Returning to Parents' Seventeen
Chapter 123 The First Movie

Chapter 123: Chapter 123 The First Movie

Shen Yubai’s message came as a shock and a surprise not only to Ban Shu and the others but also to Xu Chuning. She didn’t expect Shen Yubai to be so straightforward about his arrival.

Although there didn’t seem to be anything to hide. The two of them were clear and innocent.

But for some reason, Xu Chuning felt something was a bit off with the message he posted in the group chat.

She stared at her phone for a while, and as Deng Xitong and Yu Gaoyi also sent question marks, she looked up at the person in front of her, "You—"

"What about me?" Shen Yubai didn’t seem to think anything was amiss, and looked at her openly.

After a few seconds, Xu Chuning looked away from his face and muttered vaguely, "It’s nothing."

Maybe she was overthinking it.

Shen Yubai raised an eyebrow when she wasn’t looking, a fleeting smile in his eyes.

The group chat was shocked for a while; after Shen Yubai mentioned he came for a matter, things calmed down.

Xu Chuning stopped checking the group chat. Deng Xitong and Cheng Mingyin @her in a smaller group chat, asking her what’s the matter with Shen Yubai coming over earlier and if the two of them were together now.

Women’s intuition is indeed sharp.

Xu Chuning, knowing she could not hide it from them and feeling there was nothing to hide, openly admitted: [Yes, I needed his help with something, so he came over first.]

Cheng Mingyin was curious: [What’s the matter?]

Xu Chuning: [About finding my sister. He had helped me contact the local police before.]

Students who often went to the small shop for breakfast had almost all seen the missing person notice posted at the shop’s entrance, Cheng Mingyin and Deng Xitong were no exception.

Hearing her say this, the two of them suddenly understood, [I see.]

They had thought these two were secretly going behind everyone’s back.

Xu Chuning: [Yes, let me know after you’ve bought the tickets, I’ll come to pick you up.]

Deng Xitong: [Sure, also does your grandma have any favorite foods? I want to bring her a gift.]

Xu Chuning casually laughed: [Your presence is enough, no need for gifts.]

Cheng Mingyin: [That won’t do, a small gift is necessary, maybe we’ll buy some fruits? What fruits does grandma like?]

Xu Chuning pondered for a moment, knowing they definitely won’t agree to not bring anything, she thought for a bit and told them: [Her teeth aren’t so good, get some soft fruits.]

They agreed.

After chatting for a while with them, Xu Chuning called You Shuzhen, telling her she would return tomorrow.

You Shuzhen agreed, and at the end asked, "Are you coming back alone?"

Subconsciously, Xu Chuning said, "Yes."

You Shuzhen paused, then finally asked again, "Isn’t Xiao Shen coming back with you?"

"..." Xu Chuning hesitated, somewhat helplessly said, "Mom, don’t you think it’s inappropriate for him to come back with me?"

You Shuzhen smiled, "What’s there to be afraid of? You guys are classmates."

Xu Chuning chuckled in exasperation, "You’re not worried about the neighbors gossiping."

She herself didn’t mind, but she didn’t want idle chatter to reach You Shuzhen and grandma’s ears.

You Shuzhen chuckled lightly, "Mouths are on other people’s faces, they can say whatever they want, we can’t control that."

"Still no," Xu Chuning thought for a moment, "Let him wait in Lixi for a day, he can come to Pingning with Xitong and the others the day after tomorrow."

Hearing her say this, You Shuzhen had no objections: "Alright, Xitong and the others are coming the day after tomorrow? How many classmates? You tell me first, I’ll clean up the vacant rooms."

Xu Chuning: "I’ll come back tomorrow and help you clean."

"No need," You Shuzhen refused her. "Mom will clean up two rooms first."

Xu Chuning knew that once You Shuzhen made up her mind, nobody could change it. Feeling helpless, she could only tell her about the people who were coming.

Actually, they were all classmates very familiar to You Shuzhen; this group of people often went to eat at the small shop, so You Shuzhen had long been able to recognize all of them.

The mother and daughter talked for a long time before finally hanging up the phone.

When Xu Chuning hung up, she noticed that it was already past six in the evening. She was pondering whether to ask Shen Yubai for dinner when Shen Yubai messaged her first.

After dinner, Brother Wang said he had arranged to meet with friends and left first.

In an instant, it was just Xu Chuning and Shen Yubai left together.

Their gazes suddenly met, and Xu Chuning’s lips slightly pursed, "Do you want to go back to the hotel, or stroll around?"

Shen Yubai looked down, "Is there anywhere fun?"

Xu Chuning honestly replied, "I haven’t been to Lixi very often."

Whenever she came, it was just passing through by car, staying only very briefly.

Shen Yubai looked up, "Not familiar at all?"

"Not exactly," Xu Chuning looked around and pointed to the left, "I remember there’s a park over there, do you want to check it out?"

Shen Yubai: "Okay."

To prevent Shen Yubai from being too disappointed, Xu Chuning gave him a heads-up, "But this park can’t compare to the parks in Jiang City."

Hearing this, Shen Yubai smiled slightly, "What are you worried about?"

Xu Chuning: "Afraid you’d mind it."

Shen Yubai was taken aback, gazing deeply at her with a cool voice, "I won’t."

How could he possibly mind these things?

The past him, perhaps would have. But the current him, had long since accepted these kinds of things.

Hearing Shen Yubai’s response, Xu Chuning didn’t say much more, and they walked side by side to the nearby park. The summer evening breeze brought a slightly sultry coolness.

The two walked very close, a breeze blew, and Xu Chuning’s hair was swept onto Shen Yubai’s shoulder. Under the bright streetlights, Shen Yubai slightly lowered his gaze, watching the black hair on his shoulder, his steps paused for a second. Then, he caught up with her pace again, and as for the hair that the wind had blown onto and off his shoulder, he didn’t bother.

He let the strands of hair rest on his shoulder, riding over his heart, causing ripples.

...

The park was really small, and the various play facilities were not complete or well-maintained.

However, there were more adults and children playing here at night, and there were vendors selling cotton candy and snacks at the entrance of the park.

Xu Chuning and Shen Yubai walked in, climbed a few steps, and then saw a large area above the park, where a movie was being shown. In front of the movie, many people were sitting.

Xu Chuning hadn’t expected that coming here tonight with Shen Yubai, they would stumble upon such a treat.

She subconsciously turned her head to look at the person next to her, just as she was about to ask him if he wanted to watch the movie for a while, Shen Yubai spoke first, "Want to watch the movie?"

Xu Chuning nodded lightly, "But there’s no place to sit here, do you mind?"

"..." Shen Yubai looked at her helplessly with a mournful glance, "In your heart, am I such a picky person?"

Xu Chuning didn’t answer.

Shen Yubai looked around and pulled Xu Chuning to sit down on the stone steps at the side, "How about watching from here?"

Xu Chuning hummed softly, "Okay."

The two sat down and began watching the first movie together.

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