Upon hearing the news, Shen Lishu was also taken aback.
Father Pei knew Pei Yu would react strongly to this news, but he hadn’t expected it to be this intense.
“Pei Yu, be reasonable.”
“It’s only three days apart.”
Pei Yu remained unmoved, replying expressionlessly, “I’m not going.”
What did he mean by “only three days apart”?
That was a full three days!
With no other choice, Father Pei cast a pleading look toward Shen Lishu.
This was Father Pei’s last resort.
Somehow, Shen Lishu managed to persuade him, and the next day, a sulking Pei Yu followed Father Pei, clutching a small pink-and-white floral-patterned blanket.
That blanket was the only thing Shen Lishu had with her when she was abandoned, and it held extraordinary significance to her.
Even before Pei Yu got into the car heading to the airport, the two had already connected a call on their smartwatches.
“Remember to think of me every day,” Pei Yu muttered, teetering on the edge of changing his mind.
Shen Lishu nodded, looking utterly obedient. “Okay.”
Three days felt neither long nor short.
Their smartwatches remained connected almost constantly.
On the day before school started, when it was time to return home, the flight was delayed due to unforeseen circumstances, forcing a postponement of the journey back.
Back home, it was already late at night.
Shen Lishu yawned, clearly exhausted but forcing herself to stay awake to talk to Pei Yu on the other end of the call. “It’s fine. I’ll pay close attention in class tomorrow and make sure you don’t fall behind.”
Although Shen Lishu’s soft, nasal voice was adorable, Pei Yu was still fuming inside.
He couldn’t care less about those damn classes.
At the same time, he couldn’t help but feel a pang of bitterness. Shen Lishu really didn’t seem to miss him at all.
A few minutes later, Shen Lishu couldn’t hold on any longer and drifted off to sleep, leaving Pei Yu on the other side of the continent to sulk alone.
Noticing Shen Lishu had fallen asleep, Pei Yu quietly muted his microphone.
Just before succumbing to sleep, Shen Lishu thought to herself that it seemed she’d have to go to school alone on the first day tomorrow.
Shen Lishu wasn’t sure how long she’d been asleep when she was suddenly awakened by a faint rustling beside her.
Half-asleep, she opened her eyes and discovered Pei Yu lying next to her—the same Pei Yu who should have been far away abroad.
“Did I wake you?” Pei Yu, who had just rushed back overnight, whispered.
Then, he reached out, wrapped an arm around Shen Lishu, and gently patted her back.
“Sleep, it’s only six-thirty. You can still rest a bit longer.”
This must be a dream, right?
Pei Yu often accused her of not missing him every day. Shen Lishu decided that as soon as she woke up tomorrow morning, she’d tell him she missed him so much he even appeared in her dreams.
Shen Lishu drifted back to sleep, still half-dazed.
Around seven-thirty, Shen Lishu was awakened by a knock on the door.
It was the maid coming to wake her up.
Startled awake, Shen Lishu responded, then turned her head to find Pei Yu lying beside her.
Pei Yu was sleeping deeply on his side, one arm and one leg draped over Shen Lishu as if claiming her as his own.
Shen Lishu blinked in disbelief.
So it wasn’t a dream after all.
Pei Yu had really come back!
Feeling the person in his arms, who was clinging to him with both hands and feet, stir, Pei Yu, who had just fallen asleep, irritably lifted his eyelids.
“Pei Yu,” Shen Lishu called out happily. “I missed you so much.”
Fresh from sleep, the girl’s fair and tender cheeks were tinged with a faint pink, and her pupils were as dark and bright as black gemstones.
The gloomy irritation that had been lingering in Pei Yu’s heart immediately dissipated.
He pulled Shen Lishu closer to him in a domineering and forceful manner, gently resting his head, tousled from sleep, beside hers.
Already accustomed to Pei Yu’s clinginess, Shen Lishu continued chattering on her own.
“…At the time, I thought I was dreaming and planned to tell you about it this morning.”
Who would have thought that as soon as she opened her eyes, Pei Yu was right beside her.
Although he had only slept for an hour, on the first day of school, Pei Yu absolutely had to go with Shen Lishu.
Shen Lishu and Pei Yu stood side by side brushing their teeth.
In the mirror, Pei Yu’s face looked grumpy and impatient, clearly from not getting enough sleep.
With one hand brushing his teeth, the other tightly gripped Shen Lishu’s hand.
After brushing his teeth, Pei Yu took the small, soft yellow towel hanging nearby, dampened it with warm water, and gently and meticulously wiped Shen Lishu’s face.
Only after wiping Shen Lishu’s face did he attend to himself.
No towel was used.
No warm water either.
Pei Yu bent down, cupped his hands under the tap, and washed his face roughly and carelessly.
After finishing breakfast downstairs, Pei Yu held Shen Lishu’s hand as they headed to Jingda Elementary School together.
Thanks to Father Pei’s behind-the-scenes maneuvering, Shen Lishu and Pei Yu were naturally placed in the same class.
As luck would have it, as soon as they entered the classroom, Shen Lishu spotted a familiar figure.
It was Xie Changyan!
Shen Lishu hadn’t expected to see Xie Changyan again in elementary school and happily waved at him.
Pei Yu, who was already suffering from a headache due to lack of sleep, felt his head throb even more at the sight of Xie Changyan.
Pei Yu glared darkly, gritting his teeth as he thought, “This guy really is like a haunting ghost.”
Ignoring Pei Yu’s murderous gaze, Xie Changyan walked over to them with a smile. “Lili, what a coincidence! I hope we can be desk mates again.”
Elementary school desks were completely different from those in kindergarten—each person could only have one desk mate.
Pei Yu scoffed coldly. “Daydreaming! Sweetie’s desk mate can only be me!”
Soon, the homeroom teacher entered the classroom.
After a brief self-introduction, she immediately assigned the seats.
Five minutes later.
Due to his exceptional height, Pei Yu was placed in the last row. Staring at his new desk mate, Xie Changyan, the two of them fell into a silent, awkward standoff.
Meanwhile, Shen Lishu, seated in the second row, was smiling brightly as she chatted with the girl next to her, who wore her hair in twin ponytails.
Pei Yu found the sight unbearable. What kind of lousy elementary school was this? It was absolutely terrible!
Left to stew in his own frustration, Pei Yu could only glare resentfully at Shen Lishu.
The bell for class rang.
The teacher who stepped onto the podium began chattering about something incomprehensible. Like a spell being cast, her words made Pei Yu’s head grow even foggier, and he soon slumped onto the desk, fast asleep.
That day, Pei Yu spent almost the entire time sleeping.
First-grade students transitioning from kindergarten were actually the hardest to manage.
They were young and still didn’t understand the rules of the classroom.
Each class lasted half an hour, making it difficult to maintain focus throughout, which meant the teacher frequently had to restore order in the classroom.
However, after just one week, the teacher quickly noticed a standout student among them.
That was a little girl named Shen Lishu, seated in the second row.
In class, she was always the most attentive, sitting with her back perfectly straight. Whenever the teacher needed interaction, she was the first to step up.
Well-behaved and obedient children are beloved by every teacher.
Add to that her good looks, pleasant personality, and willingness to help others, Shen Lishu, who had consistently won the Most Popular Child award in every term at Sakura Class, remained just as popular with her classmates at her new school.