At 3 a.m., the landmines in front of the station

Miya will be out of school in about half an hour.

He should go back to his car and wait for her to come out, then pick up the child and take her to eat.

Now, however, he desperately wants some emotional comfort, no matter who it comes from.

With this in mind, he pressed the voice button and sent a rather rare invitation to Ling Yao, saying:

"I'm at the school gate right now. If you'd like, you can come and sit with me for a while."

……

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Chapter 237 Little Sheep - A Step to Heaven

The weather was cool during graduation week.

Ling Yao is naturally afraid of the cold, so when she goes out in the autumn, she wears many layers and only feels at ease when she is wrapped up warmly.

So, when she quickly dressed up, carrying a bag and wearing a skirt, and went to find the senior she had been longing for, she saw him sitting slumped on a bench on campus, exposed to the cold wind...

I was quite surprised and mistakenly thought that I had said something wrong, which caused him to become like this.

"Senior! What's wrong? What happened? I...I came to find you!"

The girl, dressed in a fluffy white bunny-ear cotton coat like a hand warmer, rushed forward without thinking.

Like a marshmallow hitting someone hard, it landed squarely in their arms.

The chill was instantly dispelled by the warmth of her body. Her warm little hands tightly covered his cold big hands, her face full of concern, wanting to do something for him.

"Yes. Ling Yao."

This time, Su Che called out her name accurately.

He wearily looked up at her, then at the "emotional substitute" he had casually chosen.

She looks a little different today than when I last saw her.

Last time, because it was a live performance, everyone had to focus on the stage performance and had no time to pay attention to other things, so Su Che couldn't possibly care about her appearance like he did with An Qing and Yuan Xiao.

Now, with only half a meter between them, Su Che was able to focus his attention on her. He finally realized that Ling Yao was the "standard type" with regular features, fair skin, no flaws, and not too conspicuous.

In other words, as a junior with whom she had an ordinary relationship, she was not as dazzling as Yu tide, nor as stunning as a goddess, but she made people feel at ease, like a warm hand warmer, and had a special magic power to soothe emotions.

Today she was wearing a very thick bunny-patterned cotton coat, and her hair, which she had just washed, was only half-dryed, clearly because she was in such a rush to leave that it wasn't completely dry.

Her little face looked tense, and her clothes were half-zipped, revealing an even warmer bunny Q-version sweater underneath, which was extremely cute;

A quick glance down revealed that she was wearing a navy blue plaid skirt, a typical school uniform look, with white fleece-lined thermal tights underneath, adding a unique touch.

For some reason, sitting with her, even without doing anything, would soothe Su Che's previously irritable and frustrated emotions... This was something Su Che hadn't expected.

"Senior, is there anything troubling you that you can tell me? If it's about my master... I might be able to help you find a solution."

Even though Ling Yao's heart was pounding as he was being stared at, he tried his best to remain calm.

Moreover, she was very smart and knew that his condition was most likely related to the topic mentioned earlier.

"Ah."

Su Che withdrew his gaze and took a deep breath of the sweet air that carried the scent of a young girl.

The only feeling I have right now is exhaustion.

Weakness in every sense of the word.

Facing Ling Yao, he had nothing to hide, and simply asked in return:

"Ling Yao, have you ever encountered someone who, no matter how hard you try, is difficult to surpass?"

"Huh...?"

"No one cared about your process, and your result was rejected and not favored by everyone around you; you yourself know that it is very difficult to surpass it and that you have to pay a huge price, but you just refuse to bow your head. Are there people like that around you?"

"Ah...this..."

Upon hearing his question, Ling Yao's first reaction was, "Aren't there too many people like this?"

To compare with recent examples, isn't Miya a natural talent?

But I don’t seem to hate my senior sister. After all, geniuses exist everywhere, and I know my own talent very well. It’s impossible to go head-to-head with all geniuses. Wouldn’t that make life very tiring?

She was a little confused as to why her senior would bring this up. But soon, another guess formed in her mind—

[Could it be that the person the senior mentioned wanting to surpass... is Master?!]

The moment this thought crossed the girl's mind, she broke out in a cold sweat.

Because the probability is so high, and judging from Su Che's expression, it doesn't seem like he's joking... If he really gets stuck on this and challenges his master... then the outcome will be clear in less than a second.

[So, senior is actually going to challenge Master...?]

【No... Even if we team up with Senior Sister, we can't do that. None of us could do it.】

"Senior, please calm down. May I ask if you've experienced any trauma?"

"Stimulate?"

Su Che narrowed his eyes, looking at Ling Yao, who was as gentle as a lamb, staring at her smooth face, and said in a calm tone, "I have been under constant stimulation."

"...!"

Ling Yao was terrified.

She didn't know what he meant by those words.

But I could feel that my current posture was... always too close to him.

Because I like him so much, when I ran over, I sat on his lap without thinking, instead of sitting on the empty seat next to him...

Even... even rubbing against each other...

This behavior between a couple is clearly inappropriate.

【Aaaaaaah... What am I doing?! Oh my god, will I... will I ever get better?!】

Her pretty face flushed pink instantly, and her breath visibly blew onto his face in the cold environment, but she still showed no intention of getting up.

"."

Su Che narrowed his eyes, judging that she was knowingly doing wrong; even at this point, she was still choosing to seduce him.

"alright."

He first put aside his distracting thoughts, then suddenly exerted his strength:

"Come back to the car with me."

"!"

Before he could finish speaking...

Su Che got up, picked up the little lamb, and walked towards the parking lot not far away.

"S-Sen...Senpai! What are you taking me to do?"

Ling Yao had never been treated like this before. At this moment, she felt dizzy and disoriented, as if she were having a dream.

Her face flushed as she looked at Su Che's profile. She vaguely realized that her senior was definitely not in a good mood right now, so if anything happened next, it could only be considered that she had taken advantage of the situation and exploited a loophole, and it could not be judged as real skill.

Should I...stop him from doing something so wrong?

Or should we... just go with the flow and let him do as he pleases?

Ugh...it's so hard to choose...

Faced with the choice between justice and stealing, Ling Yao spent 0.1 seconds choosing the latter.

[Hmm... He has An Qing and Yuan Xiao by his side. If I continue to maintain the reserve Yui mentioned, then all the risks I took today to reveal my master's information might have been for nothing. That absolutely won't do.]

The girl also knew how to weigh the pros and cons; she didn't like waiting in vain.

Since Su Che has loopholes and needs today... then I should seize the opportunity, stop overthinking, and just do it.

then……

She was suspended in mid-air, then stretched out her arms and wrapped them around his neck with a charming expression.

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An hour later, the car that had been driven into the dark alley stopped shaking.

Miya, carrying her violin bag and holding her phone, navigated several long detours based on the location coordinates sent by Su Che before finally finding his parking spot in the underworld.

After jogging to get on the bus, I was surprised to find that there was another person already in the bus.

"Junior Sister, what are you doing in the cat-keeping car? What are you doing?"

The kitten's sense of smell was always very keen. Although she couldn't distinguish what smell was in the car, she could sense from Ling Yao's flushed face that something seemed amiss.

Beside him, Su Che, dressed neatly, leaned against the driver's seat, helping the little sheep out of the predicament: "I had something to ask her, so I called her to your school. She doesn't live far from here."

"Oh oh..."

Upon hearing this, Miya looked away.

"What kind of thing is it? Can I help you?"

She rarely interferes with cat-related matters, but since there was another person in the car, the kitten's competitive spirit was aroused.

She cannot accept that her junior colleague is better able to solve the problems of raising cats than she is; this is a matter of principle.

"Yes. It's about your teacher."

Su Che said bluntly, "Miya, if, if one day, your mentor and I were to go to war—and I mean literal war—I'd like to ask you beforehand, whose side would you be on?"

"!"

Upon hearing this, Miya's cat-like eyes widened in surprise.

I thought to myself, "This is a death trap!"

She never imagined that someone who owns a cat would be hostile to her teacher!