Back to my parents when I was seventeen

They returned to the hotel in silence and the three got off the car.

Brother Wang signaled to Shen Yubai with his eyes, "I'm going to buy some things. Call me if you need anything."

Shen Yubai nodded.

Going upstairs with Xu Chuning, Shen Yubai stopped her from entering the room and said, "Xu Chuning."

Xu Chu Ning turned around, "What?"

Shen Yubai lowered his eyes, looked at her red eyes, raised his hand and gently touched her head, "Don't be disappointed, we will find her."

"..." Hearing Shen Yubai's words, Xu Chu Ning, who had been suppressing her emotions, tried to hold back, but in the end, she couldn't help but shed tears, "I don't want this to happen either."

She raised her hand to wipe away the tears that fell, pursed her lips, and said stubbornly, "I couldn't help it."

People are like this. Even if you know there is little hope, you will inevitably have certain expectations for something.

Xu Chuning claimed to be strong, but when she heard what the director said and saw the living conditions of the orphanage, she felt uncontrollably sad. Whenever she thought of You Shuzhen's biological daughter living there for such a long time and suffering so much, her heart would twitch and she would feel uncomfortable.

It was rare for Shen Yubai to hear her say such childish words. Xu Chuning was unusually independent and mature in front of him and other classmates.

Hearing her say this suddenly, Shen Yubai didn't know how to comfort her for a moment.

He was quiet for a moment, then whispered, "I know."

Hesitantly he raised his hand and patted her back gently to comfort her, "I'll help you find her, I promise."

Shen Yubai looked at Xu Chuning, his dark eyes full of determination, "If we don't find it this time, we will have another chance." He looked at Xu Chuning and said slowly, "Believe me."

Xu Chuning paused.

They stared at each other for a moment, she blinked gently, tears dripping from her eyelashes, "Okay."

She believed in him.

Shen Yubai comforted her for a while and asked her to go to the room to wash her face first. They would rest for a while and then go eat something.

After saying this, he asked Xu Chu Ning again: "Do you want to go back to Pingning this afternoon, or stay here for two more days?"

Xu Chuning looked at him and said, "Let me think about it?"

Shen Yubai nodded: "Go wash your face first, call me when you're ready."

Xu Chuning nodded.

They went back to their rooms and washed their faces in the bathroom. Xu Chuning looked up at herself in the mirror with red eyes. Suddenly, she thought of the time when she cried in front of Shen Yubai, and she felt a little embarrassed.

She raised her hands to cover her face and sighed helplessly.

Why couldn't I hold back?

Xu Chu Ning regretted it very much.

After washing her face in the bathroom and waking up a little, Xu Chuning walked out of the bathroom and checked the time. It was already past twelve o'clock. She thought for a moment and sent a message to Shen Yubai: [I'm fine. Shall we go eat now?]

Shen Yubai: [Sure, is there anything you want to eat? ]

Xu Chuning: [I can do either.]

Shen Yubai: [. ]

Xu Chu Ning pursed her lips and was about to ask him what the period meant when there was a knock on the door.

She quickly walked to the door and opened it.

Their eyes met, Xu Chu Ning looked away a little embarrassedly, and asked with his lips moving, "What do you want to eat?"

Shen Yubai: "How about some local specialties?"

Xu Chuning had no objection.

"Where is Brother Wang?" Xu Chu Ning asked.

Shen Yubai: "He's waiting for us downstairs."

The two went downstairs to meet Brother Wang and went to a local specialty restaurant.

"How's it going, Xiao Xu?" Brother Wang looked at her, "Are you okay?"

Xu Chu Ning smiled sheepishly, "Not bad."

Brother Wang nodded and said, "Don't be too sad. Finding people is difficult in itself. The Internet was not well developed before, so there was nothing we could do about it."

Xu Chu Ning understood: "I know."

The three of them ordered a table full of dishes. After eating, Xu Chu Ning looked at Shen Yu Bai and said, "Shall we go back to Linxi today?"

Shen Yubai was surprised: "Why don't you stay here for another day?"

Xu Chu Ning shook his head: "I don't want to stay here any longer."

Shen Yubai agreed, and then asked, "Why don't you just go back to Pingning?"

"My mother will be confused if I go back after only two days out," said Xu Chuning.

Shen Yubai smiled: "Okay, then let's go back to Linxi first."

After the discussion, the three returned to the hotel to pack their things, check out and leave.

The journey back was a little more depressing than the journey here.

But Xu Chuning has good adaptability and self-regulation ability.

When she arrived at Linxi, she had almost recovered. Linxi is the county town above Pingning. Xu Chuning didn't come here very often. When she was a child, she only lived in Pingning.

Later, when she was older and went to Jiangcheng with You Shuzhen, she came to Linxi County for the first time.

Shen Yubai booked the same hotel as before.

After checking in, Xu Chu Ning finally remembered to ask Shen Yubai, "When are you planning to go back?"

"Where are you going back to?" Shen Yubai asked without thinking much.

Xu Chu Ning paused, staring at him with wide eyes, "Aren't you going back to Jiangcheng?"

Shen Yubai glanced at her and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Why, you don't welcome me to stay here for a few more days?"

Xu Chu Ning opened his mouth and said quickly: "That's not what I meant."

"..." Shen Yubai looked at her nervous expression, and raised the corners of his lips slightly, "I was just teasing you."

Xu Chuning glanced at him.

Shen Yubai raised his hand and tapped her head, then suddenly asked, "Didn't Deng Xitong and the others say they wanted to visit your hometown? Have they set a time?"

Xu Chu Ning was stunned for a moment, and then he understood what he meant. "Do you want to go to Pingning with them?"

"It would be too abrupt for me to go alone." Shen Yubai said.

He and Xu Chuning are classmates at present, and You Shuzhen would not think of it as premature love because she knows how they get along. However, Xu Chuning's neighbors in his hometown may not think so.

He didn't want Xu Chuning to be talked about by his neighbors in his hometown and have bad things said about him.

Similarly, he didn't want to go back to Jiangcheng again.

So the best way is to let Deng Xitong and his friends come to Pingning. In this way, they can go out to play together, and the neighbors won't say anything when they see them.

After knowing Shen Yubai's plan, Xu Chu Ning hesitated for a few seconds, "I'll ask them if they are free these days?"

Shen Yubai: "Okay."

Ten minutes later, Xu Chu Ning looked up at Shen Yu Bai, "...Do you want to ask Ban Shu and Yu Gao Yi?"

Shen Yubai: "It's up to you."

Xu Chuning calculated that if Ban Shu and Yu Gaoyi also came, the house would need to squeeze in to accommodate them. But if they didn't come, Shen Yubai, a grown man, didn't seem to be suitable.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Xu Chu Ning finally asked.

Soon, Ban Shu and Yu Gaoyi both gave her an answer, saying that they were happy to come to Pingning to play.

Finally, a group of people discussed in the group and decided to buy tickets for the day after tomorrow.

After settling the matter, Ban Shu @ed Shen Yubai in the group and asked him if he wanted to join.

Before Xu Chuning could stop Shen Yubai from replying, he saw his reply pop up in the group: [I'm already here.]

Ban Shu et al.: [???]