I was approached by a cat-eared girl.

"Having a boyfriend gives you a lot of freedom. Look at me, I can skip school whenever I want."

“…”

It is well-reasoned and supported by evidence, and the logic is self-evident.

Anya was utterly speechless at her thought process.

"Let's go, fellow free-spirited truant, let's go shopping. I want to breathe some fresh air."

Chapter 238 Unlike

The wind in April is always gentle, carrying the unique warmth of spring, unlike the biting cold of winter or the unbearable heat of summer.

"You seem to be recovering quite well. How about it, buddy? The wheelchair I modified for you is pretty good, isn't it?"

"Yeah, not bad."

Chen Shuo didn't stay idle at home. He called out Director Nie, who was still in the recovery period. Nie Xi drove the wheelchair, and he walked beside him. The two of them strolled slowly down the street.

"I've been feeling a bit troubled lately."

"..." Upon hearing this, Chen Shuo leaned down, stared at his expressionless face for a long time, and said honestly, "I didn't see it."

"...There's something I'd like to ask you."

"explain."

"I have a friend who's recently been facing problems in both his family and his relationship. He's unsure about his relationship with that woman..."

"Stop for a moment."

Chen Shuo couldn't help but frown and interrupt him, "There are no outsiders here, you don't need to make up a story. You can just say it directly, and then change that woman to Su Yu. I know all about your messy affairs."

"..."

Nie Xi was silent for a moment, then pushed up her glasses. "I've been quite troubled lately..."

"..."

After turning the corner and arriving at another street, Chen Shuo finally understood what was going on. To put it bluntly, his elderly mother kept asking him questions, and he didn't know what his relationship with Su Yu was.

Since that disastrous blind date, Su Yu has come to visit him from time to time, but she has never mentioned what should happen between the two of them, how their relationship should develop, or anything else.

Each time, they would bring some melons, fruits, pears, and peaches to our door, say a few words of greeting, and leave. Sometimes they wouldn't even mention them, arriving empty-handed, and leaving with an apple, banana, or pear.

Nie Xi is now completely confused about what Su Yu means. Liu Yuying at home asks her every day what's going on between the two of them, and if things don't work out, her mother will arrange another blind date for her.

Nie Xi hadn't had any objections to this proposal before; he didn't care whether or not they went on a blind date.

But now, he has refused anyway.

Then it was Liu Yuying's turn to press for answers: "You two aren't even sure about your relationship. Is she deliberately keeping you hanging? Should you talk to her about it? If it doesn't work out, break it off as soon as possible. It's better for everyone and won't affect your blind dates."

"So what do you think?"

What are you thinking about?

"Well... um," Chen Shuo scratched his head, then said, "So, let me ask you, do you have feelings for her?"

"No."

"Let's be honest, let's not hide anything, really not at all?"

"...I'm not sure."

"Would you be willing to marry her?"

Nie Xi pondered for a moment, then nodded, "Either is fine."

“…”

Chen Shuo was speechless. He really didn't know what to say to him, or what to call "anything is fine."

He looked at Nie Xi's legs and suddenly felt he understood.

No one can develop feelings of liking for a girl who broke their own leg, unless they are a masochist.

To prove that he didn't have that inclination, he nodded subtly.

So he was willing?

Chen Shuo stroked his chin and pondered for a while, feeling that he had seen through Director Nie's repressed and brooding thoughts.

"Why don't you just go and ask her directly? Ask her what she thinks?"

"Let's find an opportunity later." After thinking for a moment, Nie Xi decided to postpone it for now, at least until her injury had healed. She didn't want to say the wrong thing and cause new injuries before the old ones had healed.

"Ah."

Chen Shuo nodded and didn't say anything more. He noticed a bench in front of him and said, "Come on, let's go over there. You can sit on that bench for a while."

“I have a place to sit.”

“You didn’t understand what I meant. I meant you sit there and make room for me in your wheelchair so I can drive it around for a while.”

He drove the wheelchair slowly and leisurely the whole way, which Chen Shuo found distasteful, saying it was a complete waste of the motor he had installed for him.

Watch out, I'll have to teach him what wheelchair drifting is all about in a little while.

.....

After finally getting together with my girlfriends for a shopping trip, we couldn't just go back after having a cup of milk tea, so we strolled around the pedestrian street.

When are you planning to find a boyfriend?

"How would I know? I'll just stay single for now. Finding a boyfriend depends on fate. I can't just date anyone. It's not like I'm buying vegetables at the market."

"What kind of girl do you like? I can help you with some suggestions," Bai Xiaoqi volunteered.

“I like…” Anya scratched her neck. “Actually, Nie Xi, the guy I went on a blind date with during the Chinese New Year, was pretty good. He was mainly quiet, and one of the things I consider my perfect boyfriend is that he doesn’t talk much. He’s already very satisfied with that.”

"I think you should change to someone else." Bai Xiaoqi said slowly, biting her straw. Chen Shuo had told her last time that Director Nie was being targeted.

"I know."

What do you think of the police?

"police?"

"Yes, police."

Bai Xiaoqi nodded. They lived in the same neighborhood and would run into each other from time to time. It seemed that the policeman in the neighborhood didn't have a girlfriend either.

"Am I handsome? I'm a looks-obsessed person."

"Not handsome, but not bad-looking either, just a very ordinary appearance."

"Never mind then. If I could, I'd still prefer to find someone handsome. Besides, police officers... well, I always feel a little uneasy about them."

"You broke the law?" Bai Xiaoqi looked a little shocked.

"No way, I'm a law-abiding citizen, okay?"

Anya said speechlessly, "When I was a child, my parents would scare me whenever I misbehaved, saying that if I didn't behave, they would have the police arrested me. Over time, I developed a psychological fear of the police."

"Oh..."

Bai Xiaoqi said "Oh" to indicate that she understood. Although she did not have parents, when she was an unregistered resident, Chen Shuo often used the police to scare her, such as saying that if the police found out that she was an unregistered resident, they would arrest her, and so on.

Back then, she felt a little scared when she saw the police, always worried that the police would discover her unregistered status.

However, she later found out that it wouldn't have been a problem even if she found out. Not only would she not have been arrested, but the police would also have helped her find her family and parents.

parents.....

Bai Xiaoqi felt these two words were unfamiliar, and she didn't know where her parents were.

Or it may have been gone long ago.

Anya noticed her pause and waited a moment before asking, "Is there anything else?"

"What?" Bai Xiaoqi came to her senses.

"Didn't you say you'd help me find a boyfriend? Are there any other candidates? Tell me about them."

"It's gone."

That's it?

"Ah."

Bai Xiaoqi responded, but strictly speaking, she only knew one friend, Anya.

The policeman I just mentioned was Chen Shuo's friend, but as far as Bai Xiaoqi knew, Chen Shuo only had two friends.

Maybe there are quite a few, but because he's such a homebody, spending all his time at home as a typing machine, he's lost contact with his friends and classmates over time.

He's definitely at home right now...

"Hey, look, doesn't that person in the wheelchair over there look like your boyfriend?"

"..."

Bai Xiaoqi looked in that direction and saw Chen Shuo driving his wheelchair around in circles in the small square ahead, excitedly patting the armrests. Not far away, a person with bandages was sitting on a bench, who seemed to be Director Nie, and a group of old men and women were also watching.

"...Doesn't seem like it."

She silently looked away; this guy was really... she didn't know what to say about him.

Chapter 239 I am the most foolish

Instead of moving forward, Bai Xiaoqi pulled her friend along another path to avoid them. After walking a little further away, Anya was still looking back, saying, "It looks quite similar to me."

"It looks like him, but it's not him."

"is it?"

"Yes, his legs are fine, he doesn't need a wheelchair."

"That's true."

Once they were completely out of sight, Bai Xiaoqi couldn't help but take out her phone and send a message to Chen Shuo.

Are you home?