Chapter 209: The Answer She Must Hear

An Qing returned home and stood before the window on the second floor, her expression utterly calm.

From here, she could see the scenery outside the window as well as the path that had to be taken when going to and from school.

In the past, every single day, she could see from here the scene of An Yu secretly going to school alone.

Perhaps she should have suspected it long ago, shouldn’t she?

In the past, An Qing had believed An Yu was only doing this because she had other motives.

But after waiting for so long, An Yu had done nothing except improve her relationships with Ning Wanciu and the others.

Everything had been her own wishful thinking.

Whether it was Chen Yu, Chen Guang, or even the parents’ side, everything that happened to her seemed to have nothing to do with An Yu.

An Qing had already thought it through clearly.

No matter what the answer was or what meaning it held, she had to voice the question.

This was also her only opportunity to understand An Yu’s thoughts.

Therefore, no matter what, before hearing the answer from An Yu’s own mouth, she would not give up out of confusion.

An Qing rested one hand against the glass, quietly gazing into the distance alone as she waited for a certain someone to appear.

Even Wang Man, who should have been busy in the kitchen as usual, was on leave today.

The An Family villa was now empty except for An Qing herself.

Ever since returning home, she had maintained this posture, as if determined not to let anyone stop her.

An Qing muttered silently to herself, yet her eyes never left the path that led back to the An Family.

An Yu.

An Qing’s crimson eyes remained somewhat lifeless.

While she waited, she also felt great fear.

She did not take even half a step away from this spot until exhaustion began to set in.

An Qing no longer had the heart to do anything else.

Ever since Chen Yu had exposed the truth, all her focus had been entirely on An Yu.

Hard work pays off for the diligent.

She had finally waited for the person she had been longing to see.

An Qing looked down at the group downstairs who were holding hands and chatting happily.

She subconsciously gritted her teeth as a trace of hostility flashed through her eyes.

That’s right.

She had almost forgotten.

The person she was waiting for had many other people around her.

Huai Xiang and Ning Wanciu were both holding her hands, with Cheng Shimumeng following behind them.

There were so many people that there was no space left for anyone else.

An Qing raised a hand to cover her chest.

She always felt a dull ache there.

Her gaze grew increasingly hollow as anticipation and fear erupted simultaneously within her.

Am I… sick?

An Qing tore her eyes away from the people downstairs and slowly descended from the second floor to the first.

She was not running away, nor would she give up.

She had said that no matter what happened today, she would get her answer.

Under the group’s escort, An Yu successfully arrived at the An Family villa.

As for why it was called an escort… that was because a certain redhead was truly being paranoid.

She had taken Cheng Shimumeng’s words as absolute truth and spent the entire journey escorting An Yu with the intention of protecting her while also keeping an eye out for any so-called perverted lolicon types.

If she spotted anyone following An Yu, she would swing her little fist and deliver two solid punches.

Huai Xiang clenched her pink fist.

Though small, it packed quite a bit of power.

Fortunately, she hadn’t noticed anything unusual along the way and had simply held An Yu’s hand the whole time.

Hehe~

It seemed that because she had confirmed there was no danger, Huai Xiang let out a silly giggle.

“Don’t worry, little An Yu. As long as I’m here, those perverts and the like won’t be able to get anywhere near you!”

As she spoke, Huai Xiang waved her fist at the empty air, as if afraid An Yu wouldn’t believe her.

The small pink fist tore through the air with a sharp whoosh.

If anyone actually took a hit from that, An Yu would probably have to stay in the hospital for a while.

However, since Huai Xiang was not an enemy but a friend protecting her, it was actually quite reassuring.

“Mm.”

An Yu nodded.

She did not mock the petite Huai Xiang and instead chose to trust her friend.

Hehe, believing me is the right choice~

It seemed that because An Yu had treated her so well today, Huai Xiang’s entire mood had become bright and lively.

Ning Wanciu, walking on the other side, watched the two of them interact with a doting expression and said nothing.

An Yu and Huai Xiang’s relationship improving like this… wasn’t bad at all…

At least, that was probably what Ning Wanciu was thinking right now.

As long as An Yu got along well with everyone, these stable and peaceful days could continue for a long time.

Thinking this, Ning Wanciu revealed a faint smile.

Yet for some reason, her smile seemed to carry a trace of bitterness.

Almost subconsciously, she tightened her grip on An Yu’s hand.

An Yu, who noticed this, glanced at Ning Wanciu with some confusion.

Ning Wanciu simply responded with a smile.

Everything seemed perfectly normal.

However, all of this was observed by Cheng Shimumeng walking behind them.

She had probably been influenced by Huai Xiang and misunderstood something.

Cheng Shimumeng shook her head.

Trying to guess An Yu’s thoughts was still too difficult for her.

That said, this idiot Huai Xiang was much easier to understand than An Yu.

From the moment An Yu had taken her hand, the smile on her face had not disappeared once, a complete contrast to the grievance she had shown in the morning.

She had simply been jealous.

Yet An Yu had effortlessly soothed her again.

She’s so easy to fool… Xiangxiang.

Cheng Shimumeng looked at Huai Xiang’s back and found it somewhat amusing.

Then there was Ning Wanciu.

She didn’t know if Ning Wanciu had realized that An Yu’s change might be a good thing for others.

But for herself, it was equivalent to gradually handing over her “privileges” bit by bit.

Cheng Shimumeng narrowed her eyes slightly as she looked at Ning Wanciu’s somewhat bitter smile.

Hehe~ It seems she has already realized it.

Then things were about to get even more interesting.

If things continued developing this way, she might soon get to see the usually gentle and calm Ning Wanciu displaying a jealous expression.

Cheng Shimumeng had just been about to continue forward when Huai Xiang suddenly stopped and turned to look at her with a suspicious expression.

“Shimumeng, what are you laughing about again?”

Huai Xiang frowned.

That laugh had been too creepy.

She was worried that Cheng Shimumeng was plotting how to mess with her again!

“Huh?”

Cheng Shimumeng pretended to be surprised and clapped her hands, her acting extremely exaggerated.

“I thought our little Xiangxiang had gotten so carried away from being held by An Yu that she forgot everything else. Turns out you can still hear other things too~”

She was practically mocking her with malice.

“Hah??”

“Ahem. Ah, sorry. Looking at that silly smile on your face, I really couldn’t hold it in~”

Cheng Shimumeng slightly nodded her head, glancing at Huai Xiang with a mocking smile.

“Y-You, what do you mean by that?!”

The corners of Cheng Shimumeng’s lips curled upward into a delighted smile.

“Being able to have such intimate contact with little An Yu is really wonderful, isn’t it~ But… Xiangxiang, your face is very red oh~!”