Chapter 37 (1/2)

Translator: Doggotranslation  Editor: Doggotranslation

Stepmother was a competent woman. With her own efforts, she opened a small restaurant, and the business was not bad. Originally, I thought that she would be busy in the shop, but I did not expect that she was at home when I called her.

“Little Nan, since you don’t need to go to work in the afternoon, why do you need it urgently?” Stepmother handed over Chu Yuan’s residence document to me, who was standing at the door.

I didn’t even change my shoes. I just stood at the door and waited. It was for this reason that my stepmother had a long face. I hurriedly explained, “I’m sorry mom, but there is still a police officer staying at my flat. I will come back to visit you again when I have a holiday. So please don’t look at me like that. It makes me feel bad.” Fearing that she would ask me more questions, I did not dare to tell her that Chu Yuan was also at home.

“Okay,” stepmother finally smiled and said, “your father will come back soon. Originally, I would like to keep you for a while, but since you are so well-behaved, you can go now. But remember what you said just now. I’ll prepare a lot of delicious food when you visit me next time.”

*Facepalm*

Well-behaved? How old does she think I am? I really didn’t know how to deal with the stepmother. In her eyes, I never seem to grow up.

“Dad doesn’t have class today?”

My stepmother straightened my collar and frowned. “Who knows?” she replied. “I was also called back by him. He said that one of his old students came to visit him at the school today, so he wanted to invite that student to come to our house. He wanted me to prepare a meal for them.”

Seeing stepmother’s puzzled expression, I realized that she was also as surprised as me. The strict and old-fashioned old man, unexpectedly, took the initiative to invite someone to their house. What kind of student exactly would make him act so differently?

…

Chu Yuan was too introverted. I was not worried about her failing to take care of Dong Xiaoye properly, and Dong Xiaoye would talk too much and make her feel nervous, so I took the taxi and came back to my flat.

Upon entering the door, the quiet atmosphere made me quite surprised. Did Dong Xiaoye leave? When this idea had just appeared in my mind, I heard soft snoring noises coming from the sofa.

As I went inside to check, unexpectedly, it was Dong Xiaoye. This girl curled her body into a ball and fell asleep!

What! What does she think my living room is? Her bedroom?!

I wanted to wake her up, but then I was hesitant. Surely, she wouldn’t have done it if she hadn’t been exhausted to a certain extent? And you don’t say, this violent girl’s look during her sleep was really adorable. Like a little pig, she was having dreams, and she was drooling. The corners of her mouth slightly curled up into satisfied smiles.

Women really have many faces. I didn’t expect that this girl had such a lovely side. So I simply shook my head and smiled. Then I returned to my room quietly.

Sure enough, Chu Yuan was sitting in front of my computer busily typing. Seeing that I came in, she was not surprised, but her face quickly turned red. She probably couldn’t help but remember what had happened earlier, “SHH, don’t make too many noises, she fell asleep.”

“I saw it,” I walked to Chu Yuan, and stood behind her. I put her residence document on the table. Then I leaned forward, placed my hands on the back of the chair, pretending to be curious about the novel she wrote.

Thinking that this was a good opportunity to erase the awkwardness, I asked, “How many words have you written already?”

Chu Yuan did not show antipathy to my intimate posture. She continued to press the keyboard, but the screen clearly reflected her nervous expression and flashing eyes, “Three thousand words.” She said.

“Three thousand words in less than two hours? That’s very good!” My compliment was absolutely sincere. Although I have never written a novel, I still write work reports and things like that. A two or three thousand-words report would at least make me scratch my head for half a day.

Chu Yuan’s eyes instantly lit up. She stopped her busy fingers, raised her small pointed chin, and said proudly, “This is nothing. Usually, I only use two hours to type six thousand words.”

“What about writing by hand? How many words could you write by hand?” I asked with some interests.

“Eight hundred or so, at most a thousand words, and then type it into the computer, a chapter with three thousand words, including editing, it will at least take four or five hours…” Chu Yuan’s excitement instantly reduced a lot.