"Speak, what do you need your uncle for? Auntie will screen it first," she decided to make things a little difficult for them.
Li Niannian paused for a moment and sighed, "It's about the thesis for our studies. The semester starts in a week, and we've both chosen our topics, but we've only just begun... Internships have been too busy, and my brain is fried."
"Oh~~~" she said, feigning sudden understanding, but didn't say anything further.
"Good Auntie! Please help us schedule it, won't you?" Li Niannian resorted to pleading.
Su Yue felt a headache coming on with all her auntie calls. She quickly said she would ask Chen Ziming and get back to them later.
She hung up the phone.
"Happy?" He seemed quite pleased.
"Happy about what?" Su Yue was about to ask him, but he spoke first, catching her off guard.
"Follow me, and you can start being an elder."
"..."
She truly thanked him. Perhaps she should interview some young girls and see which one would be willing to be chased and called auntie by two twenty-year-olds.
Su Yue ignored his question and got straight to the point: "Niannian and Chen Cheng want to ask you about their theses. They're free tomorrow."
Chen Ziming's brow furrowed slightly.
Her words implied that those two brats wanted his guidance, taking up his precious time and energy, and then he had to accommodate their schedule.
"You don't want to?" Seeing his expression, she also frowned, a hint of dissatisfaction showing.
She knew he had the entire Saturday free.
Seeing her like this, Chen Ziming smiled, reached out, and ruffled her hair. "Darling, if you ask me to, I will."
This answer pleased her greatly. Su Yue felt a bit happy, but maintained a proud demeanor.
"Then tomorrow evening?"
"Okay," he replied, then paused and added, "Let them come to my place."
Su Yue blinked, not quite understanding why they had to go to his house.
Chen Ziming's intention was that discussing it at home would be more convenient, but he didn't explain. Instead, he continued to tease her, "We can't just give them guidance for free. Make Chen Cheng cook for them."
Su Yue: ...
Later that evening, after returning home, they lay in bed chatting.
This was one of their favorite pastimes.
Su Yue suddenly remembered something. She leaned over, looking at him with a confused expression, "Did Feng Jingjing say something today about how you liked her even though she's so promiscuous?"
The hand that had been caressing her body stopped instantly. A rare look of awkwardness crossed his face.
"Hm? Did she?" Seeing his silence, she pressed on.
He paused, then hummed in agreement.
"Was she talking about me?" Su Yue asked, incredulously.
"You."
Now she was truly unsettled, growing a bit angry. She propped herself up on her elbows, her face flushed with anger, and asked, "Why would she say that about me?" As she spoke, she pondered, her brow furrowed. "Is it because some of my interactions with fans below my notes are a bit wild? But that doesn't amount to promiscuity, does it?"
He didn't answer.
Suddenly, she realized something and put on a stern face, "Chen Ziming, you didn't say anything to her, did you."
To her surprise, a smile appeared on his face. "Well... maybe."
Maybe??
Su Yue became even more displeased. She sat up straight, glaring at him and demanding, "You explain yourself clearly."
He took a deep breath, sat up as well, took her hand, and said in a coaxing tone, "Then, darling, promise me you won't get angry first."
Just as she suspected!!
"I can't promise, but you have to tell me."
Her pretty face was already filled with anger.
The man lowered his eyes, seemingly weighing his words.
"If you don't tell me, I'm going to go find Li Niannian tonight." She didn't give him much time to think. His mind could surely concoct a reason that would please her.
"Alright, I'll tell you." Hearing her threat to leave, he surrendered immediately, laughing somewhat helplessly. He slowly began to recount the conversation.
Su Yue was simply… shocked!
He had said that about her?!
This scoundrel!