Chapter 25: At His House.

Chapter 25

Yu Na: [What?] Xiao Chen: [If you're free tonight, come over to my place for dinner. I'll order some takeout for you guys.] Xiao Chen: [I'm coming home late today. Qiao Rui's legs hurt from walking, he almost fell down when getting takeout at noon.] After all, Qiao Rui got hurt trying to protect her, so she readily agreed.

She replied with an "OK".

Xiao Chen sent her a phone number, saying it was the code to get into the community.

He said this person was the driver who would come pick her up.

After school in the afternoon, Yu Na finished up her work. Soon after, an unfamiliar number called.

She compared it to Xiao Chen's number to confirm it was his driver.

The driver said he was already in the parking lot.

Yu Na swiftly returned to the classroom to help tidy up Qiao Rui's schoolbag.

She didn't realize until she started cleaning up, but Qiao Rui's textbooks were as pristine as boiled eggs without shells.

Yu Na sighed, but she wasn't surprised.

Qiao Rui didn't seem like the studious type.

After organizing his bag, she grabbed her things and hurried downstairs.

The school gate was bustling, but the parking lot was quiet.

Yu Na immediately spotted the waiting man in a suit, not very old.

Similar to her previous drivers.

Seeing Yu Na, the driver respectfully addressed her, "Miss Yu Na."

"......"

It had been a very long time since anyone called her that.

She wasn't quite used to it for a moment.

The driver opened the back door for Yu Na.

This driver was a bit different from her family's drivers.

Her family's drivers were silent, like robots carrying out their duties, seeming soulless.

Not just the drivers, even the servants and bodyguards at home were the same.

No personal emotions at all.

That was also why Yu Na found it tiring to interact with them.

However, Xiao Chen's driver was very chatty. Not too old, they had some common topics.

At one point, he talked about his girlfriend, from when they met and fell in love, to school uniforms and wedding dresses. He looked quite happy and sweet.

Yu Na thought of her own driver, and asked him, "Do you have to be on standby 24 hours a day?"

"No need," the driver said with a smile, "On special days like my wedding anniversary, Boss Xiao even gives me time off."

"Really?"

Yu Na found it hard to believe. Her family's drivers had to be on call 24/7.

No matter what they were doing, if there was an emergency they had to come over immediately.

But Qiao Rui shamelessly added, "I need to remind my brother to buy a pair of women's slippers tonight."

She picked up a book and smacked his head, "I'm your teacher."

Qiao Rui didn't seem injured, just had some trouble walking.

Yu Na helped him over to the sofa and took out his textbooks and test papers from his bag.

"And this—" Yu Na said, taking out a notebook from the bag, "I copied all your assignments for each subject into here, word for word."

"......" Qiao Rui gave an imperceptible laugh, "Then I really should...thank you."

"You're welcome."

Yu Na stood up and asked Qiao Rui, "Does it still hurt?"

"My hand hurts."

Yu Na: "......"

"Looks like I can't write the assignments." Qiao Rui stretched his leg onto the sofa, "Teacher, I'm hungry."

"You should at least write some homework before eating." Yu Na sat down and took out her phone. She saw Xiao Chen had transferred her money 10 minutes ago.

Yu Na didn't accept it.

This meal was supposed to be her treat in the first place.

She didn't reply to Xiao Chen's message.

Instead, she turned to Qiao Rui and said, "Write some homework first, then I'll treat you to pizza."

"For real?"

"Mm-hmm."

Yu Na passed the English test paper to him, "Write this first. Once done, we'll eat. After the meal I'll go over the test paper with you."

Qiao Rui thought to himself: Is eating this meal absolutely necessary?

But Yu Na was still his teacher after all. Although she seemed easy to take advantage of, basic respect was still required.

If nothing else, they were both single and seemed quite compatible. Plus they privately met up often. What if they ended up together in the future? If she complained about him to Xiao Chen, he'd be screwed.

Yu Na helped Qiao Rui over to the dining table. She placed the English test sheet in front of him, "Start writing."

He had an aggrieved and frustrated expression. He looked at the English words like they were distant relatives—seemingly familiar, but actually unrecognizable.

Yu Na sat opposite him, initially just playing on her phone. But after glancing up and seeing Qiao Rui's constipated expression, she shook her head helplessly.

Leaving him to write on his own, as if anything would get done.

"Never mind, I'll help you write after we eat."

Yu Na ordered pizza. After eating their fill, there was still one slice left.

She said, "You can reheat it in the oven tomorrow to eat it."

Qiao Rui reluctantly picked up his pen and test paper, "No need to wait till tomorrow, my brother will just eat it if he's hungry."

Yu Na: "......"

What Qiao Rui said was true. Not even half an hour into their study session, Xiao Chen came back.