Oh no! My yandere school beauty is so clingy!

The next morning, sunlight streamed through the curtains into the room.

Lin Anran slowly opened her eyes, looking around at her surroundings with a somewhat bewildered expression...

Yes... she was at Shen Yu's house...

She didn't know when she fell asleep last night, but she slept quite soundly...

She sat up in bed and gently ran her fingers through her hair.

Then, he got out of bed, walked to the bedroom door, and opened it.

The living room came into view, and Shen Yu on the sofa seemed to still be asleep, making no sound.

She came out and stood next to the sofa, looking down at the sleeping Shen Yu.

She recalled what Shen Yu had said last night, blinked, and stared blankly at his profile...

No one in the class knows about these things... They all think Shen Yu comes from a harmonious and happy family, which is why she has such a good personality.

Like me, they both wear masks; these are things that only I know...

Only myself...

For some reason, Lin Anran felt a sense of peace. She didn't know where this feeling came from, but it was very real.

Lin Anran sat down in the chair and watched Shen Yu sleep without saying a word.

Shen Yu didn't wake up. After all, it was the weekend, and he hadn't set an alarm. He just kept sleeping, while Lin Anran sat there watching...

He did nothing, didn't say a word, just sat there...

More than an hour later, Shen Yu slowly opened his eyes, his gaze still somewhat vacant, staring at the ceiling for a while.

He turned his head, looked to the side, and saw Lin Anran sitting there. He spoke to her in a slightly hoarse voice:

"What are you doing?"

"Waiting for you to wake up."

Lin Anran's calm reply almost made Shen Yu think that she was the one who said it...

"Then call me."

Shen Yu sat up from the sofa, rubbed his eyes, and yawned.

"I won't wake you up, what if you have a bad temper when you wake up?" Lin Anran pouted and muttered under her breath.

"Heh—" Shen Yu chuckled briefly, threw back the covers, and put on his slippers:

"You're quite interesting..."

After saying that, he got up and went to the restroom.

Lin Anran was left sitting there alone, slightly taken aback.

Interesting?

What does that mean...?

Afterwards, Shen Yu and Lin Anran washed up one after the other. After they finished, Shen Yu got dressed, while Lin Anran only had the school uniform she had worn the day before.

Shen Yu glanced at the time, then looked at Lin Anran and asked:

"If I need to pick something up from your house, and you don't have a key, shouldn't I know if your dad is home? If no one's home, how will you get it?"

"Don't worry, he's definitely home; he doesn't have a job."

Lin Anran responded with a hint of disdain in her eyes.

Afterwards, Shen Yu and Lin Anran went out together, took the elevator, and walked out of the building.

Shen Yu glanced at Lin Anran beside him and said, "Is this the first time I've gone out with you?"

Lin Anran blinked, looked at Shen Yu's profile, and stammered, "Wh...what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just find it quite novel. I never expected to have such an encounter with you. I bet none of my classmates would believe it either."

Lin Anran suddenly thought of something, chuckled, and said, "If those female classmates who like you find out, won't it affect you?"

"..."

After Lin Anran finished speaking, she suddenly paused for a moment, not knowing why, but she suddenly felt a little uncomfortable when she talked about people who liked Shen Yu.

Yeah... those people don't know Shen Yu's past, they don't know his true self, so why can they openly like Shen Yu?

How can you claim to like someone when you don't understand their pain...?

They only liked Shen Yu's sunny, reliable, and perfect image, clearly not understanding the real him, just like those people didn't understand themselves at all. Why...?

Lin Anran felt a little annoyed.

Clearly, she was the only one who knew about these things... only she.

Shen Yu, completely oblivious to Lin Anran's situation, walked ahead and replied nonchalantly:

"I don't care, I don't have anyone I like right now."

After he finished speaking, he didn't hear Lin Anran's reply. He turned around and glanced at her, noticing that she seemed to be thinking about something.

"Lin Anran!"

"ah..."

Lin Anran came to her senses, stared blankly at Shen Yu, looking somewhat bewildered.

"What are you thinking about?"

"Nothing... I wasn't thinking about anything."

Lin Anran shook her head, then quickened her pace and followed Shen Yu.

Next, Lin Anran led the way, taking Shen Yu back to her original home.

In an ordinary residential area, after walking in, I found the corresponding building.

After entering the elevator, Shen Yu glanced at her and noticed her slightly clenched fist at her side.

"Let me remind you, you're just here to pick up something. Take it and leave immediately. Don't cause any trouble. It's unnecessary and not worth it."

Shen Yu's words caused Lin Anran's fist to slowly loosen. After a moment, she slowly spoke, whispering:

"Yes, I know."

The elevator doors opened with a "ding," and a musty smell filled the hallway.

Lin Anran walked ahead, her steps somewhat heavy.

Shen Yu followed half a step behind her, his gaze sweeping over the mottled walls and the clutter piled in the corner.

Standing in front of a security door adorned with faded Spring Festival couplets, Lin Anran took a deep breath and raised her hand to knock...

"Knock knock—"

First, there was a clattering sound coming from inside, followed by the sound of slippers stepping on the ground, coming closer and closer.

"Who is it?!" An impatient shout came through the door, hoarse from just waking up and irritable from being disturbed.

Lin Anran didn't answer, but knocked twice more.

"Damn it, they're urging me to hurry up!" The footsteps inside suddenly became heavier, followed by the sound of the door lock being roughly turned open.

"Squeak—"

The door was opened a crack, and a strong smell of smoke mixed with the stench of stale alcohol hit the door.

Lin Anran's father, his face swollen and greasy from long-term alcoholism, appeared behind the door.

He had clearly just woken up; his eyes were half-open and bloodshot.

Upon seeing Lin Anran outside the door, a hint of surprise flashed in his cloudy eyes, followed by a furrowed brow and an instant darkening of his face.

But when his gaze passed over Lin Anran and landed on Shen Yu, tall and composed behind her, his somber expression suddenly changed...

As if remembering something, he smirked, a disdainful smile that was a mixture of mockery, smugness, and knowing understanding.

That smile made his already unattractive face even more unsettling.

"Yo..." he drawled, his voice hoarse and unpleasant from a hangover.

"Who do we have here! What's wrong? Miss, you can't make it out there? You know you can't live without me, right?"