14.Despicable Me_4

She...

Because she was too distracted when making clothes earlier, she had been playing songs and didn't turn off her phone screen, so the battery died?

Her face suddenly became extremely hot.

Ye Shiyu's eyes instantaneously shifted away, and with her averted gaze, her face turned, revealing the ear amidst her black hair.

Her hands trembled as she held up the phone, attempting to use it as a shield against Yan Huan's piercing stare.

But the phone was so small, it couldn't possibly cover her beautiful profile.

Thus, her flush skin was exposed along with her watery eyes and a gaze that seemed to want to burrow into the ground.

She opened her mouth, her voice shaking, like a cute little animal emitting a weak plea,

"Um...phone...no...no power..."

Amidst her long dark hair, even her earlobes had turned cherry-colored.

The darkness could no longer obscure her face, revealing her shyness and evasion.

Seeing Ye Shiyu in this state, Yan Huan also couldn't help but widen his eyes, momentarily mesmerized.

At this moment, he somewhat envied those social media bloggers with cameras mounted on their heads, wishing he could capture this shy, adorable Ye Shiyu.

"Ding ding... The bus is arriving, please board orderly and take your seats."

Just then, the bus heading to the South District arrived.

Just as Ye Shiyu thought about escaping, Yan Huan pondered for a moment and stood up.

"Whoosh."

He didn't board the bus; instead, he took off his school uniform jacket and draped it over Ye Shiyu.

"Eh?"

Someone else's...

No, it was Yan Huan's jacket suddenly wrapped around her.

Ye Shiyu's eyes widened, suddenly enveloped in his scent.

But she seemed to have forgotten to resist, just staring dumbly at him holding up the phone as he stood up.

Yan Huan gave a slight smile, surveying the surroundings,

"It's quite dark on the way back to the neighborhood. Without a phone flashlight, it might be a bit tricky... There seems to be a convenience store ahead, I'll go borrow a power bank. Sister Shiyu, wait here for a bit. It's a bit cold, just wear the jacket for now."

"...Okay."

Ye Shiyu nodded naively and obediently.

The bus to the South District, seeing that Yan Huan was not boarding, closed its doors and drove away.

Yan Huan then jogged across the street, heading further away.

Ye Shiyu lowered her head, feeling Yan Huan's jacket.

It clearly didn't have her name on it, nor was it hers...

But wearing it, she didn't dislike it; it was warm...

"Thump... Thump... Thump..."

That strange sound by her ear grew more intense until it suddenly quieted down, and she then realized...

That was the sound of her own heartbeat.

She clenched her hands, not looking at the phone anymore, but pressed the phone screen against her chest.

Focusing solely on the warmth the school jacket provided.

Thus, she didn't notice when the phone screen lit up at that moment.

A purple mischievous swirl lit up, but flickered, sparking like a faulty signal.

Then, the screen went out again.

After waiting for quite a while, the warm Ye Shiyu finally heard Yan Huan's call,

"Sister Shiyu!"

She raised her head, and her body involuntarily stood up.

Yan Huan approached, handing her the power bank,

"Here, Sister Shiyu."

"Mm..."

Hearing the word "Sister" in his sentence, Ye Shiyu's eyes momentarily dodged again.

With the power bank plugged in for charging and since the bus had left, they had to sit down and wait for another.

Ye Shiyu's mind went blank, even forgetting that she came here to ask Yan Huan to return home.

She simply clutched Yan Huan's school uniform jacket, hugging the gift bag he gave her, listening to his instructions,

"Sister Shiyu, take the jacket back with you, and you can return it at school if you'd like..."

"Mm..."

"As for the power bank, it might be a bit troublesome, need to return it outside the district, but it's okay if you really forget..."

"Ok..."

She lowered her head, and as her black hair fell, her cherry-colored skin intermittently exposed as she nodded.

"Thump... Thump... Thump..."

Soon, the second bus arrived.

"Ding ding... The bus is entering the station, please board orderly and take your seats."

Yan Huan looked toward the bus, then picked up his backpack, turned back and smiled at Ye Shiyu,

"Sister Shiyu, I'm leaving, see you at school later."

"..."

She stood up, opened her mouth, but still couldn't speak.

But as Yan Huan was finally about to leave, her subconscious hand stretcher still hinted at her retention.

Unfortunately, Yan Huan didn't see it.

He boarded the bus, sat down by the window, waved at Ye Shiyu, instructing,

"Be careful on your way home, Sister Shiyu, message me when you get home."

"..."

As the vehicle moved away, Ye Shiyu sat under the dim bus stop for quite a while before finally standing up and turning towards home.

Just reaching the doorstep, she saw Ye Lan and Aunt Chen getting ready to go out to find her,

"You're finally back... Sobbing, you weren't answering your calls, it wasn't until I called Xiao Huan that I knew your phone was out of battery."

"...He got me a power bank."

Seeing the clothes draped over Ye Shiyu and the gift bag in her arms, Ye Lan pouted slightly and gently embraced her.

"..."

In the end, she still couldn't ask him to come back.

Ye Lan didn't say much more, just took Ye Shiyu back home.

Yan Huan's school uniform was handed to Aunt Chen to wash, while Ye Shiyu took the power bank and other remaining gifts back to her room.