Lu Shao is cunning; Miss Nan has fallen for his tricks again.

Chapter 59 Love at First Sight at Eighteen

Nanxu saw a coffee shop across the street and took Lu Zhiyan's hand, ready to go there.

Lu Zhiyan was being strangely led by Nan Xu. When they saw that they were about to cross the road, Lu Zhiyan subconsciously shielded Nan Xu behind him.

“I’ll take you there.” Lu Zhiyan’s words always carried an invisible pressure. Although he was usually very gentle with Nan Xu, his years of experience and habits in the business world made his tone unquestionable.

Nan Xu obediently crossed the road with Lu Zhiyan.

The order was placed in no time, but because there were too many cups, the coffee shop offered delivery service.

After leaving her address, Nan Xu and Lu Zhiyan went to the film set ahead of her.

When I arrived at the film set, the movie had already started filming, and the location was the road I took home from school.

The streetlights cast a faint glow as the teenage boy and girl walked home together.

This reminded Lu Zhiyan of his senior year of high school, on a similar night, only this time he wasn't in the play.

At the opening ceremony for the first-year high school students, Lu Zhiyan gave a speech as a representative of the senior students. However, Nan Xu, Shu Youli, and Yue Heng were all late for the opening ceremony.

When Lu Zhiyan stepped down from the stage, he saw the three of them being caught by the head teacher and reprimanded against the wall.

At that time, Nan Xu's face was still very young, with some dust on her face and the hem of her school uniform. Shu Youli and Yue Heng were not much better off.

Lu Zhiyan was never interested in such things, but he still stopped and listened for a while.

"Why are you three choosing to climb over the wall instead of using the gate?" The head of the teaching department's reprimand grew louder, attracting frequent peeks from the senior students sitting nearby.

At that time, Yue Heng had dyed his hair dark blue and had a non-mainstream hairstyle, which was very eye-catching.

Yue Heng said with a grin, "Director, the school gate is locked, we can't get in."

Shu Youli remained indifferent, while Nan Xu acted as if it were none of her business.

It was as if the three people inside did not include her.

The head of discipline said irritably, "So you know how to lock the door? Do you even know that the three of you are already late?!" He practically shouted at the end.

Yue Heng smiled sheepishly and scratched the back of his head. "I'm sorry, Director. It won't happen again."

The head of the teaching department snorted and walked over to Shu Youli.

The person in front of me looked familiar, but I couldn't remember where I had seen them before.

"You are... Shu Youli?" The head of the teaching department narrowed his eyes, and at the last moment, he finally remembered the name of the person in front of him.

Shu Youli nodded. "Yes, that's me."

"You're the top scorer in this year's city's high school entrance exam?"

"Ah."

The head of student affairs immediately changed his demeanor: "Oh dear, it's the first day of school, why are you late?"

“We went to Yueheng’s house to wait for him to go to school together. Yueheng remembered the wrong start date and didn’t pack his schoolbag and uniform properly, so we waited a little longer,” Shu Youli explained the reason for their lateness.

The head of the teaching department glanced at Yue Heng as he listened.

Not learning good things!
I also got the start date of school wrong and didn't know to prepare my school bag and uniform.

Yue Heng's eyes widened in disbelief. Who had misremembered the start date of school? Who hadn't prepared their schoolbag and uniform?
It's Nanxu!
Shu Youli actually took all the blame on him in a grand manner, which made Yue Heng roll his eyes in anger.

After scolding the two of them, it was Nanxu's turn.

The head of student affairs asked Nan Xu in a gentle voice, "Little student, what's your name?"

Nan Xu was still a little sleepy, so she squinted and whispered her name, "Nan Xu".

The girl in front of him looked like a miniature version of his own daughter, and the headmaster's heart was instantly filled with affection.

The head of the teaching department looked at Nan Xu's soft, fair face covered in dust and felt even more sorry for her.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you late on the first day of school?" The head of student affairs lowered his head, looked at Nan Xu, and asked in a low voice. Nan Xu was still a little sleepy and answered softly, "I was waiting for Brother Yueheng, so I was late."

Nan Xu went along with Shu Youli's words and shifted all the blame onto Yue Heng.

At worst, I'll compensate Yueheng more afterward.

And so Yue Heng took the blame for being late.

Hearing Nan Xu's voice getting softer and softer, the head of the teaching department assumed that Nan Xu was feeling extremely wronged, and directly turned his attention to Yue Heng, saying, "You, write me a thousand-word self-criticism and hand it in to my desk by noon tomorrow."

Yue Heng wanted to cry but had no tears.

It really wasn't his fault, it was Nanxu's fault.

You can't believe Shu Youli just because he has good grades, and you certainly can't believe Nan Xu just because she seems pitiful.

Yue Heng weakly refuted in his heart.

"Alright, go back to your class lines." With that, the head teacher went to inspect the other classes.

He had only taken two steps when the head of the teaching department stepped back and pointed at Yue Heng.

"Oh, and your hair. I don't want to see your 'emo' look again tomorrow at noon. If I see it again, I'll make you write another thousand-word self-criticism!"

Yue Heng forced a smile and said, "Understood, Director."

Back in the group, Yue Heng complained to Shu Youli and Nan Xu with dissatisfaction.

"What's wrong with you all? Why are you all blaming me? Didn't we agree that I overslept?" Yue Heng asked, heartbroken.

Nanxu, who had been playing games all night, stared at Yueheng in a daze and continued to doze off.

Seeing Nan Xu so distressed, Yue Heng turned his attention to Shu Youli.

"Say something! Don't be mute, okay?" Yue Heng said, tugging at Lu Zhiyan's backpack.

"How about I cover breakfast for a month?" Shu Youli said slowly.

Yue Heng smiled, touched the tip of his nose, and pretended to be generous. "Alright then, I'll forgive you."

That was the first time Lu Zhiyan met Nan Xu. On his way home that night, Lu Zhiyan ran into these three people at the school gate and, as if possessed, followed them.

Yueheng's home was the closest to the school, in the first residential area, and he said goodbye to them there.

As he watched the dwindling number of people, Lu Zhiyan realized that the way they were going home was the same way he was going home.

On the sidewalk under the streetlights, Shu Youli carried her own schoolbag on her back and held Nanxu's schoolbag in her hand.

Nan Xu held a milk tea she had bought at the milk tea shop near the school gate, while Shu Youli walked behind her.

Lu Zhiyan was like a voyeur spying on other people's happy lives, secretly following behind them.

If the male lead is Shu Youli, then the female lead is Nan Xu.

He was just a passerby who was spying on the "male and female protagonists" and had no connection to them.

That was the first time Lu Zhiyan met Nan Xu, and also the first time he felt his heart pounding.

That was the first time Lu Zhiyan had ever taken a photograph, even though he wasn't the male protagonist in the photo.

Eighteen-year-old Lu Zhiyan seems to have fallen for a cute, quirky, and occasionally cool girl.

Every day after that, Lu Zhiyan followed them like a voyeur until the end of their senior year.

Looking at Nan Xu beside him, Lu Zhiyan felt that everything was very unrealistic.

However, it must be admitted that Nanxu has been with him for more than a month, and will continue to be with him for a lifetime.

The male lead in Nanxu's youth is not him, nor is it Shu Youli, but the male lead in Nanxu's future can only be him, Lu Zhiyan.

(End of this chapter)