Chapter 143 Take the initiative

Chapter 143 Take the initiative

Chapter 143 Take the initiative
Xiao Yangzhi had to finish her evening self-study at 9:30, and Xu Mingyuan asked her to ask Lao Gao to approve a leave note in advance for her to live outside the home.

It takes at least two hours to get home from Jiangda University, and he also has to take Tao Shuxin home.

Looking at his watch, it was almost seven o'clock, so Xu Mingyuan called Tao Shuxin and asked her to come over as soon as possible to give him an excuse to leave early.

Tao Shuxin learned in advance the time when Xu Mingyuan would leave, and was wandering around the school gate. She was already impatient waiting, and a few minutes after receiving the call, she came over with her suitcase.

Hearing Tao Shuxin calling his name softly, Xu Mingyuan turned around and waved at her, said something to the people around him, and called Ye Yining again.

"Teacher Ye, we're going home first. We can't stay too late today. Sorry."

"Go home now, can't you wait until tomorrow?" Ye Yining advised again.

Xu Mingyuan had told her in advance, so it was useless for Ye Yining to persuade her.

She is just a counselor and all she can do is advise and guide.

Ye Yining is currently in the stage of wanting to get along well with students. When she realizes that college students are not easy to serve, she will probably do the same as other counselors: My classmate, it is not my duty as a counselor to help you. I believe you can solve the problem on your own...

For Xu Mingyuan, who just wanted to get a diploma, the counselor's invisible power was useless and he was thankful that it didn't cause him any trouble.

There are two other girls in the class who live locally and also want to go home. One of them will be picked up by her parent later, and the other plans to take the bus back.

Some students in the class were not interested in the dinner party, mostly girls, but there were also boys, about a dozen people in total, and they all wanted to go back to school early to rest.

Ye Yining had a good idea. She thought that the end of military training would be a good opportunity to strengthen the friendship among classmates.

But what she didn't expect was that the students, who were tired after half a month, just wanted to have a good rest.

Empty talk like loving the collective is far less real than sleeping in bed.

But the majority of students still gave face and ate the skewers while laughing and joking. However, it will be difficult to organize the whole class to participate in activities together next time.

Ye Yining is very responsible. When she saw that some students wanted to leave early, she organized the students who were returning to school to go back together.

It seemed like she was really worried that some students would be hit while crossing the road.

Xu Mingyuan found it funny. Ye Yining was simply suffering from first job syndrome. She was PUA'd up by the interviewer so badly that she was afraid of making any mistakes.

But her worries were unnecessary. Although the road in front of Jiangda University’s gate was wide, the traffic volume was not heavy and the speed was very slow.

College students are a little naive and have less life experience, but they are not stupid. Unless they really want to die, who would crash into a car?
"You don't drink, so you want to drive home, right? Then would it be convenient for you to give Meng Jia a ride?"

After seeing off the students returning to school, Ye Yining sent Meng Jia to the bus stop and also sent Xu Mingyuan and the other two.

"Well, it's not very convenient. We'll just take the highway on the way instead of going into the city."

Xu Mingyuan refused without a second thought. The bus stop near Jiangda University was full of students coming and going. The nightlife had just begun and it was safer than during the day.

"Xu Mingyuan, did you drive to school?" Meng Jia asked curiously.

"I have no choice. I'm kept by the young lady and I have no choice but to be her driver." Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.

Tao Shuxin was dressed exquisitely and followed beside him in a graceful manner.

Unlike him, he just came out wearing any clothes, complained about the heat while eating, and even made his hair a mess.

In this comparison, he really looks like a bag-carrying boy beside a young lady.

Meng Jia covered her mouth and chuckled: "Why don't you help her pull the suitcase?"

"I have my own hands..."

Tao Shuxin said this while shaking his arm reluctantly.

She was so annoyed that she would not have made such jokes if she had known earlier. Unexpectedly, Xu Mingyuan became addicted to it.

"Teacher Ye, please go back soon. We don't need you to send us off."

Seeing that Meng Jia had already boarded the bus and Ye Yining was still following, Xu Mingyuan gave her some advice.

We are not kindergarten kids anymore, there is no need to feed us.

"It's okay. It's the counselor's responsibility to get you home safely."

"Once you are outside the school, you have nothing to do with the teacher. There is a group of students in our class drinking there. You are the one who brought them here. If something happens, it will be even more troublesome." Xu Mingyuan said helplessly.

Hearing Xu Mingyuan's words, Ye Yining immediately stopped where she was, nodded and said, "Then you guys go home, walk slowly, and be careful on the road."

"Thank you, teacher."

Xu Mingyuan waved his hand.

He didn't look for Ye Yining for anything during the military training, except when he first reported for duty, he asked if students could apply for a vehicle pass.

But after weighing the pros and cons, Ye Yining did not give him a definite answer.

Seeing that she was young and did not dare to take responsibility, Xu Mingyuan did not ask any more questions and simply left the car in a parking space on the side of the road.

"Your counselor is very responsible. Unlike our Chinese Language Department counselor, who is nowhere to be seen all day long." Tao Shuxin said in surprise.

"Your counselor is responsible for several classes, so he doesn't have the time to take care of you. Teacher Ye just started his internship, so he has a lot of things to do."

"Hey, you actually said she is troublesome! I wish my class counselor would take more responsibilities." Tao Shuxin complained.

"You don't understand this. You counselors have been doing this for many years, so it's easier for you to get things that benefit the students. For example, our world history major is not loved by anyone. Not only are we assigned as interns, but we haven't even seen our homeroom teacher since military training."

"Ah? So miserable." Tao Shuxin said in surprise.

"Actually, it's pretty good this way, it reduces the hassle. Hey, hurry up and leave, don't you want to go home?" Xu Mingyuan urged.

"Yes, let's go quickly..."

Tao Shuxin no longer pulled the box slowly, her steps were light and her arms were swinging quickly.

Tao Shuxin remembered where the car was parked more clearly than Xu Mingyuan.

When she was about a hundred or two hundred meters away from the school gate, she dropped her suitcase and asked Xu Mingyuan to pull it, then she trotted over to check everything.

The half of the car body facing the road was covered with mud spots, probably due to the sprinkler truck. Apart from being a little dirty, there were no scratches or bumps.

Tao Shuxin breathed a sigh of relief, but when she saw that Xu Mingyuan was still taking his time, she became a little anxious again.

What a person you are, how come you don’t care at all?
"Aren't you afraid that your car will be smashed?" Tao Shuxin asked with a frown.

"What are you afraid of? Didn't your dad also park his car on the side of the road?"

“That’s different.”

"What's the difference? Oh, I see. I think you want to go in." Xu Mingyuan smiled and teased with a slightly exaggerated look of realization.

"You are shameless!" Tao Shuxin blushed at what he said, and hurriedly explained: "My dad drives every day, how could he park for so long like you!"

After getting in the car, Tao Shuxin nervously looked at Xu Mingyuan. It was late at night and the street lights were dark, and she was afraid that he would turn into a big bad wolf. With their eyes crossed, Tao Shuxin hurriedly took out her cell phone and called her mother.

Just as she thought, Xu Mingyuan did not touch her. He started the car and left the parking space.

Tsk, you don't have much courage...

Tao Shuxin cursed secretly.

"Hey, Mom, um, I'm on my way and will be home soon."

As soon as the car started, Tao Shuxin was no longer panicked. She didn't believe that Xu Mingyuan would dare to do anything bad while driving.

The topics on the way were much more relaxed. Tao Shuxin chattered non-stop and complained that Xu Mingyuan needed a hair cut.

Seeing Xu Mingyuan concentrating on driving, Tao Shuxin became bolder. Occasionally, she saw him looking at her meaningfully, but after a few times, she didn't care anymore.

She would straighten her legs, knead them, and then ask him if her slim jeans looked good.

Of course Xu Mingyuan didn't have the chance to see it, and Tao Shuxin just sat there and laughed foolishly when she saw this.

The stubborn girl never thought about who had the driving rights, nor did she think about the consequences of teasing Xu Mingyuan.

"Wow, we're finally back to Nanxi!"

Seeing the Nanxi City sign from afar, Tao Shuxin spread out his hands, stretched, and his little face was full of happy smiles.

There aren’t many cars on the Outer Ring Road, and it takes another ten minutes to drive to the city.

Xu Mingyuan slowed down the car, pulled over and stepped on the brakes at the intersection of the street lights.

"What? Do you want some water?"

Tao Shuxin handed over the bottle of drink. She was worried that Xu Mingyuan was driving while fatigued, so she took a two-minute break at the service area.

Tao Shuxin didn't care about stopping at this moment.

But Xu Mingyuan didn't take the water, which made her feel the atmosphere was a little subtle and her heartbeat slowly accelerated.

pat.

The headlights were off.

"What do you want to do?"

Tao Shuxin felt panic in her heart.

As he took the next step, the lights in the car went out.

The entire car was pitch black, with only a dim light shining into the car. It was so dim that no face could be seen clearly.

"Why don't you go..."

Tao Shuxin's heart was beating fast, and her tone became softer. She kept tightening and loosening the phone in her hand, not knowing whether she should call or not.

Tao Shuxin is very timid in front of others, and even less timid in private.

But she would be bolder when she was behind people's backs, because Tao Shuxin knew that Xu Mingyuan would not do anything to her at this time.

If things go too far, she will run towards where there are people.

The two of them were almost having an affair.

"Haha, I won't leave if you don't kiss me." Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.

Hearing the relaxed and casual tone in his voice, Tao Shuxin felt relieved.

She snorted softly and rubbed his cheek with her cold lips.

"No, you're being too perfunctory. I've been driving for such a long time."

"Mu."

Tao Shuxin used a little force.

"Or not."

"You're going a bit too far..."

Tao Shuxin frowned, but still leaned forward.

Then my head was held down and it was too late to retreat.

I knew you were going to do something bad...

Tao Shuxin closed her eyes tightly, clenched her fists, and punched Xu Mingyuan's shoulders lightly.

After a long while, as if tired of fighting, the soft arms hung around his neck.

a long time.

When the car started again, Tao Shuxin became a silent little quail again. Seeing Xu Mingyuan laughing, she glared at him fiercely and turned her head away quickly, not daring to look at him again.

When we arrived in the city, the lights came on.

Tao Shuxin's fingers trembled slightly. She rummaged in her bag for a long time and finally found a small mirror.

Her fingertips rubbed the peach-pink color on her cheeks, and she knew very well that this was all the shame that could not be stopped in her heart.

The red light at the intersection came on. Seeing that Xu Mingyuan was still acting as if nothing had happened, Tao Shuxin could no longer suppress her shame and anger, and started slapping and hitting him.

"Tsk, stop hitting me. I see you're quite happy about it, aren't you?"

"You're talking nonsense!"

"Are you talking nonsense?" Xu Mingyuan scratched his head and said doubtfully, "I feel like you are taking the initiative, right?"

"No, no, no! Shut up!"

Tao Shuxin folded her hands across her chest, bit her lip, looked out the window, and tried hard to calm herself.

Now I have to be angry with myself. What if my mother notices that I look unhappy when I get home?

(End of this chapter)