Zhou Yunwan was watching intently.
When she first transferred here, Xing Zhaoling took her to look at the list. It included all the outstanding graduates since the school was founded, and photos of her brother and Shen Yanli when they were young were posted on it.
Every time she passed by here, she would stop and look at it for a while, but no matter how many times she looked at it, she still felt that the photo was not real enough. Perhaps there were some differences between the Shen Yanli in the photo and the Shen Yanli now.
Zhou Yunwan turned her head to look at Shen Yanli beside her, then looked at the photo, wrinkled her nose, and couldn't help but ask, "You looked so tender and well-behaved when you were young, why do you look so fierce now?"
Shen Yanli put his hands in his pockets, his profile was smooth, his thin lips tightened when he heard the words, and he tilted his head to look at Zhou Yunwan, who was nearly a head shorter than him, and raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Vicious?"
Seeing his slightly surprised expression, Zhou Yunwan nodded seriously: "Yes."
Chen Yanli frowned and turned to look at the photo of his teenage self. He felt that she must have some misunderstanding about him. From childhood to adulthood, people had only said that he looked cold and difficult to approach, but no one had ever said that he looked fierce.
Besides, he always tried to be as gentle as possible in front of her, so how could he be fierce?
But it is also possible that after so many years, his appearance and temperament have changed, which gave her such an illusion?
...
...
While I was deep in thought, a very light laugh suddenly came from beside me.
Chen Yanli looked over in the direction of the voice, and saw the little girl beside him smiling with her eyes curved into crescents, with little sparkles of light, shining like the starry sky, and looking extremely pretty.
Perhaps because she felt guilty, she suppressed her laughter and turned the tables as soon as she opened her mouth: "Look, he's staring at me fiercely like this now. It's so scary, so scary."
She put on a cowardly expression and softened her voice, but there was no fear of him in her playful eyes.
Shen Yanli's brows tightened a little, his face was still cold, but his voice softened a little: "Wanwan, you really are..."
Having said this, he suddenly paused, as if he hadn't thought of the exact adjective.
Zhou Yunwan couldn't wait any longer, raised her chin, and narrowed her eyes slightly: "What is it really?"
Shen Yanli received the warning in her eyes, laughed and pinched her cheek: "Cute."
Zhou Yunwan was quite satisfied with this answer. The arc of her mouth became deeper and deeper, and she muttered softly: "That's good enough."
After saying that, Zhou Yunwan thought of something else, raised her head and stared at him, curiously asking: "I heard that you received a lot of love letters in high school, but you never fell in love for the first time, or had a relationship?"
She originally wanted to catch him in the act, but his answer was like an old-fashioned one: "When you should be studying, you should study hard. Why fall in love? It will only delay your studies."
Staring at Shen Yanli's unmoved and serious expression, Zhou Yunwan said thoughtfully, "What you said makes sense. Falling in love will delay study. So should I also study hard..."
A trace of astonishment flashed across Shen Yanli's handsome face, and then he realized that what he had just said was digging a hole for himself, and almost buried himself, so he quickly tried to make up for it: "Even if it's delayed, I can make it up to you."
Zhou Yunwan glanced at him and snorted in disapproval: "Professor Shen, you are so hypocritical."
Shen Yanli's Adam's apple rolled slightly, and he called her name in a hoarse voice: "Wanwan."
Zhou Yunwan curled her lips, but she still couldn't resist his beauty trick. She tilted her head and leaned towards him, lowering her voice and smirking, "Okay, since you have remained chaste for so many years, I will reluctantly forgive you."
Her cute expression was particularly moving, and Shen Yanli's eyes were obscure. If there were not so many people coming and going in the corridor, he would have definitely hugged her tightly in his arms.
Zhou Yunwan had been staring at him, and was very keenly aware of the dangerous change in his eyes. Two blushes appeared on her cheeks, and she pursed her lips and shyly changed the subject: "There should be photos of you when you were a child at home, right? Can you show them to me when you go back later?"
Shen Yanli took in the expectation in her eyes and subconsciously wanted to agree, but he suddenly thought of something, and a trace of embarrassment and hesitation flashed across his usually calm face.
After hesitating for two seconds, he cleared his throat and tried to dissuade her from this idea: "Actually, I didn't take any photos..."
But just as he was about to refuse, the little girl in front of him pouted her lips and blinked her long eyelashes. She looked extremely aggrieved, as if she would cry at the next second.
Shen Yanli's heart almost melted when he saw this, so he swallowed the words back when they came to his lips. He coaxed in a deep voice: "If you want to see it, I'll ask my mother to find it when we get back."
As soon as these words came out, the little girl immediately became happy, as if she was afraid that he would go back on his word, and she continued with a bright smile: "Hehe, I knew my brother is the best."
Her sweet voice was soft and contained a subtle cunningness.
Shen Yanli saw through her little trick and knew that he was most likely deceived by her, but he had no choice but to accept it.
After returning home and looking at Shen Yanli's previous photos, Zhou Yunwan finally understood why he wanted to reject her.
It turned out that when Chen Yanli was two or three years old, his facial features were too delicate, giving him a beauty that was difficult to tell whether he was male or female, so he was often mistaken for a girl.
One year when they went to a photo studio to take a family portrait, Guo Yulin had a sudden idea. He wanted to make up for his regret of not having a daughter, so he coaxed and tricked Shen Yanli into taking two "artistic photos" of her wearing a skirt.
The photos were taken very well, and there was no trace of Shen Yanli at all. People who didn't know would think that the Shen family really had a daughter. The two photos are still kept in the family album, and Guo Yulin takes them out from time to time to reminisce.
Chen Yanli felt that it was one of the few dark histories of his, so he didn't want Zhou Yunwan to know about it.
But Zhou Yunwan thought it was very cute.
Little Chen Yanli still has a chubby face. She is wearing a blue floral dress, a black curly wig on her head, and a rag doll in her arms. She is definitely a cute girl with big eyes.
It's just that little expression is too righteous, which ruins the overall beauty.
Zhou Yunwan took the photo and compared it with the current Shen Yanli. The contrast was too strong and she couldn't help laughing and fell on the sofa with a chuckle.
Seeing this, Guo Yulin and others on the side also curled the corners of their lips.
Shen Yanli was so likable when he was a child. He is not like Professor Shen who has grown up and is so serious and reserved. He looks so distant and unapproachable.
The atmosphere in the living room was very lively. Zhou Yunwan and Guo Yulin sat side by side. Every time Zhou Yunwan looked at a photo, Guo Yulin would tell her the little story behind the photo.
The photos of him when he was a baby, when he wore open-crotch pants, when he was in elementary school, when he was in middle school, when he was in college, when he was working... The photo she saw in school is also here. Each one represents a stage in his life and is very memorable.
However, none of them are as interesting as the two pictures of her wearing skirts.
Until Guo Yulin put the photos away, Zhou Yunwan still pulled Shen Yanli to make fun of him, but the louder she laughed, the deeper the expression of Shen Yanli staring at her became.
But isn't it easy to coax Chen Yanli?
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, Zhou Yunwan made a microphone with her hands, leaned over and whispered something in his ear, then ran away quickly with a red face.
Chen Yanli stood there in a daze, staring at the beautiful figure as it walked away. After a while, his handsome face became visibly hot and red.
What she just said kept repeating in my mind.
"In the future, I will give you a more lovely daughter."
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