Back to my parents when I was seventeen

The topic of "trafficking" is extremely sensitive to You Shuzhen. Shen Yubai has come to the store to eat many times, and naturally he has seen the missing person notices posted at the door and on the pillars not far away.

He was stunned for a moment, and looked at Xu Chuning who was not far away. He regretted mentioning this matter, "Aunt You, Si Nian--"

Before Shen Yubai finished speaking, Shen Sinian suddenly spoke up, "Aunt You, please take care of your business first. I'll tell you about my business later."

At this point, he added, "I have never been trafficked."

Hearing this, You Shuzhen felt mixed emotions. She was very glad that Shen Sinian had not been abducted, but the hope that had just risen in her heart was extinguished in an instant.

Xu Chuning could roughly guess what You Shuzhen was thinking. She sighed softly and said softly, "Mom, we still have to go to school. You can cook rice noodles for them first. I'll ask Shen Sinian to come to the store for lunch and chat with you at noon."

With Xu Chuning's assurance, You Shuzhen finally came to her senses and said, "Okay."

She said "ok" several times and cooked breakfast for the two of them with a little slowness.

Xu Chu Ning stared at them for a moment, then turned to the two of them and said, "You guys go find a seat first."

After breakfast, the three of them went to school together.

Xu Chuning had not originally planned to go with Shen Yubai, but the two were waiting for her at the store door, and You Shuzhen also urged her to go to school with her classmates. There were not many customers in the store, and she could handle it all by herself.

The shop was a long street away from the school, and the three of them walked in staggered positions.

After walking for a while, Shen Yubai turned his head to look at Xu Chuning, who was one step behind him, and said in a calm voice: "Sorry."

Xu Chu Ning was slightly startled, "It's not your fault."

Shen Yubai and Shen Sinian were close, and You Shuzhen would definitely ask about their relationship. It was good that Shen Yubai told her today, so that she wouldn't have to worry about how to tell You Shuzhen.

It’s better to know it earlier than later.

Shen Yubai hummed, paused and said, "Do you need help?"

Xu Chu Ning raised his eyes and looked at him, very surprised, "What?"

Shen Yubai: "A missing person notice like yours is like looking for a needle in a haystack." He said briefly, "Have you reported the case to the police?"

Xu Chuning: "I have been there, but there were too many cases of trafficking in the past, and the Internet was not well developed, so it was difficult to find a little girl who was trafficked."

What's more, given You Shuzhen and Xu Chuning's current abilities, there is only so much they can do.

Shen Yubai understood what she meant. He paused and asked, "Where was your sister kidnapped?"

Xu Chuning mentioned a place.

Shen Yubai frowned, he seemed to have never heard of it.

Shen Sinian spoke at the right time, "That's Ningning's hometown, a remote town under Ningcheng."

"..."

Shen Yubai raised his eyebrows and looked at Xu Chuning in surprise, "You are not from Jiangcheng?"

Why hadn't he noticed this before?

Hearing his question, Xu Chu Ning choked slightly, "You haven't heard the rumors about me in school?"

Shen Yubai: "What?"

He didn't pay much attention to Xu Chuning, nor was he keen on listening to various gossips and rumors.

Xu Chu Ning's mouth twitched. Seeing his curious look, she didn't want to tell him, "Nothing."

Shen Yubai: "..."

He frowned slightly and looked at Xu Chuning with some displeasure, "Why are you saying half of what you want to say?"

Xu Chuning: "I like it."

Shen Yubai choked, it seemed like this was the first time a girl answered his question like this. All the girls he had met before, after seeing him, were eager to talk to him, without him taking the initiative to bring it up.

Shen Sinian followed the two, listening to their conversation, and then turned to look at Xu Chuning, then turned to look at Shen Yubai. He looked at them for a moment and vaguely felt that something was wrong.

His parents...why do they feel like they're going to become a pair of bickering lovers?

Their progress is too fast.

Xu Chuning and Shen Yubai didn't know what Shen Sinian was thinking. When they were about to reach the school gate, Xu Chuning stopped and said, "Shen Sinian, I want to go to the canteen to buy two pens. Will you come with me?"

Shen Sinian, who was caught off guard by being called, exclaimed, glanced at Shen Yubai who was left out, and nodded quickly, "Yes, I want to buy an eraser too."

The two of them made an appointment, and Xu Chu Ning turned around and said, "Shen Yubai, let's go to the canteen now. Bye."

She didn't even give Shen Yubai the chance to say that he also wanted to go to the store.

Watching the two of them walking towards a nearby store, Shen Yubai realized Xu Chu Ning's attempt to avoid suspicion and sneered in displeasure.

"Brother Yu," Ban Shu heard him as soon as he came over. He stood beside him and looked in the direction of his sight, but saw nothing. "What are you looking at?"

Shen Yubai glanced at him coldly.

Ban Shu was so scared that he shrank his neck. "What's wrong? Who offended you? Tell me, I will take care of the person for you."

Shen Yubai pulled his lip and was too lazy to pay attention to him.

He turned and walked back to the school. After two steps, he suddenly remembered the topic he had just discussed with Xu Chuning, "Ban Shu."

Ban Shu: "Hey, Brother Yu, what do you want me to do?"

Shen Yubai glanced at him nonchalantly, "Do you know how the school spread the news about Xu Chuning?"

"?"

Ban Shu was stunned, and couldn't react to why he asked this question, "What's wrong?"

Shen Yubai: "I'm asking you, not asking you to ask me back."

Ban Shu: “…”

Sensing that Shen Yubai was in a bad mood, Ban Shu slowly recalled the current triangle relationship between Shen Yubai, Xu Chuning, and Shen Sinian. He touched his nose in dismay and said slowly, "It hasn't been spread much. Not many people in the school are discussing Xu Chuning."

Shen Yubai: “Really?”

Hearing his indifferent tone, Ban Shu racked his brains to recall, and suddenly exclaimed, "I remember now."

Shen Yubai stopped.

Ban Shu: "Didn't Xu Chuning's mother run a small shop in front of the school? And Xu Chuning was able to study in our school with the school scholarship and grant, so some people would say behind her back that she looks poor and that she is a country girl with no knowledge or something, anyway..."

As he was talking, Ban Shu received a death look from Shen Yubai. He touched his neck fearfully and said, "Brother Yu, I never said these things. They were all posted on the campus forums and discussed behind my back by my classmates. I just heard about them."

"Is there such a thing on campus forums?" Shen Yubai asked.

Ban Shu: "Yes, it's a gathering place for gossip. You didn't go and see it. What some classmates said was really exaggerated."

Shen Yubai sneered, "They are really free."

Banshu nodded in approval.

The two walked into the classroom. Ban Shu had just taken out the unfinished comic from the hole in his desk when Shen Yubai suddenly asked, "Give me the link to the forum."

Banshu: “Ah?”

Shen Yubai looked at him.

Banshu responded, "Right away."

Ban Shu forwarded the link to Shen Yubai. Seeing him take out his phone and open it, he asked cautiously, "Brother Yu, what are you going to do?"

Shen Yubai ignored him and let him read his comics.

Ban Shu withdrew his gaze in silence.

Half an hour later, when he remembered this and clicked on the link, it was blank.

In the campus forum, all posts discussing Xu Chuning were deleted.