After being attacked by the rich young ladies with hatchets, I chose to enter "sage mode".

With her head down, Su Rongxue knew she was blushing and was too embarrassed to look up. She could only keep her head down, looking at her feet, waiting for the shyness in her heart to pass before raising her head.

How could this action possibly be hidden from her mother beside her? It was simply too obvious.

Su Rongxue wasn't a girl who was good at hiding her emotions, and this little gesture brought a faint smile to her mother's eyes.

"Xiaoyu, Auntie is quite curious about how you became good friends with Su Rongxue. What was the reason that it started?"

Ok?

When Bai Yu heard Su Rongxue's mother suddenly ask this question, he was slightly taken aback.

How did we become friends? This... should I say I was unwilling? Or did Su Rongxue insist on becoming my friend? And now this friendship is starting to change.

How could Bai Yu possibly say these words?

"Auntie, I don't remember that very well either."

Hearing Bai Yu's words, Su Rongxue's mother knew that Bai Yu probably didn't want to talk about it, so she didn't dwell on the topic and changed the subject.

"Don't just sit there. I don't know if you'll like the dishes Auntie ordered. If there's anything you'd like to eat, feel free to order it yourself. Don't be shy, okay?"

Su Rongxue's mother said this not only to Bai Yu, but also to Xia Rong and the other girls.

Su Rongxue, however, showed no intention of touching her chopsticks and was still staring blankly with her head down.

Well, maybe Su Rongxue's mother was really busy. She said she had to leave after only half an hour of eating.

At times like these, everyone naturally wants to see her off. Su Rongxue knows her mother is very busy, and it's already a great honor that she could come. She can really understand how busy her mother is.

However, Bai Yu never expected that when she went out to see Su Rongxue's mother off, Su Rongxue's mother chatted and laughed with Xia Rong and a few other girls for a few minutes before calling her aside.

Yes, they called him aside, but how could Bai Yu possibly know why they asked him to stay behind alone? However, his intuition told him it wasn't a good thing.

After Xia Rong and Su Rongxue and the other girls re-entered the private room, Su Rongxue was still standing behind the door, wanting to hear what her mother and Bai Yu would say.

Bai Yu was definitely unaware that Su Rongxue was eavesdropping behind the door. Right now, he was completely focused on Su Rongxue's mother. This wasn't the kind of wholehearted devotion between a man and a woman, but rather a deep fear that Su Rongxue's mother would reveal anything about how he had bullied Su Rongxue, which would be a sure way to cause him trouble.

Su Rongxue is a young rich woman, so her mother must be an even richer one. Wouldn't she be ruined?

"Xiaoyu, can Auntie ask you for a small favor?"

Su Rongxue's mother had no idea what Bai Yu was thinking. As she spoke, she gave him a gentle smile, a smile that could be described in one word: beautiful.

"Auntie, what is it?"

Despite Bai Yu's calm demeanor, she was actually quite nervous inside, fearing that her past mistreatment of Su Rongxue would be exposed.

"What Auntie just wanted to say is that Rongxue will need your help at school in the future. She's always been timid and has a gentle personality. If anyone bullies her, please protect her, okay?"

Bai Yu expressed that she really didn't want to agree to Su Rongxue's mother's words.

Although he would sometimes find it hard not to help the girl, it was still a bit difficult for him to openly agree to such a thing.

But what if she didn't want to agree? If Su Rongxue were here, Bai Yu would definitely refuse without hesitation.

But the person standing there wasn't Su Rongxue, but her mother. This wasn't an unreasonable thing; it was nothing serious at all, just a verbal agreement.

Perhaps this is the helplessness that juniors often feel in front of their elders, especially since this meal was paid for by Su Rongxue's mother, and one has to be obliged to do so.

"Even if you hadn't told me, Auntie, I certainly wouldn't have just stood by and watched Su Rongxue get bullied. After all, we're friends, it's nothing at all."

The words were well-chosen and a perfectly normal reply, but Bai Yu had no idea that Su Rongxue had overheard them.

This girl didn't think it was just an ordinary sentence.

Today, not only did Bai Yu meet his mother, but Bai Yu also promised his mother to take care of him. Does this mean they will become girlfriends soon?

After all, protecting a girl is something you would only do if you like her, right?

The more Su Rongxue thought about it, the faster her heartbeat became. She was even afraid that her heartbeat was too loud and that others would hear it. She reached out and pressed her slightly protruding chest, trying to quiet her heartbeat.

However, this behavior was obviously unnecessary. After seeing Su Rongxue standing at the door for a long time without coming over, Xia Rong and the other two girls called out in unison.

"Xiaoxue, what are you doing standing at the door? Are you going to see your mother off yourself?"

Upon hearing Xia Rong and the others' words, Su Rongxue's delicate body trembled. She subconsciously glanced at the doorway, fearing that Bai Yu would discover her eavesdropping, which would be very embarrassing.

However, at this moment, Bai Yu and Su Rongxue's mother had already walked towards the elevator, so they definitely wouldn't hear Chapter 315 Mother's Teachings (Bonus Chapter 12 for Monthly Tickets)

Bai Yu stopped after dropping Su Rongxue's mother off at the elevator.

Because at this moment, Su Rongxue had already run over from the private room.

My mother wanted to talk to Bai Yu alone, and now that they're done, I should personally see her off, right?

"Mom, let me take you..."

With her head down, Su Rongxue didn't look at Bai Yu. Whether it was out of shyness or something else, she walked silently into the elevator.

When Su Rongxue's mother saw Su Rongxue like this, she smiled and told Bai Yu to go back and continue eating, and that Su Rongxue could take the food herself.

Bai Yu did not object to this, thinking that the mother and daughter might have things to say privately, and she shouldn't get involved.

Nodding, Bai Yu watched Su Rongxue and her mother enter the elevator and close the door before turning around and walking back towards the private room.

What he didn't know was that Su Rongxue was currently with her mother, and the topic of their conversation wasn't about mother and daughter, but about him.

"Rong Xue, tell your mother honestly, do you have feelings for that Bai Yu, or any other thoughts about her?"

Standing beside her mother, Su Rongxue, dressed in a white dress, gasped in surprise upon hearing her mother's words.

"ah?".

Although the sound was very soft, it could be heard clearly in this enclosed space, proving that this girl really couldn't hide anything.

"What's there to be surprised about? This is perfectly normal. You're not a child anymore; you're nineteen today. Your mother won't interfere with your studies or anything. You should be bolder in your daily life, understand?"

Although her mother hadn't actually scratched her face, she understood perfectly what her mother meant.

Although Su Rongxue did indeed like Bai Yu, the fact that her mother had revealed it still made her feel embarrassed and annoyed.

"I didn't... Mom, don't talk nonsense, I'm going to hate you..."

It's true that she threw a little tantrum, but given Su Rongxue's gentle and weak temperament, let alone her mother, she wouldn't be afraid of anyone else.

"Okay, okay, your mom is just making things up, alright? You know best what really happened. Anyway, Mom supports you in everything. I'll send you more money next month, so be careful with your spending, okay?"

As she said this, Su Rongxue's mother bent down and pinched Su Rongxue's little face, with an expression of extreme doting.

Su Rongxue was very unhappy about her mother pinching her cheek like that and tried to pull her hand away, but it was a completely futile resistance.

After Su Rongxue saw her mother off to the car, she returned to the private room.

At this moment, because Su Rongxue's mother was no longer present, everyone was more relaxed than before.

Bai Yu had eaten enough by then, so it was time for her to go home.

However, before leaving, he still had to give Su Rongxue something. After all, it was her birthday today, and you couldn't just come empty-handed when someone invited you to dinner, could you?

Even though Xia Rong and the other two girls gave Su Rongxue some small gifts, Bai Yu might have taken advantage of them in the past, but it's not acceptable for her to keep taking advantage of them.

The best time for Bai Yu to give a gift was when Xia Rong and the other two girls went out to use the restroom together.

It wasn't that Bai Yu couldn't give gifts in front of these three girls, but rather that he had his own plans.

Seeing that they had given her a gift, they certainly wouldn't think they were there to freeload a meal from Su Rongxue.

What he wanted was for the three girls to misunderstand that he hadn't given them anything, and that he was just there for a meal, implying he was a bad person and stingy.

As long as the three girls don't bring up the misunderstanding and ask Su Rongxue, Su Rongxue definitely won't say that she gave her a gift. Bai Yu is very clear about this.

Wouldn't that lead to misunderstandings and negative feelings?

Although it doesn't directly affect Su Rongxue, it seems difficult to gain negative favor from this girl, so it's okay to do so through her friends.

Speaking ill of yourself indirectly might not have much effect in a day or two, but it will have an effect in the long run, right?

Bai Yu's plans are inexhaustible; there's always a way to circumvent policies.

There are only Su Rongxue and Bai Yu in the private room now.

Today, she's wearing a white dress, a crystal crown hair accessory, and her silver hair is styled into a long braid. No matter what she wears, she looks beautiful.

However, upon closer inspection today, Bai Yu discovered that this girl also possessed a princess-like quality, the kind of feeling that belongs to a fairy tale princess.

"Su Rongxue, I'm full. I had a good meal. This is for you."

Standing up, Bai Yu took a small box out of her pants pocket.

The box wasn't big, about the size of Bai Yu's palm, and the contents weren't expensive either, only two or three hundred yuan.

After all, Bai Yu isn't exactly a tycoon. Asking him to buy Su Rongxue a gift worth thousands or tens of thousands of yuan is like asking him to sell his girlfriend—he couldn't afford that.

After handing the birthday gift to Su Rongxue, Bai Yu was about to leave without saying that it was a birthday gift. She only said that it was for her.

However, even if it wasn't said, Su Rongxue knew that what Bai Yu gave her was probably a birthday present.

Instead of opening it immediately, the girl carefully put the gift away and quickly called Bai Yu back.

"Bai Yu...wait a minute..."

Bai Yu looked at Su Rongxue, who had suddenly called out to her, with a puzzled expression and asked her calmly.

"What's up?".

Seeing Bai Yu's indifferent expression, Su Rongxue pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, and then asked a question weakly.

"Will...you protect me...?"

???

He was dumbfounded when he heard those timid words that Bai Yu didn't immediately understand.

"What do you mean?"

He was unaware that Su Rongxue had overheard his entire conversation with his mother, which is why he didn't understand what Su Rongxue meant.

But how could Su Rongxue possibly say such things again or explain them, given her thin skin?

With her face flushed, Su Rongxue didn't explain or say anything more. She opened her arms to give Bai Yu a hug.

This sudden action startled Bai Yu, who quickly took a half-step back and warned him.

"What are you trying to do? I don't like girls who don't wear panties. Don't come any closer."

Upon hearing Bai Yu's words, Su Rongxue's face instantly flushed red.