Oh no! My yandere school beauty is so clingy!

Shen Yu looked at Su Linxue and answered:

"Changyang City, Changyang University."

Upon hearing this, Su Linxue paused slightly, then nodded, her tone carrying a hint of understanding and regret:

"Oh...that's quite far, spanning several provinces. So...are you planning to live there?"

She knows Shen Yu and Lin Anran's situation very well.

In this city, they have nothing left to care about or miss except each other.

Going to university in a faraway new city means you'll most likely settle down and live there in the future, and it's probably... hard to come back.

The memories this city holds for them are not pleasant.

Shen Yu picked up the water glass in front of him, took a sip, and then nodded calmly:

"Yes, that should be true. A change of environment is quite nice."

A fleeting hint of regret flashed across Su Linxue's eyes, but she quickly smiled again and said in a relaxed tone:

"Okay, no problem! The climate there is nice, and it's a good place to live. I'll come visit you when I have time!"

Her words were well-intentioned, attempting to dilute the heaviness brought about by the topic of parting.

Zhang Shuyu, who had been listening quietly the whole time, felt a slight unease.

A distant, completely unfamiliar city... Should we move there with Shen Yu and Lin Anran?

She instinctively hugged her daughter tighter.

Leaving the place where you grew up and going to a completely unfamiliar environment, it would be a lie to say you weren't afraid.

But...it's with my brother and sister-in-law, so...it should be okay, right? They'll arrange everything, just like they have these past few days.

Then another thought popped into my head.

If she goes to such a far place, then...would it be very difficult for her to return to Xiangyang Orphanage for a single visit?

Although it wasn't home, it had raised her for over a decade, making it feel just like home.

Although she left secretly, those hazy memories and emotions stirred a vague sense of melancholy within her...

For the rest of the time, the group didn't discuss such heavy topics anymore.

The atmosphere gradually relaxed, and Zhang Shuyu was no longer as tense as at the beginning. Occasionally, she could whisper a word or two, although her voice was still not loud, but her expression was much more relaxed.

Su Linxue seemed to like Shen Yu'an quite a bit, and carefully took him from Zhang Shuyu's arms and held him for a while.

The little guy was probably in a good mood because he was full, and he kept laughing as Su Linxue amused him. He waved his little hands around and wasn't shy at all.

Su Linxue hugged her, and the smile on her face became much more genuine.

After we finished eating, it was already quite late.

When it came time to pay the bill, Shen Yu and Su Linxue staged another battle over who would pay.

Su Linxue insisted that she come, saying that she was the older sister, but Shen Yu was very firm this time, saying that this meal was originally to thank her for her help, and he had to come.

After a brief standoff, Shen Yu finally paid first.

The group walked out of the restaurant and said goodbye at the door.

Shen Yu and Lin Anran accompanied Zhang Shuyu all the way back to the old neighborhood where she lived.

Upon reaching the door after going upstairs, Zhang Shuyu, holding the sleeping baby, turned around, looked at Shen Yu and Lin Anran, hesitated for a moment, and asked softly:

"Brother, sister-in-law...would you like to...come in and sit for a while longer?"

Shen Yu glanced at the sleeping child in her arms, then at the undisguised exhaustion on her face, and shook her head:

"No, it's getting late, and you must be tired. You should get some rest. We'll come back tomorrow."

"Okay, then be careful on your way." Zhang Shuyu nodded and didn't insist any further.

"Call us if anything happens, got it?" Shen Yu added, pointing to the phone she had just been given in her pocket.

"Okay, I got it," Zhang Shuyu replied.

"Then we're off, see you tomorrow." Lin Anran waved to her.

"See you tomorrow."

Zhang Shuyu stood at the door, watching Shen Yu and Lin Anran turn and go downstairs. Only when their footsteps disappeared around the corner did she gently close the door...

Shen Yu and Lin Anran took a taxi back to their building, but did not go upstairs to go home immediately.

Night had fallen, and the neighborhood was quiet, with the streetlights casting a dim, yellow glow.

The two walked hand in hand on the quiet sidewalk near the neighborhood, the night breeze dispelling the daytime heat and bringing a touch of coolness.

"We... should be going to Changyang City in about a month."

Shen Yu looked at the road ahead, its surface dappled with shadows cast by the trees, and spoke.

"Mmm." Lin Anran responded softly, moving her fingers in his palm as a form of reply.

The news wasn't sudden for her; from the moment they filled out their college applications, they had been preparing to leave this place.

"Once we receive the admission notice, we'll have to go there early and find a place to stay. We need to find one that's close to the school for convenience."

"Okay." Lin Anran smiled slightly, her voice soft but conveying a tacit understanding and satisfaction that needed no further explanation.

When filling out college applications, in addition to schools and majors, they had another very important, even primary, criterion: whether the school required students to live on campus.

Some universities require students to live on campus, so the two of them would have to live separately in their own student dormitories.

This is something they cannot accept.

Ultimately, they chose Changyang University, which, although it did not have a mandatory accommodation policy, had a good reputation and excellent academic programs, making it their best choice.

In this way, even if they go to school, they can continue to live together, maintaining their own little world undisturbed by the outside world.

After walking for a while, Lin Anran looked up at Shen Yu's profile, which appeared somewhat hazy in the night, and asked:

"Then... what about Xiaoyu? Weren't you planning to take her with you? You... do you want her to stay with us?"

This is a very practical problem.

Taking a newly found sister with an infant to an unfamiliar city, where to stay and how to arrange accommodations are all things that need to be considered in advance.

Shen Yu shook his head almost without hesitation:

"No, just rent her a small single room nearby, or a studio apartment, as long as it's close to us so we can take care of her."

He paused, then continued calmly:

"Living together...is inconvenient and not good for either of us."

Lin Anran listened to his words and nodded silently.

She also vaguely felt that if the three of them, plus a baby, lived together, it might disrupt the close, exclusive balance between her and Shen Yu.

Shen Yu's arrangement was exactly what she wanted.

It's probably better for Zhang Shuyu to live with her child; she probably wouldn't feel comfortable living under the same roof with the two of them.

She didn't say anything more, but simply held Shen Yu's hand even tighter.

"Okay... I'll do whatever you say."