Stop Chasing the School Belle, My Shy Deskmate is Sweet and Soft - Chapter 62

Xia Tian never expected to see his own mother, Chen Meijuan, holding Little Ye’s hand, chatting away and laughing.

What the heck is going on?

He quickly walked over to the two of them, puzzled as he looked between them.

“X-Xia Tian…”

“Oh, look who it is! The wild child is here!”

Xia Tian glanced at Ye Ningyu, then back at his mother. “Mom, do you know her?”

“Of course! Isn’t this Ye Ningyu, the top student of your grade? I saw her at the parent-teacher conference in your teacher Wang’s office.”

As she spoke, Chen Meijuan looked at Ye Ningyu with admiration. “Last time, she had her face buried in her collar, so I didn’t get a clear look at her. But now that I see her properly, wow! How did I end up giving birth to such an ugly thing like you when this girl is so beautiful?”

“……”

Little Ye’s face turned as red as a cherry from the compliment.

Not wearing her school uniform today, she could only lower her head and fidget, nervously kicking at the ground with her right foot. She looked absolutely adorable.

“Son, your grades have improved a lot recently. Little Ye must have helped you a great deal, right?”

“You got that right! It’s all thanks to Teacher Ye’s help,” Xia Tian replied with a grin.

Ye Ningyu, who was now thoroughly flustered from all the praise, quietly spoke up, “A-Auntie, I only helped Xia Tian with his science subjects. He improved in the other subjects all on his own.”

“Oh, come on now, I know my son well. Without your help, there’s no way he’d be doing this well. Oh, and by the way, are you waiting for someone?”

“A-Auntie, the person I’m waiting for is Xia Tian,” Little Ye said shyly, pointing to Xia Tian as her face grew even redder.

At this, Chen Meijuan’s eyes widened in surprise.

Then, with a look of disbelief, she glanced at Xia Tian, then back at Ye Ningyu. “Tsk, did my son threaten you or something? How could someone like him make you wait for him?”

“???”

Xia Tian’s eyes nearly popped out of his head. He suddenly felt like his mom wasn’t joking.

This is your own flesh and blood we’re talking about! Just how little do you think of your son, Mom?

“I’m just taking her out to thank her for helping me with my studies. Is that so impossible?”

“Yeah, right… Little Ye, you should stay away from Xia Tian in the future. Be careful he doesn’t lead you astray.”

“A-Auntie, Xia Tian is a good person.”

Xia Tian twitched at the corner of his eye, feeling the muscles in his face tense up.

Realizing he needed to cut off the conversation, he quickly grabbed Little Ye by the arm and waved at his mother. “Mom, you don’t need to butt in here. Go home and make dinner for Dad. We’re heading out.”

“Wait! Do you have enough money on you to take Little Ye out?”

“It’s enough, it’s enough.”

As Xia Tian and Ye Ningyu walked away, Chen Meijuan sighed to herself.

“Ah, Little Ye is such a lovely girl. If she can’t be my daughter, I wouldn’t mind her being my daughter-in-law…”

“But then again, with Xia Tian being the way he is, it’d be like letting a pig ruin a perfectly good cabbage.”

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“Are you hungry? Should we grab something to eat first?” Xia Tian asked as he glanced back at Ye Ningyu, who was sitting on the back seat of his bike.

“I-I’m not very hungry. Are you, Xia Tian?”

“Not really. Let’s hit the museum first, then we can eat afterward. There’s a street nearby with lots of food stalls. I’ll take you to try some of the snacks afterward.”

“Okay.”

Little Ye sat on the back seat of Xia Tian’s bike, lowering her head slightly, but with a soft smile tugging at her lips.

She loved riding on the back of Xia Tian’s bike because she could smell his scent while being shielded from the wind.

It made her feel… safe, like she had something solid to lean on.

If only…

If only things could stay like this forever.

Before long, Xia Tian rode his bike to the entrance of the Heartbreak Museum.

Outside, there was already a line of about 40 or 50 people, with security guards managing the crowd at the door.

“Xia Tian, there are so many people.”

“Don’t worry. I’ll take you in through a side entrance. We won’t even need to buy tickets.”

Xia Tian glanced at the line of people waiting to get in, completely unfazed.

After all, he was the owner of the place. Why would he need to wait in line?

Just half an hour earlier, Tang Hao had sent him another text message, informing him that they had already sold 985 tickets for the day.

With four more hours until closing time at midnight, they were easily going to break the 1,000-ticket mark.

All the staff at the Heartbreak Museum had met Xia Tian in person, as he had visited before the grand opening to give them a brief motivational speech.

As Xia Tian and Ye Ningyu approached the entrance, the ticket sellers and security guards straightened up as soon as they spotted Xia Tian.

The staff assumed that their high school boss had come to personally oversee operations on the opening day, so they wanted to make sure to show their best side.

Xia Tian squinted slightly, then casually led Ye Ningyu by the hand toward the side entrance where the security guards were stationed.

“X-Xia Tian, this is the staff entrance! We haven’t bought our tickets yet.”

“Don’t worry, we don’t need to buy tickets. That security guard won’t stop us.”

“But he definitely will stop us!” Ye Ningyu protested, not believing him.

However, Xia Tian led her into the museum, and, just as he said, the security guard didn’t bat an eye as they walked past.

Xia Tian turned to the stunned Ye Ningyu and smirked. “See? I told you it’d be fine. You need to be a bit braver.”

“But… but we didn’t buy tickets. It’s not right to sneak in like that.”

“Come on now, no one caught us. Why be so uptight? Let’s go—we can finally explore the museum.”

Xia Tian tugged at Ye Ningyu’s arm, urging her to come along.

But Little Ye pouted and shook her head, looking at Xia Tian with pleading eyes.

“Xia Tian, I-I brought enough money to buy tickets for both of us.”

“If you don’t want to buy tickets, let me pay for them… Please, can we not sneak in?”