Chapter 26: Chapter 26 - 026: How to show affection

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Xu Chaomu browsed at the bookstall for quite a while, these books were too good to miss!

Meanwhile, Yu Weiwei was engrossed in her copy of the Male Health Manual, unable to put it down.

“You… are you Xu Chaomu?” The girl selling the books stared at Xu Chaomu for a while before finally asking tentatively.

At first, Xu Chaomu thought someone was speaking to her, and upon looking down, she saw the young girl selling books.

She examined her as well, finding her somewhat familiar, but couldn’t place her.

The girl was quite pretty, exuding an air of scholarly grace, especially her eyes —crystal clear and bright, with long, curved lashes.

“I am Xu Chaomu, and you are…”

“So it really is you, Xu Chaomu. I thought you looked familiar. I’m Shui Fu, do you remember me?” MO Shuifu said with a smile.

“MO Shuifu? Is that really you? It’s you, right?” Chaomu recognized her then; it had been eight years, and MO Shuifu had grown even more beautiful.

In the big fire that year, her mother perished in the flames, and it was MO Shuifu’s father, Uncle MO, who had held her back to prevent her from rushing in.

Later, she entered an orphanage, and then was taken away by the Shen Family.

She had never seen Uncle MO again, nor had she seen MO Shuifu.

MO Shuifu, before the age of ten, they had been good friends.

“Yeah, that’s me, I’m Shui Fu. Are you here to buy books?” MO Shuifu pointed at the books in their hands.

Now it was Xu Chaomu and Yu Weiwei who felt awkward, each holding a copy of “Not suitable for children.’

Especially Xu Chaomu, running into someone she knew, it felt kind of embarrassing.

“Heh, heh heh, yeah, we finished school early and came out for a walk, just strolling around,” Xu Chaomu said awkwardly, hiding the book behind her back.

“Take whatever you like, it’s been a long time, consider it a gift from me.”

“That won’t do, Uncle MO would scold you,” Xu Chaomu quickly exclaimed.

“He won’t, my dad… has passed away, and I never really expected to sell these books. Any little bit helps the family.” MO Shuifu said, her eyes reddening, a sad expression crossing her face.

“Uncle Mo…” Xu Chaomu hadn’t expected this; eight years had passed, and Uncle MO was gone.

When she was younger, Uncle MO was very kind to them, always buying two of everything—one for MO Shuifu and one for her.

But now, Uncle MO was gone, and she didn’t even know.

“It’s okay, it happened several years ago. Chaomu, just take the books if you like them, really,” MO Shuifu said with a slight smile.

Xu Chaomu took out a hundred yuan from her bag, which happened to be spending money given to her by Shen Chi.

She pressed the money into MO Shuifu’s hand: “We’ll pick out a few books, and you keep the money. I didn’t get to see Uncle MO when he passed away, and I don’t feel good about that.”

“Chaomu, you pick, they’re all old books, not worth much,” MO Shuifu refused to accept the money.

Xu Chaomu insisted on giving her the money. Not wanting MO Shuifu to feel indebted, she randomly picked a few books and stuffed them into her backpack.

After a few more words, Xu Chaomu and Yu Weiwei left the alley.

“Chaomu, I’ve been studying this for a while, and I think Li Beiting might be ill!” Yu Weiwei was still focused on her Male Health Manual.

“Look where you’re going, be careful not to bump into a car.”

“Look here, Li Beiting is so narcissistic, arrogant, doesn’t take others seriously, it’s very likely due to excessive liver fire, he needs to clear heat and balance internally…”

“What internal heat, how does that even work, let me see!”

Xu Chaomu snatched Yu Weiwei’s book away, only to find the pictures inside were incredibly explicit!

Xu Chaomu’s ears heated up, and she looked at Yu Weiwei with disdain:

“Weiwei, you really have no shame.”

“Why are you blushing? Xu Chaomu, come clean, do you have a crush on a young man?” Yu Weiwei chuckled mischievously.

“Who else could I like, I like you the most, Yu Weiwei!” Xu Chaomu also said with a sly smile.

“Well, I certainly don’t like women!” Yu Weiwei said, “Right, Chaomu, stop explaining, explaining is just covering up, covering up is just making up stories! If you haven’t fallen for some young guy, why do you need breast-enlargement secrets, eh? Oh, and this book, Boudoir’s Secret, hahaha…” Yu Weiwei laughed so hard her stomach hurt, almost bursting with laughter.

Xu Chaomu snatched her book back from her hands: “What’s so funny, if you laugh again, I’ll throw away this Male Health Manual of yours!”

“Hey, hey, hey, don’t throw it away, speaking of chasing boys, maybe I should give you a few tips!”

Xu Chaomu looked up with a cold demeanor, but she was actually very curious.

“Three sentences, tackle him, tackle him, and tackle him again!”

“You talk as if you have a lot of experience.” Xu Chaomu expressed disdain.

“I may not have practical experience, but I’m quite rich in theoretical experience. If you really like him, just steal a kiss when he’s not looking. You look pretty good; no man could resist that.”

After saying that, Yu Weiwei looked Xu Chaomu up and down with her big eyes.

Clicking her tongue.

What a pretty little face, a nice figure, so lively and spirited—if I were a man, I’d gobble her up with a single bite!

Xu Chaomu quickly crossed her arms, looking at her with a wary face: “You lecher, Yu Weiwei!”

“The pot calling the kettle black!” Yu Weiwei laughed heartily.

The two leisurely strolled through the alleys with their bags, now buying kebabs, now donuts, having a blast.

It was Shen Chi, though, who nearly flipped the school upside down when he heard Xu Chaomu had disappeared.

“Mr. Shen, Mr. Shen, don’t worry, I’ll go find her. I will definitely bring Miss Xu back,” the driver, Lao Cheng, wiped the sweat from his forehead.

“Send more people to find her!” Shen Chi said coldly.

“Absolutely, Miss Xu might have just gone to a classmate’s house. Don’t worry, nothing bad will happen. Miss Xu has always been obedient; maybe she’ll come back on her own in a little while,” Lao Cheng continued to wipe his sweat.

“Obedient?” Shen Chi’s face was as cold as a block of ice, “She needs to be disciplined!”

Uh… Lao Cheng was at a loss for words.

“Mr. Shen, I’ll go look for her now.”

Lao Cheng drove off from the Shen Family residence, and outside the sky had already turned completely dark.

Shen Chi stood at the window, frowning deeply, silently gazing out. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

This was the first time Xu Chaomu had left school without saying a word; she really had grown some wings, become bolder, and wasn’t even taking his words to heart anymore!

The light stretched Shen Chi’s silhouette as he stood upstairs, watching the gate to the Shen Family’s villa. His dark eyes were like the depths of a silent pool, inscrutable and endless.

He just stood there indifferently until he received a call from Lao Cheng.

“Mr. Shen, I’ve found Miss Xu, I am bringing her back. We’ll arrive at the Shen

Family soon, rest assured.”

“Mm.”

Only then did Shen Chi divert his gaze, striding down the stairs.

Seeing Shen Chi descend, the servants hurried to reheat the big table of dishes.

At that moment, the clock on the wall pointed straight to nine o’clock, neither early nor late.

The Maybach pulled into the Shen Family’s garage, Lao Cheng whispered to Xu Chaomu: “Chaomu, go and apologize to your fourth brother when we get back, he’s very upset that you stayed out this late.”

Xu Chaomu nodded: “Got it.”

Actually, she didn’t feel sorry at all deep down. She wasn’t eight years old, after all. Shen Chi was such a domineering man, always wanting to control everything..