Chapter 243: Afraid of Letting Down

After hanging up the phone, Yu Manman opened Zhou Na’s profile.When she finished reading, the file automatically destroyed itself as she exited.

Yu Manman stood by the window looking down, and happened to see Wu Yingyue and Zhou Nan.

Wu Yingyue shyly kissed Zhou Nan on the cheek, then went into the dormitory building.

Soon after, Yu Manman heard noises outside.

"Yingyue, you’re back?" Yu Manman came out of the room, "I just saw a handsome guy downstairs bringing you back! Is that your fiancé?"

She looked at Wu Yingyue, whose face was still slightly red, and teased, "What’s his name?"

"His name is Zhou Nan, my childhood fiancé." Wu Yingyue smiled, "I’ve been in poor health since I was a child. There’s an old granny in the Zhou family who’s very good at medicine. To help me recuperate, my dad sent me to the Zhou family for treatment."

Wu Yingyue smiled slightly, "Zhou Nan and I grew up together. When I was getting treatment at the Zhou family, he often stayed by my side."

"Childhood sweethearts!" Yu Manman nodded, "So you grew up with the Zhou family?"

"Yes, and it was two years ago that my health improved, and I returned home. The elders of the Zhou family were very good to me."

Yu Manman stopped there and didn’t ask more questions.

"By the way, Yingyue, this Friday... do you have any plans?" Yu Manman took her hand.

"We study the same major, don’t we get a break after the morning class? I don’t have any special plans." Wu Yingyue looked at Yu Manman, "Why do you ask?"

"On Friday, I’m going home to celebrate my birthday and I want to invite you to join!"

This was something Yu Manman had already planned, not a sudden decision after Puslin’s call.

Yu Manman truly regarded Wu Yingyue as a friend.

"I also plan to invite You Xiao and others! Just not sure if they’ll have time!"

Wu Yingyue understood, "So Friday is your birthday? Your eighteenth birthday?"

"Yes!"

"I’m free!" Wu Yingyue nodded, her eyes gleaming, "You should have told me earlier; I would have prepared a gift sooner!"

Wu Yingyue, having been in poor health previously and always staying with the Zhou family, even studying was done with private tutors. University was her first actual schooling experience!

Therefore, Wu Yingyue didn’t have many friends and cherished her friendship with Yu Manman!

It was only after entering university that Wu Yingyue discovered how exciting campus life could be! Unfortunately, she wasn’t allowed to go out before due to her health, and she almost always took medicine daily!

Even now, although Wu Yingyue felt she was well, her family still insisted she take medicine monthly for her health.

"Busy recently, forgot about it for a moment..."

"Busy dating your instructor?" Wu Yingyue winked at her, "I see you either in the lab or with Instructor Ackman every day!"

Yu Manman touched her neck, not denying it.

Well, she was genuinely learning from Ackman, sometimes even going with him to the ocean to hunt Fallen Species.

"Manman, you’re amazing!" Wu Yingyue admired her, "I’m nervous when I meet the instructor, but you dare to be so close with him!"

"Don’t talk about me; even Zhou Nan, who never gossips, was surprised when he heard about you and the instructor! He even asked me if you two are really together! So, Manman, are you really with the instructor?"

Yu Manman’s eyes flickered. Someone who never gossips was gossiping about her and Instructor Ackman?

She couldn’t help but feel suspicious.

"Not really together yet," Yu Manman said ’shyly,’ hiding her emotions.

"Maybe after my birthday?"

"Oh~" Wu Yingyue’s eyes curved into crescent moons, with a glimmer of light, "So, it’s a good thing almost settled?"

"Have you invited the instructor to your birthday party?"

"Yes." Yu Manman nodded, "I’ve already invited the instructor."

"Doesn’t that count as meeting the parents?" Wu Yingyue’s gaze filled with amusement.

Yu Manman looked at her teasing gaze and said softly, "Actually, I took the instructor home last week."

"Tsk tsk tsk..."

Wu Yingyue laughed.

After entering university, Wu Yingyue became more cheerful, as if breaking free from constraints, with less of the reservedness she had when she first arrived on campus.

She thought, this seems to be the kind of life she should have...

Unfortunately, her poor health in the past had deprived her of the chance to seize her youth, but thankfully it wasn’t too late now!

She felt like she was gradually finding her own goals.

Sometimes, she really envied Yu Manman.

Yu Manman had many friends, strong abilities, and her own thoughts.

Wu Yingyue recalled when she first met Yu Manman. Yu Manman was surprised to learn she had several fiancés arranged by her family.

She had been influenced by her family environment since she was young, and among the few females she knew, most had the same arrangements.

It was only after arriving at Jiuzhou University that Wu Yingyue realized that females don’t necessarily need to follow their family’s arrangements! Females can be "rebellious" too.

Even though Anyan and others might accept certain arrangements, they consider a lot and wouldn’t easily compromise even if they felt resistance in their hearts.

Anyan and others had a broader mental world, wanting to achieve something, not willing to lose to males, wanting to make their own decisions in the future, and have more influence, which was becoming stronger...

Sometimes, Wu Yingyue felt an inexplicable sense of unease and fear.

She feared one day she’d betray her family’s nurturing and rebel against their life arrangements for her, which seemed like a bad sign.

No matter what, her parents gave her life and protected her all along, fearing she’d get hurt. They were the best people for her, and their arrangements were definitely for her good!

Wu Yingyue collected her thoughts and said to Manman, "I’ll definitely go, don’t worry."

Yu Manman nodded, "By the way, if your fiancé wants to come with you, he can join, I see... Zhou Nan can’t bear to leave you for a moment, always wants to be with you!"

Wu Yingyue smiled shyly.

Indeed, Zhou Nan would come to pick her up for classes and meals whenever he was free, and when she went for training with the Ninth Action Team, he’d often check on her, worried she’d get hurt.

Zhou Nan was gentle and considerate, and of all the fiancés, she liked Zhou Nan the most.

"That would be great, I’m not good at driving, so he can drive me there!"