Back to my parents when I was seventeen

Chapter 118 Knocking on the Wall is Okay

Hearing Shen Yubai's words, Xu Chu Ning really wanted to give him two words.

But considering that he had come all the way from Jiangcheng to Ningcheng, and then to this remote small county, and then had to go to even more remote towns and villages, she suppressed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.

"What do you want to say?" Seeing that she was hesitant to speak, Shen Yubai raised his eyebrows slightly, his eyes half-closed, his pupils deep, his drooping eyelashes clearly visible, longer than most girls', a bit like an eyelash fairy.

Xu Chu Ning looked into his dark, turbulent eyes and pursed her lips, "Nothing."

"Are you cursing me in your heart?" She said it was nothing, but Shen Yubai didn't believe it. He didn't let her go so quickly.

Xu Chu Ning choked slightly and stared at him helplessly, "Do you want to know so much?"

Shen Yubai raised his chin slightly, "Tell me about it."

Xu Chuning: “…”

She tried to hold back, but couldn't help herself and gave him two words: "Childish."

This time, the silent person turned out to be Shen Yubai. He was amused by Xu Chuning's comments, and he leaned over to her and asked, "How am I childish?"

When Shen Yubai came closer, Xu Chu Ning realized belatedly that he was oppressive. She took a deep breath, looked at the handsome face so close to her, and swallowed a little unnaturally, "Shen Yubai."

Shen Yubai lowered his eyes: "Hmm?"

His Adam's apple rolled, and he deliberately lowered the pitch, his voice sounding tingly.

Xu Chu Ning's ears went numb, he raised his hand and poked his arm, reminding him, "Can you sit still in the car? We are about to get on the highway."

Shen Yubai: "..."

He paused, looked at Xu Chuning's blushing ears, and raised his eyebrows. He wanted to tease her, but then he noticed Brother Wang in the driver's seat.

After a few seconds, Shen Yubai sat back in his original position and said seriously, "Fasten your seat belts."

He reminded Xu Chuning.

Xu Chuning hummed and said hesitantly, "I know."

The two of them sat upright, fastened their seat belts, and no one mentioned the phone call just now.

In fact, You Shuzhen didn't say anything to Shen Yubai. She just asked Shen Yubai to take good care of Xu Chuning and said a few words of thanks. Finally, she said that if Shen Yubai was free, he was welcome to visit Pingning.

Thinking of You Shuzhen's politeness on the other end of the phone, Shen Yubai glanced at Xu Chuning's profile who was looking out the window, and inexplicably felt that You Shuzhen seemed to be too polite to him.

Thinking about it again, Shen Yubai felt that You Shuzhen's politeness was reasonable. They were still high school students, and going out alone to play did pose certain safety issues.

Thinking of this, Shen Yubai took out his phone and sent a message to the shy person next to him: [Your mother didn't say anything. She might be worried that we would be inappropriate when we go out to play, so she asked me to take good care of you.]

After sending it, he raised his hand and poked Xu Chuning's arm, lowering his voice, "Check QQ."

Xu Chuning glanced at him sideways, "Huh?"

Shen Yubai picked up his phone and gestured to her.

Xu Chuning understood and took out his phone to open it. After reading the message sent by Shen Yubai, Xu Chuning typed a reply to him: [Just guessed it. ]

You Shuzhen didn't know how to say much, she just couldn't completely trust Shen Yubai. Therefore, when she talked to Shen Yubai on the phone, she just gave him a few words of advice.

Shen Yubai: [What were you thinking about just now? ]

With a driver, and considering that Xu Chu Ning was rather thin-skinned, the two could only chat like this.

Xu Chuning: [We won’t return empty-handed, right? ]

She didn't want to.

Shen Yubai was startled, thought for a moment and said: [Don't hold out too much hope.]

After all, the police had not found any more clues, and if the two of them went there, it wouldn't change much. But Shen Yubai knew that Xu Chuning wanted to visit the orphanage where Li Xiaonan had lived, to understand where she had lived, and to know what she was like and what her situation was like when she lived there. Therefore, he did not stop her.

He supported her to come over.

Xu Chuning narrowed his eyes, took a deep breath and said: [I will try my best.]

Shen Yubai: [There are still several hours left. If you feel sleepy, take a nap.]

Xu Chuning: [Yes.]

The two chatted for a while on QQ, and to avoid motion sickness, Xu Chu Ning quickly put down his phone.

There was not much traffic on the highway, so Xu Chuning looked at the scenery outside the window for a while, then closed his eyes and took a rest. Noticing this, Shen Yubai raised his eyebrows slightly and asked Brother Wang to adjust the air conditioner in the car a little higher so that Xu Chuning could sleep more easily.

From Linxi to Linqiu, the three of them got off the bus at a service station to rest for a while, go to the bathroom, buy some snacks, and then continue on their journey.

It was just past one o'clock when we arrived at Linqiu Town.

Shen Yubai booked a hotel in advance, so they went to the hotel first.

After checking in at the hotel, Brother Wang looked at the two of them before entering the room and said, "I'll stay in this room. You two can come to me anytime if you have any questions."

Shen Yubai nodded.

Shen Yubai booked three rooms on the same floor, which were next door to each other.

For safety reasons, he let Xu Chu Ning live in the middle room, and he and Brother Wang lived on the left and right sides.

Before Xu Chu Ning entered the room, Shen Yubai looked at her with his eyes lowered, "Are you hungry?"

Xu Chu Ning said calmly: "I'm fine, but Brother Wang should be hungry, right?"

Shen Yubai smiled: "Tell me first whether you want to go out for dinner?"

"...I don't really want to at the moment." Xu Chu Ning said honestly, "It's too sunny outside."

Shen Yubai: "Okay."

He raised his hand and flicked her forehead, "Then I'll go out with Brother Wang later and bring you some food."

Xu Chuning blinked slightly, "Thank you."

Shen Yubai: "Call me if you have anything."

Xu Chuning responded.

As soon as she entered the room, Xu Chuning called You Shuzhen to report that she was safe. After she finished talking to her, she sent a message to Shen Sinian, telling him that she was in Linqiu and asked him not to worry.

After doing all this, Xu Chuning lay down on the bed to rest, feeling a little tired, and tilted his head to look at the bright sunshine outside the window.

Linqiu is even hotter than Pingning, and the sun is so glaring that it is difficult for people to open their eyes.

After a while, Xu Chu Ning took out the homework notes he had made from his suitcase. He knew that this place was some distance away from the orphanage where Li Xiaonan had lived. The orphanage was too remote and there were no hotels nearby. The hotel they were staying in now was the best in Linqiu and was also slightly acceptable to Shen Yubai.

Xu Chu Ning was watching when his phone vibrated again.

She clicked it, and Shen Yubai asked her if there was anything she wanted to eat.

Xu Chuning: [No, just bring me something.]

Shen Yubai: [Got it.]

Half an hour after the conversation ended, Xu Chu Ning's doorbell rang. She walked to the door and looked out through the peephole. After seeing that it was Shen Yubai, she opened the door with confidence, "You're back so soon?"

Shen Yubai hummed and looked down at her, "What are you doing?"

Xu Chu Ning took the lunch from him and said softly, "I'm looking at the map."

"..."

Shen Yubai said, "How do you think it looks?"

Xu Chu Ning asked: "What time do we go out tomorrow?"

Considering that Brother Wang drove on the highway for more than three hours today, the two decided to go to the orphanage tomorrow.

Shen Yubai: "Are you anxious?"

"A little bit." Xu Chu Ning did not hide it from him.

Shen Yubai raised his eyebrows and tapped her forehead with his hand, "Eat first, I'll tell you after dinner."

Xu Chuning: “…”

After a few seconds of silence, Xu Chuning pursed his lips and said, "Oh, goodbye then?"

Shen Yubai hummed, staring at her for a moment, "Call me if you need anything, even knocking on the wall is fine."

"..."