Deliberately Approaching
Chapter 42 The Follower

Chapter 42: Chapter 42 The Follower

It was Li Zihan. He didn’t trust Tang Xiaowan and had followed her all the way here.

Before he even entered the cafeteria, he had already noticed a boy stealthily following Tang Xiaowan.

His behavior was even more suspicious!

Initially, he thought it was someone from Second Uncle Lai’s side, later he suspected it was the culprit behind the night attack at Mei Garden.

Not until they entered the main cafeteria did he realize it was neither.

This person was just too ordinary. First, he lacked the potential to be a bodyguard; second, he did not have the ability to poison or assassinate—just a clumsy voyeur.

At that moment, Li Zihan stared intently at his phone.

The bespectacled boy was very angry, but since there was a significant height difference, his attempts to snatch back his phone were unsuccessful.

"What are you doing, who are you?"

"Shh, keep it down, wait a second."

Li Zihan quickly unlocked the phone, conducted a thorough search, and confirmed there were no photos of Tang Xiaowan before handing the phone back to the bespectacled boy.

"Who are you? What right do you have to go through my phone?"

"She is my sister-in-law, what do you think?"

This statement sounded somewhat proud. The bespectacled boy followed Li Zihan’s gaze, "That girl is your sister-in-law?"

"That’s right."

His tone was firm, his gaze intense.

The bespectacled boy finally realized and awkwardly said, "Well, actually, I, I am sorry."

"This is the last time, remember that."

"Sorry, I apologize."

The bespectacled boy turned and left.

Li Zihan didn’t make it harder for him. After all, it was just a case of peeping and it hadn’t affected Tang Xiaowan in any way. It’s wise to show mercy when you can.

Then, Li Zihan also quietly left.

He didn’t dare disturb Tang Xiaowan.

He was well aware that showing up now would definitely be unwelcome, and it might even ruin the plans to have dinner at the small apartment.

...

Business English Class A.

Chen Yu was wiping the desk, but his eyes were fixed on the window.

"Is Tang Xiaowan not coming today?" Chen Nan, half-asleep, asked lazily.

Chen Yu quickly wiped Tang Xiaowan’s desk again, "She will, definitely."

Chen Nan glanced at the empty seat between himself and Chen Yu and felt annoyed.

They had made it very clear yesterday, telling her to sit next to them. But today she sat far away again. It was like playing the piano to a cow, so stupid.

"Alright then, be quiet, don’t disturb me."

"Don’t worry, sleep peacefully."

Chen Yu wasn’t afraid that Chen Nan wouldn’t be able to sleep; she was afraid Chen Nan would ask her to leave.

She still needed to save a seat for Tang Xiaowan.

Chen Nan shook his head and rested his head back on the desk.

But how could he sleep now? Since last night, he had been suffering from insomnia, his mind full of images of Chen Yu.

He suspected it was irritation from Chen Yu.

Because she was too foolish, it was infuriating.

Yesterday morning, she had fiddled with a nail clipper for ages without setting it right, ending up breaking it; in the afternoon, she submitted the wrong homework, and when turning around, she bumped into the sports committee member, unwittingly letting him take advantage.

A few minutes later, Tang Xiaowan arrived.

Chen Yu immediately beamed with joy and took out a box of green dumplings from her bag.

"Eat these quickly. I brought them for you yesterday, but then you were on leave. Are you feeling better now?"

Actually, these words, Chen Yu had already asked in a message.

Tang Xiaowan still smiled happily.

"It’s quite a coincidence, I also brought you something to eat."

Chen Yu saw it was a box of chocolate truffles, her eyes gleaming with excitement. She hadn’t eaten these for a long time, nearly two years since she had been dumped by her ex-boyfriend.

It wasn’t because she feared stirring up emotions, but because she was reluctant to buy them.

Chen Yu, who had been thrifty since childhood, was a very sensible girl.

"Thank you, Xiao Wan. Was it expensive?"

"I don’t know, it was... oh, my brother bought it for me. Who cares how much it cost? Let’s eat quickly."

"Wow, you have a brother? That’s nice!"

Tang Xiaowan smiled and nodded in agreement.

So, they started enjoying the small gifts they had received, occasionally throwing food at each other.

Chen Yu sneakily glanced over, her mouth watering.

However, a top student’s dignity must not be lost; she had to keep pretending to be asleep and eavesdropping.

The prep bell rang, and the class leader announced it was time for self-study.

It turned out that the professor who taught English writing had gone to a conference out of town and wouldn’t return until next week.

The students instantly cheered.

Writing class was very unpopular, so this news was a godsend.

Naturally, Tang Xiaowan and Chen Yu were also thrilled.

They held hands and chatted.

Gradually, Chen Yu was drawn to Tang Xiaowan’s bracelet, "Xiao Wan, is this crystal?

Chen Yu didn’t recognize gems and couldn’t connect the nine red blocky items on the bracelet with rubies.

Crystal was the only attractive, affordable decoration she could think of that students could buy.

She gently touched each ruby.

Tang Xiaowan didn’t want to tell the truth but didn’t want to lie either, so she just chuckled and continued eating her green dumpling, "Mmm, it’s delicious, sticky and chewy, and the yolk inside is so big, really nice!"

"That’s because my mom made it."

"Your mom?"

Chen Yu leaned closer to Tang Xiaowan and whispered, "My mom works at a food factory. They have an internal discount; it’s half price."

"Wow, you are really lucky."

"Actually, there are several flavors, but I’ve run out of stock in the dorm. In a few days, probably by next Wednesday, my mom will send me some new ones. I’ll get some for you then."

Tang Xiaowan nodded energetically.

In fact, she had tried all kinds of delicious foods in Mei Garden; she wanted for nothing.

But something from a classmate was different, especially after Chen Yu described it, it seemed particularly interesting and she was looking forward to it.

However, this made her a bit envious.

Chen Yu had a mom; she did not.

What would a mom look like? Surely very beautiful!

Tang Xiaowan was reminded again of her memory loss; she always felt that there was something about a mom in those memories.

She had dreamed about her mom more than once.

But could only see a very blurry image.

"Hey, Tang Xiaowan, why weren’t you here yesterday?" a boy in the front row asked, turning around.

Tang Xiaowan’s thoughts were interrupted.

Although annoyed, she still faced him with a smile.

"I took a leave."

"Oh, did you have a cold?"

"No."

"Then what happened, was it a stomach ache?"

This guy was so annoying, asking endlessly!

If he dared to ask further, don’t blame Miss here for not being polite!

Tang Xiaowan took a deep breath, "Yes."

Hoping that would end it.

But it didn’t.

"Oh, it really was a stomach ache. Remember to drink more brown sugar water; it helps to relieve pain, but it must be warm, not cold."

Tang Xiaowan was speechless.

Chen Yu quickly waved her hand at the boy, signaling for him to stop talking and turn around.

Unfortunately, the boy was utterly clueless, seeing that Tang Xiaowan wasn’t replying, he spoke again, "Hey, Tang Xiaowan, why aren’t you speaking?"

Chen Nan, who was pretending to sleep, couldn’t stand it anymore and raised his head, giving the boy in front a deadly glare.

"I’m talking to a beauty here, what are you looking at?"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than Tang Xiaowan stood up.