The Youthful You Who Is So Beautiful (CH.24 UPDATED) 少年的你，如此美丽

Chapter 12

Having locked the door of her home securely, Chen Nian walked to the stairwell – only to find Bei Ye patiently waiting for her to appear. The overnight rain had cleansed the dirt from the yard. The flowers were in full bloom, adding dashes of bright colors to the yard. Bei Ye was carefully selecting various flowers when Chen Nian approached him, so focused in his task that he failed to notice the sound of her approaching footsteps.

When Chen Nian squat beside him, Bei Ye had already plucked two flowers, curving and twisting them into a long and elaborate ear cuff. He helped her put on the ear cuffs, and commented, "It looks good on you."

Chen Nian: "......"

Chen Nian touched the flowers on her ears. Although the flowers were mildly itchy, she didn't take them off.

She was extremely careful when putting on her helmet.

The two youths rode on Bei Ye's motorcycle, only stopping when they were one street away from the school compound.

"Let's get off here." Bei Ye suggested.

"Sure." Chen Nian replied softly.

She knew that he didn't want her friends to gossip about her when they saw her together with him.

Hopping off the motorcycle, she returned the helmet to him. He passed her the bread and snacks which he had earlier purchased for her, meticulously instructing her, "You must finish all the food."

"Okay." Her voice was as soft as silk.

She peered into the bag of snacks, and inhaled the scent of the freshly baked bread. Bei Ye began to explain, "I got you a new flavour, red bean buns. – Do you like red bean?"

"I do." Chen Nian nodded her head.

"Oh, and this." Bei Ye retrieved a hair clip from his pocket. The hair clip had a rather simple design, and was light green in colour.

Slightly stunned, Chen Nian retrieved the hair clip from Bei Ye.

"You......" Bei Ye pointed to her fringe, "When you lower your head, your fringe always falls before your eyes."

"Thank you." Chen Nian felt her face growing hot, and lowered her head.

Bei Ye turned away, a small smile forming on his lips. When Chen Nian raised her head, she discovered Bei Ye's small smile, and stared at him.

"What are you looking at?"

"Why are you......smiling?"

"Little stutterer, I always feel like laughing aloud every single time I hear you speak."

The laughing that Bei Ye referred to was different from the laughing that Chen Nian referred to previously.

Flushing, Chen Nian lowered her head once more. As she looked down, her attention was caught by the silver key that hung from her neck. Although she hadn't found an occasion to use the key, she simply wanted to keep the key hung around her neck. He too, wanted her to keep the key hung around her neck.

Bei Ye stared at the key hanging from Chen Nian's neck, his heart seemingly entangled by the string from which the key hung. Gently caressing the key with his hand, Bei Ye spoke up after some time, "Go on."

Chen Nian walked a few steps before turning back to look at Bei Ye. With his hands in his pockets, Bei Ye quietly followed her from a distance (about five to six metres) away, with a calm expression on his face. His eyes seemed to possess a mysterious power that could calm and soothe all of Chen Nian's fears and worries.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Nian began walking towards the school compound, knowing that Bei Ye would always be following her from behind.

When Chen Nian was 10 metres away from the school compound, she suddenly spotted Wei Cai. With a cigarette in hand, Wei Cai leaned against the walls of the school compound, surrounded by a bunch of female hooligans. When she saw Chen Nian, her lips formed into a nasty smirk, and she began to start towards Chen Nian. However, before she could even close the distance between her and Chen Nian, Wei Cai's gaze shifted to the person behind Chen Nian. Seemingly startled by what she saw, Wei Cai ground to a halt.