Chapter 208: Don't Let Friends Feel Lonely

Time flew by afterward, and campus life returned to its usual unchanging routine.

The only difference was that Huai Xiang had become even more proactive than before.

During breaks, she would come over to greet An Yu. Other than that, nothing unusual occurred.

An Qing did not pay any attention to An Yu from beginning to end.

Since she had already decided to ask her directly after school today, there was no point in watching An Yu while they were still at school.

Mainly, she was afraid she wouldn’t be able to handle it.

An Qing did not want to see An Yu acting intimate with others.

She knew this feeling of hers was strange, but she simply couldn’t control her emotions.

Get out of school, go home, and ask An Yu.

This had become her obsession. If some random person interrupted it, An Qing would probably break down.

Fortunately, An Yu had not made any plans with anyone today. She would go home normally.

Ding ling—

The dismissal bell rang.

An Qing almost instantly slung her already-packed backpack over her shoulder and disappeared from the classroom alone before anyone could react.

Shen Huahua stood up. She wanted to greet An Qing as usual before leaving, but she only saw the empty chair at An Qing’s seat.

“Huh? What’s going on?”

She scratched her head in confusion. School had just ended—why had An Qing left so quickly?

Although she didn’t understand, Shen Huahua didn’t think too much of it.

She probably had something urgent and left first without saying anything.

She shook her head, subconsciously glanced at the other side where An Yu and the others were chatting happily, then left the classroom without another word.

On the other side, An Yu and her group had already gathered together.

“Let’s go, let’s go, Little An Yu!”

Huai Xiang proactively reached her hand out toward An Yu. If it was openly sneaking away, she could do that too!

An Yu blinked. She looked at Huai Xiang’s outstretched hand, then at her expectant expression, and finally took it.

However, she was going home today, and they weren’t going the same way.

“Hehe, today we’ll walk you home too!”

According to Cheng Shimumeng, letting An Yu go back alone might be dangerous, so they would escort her.

Today was no exception!

“Oh.”

An Yu nodded calmly and subconsciously looked up at Ning Wanciu behind her.

Seeing this, Ning Wanciu smiled gently and reached out to pat An Yu’s small head.

“That’s right. It might still be dangerous around here lately, so we’ll send you together.”

According to Cheng Shimumeng, there might be a pervert lolicon in the area who could target An Yu.

Ning Wanciu would never allow anyone to hurt An Yu. Absolutely not.

Even if it was herself… she wouldn’t allow it.

“Alright, let’s go.”

“Mhm.”

An Yu nodded, then extended her other hand.

“Ning Wanciu, hold hands.”

Two hands to hold two people.

“Okay.” Ning Wanciu fell silent for a moment, unsure whether she should feel happy or worried.

She was happy because even in this situation, An Yu was still thinking of her.

She was worried because facing such an An Yu, she would only sink deeper and deeper.

What should she do in the future?

Ning Wanciu didn’t know.

She took An Yu’s hand. Her feelings were complicated, but she was indeed much happier.

Since she didn’t know, she wouldn’t think about it. Just like An Yu often did, she would leave everything to time.

Ning Wanciu helplessly curved her lips. She had been heavily influenced by An Yu and was becoming more and more fond of going with the flow.

The three of them held hands like this and were just about to leave when they saw the green-haired girl standing in front of them with her arms crossed, looking speechless.

Cheng Shimumeng was starting to suspect that dancing with these four people was too difficult.

Why did someone always get left out every time?

Although she wouldn’t be as childish as Huai Xiang and get jealous, this was still quite ridiculous, wasn’t it?

An Yu blinked. For the first time, a thoughtful look appeared in her amber eyes.

She stared at Cheng Shimumeng, slowly released both hands, stopped holding Huai Xiang and Ning Wanciu, and walked toward Cheng Shimumeng.

“Oh my, what’s the matter, my Little An Yu~”

Seeing this, Cheng Shimumeng smiled and looked at An Yu teasingly.

An Yu did not answer Cheng Shimumeng’s question. Instead, she slowly opened her arms.

“Cheng Shimumeng, hug.”

“Huh?”

This was quite unexpected for Cheng Shimumeng. This was the first time she had seen An Yu initiate a hug with someone else.

Hadn’t it always been Ning Wanciu before?

Oh well. Such a cute An Yu—there was no reason not to hug her.

Cheng Shimumeng smiled and stepped forward, gently embracing the inviting An Yu.

Held in Cheng Shimumeng’s arms, An Yu softly parted her lips:

“This way, you won’t feel lonely.”

“Huh?”

Cheng Shimumeng widened her eyes in surprise, but An Yu did not offer any further explanation.

After the hug ended, An Yu stepped back and took the hands of the two girls beside her again.

“Let’s go. Everyone together.”

Everyone was friends. No one should be left out.

This was the lesson An Yu learned today from Huai Xiang.

Because Xiangxiang had clearly felt lonely.

An Yu had never had friends before, so she hadn’t understood it previously, but now she did.

She could not let her friends feel lonely because of her.

Cheng Shimumeng was also a friend.

“Okay~”

Cheng Shimumeng was silent for a moment but soon smiled it off.

She followed behind the three, smiling brightly.

An Yu’s body was very soft and comfortable to hug—more comfortable than any of the pillows at her house.

However…

Looking at An Yu’s current almost-surrounded posture, Cheng Shimumeng couldn’t help but smile, extremely pleased.

On the other side, An Qing got into the An family’s car at the fastest speed, even startling the driver.

He had never seen the Young Miss so flustered before.

However, he wouldn’t say anything. He was just a dedicated driver whose only duty was to drive.

The car started quickly. The destination, as always, was the An family villa.

Inside the car, aside from that one incident, it was still only An Qing and the driver.

An Qing gripped her hands tightly and unconsciously lowered her head.

Her crimson eyes stared at something unknown with extreme seriousness.

At this point, she was starting to feel nervous.

It was quite ridiculous when she thought about it.

If the following matter succeeded, this would be the first time she had spoken with An Yu since her rebirth.

Yet An Qing’s heart was filled with confusion.

She only knew that she needed to ask clearly.

But she didn’t know what kind of answer she was truly hoping for.

The questions from her previous life were too difficult to voice, so she could only ask An Yu about her attitude toward the An family.

But even if she got an answer, what could she do?

Those words she could never ask… she would still have to guess them…