she had calmed down, she thought it would be best to contact Uncle Wang and send him back.
She stubbornly continued, "Even if you stay here, don't be afraid. I'll only be attracted to your face, not your body."
Su Qingyue subconsciously touched her waist. Because she didn't have time to exercise during her senior year of high school, she didn't have abs yet, but it wasn't too bad.
Ye Jiu watched him grope his waist and teased, "Are you doubting yourself? Thinking your body isn't so bad? I knew it! I caught you, hahaha!"
Su Qingyue wasn't annoyed and nodded, "Yes, although I don't have abs yet, I will in the future, and my figure isn't that bad, is it?"
Ye Jiu stepped back and looked him up and down, nodding, "Not bad, broad shoulders, narrow waist, long legs, good body proportions, not bad."
"Then why don't you lust after my body?" Su Qingyue pressed on relentlessly, wishing she would be tempted.
"I'm not an adult, and neither are you. What are you thinking? Let's talk about it when we're adults." Ye Jiu replied dismissively with a laugh, then quickly walked forward.
Knowing she wouldn't get any more answers, Su Qingyue stopped asking and simply followed closely behind her.
Ye Jiu walked quickly when she was nervous, and Su Qingyue couldn't help but quicken her pace to keep up with her. They arrived at Ye Jiu's building in just a few minutes.
Aunt Wang was very welcoming to Su Qingyue's arrival. She became more talkative at the dinner table, constantly nagging Su Qingyue to help Ye Jiu with her studies. The older generation's views were simply that she hoped Ye Jiu would get into a good university. Although Ye Jiu was not her biological daughter, she was worried about her grades, especially since she often saw Ye Jiu studying until midnight recently. Aunt Wang hoped that Ye Jiu's grades would improve even more than Xu Wanqing.
Ye Jiu fell silent at the mention of grades, silently eating her meal while Su Qingyue and Aunt Wang discussed study methods back and forth.
Ye Jiu felt sad when she talked about studying until midnight. It was because her foundation was too weak. Her own foundation was average, and the original owner's foundation was even worse. She didn't want to be completely lost when she went to the exam, so she was forced to cram.
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Otherwise, who wouldn't want to sleep? Who would want to read in the middle of the night?
During the meal, Su Qingyue and Aunt Wang chatted happily. Ye Jiu casually mentioned that Su Qingyue would be staying at their place that night. Upon hearing this, Aunt Wang's smile vanished instantly, and she whispered to Ye Jiu, "Does she have something on her mind?"
Ye Jiu waved her hand, "How could that be? His home is too far from the city center, and there are no buses now. Besides, I asked Uncle Wang, and he's on vacation recently. I told him not to bother him and to let Su Qingyue make do in that unused bedroom for the night."
When Ye Jiu contacted Uncle Wang to ask him to take Su Qingyue away, who knew that things would turn out so unfortunately that she would have to stay there now.
Su Qingyue was also taken aback. "You really intend to let me stay?"
Ye Jiu was dumbfounded. Why was he asking her the question first? "Huh? Didn't you agree first?"
"I was just joking. There are only two women in this house, how could I possibly stay here?" Su Qingyue said nonchalantly as she cleared the dishes. "I've already booked a guesthouse nearby. And..."
Su Qingyue gave a wicked smile. "Actually, I'm already an adult. I started school a year later than others."
Ye Jiu was dumbfounded again. "Why didn't you refute me when I said you were underage? If you had said you were an adult earlier, I would have told you to get out of the hotel!"
"Because I found your reaction amusing. You were clearly feeling guilty, yet you still invited me." Su Qingyue slowly rolled up her sleeves to wipe the table, completely oblivious to how obnoxious her words were.
Ye Jiu said in disbelief, "Su Qingyue, I never expected you to be such a perverse person." Ye Jiu picked up a cushion from the sofa and threw it at him, her expression full of being deceived.
Su Qingyue caught the cushion. "I'm sorry, but there wasn't a suitable opportunity for me to say it at the time. Besides, it wasn't wrong of me. I thought that since I didn't have my ID card, no hotel would take me in."
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