Back to my parents when I was seventeen

Before Shen Yubai could think about it, Xu Chu Ning came down from the stairs.

Seeing the two of them looking at photos together, she was slightly embarrassed and quickly called out, "Grandma."

Grandma looked up blankly, "What's wrong?"

Xu Chuning pursed her lips, her expression a little unnatural, "You..."

She paused, then turned her head to look at Shen Yubai, "Have you packed all your things?"

Shen Yubai hummed.

Xu Chuning: “…”

How come he is so fast?

"Then won't you go and help Ban Shu and the others?" Xu Chuning asked in panic.

For some reason, she didn't really want Shen Yubai to know her life experience. She didn't want him to sympathize with her.

Shen Yubai didn't say anything. He quietly met Xu Chuning's eyes and roughly understood what she meant. He was puzzled, but still obediently agreed to her proposal, "I'll go now."

Hearing his answer, Xu Chu Ning instinctively breathed a sigh of relief.

Shen Yubai said something to his grandmother before getting up and going upstairs.

Seeing him disappear into the stairwell, Xu Chuning walked to her grandmother's side, lowered her eyes and asked, "Grandma, why did you show other people my ugly childhood photos?"

"Xiao Shen is not someone else," Grandma said directly, "Isn't he your friend?"

Xu Chu Ning was startled, "He is my friend, but——"

She thought for a moment and said tactfully, "I was too ugly when I was a child, and I didn't want my friends to see me."

"..."

Grandma didn't quite understand Xu Chu Ning's idea, but after she said that, she agreed: "Okay, it's grandma's fault this time. I won't show your photos to other people in the future."

Xu Chu Ning said softly: "Well, thank you grandma."

Grandma patted the back of her hand in amusement and said, "Come and rest next to grandma for a while?"

Xu Chuning: "Okay."

The two sat on the sofa. Xu Chuning looked at the photos with his grandmother for a while before urging her to rest.

After grandma entered the room, Xu Chuning put away the photo album and went upstairs to find Deng Xitong and the others.

"Have you packed your luggage?" Xu Chu Ning walked to the door of the room.

Cheng Mingyin looked back at her and said, "Okay, we are all a little reluctant to leave."

Xu Chu Ning chuckled and said softly, "You can come and play again later."

Cheng Mingyin: "Okay."

The three of them chatted in the room for a while, and Xu Chuning was ready to go back to her room to sleep. But when she passed by Shen Yubai's room, she couldn't help but stop.

After thinking for three seconds, Xu Chuning knocked on the door.

The door was opened from the inside, and Shen Yubai appeared in front of her wearing a simple T-shirt and casual shorts, looking down at her, "What's wrong?"

Xu Chu Ning raised his face, his eyes flickering, "Are you going to sleep?"

Shen Yubai paused and asked in a low voice: "Do you have something to tell me?"

"...No," Xu Chu Ning didn't know why she knocked on the door, and she wasn't ready to say anything to Shen Yubai, "I just want to ask you."

Hearing this, Shen Yubai raised his eyebrows and looked at her with a half-smile, "So simple?"

Xu Chu Ning lowered his eyes and murmured, "How complicated can it be?"

Shen Yubai: "..."

After a few seconds of silence, Shen Yubai raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, and said in a cold tone: "I am getting ready to sleep, how about you?"

Xu Chu Ning: "I'm going to sleep too."

She paused and reminded, "Tell me when you get back tomorrow."

Shen Yubai nodded slightly.

After saying a few insignificant words, Xu Chu Ning pursed his lips and said, "Then I'll go down."

Shen Yubai responded, and when she turned to leave, he suddenly called her, "Xu Chuning."

His voice was cool and pleasant. Every time Xu Chu Ning heard him call her name word by word, she would have the illusion that her name was very nice.

It's the same now.

She stopped and turned back slightly, "What's wrong?"

Shen Yubai closed his eyelashes and looked at her deeply, "Good night."

In fact, he wanted to tell her that she didn't want to be discovered by him. If she didn't want to say it, then don't say it. There was no need to feel any pressure. He wouldn't blame her, and he was willing to give her time.

It’s just that at this moment, it doesn’t seem convenient to say these words.

Xu Chu Ning was stunned. She didn't expect that he called her just to say good night. She was stunned for a moment, and said with a blank expression, "Good night."

When I returned to the room, You Shuzhen had already fallen asleep.

Xu Chuning lifted the blanket and got into bed. When she closed her eyes, the expression on Shen Yubai's face when he called her just now emerged in her mind. His eyes were very beautiful, and when his black and white pupils stared at her, her heart beat faster. She was afraid that Shen Yubai would ask her questions she didn't want to answer, so she was a little nervous.

After thinking about it for a while, Xu Chu Ning sighed softly and then opened his eyes.

It's very strange. She didn't have insomnia before, but now she has been suffering from it recently.

After tossing and turning for a long time, Xu Chu Ning finally fell into a deep sleep under the hypnosis of counting sheep.

*

The next morning, Shen Yubai and his group left.

When leaving, just like when coming, Shen Yubai arranged for a driver to pick him up at his doorstep.

Seeing the car driving away, Xu Chuning belatedly realized that he was feeling lost and reluctant.

Suddenly, the phone in her pocket vibrated.

Xu Chu Ning took it out and saw that it was a message from Shen Yubai: [It’s sunny outside, come in early. ]

Xu Chu Ning lowered his eyes: [Yes, be careful. ]

Shen Yubai: [Don't worry.]

The two chatted for a few words when Xu Chuning found someone @ her in the group. She clicked on it and saw that it was Deng Xitong and Cheng Mingyin who sent a message in the group: [Ningning, see you next week.]

Ban Shu: [I'll treat you to a meal when you come back next week.]

Yu Gaoyi: [What about me? When will I treat you? ]

Shen Yubai: [You can each have one meal.]

Watching several people chatting enthusiastically in the group, Xu Chu Ning couldn't help but smile. It was a strange feeling, and suddenly, she didn't feel lonely anymore.

She felt like her friends were still around.

After chatting with them in the group for a while, Xu Chu Ning reluctantly put down his phone.

You Shuzhen knew that she was not in a good mood, so she took her to the town to go shopping in the afternoon to buy things for her grandmother.

The first day after Shen Yubai and his friends left, Xu Chuning and You Shuzhen took their grandmother to the hospital for a physical examination. It was Shen Sinian who reminded her when they were in Jiangcheng that she and You Shuzhen had not had a physical examination for a long time, and the same was true for their grandmother. Their grandmother was much older than them, and it was the time when her body was prone to problems, so Xu Chuning and You Shuzhen had to pay more attention to her.

There is nothing they can do at other times when they are not at home, but when they go home, they have to take their grandmother to the hospital for a check-up.

If a problem is found, they will receive timely treatment. If there is no problem, they can return to Jiangcheng with peace of mind next week.

Grandma started to worry about wasting money and felt it was unnecessary, but after Xu Chuning's coquettishness and pestering for a long time, she finally compromised and agreed.

The next day, Xu Chuning received the test results.

My grandma has some minor health problems, but they are not serious and she only needs to take medicine every day.

Xu Chuning sent the physical examination report to Shen Yubai and asked him to help ask the doctor in Jiangcheng. After getting the answer "no big problem", she and You Shuzhen were relieved.

In the blink of an eye, it was the day for Xu Chuning and You Shuzhen to return to Jiangcheng.

Originally, the two wanted to go back two days before school started. But during the time in Pingning, You Shuzhen received calls asking when the holiday would end and the store would open. It was also a coincidence that people who had eaten noodles and bought breakfast at the store before the two went home all tacitly promoted the store, making it quite famous in that circle.

After much thought, You Shuzhen decided to go back two days earlier and open the store earlier.