As soon as Mufeng Su walked in, Xu Shuxia and Su Muzhou were waiting for him on the sofa.
Su Muzhou looked at him with a serious expression and said, "Son, have you started dating a girl recently? Your mom just told me everything. There was an exceptionally pretty young girl at our house this afternoon."
"It's fine, if you're in a relationship just tell us. Your mom and I aren't going to give you a hard time."
Mufeng Su shook his head helplessly. "She's not my girlfriend, she's my desk-mate. We often study together at school, and today she just happened to come over to see Kele. Besides, Kele and I rescued Kele together."
"So she's the girl who went out with you to clear your head that day? Son, I think she's wonderful—confident and pretty. I like her a lot," Xu Shuxia said with satisfaction.
She practically came right out and said: *Son, I think this girl is perfect to be my daughter-in-law. You need to put in some effort and bring her home soon.*
"Son, you have to seize the opportunity. A girl who is both talented and gorgeous won't lack for suitors in the future. You need to move fast."
"If you're short on cash, just tell your mom. I'll fund your dates."
Mufeng Su stared at his parents in shock, as if Xu Shuxia had already decided that Luoyi Zhao was her daughter-in-law.
Hearing this, it sounded like they were urging him to hurry up and win Luoyi Zhao over and bring her home.
Why did this feel wrong?
In other families, parents always said things like, "No puppy love, if you date early I'll break your legs."
How come in his case, it seemed like his parents were the ones pushing him to fall in love?
Mufeng Su helplessly explained, "Mom, we really are just classmates right now."
As he said this, an image of Luoyi Zhao flashed through Mufeng Su's mind, and a trace of a smile appeared in his eyes.
He added, "At least we're classmates for now. As for the future..."
"You're just classmates now, but after a bit of development, you'll become something else," Su Muzhou said.
Xu Shuxia glared at her son, looking completely exasperated.
Her son was simply clueless.
Still, there was no need to rush things. For her son to actually bring a girl home was a monumental first—it was definitely worth celebrating.
"All right, let's stop talking about this and eat. Our son is grown up now, he knows what he's doing."
"No matter what you decide to do, Dad will always support you."
Mufeng Su felt that his parents were a little strange today.
Lying in bed, whenever he thought of Luoyi Zhao now, his heart would flutter, and he would have a strong urge to see her.
He had never felt this way before. Now, whenever he closed his eyes, her image would appear in his mind—every smile, every little gesture she made.
In his heart, Mufeng Su actually liked Luoyi Zhao very much. But she was so outstanding, and her family background was so good.
With nothing to his name right now, how could he possibly dare to like her? Was he even worthy of her?
Actually, Mufeng Su wasn't completely clueless; he wasn't an idiot when it came to romance. It was precisely because he thought too much and had too many worries that he didn't know how to express his feelings, let alone dare to start a relationship lightly.
In Mufeng Su's eyes, Luoyi Zhao was so perfect.
She was pretty, gentle, and considerate; it seemed as though no praise in the world was too much for her.
By contrast, look at himself now. He had nothing. He wasn't outstanding enough, his family background wasn't privileged enough, and right now, he simply wasn't worthy of her.
So even though he knew he liked her, he still didn't dare to face his own feelings for Luoyi Zhao.
At that same moment, Luoyi Zhao was lying in bed, curled up under the covers. Thinking of everything that had happened at Mufeng Su's house, her face was still burning.
It was her first time going to Mufeng Su's house and stepping into his bedroom.
Was she the first girl he had ever brought home?
Was she the first girl he had ever brought home to meet his mother?
Coming back to her senses, Luoyi Zhao couldn't help being shocked by her own thoughts. Could it be that she had really fallen for him?
Her mind was completely filled with Mufeng Su.
When Qi Yue had appeared by Mufeng Su's side today, she had felt very unhappy. But why would she feel unhappy?
It seemed there was only one explanation left that made sense.
She liked Mufeng Su.
She desperately wanted Mufeng Su to stay by her side always, or rather, for her to be able to stay by Mufeng Su's side. Just keeping things simple like that would be wonderful."Am I being very selfish, having a thought like this... I actually want to keep him all to myself."
Tossing and turning in bed for a long time, Luoyi Zhao finally found the courage to face her own heart.
Right, she liked Mufeng Su!
She no longer wanted to hide or run away; she just liked him.
Yet she had no idea how Mufeng Su felt about her, or if he felt the same way.
He always called her his deskmate, his classmate.
Besides, at school, there were so many girls who liked Mufeng Su.
What kind of girls did he actually like?
Luoyi Zhao sat up, wrapping her arms around her knees and resting her small head on them.
She was not a very confident person when it came to romance, but for him, she was willing to be brave for once.
No one was going to take Mufeng Su away from her.
As the saying went, a man chasing a woman is like scaling a mountain, while a woman chasing a man is like parting a veil.
At this thought, she suddenly realized that Mufeng Su seemed to have already turned down quite a few girls' advances.
Whatever.
Since Qi Yue had already made her move, she couldn't just sit around and wait.
Luoyi Zhao secretly vowed to herself...
Thinking of Mufeng Su's sunny, handsome face, she couldn't help letting out a laugh.
She took out her phone to look at the photos she had taken today.
In the photo, Mufeng Su was staring blankly at her, and of course Kele was on his shoulder too.
Heehee~
Mufeng Su looked so silly in the photo, what a big dummy.
Why are you so completely clueless when it comes to things like this?
His hair seemed to have grown a lot, and he even had bangs now.
She reached out her hand, as if gently stroking his hair.
Gradually, she drifted off to sleep with a sweet smile on her lips.
Early the next morning.
While Mufeng Su was gnawing on a piece of bread and reading a book, he didn't notice that Luoyi Zhao had snuck around from the back door and crept up behind him.
Leaning close to his ear, she said softly, "Good morning, deskmate."
"You're here, Luoyi."
"Good morning."
"Mufeng Su, why are you studying so hard? I feel like you're almost always the first one in the classroom every day, and the moment you arrive you start reading. How do you do it?"
Perhaps because of yesterday's events, Luoyi Zhao's cheeks were flushed red.
Before, she had only thought of Mufeng Su as a good friend and deskmate, but now the situation had changed.
She had never imagined before that she would ever view Mufeng Su as anything more than just a classmate and deskmate.
Mufeng Su swallowed a mouthful, looked at her, and said with a completely straight face, "For money, for life, for a car, for a house, and to get a wife."
"Then keep it up, you'll have all of that in the future."
"Oh right, don't take yesterday to heart. My mom is just like that—super enthusiastic. Sorry if she scared you yesterday."
He had always assumed that Luoyi Zhao had been frightened by his mother's sudden appearance yesterday.
With a smiling glint in her lovely eyes, Luoyi Zhao said, "It's okay, Auntie is a wonderful person, and she's especially gentle and warm."
"So, hasn't your true personality fully come out yet? Where did all your enthusiasm go? Are you still only half a Mufeng Su right now?"
Hearing her say this, Mufeng Su's old face turned red.
"Maybe so. Maybe it will eventually." Mufeng Su gazed straight into her eyes.
"Luoyi, I'm going to get back to my reading. There's a problem I haven't solved yet. There's a carton of milk I brought for you in the desk drawer, remember to drink it later."
Luoyi Zhao checked the drawer and sure enough, there was a carton of milk inside, which warmed her heart instantly.
It felt like he had been bringing her milk every single day lately—did that mean he liked her too?
Ah~
No, I have to play hard to get. I can't just give in to you so easily when you haven't even chased me yet!
I won't let it be that easy for you.
But, I really, really like you.
No, no~
I must hold out!
As Mufeng Su munched on his bread, he noticed Luoyi Zhao sitting beside him with a silly grin on her face, and nudged her with his hand.
He helped poke a straw into the milk carton and handed it to her.
"Are you still half asleep? What are you daydreaming about? Did something happy happen this morning?"
Only then did Luoyi Zhao realize that Mufeng Su had seen her looking so uncomposed just now.
She quickly reined in her expression and pulled out her English textbook to read.
"Luoyi, your book is upside down."
"Ah!"