Translator: Noodletown Translations Editor: Noodletown Translations
“Ah… That’s so sweet!”
Yue Yang quickly reacted and gave Zhao Yanzi a bright smile.
Yue Yang was quite surprised that Zhao Yanzi called them ‘Mom and Dad’ suddenly, but she got joyous in the next second.
In fact, Zhao Yanzi saw Hao Ren’s parents as her own ever since she became his fiancée. However, she was absent-minded today, and that was why she called them that by accident.
“Come here, Zi!” Yue Yang waved at Zhao Yanzi joyfully.
Hao Zhonghua impressed his friends in the science community incredibly with his project, which put Yue Yang in a good mood these days. Now that Zhao Yanzi called her ‘mom’, she became even more delighted.
Since Hao Zhong preferred Xie Yujia, Yue Yang liked Zhao Yanzi more.
Yue Yang had already firmly believed that Zhao Yanzi was their daughter-in-law. Right now, Xie Yujia was still calling them ‘Auntie and Uncle’, but Zhao Yanzi had called them ‘Mom and Dad’. It showed significant progress!
Hao Zhonghua couldn’t help rolling his eyes when he saw how excited Yue Yang was. In his mind, Zhao Yanzi just called them by mistake because she just woke up, and her mind wasn’t clear; there was nothing to be excited about.
Zhao Yanzi walked to the living room; she accepted the mistake and smiled at Hao Zhonghua and Yue Yang without any explanation.
The more Yue Yang looked at Zhao Yanzi, the more she liked her. She reached out her hand and patted Zhao Yanzi’s head as she thought, “She is such a sweet girl; I can’t let another family take her as their daughter-in-law.”
“Ahem, ahem…” Hao Ren coughed slightly and showed up on the stairs. Then, he called toward the living room, “Mom, Dad.”
Zhao Yanzi blushed as soon as she looked up and saw Hao Ren.
“This pervert! He took advantage of me last night, and he is pretending to be so serious right now,” Zhao Yanzi thought to herself.
When Hao Ren walked into the living room, his face turned red after he saw that Zhao Yanzi was blushing. He liked Zhao Yanzi a lot, but he had to admit that he rushed it.
No matter what, he still ‘bullied’ her.
“Auntie, Uncle!”
Xie Yujia and the Lu sisters were all dressed up and came out of the room together. Little White also ran out and jumped right onto a chair.
Seeing all of them made Zhao Yanzi’s face redder. She knew that Hao Ren liked her, and she wasn’t mad at all. However, she just couldn’t hide her shyness.
However… on the second thought, everything seemed to be sweet except for the fact that Hao Ren rushed it a little.
“Guys are all like this…” Zhao Yanzi tried to cover the blush on her face and then cursed Hao Ren silently.
While facing Xie Yujia, she took a step back but stepped on Hao Ren’s feet.
Hao Ren reached out to catch her shoulder, and his hands slid to her arms and then held her elbows, helping her to keep her balance.
If anything, Hao Ren and Zhao Yanzi only had a taste of it, and nothing more happened. Hao Ren felt terrible for her when Zhao Yanzi was in pain, and he killed his naughty thought instantly.
Otherwise, Hao Ren wouldn’t be able to hold himself back.
Zhao Yanzi was also aware of that, so she knew that Hao Ren had tender affection for her. She didn’t blame him at all. Instead, she felt an indescribable sweetness.
LingZhao Middle School was known for its discipline, but Zhao Yanzi had heard a lot about these things. Other guys probably wouldn’t be so considerate and stop.
Seeing Hao Ren and Zhao Yanzi getting close to each other, Xie Yujia felt a bit jealous. Zhao Yanzi was only a few years younger than Hao Ren, but they looked like an ideal couple, especially when Zhao Yanzi wore those black cotton stockings which made her look more mature and sexier.
“Well, all the girls are up now!” Grandma slowly showed up at the stairs.
“Grandma!” All the girls looked up and greeted her at the same time.
The crisp and bright greets were better than any other kinds of music to Grandma’s ears, and she was immediately cheered up.
“Mom, breakfast is ready.” Yue Yang said happily.
She learned how to do a lot of housework from Zhao Hongyu recently, and she had also spent more time staying home, which improved her relationship with Grandma.
“Time to eat, time to eat…” Grandma squinted her eyes while walking toward the living room. Then, she asked, “Where is Little Yao?”
“Hello, Grandma.” Dressed in a pair of jeans, a grey coat, and a plaid scarf, Duan Yao walked out of Zhen Congming’s room calmly.
As if she were a cat that had just seen a mouse, Zhao Yanzi’s body instantly tensed up when she saw Duan Yao.
However, Grandma didn’t know about the drama between Zhao Yanzi and Duan Yao. She asked all the girls to have breakfast as she loved such a lively scene.
“Don’t you have to go to school, Little Yao?” Grandma asked during breakfast.
Duan Yao shook her head before looking at Hao Ren, “I’m… following him”
“Ok, you are with Ren? That’s good too. Your body seems weak; it’s normal to have a few days off,” Grandma said.
She noticed that Duan Yao’s face wasn’t as glowy as Zhao Yanzi’s, and Duan Yao was even skinnier. Therefore, she thought that Duan Yao was the kind of girl who always got sick. What she didn’t know was that Duan Yao was hundreds of times stronger than Zhao Yanzi.
After breakfast, Hao Zhonghua and Yue Yang had to go to work in the city, so they brought everyone to school on the way.
Duan Yao seemed determined to follow Hao Ren; she even sat beside him in the car without saying anything, which made Zhao Yanzi angry and speechless.
Yue Yang parked her car in between LingZhao Middle School and East Ocean University. When Hao Ren got off the car, so did Duan Yao.
“I will… come to have lunch with you!” Zhao Yanzi looked at Duan Yao and then said to Hao Ren.
Hao Ren nodded with a smile on his face.
She didn’t wear her uniform to school today, and the teachers would definitely scold her. However, she would also draw the attention of the boys.
Nevertheless, Zhao Yanzi, who was mischievous and coquetry in front of Hao Ren, had never given any attention to those boys.
She would only let Hao Ren see her sweetness as well as her shyness.
Seeing Hao Ren looking at her, Zhao Yanzi recalled what happened last night, and she blushed immediately. Then, she stomped her feet and ran to her school.
After seeing Zhao Yanzi disappearing into her campus, Hao Ren looked back at Duan Yao who was beside him.
Duan Yao raised her head slightly and looked back at him.
She was appropriately dressed. With the jeans, sports shoes, white shirt, grey coat, and a scarf that kept her warm, who would ever think that she was a female cultivator that once lived on Sixth Heaven?
“You really want to follow me?” Hao Ren asked her.
Duan Yao nodded slightly.
“You even want to follow me to my class?” Hao Ren asked again.
“Um.”
“How about going to the washroom?”
“Um.”
Hao Ren was at a loss for words. It was clear to him now that Duan Yao had no idea what class and washroom meant.
Hao Ren walked into the university, and Duan Yao followed him tightly.
In East Ocean university, everyone knew who Hao Ren was. When people saw Hao Ren bringing a girl with him, they all looked at him and started discussing.
To be honest, Duan Yao was pretty since she had been cultivating since she was young. Now that she was at top-tier Nascent Soul Realm, her elegance and aura dominated most of the regular students.
Every step she took was equal in distance, and her grey coat fluttered slightly.
When Hao Ren entered the classroom, Zhao Jiayi happened to be there as well. He started yelling immediately, “What the heck? You finally came back after disappearing for so many days.”
However, the guys were all stunned when they saw a girl with Hao Ren.
They had never met this pretty little girl before. She looked quiet, but the fierce lights in her eyes revealed that she was a tough character.
“Gongzi!”
Since Hao Zhonghua drove faster, Xie Yujia and the Lu sisters had been in the classroom already. They were sitting in the middle, waving at Hao Ren.
Hao Ren walked up to them with Duan Yao, and Duan Yan sat beside him right away, added a one-seat distance between the Lu sisters and Hao Ren.
The teacher walked in and noticed that Hao Ren brought a strange girl with him, but he didn’t ask.
Any teacher who had access to the news knew about Hao Ren, who was even more important than Huang Yujia. The incomparable fame that Hao Zhonghua had internationally made Hao Ren who still had a punishment from the school a sensitive topic. If Hao Ren were punished once more, he would be expelled, but East Ocean University couldn’t let that happen.
Sitting next to Hao Ren, Duan Yao looked at the things that the teacher wrote down, but she couldn’t understand a thing. However, she didn’t make any noise and was so quiet as a pretty doll.
Hao Ren finally calmed down. It seemed like Duan Yao was really just going to follow him around like what Lady Zhen told her.
During the break, Zhou Liren and other guys came to Hao Ren to ask about what he was up to, and Hao Ren just explained that he went to see some relatives in another city.
He could tell that the guys’ intention wasn’t about what he did. Instead, they were trying to have a closer look at Duan Yao, who looked fierce yet lost.
As he expected, after the guys asked him a few questions, they started to ask if Duan Yao were Hao Ren’s cousin, why she came to the class with him, and how old she was.
Hao Ren didn’t answer their questions directly. He got up to go to the washroom, and Duan Yao followed him to the door.
“Yujia!” Hao Ren couldn’t help but ask Xie Yujia, “Can you go to the washroom with Duan Yao?”
“Sure.” Xie Yujia wasn’t that hostile toward Duan Yao, so she brought her to the washroom.
Duan Yao didn’t know anything about modern society, so there was nothing else she could do other than following Hao Ren.
However, the lively campus and diverse crowds had triggered her curiosity beneath her calm look.
“So, this is how mortals live…”
If it were possible, she wished that she could experience life just as Zhao Yanzi had, and she wanted to live on land where there was wind, rain, snow, and frost…
“But I probably would never have the opportunity…” Duan Yao started to feel sad.
“Well… Duan Yao.” Hao Ren walked a few steps before looking back and saying, “You mom had made you a jacket, and she asked me to bring it to you.”
Walking beside Duan Yao, Xie Yujia finally remembered that as well. She took the jacket out of her ring when the students around weren’t paying attention and handed it to Duan Yao.
Since normal objects couldn’t be storied in Hao Ren’s necklace, he let Xie Yujia keep the jacket. She would have forgotten if Hao Ren didn’t mention it.
While holding the soft jacket between her fingers, Duan Yao stayed silent for a few seconds and then threw it into the garbage can.
“I… do not have parents.” Duan Yao walked into the cold washroom determinedly.
