Chapter 32 Long Qi vs. Five: I want to embrace, but more than just embrace...
As soon as Teacher Feng finished speaking, a loud round of applause erupted in the classroom, making Xu Zhiyu blush.
She stood tall, enjoying the praise and flattery around her; Xingmian was the kind of child adults always talked about.
"This child is really amazing. I wonder how they were raised at home. We should really learn from them!"
"Yes, yes, the student in this grade sits very steadily and insists on taking the exam even with a high fever. Unlike my kid! Let alone a high fever, he complains about needing to stay home and rest if he sneezes. He doesn't take studying seriously at all!"
"Don't tell me, this is the first time I've seen Lin Xingmian not at the very top of the rankings. It's only because he didn't do well in English this time that the second-place student got first place..."
The homeroom teacher's words made Xu Zhiyu and Lin Xingmian the focus of class discussion again. She sat up straight and dignified, afraid that any improper movement would be unworthy of such an excellent child.
Seeing his sister's stiff smile and awkwardness, Xingmian couldn't help but chuckle.
Xu Zhiyu glanced over: "What are you laughing at?"
"My sister is so cute." He carefully examined her carefully dressed up today, his eyes not entirely innocent. At 17, his passion was at its peak. His sister was using all sorts of methods to seduce him, and now it was more than just wanting to kiss him.
Two little pink clouds flew up on Ayu's face. She had no idea what the "naive" little devil was thinking. She only felt that Xingmian was making fun of her! Because he was already used to all kinds of exaggerated praise, while Ayu was experiencing being the parent of the top student for the first time. It was inevitable that she would get carried away by the flattery...
"Alright, alright, so many people are watching, shh—" She was embarrassed; she had asked someone else first, and Xingmian had answered, but she told him to be quiet.
The parent-teacher meeting lasted for an hour and a half. I thought I could finally relax after the meeting ended, but unexpectedly, Teacher Feng called Xu Zhiyu to stay behind and wanted to have a private chat with him in her office!
Lin Xingmian immediately objected, his eyes filled with wariness, "I'll go in with you."
"What are you doing? Just wait for me in your seat. The teacher must want to talk to me about something related to you if she calls me in alone. Why are you so nervous? Don't go. If it were something you could hear, Teacher Feng wouldn't have called me in alone."
He was very worried: "You can go in alone if you want, I'll stay at the door and call me if anything seems wrong."
Ah Yu shook her head, "Why do you always think so badly of others?"
...
She followed the teacher into the office, while Xingmian waited outside the door.
After waiting for about ten minutes, her older sister came out. She looked unwell, which made Xingmian's heart tighten. She frowned and asked her left and right, but couldn't get any answers.
The parent-teacher meeting ended, and everyone in the classroom had left. It was almost five o'clock in the afternoon, and a cool breeze was blowing, causing the blue curtains to flutter.
The class monitor had already arranged for the students to move the extra benches in the corridor. The empty space made the classroom look bigger. Ayu was in a heavy mood. As soon as the two entered the classroom, the wind in the corridor outside slammed the door shut with a "bang"!
"What exactly did Teacher Feng say to you? If you don't tell me, I'm going to his office to ask him!" Xingmian was extremely anxious. Countless guesses flashed through his mind, becoming more and more outrageous. He was afraid that once he got to the office, it wouldn't be a verbal exchange but a physical fight!
She tugged at his sleeve, her eyes filled with pity, and touched his cheek with her finger.
"Does it still hurt?"
The touch of his fingertips was tingling and cool, and he was flattered. "No, it doesn't hurt."
The young man had fair skin, deep eyes, and thick eyelashes. His brows exuded a cool and noble air, and he always carried a trace of weary sorrow, as if he had already tasted and seen through everything in this world. Only when he looked at the girl he admired did his captivating eyes show tenderness.
Xu Zhiyu gazed at him for a long time, her guilt and heartache almost overflowing from her chest. She sighed softly.
"Xingmian, let me hug you."
"Huh?" Xingmian was stunned.
Before he could react, Ah Yu wrapped her arms around his waist, leaned her face against his neck, and their scents gradually blended together.
His hands froze in mid-air, unsure if he could hug her back.
She said slowly, "I only heard the whole story from other parents. Teacher Feng called me in and explained to me that you were sick during the exam and had a recurring high fever, so it was already great that you got such a good result. She told me not to blame you. You are usually quiet at school and focus on your studies. I hope you can find something to do that makes you happy. I'm worried that if you keep suppressing yourself like this, you will get sick."
"Hmm..." Lin Xingmian wasn't interested in what Teacher Feng said, but he was very grateful to him. His sister's sudden hug was also because of what Teacher Feng had said. Her sweet and soft body made him feel hot all over. His sister was being nice to him again and cared about him again. Could it be that she had broken up with that Shen Siqing?
"It's been like this for years, I'm used to it."
"It's my fault. You call me 'sister' all the time, but I haven't really fulfilled my responsibilities as an older sister." She got out of Xingmian's embrace and sat down at her desk.
The beautiful moment was fleeting. Lin Xingmian sat down at the table in front of her and began to silently savor the hug she had just received. She regretted not being bolder and holding her tightly so that she wouldn't have a chance to let go!
“When I’m angry, I always say hurtful things to you, like ‘You’re just a customer who comes here every day.’ But that’s just said in anger. We see each other every day and gradually get to know each other. I cook for you, and you save me when I’m in danger. Actually, we shouldn’t just be supermarket owner and customer anymore. We can be friends, if not siblings.”
In fact, Xingmian never held a grudge against her angry words. Everyone gets angry, and it's true that the things people say when they're angry are unpleasant. He only knew that his sister was good to him and cared about him. He would be happy whenever he saw her, so he wanted to see her every day.
"After saying all that, what I really want to say to you is... I'm sorry... I didn't even realize you were sick during those two days of your exams, and I even hit you and said hurtful things to you, I..."
“Sister.” He revealed his symmetrical canine teeth, his smile sunny, “You don’t need to apologize to me, Xingmian will never be angry with you.”
"Kid, do you think I'll believe you just because you say that? If you're really not angry with me, why haven't you come to the supermarket for a week?"
"Well..." Lin Xingmian kept her in suspense, her eyes never leaving Xu Zhiyu, "I won't tell you."
How can I tell her?
Because Shen Siqing is right, he always makes her angry and makes her cry. Since she can live the happiness she wants with someone else, why should he bother her?
"Why aren't you telling me! Do you know how I feel..." She was getting anxious, wanting to say that she cooked his meals every day, and was worried that one day he would suddenly come and see that she hadn't prepared his meal, and she would secretly be sad.
And what happened? Well, what happened to that kid?
They're keeping us in suspense!
Ah Yu crossed her arms and said righteously, "I was wrong to hit you when you were sick, and I apologize for that. But why didn't you tell me you had a high fever and felt unwell?"
"Sister, don't you not care about Xingmian? What difference does it make whether I say it or not? Ever since you got together with Chen Siqing, you only have eyes for him and in your heart. Even if I tell you, you won't worry."
"Bullshit! How do you know I don't care if you haven't even said it?"
"Then tell me, why did you ignore me before?"
Xu Zhiyu felt guilty, "How could I ignore you?"
“You know yourself that since you got together with Shen Siqing, you haven’t eaten with me, cared about me, or talked to me. You only care about him. I’ll just leave.”
"Hey, you've got quite a temper!" Now that they'd gotten to this topic, she sat up straight and said seriously, "Now that we've come this far, I have something important to tell you."
Lin Xingmian raised her eyelids: "You two broke up?"
"Pah! Pah! Pah! What breakup! Don't curse me!"
"Oh." He fiddled with the pen on the table. "Go ahead and tell me."
"Although this topic is a bit sensitive and heavy, I've thought about it for a long time. If I don't teach you these things, your irresponsible relatives probably won't teach you either, and you'll just have to figure it out on your own. If you get bad guidance, you might get stuck in a rut."
Lin Xingmian listened attentively to her sister's earnest words.
“After much thought, based on my experience of living five years longer than you, I think you haven’t clearly distinguished between your feelings for a female older sister and your feelings for your boyfriend,” Xu Zhiyu said, stroking her chin with an air of self-assurance.
"Oh?" he feigned surprise. "Is that so?"
"That's right. Did you immediately realize what I meant when I just mentioned it? Cough cough, take what happened between us last time... uh, that night, for example..."
Which night?
She lowered her head in embarrassment, "It was that day, the day I drank, the two of us were in the supermarket..."
"Huh? What? We're often together at the supermarket, what were we doing back then?"
"..." Xu Zhiyu frowned, "Lin Xingmian, stop pretending."
"Haha." He laughed heartily, and Ayu was stunned. For a moment, a wrong thought flashed through her mind, and her heart started beating faster.
Xingmian liked to tease her. His sister was the cutest. She would say things like, "Today, as his parent, I have five more years of experience than you." Hahaha, she was so silly. Even if she lived ten more years than him, she might not understand what love is as well as he does.
His feelings for her were clear from the first meeting. He would only wonder about her attitude towards him, but he would never question his own feelings for her, because those feelings were beyond doubt and as solid as a rock.
"Ahem, alright, alright. You're young and don't understand matters of love. Actually, your feelings for me are just because of your family... In short, it's just dependence. It's not appropriate for us to have any intimate contact like that between a man and a woman. You shouldn't say things in front of my boyfriend that could be easily misunderstood, after all, you're 17 years old. It's not unreasonable for Aqing to misunderstand..."
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