Stop Chasing the School Belle, My Shy Deskmate is Sweet and Soft - Chapter 61

Ye Ningyu’s delicate shoulder was exposed, her skin fair and smooth, with the strap of a white camisole peeking out.

Xia Tian stared dumbfounded at Little Ye’s revealed shoulder and the strap of her camisole, his eyes glued to the sight.

He could feel his blood rushing through his body.

His… little Xia Tian seemed to be ready for action again?

Within less than ten seconds, Ye Ningyu had already pulled her clothes back up, her cheeks flushed a deep red. She quickly lowered her head, focusing on her practice test.

Xia Tian remained stunned for a long time before finally snapping out of it.

“Am I dreaming? Did Little Ye actually show me her camisole on her own?”

He couldn’t help but grin as he looked at Ye Ningyu, who was now burying her face in her books. Her shy nature really tugged at his heartstrings.

It must have been because she overheard him yesterday, when he unintentionally mentioned wanting to see her in a camisole after watching the girl downstairs wearing one.

As he gazed at the sunlight hitting Little Ye’s face from the side, Xia Tian’s eyes softened.

This girl—sometimes she can be so adorably clueless.

—

After school in the afternoon, many of their classmates gathered together, making plans to meet up at the Heartbreak Museum after changing clothes at home.

Xia Tian didn’t pay them much attention and quietly rode off with Ye Ningyu.

“I’ll take you home first so you can change out of your uniform, and then we can head to my place.”

“Okay, sounds good.”

Little Ye nodded obediently.

Once they arrived at her apartment, Ye Ningyu quickly changed out of her school uniform. She hesitated for a moment as she looked in the mirror at her camisole.

In the end, she put on a jacket over the camisole and hurried out of the house, worried that Xia Tian might be waiting too long.

“Huh? You’re back already?”

Xia Tian blinked in surprise.

Today, Little Ye wore a black sports jacket and loose, straight-cut pants—a simple, goddess-like style.

Xia Tian remembered that this type of fashion would become popular around 2014—so she was already ahead of the trend.

Of course, now that she was out of her school uniform, there was no hiding the fullness of her chest. Xia Tian couldn’t take his eyes off her.

What surprised him even more was that she had come back downstairs in less than ten minutes.

Normally, waiting for a girl to come down from her apartment would take at least half an hour.

If you texted to check where she was, she’d probably reply, “Hold on, I’m almost done with my eyeliner…”

“Oh, I just had to change clothes, so it didn’t take long.”

“Little Ye, you’re incredible. If all girls were like you, the world would be at peace.”

“(_)”

“Don’t worry about it. You’ll understand one day when you’re in college,” Xia Tian chuckled as he patted the back seat of his bike, signaling for her to hop on.

—

Around 7 p.m., Xia Tian and Ye Ningyu arrived at his apartment building.

“Want to come up with me?”

“W-what?!”

Ye Ningyu stumbled slightly, her eyes widening in shock, her mind swirling in confusion.

What?

Go to Xia Tian’s house?

His parents are probably upstairs as well. We’re just deskmates, but now I have to meet his parents already?

“I-I’ll just wait here… I promise I’ll be good and wait for you, Xia Tian.”

Xia Tian raised an eyebrow. “Don’t worry, my parents aren’t home yet—they probably won’t be back from work for a while. It’ll just be the two of us.”

“That… that’s still not okay…”

Seeing that his direct approach wasn’t working, Xia Tian quickly switched tactics. “I have a cat at home. I thought you’d like to play with it.”

“A cat?!”

Little Ye’s eyes lit up immediately.

No girl can resist a kitty!

Seeing her reaction, Xia Tian added to the excitement, “Yep, and my cat can even do backflips. Are you sure you don’t want to come up and see?”

“N-no, it’s fine, Xia Tian. I’ll just wait here.”

“You don’t like cats? No problem. My dog can do handstands while peeing! And if that doesn’t impress you, I also have a glow-in-the-dark watch!”

“……Xia Tian.”

Finally, Ye Ningyu’s expression turned a little strange.

Realizing that she had caught on to the absurdity of his “invitations,” Xia Tian decided to drop the matter for now.

“Alright, alright, just stay here, then. Don’t wander off, okay? They won’t let us file a missing person’s report until 24 hours have passed.”

“Okay!”

Sighing, Xia Tian headed upstairs, muttering to himself.

“Tsk, this doesn’t make sense… In 2023, I could easily use my cat can do backflips to bring a girl home. Why isn’t it working in 2013?”

—

When Xia Tian walked through the door, he found his father, Xia Zhengguo, sitting on the couch reading a newspaper.

“Little Tian, you’re back?”

“Yep, I’m just going to change clothes real quick, then I’m heading out. It’s been a long week, and I need to relax a bit.”

“Hold up,” Xia Zhengguo said, stopping him before he could dash to his room. “On my way home along Chang’an West Road, I passed by an interesting museum—something called the Heartbreak Museum. I bought you a ticket, so if you’ve got time tonight, you can check it out.”

As he spoke, Xia Zhengguo handed Xia Tian the ticket, then patted him on the shoulder, his expression filled with fatherly understanding.

“Go on, go on. Your old man knows why you’ve suddenly been studying so hard. You probably feel like it’s hopeless to chase after Xu Yuan anymore, so you’ve thrown yourself into your studies.”

“I’ve been online enough to know my way around. That’s a form of heartbreak too. You should visit the museum—it might help.”

Xia Tian stared at the ticket in his hand, torn between laughing and crying.

Dad, Dad…

The Heartbreak Museum belongs to us. The money you spent on this ticket is just going right back into my pocket.

Are you trying to boost our family’s GDP?

Even so, Xia Tian wasn’t ready to reveal to his parents that he was running a business on the side.

So he accepted the ticket with a grateful smile, pretending to be moved.

“Thanks, Dad!”

“We’re father and son—no need for thanks! Just hide the ticket before your mom gets back. Otherwise, she’ll start nagging me about wasting money.”

Xia Tian nodded, then hurried to his room to change clothes before rushing back downstairs.

But from a distance, he noticed that there was now someone standing beside Ye Ningyu—an older woman with a kind smile, holding Ye Ningyu’s hand and chatting animatedly.

Xia Tian’s guard immediately went up.

This year, there had been quite a few incidents of traffickers targeting young women.

But as he took a closer look, Xia Tian’s jaw dropped.

“Holy crap! Mom?!”