Chapter 53 - 53 Don’t You Have Any Class?

53 Don’t You Have Any Class?

Nan Ge took a sip of water. After confirming that her two cousins were no longer looking at her, she finally dared to turn on her phone.

She did not reply just now.

Shen Yanqing sent another message.

[I’m sorry. I don’t think I’ve ever asked you if you like it.]

!!

[I don’t mean anything else by calling you ‘Baby Penguin’. I just think you’re very cute, like a baby penguin in a video I saw before.]

[I don’t mean anything derogatory, but if you don’t like it, I won’t call you that anymore. How about that?]

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Meanwhile, in Huai City.

Shen Yanqing sat in front of the French windows feeling restless. He looked at his phone every few seconds.

Nan Ge did not reply for a long time, so he took the opportunity to read their chat history. He felt that the problem was with the words “Baby Penguin”.

Nan Ge had already discovered this nickname herself from the beginning.

She did not say that she liked the nickname, nor did she express her dislike.

In his opinion, this form of address was as cute as her and exclusive to her.

However, he had forgotten that he had never asked Nan Ge for her opinion.

This was just like when they were in school when their classmates would give each other nicknames. Some of them were not very acceptable to them.

After realizing this, he was a little vexed. He hurriedly sent a few more messages to explain and apologize.

Such behavior cannot be advocated without the consent of the person concerned.

He had been rude.

Seeing that Nan Ge did not reply for a long time, Shen Yanqing stood up. He could not wait any longer and called her.

At the same time, Nan Ge was sitting on the sofa, preparing to reply to his message.

Just as she finished typing, the screen suddenly vibrated and a voice call popped up.

Her breathing slowed. She quickly turned off the sound and stood up.

Her two cousins had been looking at her from the corner of their eyes. Seeing that she was about to leave, they asked, “Are you going up to rest?”

“Erm. Yes, yes.” Nan Ge nodded. “Second Brother, Third Brother, you guys can keep hanging out. I’ll go up first and come down later.”

With that, she hurriedly ran upstairs with her phone.

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After closing the door, Nan Ge did not even have time to turn on the lights. She leaned against the door and carefully picked up the phone. “Hello…”

Shen Yanqing was slightly stunned.

The little girl’s breathing was a little rapid, and her voice was trembling when she spoke. Her voice seemed to have a hook at the end.

“You…” For the first time, Shen Yanqing was at a loss for words. He opened his mouth but could not say anything.

“It was inconvenient for me to answer the phone downstairs just now. I’m in my room now,” Nan Ge explained.

After a pause, she said, “I saw your message too. I was about to reply when you called.”

“I didn’t call for anything else. I just want to apologize to you.”

“I actually didn’t think too much about that title at first. I also neglected your feelings for a moment.”

“It’s… it’s okay.” Nan Ge held the phone nervously. “I’m not angry. I even think…”

She stammered, and her voice trailed off.

Shen Yanqing brought the phone closer and did not hear her clearly.

“Huh? What do you think?”

“I-I think it sounds pretty good.”

Nan Ge raised her hand to cover her face. She leaned against the door and slowly slid down. Shen Yanqing only heard her soft voice.

“Anyway, I didn’t say I didn’t like it.”

For a moment, only shallow breathing could be heard on both sides of the phone.

Shen Yanqing was stunned on the spot. After a few seconds, he smiled and looked at the bustling night scene outside the window with a gentle gaze.

“That’s good.” The smile in his eyes was about to overflow. “In the future, if you’re dissatisfied with anything and feel that I haven’t done a good job, you must tell me in time.”

“I will definitely restrain myself more strictly in the future and try not to make such a mistake again.”

“Ah… It’s not that serious.” Nan Ge’s breathing was chaotic as she hurriedly explained, “I only realized it when I saw your good review. I understand that you don’t mean anything else.”

Shen Yanqing chuckled. “I know. I mean, although I will restrain myself, I’m still worried that I won’t be able to help but make the same mistake in the future.”

“Because… this is also the first time I like a girl. Sometimes, these feelings are new to me. I’m always so ignorant that I overlook some details.”

“Therefore, I’ll have to rely on you to supervise me.”

“!!!”

He liked… a girl!!!

The baby penguin whimpered and blushed so much that she could not speak.

On the other side, Shen Yanqing looked at the time. It was almost midnight.

“Alright, it’s getting late. Do you still have to accompany your family?”

...

“I’ll disturb you tomorrow. Is that okay?”

“Oh… okay,” Nan Ge agreed softly.

She did not dare to say anything else, afraid that she would not be able to help but make some strange sounds, such as screams.

Shen Yanqing said, “Then I’ll hang up first?”

Nan Ge restrained herself and gently bade him goodnight.

“I’ll call you again later.”

“Huh?” Nan Ge did not understand.

“Why don’t you go for now? I’ll reply to your goodnight later.”

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After hanging up, Nan Ge sat on the carpet and buried her face in her knees, trying to calm herself down.

Unfortunately, her heart could not calm down at all.

...

Was this a confession?

Yes but not entirely.

Baby Penguin raised her hand and knocked her head. She was a little slow.

After a moment of silence, she thought of her brother’s chat history and stood up unwillingly. She decided to investigate.

In the room next door, Nan Ge sneaked in.

There was a warm yellow table lamp in the room. Her brother was hugging the blanket and sleeping soundly.

Nan Ge slowly exhaled and walked over like a thief. She picked up her brother’s phone from the bedside table.

It was too tiring to stand. She simply leaned against the bed and sat down on the ground, hiding well.

She was afraid that Nan Zhe would see her the moment he turned around and opened his eyes.

Nan Zhe’s phone password was very simple, just like the lock password.

Nan Ge easily undid it.

It was also her first time peeking at someone else’s phone. Although it was rude, she still wanted to look.

As she opened WeChat, she muttered to herself softly, “I won’t look at anything else. Don’t worry, Brother. I’ll return your phone to you after reading your chat with Shen Yanqing.”

Nan Ge meant what she said. She clicked on the familiar profile picture and opened the dialog box.

She eagerly swiped to the top and started reading from the system’s automatic greeting.

Those words came into view again. Although she had already seen them, her heart could not help but tremble.

She made a swallowing gesture with difficulty and secretly took a photo and sent it to her phone.

Then, she continued reading.

There was nothing important left. It was all her brother’s unilateral sanctions.

Sure enough, it was as she had imagined. Her brother did not have a good word to say.

“Seriously, how can you say that!”

“How rude!”

“Don’t you have any class?”

Nan Ge complained fiercely. In the next second, a hand reached out from behind her and took the phone away.

“Heh. It most likely got eaten by you.”

Nan Ge, “…”