Returning to Parents' Seventeen
Chapter 72: If you go, how could he not?

Chapter 72: Chapter 72: If you go, how could he not?

Xu Chuning’s daily routine was straightforward, interacting with only a few classmates she knew well enough to chat with.

She wasn’t very familiar with most of her classmates, and even among those she was, aside from Deng Xitong and the two students sitting in front of them, others rarely shared gossip with her.

She was too busy, always either reading or doing homework in the classroom, and her gossip-loving classmates were quite tactful, never bothering her.

Therefore, Xu Chuning rarely participated in the hot topics that everyone else discussed. As for the school forum, she hadn’t used to check it often as she didn’t have a phone before, and even now that she had one, she still wasn’t interested in the stuff posted there.

Of course, there was also an important reason: her data plan was limited, and browsing websites consumed a lot of data, which she was reluctant to use.

"..."

Deng Xitong and Cheng Mingyin exchanged glances, then said thoughtfully, "It’s normal that you don’t know."

Cheng Mingyin nodded in agreement, "Now you know."

Xu Chuning: "..."

After a moment of silence, Deng Xitong couldn’t help but say with a chuckle, "Shen Sinian and Shen Yubai are really close, and with the recent incident about the little trinkets, everyone is speculating behind their backs whether the two have some unspeakable little secrets."

The little secrets of youth seemed to be nothing other than secret love affairs.

Cheng Mingyin continued, "Yes, and some have analyzed that before Shen Sinian appeared, Ban Shu was the only one close to Shen Yubai, and since Ban Shu and Shen Yubai grew up together, it’s quite normal for them to be close."

After all, their family backgrounds were a good match.

"Oh no, there’s another one," said Deng Xitong when she remembered, "Pei Shao, Ningning, do you remember him?"

Xu Chuning had a vague impression, "Yes."

During their first year of high school, Shen Yubai and his two buddies were often seen together, and every time they appeared, over eighty percent of the female students would scream excitedly and crane their necks for a view.

Xu Chuning also remembered that a vote had been initiated to decide who was the school hunk of Mingzhi Middle School between Shen Yubai and Pei Shao.

To this, many boys felt it unfair, questioning why only their names were in the running, and if others were not worthy of competing?

At that time, Ban Shu even commented on the voting post, questioning how he could be left out of the "Three Musketeers."

"Oh right," Cheng Mingyin recollected, "I was the one who told Ningning these gossips."

Xu Chuning nodded.

She didn’t have a phone back then, so whenever Cheng Mingyin came across something interesting or amusing gossip, she would share it with her immediately. Xu Chuning’s memory wasn’t bad, so she still remembered it all.

Deng Xitong was momentarily at a loss for words and steered the conversation back to track, "Anyway, everyone now generally thinks that Shen Yubai and Shen Sinian have a complicated relationship, not just that of ordinary classmates."

Upon hearing this, Xu Chuning thought to herself—indeed, they were not ordinary classmates; they were father and son.

However, she couldn’t say this out loud; she was afraid that the two in front of her would consider her insane.

After a few seconds of silence, Xu Chuning muttered softly, "The classmates’ imagination is really too vivid."

"When I first heard it, I felt the same way," said Cheng Mingyin, but after listening to the classmates’ analysis, she felt their speculations had a little bit of reason to them.

Of course, Shen Yubai and Shen Sinian definitely weren’t in that type of relationship. It’s just that amidst the monotonous study life, everyone inevitably indulged in some unnecessary conjectures and gossip to add a bit of fun to their lives.

Xu Chuning glanced at her.

Deng Xitong smiled, "Let’s not talk about this. Let’s go and bring them water."

While chatting about the gossip, they almost forgot about the task of delivering water.

Cheng Mingyin had nothing much to do, so she decided to go to the gym with the others.

In the basketball gym, Shen Sinian and his friends had just finished the first half of the game and were taking a break.

Seeing Xu Chuning appear, he excitedly waved his hand at her, "Ningning."

Instantly, the girls surrounding the court who had come to watch him play turned their gazes towards Xu Chuning and started whispering among themselves.

"Who is she? Why is Shen Sinian calling her so intimately?"

"Seems like she’s a classmate."

"What? Shen Sinian is that close to a female classmate?"

"That’s normal, isn’t it? He’s so handsome; who wouldn’t want to be close to him?"

"But if he’s close to this Ningning, what about Shen Yubai?"

"Yeah, what’s going on here?"

"..."

Hearing Shen Sinian’s shout, Xu Chuning’s steps faltered slightly, and she sort of regretted coming to the gym to deliver water. She could feel the glances scanning her from around and guessed that everyone was discussing her.

"How can Shen Sinian call out ’Ningning’ in front of so many people?" said Cheng Mingyin, "Isn’t he afraid of making you enemies?"

Deng Xitong: "I suspect it’s out of habit, so he just blurted it out."

Shen Sinian indeed hadn’t thought much about it; he was just used to calling Xu Chuning like that. In that instant just now, he hadn’t thought of anything else; he had just instinctively called out.

Xu Chuning remained silent and walked towards him, "Here’s the water I bought for you."

Yu Gaoyi popped up: "Thanks."

Shen Sinian gave him a look, "You’re quite quick on the draw."

Yu Gaoyi chuckled, "Of course."

He was thirsty.

Yu Gaoyi tactfully took the water and went to the side to rest, while Deng Xitong and Cheng Mingyin didn’t go far and just sat down nearby.

"What’s the matter?" Shen Sinian took the bottle of mineral water from Xu Chuning’s hand, his gaze dodging, and he asked knowingly yet guiltily.

Xu Chuning glanced at him and said softly, "It’s okay."

Shen Sinian: "What?"

Xu Chuning didn’t speak; she just felt it was okay, and she hadn’t allowed Shen Sinian to call her "Mom" privately. If today he had inadvertently called her "Mom", she really didn’t know how the school would spread rumors about their relationship.

Feeling watched by Xu Chuning, Shen Sinian was a bit nervous; he bit his lip and lowered his eyes to say, "I just didn’t react in time."

"I know," Xu Chuning replied indifferently: "I’m not holding it against you."

Shen Sinian: "Really?"

Xu Chuning: "But try to be more cautious in places with a lot of people next time."

She wasn’t worried about how their classmates would gossip about them; she was worried about the school teachers wanting to talk to them.

At Mingzhi Middle School, in other matters, students were given plenty of space. But early dating was not allowed in any high school.

Xu Chuning and Shen Sinian were not in an early romantic relationship, but sometimes, when a boy and a girl get too close, it’s easy to cause misunderstandings.

If the two were actually called to the office for questioning, they would truly be at a loss for words.

Shen Sinian obediently nodded, "Got it."

He was also negligent today.

Xu Chuning hummed, "Sit down and rest for a while, how do you feel?"

Shen Sinian: "Not bad."

Speaking of this, Shen Sinian remembered something, "Oh right, Min Jian called me just now."

Sometime ago, Shen Sinian had been in touch with Min Jian, expressing his willingness to try out the entertainment industry life that Min Jian suggested. But because Min Jian was out of town for a while and hadn’t been able to discuss the details with Shen Sinian face to face, the matter had been put on hold.

Xu Chuning turned her head, "What did he say?"

Shen Sinian: "He came back to Jiang City yesterday, and he wants to meet up with me on Saturday, to talk."

He looked at Xu Chuning, "Will you come with me?"

Xu Chuning was taken aback, "But I don’t understand these things."

"It’s okay, Shen Yubai will also be there," Shen Sinian said.

Xu Chuning surprised, "You told him?"

"Not yet."

"Then how can you be sure he’ll come?" Xu Chuning couldn’t help asking, although Shen Yubai was indeed very good to Shen Sinian, what if he had plans on Saturday.

Hearing this, Shen Sinian, without a second thought, said, "If you’re going, how could he not?"

Xu Chuning: "...?"

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