Returning to Parents' Seventeen
Chapter 44 On Par with Brother Yu

Chapter 44: Chapter 44 On Par with Brother Yu

Shen Sinian definitely did not intend to scare Shen Yubai; he truly believed... that Deng Xitong’s neighbor seemed to have a bit of a crush on Xu Chuning.

The two met and naturally greeted each other.

Gu Jiayi even took the opportunity to take the stuff Xu Chuning was carrying and started chatting with her.

Gu Jiayi had a gentle and scholarly appearance, wearing a pair of thin-framed glasses. He was two centimeters shorter than Shen Sinian but still stood at an impressive 1.8 meters. He passed the height and looks test, and his personality also seemed quite decent.

Most importantly, this was the first time Shen Sinian had seen his mother so cheerful and smiling with a male classmate other than himself.

Xu Chuning had always followed the aloof girl route.

Therefore, Shen Sinian covertly took a photo of the two talking and sent it to Shen Yubai as a heads-up.

Seeing what Shen Sinian had said, Shen Yubai smirked slightly. Although he and Xu Chuning were married with children in the future, it didn’t mean they had to be tied together right now.

Besides, he didn’t even like Xu Chuning yet, so why would he feel threatened?

Thinking this, Shen Yubai ignored Shen Sinian’s message and called Ms. Sang back, saying that Sinian wasn’t home and they would go over for dinner tomorrow.

Sang Menglan: "Not at home? Where did he go?"

She was puzzled, "Isn’t Sinian new to Jiang City? He’s unfamiliar with this place, aren’t you supposed to take care of him?"

Shen Yubai: "..."

Listening to Sang Menglan’s scolding, he was somewhat speechless, "Mom, he has been in Jiang City for over a month now. How can he not be familiar with Jiang City?"

Perhaps Shen Sinian was even more familiar with the place than he was, a father.

Otherwise, how could he go out to play every weekend?

Sang Menglan: "Is that so?"

She remained skeptical.

Shen Yubai slightly tugged at his lip, not very eager to continue the conversation on this subject, "Yes, he went out with classmates. I won’t talk anymore; I’ve got something here."

Sang Menglan: "Alright, then remember to tell him to come home for dinner tomorrow."

Shen Yubai: "I know."

After hanging up, Shen Yubai entered the computer room, ready to play games for a while.

Seeing him online, Ban Shu and another friend, Pei Shao, who studied in Beicheng, were also online. Seeing his appearance, Ban Shu promptly pulled him into the gaming team and asked in the chat: [I thought you weren’t going to play games today?]

Shen Yubai: [What’s up?]

Ban Shu: [Everyone went out to play. I thought you would join them.]

As he said this, Ban Shu felt a bit aggrieved.

After Pei Shao moved to Beicheng during his sophomore year, he thought he would become Shen Yubai’s favorite person during the remaining two years of high school. He never expected that Shen Yubai would fall for someone else.

Of course, using the word ’love’ was still a bit of an exaggeration at this point.

Seeing what Ban Shu said, Shen Yubai felt somewhat annoyed: [How do you know they went out to play?]

Even Ban Shu knew, but he was the only one in the dark?

Ban Shu: [?]

Shen Yubai: [?]

Ban Shu: [I ran into Sinian and a bunch of people buying stuff at the supermarket after playing basketball yesterday. I had a chat with him.]

Shen Yubai: [Oh.]

Pei Shao: [?]

After reading their conversation, he was completely lost: [What’s going on?]

Ban Shu: [Mr. Pei, you might not know, right?]

Pei Shao’s name sounds like Mr. Pei, and since he sometimes acted even more like a young master than Shen Yubai, Ban Shu and their group had taken to teasingly calling him Mr. Pei since they were young. Over time, everyone started calling him that.

He was personally accustomed to the nickname.

Pei Shao: [Be clear, who are they and who is Sinian? How come the moment I leave, our Young Master Shen has found a new love?]

Ban Shu: [It’s more than just a new love.]

Pei Shao: [Tell me more about it.]

Ban Shu immediately recounted to Pei Shao the appearance of Shen Sinian, as well as the strange recent behavior of Shen Yubai. After he finished, Ban Shu also emphasized the presence of Xu Chuning.

Pei Shao raised an eyebrow: "Xu Chuning? The girl who ousted Shen Yubai for the top spot in grades during the first semester of freshman year?"

Ban Shu: "That’s her!"

During their freshman year, they had not yet been divided into arts or sciences classes. Shen Yubai got the top grade in the midterm exams, but it was someone else at the finals.

It was also because of Xu Chuning’s startling performance in the finals that their group of international class students came to know of such a person. As a result, Pei Shao had a relatively deep impression of this name.

Pei Shao: "Yo! Not bad, our Young Master Shen prefers girls with good grades."

Ban Shu: "Ah, but his competition is pretty fierce."

Pei Shao: "Is Shen Sinian very handsome?"

Ban Shu: "About on par with Brother Yu."

Pei Shao: "Any photos?"

Ban Shu: "None."

Pei Shao: "Take one for me to see next time."

Ban Shu: "No problem."

Pei Shao: "Now the problem is, did Shen Sinian and Xu Chuning go on a date over the weekend? And our Young Master Shen has no idea?"

Ban Shu: "You’d have to ask him."

Shen Yubai, who was mentioned by the two of them, did not directly answer their questions, but lazily typed: "Are you two here to play games or to chat?"

Pei Shao: "Just gossiping a bit. You do indeed seem in a bad mood; seems like I guessed right."

Shen Yubai: "It’s not like what you two think between Shen Sinian and Xu Chuning."

Ban Shu: "How do you know?"

After a moment of silence, Shen Yubai thought that Ban Shu would sooner or later find out about Shen Sinian’s identity, so he simply told the two: "He’s one of our Shen Family."

Pei Shao: "?"

Ban Shu: "???"

Both were confused and asked at the same time: "What do you mean he’s one of your family? Are you talking about Shen Sinian?"

Shen Yubai: "We are blood-related."

Ban Shu: "Really???"

Pei Shao was silent for a moment, having a relatively clearer understanding of some Shen Family matters. The Pei Family and the Shen Family have been closely associated since the older generations.

He recalled and thought about the son who was kidnapped and sold, and estimating Shen Sinian’s age, he guessed: "Could he be your younger uncle’s son?"

Pei Shao: "Your younger uncle has been found?"

Shen Yubai: "No, he hasn’t been found."

He also couldn’t tell the two that Shen Sinian was his son. Not long ago, after seeing some news, Xu Chuning specifically approached Shen Yubai and said that besides the three of them, only the heavens and the earth knew about Shen Sinian’s identity.

She did not want her son to be taken to a research institute for experiments.

Although Shen Yubai felt that no one would dare, Xu Chuning’s words also made some sense. He did not want more people to find out that Shen Sinian had traveled back from the future to the past.

The more people who know, the greater the risk.

So he decided to play along with the mistake, and publicly acknowledged that Shen Sinian was the son of his younger uncle.

Ban Shu: "Wait, let me sort this out a bit."

He was stunned for a long time, finally sorting out the situation: "Brother Yu, why didn’t you tell me before?"

Shen Yubai: "The elder didn’t want too many people to know."

Ban Shu: "... Fine."

Pei Shao: "Then I really need to make a trip back to Jiang City this summer break, to meet this cousin of yours."

Shen Yubai: "Up to you."

Pei Shao: "But, why can’t your cousin and Xu Chuning be in a romantic relationship? They don’t have any blood ties, it’s not impossible for them to develop one, right?"

Shen Yubai: "..."

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