"What?"
Ruan Nuan hadn't heard what the girl said afterward, so she instinctively asked.
The girl looked straight toward Ruan Nuan and smiled shyly. "Thank you, Teacher Ruan."
The little bit of regret in Ruan Nuan's heart disappeared just like that.
Oh well, so what if her student was a little unusual?
You had to face challenges head-on and be brave enough to take them on.
"But after teaching Chen Xi a few times—"
Ruan Nuan took a box out of the bag and opened it, revealing the cake inside. "I realized Uncle and Auntie were right."
"Other than imagining a little cat named Huan Huan for herself, Chen Xi acts completely normally."
Ruan Nuan popped a bite of cake into her mouth. Its soft texture and sweet taste made her eyes narrow with pleasure, and the corners of her lips curled up. "Mmm, it's delicious."
"Besides, Chen Xi is very smart. Teaching her is no trouble at all."
"Now, we can have simple conversations in English during our lessons."
"We get along really well, too."
"I just have to ignore her occasional strange movements."
"Actually, I've gotten used to seeing her act as if she's holding something."
"It just feels like, well, that's Chen Xi."
Ruan Nuan took another big bite of cake, her eyes narrowing into crescent moons.
"Senior, try some. This cake is really good."
She found another spoon in the bag and handed it to Yu Yanyan.
Yu Yanyan took the spoon but didn't open the bag right away. "So, you've just kept tutoring her?"
"Yeah. It's not like I have any reason to turn it down."
"And the thing I was worried about didn't happen."
Ruan Nuan nudged the cake toward Yu Yanyan. "Senior, try some."
"Oh."
Yu Yanyan tore open the bag