Looking up at the door, I realized that it was my mother who opened it.
"What time is it? Still sleeping? Did you stay up very late last night?"
Faced with her mother's lecture, Shang Yunmiao was too embarrassed to argue that she had woken up early. She awkwardly got out of bed, tidied her hair, and then took Yunxuan's arm, chatting and laughing as they left the bedroom together.
After washing up, the girl went to the dining table. She first saw her father, who had a retro style, reading a large newspaper, and then she saw Chen Bing peeling eggs across from him.
Upon seeing the boy, Shang Yunmiao blushed, recalling what had happened the previous night. But she quickly regained her composure, gave a brief greeting, and then obediently sat down next to Chen Bing.
During the meal, Shang Zhengxin chatted with the others about interesting things that happened at school, such as the sports meet, the fish in the school, and the mischievous students.
However, he soon connected the troublesome student to the student's grades.
"Our school's graduating class this year has performed well, especially the two students who ranked at the top. I wonder what place they'll get in the city at the end of the semester." As soon as he finished speaking, Shang Zhengxin's expectant face, which had been hovering in the preparation stage, suddenly came out.
To avoid a rambling lecture, Yunxuan and Shang Yunmiao didn't respond. To avoid embarrassing Uncle Shang, Chen Bing, who didn't know him well, stepped forward and answered him.
Unexpectedly, this one sentence led to him being entangled with Shang Zhengxin. The principal of this prestigious high school immediately fixed his gaze on him, and at the same time, slightly turned his body to face Chen Bing and began to lecture him.
Faced with the barrage of lectures and motivational platitudes from the other party, Chen Bing gradually regretted his actions. He looked back and forth between Shang Yunmiao and Yunxuan for help, but the two of them kept their heads down and ate their breakfast silently, showing no intention of helping him at all.
Fortunately, Shang Zhengxin goes to work even on Saturdays, so before he could finish speaking, he had to leave due to the time constraints.
After seeing Shang Zhengxin off, Chen Bing breathed a sigh of relief. He then turned to look at where Yun Xuan and the other person were.
After searching for a while, Chen Bing saw two beautiful figures busy in the kitchen.
Judging from their movements and the aroma wafting in the air, Chen Bing guessed that the mother and daughter were making cookies.
Without bothering her any further, Chen Bing plopped down on the sofa, turned on the TV, and started watching a program.
Unable to find a program she liked, Chen Bing wandered around and ended up watching the news broadcast.
Believe it or not, for Chen Bing, an intellectual who cares about current affairs, is mentally healthy, and loves his country and people, watching the news broadcast after a long time was surprisingly quite enjoyable, to the point that he gradually became immersed in it.
"Chen Bing".
"ah?"
Xiao Shang's shout brought Chen Bing back from the exciting international news. He first exclaimed "Ah!" and then turned to look at the other person.
Here, have some dried persimmons.
"Oh, okay."
After receiving the persimmon cake, Chen Bing took a small bite. It was sweet, soft, and chewy, and tasted quite good.
"Is it tasty?"
"Delicious, delicious."
With his other hand, Chen Bing patted Shang Yunmiao's head and praised her. Then, he turned back to watch TV.
Xiao Shang didn't leave immediately, but sat quietly next to him, looking very cute and well-behaved.
But what kind of thoughts are hidden beneath this obedient appearance remains a mystery to our Comrade Chen Bing.
Hmm...
After glancing furtively at Chen Bing's face, Shang Yunmiao lowered her head and nervously fiddled with her fingers.
She is undoubtedly very nervous right now, and the reason is naturally because of what happened last night.
After thinking it over all morning, Shang Yunmiao decided to strike first.
Yes, she figured it out. As long as she told the "truth" first, then no matter what Chen Bing heard later, she could just say it was a rumor, since there would be no way to prove it after all.
However, although this idea sounds good, it is still a lie, after all.
Therefore, as a good child, Shang Yunmiao naturally needed to go through some mental preparation before she could carry out her deceptive behavior.
She remained silent for ten minutes, while also mentally preparing herself for the next ten minutes. Finally, Shang Yunmiao mustered her courage and took the initiative to tell Chen Bing about it.
"Chen...Chen Bing, do you remember when you wrote down my QQ number for that girl?"
Just then, the news broadcast ended, and Chen Bing was able to snap out of her reverie and focus intently on Shang Yunmiao as she listened to her speak.
"Yeah, I remember. What's up?"
No, don't look at me, watch TV...
Facing Chen Bing's gaze, Shang Yunmiao became slightly nervous. But thankfully, the ten-minute-long encouragement wouldn't be defeated by this level of tension.
After mustering her courage again, Shang Yunmiao asked casually, "That's right, she added me yesterday, and I chatted with her briefly."
Hearing this, Chen Bing became interested. He looked at Shang Yunmiao sitting next to him and cast a curious glance at her.
What did you say to her?
Shang Yunmiao's eyes looked slightly unnatural; her gaze darted around, and she didn't dare to look directly at Chen Bing.
"She confessed her feelings to me right away, and I... I told her that you're focused on your studies right now and don't want to be in a relationship."
Hearing this, Chen Bing was slightly disappointed. Although the conversation matched his impression of Shang Yunmiao, it was still rather dull. While he didn't expect Shang Yunmiao to sulk and muster the courage to tell him she was his girlfriend, this was just too bland and tasteless.
Perhaps noticing the disappointment in her eyes, Xiao Shang quickly added, "Well... also, she seems to have misunderstood my relationship with you." Shang Yunmiao said this without batting an eye.
"Oh? Go on and on." Chen Bing became interested again.
"Actually, it's nothing, she just asked us what our relationship is."
"And then, what did you say?"
Faced with Chen Bing's persistent questioning, Shang Yunmiao calmly picked up the glass on the table, took a trembling sip, and replied, "Uh... I, I said we're just friends, but she didn't believe me and insisted we were a couple..."
Shang Yunmiao couldn't keep up the lie anymore; her conscience was killing her. But Chen Bing wasn't going to let her off the hook. A barrage of questions like, "So what did you say after that?", "Did the other person give up?", and "Did you delete her on QQ?" left Shang Yunmiao speechless, afraid of revealing something.
"I... I forgot, I don't remember much, and... then I deleted QQ too, that's about it."
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