Chapter 51

“Shi Nian Nian, what were you hiding from just now?”

In the dim light, Yu Nian held a jianbing¹A savory Chinese crepe. in her hands, enjoying it when she suddenly heard Li Xiang beside her asking.

Yu Nian hesitated, almost dropping the jianbing in her hands. She quickly looked up and denied, “I wasn’t hiding ah.”

However, in her mind, she wondered: Could he really tell? Was it that obvious?

After Yu Nian finished speaking, her gaze wandered, clearly indicating she was lying, but Li Xiang saw through it without exposing her.

Since a while ago, he had noticed that when Liu Manman ran towards them, most people would stand still according to normal thinking. However, Yu Nian’s first instinct was to step back, as if intentionally making room for someone.

As the author of the original work, Li Xiang naturally understood the plot that was supposed to unfold at this point. However, perhaps influenced by the transmigration, the world in the book had long deviated from its original setting, a fact only he was aware of.

Yet, Yu Nian’s evasive actions clearly indicated that she knew something.

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Under the streetlights, the shadows of the two gradually lengthened, faintly intertwining and overlapping. At this moment, the two souls residing in their bodies seemed to regress to youth, becoming childish and adorable.

As usual, Li Xiang escorted Yu Nian to her doorstep, but just as he was about to turn away, he was stopped by Yu Nian.

“Wait! I almost forgot something,” Yu Nian slapped her head, wondering how she could forget something so important.

So, she hastily unzipped her backpack and pulled out a pink envelope. Taking a few steps toward Li Xiang, she lowered her head with a rare hint of shyness, “A gift… for you.”

Don’t ask why Yu Nian was feeling shy.

Receiving a love letter was one thing, but delivering one for someone else was an entirely different matter.

Despite having received love letters herself, Yu Nian had never delivered one for anyone else, and she couldn’t help but feel a bit embarrassed.

Even Li Xiang, who was usually composed, was caught off guard by Yu Nian’s actions.

Realizing his momentary lapse, Li Xiang quickly regained his composure. He pursed his thin lips, silently gazing at Yu Nian with profound eyes, concealing any discernible emotions.

Seeing no response for a while, Yu Nian lifted her head to sneak a glance at Li Xiang. Their eyes met, and her heart skipped a beat. Without hesitation, she forcefully placed the love letter into his hand. As she walked away, she couldn’t help but add, “Read it carefully when you get back ah. See you tomorrow.”

With that, she hurriedly slipped into her house, leaving Li Xiang standing alone outside the fence, lost in scattered thoughts.

For some reason, looking at Yu Nian’s flustered figure, Li Xiang’s gaze fell on the love letter in his hand. His heart softened, and he happily tucked the letter into his pocket.

He thought, it must be the influence of transmigration that caused a change in the protagonist delivering the love letter.

Li Xiang, mistakenly thinking he had received a love letter from Yu Nian, felt a subtle unease in his heart. However, as he opened it, he was greeted by neat and graceful handwriting, even emanating a faint perfume scent. Despite this, his gaze gradually turned colder.

Given Li Xiang’s understanding of Yu Nian, it was evident that the handwriting didn’t belong to her. Upon closer inspection of the signature, as expected, it was from Liu Manman.

It turned out that the owner of the love letter hadn’t changed; Yu Nian was merely playing the role of a messenger.

In his eyes, Yu Nian’s behavior wasn’t surprising.

Since he transmigrated, for reasons unknown to him, she had been wholeheartedly trying to pair him with Liu Manman.

She went to great lengths, all for the sake of getting him together with Liu Manman.

Now, she even delivered love letters to others.

Once Li Xiang understood the situation, a hint of anger simmered in his heart, but more than that, he felt a sense of disappointment.

He thought he had been clear enough in his actions, but this person seemed to be thickheaded. No amount of hints or indirect approaches worked; she insisted on him delivering a direct blow before she would believe that he had no romantic ties with Liu Manman.

Li Xiang tightened his grip on the love letter, determined to give this seemingly little heartless person a lesson.

So, the next day, Yu Nian proudly arrived late.

Usually, Li Xiang personally urged her to go to school, and only then would she rush out. Without his prompting, she lost control of time and ended up being late.

When she entered the classroom, Li Xiang was already sitting at his desk, diligently studying.

Old Wang, considering it was Yu Nian’s first offense, gave her a verbal reprimand and allowed her to go back to her seat.

As Yu Nian sat back at her desk, she pouted, feeling a bit aggrieved.

Holding her book, she discreetly poked Li Xiang’s arm when the teacher wasn’t paying attention, looking at him with eager eyes. “Chi Yao, did something happen to you this morning? Why didn’t you come to find me?”

Even though she had intentionally saved two custard buns for him, they ended up getting cold.

“En, had something to attend to,” Li Xiang replied.

After saying this, he didn’t even spare a glance at Yu Nian.

Initially, Yu Nian didn’t think much of this small detail, assuming Li Xiang was avoiding turning his head to speak and drawing attention from the teacher.

However, during the Chinese class, Yu Nian sensed that something was truly amiss.

The teacher asked students to discuss the storyline with their deskmates, but Li Xiang, contrary to his usual behavior, was engrossed in doodling with a pen in his textbook, not turning to talk to Yu Nian.

It was rare for Yu Nian to take the initiative to speak several times, and this person responded with indifference, making her feel quite awkward.

Yu Nian was also upset, wondering what was wrong with him. He seemed to be inexplicably giving her the silent treatment.

Wasn’t this the kind of game only elementary school students played?

“What’s going on between you and Chi Yao?”

During lunch, when Zhang Chuanze called them to eat, Li Xiang spoke first, and left with the casual words, “You guys eat, I have something to do,” leaving Zhang Chuanze bewildered.

Watching Li Xiang’s retreating figure, Yu Nian couldn’t help but feel a pang in her heart. She leaned gloomily on the table, “You guys go eat. I have no appetite.”

Zhang Chuanze obviously felt that the atmosphere between the two was wrong.

“Weren’t you fine yesterday? How did things suddenly turn like this?”

The moment he brought it up, Yu Nian felt wronged. With a bitter expression, she said, “How should I know? He’s inexplicably ignoring me.”

“Could it be that you guys also have a menstrual period?” Yu Nian tilted her head, staring at Zhang Chuanze with a serious expression.

Zhang Chuanze couldn’t help but laugh, “You better shut up. Don’t let Chi Yao hear these words.”

Standing aside, Liu Manman naturally witnessed everything, feeling quite pleased in her heart.

Suppressing her smiling expression, she sat in Li Xiang’s seat and comforted Yu Nian softly, “Nian Nian, don’t be too upset. Chi Yao might really have something going on.”

“Who knows if it’s true or not,” Yu Nian snorted softly, murmuring, “Even if he has something, he shouldn’t ignore me. I didn’t offend him.”

Yu Nian small face bulged, and she angrily rested her head on the table, her hand gripping the pen drawing circles on the paper.

In the circles, the words “Chi Yao” were boldly written.

“Alright, little ancestor, let’s go eat first. We can talk about it when we come back,” Seeing Yu Nian unmoved, Zhang Chuanze advised.

Yu Nian glanced at the two, urging, “You and Manman, go ahead. Don’t mind me, I’m on a diet!”

Unable to persuade Yu Nian, Zhang Chuanze compromised, “Okay, fine. If you get hungry in the afternoon, figure something out yourself.”

Yu Nian waved her hand with a lack of energy, “Got it.”