30/Reason
At this moment, at the entrance of Suizhong School
Chen Song lingered for a long time, smoking a cigarette, but no one came out. The gatekeeper had been watching him for a while and felt something was off about him. When Chen Song paced back and forth again, he finally frowned and said to him, "The students have been dismissed for a long time. Who are you waiting for?"
Chen Song chuckled, "I'm waiting for my daughter."
"Is your daughter a day student or a boarding student? Day students have already gone home, and boarding students have turned off the lights by now. Stop loitering around the gate, or I'll call the police."
Upon hearing this, Chen Song wanted to curse, but due to the other person's more robust physique, he could only grit his teeth and leave the school gate.
However, after walking only a few steps, I heard someone call out "Uncle".
He turned around and saw a boy with a backpack standing at the entrance of the stationery store. The boy whispered to him, "I know where Chen Mian is."
*
Chen Mian followed Shen Yu into the house.
The silence between the two was almost eerie; neither spoke for a moment.
Her schoolbag was on the sofa. Time ticked by, and just before ten o'clock, Chen Mian seemed to wake from a dream, looked at Chen Yu, and asked him, "Aren't you going back?"
Shen Yu was taking the test paper out of his bag when he heard her ask this question. He found it a bit funny. "You're exactly the kind of person who gets rid of someone after they've served their purpose. You were quite obedient and let me carry you in the elevator, but now that you don't need me anymore, you're kicking me out. Are you a heartless woman?"
"..."
Chen Mian was silent for a moment, her expression seemingly calm, but her ears turned red, and her voice seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth, "Can't you... just not mention what happened earlier?"
It's so embarrassing.
The thought of asking him for a hug made her wish time could turn back. She even felt like she was bewitched or possessed by something else. In short, saying those words was more shameful and infuriating than crying in front of Shen Yu.
"cannot."
Shen Yu answered quickly, showing none of the gentleness she displayed in the elevator.
Because he's tall, it wasn't comfortable for him to sit on the sofa to get his schoolbag, so he sat directly on the carpet. Now he was leaning against the edge of the sofa, with his elbows propped up on it, looking like a shameless man flirting with a respectable woman, his tone also teasing and playful.
"Do you feel like you've made a fatal mistake? It's too late for me to tell you this, but I just didn't record it, otherwise I would have played it on repeat on your birthday."
Chen Mian had no emotions at this moment, she just felt that Shen Yu was really annoying.
She casually tossed the test paper at someone, but it was easily intercepted.
"Oh, so you resort to violence when you can't win an argument," he reprimanded her in a lazy tone.
"Sinking Domain".
"explain."
"You're so annoying."
"Can't you come up with something new? How many times have you told me that? Here's my suggestion: say some sweet words, and maybe I'll forget about what just happened."
Chen Mian ignored him and took out her test paper from her bag. It was her humanities test paper, placed next to Shen Yu's science test paper. Both scores looked good, with neat and tidy papers. However, hers was covered in dense writing, while Shen Yu's paper was simple, with the solution process as concise as possible.
This reminded Chen Mian of Zhao Lili's complaint.
Indeed, studying theory is quite economical.
She took out red and black pens from her pencil case, intending to correct her mistakes, when she heard Shen Yu ask her, "Did you deliberately let Qiao Zhiwan see you in the teacher's office during the day?"
He asked casually, and Chen Mian admitted it frankly, "Yes, I did it on purpose."
She knew Qiao Zhiwan would peek, and she also knew that Qiao Zhiwan would definitely approach her to try and get a negative answer from her.
Chen Mian knew exactly what Qiao Zhiwan was thinking, so when Qiao Zhiwan greeted her, all she could think was, "As expected."
She frankly admitted to using him and didn't think she had done anything wrong. Her eyes remained clear as she looked at Shen Yu and asked, "Is it not allowed?"
Shen Yu immediately laughed in anger, "You're quite proud of yourself?"
"No, she likes you. You should be proud." Chen Mian spoke slowly, subtly, as she looked up at Chen Yu with an innocent, naive face, her tone almost wistful. "Chen Yin, Qiao Zhiwan, Lin Lin... I bet the girl who fought with Lin Lin also liked you."
This was the first time Chen Mian had brought up this topic with Shen Yu.
This made Shen Yu feel like a commodity being sold in her eyes, while she was a profit-driven merchant who welcomed all customers.
"Isn't this a bit too much?" he asked her, tapping his pen on the table with a smile.
“No, it’s just that Chen Yin likes you, so she hates me. Qiao Zhiwan likes you, so she gets close to me. Everyone who likes you cares about me. Why do you think that is?” She looked into his eyes, her voice was very soft, but it felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, instantly stirring up countless waves on the calm surface between them.
It seems like a game of strategy.
Neither side was willing to back down.
They were both looking for a chance to retaliate.
Shen Yu said she was being coquettish.
She then went around in circles about how others perceived Shen Yu's special treatment of her.
"Chen Mian," Shen Yu called her name.
He tossed the pen onto the table, reached out and lifted her chin, making her look into his dark eyes.
He smiled and said to her, "Asking like this still leaves people an escape route. Why don't you just ask directly why so many people chose you alone, why they gave you money, why they helped you teach Chen Ke a lesson, and why they still went to you even though they knew you were using me?"
"..."
Chen Mian stared straight at him.
Outside the window, the night was quiet, but inside, the lights were as bright as day.
The beauty mark at the corner of Shen Yu's eye appeared far too obvious at this moment.
Two years is too long, and Chen Mian is all too aware of the meaning behind Shen Yu's every expression. Just like now, he is smiling, hooking his arm around her to prevent her from escaping, forcing her to look into his eyes when he answers, which is actually a sign of displeasure.
Seemingly dissatisfied with Chen Mian's silence, the young man frowned, but unexpectedly, the person sitting opposite him suddenly reached out and touched the corner of his eye, pressing his finger on the beauty mark under his eye, and softly gave him an answer.
"—Shen Yu, because in your eyes, I belong to you."
It's not liking, it's not caring, it's possessiveness.
Chen Mian thinks so.
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