Chapter 70: Hate Me?

Emily leaned against the door and sat down on the ground. She bent her legs and placed the book on her lap. She looked at it quietly. Here, she would be able to hear Shen Yu’s movements as soon as he returned.

Emily did not know how long she had been sitting there. Finally, she heard some movement outside. Emily hurriedly stood up. However, because she had been in the same position for a long time, her legs were numb. She could not help but cry out, and her face scrunched up in pain.

However, she knew very well in her heart that if she did not hurry, Shen Yu would return to her room. She would not be able to see Shen Yu again today, and she did not want to miss this opportunity.

“Brother!”

Emily gritted her teeth and endured the discomfort on her legs. She opened the door, but luckily she was in time. The moment Shen Yu’s hand had just put the door handle, she called out to Shen Yu. Emily could clearly feel Shen Yu’s body trembling.

“Why aren’t you resting?” Shen Yu did not turn his head and asked in a low voice.

If it was Emily’s usual habit, she would have already fallen asleep by now.

Emily endured the numbness in her legs and pressed her hand on the door handle. She asked softly, “Brother, have you been very busy recently? I haven’t seen you for a long time.”

Perhaps it was because Shen Yu could hear the trembling in Emily’s voice, Shen Yu then turned to look at Emily and asked anxiously, “What’s wrong? Are you not feeling well?”

Emily smiled, then stuck out her tongue embarrassedly and whispered, “I’ve been sitting against the door for too long. My legs are numb.”

Shen Yu frowned, then slowly walked into the house with Emily in his arms. He even told Emily to use her legs to stand on the ground. After a while, Emily’s legs finally eased up a lot.

“Since you’ve recovered, you should rest early. Next time, read on the desk. Don’t sit on the ground.”

The moment Shen Yu entered the house, he saw the book that Emily had thrown at the door. It was obvious that Emily had just sat on the ground at the door.

Emily lowered her head and was very sad. She said in a low voice, “I understand.”

Shen Yu gave a soft “Hmm” and was about to leave Emily’s room. However, he felt Emily’s small hand holding onto him. Shen Yu instantly did not dare to move.

“Brother… You… Do you hate me?”

Emily’s words were filled with tears. She asked carefully. She was afraid, afraid to hear an answer that she did not want to hear. She was afraid that Shen Yu really hated her. She was even more afraid that Shen Yu would ignore her from now on.

Shen Yu’s body was startled. He sighed, turned around, squatted in front of Emily, and rubbed Emily’s hair. He said softly, “No, why would I hate Emi? Brother did indeed come back late because he had a lot of things to do at school during this period of time.”

“You’re lying. I can feel it. The people in the village used to be like this too. They slowly began to avoid me, and then they began to hate me.”

Emily was a little agitated. She could not control her voice and it was a little loud. However, tears could not stop rolling down her cheeks. Whenever she thought of this, she felt that Shen Yu was really going to hate her. Her heart ached terribly.

Shen Yu was a little flustered. He quickly wiped the tears off Emily’s cheeks and said anxiously, “It’s true. Big Brother said that he would always be with you. Big Brother really doesn’t hate you.”

“You… said… Really?” Emily sniffed a few times before she finished her sentence. Her eyes kept looking at Shen Yu.

“It’s true,” Shen Yu said without hesitation.

Emily smiled, and then said with some worry, “Then you’re not allowed to lie to me. Mother said that the one who lies is a puppy. I don’t want Big Brother to become a puppy.”

Shen Yu nodded helplessly. As long as Emily did not cry, he could change into anything.

The moment Emily stopped him, he regretted it. He had been holding back the urge to not see Emily for so many days. The moment he heard Emily’s voice, he disintegrated.

Emily’s pained little face kept appearing in his head. In addition, Emily was crying so sadly now. He really regretted it. He should not have made Emily so sad because of his selfish possessiveness.

For so many days, he sat in the classroom after school. When everyone in the school had left, he slowly got up and left the school. However, only he knew that he did not pay attention to a single word while sitting in the classroom. He was just killing time. On the way back, he even made the driver circle twice, afraid that when he saw Emily when he returned home, that damned possessiveness would arise in his heart again.