Proud senior schoolgirl was tender and sweet, we fell in love

Lin Yu watched the soft light cast upon them.

The ice pop should have been a bit cold, but Liu Ou really enjoyed the feeling of biting into an ice pop.

But every time, her teeth would end up feeling cold.

So at that moment, she was eating and shivering simultaneously.

The orange cat beside her must have found her a bit odd, it lifted its head and looked at her upon hearing the noise.

It still had a sausage in its mouth.

Liu Ou smiled apologetically and murmured something to the cat in a low voice.

The cat then continued to lower its head and eat the sausage.

Lin Yu stood at the stairway entrance watching her, his eyes filled with tenderness.

What to do, just watching her from a distance made him so fond of her.

Probably feeling his gaze after being watched for so long, Liu Ou looked up.

Then her eyes lit up when she saw Lin Yu.

She stood up.

The cat lifted its head too, and then watched as the girl who had just been sitting beside it quickly ran ahead.

Seeing her throw herself into a boy's arms, the cat thought the person she'd been waiting for must have arrived.

Then it leisurely took the sausage in its mouth and jumped off the chair to walk to the other side.

But the two humans embracing each other in front clearly hadn't noticed what was happening over here.

Lin Yu, while holding Liu Ou who had thrown herself into his arms, reached out to take the ice pop from her hand, otherwise she would definitely use it as an excuse to buy another one if it were to drop.

"How come you're here?" Lin Yu's voice was clearly laced with laughter.

Liu Ou said, "It's boring being home alone, so I came to pick you up~ and also to soak up the campus atmosphere while I'm at it."

Lin Yu was amused by her comment. "You talk as if you've graduated a long time ago, still soaking up the atmosphere."

Liu Ou eyed the ice pop in his hand, "Give it back to me, it's going to drip."

Lin Yu reluctantly leaned down and pressed a kiss on her lips first.

Because she had just eaten an ice pop, her lips were also icy and cool.

Liu Ou squinted her eyes and smiled at him.

Finally, Lin Yu stuck out his tongue and playfully licked her lips before placing the ice pop back to her mouth.

Liu Ou took the ice pop with her hand and ate it before it could melt any further.

Then she took Lin Yu's hand, "Let me tell you, a cute little cat kept me company just now..."

But when she turned around, let alone the cat, not a single cat hair was in sight.

She paused, "Eh? There really was a cat keeping me company just now..."n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Lin Yu's hand moved down, grasping her hand tightly, and said with a smile, "I know that cat, a stray that always wanders around the laboratory."

Scrounging for food and drink!

"It's so clean, and quite plump... not at all like a stray," Liu Ou muttered.

"That's because everyone gives it food when they see it; its life is pretty comfortable," Lin Yu said with amusement. "There was a teacher who even wanted to take it home to look after, but the cat didn't want to be a house cat at all."

Liu Ou, thinking of how well-behaved the cat was just earlier, said, "It's so well-behaved, it deserves to be fed."

Lin Yu hummed in agreement and pecked her on the face as he looked at her, "Just as well-behaved as you."

Liu Ou, being called well-behaved, felt an uncommon bashfulness. Feeling her face grow warm, she murmured softly, "Of course, I'm well-behaved."

The representative of tough talk.

Luckily for her, Lin Yu saw right through her but chose not to call her out on it.

The two of them held hands and walked out, with Lin Yu asking if she wanted to eat supper.

Liu Ou said she wouldn't be able to eat anything else after finishing the ice pop.

Lin Yu didn't have much of an appetite himself, so they both went home together.

On the way home, Liu Ou still mentioned that Fang Miao had come to see her at noon, her tone somewhat helpless, "I really don't know what's going on in that girl's head."

Lin Yu, however, frowned and looked somewhat displeased, "She came looking for you again? Did her friend disrupt your work?"

Impatience filled his tone.

What he feared had indeed happened, Fang Miao actually went to harass Liu Ou.

Lin Yu's mood had truly soured.

Liu Ou shook her head and comforted him by gently squeezing his hand, "It's okay, I'd rather she come to me than to you. Don't worry, she has no effect on me, I just think her family education must be really problematic."

This sort of misguided values definitely wasn't instilled overnight.

Lin Yu didn't care how her values were formed, but he was truly annoyed by her, this kind of person you just couldn't shake off.

You respond coldly, she doesn't leave.

You ignore her, yet she still follows you.

Lin Yu didn't doubt for a second that if he laid hands on her, she might even claim she liked it that he hit her…

Anyway, she just wasn't normal.

Lin Yu's originally decent mood had turned sour at this point.

Liu Ou somewhat regretted mentioning this, worrying it would upset Lin Yu.

In a soft voice she consoled, "It's alright, she won't be able to bother you for much longer."

Lin Yu hummed in response, thinking she was referring to his upcoming departure overseas…

The thought of going abroad brought it up, and Lin Yu told Liu Ou he might be leaving in November.

Liu Ou was taken aback; she hadn't expected it to come so soon.

A sense of loss surged uncontrollably upon learning the exact timing.

Yet, she still managed a smile, "That's so soon, you must start preparing then? Have you submitted your applications?"

Lin Yu reached out to touch her face, "If you don't want to smile, you don't have to. The applications will be submitted in the next couple of days, I've filled them out."

Feeling a pang of heartache, he kissed her, "Are you going to miss me?" Experience new stories on empire

Liu Ou frankly stopped smiling, a deep yearning apparent in her eyes, "I'll miss you."

The thought of being far apart again, and this time, much farther than before, made her yearning all the more intense.

Nevertheless, Liu Ou still comforted Lin Yu, "It's fine, I'll take good care of myself and Grandma, and I'll be moving to a new studio with Teacher An Ji, which will be in City C."

Lin Yu frowned, "A new studio?"

Liu Ou also shared the news about An Ji's fall-out with Tian Ye and their impending departure, "I can't stay behind, Teacher Tian Ye doesn't like me either."

"Well, he's blind," Lin Yu said without a second thought, "No one can dislike our Hai Ou."

Unable to help herself, Liu Ou chuckled, "You're looking through rose-colored glasses, I won't argue with you on this."

Lin Yu laughed as well.

The two chatted as they walked home.

Upon entering the elevator, Lin Yu couldn't help but casually ask, "That Teacher An Ji is quite nice to you, isn't he?"

Liu Ou, sensing something, arched an eyebrow at him.

Feeling somewhat embarrassed by her gaze, Lin Yu looked away, "Why are you looking at me?"

"Just wondering if someone's feeling jealous?" Liu Ou said candidly, her voice tinged with amusement.

Lin Yu fell silent, not denying it.

He was indeed a bit jealous.

Liu Ou couldn't resist standing on tiptoe and covering Lin Yu's face with her hands, "Aw, how can you be so adorable?"

Then she quickly pecked him on the cheek, just as the elevator doors ding-donged open.

The neighbors, who they seldom encountered, suddenly stood in pairs outside.

Liu Ou stiffened.

Realizing her discomfort, Lin Yu, somewhat amused, wrapped his arm around her and walked out.

So bold when flirting at home, yet so timid in public.

The boss at home.