"Do you have anything else to do this afternoon?" Song Yunshen put away the contract and asked Xia Jinshu.
"No, nothing else," Xia Jinshu replied. "I'll probably go to the school library to study later."
"You're being way too curly..."
"It's like this every Saturday, I'm used to it."
Actually, Xia Jinshu originally planned to look for part-time jobs at some milk tea shops as a backup option.
But now that the tutoring contract is signed, there's no need to consider alternatives anymore, and I can even spend time with my sister at the library.
"Then take a drink before you go."
"No, no need, I'm not very thirsty."
"This is the custom for entertaining guests. If my dad finds out I didn't serve any guests, I can expect to get a scolding."
"No one would know if you didn't tell..."
"Look," Song Yunshen pointed to the corner of the ceiling in the study and living room, "There are cameras installed in the study, living room, hallway, and outside the door. They automatically record and save videos when someone passes by, and you can also view them in real time."
"Huh?" Xia Jinshu was startled. "Then, now..."
"If my dad's bored, he might be peeking," Song Yunshen said with a mischievous grin. "Why don't you give the camera a shout?"
Xia Jinshu looked at the camera, hesitated for a long time, and actually tried to speak, "... Hello, Uncle?"
"You actually asked that question..." Song Yunshen a little embarrassed, thinking that his father wasn't that bored, and Xia Jinshu was a bit silly in this regard.
"Yes, hello."
Song Mingyuan's voice came from the direction of the camera.
"Holy crap!" Song Yunshen was startled and speechless for a moment, then said, "You were really spying on me? Are you crazy?!"
Song Mingyuan ignored him. "Xia, please keep an eye on the summer tutoring arrangements. There are drinks in the freezer and ice cream in the fridge; feel free to take whatever you like."
"Okay, thank you, Uncle." Xia Jinshu quickly thanked him.
"I have things to do at the company, I'll stop here for now." After saying that, Song Mingyuan fell silent.
But Song Yunshen and Xia Jinshu still felt like they were being spied on, and both were a little uncomfortable.
"They really were peeping... Honestly..." Song Yunshen muttered under his breath.
"You scared me." Xia Jinshu touched her slightly bulging chest and breathed a sigh of relief.
"He startled me too." Song Yunshen said helplessly, leading Xia Jinshu to the refrigerator and freezer. "We usually keep drinks in this freezer, and ice cream is on the bottom shelf. See which one you want."
"A drink is enough for me," Xia Jinshu quickly shook her head. "I just finished lunch; eating ice cream at this time isn't good for my stomach."
"Okay." Song Yunshen nodded, then opened the freezer and asked, " Mizone, Fanta, Coke, yogurt, jasmine tea... which one would you like to drink?"
"This will do." Xia Jinshu reached for a bottle of jasmine tea. "Thank you."
"You're welcome." Song Yunshen saw Xia Jinshu out of the house, changed his shoes, pressed the elevator button, and followed her inside.
"No need to see me off..." Xia Jinshu said a little shyly.
"Just this once," Song Yunshen smiled. "I'm showing you the route. If you want me to drive you again, I'm too lazy to bother."
"Oh..."
He escorted Xia Jinshu to another exit of the residential area, watching her figure disappear around the corner, and then Song Yunshen stretched.
He took out his phone and sent a message to Xu Zhuoyue, asking him to pick up his schoolbag from the classroom on his way back after playing basketball. Then he turned around and went back to Building 24, intending to visit his uncle next door.
Meanwhile, after leaving the residential area, Xia Jinshu returned to school, first going to her classroom in Class 4 of the second year of high school to pick up her schoolbag, and then rushing to the library.
She and Song Yunshen left the school at 11:30 a. m., had lunch, and then went to his house for a stroll. By the time they arrived at the library entrance, it was almost 2 p. m.
At this moment, Xia Yunuo was sitting quietly alone in a corner of the library, engrossed in doing her summer homework.
She was feeling a little down.
I couldn't find my sister and Song Yunshen in the cafeteria at noon, and I don't know what they talked about while they ate.
This made her feel somewhat uneasy.
I hope my sister won't say anything strange.
Xia Yunuo diligently wrote her summer homework, hoping to shake off the strange thoughts in her head in this way.
But as she wrote, she realized that she would have to give this summer homework to Song Yunshen to copy, and her mind suddenly became a mess again.
It's all because of that strange inner voice!
If I couldn't hear the thoughts in Song Yunshen's mind, I wouldn't be so distressed now.
Ultimately, even if she could be considered Song Yunshen's friend, she was really just an ordinary friend.
He also has good brothers like Xu Zhuoyue, many classmates who play basketball together, and friends like Zhong Long and Kang Ping with whom he often chats.
Among these people, I am just an ordinary person.
But for Xia Yunuo, Song Yunshen is her only friend at present.
Although their relationship has only progressed for a little over half a month, for Xia Yunuo, who has never made friends before, this length of time is already quite significant.
Even so, her only friend lied to her and went to have dinner with her sister.
She had said it in her mind, telling him to go have dinner with her sister if he dared, but she hadn't actually told him to...
As Xia Yunuo thought about these things, she became increasingly irritable.
I don't know what happened, I've never felt this way before.
This is so annoying!
" Xiao Nuo."
Just as Xia Yunuo was feeling down, something cool and refreshing suddenly touched her cheek.
A familiar voice reached my ears.
Xia Yunuo turned her head in surprise and looked at Xia Jinshu standing next to her.
"Sister? What brings you here?"
Xia Jinshu had told her in advance that she had something to do and needed to go out this afternoon.
Because Xia Jinshu had mentioned the part-time job at the milk tea shop, Xia Yunuo thought she wouldn't see her this afternoon.
"Here, take this and have a drink." Xia Jinshu smiled and sat down. "I'll come keep you company when I'm done with my work."
"Hmm..." Xia Yunuo didn't ask any further questions, but looking at the bottle of jasmine tea in her hand, she suddenly thought of something, "Did you buy this yourself?"
Xia Yunuo knew very well that her older sister never bought drinks.
"I had lunch with my deskmate at noon, and she bought it for me," Xia Jinshu said without changing her expression.
"Oh, really?" Xia Yunuo's expression immediately turned serious upon hearing this reply.
It was one thing for Song Yunshen to lie to her, but now even her sister was lying to her.
It's obvious who bought this drink.
"I don't like this kind of drink, you should drink it." Xia Yunuo stubbornly handed the drink back, "I'll just have water."
Song Yunshen had never bought her a drink, but he bought one for his sister.
Xia Yunuo lowered her head, the irritation she had felt earlier churning even more in her chest.