Returning to Parents' Seventeen
Chapter 68: Misunderstanding

Chapter 68: Chapter 68: Misunderstanding

The cafeteria became eerily quiet as everyone heard Shen Yubai’s words, with nearby students’ eyes widening and gasping in surprise.

What did Shen Yubai mean by that?

The little trinket in his social space was actually given by Shen Sinian? It had nothing to do with Xu Zhiyan?

Then, what was the deal with Xu Zhiyan’s trinket?

Before everyone had a chance to get to the bottom of the whole story and its various causes, Xu Zhiyan, who had been sitting nearby and heard the conversation between the two, suddenly stood up from her chair with a horrible expression on her face, her lips pursed into a straight line, "I’m leaving first."

After saying that, she didn’t wait for others to react and hurriedly left the cafeteria.

Tang Ruqing was stunned for a few seconds before slowly following her, "Zhixian, wait for me."

...

After the two ran out of the cafeteria, Xu Chuning and the rest at the table fell silent for a few seconds, the bemused Ban Shu blinked and asked the question the curious classmates had in mind, "... Is the trinket in your space really from Sinian?"

Shen Yubai looked up, his tone cold, "Is there a problem?"

Ban Shu: "..."

There was a big problem.

Why would Shen Sinian give Shen Yubai such a cute trinket? And why would Shen Yubai bother photographing that little thing and post it on QQ Space? What was he implying?

What was going on between these two?

The surrounding students had varied thoughts, indulging in wild guesses.

In a moment of silence, Yu Gaoyi risked speaking up, "The problem isn’t big, just that... you like that kind of trinket?"

Shen Yubai: "It’s average."

Ban Shu and Yu Gaoyi exchanged glances, seeing the word ’speechless’ in each other’s eyes.

Average, and yet you made a special post about it?

Obviously, you really like it.

Of course, neither of them dared to boldly say this out loud.

After lunch, the group walked out of the cafeteria. Once outside, Shen Yubai glanced at Shen Sinian, "Shall we go to the convenience store?"

Shen Sinian: "... Does Ningning want to come too?"

He felt like he was going to be scolded.

Xu Chuning, who had not been involved in their conversation, looked up, and when she met Shen Sinian’s pitiful gaze, her heart softened, "Okay."

She asked Deng Xitong, "Do you want to buy anything?"

Deng Xitong thought for a while, "I feel like eating ice cream."

Xu Chuning: "Okay."

The walk from the cafeteria to the convenience store was not long.

In front of the school convenience store, there was a large shaded area, and not far away was a pavilion.

The pavilion happened to be empty, Shen Yubai walked over, with Xu Chuning and Shen Sinian following him.

Around the pavilion were lush trees, and beside it stood a clump of bamboos, bent by the wind, which in the summer, shone a particularly vivid green.

Xu Chuning couldn’t help but take another look, and when her gaze returned, she found herself looking directly into Shen Yubai’s eyes.

...

After a moment of silence, Xu Chuning was the first to speak, "What do you want to say?"

Shen Yubai shifted his gaze to Shen Sinian, "What was that about at lunch?"

Brought up on this topic, Shen Sinian was quite angry. He snorted lightly, "You didn’t know anything?"

Shen Yubai truly didn’t know; his classmates were all afraid of him, so naturally, gossip wouldn’t reach his ears.

"Then you also didn’t know Xu Zhiyan was interested in you?" Shen Sinian asked directly.

Shen Yubai paused, his eyes narrowing, "What does her interest in me have to do with me?"

He had no such thoughts about Xu Zhiyan.

Shen Sinian snorted coldly, quite angry, "How can it not matter?"

He muttered, "If you two weren’t childhood sweethearts, would other students misunderstand your relationship?"

Shen Sinian muttered so quietly that Shen Yubai didn’t hear him clearly, "What did you say?"

"Nothing."

Shen Yubai frowned and turned to look at Xu Chuning, "Do you know about this too?"

Xu Chuning hummed in acknowledgment, "What’s wrong?"

Yubai lowered his gaze, looking directly at her as he asked, "You’re not angry?"

"?"

Xu Chuning was puzzled, "Angry about what?"

Yubai stared at her inexplicably, a flicker of irritability crossing his brow. For some reason, seeing Xu Chuning so calm made him somewhat displeased.

"I had dinner with you guys last Saturday." Yubai spoke evenly, "You haven’t forgotten, have you?"

Xu Chuning replied calmly: "I haven’t."

"Then you..." Yubai frowned, "you’ve heard the rumors among the classmates and have no thoughts about them?"

Xu Chuning was silent for a few seconds, probably understanding the underlying meaning of Yubai’s words, "Are you saying, why I didn’t help you clarify?"

Yubai: "No."

He didn’t mean for Xu Chuning to clarify for him. Yubai was still clear about the pros and cons of the situation, if Xu Chuning were to clarify for him, then what would the other classmates think?

Although Yubai didn’t mind the schoolmates knowing they were close, he knew... that it wouldn’t be good for Xu Chuning.

He could also see that, if not because of Sinian, Xu Chuning wouldn’t possibly talk so much to him, nor would there be so much interaction.

Xu Chuning: "Then what do you mean?"

She lifted her head to meet Yubai’s eyes squarely.

Yubai’s appearance was stern, his features sharp and well-defined, flawless from any angle. And his slender peach-shaped eyes, when fixed on you, gave the illusion of deep affection.

After a moment of eye contact, Xu Chuning slightly pursed her lips, her breath briefly held, "Why aren’t you talking?"

Yubai didn’t know what to say, he remained silent, then sat down on the other side, speaking blandly: "What’s the deal with the small decorative piece?"

He was asking Sinian.

Sinian: "You should go ask Xu Zhiyan about that."

Yubai lifted his eyelids and asked Xu Chuning, "Is that little decorative piece a couple’s item?"

"It’s not." Xu Chuning told him coldly, "There are several with similar designs but different poses."

They had only bought one of them.

Yubai: "..."

He understood.

The mother and child in front of him didn’t want to buy the whole series, which led to all these misunderstandings.

But when did Zhiyan go to buy the decorative piece? The one her classmates saw, could it really be from the same series as his?

Yubai was somewhat puzzled.

The three of them sat in the pavilion in a triangle for a while. Xu Chuning looked at them, "Is there anything else you want to ask? If not, I’m going to buy ice cream."

Yubai stood up, "Let’s go."

With them, this matter just passed by.

After buying ice cream and returning to the classroom, Xu Chuning handed the one Xitong wanted to her.

Xitong: "Thanks."

She asked, "How much is it?"

Xu Chuning: "It’s on the house."

Xitong: "Ah?"

She looked at Xu Chuning, her eyes lighting up, and whispered: "Did Yubai buy it?"

Xu Chuning nodded, "He treated."

"The young master is really generous." Xitong said, "Why hasn’t Sinian come back to the classroom?"

Xu Chuning sat down at her desk, glancing outside, "... They still have something to talk about."

As Xitong tore open the ice cream wrapper, she asked, "About what? It’s not about the thing in the cafeteria just now, is it?"

She worriedly said, "Is Yubai going to settle scores with Sinian?"

Xu Chuning: "... Probably not."

In the pavilion just now, the matter was already considered settled.

Xitong was surprised, "Then what is it?"

Xu Chuning looked towards the classroom door, slowly shaking her head, "I don’t know either."

She also wanted to know what Yubai wanted to talk to Sinian about that she couldn’t hear.

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