Cupid's Assistant

Chapter 47

The next day arrived, and the class was almost over. It has been a while since Han Xin Yin showed up in class. Her two friends sat close to the corner of the room to avoid others and were quiet to themselves. During the whole time in class, Zhu Haoran checked his phone or constantly texted whenever he got the chance. Once the professor dismissed the class, Zhu Haoran immediately shot up.

"Sorry, guys. I-I gotta go! See you guys later," he said, tossing his stuff in his bag and swinging it over his shoulder with his left hand holding his phone with the text message app open.

"Haoran, where are you off to? In such a hurry?" Li Chyou asked.

"I have to help someone," he answered quickly and hurried off, barely giving any time to anyone to stop him or ask him any more questions.

"He's in a hurry," Feng Yichen said as they all watched him disappear. "Well, let's go too," Feng Yichen added, taking Li Chyou's hand.

"Mm, coming!" Li Chyou responded quickly and hurried along with Feng Yichen.

"Take it easy. I'm not rushing you," Feng Yichen chuckled and lightly tapped her nose.

"Oh..," Li Chyou said shyly, slowing down her pace with her cheeks red.

In the midst of Feng Yichen and Li Chyou's cute action with each other, Wu Mingze glanced at Xiaodan.

"Why do I feel like you had something to do with Zhu Haoran's behavior today," Wu Mngze said.

Xiaodan innocently smiled before responding, "I don't know what you are talking about."

"Yeah, deny it. You are best at hiding," Wu Mingze teased.

"I don't hide," Xiaodan said, remembering him calling her a clover flower.

"I think you do," he teased again.

"You're wrong." Xiaodan puffed her cheeks as Wu Mingze chuckled and tapped her cheeks to deflate them.

"Hmph," Xiaodan said, trying to move her face.

"I'm just teasing," he smiled.

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"Sorry for taking so long. Did I make you wait?" Zhu Haoran said, trying to catch his breath as he met Liu Jiayi in the hallway.

"No, you're fine. I just got here as well," Liu Jiayi said, looking up from her phone.

"So where are we going?" Zhu Haoran asked, scratching the back of his head.

"I asked the professor to let me use the art room this evening, so we are good to go to the art room," Liu Jiayi said.

They both settled in the art room, and Liu Jiayi took out her model and set it in front of them.

"So, what do you need me to help with?" Zhu Haoran asked.

"Can you hold the pieces together as I glue," Liu Jiayi said, taking out the broken pieces and super glue.

"Sure. No problem," Zhu Haoran said, holding the piece she had finished gluing. While he was waiting for her to grab another piece to glue onto the one he was holding, he quietly blew on it, helping the glue dry faster.

"Your model is really good. Are you trying to be an architect or something related?" Zhu Haoran asked.

"Not really. I was just trying it out," she simply answered, placing the next piece and gluing it as she leaned closer to him.

"Oh," he said, feeling a bit hot. He side-glanced at her as she was unaware of his gaze and casually focused her attention to the piece she was holding.

"Do you have any ideas of what you want to do after college or your goal?" he asked.

"Well, my parents own a small restaurant, so I help them out here and there, but I will probably be taking over once they get old. I'm just majoring in art to refine my skills since I'm a manhua artist on the side. It does earn me some money," she said, unbothered by his question and simply answered him.

"That's so cool," he said with a cheerful smile. She was a bit surprised to see how easy-going and cheerful he was.

"What about you," she said, looking at his bright smile.

"Ah.., well I'm in the business department. Probably once I finish, I'll be working in my parents' company." Zhu Haoran said sheepishly and scratched the back of his head. Once one of his hands let go of a piece, it soon lost stability and started to fall off.

"Ah! My bad, sorry," he hurriedly said, trying to stabilize the pieces.

Liu Jiayi chuckled at Zhu Haoran's clumsiness. "It's okay," she said with a smile and leaned in to glue it back.