Back to my parents when I was seventeen

After finishing the noodles, Shen Yubai turned his head to look at the three people behind him. Xu Chuning and Shen Sinian were sitting on one side, and You Shuzhen was sitting opposite them. The three of them were eating lunch happily. The scene was warm and beautiful.

Suddenly, I don’t know what Shen Sinian said to her, Xu Chuning raised the corners of her lips and her eyes curved into crescent shapes, which was completely different from her cold look at school and when she delivered meals to herself.

Thinking about this, Shen Yubai felt a little unhappy. But at the moment, he didn't know what he was unhappy about.

Ban Shu finished the last bite of noodles and looked up with a feeling of unsatisfied feeling. He had never eaten anything made by Xu Chuning's mother before, and he didn't have much hope for today's bowl of mediocre egg noodles.

After finishing the meal, he finally understood why Shen Yubai ignored the delicious food in those high-end restaurants and instead often patronized this small shop in Xu Chuning's house. The food tasted so good, even better than the noodles he had eaten in high-end restaurants before that cost dozens of dollars a bowl.

"Brother Yu, Xu Chuning's mother--" His cooking skills are really good. Before he could finish the sentence, he first noticed Shen Yubai's abnormal gaze. He looked over there, and Ban Shu moved his lips and swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

It’s over, it’s over. Brother Yu really fell in love with Xu Chu Ning, who is ordinary in all other aspects except for her good looks.

Hearing Ban Shu's voice, Shen Yubai turned to look at him with an indifferent look in his eyes, "What?"

Banshu met his eyes, took a deep breath and said, "Good craftsmanship."

Shen Yubai: "Of course."

Could he have chosen badly?

Ban Shu: “…”

Looking at Shen Yubai's proud look, he couldn't help but think in his heart - no way, Shen Yubai and Xu Chuning haven't even started dating yet, and he's already protecting them?

They both have different thoughts.

Noticing the movement on their side, Xu Chuning looked back and their eyes briefly met Shen Yubai's.

After a moment, she took the lead and moved away.

After paying the bill, Shen Yubai and Ban Shu walked out of the shop.

"Brother Yu, are we going back to school or somewhere else?" Ban Shu was about to take out a cigarette.

Shen Yubai frowned slightly, "Don't smoke here."

"...?"

Banshu paused as he took the cigarette. "What?"

Shen Yubai: "Leading the child astray."

Banshu raised his eyes in confusion, "Where are the children?"

Shen Yubai ignored him. He stood there and thought for a few seconds, then turned back to look into the store. "You should go back to school first."

Banshu: “Ah?”

He was stunned, "What about you?"

Shen Yubai stared at the small shop and said in a calm tone, "I'll be back later."

Ban Shu blinked, followed his gaze again, and vaguely understood something. He suppressed the surprise that welled up in his heart, nodded in astonishment, "Okay, then I'll go back to school first, you... come back early."

Shen Yubai nodded.

Not long after Ban Shu left, Xu Chuning and the other two finished their lunch and cleaned up the store.

After they had almost finished packing, You Shuzhen urged her to go back to school to rest for a while as she had classes in the afternoon.

Xu Chu Ning couldn't persuade her and had to agree.

Before leaving, she called Shen Sinian and said to him in a low voice, "See you at the school gate this afternoon?"

Shen Sinian nodded, glanced outside and asked, "Is he waiting for you?"

Xu Chu Ning also saw the people standing outside the store. She didn't know if Shen Yubai was waiting for her. "I don't know."

Shen Sinian frowned, thought for a moment and said, "If he bullies you, tell me."

From childhood to adulthood, besides You Shuzhen and her grandmother in her hometown, Shen Sinian was the first person to say this to her. She looked at the boy in front of her who looked a bit like her, and a warm feeling flowed through her heart.

It was a strange feeling. Obviously, the two of them had never gotten along before, but from the moment the appraisal report was confirmed, Xu Chu Ning looked at Shen Sinian more and more, and he liked him more and more, and felt that he was his own son.

"Okay," Xu Chuning agreed with a smile before Shen Sinian asked her why she looked at him like that, "but don't fight with him."

After she finished speaking, she added, "You can't fight with anyone. Fists are not the best way to solve problems."

Shen Sinian: “Oh.”

He promised her in a depressed tone, "I'll try my best."

Seeing him like this, Xu Chu Ning really wanted to raise her hand and touch his head. He looked like the little puppy that her grandmother raised at home, so cute.

But You Shuzhen was still watching them from a distance, so Xu Chuning suppressed his impulse.

After walking out of the shop, Xu Chuning glanced at Shen Yubai. She didn't call him, but turned around and walked towards the street.

Shen Yubai looked at her back as she walked away and frowned slightly, "Xu Chuning."

He quickly caught up with her, "Wait a minute."

Xu Chu Ning turned his head and asked, "What's the matter?"

The two looked at each other, Shen Yubai walked beside her with one hand in his pocket, and said calmly: "I think we need to talk."

Xu Chuning: "What are you talking about? Shen Sinian?"

She reminded Shen Yubai, "I've told you everything about him, what else is there to talk about?"

Xu Chu Ning actually didn't like talking to Shen Yubai very much. People of their background always looked superior, as if they were always superior to others, whether in school or elsewhere.

Xu Chu Ning was very annoying and disgusted.

However, Shen Yubai is a regular customer of their family, so she never shows obvious dislike for him.

But at this moment, she couldn't control herself.

"Of course there's still something to talk about," Shen Yubai said, "Are you going to the hospital after school this afternoon?"

Xu Chu Ning was not surprised that he knew. She hummed, "Why, do you want to go with us?"

Shen Yubai: "Is it not possible?"

He is also a party involved, isn't he?

Xu Chu Ning paused and looked at him in surprise, "Are you sure?"

Shen Yubai raised the corner of his lips slightly, his posture and aura were at ease, "What am I unsure about?"

After a few seconds of stalemate, Xu Chuning nodded, "Okay."

She felt that this was an opportunity for Shen Sinian and Shen Yubai to communicate positively.

Having agreed to go to the hospital after school in the afternoon, Xu Chuning continued to walk forward. After two steps, she stopped and looked at Shen Yubai, "Do you have anything else to say?"

Shen Yubai: "...I want to go back to school too."

The teachers at school really didn't care about him, but he wasn't the kind of student who skipped classes every day for no reason. Most of the time, Shen Yubai was a good student who obeyed the rules and regulations.

Xu Chu Ning: “…Oh.”

She responded calmly, "Sorry, I forgot."

Shen Yubai choked and was about to say something else when a soft female voice came from not far away, "Shen Yubai."

The two of them looked towards the direction where the sound came from. When they saw the person coming, Xu Chu Ning quickly turned his eyes away, quickened his pace and distanced himself from Shen Yubai.

By the time Shen Yubai realized what was happening, Xu Chuning had already walked away. He looked at her from behind and frowned in confusion.

"What are you looking at?" Xu Zhiyan walked up to Shen Yubai while he was distracted. She followed his line of sight and looked into the distance. She only saw a blurry silhouette of a girl. Thinking of the scene when they just stood together, Xu Zhiyan pursed her lips and asked evasively, "Who is she? Is she a classmate from our school?"

The Shen family and the Xu family have business dealings. Shen Yubai and Xu Zhiyan have known each other for a long time and are currently classmates. Their relationship is more familiar than that of other classmates.

However, this is what outsiders think.

In fact, Shen Yubai and Xu Zhiyan are not familiar with each other.

Hearing her speaking to him in such a familiar manner, Shen Yubai walked forward with his hands in his pockets, not intending to introduce herself to her, and said in a distant manner, "You don't know her."