Chapter 104: Eat Candy with Me.

Chapter 104

Jiang Yu's footsteps stopped, hesitating whether to speak.

Yu Na was very cold to him, pretending not to see him as she walked back to the classroom.

During morning self-study, Yu Na had the English class representative collect the assignments and take them to the office.

After class, she went back to the office to start grading the assignments. She was surprised to see that Qiao Rui's assignments had been quite good recently. Qiao Rui's handwriting was very messy and illegible, but in a unique way, so even without his name, Yu Na could recognize his writing.

But recently, she noticed that next to Qiao Rui's messy English, there would frequently appear a line of neat handwriting.

And ever since the neat handwriting started appearing in his workbook, the accuracy of Qiao Rui's assignments had improved tremendously.

Finally, Yu Na picked up the workbook from the bottom of the stack.

When grading, she didn't look much at the names, just flipping directly to the page with the assignment.

She did the same this time.

She opened the last workbook, turned to the page with the assignment, and before she saw the work, a slip of paper fell out, fluttering to the ground.

Yu Na picked up the small slip of paper. On it were written six characters: [Teacher Yu, I'm sorry]

She quickly flipped to the first page, and saw Jiang Yu's name in the name field.

Yu Na threw the note in the trash can and set his assignment aside.

...

After work in the afternoon, Yu Na finished up the last of her tasks, and saw there was still ample time. She planned to go home first, then head to the airport.

Her office was close to the north gate, and though recently she'd been going home alone, she still often used the north gate.

But today, as soon as she exited the north gate, she was blocked by Jiang Yu.

School had let out long ago, and there were practically no students around the north gate now.

Yu Na knew clearly that he was just a child, with no ability to really do anything to her. He was just a pawn.

But because he was sent by her father, just thinking about this identity made her body shudder involuntarily.

That feeling was hard to describe.

Even if it was her own father, she was still very afraid of him, very afraid.

Anyone sent by him, no matter who, no matter their status or age, as long as they were related to her dad, she would be terrified, as if trapped in a nightmare she couldn't wake up from.

So at this time, she avoided him from afar, ignoring him as she continued forward.

Back at Huating No. 1, Xiao Chen saw luggage sitting in the living room.

Yu Na's luggage.

"Why is the luggage here?"

Yu Na's voice was somewhat muffled. "Remember how I said I'd give you a surprise today?"

Xiao Chen belatedly realized: "You meant, coming to see me?"

"Mm." Yu Na pointed to a package of long strip candy on the coffee table. "But I forgot to bring this, so I wanted to come back for my luggage and bring it too."

"What's this?" Xiao Chen picked up the candy.

"It's new candy I bought. You said—" Her face flushed slightly, a little shy. "Want to eat it with me? So I thought, I'd bring it over to eat together."

"Hm?" Xiao Chen feigned ignorance, eyes full of indulgence. "Eat together how?"

"..."

Xiao Chen's hand rested on her waist. "Is it the 'together' I'm thinking of?"

Yu Na gave the slightest nod, quickly changing the subject. "How did you suddenly come back?"

"I missed you and couldn't wait to see you. Nothing urgent these next couple days either, so I came back early. I was the one trying to surprise you originally."

The tense heartstrings of the past few days suddenly relaxed in this moment.

Tears glistened in Yu Na's eyes as she threw herself into his arms. "Xiao Chen, you know what? Yesterday before the evening self-study, when I found out Jiang Yu's identity, I felt like a pair of eyes were watching me and I was really frightened afterwards. But I thought that I'd get to see you today, and it made me feel much better, really."

Xiao Chen stroked her hair, carrying her to the sofa and having her sit on his lap. He gently soothed her, "I don't have anything these next couple days. I'll stay home and keep you company, okay?"

Yu Na nodded.

He knew she had been bothered by Jiang Yu's situation, and after thinking for a few seconds, voluntarily suggested: "Don't worry about Jiang Yu's matter. Have him meet up tomorrow, and we'll see him together again."

"Okay, but what are you going to do?"

"Just chat with him. If there's a way to help, we'll help a bit. After all, he's still a child and shouldn't be involved in these things so early. Either way, he still needs to complete his studies. But I have other things to tell him when we meet up. Things unrelated to you."

"What things?"

"You'll find out tomorrow, won't you?"

"Xiao Chen—" Yu Na grasped his hand. "You're so good."

"Am I silly? Aren't your matters my matters too? But—" Xiao Chen meaningfully squeezed her fingers, grinning slyly. "You'll have to share candy with me."

Saying so, his gaze drifted to the package of long strip candy Yu Na had bought.