So sweet! She's pampered like a precious gem in her little world.

Chapter 118 The aloof academic genius is totally in love with him! (28)

The only special thing that happened before the exam was that Chu's parents finally realized that it was an important moment in their daughter's life.

So they each arranged a three-day holiday and rushed home for a small get-together, and also to cheer on Chuyu.

Neither the original owner nor Chu Yu herself were particularly good at getting along with their parents.

It's obvious that Chu's parents were the same.

After the initial pleasantries and warm greetings, all that remained was a forced conversation punctuated by silence.

For three whole days, the atmosphere at the Chu family's dining table was indescribably eerie.

However, the person most worried about this matter was actually Song Zhihuai.

The main reason is that ever since Chu's parents returned home, their daughter's behavior has been noticeably off.

It wasn't an overtly expressed strong emotion; even Chu Yu herself couldn't quite describe her feelings.

But Song Zhihuai was able to keenly detect the subtle changes in her emotions in the first instant.

In other matters, whether it's studies or daily life, he can help her.

But since it involved her parents, he, as an outsider, really couldn't say anything.

He even lost the wonderful job of picking up and dropping off his little princess at school for three days because of this!

Chu Yu received the note from Song Zhihuai while she was intently listening to the lecture and staring at the blackboard in front of her.

The two had been sitting at the same table for more than half a year, and they rarely communicated in such a primitive way.

She found it somewhat novel and picked up the strip of paper folded into a small heart shape with her fingertips to examine it closely.

Song Zhihuai, who was standing next to her, waited for a long time but did not see her pass the note back. He turned his head and looked at it in confusion.

Well, all that worrying for nothing.

The little girl, however, acted as if nothing had happened, and started examining the heart he had folded.

The boy was both amused and exasperated. He leaned down and whispered in her ear, "If you like, I'll fold a few more for you later. Open them up and take a look first."

Chu Yu paused, a puzzled look on her face. "So why don't we just say it directly?"

Song Zhihuai: "..."

It seems to make sense.

It was rare to see him choke, so Chu Yu smiled and stopped teasing him. She carefully unwrapped the little heart.

After reading the contents of the note, she lowered her long eyelashes and remained silent for a few seconds. While carefully restoring the little heart back to its original shape, she said softly, "It's nothing, my parents just suddenly came back."

The tone was understated, without any further explanation.

But Song Zhihuai had already figured out the whole story in the shortest amount of time.

"Don't worry, Teacher Song. I'm just a little unaccustomed to it, but they're leaving the day after tomorrow."

Song Zhihuai gave a soft "hmm," then added, still not entirely at ease, "Remember to tell me if anything happens."

Chu Yu received a whole box of origami when she got out of school.

I wonder where Song Zhihuai got so much beautiful paper in such a short time.

She opened the box and looked inside: little butterflies, snowflakes, ribbons, a bouquet of roses, and a super pretty moon rabbit that she had seen online by chance before!

Chu Yu chuckled as she held the box full of origami. Was he really treating her like a child?

Wow! Chu Chu Bao! Where did you get so many origami papers?!

Xu Jiayue finished packing her things and was about to ask Chu Yu to walk home from school together when she saw her best friend holding a box full of fancy origami.

"I didn't fold it..."

"Of course I know it's not you. Your prosthetic leg should have been replaced long ago. You need several tries to fold a paper roll neatly, and you still haven't learned basic origami crafts like paper stars..."

"That's enough, you're yelling too loudly..."

Doesn't she have any pride?

The two were bickering without a care in the world when they suddenly heard a low chuckle. Turning around, they saw Song Zhihuai looking at them with a leisurely air, carrying his schoolbag.

To be precise, it was looking at Chu Yu.

He had just delivered some materials to the teacher and was coming back to pick her up from school when he overheard her talking to Xu Jiayue.

I couldn't help but secretly give Xu Jiayue a thumbs up in my heart.

Xu is truly brave.

He would absolutely never dare to say that.

Song Zhihuai took the schoolbag from Chu Yu's hand and carried it, but said to Xu Jiayue, "I folded it for her, so please be kind and say less, Miss Xu?"

He spent the whole day folding the paper, and his fingertips are still a little red. He finally managed to cheer the person up.

Xu Jiayue's two sentences directly led to her being expelled from the army overnight...

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The countdown has finally reached zero.

After being nervous for so long, I actually felt much more relaxed on the day of the exam.

Song Zhihuai arrived at Chu Yu's house early in the morning.

Worried that the little scatterbrain might make a mistake at a crucial moment, he simply came to her house early to help her pack her exam materials.

The three-day exam ended in the blink of an eye.

For them at this age, a new chapter in their lives is just beginning.

After the last exam.

After meeting Chu Yu at the door, Song Zhihuai took her straight back to his house.

"What's going on, Teacher Song? Why are you being so mysterious?"

To be honest, the two lived almost side by side, but she had never actually been to Song Zhihuai's house.

The reason is simple: Teacher Song is both conservative and unusually firm on certain matters.

Her parents were unaware of the situation, and given her young age, it was inappropriate to bring her into their home.

Chu Yu teased him more than once about his old-fashioned thinking.

But every time, Song Zhihuai would solemnly explain, "If our daughter is taken back to a boy's house where he lives alone without our knowledge, I cannot guarantee that I can continue to be a law-abiding citizen."

Unlike the conventional courtyard of the Chu family, Song Zhihuai's courtyard was more like a meticulously designed space, with a beautiful view at every turn.

Crossing the small wooden arched bridge, I saw a large expanse of lush peony flowers blooming on the banks of the river.

"Song Zhihuai!?"

"Like it?"

The boy finally stopped suppressing his emotions, wrapped his arms around the girl from behind, gently rested his chin on her shoulder, and whispered in her ear:

"Thinking of the red peonies by the bridge, for whom do they bloom year after year?"

Chu Yu suddenly remembered that she loved this poem when she saw it in her textbook a long time ago, and even asked Song Zhihuai what a bridge covered with peonies looked like.

So, he recreated this scene for her because of something she said unintentionally?

"It's a bit hot outside, shall we go inside and take a look?"

After saying that, he led the person into the villa.

The structure of Song Zhihuai's house is almost identical to that of Chu Yu's house, and there is no difference in the exterior design either.

To her complete surprise, the interior of the house was decorated entirely in an antique Chinese style!

It complements the scenery of the Chinese garden outside perfectly.

Why did you decorate your house like this?

Does Song Zhihuai seem more suited to a "minimalist" style?

"Then we'll have to ask our princess..."

Chu Yu: "?"

Did she make him pretend like that?

Chu Yu smiled and looked up, meeting the boy's calm and indifferent eyes.

"..."

[Song Zhihuai, do you think it would be better for the princess to live in a Western-style palace or a Chinese-style palace?]

[If only I could have two palaces at the same time, living here on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and there on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays...]

[......]

It seems that she really did talk about it with Song Zhihuai.

Note: Peony is also known as red peony or Jiangli. Those who have read the previous book will definitely recognize it!

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