Oh no! My yandere school beauty is so clingy!

Lin Anran didn't say anything, but just gripped his wrist even tighter.

Several seconds passed before she seemed to finally recover, and the tears in her eyes slowly receded.

She loosened her grip slightly, but not completely; her fingers still loosely circled his wrist, as if afraid he would run away.

"N-nothing...it's nothing. I'm just...not very familiar with the way back. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to contact you, and then..."

Lin Anran stammered, as if she was trying to explain something, but then realized that her explanation didn't make sense, so she couldn't continue.

"Okay, let's go home."

Shen Yu did not break free from Lin Anran's hand, but instead took her with him and left the place.

"good..."

Lin Anran nodded and followed behind Shen Yu. She glanced down at her hand gripping Shen Yu's wrist, then reluctantly let go...

Shen Yu glanced at her, said nothing, and continued walking outside.

Lin Anran quickened her pace, trying to stay close to Shen Yu as much as possible.

"How was your day?"

Shen Yu suddenly spoke up, as if trying to find a topic to chat with her.

Lin Anran glanced at Shen Yu's profile and said, "Hmm...it's alright."

"Okay, that's good. We'll talk about it slowly when we get back. From now on... every night after we get home, we'll talk for thirty minutes. We can talk about anything, you can tell me anything you want."

As Shen Yu spoke, he glanced into Lin Anran's eyes, seemingly watching her reaction.

Lin Anran slightly opened her eyes, then nodded and said, "Okay."

The two returned home and changed into slippers.

Shen Yu placed his schoolbag on the entryway cabinet, and Lin Anran followed suit, placing her own schoolbag side by side.

"Have a seat," Shen Yu said, turning and going into the kitchen.

Lin Anran didn't sit down, but stood in the middle of the living room, watching his back as he washed the fruit.

With the sound of rushing water, he washed the two apples clean, then carefully cut them into small pieces and put them into a glass bowl.

"Come and sit down." Shen Yu brought out a bowl, placed it on the coffee table, sat down on the sofa, and patted the seat next to him.

Lin Anran walked over and sat down in the spot he indicated.

There was a person's distance between the two.

Shen Yu picked up a piece of apple with a toothpick and handed it to her.

Lin Anran took it and ate it in small bites.

The living room was quiet, with only the soft sound of someone chewing an apple.

"What do you want to talk about?" Shen Yu finished eating a piece of apple, put down the toothpick, and looked at her.

Lin Anran tightened her grip on the toothpick.

She had a lot to say, but when the words came out, she felt that none of them were quite right.

"I..." She opened her mouth, but in the end only whispered, "Today, I got my revenge on those two..."

She was referring to Sun Jianchao and Li Haoyang, because Shen Yu had said she would talk about it when she got home, so she brought it up herself.

Shen Yu took a bite of the apple and didn't immediately respond, but this moment of silence made Lin Anran very nervous.

After a while, Shen Yu finally spoke, saying:

"Hmm, that's normal. Since you say they deserved it, then they deserved it. So, can you tell me what they did?"

"Sun Jianchao deliberately tripped me last Saturday. Li Haoyang... he said bad things about you."

"Um?"

Shen Yu was a little surprised; he hadn't expected that he would have business with them here.

Was Li Haoyang deserving of Lin Anran's revenge because of himself?

"Really? I guess they're saying behind my back that I'm a bit pretentious."

Shen Yu could almost guess what was said about him behind his back, because he had also met with Li Haoyang today and knew that was what he meant.

Lin Anran nodded, acknowledging the matter, and continued, "So they deserved it."

"I see."

Shen Yu nodded, and then said nothing more.

Lin Anran was a little surprised. She thought Shen Yu was going to lecture her... Did this mean he condoned her behavior?

Shen Yu took a breath, looked at Lin Anran, and said:

"However, next time you need to be a little more restrained. I'm not telling you to endure it, but if something like this happens again, talk to me. We're in this together, remember?"

"Mm!" Lin Anran nodded emphatically, a smile appearing on her face.

"Besides, I'm just worried you'll get into trouble. If you do get into trouble, I'll definitely help you, just like you stood up for me today."

"Yes, I know!"

Lin Anran's mood seemed to have improved, and she unconsciously swayed back and forth on the sofa...

Shen Yu glanced at her and nodded in satisfaction.

That's good. It lets her know... I'm on her side...

"Oh, right... there's also Zhou Xiaowen's matter."

Upon hearing the name "Zhou Xiaowen," Lin Anran's body suddenly stiffened. She silently lowered her head, staring at the ground, her teeth unconsciously biting the inside of her lip...

"Relax."

The next second, Shen Yu gently placed his hand on Lin Anran's back.

In an instant, Lin Anran seemed to relax a lot, perhaps because Shen Yu's hand was placed on her...

"Don't worry, she won't affect our relationship at all. She can't replace you or me."

Hearing Shen Yu say this, Lin Anran slowly loosened her grip on her lap.

"Since you put it that way... well... alright."

"Yes, remember, don't bother with those people. After all, we'll graduate in about two months and go our separate ways. Some of them we may never see again, but we'll still have to live together. So, you don't need to care about those unimportant people."

Shen Yu then used a toothpick to pick up a small piece of apple and held it to Lin Anran's mouth.

Lin Anran listened to Shen Yu's words and saw the apple he was offering to her mouth, her cheeks flushing slightly.

Shen Yu originally thought she would take it with her hand, but to her surprise, she opened her mouth directly, bit the apple, and ate it.

"Okay... I understand."

Shen Yu let out a breath, then stood up and said, "Okay, I'm going to take a shower first. You can go later, I'll be quick."

He then emerged from behind the coffee table and headed towards the bathroom.

But he had only taken a few steps, before he even reached the door, when Lin Anran's voice suddenly came from behind him:

"Actually... I know you've been comforting me, afraid I'll lose control of my emotions... Sometimes, you might not even be thinking that way yourself..."

Shen Yu's raised hand suddenly froze in mid-air, and he stood frozen in place, motionless, without turning around.

Lin Anran pulled her legs up onto the sofa, hugged them, pressed her cheeks against her knees, and looked at Shen Yu's back.

The living room fell into a brief silence, which lasted for nearly half a minute.

"But..." Lin Anran spoke again, a slight smile playing on her lips:

"My heart has accepted your presence. It's strange, but I have to admit it. Before, I was all alone. Now... with you by my side, after experiencing this feeling, I'm a little afraid that I'll go back to being all alone... that huge sense of loss, I'm afraid I won't be able to accept it..."

"So... I'm sorry for causing you some trouble..."