Returning to Parents' Seventeen
Chapter 79: He Wants to Date Her

Chapter 79: Chapter 79: He Wants to Date Her

PM, Xu Chuning finished washing up and lay on her bed.

She had to get up early because You Shuzhen had already fallen asleep.

Xu Chuning turned off the room’s light and looked up at the moonlight outside the small window. The moonlight is brighter and clearer in the summer nights than during the winter.

Looking through the window, the crescent moon hung in the sky, exceptionally beautiful.

For some reason, Xu Chuning thought of Xu Yiming, whom she ran into at the hospital in the afternoon. She blinked lightly, and tears slid down from the corner of her eyes.

After a moment, Xu Chuning wiped the tears away, took out her phone from beneath her pillow, turned on the internet, and logged onto QQ.

Just logging in, Xu Chuning saw the messages from Deng Xitong, and Shen Sinian.

Knowing she was going to get a physical exam report from the hospital after class, Deng Xitong asked with concern about the results of the report.

Xu Chuning first replied to her messages: [Nothing’s wrong, all the reports are good.]

Deng Xitong: [?]

Xu Chuning: [What’s up?]

Deng Xitong: [It’s past 10 PM, and you’re still not asleep?]

Xu Chuning smiled: [I don’t actually go to bed before 10 PM every day.]

Deng Xitong: [That’s true.]

Xu Chuning held her phone: [What about you, why aren’t you asleep yet?]

Deng Xitong: [I’m reading a novel.]

Xu Chuning: [...Okay.]

Deng Xitong: [What about you, still not sleeping so late, are you doing homework or suffering from insomnia?]

Xu Chuning: [The latter.]

Deng Xitong: [Why? What happened?]

Xu Chuning: [Nothing, just pure insomnia.]

Deng Xitong: [Alright, won’t talk to you anymore, I’ll go back to reading my novel.]

Xu Chuning: [Go to sleep earlier.]

After ending the conversation with Deng Xitong, Xu Chuning clicked on the QQ message from Shen Sinian who asked her if she wanted him to ask Shen Yubai more about the Xu Family.

Shen Sinian knew that Xu Chuning must be a bit worried.

He was always clear that Xu Chuning’s emotions towards those few people of the Xu Family were complex; she resented them, blamed them, but the bonds of blood were hard to cut off.

Moreover, when Xu Chuning was switched at birth, they were completely unaware.

She resented them for not noticing and blamed them for never realizing over the years that the daughter they raised was not their biological daughter.

Even so, they were ultimately her biological parents. It wasn’t that they didn’t look for her; rather, they didn’t discover her existence, nor did they realize that the daughter they doted on was not their own flesh and blood.

Of course, these things were what Shen Sinian heard from Sang Menglan.

He didn’t know if the current Xu Chuning would want to know about their situation. But considering it from her perspective and thinking about her future interactions with her maternal grandparents, he guessed... she might be a bit worried and wanted to know about Ye Qionfang’s condition.

Seeing Shen Sinian’s message, Xu Chuning replied with downcast eyes: [No need.]

Shen Sinian: [Are you sure?]

Xu Chuning: [In the future, do you see them often?]

Shen Sinian: [...Quite often, what about it?]

Xu Chuning: [Then there’s no need.]

Shen Sinian didn’t catch on: [Why?]

Xu Chuning: [No reason, I’m going to sleep, you shouldn’t always play with your phone, in case you become nearsighted in the future.]

Staring at Xu Chuning’s offline notification, Shen Sinian raised his hand and rubbed his black, short hair, dazed for a moment before he realized... why Xu Chuning stopped asking.

Because in the future, he often met with Xu Yiming and Ye Qionfang. That means that Ye Qionfang’s fainting incident this time would not lead to anything serious. After all, he often met with them in the future.

She wouldn’t be around in the future if something really happened to her.

Clearing up this logic, Shen Sinian heaved a deep sigh, cradling his phone in a daze, contemplating... whether he should sneak over for a look. There were many things that one could only be at ease after seeing for themselves.

Xu Yiming and Ye Qionfang were very good to Shen Sinian in the future. Whatever he wanted, they gave, spoiling him to no end.

They poured all their feelings of guilt and desire to make amends for Xu Chuning into Shen Sinian. They wanted to compensate Xu Chuning in that way, but what they didn’t know was that some things couldn’t be made up for afterwards.

As Shen Sinian was thinking about the future, his phone chimed with a message—it was actually from Shen Yubai: [Asleep?]

Shen Sinian: [Would I be scolded if I said no?]

Shen Yubai: [Did you notice something off about Xu Chuning at the hospital this afternoon?]

Shen Sinian’s breathing paused, he bolted upright in bed and cautiously replied: [Really?]

Shen Yubai: [?]

Hesitant, Shen Sinian also replied with a question mark.

Shen Yubai: [...Go to sleep.]

Shen Sinian: "..."

What did his dad mean by this? Was it because he thought Shen Sinian was slow to react or dumb, and didn’t want to talk about it anymore?

Indeed, Shen Yubai didn’t want to say too much to Shen Sinian because he realized that he hadn’t noticed anything off about Xu Chuning either. Of course, it could also be that he noticed, but was just joking around.

Upon this thought, Shen Yubai furrowed his brows and decided to ask Ban Shu.

Unluckily, Ban Shu also hadn’t noticed anything odd about Xu Chuning.

Shen Yubai was speechless and frustrated, deciding to give up on communicating with the two of them.

They were both utterly unreliable.

Shen Sinian had no idea that he and Ban Shu were both listed by Shen Yubai as not too bright.

In the following two days, Xu Chuning and Shen Yubai did not formally meet.

That day at noon, however, they happened to bump into each other again in the cafeteria.

By now, their schoolmates were accustomed to seeing them sitting together, no longer giving them a second glance.

After eating, Xu Chuning discussed with Deng Xitong about going to the store to buy a pen. As they chatted, Shen Yubai suddenly called out to her, "Xu Chuning."

Xu Chuning glanced sidelong, "What is it?"

Shen Yubai looked down at her, his voice subdued, "Do you have time right now?"

The few around them all stared at the two intently.

Xu Chuning hadn’t expected Shen Yubai to ask her such a question in front of everyone else. Was he asking her out?

Thinking this, she felt a tad nervous and pursed her lips slightly, "What’s it about?"

"I need to talk to you about something," Shen Yubai stated.

Xu Chuning: "..."

Before she could agree, Deng Xitong said, "Then, Shen Sinian, will you accompany me to the store?"

Shen Sinian: "No problem."

Yu Gaoyi and Ban Shu also showed great intuition, darting off at a glance from Shen Yubai.

Instantly, only Xu Chuning and Shen Yubai were left on the campus path not far from the cafeteria.

A breeze blew by, the rustling of leaves reached their ears, and Xu Chuning slightly raised her eyes to look at the person before her, "What did you want to talk to me about?"

Shen Yubai glanced at her, "Shall we go to the art building?"

Xu Chuning: "The art building?"

Shen Yubai tilted his head slightly and squinted at the scorching sunlight above, "It’s too hot, I don’t want to go to the rooftop."

Xu Chuning: "..."

She was a little speechless, inwardly ridiculing the young master for being finicky, and then barely agreed, "Let’s go."