"Is it not a good idea for us to leave early?"

Mu Yumeng, who had regained a little consciousness, felt somewhat embarrassed.

"You've already left, why are you saying this?"

It's not like we were saying we were going back to sleep anymore.

Qin Yizhu was somewhat relieved that Mu Yumeng had finished vomiting while holding onto a tree. If she had gotten into the car in a daze and then vomited on the bus during the bumpy ride, it would have been a big problem.

"Why did you drink so much?"

Mu Yumeng slumped in the back seat and sighed.

She didn't know why she drank so much.

Perhaps it was because she hadn't seen her high school classmates for a long time and couldn't contain her emotions, or perhaps she hadn't drunk any alcohol in the month she'd been working.

Or perhaps the accumulation of various emotions caused her to give up her self-control.

"Your sister?"

The driver asked from the driver's seat.

"Um."

Qin Yizhu readily agreed.

Aside from being siblings, there was no other relationship available for them.

"I just felt like the two of you were..."

It felt good. Don't feel that way next time.

"Don't blame me for talking too much, but it's best for a young lady to not drink too much when she's out alone."

"really."

Qin Yizhu nodded.

"How big is the age difference between you two? It doesn't seem like there's much of a difference."

"I'm four years old. I'm a high school freshman, and my sister is a college sophomore. She had a class reunion today and said she got drunk and rolled on the ground. Apparently, she was dumped by her boyfriend and was drowning her sorrows in alcohol."

Mu Yumeng's lips twitched as she listened from behind.

Did Qin Yizhu really respect her as his teacher?

There seems to be no need to ask this question.

The driver laughed heartily after hearing this.

"Your sister is so pretty, yet she's also love-struck?"

"Who knows?"

Qin Yizhu looked out the window, deciding to try and smooth things over no matter what.

"I also have two children, the older one is a girl, and they're three years apart..."

The driver was very talkative, talking about his family's situation, and Qin Yizhu would occasionally chime in, making sure the conversation didn't fall flat.

"Okay, we've arrived."

The car drove for a long time, from the high-rise buildings of the city to the muddy roads of the towns.

"You can stop here, sir."

Mu Yumeng, who was sitting in the back row, sat up straight and spoke.

"Okay."

The driver pulled over, and the two thanked him and got out of the car.

Standing by the roadside, Qin Yizhu and Mu Yumeng stared at each other.

"Cough cough."

In the end, Mu Yumeng spoke first.

"Are you going back later?"

Qin Yizhu had a look on his face that said, "Let us speak Chinese."

It seems Mu Yumeng isn't fully sober yet, otherwise she wouldn't have asked such a question.

Where else would you go if you don't go back? Why are you just wandering around here aimlessly?

"I'm not going back."

"what?"

"Yes, I plan to spend the afternoon here, and then leisurely stroll back."

"Speak properly."

Mu Yumeng put on a serious expression again.

But Qin Yizhu doesn't buy into this at school, let alone outside of school.

"Of course I'm going to take a taxi back."

"Why don't you come over to my place for a bit?"

Mu Yumeng asked casually.

"it is good."

Qin Yizhu's quick agreement surprised Mu Yumeng.

No, I was just being polite.

You really agreed?

But since we've already said it, we can't just kick them out.

Moreover, Qin Yizhu had driven him back by taxi, so it was only right and proper for him to invite Qin Yizhu to his home to rest.

Ugh, this is so annoying.

"Can't leave?"

Qin Yizhu saw Mu Yumeng standing still and asked, looking down.

"No, it's alright, let's go."

Mu Yumeng shook her head.

After vomiting, she felt much more awake.

The two walked along the country dirt road. Qin Yizhu looked at the bungalows on both sides of the road and thought that this was where Mu Yumeng grew up.

Was I asleep before I threw up?

Mu Yumeng suddenly asked.

She felt like she was lying down, and then she turned over, and her stomach started churning.

"Uh, no, that's not true."

"What was I doing at the time?"

Mu Yumeng asked casually.

"Well……"

Qin Yizhu didn't know how to answer.

"Um?"

Mu Yumeng looked at Qin Yizhu with a puzzled expression.

Did I do something so shameful that Qin Yizhu couldn't answer?

"It's going out...."

I thought that carrying her out would count as walking out.

"Go outside?"

Mu Yumeng was skeptical.

Why was I lying down at that time?

She suddenly realized something.

"Qin Yizhu!"

"what?"

Qin Yizhu was taken aback when her name was suddenly called.

"Are you...?"

Mu Yumeng's expression was complicated; she looked both shy and anxious.

"What?"

"You hugged me?"

"nonsense."

Seeing that Mu Yumeng had already guessed it, Qin Yizhu stopped hiding it.

Do you even know what our relationship is?

Mu Yumeng stood still, looking up at Qin Yizhu with a serious expression.

Damn it, why are we so tall? We have to keep looking up when we're giving a speech, it must be exhausting.

Isn't your question a bit too ambiguous?

Qin Yizhu muttered to himself.

"You are my teacher, and I am your student."

"I'm warning you..."

"receive."

Qin Yizhu interrupted Mu Yumeng's bluff.

I don't need her warning.

"You still remember you're a teacher? Why don't you say you're a teacher when you're completely drunk in front of your students?"

Qin Yizhu could have been more forceful, such as crying with tears streaming down his face, but he didn't.

That would be utterly outrageous.

"Then...I..."

Mu Yumeng's momentum weakened somewhat.

"We're only one piece apart, Teacher Mu."

Qin Yizhu stretched out his hand and gestured.

"If I were to support you, either your feet would leave the ground, or I'd have to be bent over the whole time. You were so drunk at the time, carrying you on my back was even more impractical. Even if you managed to get up, you'd just slip back down. So tell me, how am I supposed to get you out of here without holding you?"

Qin Yizhu looked down at Mu Yumeng with an expression that said, "I'll do whatever you say."

Mu Yumeng was speechless.

What Qin Yizhu said seemed to make no mistake.

She wanted to struggle, but couldn't think of any reason why.

"I should have just left you there and ignored you. And you should have gone to get your meal card replaced yourself."

Qin Yizhu was not in a good mood.

"oops."

Mu Yumeng felt a little embarrassed by what Qin Yizhu said.

"I was wrong, okay?"

Qin Yizhu snorted.

As they spoke, the two arrived at Mu Yumeng's house.

"arrive."

Mu Yumeng looked somewhat flustered.

Qin Yizhu finally understood why Mu Yumeng said her house was a bit dilapidated.

The exterior walls of the other houses were either made of cement or sand, and at least one layer of plaster had been applied.

But Mu Yumeng's house didn't have that; you could see the piled-up bricks and stones at a glance.

She pushed open the peeling wooden door, and Qin Yizhu followed her inside.

"grandmother."

Mu Yumeng called out.

Qin Yizhu felt that the small house was a bit cramped. The corridor that you just walked through when you entered was small and piled with firewood.

"You're back so early."

As the two entered the courtyard, an old lady came to greet them.

Her hair wasn't yet gray, and her back wasn't perfectly straight.

She was clearly taken aback when she saw Qin Yizhu.

"Is this your classmate?"

The old lady's eyesight was too poor; she could only vaguely see someone standing next to Mu Yumeng, but she couldn't make out what they looked like.

"I'm not Grandma, I'm Teacher Mu's student."

As if afraid the old man wouldn't hear, Qin Yizhu deliberately raised his voice.

"Oh, a student. Come in quickly, the house is a bit messy and hasn't been tidied up."

The old man smiled awkwardly.

"It's alright, it's alright, I won't go in. Our teacher had been drinking, so I'll just take her back and then go home."

Qin Yizhu felt a pain in his waist and turned his head to see Mu Yumeng twisting her waist.

"You've been drinking? Oh dear, what are you doing going out drinking, a young lady like you? Your student even had to bring you back. People will laugh at you if word gets out."

"I only drank a little bit."

Mu Yumeng weakly defended herself.

"If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."

Qin Yizhu calmly slapped Mu Yumeng's hand away.

Then say goodbye to the old man.

"Mengmeng, go see them off."

"No need to deliver it."

As they were talking, Qin Yizhu had already walked across the corridor.

He stood in the shadows, turned back, waved to the old man, and then called out.

"Grandma, Ms. Mu is a very good teacher, we all like her very much."

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