Chapter 83: She Has to Realize It

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An Yu’s breathing gradually evened out, but Ning Wanciu was growing more and more nervous.

Cheng Shimumeng was just smiling at her, yet for some reason Ning Wanciu felt inexplicably guilty.

So she decided to strike first and take the path Cheng Shimumeng walked, leaving her with no road left!

Thus, she spoke up first: “Shimumeng, why are you making that face? Did something happen again?”

“Hmm? I was just thinking that the two of you have gotten even closer today~” 

Cheng Shimumeng’s smile grew wider. 

“Tell us… how did you do it? Teach us~”

Cheng Shimumeng answered extremely straightforwardly, without a trace of hesitation. 

Since Ning Wanciu dared to ask, she dared to answer. 

Anyway, the one who should feel embarrassed wasn’t her.

Moreover, not only had Ning Wanciu’s reactions become entertaining, she had also gained an ally on the united front.

“Yeah, exactly! So how did you manage it, Wanciu?!” 

Huai Xiang suddenly woke up as if from a dream. 

“Teach me, I want to learn!”

Her eyes were sparkling. 

Cheng Shimumeng was only joking, but Huai Xiang genuinely wanted to learn.

Getting to be that close to An Yu every day—she was dying of envy, okay?

Pressed by both of them at once, Ning Wanciu began to sweat profusely, just like the very first day when An Yu had sat in her lap for the first time.

What method? What teaching? 

Ning Wanciu’s answer was the same as last time—she still didn’t know!

An Yu simply liked sticking to her. Ning Wanciu couldn’t find any reason at all.

However, if she had to say why they had become even closer than before… she did have a vague idea…

Probably because this morning they had hugged like that, so An Yu thought it was okay to keep doing it?

Having gained some initial understanding of An Yu, Ning Wanciu thought to herself.

As she pondered things about An Yu, she unconsciously recalled the morning.

The moment she remembered An Yu’s defenseless, blank expression, Ning Wanciu instinctively blushed and her gaze began to flicker.

She absolutely didn’t want anyone else to know about this morning!

Still, An Yu was far too unguarded. 

That made Ning Wanciu a little worried.

Ning Wanciu’s expression kept shifting—sometimes shy, sometimes concerned. 

Cheng Shimumeng took in everything and lightly touched the corner of her lips.

As expected, something did happen this morning~

What could it be?

Just thinking about it made Cheng Shimumeng find it amusing. 

What exactly had the two of them done while they were away to make Ning Wanciu wear this expression now?

Watching Ning Wanciu lower her head with a red face, Cheng Shimumeng pondered.

“Speaking of which, the classroom was pretty chaotic before we left school yesterday. Wanciu, you were on duty this morning—good work~”

“It was nothing.” 

Ning Wanciu lifted her head, blinked, and answered instantly. 

“…Hm?”

Only after answering did she realize something was wrong.

“Hehe~”

Cheng Shimumeng let out a pleased laugh. 

She had known that probing while Ning Wanciu was most flustered would be easy.

Having realized she had let something slip, Ning Wanciu chose to stay silent.

“Huh? Wait, that’s not right. Wasn’t Wanciu not on duty today?” 

Huai Xiang looked at Cheng Shimumeng in confusion. 

“Didn’t Wanciu already do duty a few days ago?”

Although she didn’t know who today’s duty student actually was, she knew Ning Wanciu wasn’t it.

Could it be that this girl who always bragged about her great memory had finally made a mistake?

“Hmph hmph hmph, Cheng Shimumeng, you remembered wrong!” 

Thinking this, Huai Xiang immediately became smug.

Cheng Shimumeng only gave her a brief glance before looking away, her eyes filled with undisguised disdain.

“Hey! What’s that supposed to mean!”

Even Huai Xiang could feel she was being looked down upon with that kind of gaze!

But Cheng Shimumeng ignored her and continued staring at the pretending-to-be-dead Ning Wanciu. 

“Hmm~ Wanciu, but I clearly remember that today’s duty student was An Yu, right?”

Cheng Shimumeng clasped her hands together and narrowed her eyes slightly. 

“So why did you say you were the one on duty?”

“Huh? Huh huh?” 

Huai Xiang was completely bewildered. 

When had Ning Wanciu ever said she was on duty today?

Also, so today’s duty student was An Yu? 

She hadn’t noticed!

Well… duty, huh…

Huai Xiang unconsciously fell into her imagination.

Tiny little An Yu holding cleaning tools, earnestly sweeping bit by bit.

Perhaps because of her height, she would stand on a stool to reach places she normally couldn’t.

And when she came down, she would definitely wipe the stool clean and respectfully put it back in its original place!

Because An Yu was a little angel!

Just thinking about it was adorable. 

Next time An Yu was on duty, she absolutely had to wake up early and help!

Then their relationship would quickly warm up.

And then she would have a little angel friend!

Hehe~

Just thinking about it made her excited!

Huai Xiang unconsciously started grinning foolishly, but no one paid attention. 

No one knew what the suddenly giggling Huai Xiang was thinking about, and no one wanted to know.

The confrontation between Cheng Shimumeng and Ning Wanciu continued.

Originally, Cheng Shimumeng had wanted to point out that Ning Wanciu’s claim of “nothing happened this morning” clearly didn’t hold up.

But after thinking about it, she decided to let it go and save Ning Wanciu some face; otherwise, her brain would overheat in a bit.

Of course, even if she asked, Ning Wanciu wouldn’t say anything, so it was better to ask something else.

“Could it be that a certain someone woke up extra early to go to school just to help An Yu with duty?”

Cheng Shimumeng lightly tapped her lip with a finger and tilted her head slightly, imitating An Yu’s mannerism. 

She was pretending not to understand, all to make Ning Wanciu admit it herself.

Ning Wanciu hugged An Yu and wanted to keep playing dead, but Cheng Shimumeng was staring straight at her.

It seemed using An Yu as a shield wasn’t going to work anymore.

She had no choice but to answer. 

As long as it wasn’t about what exactly happened this morning, answering wasn’t a big deal.

“Sigh… I did go, but it was because I was worried An Yu wouldn’t be able to finish alone, so I thought I’d help.” 

Ning Wanciu said softly. 

“And… helping a friend is normal, right?”

In a certain sense, that was indeed the truth.

She had just hidden part of the reason. 

Besides worrying about An Yu, she had also suddenly felt an urge to see An Yu because of Ning Dongli.

That was why she had gotten up early and gone to school to help.

“Hmm, is that so?” 

Cheng Shimumeng looked at Ning Wanciu with obvious suspicion, but this time Ning Wanciu didn’t show any cracks.

Yet Cheng Shimumeng still didn’t believe her. 

If you had nothing to hide, why explain so much? Just admit it openly.

“Mmm~ Helping a friend, worrying about a friend?” 

Cheng Shimumeng smiled. 

“That really is normal, but…”

“You’ve never once thought to help me or Huai Xiang, have you? As expected, An Yu is special in some way—that’s why you care about her so much?”

On the surface, Cheng Shimumeng seemed to be teasing Ning Wanciu, but in reality, she was reminding her.

Reminding her that although they were all friends for now, An Yu was different from her and Huai Xiang.

She has to realize that.