Back to my parents when I was seventeen

Stare at each other from a distance for a few seconds.

Shen Yubai walked towards her, his figure as tall and unrestrained as always, cold and reserved.

Very strange.

At first, Xu Chu Ning felt that Shen Yubai was not easy to get along with, arrogant and cold. After a while, she suddenly felt that he was not as arrogant as she first knew him. On the contrary, his arrogance was only revealed at a certain moment, and when it was revealed, it did not make people feel overly annoying.

If you notice it or show your dislike, he will curb his arrogance.

While she was stunned, Shen Yubai had already walked in front of her.

Xu Chu Ning suppressed his wandering thoughts, looked at him and asked, "When did you come?"

Shen Yubai lowered his eyes and met her gaze, "When you came out of the shop."

Xu Chuning didn't say anything.

Shen Yubai lowered his head and stared at her deeply, "Are you okay?"

"...Do I look bad?" Xu Chuning asked back.

Shen Yubai paused for a moment, then said, "Not very good."

In fact, he regretted acting on impulse.

He didn't care how worried and troubled the Xu family was at the moment. He cared about Xu Chuning, who seemed to be unhappy because of the matter that was brought to light.

Sensing Shen Yubai's depression, Xu Chu Ning raised his eyebrows slightly, "No."

Shen Yubai frowned.

Xu Chu Ning raised his eyes, "Do you feel sorry?"

Shen Yubai nodded hesitantly.

Xu Chu Ning was speechless and said with a smile: "Actually not."

She told him frankly, "Even if you didn't say this impulsively, I might not be patient anymore."

She can tolerate other things.

The only thing she couldn't stand was Xu Zhiyan's disrespect for You Shuzhen, even trampling on her self-esteem and using verbal violence against her. You Shuzhen seemed strong, but in fact she was sensitive and fragile.

Xu Chu Ning had lived with her for so many years and knew her innermost thoughts very well.

At that moment, You Shuzhen might not think too much about it. But afterwards, she would reflect on herself and wonder if she was too bad and didn't work hard enough. If she had worked harder and given Xu Chuning better conditions, she wouldn't have been bullied by her classmates at school.

You Shuzhen is a person who never blames others when something goes wrong, but always looks for the reasons in herself.

People with this kind of personality will consume themselves more seriously.

Shen Yubai raised his eyes and asked softly, "Aren't these words meant to comfort me?"

"Why should I comfort you?" Xu Chuning asked bluntly, "Shouldn't I be the one being comforted?"

Shen Yubai was speechless.

"You don't have to feel any psychological burden because of this." Xu Chu Ning raised his eyes and looked at him, "I'm really not angry with you because of this."

She pursed her lips and said, "The reason why I don't want to chat with you guys is because I am still troubled."

Shen Yubai hummed, "What's troubling you?"

Xu Chu Ning: "...Do you know the conditions I proposed to them?"

"I can probably guess it." Shen Yubai replied.

Xu Chu Ning was surprised, and asked with his lips slightly moving: "Do you think I'm going too far?"

"Of course not." Shen Yubai said without hesitation, "How did you go too far?"

Xu Chu Ning's behavior could not even be considered as fighting for her own rights. Because it originally belonged to her, she just wanted Xu Zhiyan to return it to her more than ten years late.

Is it too much?

not at all.

Hearing Shen Yubai's anxious tone, Xu Chu Ning smiled, "I don't think I'm being too much."

She was just making a reasonable request.

Shen Yubai responded and raised his hand to tap her forehead, "Don't feel burdened, it should have been yours."

Xu Chu Ning was silent, "What if they don't agree?"

"That's their loss." Shen Yubai looked at her, his eyes dark and bright. "If they don't know how to cherish you, then you don't want them either."

Hearing this, Xu Chuning smiled and reminded Shen Yubai, "I have nothing. What can they lose? They are rich people."

"We will be richer than them in the future." Shen Yubai blurted out without thinking much.

Xu Chuning: “…”

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Yubai realized that it was inappropriate to say this at this time. He opened his mouth, and a rare look of embarrassment appeared on his face, "I mean--"

"I know." Xu Chu Ning smiled, her eyes curved, "I believe it too."

In the future, they will definitely be richer and more powerful than them.

If they didn't agree to her terms, it would be their loss. She was poor but ambitious, and according to Shen Sinian, she would be the owner of many chain restaurants in the future.

Her total assets may not be as great as the Xu family's, but she won't be living too badly either.

Hearing her words, Shen Yubai breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at her steadily for a while, "So don't think too much, and leave the rest to time."

Xu Chuning nodded.

At the same time, You Shuzhen, who was cleaning up the shop, saw that it was almost time, so she walked out of the shop and wanted to ask Xu Chuning and the others if they were done with their chat, when she suddenly discovered Shen Yubai's presence.

"When did Xiao Shen come?" You Shuzhen was surprised.

The two turned around in tacit understanding, and Shen Yubai responded, "I just arrived. I'll say a few words to Xu Chuning and then leave."

You Shuzhen smiled to herself, "It doesn't matter if you say a few more words."

Xu Chuning: “…”

She was helpless, "Mom, we're done, are we going back?"

You Shuzhen: "So fast?"

"Just a few words." Xu Chuning emphasized, "You can close the shop and we will go back to rest."

You Shuzhen: “…Okay.”

After talking to You Shuzhen, Xu Chuning turned around and asked, "Are we going back?"

Shen Yubai nodded and said silently, "I'll come over for breakfast tomorrow?"

"Whatever you want." Xu Chu Ning agreed, then remembered something and asked, "Are you living here again?"

Shen Yubai: "Yeah."

When school started, he moved back to the nearby community.

After sending Xu Chuning and You Shuzhen to the downstairs of the building in the urban village, Shen Yubai turned around and went home.

After returning home, Shen Yubai saw a call from Shen Xingyan.

"Hello, Dad." Shen Yubai picked up the phone, his voice cold, "What's wrong?"

Shen Xingyan: "Is Ningning okay?"

Shen Yubai hummed, "Not bad."

Sensing that Shen Xingyan was hesitant to speak, Shen Yubai raised his eyes and asked, "Do you have something to tell me?"

"Your Uncle Xu called me." Shen Xingyan said.

Shen Yubai: "And then?"

Shen Xingyan: "Nothing much. He just told me about the conditions proposed by Ningning. He felt that..."

"He wouldn't think Xu Chuning's request is excessive, right?" Shen Yubai asked before Shen Xingyan could finish the rest of the sentence.

"Of course not." Shen Xingyan said helplessly, "Your Uncle Xu is not such a confused person."

Hearing this, Shen Yubai couldn't help but mutter, "You are not him."

Just based on the way they educated Xu Zhiyan, Shen Yubai didn't have much hope for Xu Yiming and the others.

Shen Xingyan was choked by his words and scolded, "That's your Uncle Xu, you have to respect him."

"That depends on whether he is worthy of my respect." Shen Yubai is very rebellious.

Shen Xingyan was speechless and choked, "Don't think I don't know that you are standing up for Xu Chuning."

Shen Yubai said frankly, "I am indeed."

Shen Xingyan: “…”

His son was so frank that he really didn't know what to say.