Free Web NovelChapter 1561: Chapter 464: Unease
"Shiyu... Sister?"
Looking at the long black-haired girl squatting at the doorway with her head tilted, Yan Huan even wondered for a moment if he was hallucinating.
Just like when he saw the hypnosis app on his phone earlier.
But until he spoke out loud and the girl blinked upon hearing him, Yan Huan finally confirmed:
The girl in front of him wasn’t a hallucination.
"Step... step... step..."
Yan Huan had no idea why she didn’t move after hearing his voice, so he simply walked over to her and stood in front of her.
Ye Shiyu’s gaze followed Yan Huan as he approached and then lifted her eyes, still silent.
"You..."
There were so many questions he wanted to ask, yet Ye Shiyu’s silence left Yan Huan a bit at a loss, forcing him to rub his brow and gather his thoughts.
First...
"Sister Shiyu, what are you squatting here for?"
"..."
Upon hearing this, Ye Shiyu thought for a moment and then took out a stack of flyers from her arms... yes, she took it out only for Yan Huan to realize she had been holding them all this time.
"This is..."
Yan Huan glanced at them and realized they were flyers for his student council campaign...
Just as he was puzzling over it, Ye Shiyu explained in a timely manner,
"I followed the school bus to distribute flyers to the freshmen, but... only handed out a few... once they saw me, they all kept their distance... by the time I came to my senses, I was already near Xiao Huan’s house..."
"..."
Upon hearing this reason, Yan Huan’s mouth involuntarily twitched.
But knowing that Yan Huan was a gentle person, he comforted her with,
"Look on the bright side, Sister Shiyu, at least you handed out a few."
Who knew, Yan Huan’s words would make Ye Shiyu’s shoulders tremble slightly, and her entire aura became even gloomier,
"...The few students I handed them to asked me... ’Isn’t it Bai Yi who’s running? Who are you?’"
"..."
Hearing this, Yan Huan found it difficult to suppress the urge to smile, but ultimately he managed to hold it in.
Although Ye Shiyu spoke as calmly as she always did, her eyes fixed on the ground revealed:
She was somewhat devastated.
To avoid making her feel awkward, Yan Huan switched the topic,
"Sister Shiyu, how long have you been sitting here?"
"Not long..."
"Want to come in and sit?"
Upon hearing Yan Huan’s invitation, Ye Shiyu lifted her gaze to the boy in front of her.
After a silent second, she replied,
"...Okay."
"..."
A few seconds passed, with the smiling boy and the squatting girl at the door still staring at each other.
A few more seconds passed, and Yan Huan was on the verge of losing his composure.
So, he finally said,
"Then get up so I can open the door."
"I..."
"..."
Ye Shiyu looked at Yan Huan expressionlessly for a few seconds, then slightly turned her head and calmly said,
"My legs... are numb from squatting..."
"..."
Upon hearing this, Yan Huan felt his brain’s wrinkles smooth out, as if he were leisurely walking through an endless field, freely abandoning thought.
"You said you haven’t been squatting for long?!"
Yan Huan’s face turned dark, giving up on being a gentleman, and he gently pulled Ye Shiyu up.
Ye Shiyu leaned expressionlessly against Yan Huan, blinked at his profile, and while searching for the key,
"Hold on, this is a bit tricky..."
"Hmm."
Contrarily, Ye Shiyu remained surprisingly obedient, allowing Yan Huan to breathe a sigh of relief.
Because right now, in his mind, he was commanding Meow,
"Quick! Meow, take this chance to tidy up An Le’s stuff in the living room!"
"Meow..."
Meow glanced at Yan Huan speechlessly, yet still obediently complied, disappearing from Yan Huan’s view.
After a whirlwind of seconds, Meow’s voice came from inside,
"All done, meow..."
And thus, Yan Huan precisely inserted the key into the lock.
"Click~"
The moment the door opened, a clean and warm little home was immediately revealed to Ye Shiyu.
Oh, right, there was also a panting black kitten on the floor.
"..."
Looking at the kitten on the floor, Ye Shiyu’s legs, once weak and leaning against Yan Huan, now straightened slightly, seemingly gaining strength.
Ye Shiyu’s cat-loving mechanism activated!
"Meow?!"
Startled, Meow quickly turned and ran, not bothering to rest.
As Meow vanished from view, Yan Huan felt Ye Shiyu’s body soften again.
Yan Huan, supporting her, didn’t even have time to change shoes, leading her inside to sit on the sofa, then went to grab slippers.
And Ye Shiyu looked around until Yan Huan returned, then expressionlessly turned her gaze back to him.
"...Why are you looking at me? Change your shoes."
"..."
Only with this reminder did Ye Shiyu blankly lower her head and put on the slippers.
But being a spare pair, they probably didn’t fit well, leaving the back of her black cotton-socked heel exposed.
Seriously, Ye Shiyu must be dazed after today’s events, somewhat slow to react.
Yet the more this intrigued Yan Huan...
"So, Sister Shiyu, why are you so keen on running for the student council?"
Perhaps now seated on the sofa, the numbness in her legs began to lessen, and Ye Shiyu responded more swiftly.
She looked at Yan Huan almost immediately, but as she opened her mouth, she again gave the same answer as before,
"Not... not telling Xiao Huan..."
"Alright then."
Yan Huan had anticipated this, simply asking.
But objectively, the atmosphere of conversation with Ye Shiyu started to drop again.
After all, in making people speechless, Ye Shiyu possessed an unparalleled talent.
Most people simply wanted to keep their distance upon seeing her, unrelated to her appearance, but a certain aura.
