Sui Yu, Who Is Hard to Please

"Get lost!" Sui Yu's response was succinct and to the point.

Someone noticed the commotion, and Gao Feifei couldn't help but stand up for Xia Kexuan.

"Hey, how can you talk like that! You're so impolite!"

Xia Kexuan pulled Gao Feifei back, a look of impatience flashing in her eyes. This idiot, who asked her to stick her neck out?

If anyone else had spoken to Xia Kexuan like that, she would have definitely thought they were utterly lacking in class and manners. But because it was Sui Yu, Xia Kexuan applied a completely different filter.

As expected of someone destined to be the male protagonist, he had such a distinct personality!

An'an didn't pay much attention to this side.

Sui Yu was very good-looking. She had pitied him because she thought of her own experiences and could empathize. But since Sui Yu didn't want to talk to her, she wasn't going to subject a warm face to his cold shoulder.

It just so happened that today was the game session An'an had been looking forward to for a long time.

The children were going to play "Hawk Catching the Chicks."

Sui Yu refused to play, choosing to sit quietly on the steps.

Fan Lina had tried to persuade him, but seeing as he was entirely immovable, she had no choice but to give up.

Sui Yu was actually very well-behaved, just sitting there without running around.

The children ran back and forth across the playground, which was covered in soft rubber mats, calling out one after another: "We want to play Hawk Catching the Chicks."

"We want to play Slither."

"We want to play Drop the Handkerchief."

"We want to play Old Wolf, Old Wolf, What Time Is It?"

Seeing that the game was about to start, Xia Kexuan raised her hand and ran over to Fan Lina. "Teacher Fan, Sui Yu looks so pitiful sitting over there all by himself. I'll go keep him company. We play games all the time anyway, missing a few rounds doesn't matter."

She blinked her large eyes, her voice carrying a slight, affected, cutesy lilt.

Look at that, how cute and considerate she was! How could Sui Yu possibly not like someone like her?

Fan Lina was indeed touched. Xia Kexuan was truly sensible, well-behaved, and clever. She picked up everything instantly, often helped the teachers with chores, and was a very worry-free, good child.

"Alright then, go keep Sui Yu company."

Xia Kexuan walked over to Sui Yu and sat down beside him.

"Sui Yu, since you aren't playing, I'll keep you company and won't play either. That way you won't be lonely."

Sui Yu cast a glance at her, his eyes devoid of emotion.

Xia Kexuan scooted a little closer to him, and seeing that Sui Yu didn't object, she felt a surge of triumph.

Ha, dealing with such a little brat was a piece of cake for her.

The playground was vast. At that moment, the sun wasn't too harsh, as it was blocked by a tall building, casting a large area of shade.

Besides the children from Class 5, students from other classes were also active in their own spaces, keeping out of each other's way.

Class 5's game of Hawk Catching the Chicks had already begun.

An'an volunteered to be the mother hen. She took her role very seriously, spreading her arms wide and watching vigilantly with sharp eyes as Teacher Xinyun, the daycare teacher acting as the hawk.

Teacher Xinyun was petite, around 1 meter 53 centimeters tall, so having her play the hawk wasn't too unfair to the children.

The children grabbed onto each other's clothes one by one, forming a dozen-strong human train resembling a little dragon.

Teacher Xinyun lunged forward to catch the chicks, and An'an spread her arms to block her. "You are not allowed to catch my baby chicks!"

Excited screeches and screams echoed back and forth.

The child at the very end lost their grip on the person in front and fell behind, and Teacher Xinyun rushed forward and grabbed them.

Seven or eight children further back also fell out of line. An'an panicked and hastily blocked the front. "Hurry, hurry, babies, hide behind mother hen!"

An'an was completely immersed in the game, fiercely dedicated to protecting her brood.

Fan Lina was laughing so hard she nearly doubled over, quickly pulling out her phone to record a video.

Sui Yu's gaze remained fixed on An'an's direction without a single blink.

Xia Kexuan edged even closer to him.

"Sui Yu, do you want to come over to my house after school? Our house is huge. Sui Yu, why aren't you talking? Where are you from? Are you from Haicheng? You don't really look like you're from Haicheng."

She asked a barrage of questions, but Sui Yu didn't answer a single one.

Finally, appearing utterly annoyed, Sui Yu shot Xia Kexuan a cold, indifferent glare. "You are so annoying!"

He could see right through her; Xia Kexuan was just trying to suck up to him and didn't genuinely want to be his friend at all.

The game of Hawk Catching the Chicks ended. Mother Hen ultimately failed to protect all her babies, and every single chick was captured by Teacher Xinyun the hawk, yet the children still had an absolute blast.

The kids played a few more games, went inside for a picture book lesson, and before long, it was lunchtime.

Sui Yu sat by himself, with no other children around him.

Word had already spread that Sui Yu was someone who would pull out a knife and stab people, so the other children looked at him with a mixture of curiosity and dread.

An'an was surrounded by a bunch of children, with Qu Bowen and Tian Wenhan staking out the seats on her immediate left and right.

Gao Feifei mustered up her courage and walked over to sit opposite An'an. "Can I sit across from you?"

Because sitting across from An'an meant she could see Tian Wenhan.

An'an wasn't one to hold grudges and generously agreed. "Sure. But you aren't allowed to play dirty anymore or frame me for wetting the bed."

Gao Feifei's face flushed red instantly.

Xia Kexuan carried her lunch tray over and sat down beside Sui Yu, who acted as if she wasn't even there.

Xia Kexuan slid a cup of drink over. "Sui Yu, I brought you a cup of orange juice. This orange juice is really good!"

Sui Yu didn't even look at her, picked up his tray, and walked away.

Xia Kexuan's eyes deepened, though she remained undiscouraged.

As expected of the male protagonist, he really was difficult to handle!

If he were easy to handle, anyone could become Sui Yu's white moonlight.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, kindergarten let out.

Though it was only her second day at school, An'an had already made many good friends, and even Gao Feifei had become friends with her after fighting.

Chatting happily with her companions, she caught sight of Shen Zhihan waiting outside, and her smile grew even more brilliant.

"Daddy!"

An'an waved goodbye to the teacher and ran toward Shen Zhihan.

Shen Zhihan couldn't put his feelings into words at that exact moment. He only felt as though something at his heart had been gently tugged, and in that instant, the entire world narrowed down to just one person in his eyes—his daughter, An'an.

Shen Zhihan scooped An'an up into his arms. "An'an, did you have fun at kindergarten?"

"I had so much fun! I made new friends again."

Qu Bowen and Tian Wenhan both waved to An'an. "See you tomorrow, An'an."

An'an spotted Zhang Wen, who had arrived to pick up Sui Yu.

Zhang Wen roughly yanked Sui Yu over and offered an ingratiating smile to Fan Lina. "Teacher Fan, did Sui Yu cause any trouble at school today? Was he a good boy and obedient?"

Fan Lina replied, "Sui Yu was very good today. He didn't cause any trouble."

An'an still felt that this auntie talked very strangely, and she couldn't help speaking up for Sui Yu. "That's right! I can vouch for him, Yuanyuan was super well-behaved."

Zhang Wen's expression darkened instantly. "I've tolerated you for a long time, little girl. Adults are talking, you shouldn't interrupt! Do you have any upbringing at all?!"

Shen Zhihan's expression grew even darker.

Holding An'an, he looked down at Zhang Wen from a towering height. "I will discipline my daughter myself; it's not your place to point fingers. You'd better mind your own business!"

Meeting Shen Zhihan's gaze, Zhang Wen shuddered involuntarily and hurriedly dragged Sui Yu away.

An'an rested her chin on Shen Zhihan's shoulder, watching as Sui Yu was roughly shoved into a car by Zhang Wen.

She saw Sui Yu's head bump against the door frame of the car, but Zhang Wen didn't notice at all, or perhaps she had done it on purpose.

An'an's little fists clenched tightly.

Thinking back to the lifeless state Sui Yu had been in when she found him tied up in the bushes earlier that day, An'an wrapped her arms around Shen Zhihan's neck, feeling somewhat gloomy.

"Daddy, why was Yuanyuan tied up and dumped in the bushes, but everyone insists on calling it a game?"