I Will Always Love You - Chapter 20

Chapter 20: Going to School Together V

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Although Cheng Zhiyan was standing at the entrance of the classroom, his gaze followed Xiaotu for the entire time. When he caught sight of Xiaotu and her teacher taking turns shooting glances at him, Cheng Zhiyan got a bad feeling inside.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he finally strode over in Xiaotu’s direction.

“Brother Orange Juice!” Seeing Cheng Zhiyan walking toward her, Xiaotu quickly lunged toward him. Then she placed her soft little hand into Cheng Zhiyan’s hand, and they stood side by side in front of the teacher.

Well…a fresh-faced, handsome little boy and a fair-skinned, adorable little girl.

The teacher looked at the two adorable children who stood before her hand in hand, and she felt herself weeping inside. Even a three-year-old child has a boyfriend, yet she, a twenty-three-year-old grown woman, hasn’t even got a ghost of any future boyfriend.

“Teacher…teacher…” Xiaotu had called out to her multiple times before she finally snapped back to reality.

“Yes?”

“May I go home now?”

“Oh, hee, hee, hee…of course, of course…” The teacher nodded and placed her hand warmly on Xiaotu’s back as she saw her out the classroom. “Go home, go home, be careful on your way back, and don’t let go of your boyfriend’s hand.”

“Good-bye teacher.” Xiaotu turned her head back to wave at her teacher, then she grabbed Cheng Zhiyan’s hand and skipped away in high spirits.

On their way back home, Cheng Zhiyan held on to Xiaotu’s hand for a while as they walked, then he tentatively opened his mouth to ask, “What did you say to your teacher back there?”

“Huh?” Xiaotu turned around and giggled as she stared at his handsome profile. “I said that you’re my boyfriend.”

“Didn’t I tell you that I haven’t decided yet?” Cheng Zhiyan frowned a little, as he gazed at Xiaotu and spoke in a soft voice.”

“All right, you take your time thinking it over.” Xiaotu nodded and blinked her big bright eyes. Then she said with a smile, “Auntie Zhou said that your decision isn’t what’s important. What’s important is whether or not she agrees to let me become your girlfriend.”

“…”

“She also said that only I can become your wife.” Xiaotu said all this to Cheng Zhiyan in high spirits.

“…”

“Brother Orange Juice, when will I grow up? How old do I have to be in order to marry you?”

“…”

“Is it really true that after I marry you I can sleep with you every day?”

“Good-bye.”

Cheng Zhiyan released Xiaotu’s hand and turned around and made a beeline for the door to his own house.

“Ah…Brother Orange Juice, wait for me. Why aren’t you talking to me? Why are you walking so fast? I can’t keep up…” Xiaotu grabbed the straps of her book bag with both of her hands as her short little legs picked up the pace, and she used all her strength to catch up to Cheng Zhiyan.

…

Five days later, it would be September 1, which was the first day of school for Cheng Zhiyan.

Cheng Zhiyan, who had successfully risen to the fourth grade in elementary school, would have to arrive at school by eight o’clock, while Xiaotu, who was still in preschool, had to arrive at eight-thirty. Therefore, he would be unable to send her off to school.

Furthermore, Cheng Zhiyan got off from school at four-thirty in the afternoon, while school ended for Xiaotu at four o’clock on the dot. Therefore, he wouldn’t be able to pick her up after school either.

Without Cheng Zhiyan to take her to school and pick her up, Xiaotu cried hysterically every day when she went to preschool. The extreme anguish of her howling made her preschool teachers think that maybe she had broken up with her boyfriend.