Back to my parents when I was seventeen

Over here in the art building.

Meiji Junior High School has several teaching buildings. In addition to the teaching building where the international classes are taught, there is also an art building with a very European style architecture next to it.

This art building was also invested and built by Shen Yubai's family and can be regarded as the signature building of Meiji Junior High School.

Therefore, Shen Yubai could ask the teacher for the key to the art building classroom at any time. The teacher never asked any more questions.

After opening the door with the key, Shen Yubai glanced at the person who followed him in and asked with his chin slightly raised, "Can you play the piano?"

The two entered the piano room.

Shen Sinian's eyes lit up, "Yes."

Shen Yubai: "Play a song for me?"

Shen Sinian: “…”

He paused and looked at him suspiciously, "You called me here to test my special skills?"

Shen Yubai glanced at him, "What do you think?"

Shen Sinian was silent for a while, and answered honestly, "I don't think so."

Shen Yubai: "It's not true. Play the piano first and we'll talk after you finish."

Shen Sinian: “…Oh.”

Shen Yubai gives people a very strong sense of oppression. When he stares at you, you dare not resist him at all.

Shen Sinian sat silently in front of the piano. He took a deep breath and pressed the keys a little nervously.

At first, Shen Sinian was a little nervous, but gradually, he got into the groove and played the "Moonlight Sonata" for Shen Yubai.

After playing, he raised his head cautiously and said, "My hands are a little rusty."

The front part was not played well.

Shen Yubai lowered his eyes and said calmly, "Not bad."

Shen Sinian: "Really?"

He is very happy.

Shen Yubai leaned against the piano and said in a calm tone, "Do you know why I asked you to come here?"

Shen Sinian blinked, not quite understanding why he changed the subject so quickly, "I don't know."

Even if he guessed it, he didn't want to say it.

Shen Yubai lowered his eyes, "Are you hiding something from me?"

Shen Sinian: "What?"

Shen Yubai: "Xu Zhiyan."

If Shen Sinian's attitude towards Xu Zhiyan last time made Shen Yubai suspicious, then today's incident confirmed that Shen Sinian disliked and hated Xu Zhiyan, not just because this person had offended him in the future.

Shen Yubai had a hunch that something had happened between Shen Sinian and Xu Zhiyan, or between them and Xu Zhiyan, or something else that he didn't know about yet but Shen Sinian was very clear about.

"No." Shen Sinian pursed his lips subconsciously, "Didn't I tell you? I don't like her. She offended me in the future."

"You're not such a petty person." Shen Yubai said calmly, "Even if she offended you, you are not of the same age, you can't hold a grudge like this."

After spending this period of time together, Shen Yubai didn't dare to say that he understood Shen Sinian 100%, but he also understood 90%. In the future, Shen Sinian was well educated. He was not a child who loved to bear grudges, nor did he have the temper of a big master.

On the contrary, he is easy-going and cheerful.

Being questioned by Shen Yubai, Shen Sinian pursed his lips and stopped talking.

Shen Yubai narrowed his eyes slightly, "Is it inconvenient to tell me?"

Shen Sinian raised his eyes and thought of what Xu Chuning had told him to swear, "... guess it yourself."

He was depressed, "I can't say."

Shen Yubai: "Can't tell?"

Shen Sinian: “Yeah.”

"Why can't I say it?" Shen Yubai didn't quite understand.

Shen Sinian groaned, "Don't ask anymore. If you are really that smart, just guess it yourself."

Shen Yubai: "Shen Sinian."

"It's no use calling me by my full name." Shen Sinian said, "I hate her anyway, you are not allowed to have too much contact with her."

Shen Yubai frowned and wanted to say something else, but Shen Sinian groaned, "Can I come here often?"

He changed the subject abruptly.

Shen Yubai: "...What do you want to do?"

"I want to play the piano for Ningning."

"You are welcome to do whatever you want. Just tell me before you come. I'll go get the key from the teacher."

Shen Sinian smiled brightly, "As you wish!"

Looking at Shen Sinian's smiling face, Shen Yubai lowered his eyelashes slightly and said nothing.

After leaving the Art Building, Shen Sinian returned to the classroom, and Shen Yubai also returned to the international class.

Banshu looked at him in deep thought and asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

"It's okay." Shen Yubai didn't mean to say more.

Ban Shu: “?”

After a moment of silence, Shen Yubai suddenly turned around and said, "Let me ask you a question."

Banshu: "What?"

Shen Yubai: "What kind of person do you think would offend Shen Sinian to the point where he would always argue with him?"

"..."

Ban Shu exclaimed, and asked in a low voice: "Are you referring to the matter with Xu Zhiyan?"

Shen Yubai: "Give me an example."

"But, apart from Xu Zhiyan, I don't see that our brother Si Nian has a bad relationship with anyone else." Ban Shu was confused.

Shen Yubai was stunned. After a careful recollection, he found that from the time Shen Sinian came here until now, except for Xu Zhiyan, he got along well with most of his classmates. Even with the two classmates he had beaten up before, although their relationship was not good now, they would not treat each other like enemies when they met.

So, why does he hate Xu Zhiyan so much?

Shen Yubai was thinking, and Ban Shu muttered beside him, "But it's a bit strange that Si Nian, a grown man, hates Xu Zhiyan, a girl, for no reason."

Although Ban Shu didn't like Xu Zhiyan very much, this matter was worth further investigation when it came to Shen Sinian.

The two thought about it but couldn't come up with an answer.

In the evening, several people played games together.

Ban Shu told Pei Shao about the school gossip. Pei Shao asked with amusement, "Brother Si Nian hates Xu Zhiyan?"

"Yes." Banshu said, "Isn't it strange? It's impossible that they knew each other before, right?"

Pei Shao thought about it and analyzed: "It is indeed unlikely."

Banshu: “Why is that?”

Pei Shao didn't think much about it. "Generally speaking, this is the case only between girls, right?"

"Girl?" Shen Yubai asked.

Pei Shao was stunned for a moment, "Yes."

He suddenly thought of the key point, "Didn't you say before that brother Si Nian has a very close relationship with a girl? Her name is Xu something? Could it be that there is a conflict between her and Xu Zhiyan, and our brother loves her and is more protective of her, so he hates Xu Zhiyan?"

When Pei Shao said this, Shen Yubai paused, and Ban Shu exclaimed, "Hey, it's not impossible."

He pondered carefully, "But Xu Chu Ning and Xu Zhi Yan are not familiar with each other at all."

"I don't know about that." Pei Shao said.

Ban Shu: "Forget it, let's not talk about this. I think after what happened today, Miss Xu will no longer hint to others that she and Brother Yu are childhood sweethearts."

In fact, the two of them can't be considered childhood sweethearts.

Shen Yubai has a good relationship with Xu Zhiyan's mother, and the Shen and Xu families are indeed very close, but Shen Yubai and Xu Zhiyan are not.

When Shen Yubai was in primary school, he didn't like to play with girls. Every time Xu Zhiyan came to Shen's house to look for Shen Yubai, Shen Yubai ignored her. Occasionally, Sang Menglan would force him to play with Xu Zhiyan for a while, but at most for a while, Shen Yubai would slip away.

Ban Shu and Pei Shao grew up together and knew the relationship between them best.

It's just that they were in the same school, they would meet and interact with each other occasionally, and the two families still maintained a cooperative relationship. Shen Yubai was a grown man, and before the rumor reached him, it was impossible for him to specifically warn Xu Zhiyan not to talk about their relationship in school.

This would be very strange and also somewhat embarrassing for girls.

Of course, what is more important is that most of the gossip in school will not be asked to Shen Yubai in person. It is just a rumor among classmates, and Shen Yubai naturally will not pay special attention to it.

Today is an exception.

"Brother Yu..." Ban Shu was playing a game. When he called Shen Yubai to save him, he found that he was standing there motionless. "What are you doing?"

Shen Yubai came back to his senses and pulled his thoughts back.

He moved his fingers slightly and sent a message in the game dialog box: [I have something to do. I won’t play today. ]

Ban Shu: [? ? ? ]

After exiting the game, Shen Yubai picked up the phone that was placed on the side and sent a message to Shen Sinian: [What will be the future relationship between Xu Chuning and Xu Zhiyan? ]