Su Yue startled at his words and quickly refused,
"No, there's no rush, I..."
"Why are you standing there? Hurry up and scan!" Zhou Mu directly interrupted her, saying to the cashier.
"No," she stopped him and looked at Zhou Mu, "If you keep doing this, I'll get angry."
The people behind them were also growing impatient, urging them to hurry.
Zhou Mu, seeing this, sheepishly put his phone away.
Su Yue breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to go home to get her power bank to charge.
Unexpectedly, the boy followed her.
"Why are you following me?" she frowned, finally deigning to look at him to discuss the matter properly.
"I saw that older sister seemed a bit unwell... I wanted to escort you to the elevator, to make sure you were alright."
The boy scratched his head, looking at her beautiful eyes, his face flushing slightly, and answered somewhat flusteredly.
Su Yue was a little speechless, but considering how things had progressed, she might as well make it clear.
"What's your name?" she asked.
"Zhou Mu." The boy, not expecting her to initiate conversation, answered with a hint of being flattered.
"Zhou Mu," she repeated his name, sighed lightly, and spoke directly, "Do you like me?"
Zhou Mu froze.
He hadn't expected the beautiful older sister to be so straightforward.
"Mmm..." he suddenly felt a bit shy and replied.
"I have a boyfriend, Officer Chen from the sixth floor, you know him, right?"
Silence...
The boy lowered his head somewhat awkwardly and sadly, answering in a muffled voice, "I know."
"So, what you're doing isn't appropriate."
Seeing the boy's pitiable appearance, she couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy, her tone softening considerably.
She patiently explained.
"I understand, older sister," he replied softly.
She breathed a sigh of relief, having finally managed to make him understand.
But just as she was about to continue walking, Zhou Mu looked up again, his eyes innocently asking,
"Since I'm heading home too, can I walk with you, older sister?"
"..."
Well, let him.
Su Yue tried to maintain some distance between them.
The boy, however, kept pace with her, neither too close nor too far.
After walking a few more steps like this, she couldn't bear it anymore, turned to him, and said with a somewhat serious expression, "Classmate Zhou Mu, I'm telling you seriously one more time, this is also not appropriate."
Zhou Mu nodded, but still didn't leave.
"What do you actually want?" She was at her wit's end with him, so she decided to ask directly.
The boy looked at her angry expression, a wave of affection washed over him, and inexplicably, he reached out his hand and ruffled her hair.
"Older sister, please don't be angry, I just wanted to make sure you got home safely."
Su Yue was stunned, and for a moment, she didn't even think to dodge.
The next second, a tall figure appeared and forcefully shoved Zhou Mu.
He was pushed directly to the ground.
"Chen, Chen Ziming?" She was startled and her gaze shifted, spotting him.
His expression was very, very, extremely displeased.
The boy who was pushed down froze for a moment, quickly got up, and nervously said, "Officer Chen, please don't misunderstand, older sister isn't feeling well, I was worried about her on the way..."
"Get lost."
A low and dangerous voice sounded. If he hadn't been in uniform, he might have resorted to physical action.
It's over, she's caused trouble again.
She truly felt like crying without tears.
Zhou Mu tried to explain something else, but she gritted her teeth and stopped him, "You don't need to say anything more. Perhaps my refusal just now wasn't thorough enough. Let me rephrase."
"I am Officer Chen's girlfriend, now, and I always will be. My heart belongs entirely to Officer Chen. You have no chance, not even the slightest bit. Do you understand?"
"I hope you never do anything that can be misunderstood like this again. If you upset Officer Chen, I'll feel bad, and I'll have to coax him."
"He's very hard to coax."
As she spoke, she tightly linked her arm through his and leaned against him.
There was still a dull ache in her abdomen, so this position also helped her to rest.
Zhou Mu's eyes actually welled up with tears following her words. He then wiped his eyes and quickly ran away.
Finally, he was gone.