Madam, Please Behave-Chapter 293: Suspicion

The hand slowly loosened.

To her surprise, Ye Rong didn’t get very angry. She just stared at Li Quanzhang, her eyes trying to catch something on his face.

Unfortunately, she found nothing.

Realizing Ye Rong had let go, Li Quanzhang didn’t say anything more. He just looked at her like she was a stranger.

The two of them stared at each other, like they were waiting for one of them to break the silence.

In the end, neither spoke first. Li Quanzhang turned around and walked toward the door. After stepping out, he gently closed it behind him.

The room fell silent once again. Ye Rong’s expression was surprisingly calm, as if the verbal abuse from Li Quanzhang earlier hadn’t really hurt her.

But in her mind, the figure of the late Li Zhengmao kept resurfacing.

The man who used to suffocate her, who made the first half of her life feel like she was just a puppet on strings.

“This was part of your plan too, wasn’t it…”

Murmuring to herself, Ye Rong said those words. It was like she was talking to someone else… or maybe just to herself.

Ever since Li Zhengmao left this world, things hadn’t gone quite how Ye Rong imagined. She thought she had escaped that man’s control.

But she kept discovering traces of him in everything.

She… hated Li Zhengmao to the core.

Hated… her husband.

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It was already quite late.

Liu Zhiyue quietly packed up the books in front of him. But unlike usual, he clearly seemed a little upset today.

His brows were furrowed slightly as he shoved his books into his bag, his gaze drifting to the other side of the classroom—where Zhang Yunjing had been watching his every move.

Getting tangled up with someone like that was definitely a pain.

Liu Zhiyue was very aware of this.

Whether it was during class, break time, or even on the way home, he kept catching glimpses of Zhang Yunjing sneaking around.

That was also why he’d been talking less and less when walking home with Zhou Shiyan lately.

As the rest of the students began leaving the classroom, Liu Zhiyue and Zhou Shiyan walked out together.

A few seconds later, Zhang Yunjing, who had been watching from the side, quickly grabbed her bag and hurried after them.

But just as she stepped outside, a hand yanked her to the side.

Before Zhang Yunjing could react, her back was already against the wall. Startled, her face changed when she realized who had pulled her.

“What are you pulling me for?!”

Zhang Yunjing snapped at Liu Zhiyue.

After she said that, she glanced at Zhou Shiyan standing next to him. Both of them had blank expressions, staring straight at her.

For a moment, she felt guilty—but didn’t show it. Hugging her bag, she tried to slip past Liu Zhiyue.

No such luck.

Seeing her try to leave, Liu Zhiyue paused for a moment before asking:

“What are you trying to do?”

“……”

Zhang Yunjing stopped walking, glanced at him, and after thinking for a moment, played dumb.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Cut it out… I’ve seen you following me more than once, even jotting stuff down in your notebook.”

“I was just reviewing some key points on the way home. You’re so full of yourself—why would I be watching you?”

“If that’s true, all the better.”

Saying that, Liu Zhiyue gave her one last glance, then walked away with Zhou Shiyan toward the stairs, leaving Zhang Yunjing standing there alone.

As other students passed by, some looked over at her.

Being questioned like that in front of everyone, with some of the students hearing every word loud and clear, made her even more annoyed.

Especially thinking back to Liu Zhiyue’s smug face just now…

Still…

Something came to mind, and Zhang Yunjing clutched her bag even tighter. Then she started walking toward the stairs too.

Maybe even she hadn’t realized… she’d been putting way too much energy into Liu Zhiyue.

Liu Zhiyue had no idea what was going on in her head. Walking home with Zhou Shiyan was just like always—nothing special.

Outside the school, things were a bit noisy. There were all kinds of vendors near the school gate, selling snacks like egg-filled pancakes and fried skewers.

The two of them didn’t even think of stopping. Compared to street snacks, the food made by their moms always smelled better.

They didn’t chat much, only exchanged a few words about studying, even discussing which high school they might go to.

As they walked and talked, they soon reached Zhou Shiyan’s apartment complex.

After saying goodbye, Zhou Shiyan headed up the stairs, and Liu Zhiyue turned to leave.

But today felt different.

Just as he turned around, Liu Zhiyue sensed something was off. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a shadow flitting by—proof that someone was hiding nearby.

He stopped in his tracks, slightly dazed, staring at where he thought he’d seen something. Aside from a few electric scooters and bicycles parked under the canopy, there was nothing else.

Standing still in silence for a while, Liu Zhiyue finally turned and continued on his way home.

Upstairs, Zhou Shiyan watched him leave like she always did, then pulled out her key and opened the door.

She stepped inside.

“He walked you home again—he totally likes you, huh!”

Gu Xiyu teased.

Ever since Lan Yixian got worried for Gu Xiyu’s safety and invited her to stay over—only to find out it was a misunderstanding—she hadn’t asked her to move back out.

Gu Xiyu’s old rental place wasn’t exactly safe. It was cheap, sure, but cheap often comes with all kinds of hidden risks. Realizing this, Lan Yixian decided to let Gu Xiyu live with her.

After all, she was just a 19-year-old kid. In Lan Yixian’s eyes, Gu Xiyu wasn’t much older than her own daughter. Living alone in some shared apartment wasn’t really safe.

Better to have her move in and live with the two of them.

Even though her place wasn’t big, it was still much safer than where Gu Xiyu used to live. Lan Yixian even bought a folding mattress just for her.

Before Zhou Shiyan could say anything in response to Gu Xiyu’s teasing, Lan Yixian chimed in with a smile and shut it down immediately:

“They’re just classmates. Zhiyue’s a well-behaved kid—he’s not up to anything!”

“……”

Zhou Shiyan stayed quiet, not responding to her mom’s words.

Gu Xiyu just grinned at Zhou Shiyan. At her age, it was natural to be suspicious about stuff between boys and girls.

In her mind, a guy who walked you home every day like Liu Zhiyue definitely had feelings for you.