Chapter 29 Shut Your Mouth

After washing, eating, and walking out of the room, it was already past nine o’clock.

Xu Mingyuan is usually very punctual, unless he is wandering around like this, which is both insignificant and extremely boring.

I took a taxi straight to the mall, found a milk tea shop on the first floor, and sat down with Xiao Yangzhi.

“What do you want to drink?”

“It is all acceptable.”

“Six cups of that taro roasted milk pearl tea. What a ridiculous name. So tongue-twisting.”

Xu Mingyuan looked at the menu on the table and pointed to a slightly more expensive milk tea.

“Six cups, right? Wait a moment, please.”

The waiter confirmed and returned to the bar.

Xu Mingyuan glanced at his pager and saw that there were more than a dozen missed calls half an hour ago. It seemed that he had given up because he couldn’t get through.

“I’m here, where are you?”

After the call was connected, Xu Mingyuan went straight to the point.

“What? On the third floor? I can’t find it. Why don’t you come down? I’m the second milk tea shop on the right side of the entrance. Hurry up.”

Xu Mingyuan didn’t wait for the other party to respond. He just told the location and hung up the phone.

Yang Zhi glanced at Xu Mingyuan secretly. She felt embarrassed to be late and have someone come to look for her.

Xu Mingyuan asked her to go shopping and meet classmates this time. Yang Zhi originally declined, but she really wanted to go out. She didn’t want to buy anything, but wanted to see what kind of person her brother was in his daily life.

However, Yang Zhi knew very well that since Xu Mingyuan said he would take her out to play, her own decision was not important and she would still be taken out.

When Xu Mingyuan saw the milk tea being served, he inserted a straw and gave it to Xiao Yangzhi, then took a cup for himself and took a sip.

The taste is okay, but it’s too sweet and you’ll get sick of it after a few sips.

Yang Zhi took a sip from the straw and sat quietly next to Xu Mingyuan.

Not long after, three little girls came in chattering. In addition to Tao Shuxin and Tang Lin, Li Siqi was followed by Jiang Ping carrying a bag.

Xu Mingyuan’s relationship with Jiang Ping and Li Siqi is neither good nor bad, they are just nodding acquaintances.

In the entire Class 7 of Grade 3, there were several couples who were secretly dating, but only these two ended up getting married. They were a model couple in the class, had a son and a daughter, and were the envy of their classmates.

It is said that the two were childhood friends and had been together since junior high school. They got engaged before graduating from college, and their first child was born less than half a year after graduation. When the two got married, Xu Mingyuan even gave a gift money.

“Hey! Do you know that the minority obeys the majority? And you asked us to come to you!”

Seeing Xu Mingyuan, Tao Shuxin was the first to rush over.

“I want to treat everyone to milk tea, do you want me to bring it to you?”

“Hmph, you still have some conscience.”

Tao Shuxin didn’t hesitate to take the straw and stuck it into the cup, gulping down the liquid.

“Mingyuan, thank you.”

Jiang Ping had no ill feelings towards Xu Mingyuan. Although they didn’t usually play together, if there was any problem in the class, he could just go to Xu Mingyuan. He would stand up for his classmates regardless of whether he was right or not. He was a very good classmate.

“You’re welcome. Take a seat.”

Xu Mingyuan pulled a stool and asked him to sit next to him.

Tao Shuxin glanced at Xu Mingyuan, who was wearing dark blue casual clothes, then glanced at the little girl sitting next to him, and was stunned.

Xu Mingyuan is a little handsome, but that’s okay because he can always find classmates who are more handsome than him.

But this little girl was very pretty. Although she was also wearing black casual clothes, her delicate and small facial features gave her a temperament of a beautiful girl next door. Half of her hands were tucked into her sleeves, leaving only her slender white fingers exposed as she sipped the milk tea carefully. She looked like a bullied girl, and even Tao Shuxin wanted to reach out and pinch her.

Instead, Xu Mingyuan sat on the chair carelessly. Seeing that everyone was seated, he stretched out his arm and put it on the girl’s shoulders, pushing her body down.

It’s obvious that he bullies others all day long.

Tao Shuxin glared at Xu Mingyuan and motioned him to take his hand away.

Xu Mingyuan was confused and didn’t know how he had offended her again.

Originally Xu Mingyuan treated Xiao Yangzhi as a child, and he only treated her so that she would not feel embarrassed when meeting strangers.

It was like this when they usually went to have breakfast together. Xu Mingyuan didn’t hold Xiao Yangzhi’s hand, so they just put their arms around each other like a brother and sister. Tao Shuxin didn’t know what Xu Mingyuan was thinking. What she was thinking now was that this little girl was very honest and must have been bullied by him a lot.

“They are all my classmates, don’t be embarrassed. This is Tang Lin, she is sweet-mouthed but actually has evil intentions. Next time you see her, just call her sister and ask her to buy you something delicious. She has plenty of money…”

Xu Mingyuan gave a brief introduction.

“Hello, sister.”

Yang Zhi quickly stood up and bowed.

“Oh, don’t be so polite. Your brother just likes to talk nonsense. I’m not as bad as him.”

Tang Lin agreed with a smile and gave Xu Mingyuan a blank look.

Tao Shuxin actually agreed with Xu Mingyuan’s evaluation of Tang Lin. She really had no good intentions.

“These two young lovers have been together for a long time. I’m afraid they have already decided on their college choices. Don’t say hello to them if you meet them next time, or they will definitely ask you to join them.”

“Xu Mingyuan, you can go to the side. It’s useless for me to teach you the questions.”

Li Siqi cursed with a red face and let go of the hand she was holding under the table.

Jiang Ping just scratched his head and laughed awkwardly.

No wonder parents like to take their children to meet relatives and friends. It is quite prestigious to have a sensible child to bring honor to themselves.

“What about me? What about me?”

Seeing that he was deliberately ignoring her, Tao Shuxin glared at Xu Mingyuan.

“Why should I introduce you to such a petty-minded person? By the way, when I graduate, I will ask for her textbooks and give them to you. She takes good notes in class, so they will definitely be useful. Besides, she is very shy, so she will definitely feel embarrassed to not give them to her.” Xu Mingyuan said.

Tao Shuxin wanted to keep her high school textbooks as a souvenir, but since Xu Mingyuan had already said so, she naturally felt embarrassed to refuse.

Oops, I was dragged into it.

Tao Shuxin crossed her arms over her chest and began to sulk.

She has never been a petty person, Xu Mingyuan was just speaking sarcastically to tease her.

Sure enough, after a while, Tao Shuxin joined the topic, chattering along, laughing frivolously and completely losing her image.

Yang Zhi sat next to Xu Mingyuan, listening to everyone chatting and trying hard to be a nobody.

This feeling was quite good. Xu Mingyuan did not drag her into the conversation. He only occasionally asked her when the atmosphere became heated: “Is that right?” or something like that, and Yang Zhi would nod in response.

Very comfortable and not awkward.

Seeing a new round of discussion surrounding Xu Mingyuan, Yang Zhi felt a little envious.

My brother is always like this, he is the center of attention wherever he goes, while I can only stand on the sidelines and watch from afar.

But it’s okay, putting yourself in the middle will definitely make you nervous.

Thinking of this, Yang Zhi curled up the corners of her mouth and smiled sweetly.

It’s just that Xu Mingyuan didn’t notice it, otherwise he would definitely be stunned. They look so damn similar.

Tao Shuxin noticed Yang Zhi and suddenly asked, “Yang Zhi, why don’t you have the same last name as your brother?”

“Oh, I take my mother’s last name.”

“Is that so? Could it be that your parents are divorced…”

Tao Shuxin was halfway through her words when she was stopped by Tang Lin, who kept winking at her.

Tao Shuxin has a good personality, but people with good personalities generally do not have high emotional intelligence.

No one asked, but she was the only one who foolishly exposed other people’s scars.

At this time, Tao Shuxin also reacted and stopped asking. She just smiled foolishly and said to Xu Mingyuan: “What do you want to buy later?”

“Uh, go buy a baguette. It’ll be just enough to fill your mouth.”

Xu Mingyuan didn’t care about this and said with a smile.

“…”

After being exposed, Tao Shuxin didn’t want to bring it up again, so she could only glare at him with gritted teeth.

(End of this chapter)