Chapter 532: Chapter 532

Pu Sangzhi’s summer job finally came to an end.

The last day, she got off work at 10:00 PM, and Huo Feng, as usual, rode his little electric scooter to pick them both up.

On the way back, Ye Qingcao seemed to have thrown off a burden, shouting excitedly on the electric scooter.

But Pu Sangzhi had been mostly silent the whole way, though her arms were tightly wrapped around Huo Feng’s waist, hugging him especially close...

Being suddenly confessed to by someone else, for some inexplicable reason, made Pu Sangzhi feel as if she had done something wrong to Huo Feng.

Even though she had turned them down quite decisively at the time.

Still, she couldn’t shake the feeling that it must have been something she did wrong to attract such unwanted attention.

If it were Huo Feng, he certainly wouldn’t do anything needlessly intimate with other girls to make them like him.

It’s true that Huo Feng had no shortage of admirers.

But indeed, Huo Feng had never given any other girl cause to believe he was interested...

Comparing her actions with her expectations of him, Pu Sangzhi felt as if she had wronged Huo Feng.

Huo Feng drove them both home.

After Pu Sangzhi and Ye Qingcao got off the scooter, surprisingly, Huo Feng took the initiative to ask Pu Sangzhi, "Are you starting tutoring tomorrow?" ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵⁂𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⁂𝓷𝓮𝓽

Seeing him so obedient, so well-behaved...

Pu Sangzhi felt even more apologetic toward him.

"Do you want to rest another day? Or start tutoring right away?" Pu Sangzhi asked him.

"Wow, you’re actually letting me decide..."

Huo Feng was pleasantly surprised, "You’re in a good mood today? You dare to leave such a big decision to me?"

Seeing him starting to joke around, Pu Sangzhi knocked him on the forehead and said, "Since you’re asking for it, come over for tutoring tomorrow! I guess you don’t need any rest!"

Huo Feng sighed again, then said, "That’s more like your style. Indeed, I haven’t looked at books for a month, and I kind of miss them. Let’s start tomorrow, no need to delay."

"Sure," Pu Sangzhi replied.

She didn’t expect that Huo Feng would be so eager to start tutoring.

It looks like the teaching quality tomorrow will be very high...

"So, am I coming to your place in the morning, or in the afternoon?"

Huo Feng asked, "Are we tutoring for the whole day or just half a day?"

Pu Sangzhi replied, "If you come in the morning, we’ll tutor for the day, if in the afternoon, then half a day. You decide."

For the third time, Huo Feng expressed his amazement, "It really seems like you’re in a good mood today, leaving everything up to me to decide, this is so not like you!"

Seeing him starting to jest again, Pu Sangzhi knocked him on the forehead once more, repeating, "Since you’re asking for it, come over in the morning! You should experience a full day of academic pressure!"

This time, Huo Feng couldn’t help but laugh out loud, "This conversation, so repetitive..."

Seeing him laugh so happily, Pu Sangzhi’s lips lifted in a smile, "Alright, no more joking. Summer break has one more month to go, and we really need to buckle down on tutoring. Next semester there are three more exams to face, and in mid-September, we have to go to Hangzhou for the nationwide math competition. If you’re interested in the math competition, we can focus on math this month. However, I must say, aiming for Tsinghua through it is extremely difficult. Even if I were to compete, I’m not sure I could secure a Tsinghua recommendation. It’s based on national rankings, and you have to remember there’s always someone better out there, it’s really hard!"

Huo Feng felt it had been a long time since he had heard her speak so seriously about studying.

Suddenly listening to her serious planning for the next semester and the tough academic road ahead, that familiar pressure of being a student returned to Huo Feng in that moment.

Huo Feng found it exhilarating!

"Since it’s so difficult, let’s consider it a backup option. Let’s not focus too much energy on it for now, but still make some preparations. What do you think?" Huo Feng asked her.

Pu Sangzhi seldom saw him so decisive, naturally she first nodded in agreement, "Then let’s start with a comprehensive review. You don’t need to hold out too much hope for the math competition, but still, tighten up on the other subjects. Anyway, we’ll talk more when you come over tomorrow!"

Huo Feng nodded, "See you tomorrow, Teacher Pu."

And thus, another peculiar nickname was born.

This one wasn’t unpleasant...

Pu Sangzhi was acceptable.

"Then goodbye, Huo classmate."

Pu Sangzhi waved her hand at him, actually picking up the nickname he had given her.

With that, they waved farewell, Huo Feng rode his electric scooter off into the distance...

This night was Ye Qingcao’s last night staying at Pu Sangzhi’s home.

Ye Qingcao particularly treasured this last night and, with a pitiable expression, asked Pu Sangzhi, "Can I stay a few more days at your place? It’s no fun going home alone, and my mom’s really busy~ My brother hasn’t come back yet~ Sangzhi, can I?"

After saying this, it clearly was no longer going to be Ye Qingcao’s last night staying there.

Because Pu Sangzhi could not possibly refuse Ye Qingcao.

Pu Sangzhi gladly agreed, "Stay as many days as you like. But starting tomorrow, I have to tutor Huo Feng, and it will probably take the whole day. If you get bored, you can join us and do your homework on the side."

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingcao started to pout with boredom.

Ye Qingcao herself was not fond of studying either.

However, although she didn’t like studying, she would still force herself to study. She was quite clear-headed and had always understood the importance of studying.

Ye Qingcao lay on the bed with her large, limpid eyes looking longingly at Pu Sangzhi, who was sitting at the desk, engrossed in her work.

Ye Qingcao couldn’t help but ask, "Isn’t tutoring starting tomorrow? What are you doing right now? You’re not doing homework, are you?"

Pu Sangzhi shook her head, "I’m making a study plan for Huo Feng. I need to make a study plan for him every term so that he has clear goals and direction in his studies."

Ye Qingcao smiled and her mouth curled up, "If I hadn’t stayed at your place for a month, I would never have known that you liked Feng-ge so much every day! Sangzhi, you really hid it deep."

At the desk, Pu Sangzhi couldn’t help but smile upon hearing this, without even lifting her eyelids, she retorted to Ye Qingcao, "I’ve always been with Huo Feng. Ever since I started preparing to tutor him, I’ve been making study plans for him. Don’t think too much into it; it’s just me being responsible for his studies."

"I didn’t say I was overthinking..."

Ye Qingcao teased, "I just think that you and Feng-ge really have such a good relationship."

Pu Sangzhi glanced at her, "Hmm?"

Ye Qingcao said, "I always thought it was Feng-ge who was passionately chasing after you, that he had given a lot for you, willing to offer anything. Now I see that you also did a lot for Feng-ge. For the two of you to be mutually in love, to care about each other so much, with the same goals and futures, to keep going , it’s really beautiful..."

Upon hearing this, Pu Sangzhi felt that Ye Qingcao was quite right.

"I hope I can keep going with him too."

Pu Sangzhi put down her pen and looked up, her bright eyes fixed on the warm yellow light emitted by the desk lamp, saying, "I don’t know when it started, but Huo Feng’s place in my heart has become more and more stable. I began to feel that he is unique in this world, the only boy who would be so good to me . Last year, there was a time Huo Feng was wronged by a teacher, he got very angry, and even got mad at me, saying some really harsh words."

Ye Qingcao felt like she was hearing something incredible, "Feng-ge actually said harsh words to you? Really? Hasn’t he always treated you like a treasure?"

"Yeah, that was the one time. The only time. I felt like I was really about to lose him."

Memories of that incident flashed through Pu Sangzhi’s mind, as well as the words Huo Feng had said to her.

"That time, he said angrily to me, ’From today on, I won’t change for you anymore! I, Huo Feng, am just a bad student! A delinquent! I’m not worthy of you!’"

Pu Sangzhi even imitated the tone Huo Feng used when he said those words, which was very firm and angry.

Ye Qingcao could hardly believe that Feng-ge had said such words to Sangzhi... Was he out of his mind?!

"And then what happened?" Ye Qingcao asked.

Pu Sangzhi’s lips curled up slightly, "I never imagined that I would cry so much the day he actually gave up. I was really scared, scared of losing him..."