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When she lifted her head again, she met Shen Du's meaningful gaze. The air inside the car seemed to freeze for a moment. After a while, Yao Nian heard his voice, which sounded like a blade scraping against her eardrum.
The little girl is quite unruly.
At that moment, she really wanted to rush out and confront Xu Jiayi. Can't she just text instead of sending a voice message? And what’s with bringing up sports? That lie was exposed right on the spot, and Yao Nian felt guilty, unable to meet his eyes.
Shen Du seemed to have stopped the car for some reason, resting his hand on the steering wheel with a helpless smile. "Did you make plans with your classmates?"
Yao Nian nodded slightly.
"Then why didn’t you say anything earlier?"
Shen Du glanced back at her; the girl's cheeks were tinged with a light blush, her gaze wandering as if she were avoiding his stare.
So you were planning to stand your classmates up?
"No!" Yao Nian bit her lip. "I intended to call a car after I got home."
Shen Du couldn't quite follow her train of thought and found it hard to understand the mindset of young people these days.
Feeling increasingly embarrassed, Yao Nian quickly said, "Uncle Shen, just let me out here, please. Thank you for driving me home."
After saying this, she immediately pressed the button to open the door, but to her surprise, it wouldn’t budge no matter how many times she twisted the handle.
Watching her flustered state, Shen Du's lips instinctively curved into a smile.
"Your address?"
Yao Nian was still struggling with the door. "What?"
"I'll take you there."
Yao Nian paused for two seconds before giving him her address. Shen Du restarted the car.
Yao Nian sat in the back seat, hesitating for a long time before finally speaking up. "Uncle Shen, could you not tell my dad that I went to the bar?"
Shen Du was somewhat surprised. She didn’t seem like someone who would be afraid of Yao Zhandong. Did her father disapprove of her going out?
"It's not that he disapproves, I just find his nagging annoying," Yao Nian said, carefully observing his expression. "Is that okay?"
Shen Du nodded and gently pressed the brakes, bringing the car to a steady stop at the entrance. He looked through the window at the young men and women coming and going and advised, "Try to come home early. Girls need to be careful when they're out."
His tone was distinctly that of an elder, but to Yao Nian, it felt like a warm breeze had swept through her heart, gradually spreading warmth throughout her body.
She clasped her hands as if swearing an oath. "I’ll only stay for an hour!"
Seeing him nod, Yao Nian quickly got out of the car. To express her gratitude, she even bowed slightly. "Goodbye, Uncle Shen."
"Wait," Shen Du called out as she was about to leave. "Make sure to say hello to Mr. Yao when you get home."
Yao Nian stiffened for a moment and slowly turned around. "Huh?"
Shen Du leaned against the car window with one hand propped up. "He should know you’re home safe."
Yao Nian's eyes widened in disbelief. How was this any different from telling him?
The two exchanged silent glances, each unsure of what to say next.
Suddenly, Yao Nian had an idea. She pulled out her phone and hesitated before saying, "How about I add you on WeChat? I can message you when I get home."
Worried that Shen Du might refuse, she quickly added, "Don’t worry, I won’t disturb you if I’m not in trouble."
Shen Du smiled lightly and took out his phone to open the QR code.
After they exchanged WeChat information, Shen Du waved at her. "Have fun."
Yao Nian watched as the white car drove away until it completely disappeared into the flow of traffic before she slowly made her way into the bar.
She opened Shen Du's profile picture; it was a simple ink painting of a black cat fishing, with his WeChat name represented by a symbol.
After finishing her note with "Uncle Shen," she paused for a few seconds before deleting those two words and replacing them with just "Du."
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