Chapter 147: Chapter 140: He Wants to See Her Cry, Part 1
This guy’s expression is really dazzling!
"Weren’t you leaning against this tree? I’m letting you lean."
"Do you have some kind of problem?"
Bai Shunyuan lightly tugged at the corner of his mouth, surprisingly accepting the ’problem’ quite calmly.
"I do, actually. A very serious case of Prince syndrome."
Su Xiaomeng thought, where on earth did this oddball spring from? It’s the first time she’s seen someone proudly flaunt their ’Prince syndrome’.
She raised an eyebrow.
Does he not know ’Prince syndrome’ is a derogatory term?
Hmm... Should she kindly remind him?
"Su Xiaomeng, you can go ask around. These days, has anyone who’s messed with me ever had a good life afterward?"
Su Xiaomeng raised an eyebrow, "Bai Shunyuan, you look quite mature, aren’t you copying those campus idol dramas, acting like some campus bully?"
Bai Shunyuan slightly bent his head, leaned forward to Su Xiaomeng, and laughed softly, his big eyes curving as he smiled...
"And you? Looking young but learning from delinquent girls, doing sneaky tricks?"
"What sneaky tricks have I done!"
"You’re a hick from the Chengdu countryside, short, chubby, not fair-skinned, not big-busted, and your butt isn’t perky..."
As Bai Shunyuan said each word, disdain swept over a part of her body.
Su Xiaomeng just wanted to stick her fingers in his eyes!
"If you didn’t do sneaky tricks, how did you get into the wealthy family?"
Su Xiaomeng was momentarily stunned.
"If it’s those foolish rich kids who like to mess with naive girls, that’s one thing, but you ended up with the Yin Family."
Su Xiaomeng knew she had said a lot when she called Yin Shixiu, but thinking carefully, it shouldn’t immediately make people think of the Yin Family, right?
"What? Is it strange how I found out?"
Su Xiaomeng was indeed curious, instinctively nodding... then realizing she shouldn’t be led by the nose, she tried to shake her head—
"That Shan Minglang kid has been a coward since childhood, always hiding behind his brother. Don’t expect me to believe he’d stand up against me for some lousy senior sister, impossible!"
Wow, cowardly...
"You’re either from the Shan Family or the Yin Family. He called you ’Aunt—’ and was then interrupted. I figure the term should be Auntie, right?"
Su Xiaomeng wasn’t particularly afraid of others knowing her husband’s name.
Honestly, as powerful as the Yin Group is, if not in that circle, ’Yin Shixiu’ isn’t necessarily intimidating.
Unless someone deliberately investigates, or like Bai Shunyuan who knows people from the Yin Family, no one would realize she actually married into such a wealthy family.
Su Xiaomeng just feels, in school, she only wants to be a student.
Try not to mention she has a husband, or that she already has two kids.
Bringing these up, or others bringing these up... the gap between her and other students would inevitably become too deep.
"Are you saying this to show you’re smart?"
Su Xiaomeng doesn’t quite understand why he’s carefully explaining his reasoning.
Bai Shunyuan raised the corner of his lips, "I want to tell you, never say anything to me about how impressive your husband is. The Yin Family can make Xiao Ling drop out, can make those who seemed to bully you have a hard time, but they can’t touch me."
Su Xiaomeng blinked, feeling a slight ominous premonition.
"Secondly, I want to tell you, I hold grudges, very strongly."
"Can I say something too?"
Su Xiaomeng cleared her throat, taking advantage of the gap when he spoke, hurriedly interjecting softly.
Bai Shunyuan raised his eyebrow, "Say it."
"You can hold grudges, but I think I haven’t offended you, why mention this to me?"
"Mrs. Yin, you’re very forgetful."
"You kicked my girlfriend."
"... I thought this was over, after all, your girlfriend picked on me first."
Bai Shunyuan smiled slightly, then nodded, asking, "Why did she pick on you?"
"Her relationship with that Xiao Ling is good, but Ming Lang already said Xiao Ling’s dropping out has nothing to do with me..."
Before she finished her sentence, Bai Shunyuan waved a finger in front of her, "No no no..."
"She picked on you because she didn’t like you."
Su Xiaomeng frowned even more tightly, what kind of rubbish reason is this?
"University life is really dull, if I don’t find some fun now and then, how will I survive until graduation in this hellhole?"
Bai Shunyuan’s mischievous demeanor really left Su Xiaomeng dumbfounded.
This is A University! So many people bust their brains to get in! Back then she almost lost half her life to get into this school!
He actually says it’s dull, he actually says if he doesn’t find some fun he won’t last till graduation?
"Well... okay." Su Xiaomeng took a deep breath, she might really have bumped into a campus bully.
"Tell me, what do I need to do for you to forget about it?"
Honestly, it’s not a big deal compared to being targeted by such a lowlife, backing down a bit isn’t a big deal.
"Hmm... let me think."
Bai Shunyuan raised his eyebrows, straightening his body again, yawning with some tiredness.
Su Xiaomeng only felt hungry, just wanting to eat lunch.
Seeing his lazy and tired state, Su Xiaomeng thought, at this point, he probably wouldn’t come up with any harsh demands, probably just asking her to apologize to his girlfriend or something...
"Ah! I thought of one!"
His eyes suddenly brightened, and then he abruptly lowered his head to her again. Su Xiaomeng quickly leaned back, hitting the tree.
Forcing herself to swallow the pain, she smiled at Bai Shunyuan, "Please go on."
Bai Shunyuan’s eyes slightly narrowed, the curve of his smile gentle yet... bastard!
"No matter what you do, I can’t forget it."
"Su Xiaomeng, has anyone ever told you that your smile is truly radiant? Brighter than the sun."
Su Xiaomeng found it hard to keep up with Bai Shunyuan’s unpredictable nature.
"I always wonder what a person who smiles so happily would look like when they cry..."
Su Xiaomeng’s body stiffened, her gaze fixed on Bai Shunyuan’s domineering figure as he walked away.
After being stunned for three seconds, she shouted at his back, "If you’re sick, get treatment!"
Bai Shunyuan’s last words really made Su Xiaomeng uneasy for an entire class.
That guy looked quite handsome, but it was all just appearance.
After two interactions, her only impression was, "This kid is truly rotten."
However, this uneasiness was limited to that afternoon class.
When Su Xiaomeng received a text from Yin Shixiu saying he was waiting for her at the school gate, all the unease disappeared.
The bell rang for the end of class—
The professor was just about to take two more minutes to assign homework, but Su Xiaomeng swung her backpack on and dashed out of the classroom!
There wasn’t even a chance to stop her.
As someone left the classroom, naturally, other students followed suit.
The professor swallowed back the assignment he had been about to announce, heavily marking a special symbol next to Su Xiaomeng’s name on the roster!
Su Xiaomeng ran out of the school gate and saw Yin Shixiu’s car parked across the street in a temporary parking spot.
Even though it was already fall, the weather hadn’t cooled down much.
Getting into the car, Su Xiaomeng, panting, wiped the sweat off her brow.
She smiled warmly at Yin Shixiu, "How come you have time to come by?"
"I’m following up on the third phase of the school’s project. Since we’re sponsoring it, we can’t just leave it be, right?"
She recalled that the Yin Group had sponsored numerous research projects at A University.
The third phase of the school project involved constructing a second library and expanding the sports field, which she hadn’t realized was also sponsored by the Yin Group.
Now that Yin Shixiu had mentioned it, she didn’t think much more about it, "Let’s go home!"
"Buckle up your seatbelt."
Yin Shixiu reminded her, only starting to drive home after seeing she’d buckled up.
On the way, Su Xiaomeng handed over the two scrolls given by the elders of the Yin Family for Yin Shixiu to see, showing off the two pieces of rice paper with pride.
"I have no idea what Ming Lang and father-in-law and mother-in-law said, but they actually got them to choose names."
"Have you mentioned it to your parents?"
Yin Shixiu asked.
Su Xiaomeng blinked, having completely forgotten.
"Why not give them a call and tell them?"
"Okay!"
Su Xiaomeng agreed and took out her phone. She tried calling Su’s mother, but when there was no answer, likely due to her being in class, she called Su’s father.
Su’s father answered quickly.
"Dad, are you at the shop? ... Busy? Well... I have good news to tell you... Haha, take a guess... Nope, guess again... Haha, wrong, wrong, guess one more time..."
Yin Shixiu drove on while listening to Su Xiaomeng’s call with her dad.
He really wished Su’s mother’s phone had connected a moment ago.
Because this father-daughter conversation truly sounded... like a conversation between elementary school students.
One seemed three years older, the other three years younger, anyway... just about a three-year-old’s intelligence level...
By the time the call ended, Yin Shixiu silently let out a sigh.
Su Xiaomeng yawned, seeming a bit tired, leaned against the seatback, and turned her head to look at Yin Shixiu...
"Tired?"
He didn’t look at her, but out of the corner of his eye, he noticed her yawn.
Su Xiaomeng nodded, "A little bit..."
"Then go ahead and sleep, I’ll wake you when we’re home."
"...Uncle."
"...Hmm?"
"Have I ever told you that besides dancing, I have a small... tiny dream..."
Yin Shixiu raised an eyebrow, "Let’s hear it."
"I’ll not tell you now, hehe."
Su Xiaomeng saw his face slightly stiffen, feeling even more pleased as she turned her head away, the back of her head facing him, laughing softly, "Later, later... I’ll tell you."
After speaking, Su Xiaomeng closed her eyes.
At a red-light intersection, Yin Shixiu glanced at her...
"Fallen asleep?"
Su Xiaomeng kept her eyes closed but turned her head, mumbling, "No, just resting with eyes closed..."
Before she could finish her sentence, a warm, soft sensation landed on her lips.
She was taken aback for a moment, then a smile appeared on her face. Without opening her eyes, she wrapped her arms around his neck.