When Xiao Youran mentioned An Shishi, Xu Xiuwen was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
An Shishi definitely couldn't afford so many branded clothes before.
But after they got together, since Xu Xiuwen couldn't give her a legitimate status, he naturally wanted to make it up to her in other ways.
Not to mention the few times he took her shopping, just the money he gave her was enough for her to buy whatever she wanted.
In this era, if you went to a nursing school or an ordinary school and looked for a college girl to support, many would be willing for just 3000 yuan a month.
Xu Xiuwen gave An Shishi a substantial amount of money.
However, unlike a typical sugar relationship, although it started as a physical relationship, Xu Xiuwen grew increasingly fond of An Shishi's bold and passionate personality as he got to know her better.
Of course, who wouldn't like someone as understanding as An Shishi, a perfect "green tea girl"?
Especially when this green tea girl not only speaks sweetly but also goes along with everything you do; it's hard not to love her.
Seeing Xu Xiuwen remain silent, Xiao Youran suddenly said, "Xiao Xu, it's been so long, I haven't met Shishi's husband yet. Who do you think her husband is?"
An Shishi being kept was no secret in Room 301.
Cheng Lu and Song Siyu both knew about it.
However, none of the three had ever met the husband An Shishi mentioned.
Xu Xiuwen said, "Don't meddle in other people's affairs."
Xiao Youran explained, "I'm not meddling, I'm just curious. Why are you being so harsh?"
"I'm not being harsh, I'm just reminding you. Whether Shishi is willing or not, such things don't sound good. If others in your major find out, how will she continue her studies? So it's best not to mention it at all, then no one will know."
"Alright, I understand."
Xiao Youran thought what Xu Xiuwen said made sense.
After a few seconds of silence, Xiao Youran suddenly asked, "Xiao Xu, will you keep other girls in the future?"
Xu Xiuwen was almost startled out of bed by this question.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Xiao Youran pouted, "In TV dramas, they always say men turn bad when they get rich. You're rich now, won't you turn bad?"
Xu Xiuwen said, "TV dramas are all lies. Who says having money means turning bad? I'm not that kind of person."
"Hmph, I don't believe it. You already want to have Cheng Lu and me both at the same time, you've already turned bad."
Xu Xiuwen looked embarrassed.
"Youran, the situation between Cheng Lu, you, and me is quite special."
Xiao Youran sighed.
"I know, I just can't accept it. Clearly, I'm your childhood sweetheart, I'm the one you love the most, but we can't be together smoothly. Why is that?"
Seeing the girl's disappointed expression, Xu Xiuwen said, "Youran, I..."
"Don't say it. I won't rush you or pressure you. As long as you love me, I don't mind suffering a little."
Xu Xiuwen sighed.
All he could do was hold Xiao Youran tightly in his arms.
"Youran, Aunt Ning is leaving."
Zhang Ruoshu's voice suddenly came from outside the door.
The two were startled, hurriedly let go of each other, and stood up from the bed.
They then noticed each other's nervousness and, after exchanging glances, burst into laughter.
Xiao Youran said, "We're not having a puppy love, no need to be so nervous."
"Exactly."
Leaving Xiao Youran's room, Ning Wanqiu was already at the foyer putting on her shoes.
She was holding onto the wall with one hand and bending her leg to put on her shoes, showing her curves.
Xiao Youran couldn't help but say, "Aunt Ning, you're really beautiful."
Ning Wanqiu smiled, "Auntie is already old, what's so beautiful about that? You're the one who's truly beautiful, Youran."
Xiao Youran shook her head, "Aunt Ning, you're really beautiful. I think if you were at our school, you'd definitely be voted as the school beauty."
Hearing this, Zhang Ruoshu also laughed.
She said, "Youran, you might not know, but your Aunt Ning was always the school beauty when she was studying. The number of people pursuing her could line up from here to Jinling."
Ning Wanqiu blushed slightly, "Why are you telling the kids this? It's not as exaggerated as you say."
After Ning Wanqiu left, Zhang Ruoshu looked at Xu Xiuwen and Xiao Youran and said, "I'm a bit tired, I'm going to my room to sleep for a while."
After saying that, Zhang Ruoshu went back to her room.
Xiao Youran turned to Xu Xiuwen. "Xiao Xu, let's go."
"What are we doing? Going shopping?"
"Yes."
"But it's a bit early now, we..."
Hearing this, Xiao Youran got anxious, "Are you trying to back out?"
Seeing her aggrieved look, almost about to cry, Xu Xiuwen didn't dare to hesitate any longer and quickly said, "We'll go, we'll go, let's go now."
So Xu Xiuwen walked to the foyer to change his shoes.
Seeing this, Xiao Youran finally showed a joyful expression. "Wait for me, I'll grab my bag."
When they left Xiao Youran's house, she immediately linked arms with Xu Xiuwen.
Xu Xiuwen tried to pull his hand away, "Don't let people see."
Xiao Youran pouted, "Let them see. We're not doing anything wrong."
"What I mean is, the community is full of acquaintances. If they see us being so close, our relationship will be exposed. Do you want everyone to know about us?"
Xiao Youran wanted to say that it wouldn't be so bad, but she was a bit shy. After hesitating, she said, "Okay, let's not link arms for now."
Seeing her being so obedient, Xu Xiuwen was satisfied and reached out to ruffle her hair.
Xiao Youran also liked having her head patted, but only if it was Xu Xiuwen doing it. If it were any other guy, she would have immediately bristled.
Xu Xiuwen drove to the most bustling commercial street in Langya City. He found a parking spot and parked the car.
As soon as they got out, Xiao Youran linked arms with Xu Xiuwen again.
Xu Xiuwen pulled his hand away once more. Just as Xiao Youran was about to pout, Xu Xiuwen suddenly placed his hand on her waist, pulling her close.
Xiao Youran's half body pressed tightly against Xu Xiuwen's.
She was stunned for a moment, then her cheeks flushed.
Seeing her expression, Xu Xiuwen asked deliberately, "Don't you like me holding you like this?"
"It's not that I don't like it."
"If you don't like it, I'll let go."
As soon as Xu Xiuwen said the words "let go," Xiao Youran, as if afraid he really would, quickly said, "I like it."
Once she spoke, Xiao Youran met Xu Xiuwen's smiling eyes and realized he was teasing her. Her pretty face turned red.
"You're so bad!" Xiao Youran muttered.
She spoke softly, but Xu Xiuwen still heard her. "I'm so bad, and you still like me?"
Realizing she couldn't outtalk him, Xiao Youran lowered her head and pretended to be mute.
Xu Xiuwen didn't say anything more, holding Xiao Youran's waist as they walked forward.
Xu Xiuwen couldn't help but notice how slim Xiao Youran's waist was. After holding it for just a short while, he didn't want to let go.
Xiao Youran gradually got used to it.
The commercial street they went to was the busiest in Langya City and could be considered the city center. The long street was lined with various shops on both sides, filled with an array of goods.
Today happened to be Saturday, and the street was especially crowded, with couples everywhere.
Xu Xiuwen and Xiao Youran chatted as they walked, temporarily forgetting everything else.
Both of them enjoyed the relaxed and leisurely atmosphere, especially since they were together.
The smile almost never left Xiao Youran's face.
As they walked, Xiao Youran stopped in front of a clothing store. The store's decor was relatively simple, but it was packed with customers.
Xiao Youran pulled Xu Xiuwen into the store.
This shop wasn't a big brand; it had various styles of clothes, but mainly focused on a young fashion, especially couples' outfits.
Xiao Youran had her eye on a set of couple outfits worn by the mannequins.
Pointing at the clothes on the mannequins, Xiao Youran said to Xu Xiuwen, "Xiao Xu, I like those clothes."
"If you like them, go try them on."
"Will you try them with me?"
"I'll pass."
"Oh come on, I've never bought couple outfits with you. Just try them with me, please."
Unable to resist Xiao Youran's pleading, Xu Xiuwen had to agree.
They found a salesgirl to help them find the right sizes.
The store was quite busy, so they had to wait in line for a while before they could use the fitting rooms.
When they came out of the fitting rooms, standing together, they immediately caught everyone's attention.
The salesgirl was the first to come up to them, saying, "Wow, you two look amazing in these outfits. They're practically tailor-made for you."
Xiao Youran walked to the mirror, looking at her reflection, feeling very satisfied.
"Xiao Xu, what do you think?"
Seeing that she clearly wanted to buy them, Xu Xiuwen agreed, "I think they look great. If you like them, buy them."
"Alright, I'll buy them," Xiao Youran said happily.
Xu Xiuwen quietly watched Xiao Youran's happy expression, feeling quite pleased himself.
When they left the clothing store, both Xu Xiuwen and Xiao Youran were wearing the couple outfits they had just bought.
Yes, right after paying, they put them on.
Xiao Youran wore a light green dress with a butterfly knot design at the collar, giving it a very schoolgirl vibe.
The hem of the dress was just below her knees, exposing her smooth, tender calves, and she wore white canvas shoes.
Her long, straight black hair and this outfit made her look like a pure university goddess.
As she walked down the street, she attracted almost everyone's attention.
Xu Xiuwen stood next to her.
He wore a green faux two-piece short-sleeved T-shirt paired with green shorts, looking sporty and youthful, also very handsome.
Worried about being recognized, Xu Xiuwen wore a mask, so he didn't attract as much attention as Xiao Youran.
However, even so, the two of them standing together looked like a perfect couple, naturally becoming the focus of the crowd.
Just as they walked out of the clothing store, they ran into their middle school Chinese teacher.
The teacher immediately recognized Xiao Youran. "Are you Xiao Youran?" the teacher asked.
Xiao Youran looked up, surprised to see her middle school Chinese teacher, and instinctively nodded, "Teacher Gao, it's me."
Teacher Gao, who wasn't very tall and much shorter than Xiao Youran, quickly shifted her gaze to Xu Xiuwen standing next to her.
She didn't recognize Xu Xiuwen and asked with a smile, "Is this your boyfriend?"
Xiao Youran was surprised that Teacher Gao didn't recognize Xu Xiuwen, but when she heard her question, her face turned red.
Facing her former teacher, she was too embarrassed to admit their relationship.
Back in middle school, Teacher Gao had suspected her of early dating and had talked to her several times, urging her to focus on her studies and not date early.
She had promised wholeheartedly back then.
Now, being caught by her former teacher, she felt like she had been caught dating early.
So, she was too embarrassed to admit their relationship.
Thinking quickly, she said, "Teacher, he's my brother."
"You have a brother?" Teacher Gao was surprised.
"Cousin…" Xiao Youran's explanation sounded even weaker.
However, Teacher Gao didn't seem to doubt her, smiling, "It seems you two cousins have a good relationship. I have something to do, so I'll go now. Come to my house for a meal sometime, you know where it is."
"Okay, goodbye, Teacher Gao."
After saying that, Xiao Youran, fearing that Teacher Gao might come back, lowered her head and pulled Xu Xiuwen in the opposite direction.
Teacher Gao watched their departing figures and smiled to herself, "They really are a perfect match."
In fact, when she saw the two of them, she immediately recognized Xu Xiuwen and Xiao Youran.
She didn't directly point out Xu Xiuwen, noticing he was wearing a mask.
She guessed that the two might still be secretly dating and didn't want others to know, so she pretended to recognize only Xiao Youran.
She was curious if Xiao Youran would admit it, but the always obedient girl not only didn't admit it but also chose to lie, saying the other person was her cousin.
Thinking of this, Teacher Gao couldn't help but laugh softly.
Xiao Youran still didn't know that Teacher Gao had already recognized Xu Xiuwen and knew she had just lied.
She pulled Xu Xiuwen along for dozens of meters before stopping.
She turned to look back, and seeing that Teacher Gao was no longer visible in the crowd, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Xiao Youran looked up and noticed Xu Xiuwen's amused expression. She couldn't help but ask, "What's up with you? Want to say something?"
Xu Xiuwen teased with a smile, "Why didn't you tell Teacher Gao I'm your boyfriend? Why lie and say I'm your cousin?"
Xiao Youran's face turned red.
She opened her mouth but then closed it again.
In the end, she told him about Teacher Gao's advice against early dating back in middle school.
After hearing this, Xu Xiuwen asked, "Why didn't you tell me this earlier?"
Xiao Youran blushed and said, "If I told you, wouldn't you know that I..."
She didn't finish the sentence.
Xu Xiuwen finished it for her, "That you liked me, right?"
Seeing his smile, which she found annoying, she huffed, "Are you very pleased with yourself?"
Xu Xiuwen shook his head, "I'm happy, not pleased."
After a pause, he added, "But it seems you liked me a lot in middle school. Otherwise, how could Teacher Gao notice?"
"I didn't like you that much. You were always sticking to me."
"Let's be clear, I remember it was you who stuck to me in middle school, right?"
"No, you were sticking to me!"
"Heh..."
"What are you laughing at! Stop laughing!"
"I'm your cousin, and you're my cousin. Since when does a cousin boss around another cousin?" Xu Xiuwen teased.
Xiao Youran's face burned, "You're taking advantage of me."
"I'm not taking advantage of you. You told Teacher Gao that yourself, not me."
"Seeing me embarrassed makes you happy, right?"
Xu Xiuwen laughed heartily, "A little bit."
"You're so annoying! If I had known, I wouldn't have bought couple outfits with you."
Xu Xiuwen asked, "So should we go back to the store and take them off now?"