Chapter 289: Yan Wei’s Phone Call

“Is this Xia Yu?” Yan Wei’s voice came from the phone.

“It’s me,” Xia Yu answered.

Without any pleasantries, Yan Wei got straight to the point, “My great-grandmother’s birthday is on the seventh of next month, and my great-grandfather asked me to invite some friends.”

Yan Wei’s meaning was obvious; she was inviting Xia Yu to her great-grandmother’s birthday party.

“I’m not in Afang during National Day…” Xia Yu instinctively wanted to refuse, but halfway through, he remembered Yan Wei’s great-grandfather’s identity.

Yan Wei’s great-grandfather was Yan Baiyu, the creator of the Baiyu dumpling.

“…I won’t be in Afang on National Day, but I should still be there on the seventh,” he continued.

“Then I’ll send you the address. When you arrive, just mention my name,” Yan Wei said, without saying much else before hanging up the phone.

Ten seconds later, Xia Yu received the address information.

After noting down the address, Xia Yu replied with an OK emoji.

Seeing the emoji, Yan Wei felt somewhat disappointed. Although she already knew Xia Yu would avoid her, she hadn’t expected him to barely exchange even a few words with her.

“How did it go, did you manage to invite him?” Yan Wei’s friend leaned onto her back and asked.

“Yeah,” Yan Wei nodded. It was only with her friend’s encouragement that she had decided to invite Xia Yu.

“Thank you, Miaomiao,” Yan Wei said to her friend.

Facing Yan Wei’s gratitude, Le Miaomiao felt somewhat uneasy. She wasn’t sure whether encouraging Yan Wei to pursue a man who already had a girlfriend was the right thing to do.

Under normal circumstances, she would never encourage someone to break up someone else’s relationship. However, these days Yan Wei had been in such low spirits that she even cut her wrist while cooking, which worried Le Miaomiao greatly.

She had tried many ways to cheer Yan Wei up, but nothing worked until she encouraged Yan Wei to try to steal the man.

“What’s so great about that guy? Did he save you when you were little? Or did he save your parents? Why do you care about him so much?” Le Miaomiao was very puzzled about why Yan Wei was so obsessed.

Yan Wei shook her head, both to say no and to indicate she didn’t want to talk about it anymore.

Seeing Yan Wei’s mood drop even further, Le Miaomiao quickly changed the subject, encouraging her instead:

“He accepted your invitation so readily, which proves he still has some feelings for you. Otherwise, who would come to attend someone else’s grandmother’s birthday party?”

Yan Wei shook her head again, “He’s coming because of my great-grandfather.”

“Huh?” Le Miaomiao was shocked. She cautiously asked, “Does that guy like old men?”

Seeing Yan Wei shaking her head again, Le Miaomiao felt somewhat disappointed.

“He loves food. He has always wanted to meet my grandfather,” Yan Wei explained.

“That’s actually a good thing, right? Love me, love my dog. If he likes your grandfather, he will surely like you too,” Le Miaomiao said words she herself didn’t believe.

Yan Wei nodded, her mood seemingly improving a bit.

“Alright, you’ll see your idol in ten days. Let’s go buy some nice clothes,” Le Miaomiao said, pulling Yan Wei towards the mall.

Meanwhile, Xia Yu was on his way to school.

When he arrived at the classroom, he received a message from Zhong Yunxin.

‘I made a friend!’

Zhong Yunxin sent an emoji of a person with hands on hips.

“Those masochist friends who don’t fight back when you bully them?” Xia Yu replied.

“What are you talking about, it’s a real friend, someone who doesn’t bully others!” Zhong Yunxin sent another emoji of someone with flames on their head.

You actually have friends? Xia Yu’s emotion was just like the emoji, very surprised.

He found it hard to imagine what kind of friend Zhong Yunxin, who liked bullying others, would make.

“Is her name Air? Her nickname is Xiao Kong?” Xia Yu sent another message.

“[Photo]” Zhong Yunxin sent a photo.

“She’s real! Isn’t she pretty?” She sent another emoji of a six-armed Nezha with hands on his hips.

Xia Yu opened the photo and took a look.

She looked okay in figure, but her face was heavily made-up, with lips painted like a ghost who had just eaten people.

Although he gave a mental evaluation that she looked like a ghost, Xia Yu simply replied with “666.”

“I’ll introduce her to you when there’s a chance,” Zhong Yunxin sent another message.

After sending it, she realized she had made a typo and added another “her.”

Xia Yu shifted his gaze upward and looked at the ghost for a moment. If he didn’t know Zhong Yunxin’s unique taste in aesthetics, he would have thought she had discovered An Siyao’s truth and was trying to take revenge on him.

He didn’t continue this topic but asked Zhong Yunxin to send him a selfie.

Zhong Yunxin quickly sent a photo. Seeing that the girl in the photo was still wearing normal clothes, Xia Yu nodded approvingly. Zhong Yunxin was still obedient for now.

“We’re going out to play, I’ll go first,”

After sending this message, Zhong Yunxin disappeared without a trace.

Putting down his phone, Xia Yu started thinking.

It seemed that Zhong Yunxin had found some delinquents similar to herself at her new school and started hanging out with them.

This situation might not be a big issue, but it could potentially lead to more serious consequences.

Humans, when alone, are not the bravest. They become brave when they are in pairs.

With a companion, Zhong Yunxin might become even more reckless.

I’ll just observe for a while first and chat with her more often these days. Xia Yu made up his mind.

“Xia Yu!” The teacher on the platform noticed Xia Yu looking at his phone and called his name, “Solve this problem on the screen for us.”

The teacher wanted to take this opportunity to discipline Xia Yu, but he was destined not to succeed.

Xia Yu’s exam-oriented education was at level 5.

Standing up, Xia Yu answered fluently.

After Xia Yu finished answering, the teacher on the platform sighed in relief.

After calling on Xia Yu, the teacher regretted his decision, realizing he shouldn’t have taken his anger out on Xia Yu.

The counselor had already informed them that Xia Yu was someone with connections, and if Xia Yu lost face, the teacher might face repercussions in his activities this year.

Now that Xia Yu answered accurately, he no longer had to worry.

“Good, that was a great answer!” The teacher clapped his hands and signaled the other students with his eyes to follow suit, “It was very well explained, even better than the reference answer I had prepared at first.”

To make up for his mistake, the teacher enthusiastically praised him.

“I thought Xia Yu was playing with his phone and wouldn’t be able to answer, but I didn’t expect that he already knew all this,” the teacher sighed, “You can sit down and continue playing, there’s no need to listen to things you already know.”

He then looked at the other students, “You can do the same too, but I will ask you a question. If you can’t answer it, hehe.”

“Teacher, I know it too!” A student raised his hand.

The teacher didn’t expect anyone to actually take him seriously, and he was taken aback. Looking around, he noticed quite a few students who seemed to believe him.

So he put down his book, picked a student sitting in a far corner to ask, and when the student couldn’t answer, he made him go to the blackboard and copy the answer five times.

The students immediately became obedient.

After class, Duan Yi approached Xia Yu and informed him that she had finalized the location and anticipated the milk tea shop to open by the middle or end of next month.

She opted to franchise another bubble tea brand, and the name of the brand was “Not Sure.”

Xia Yu nodded and said he would definitely come during the opening days.

…

A day passed, and the next morning, Xia Yu clicked on Xu Youxiang’s file.

After a moment of darkness, he successfully connected to the body.

He felt a bit cold on his face.

He reached out and touched a wet spot.