You're my wife, don't doubt it!

On the street, pedestrians hurried by, and the leaves on the branches rustled softly in the breeze.

Xiao Yao looked at Shen Jie with a smile, picked up a piece of roasted chicken, and asked, "How is it, Miss Shen? Isn't the little shop I chose pretty good?"

Shen Jie nodded and said, "It's alright, these kinds of small shops have a unique charm."

Yu Luying quietly ate the skewers in front of her, her eyes lingering on the street, seemingly watching the cars and people coming and going.

She suddenly said to Xiao Yao and Shen Jie, "Sometimes, when I see these pedestrians rushing around, I feel like life is an endless journey."

"Endless travel?" Xiao Yao repeated with a strange sense of感慨.

Shen Jie secretly rolled her eyes, thinking that the high school artsy types were acting up again.

“Yes,” Yu Luying’s eyes gradually became somewhat confused: “Life is like an endless journey. We are always moving forward before we reach a certain destination.”

Shen Jie continued, "Perhaps we keep moving forward because we don't know where our real destination is."

The three remained silent for a moment, and then a car horn suddenly sounded on the street.

Xiao Yao smiled gently and began to enjoy the coolness and beauty of the twilight.

After sitting down, the two girls finally started talking to him, which reminded him of his short trip to Qingpu and the night he ate kidneys with them at "Shenji Food Stall".

That's great. Life is just a series of beautiful memories, isn't it?

Xiao Yao picked up his disposable plastic cup, took a sip of beer, and started singing again: "Oh~~ Outside the quiet little village, there lives a silly little—"

"Shut up!" "Shut up!" the two girls snapped in unison.

"Okay, sure." Xiao Yao took another sip of beer.

The boy leaned back, then realized there was no backrest, and stopped in time to avoid making a fool of himself: "Shen Jie, when are you planning to go back?"

"What?" Shen Jie glanced at him casually. "So eager to start a new life?"

“Sigh,” Xiao Yao said, turning his gaze to the fiery clouds on the horizon. “I knew you were going to say that, which is why I never dared to ask—you know perfectly well what I mean.”

“I’ve already messaged my dad,” Shen Jie told him. “We’ll attend Song Haijian’s memorial service together tomorrow and then leave.”

Xiao Yao's heart skipped a beat: "So early? Why don't you stay another night? Otherwise, are you going to take your suitcase to Longhua?"

“It’s still early,” Shen Jie retorted. “We were supposed to leave yesterday, but we’re leaving tomorrow—okay, okay, the day after tomorrow, alright?”

"Hmm," Xiao Yao nodded, still somewhat sullen, "I understand."

Shen Jie glanced at Yu Luying and placed her hand on Xiao Yao's head: "Lift your head up."

"?" Xiao Yao raised his head in confusion.

“I made a promise with Sha Mei today,” Shen Jie continued, “After I leave, Sha Mei will take care of you.”

"What do you mean by taking care of someone?" Xiao Yao and Yu Luying asked in unison.

Xiao Yao was wondering, "Does 'taking care' mean what I think it means?"

Actually, when Shen Jie went to take a bath with Yu Luying today, Xiao Yao had been wondering what she was up to.

He could guess what Shen Jie was planning, but he didn't think it was that serious.

After all, the symbiosis has recovered to some extent, which means that Shen Jie's desire to break up has, well, begun to change her mind?

Xiao Yao didn't quite believe she would continue to follow the original plan.

Yu Luying explained, "What my sister means is that I should be in charge of tutoring you and helping you get into your second year of high school."

"That's too much trouble for you," Xiao Yao said apologetically, sincerely thanking Yu Luying.

"Don't thank me yet. Let me tell you something first," Yu Luying threatened him, "If you still can't pass the exam, neither of us will play with you anymore."

Xiao Yao thought her tone sounded a bit like a kindergartener, and couldn't help but chuckle to himself: "I guarantee you'll pass and level up!"

“Also,” Yu Luying lowered her eyelids, then raised them again, as if looking at Xiao Yao, and also as if looking at Shen Jie, and said, “I may be going to the suburbs or another city to participate in a summer camp activity. The specific time and location have not been completely determined yet. I may have to take Xiao Yao with me.”

“Ah,” Shen Jie said, “Okay.”

Shen Jie thought this was reasonable. Even without the symbiotic distance restriction, Xiao Yao would still have to go along in order to continue tutoring.

But for some reason, I felt a little sour and uncomfortable.

“Summer camp? What summer camp?” Xiao Yao hated summer camp. In his memory, “summer camp” was just another name for “summer tutoring class”, which was used to devour children’s summer vacation time.

But wait, I was going to spend this summer vacation taking extra classes anyway, so whatever.

"The parish's summer camp," Yu Luying told Xiao Yao.

“Oh… okay,” Xiao Yao glanced at Shen Jie’s expression, “You two make the arrangements.”

He noticed that Shen Jie was a little unhappy, so he said to Yu Luying, "It would be great if Shen Jie didn't go home, then she could help me with my lessons and I wouldn't have to trouble you again—I'm really sorry."

On the surface, these words were meant for Yu Luying, saying "I'm sorry to have troubled you," but in reality, they were meant for Shen Jie, saying "I still want to be with you."

“Not necessarily,” Shen Jie leaned forward and pulled her plastic stool back a little. “My academic level is also just average, and the international department doesn’t teach the same things.”

"Don't you also have to take math, physics, and chemistry exams?" Xiao Yao muttered. "How much difference can there be?"

“Alright,” Shen Jie clapped her hands, “It’s settled then, silly girl. If he doesn’t listen or behave, just call me and I can come back and spank him when I have time.”

You get a spanking and your face doesn't even turn red?!

Yu Luying smiled and said, "Don't be like that. He'll definitely cause trouble to lure you back."

“Hey,” Xiao Yao protested, “Don’t make me sound like a little kid, okay?”

“If you’re not a child, then who is?” “You are the child,” the Quantum Sisters said in unison.

Xiao Yao stretched out his right hand and drew a "?" in the air.

The three chatted and laughed, making a ruckus, until they finished dinner. As dusk fell, they went their separate ways home.

Now that she had already spoken with her father, Shen Jie figured he wouldn't send anyone to search for or stalk her anymore, so she wasn't as vigilant or cautious as usual when she went home and entered the alley.

"What?" Standing in his bedroom, Xiao Yao was taken aback: "Tutoring starts tonight?"

“Yes,” Shen Jie nodded, “Silly sister said that after going to summer camp, her efficiency will definitely not be high, and every day is very precious now—”

“I thought we’d start after you left the day after tomorrow,” Xiao Yao protested loudly. “I wanted to spend my last moments with you.”

"Pah, pah, pah, don't make it sound like I'm going to die," Shen Jie gently patted Xiao Yao's forehead. "Alright, it's not like I'm not coming back—we're asking for their help, and we keep dragging it out, what kind of behavior is that?"

"But……"

“Okay, no buts,” Shen Jie told Xiao Yao, “Besides, I need to pack my luggage with Nannan. We need to say goodbye properly, right?”

"I was going to help you pack..."

"Alright, stop making things worse."

Following Shen Jie's instructions, Xiao Yao took "Enjoy Your Summer Vacation," a notebook, several pens, and the test papers that his former teacher, Song Haijian, had sent him. He left home in the night and walked to the nearest KFC.

The boy originally thought the tutoring would take place at his home, but Yu Luying felt that it was too awkward for the two of them to be in the same room (especially at night) - and she thought that Shen Tianyun would not welcome her, so she set up the tutoring location at KFC.

Before even going inside, Xiao Yao saw Yu Luying through the shop window.

The 15-year-old girl is sitting at a small table, engrossed in reading a book.

Her profile gave Xiao Yao a sense of familiarity, yet also a feeling of being far removed from the unknown.

The girl had an oval face, slightly upturned short hair, delicately arched eyebrows, and sparkling, captivating eyes. Her focused expression seemed to be enveloped in a serene aura, like a beautiful landscape painting.

As always, the way she was engrossed in her book gave off a sense of tranquility, but at this moment, it was difficult for Xiao Yao to feel any peace or joy.

Xiao Yao pushed open the heavy glass door of Kentucky Fried Chicken and walked straight in.

"Hi." The boy greeted Yu Luying somewhat awkwardly, "What a coincidence, we meet again."

As he spoke, he sat down opposite Yu Luying.

The girl didn't greet him or even look at him. She simply moved her backpack to the other side and gently patted the hard sofa next to her: "This way."

Chapter 166 Can you come with us to study in the US?

2023-04-19

At night, the KFC restaurant is brightly lit, with white light emanating from the ceiling lampshades, and the air is filled with the aroma of fried chicken and fries.

Plates and napkins were scattered on several tables. There weren't many customers; some young people sat in the corner, chatting quietly and occasionally bursting into laughter.

Unlike the noisy, looping promotional music that seems to be driving people away from the restaurant across the street, this restaurant plays soft, ambient music. Overall, the environment is quite relaxing and quiet, which may be why many college and high school students choose to study here.

Xiao Yao was facing a math test paper, his brows furrowed.

He had originally thought that Yu Luying would have a tutoring plan, progressing step by step according to his current academic level. However, Yu Luying, who was such a sentimental person, used a very simple and crude teaching method this time—just doing practice problems.

She just scribbled on the page, acting as a human Q&A machine, explaining whichever knowledge point was missing and reciting whichever formula was missing.

At the beginning, Yu Luying sat next to Xiao Yao, propping her chin up with her hand, watching him do the problems—no, it should be said that she observed how he couldn't solve them.

Later, after Xiao Yao and Alexander protested, she started doing the same math test as Xiao Yao.

The corner where they sat was very quiet, with only the sound of pens touching paper. But Xiao Yao still couldn't concentrate, because a faint, unidentified floral scent, mixed with the aroma of soapy water, lingered near his nose, reminding him of the good old days when he discussed poetry with Yu Luying.

He knew that Yu Luying didn't use perfume, so it was more likely her natural body scent.

Having spent so much time with Shen Jie, he was already very familiar with the girl's body scent.

No wonder Jia Baoyu said that girls are made of water and flesh.