Chapter 921: Chapter 922: Straightforward and Carefree
The manās deep voice was as pleasant and melodious as a cello playing under the moonlight.
He was clearly using an interrogative sentence, yet his words conveyed certainty.
Shi Nuan was completely stunned, as if a corner she had always carefully guarded in her heart was suddenly illuminated, leaving her at a loss.
For once, she showed a slightly shy demeanor of a young girl, her fair cheeks tinged with a hint of red, yet she pretended to be fierce and said, "No, no way."
"Hmm, you arenāt." The smile in Chu Zhanās eyes grew a bit deeper.
Shi Nuan inexplicably felt teased and said angrily,
"Donāt overthink it. I only see you as a coach, and you just defended me. If Iām not worried about you, wouldnāt I be heartless?"
A sense of loss surged in Chu Zhanās heart, even he couldnāt explain it. He straightened slightly, revealing a carefree smile, "Why the tension? I was just asking casually."
Swoosh.
Shi Nuan quietly wiped the cold sweat from behind her neck and giggled foolishly, then the atmosphere between them inexplicably became awkward.
Chu Zhan sighed inwardly, "Letās go, Iāll take you home."
"No, no need, I can go back on my own."
Shi Nuan hurriedly waved her hand. She wasnāt a child and didnāt have the habit of being escorted home.
Chu Zhanās expression was unyielding, "Alright, Iām a gentleman, but I donāt have the habit of leaving a girl alone."
Shi Nuan widened her eyes, "Wow, Iām shocked. Coach Chu, you actually consider me a girl? Didnāt you always think I was a boy?"
Chu Zhan, "..."
Where did this conversation killer come from!
He slightly raised his hand, touched his nose, "Sorry about before. I was joking with you. Youāre always a girl, and as a man, I shouldnāt have kept teasing you."
Shi Nuan was stunned, her heart inexplicably warmed. She was used to being treated like a boy and hadnāt been treated with such respect like Chu Zhan did. She couldnāt help but show a big smile, teasingly, "Didnāt expect Coach Chu to be so considerate, surely youāve escorted quite a few girls home before?"
The two were already walking side by side, and upon hearing this, Chu Zhan turned his head to look at her, his gaze very serious, "Only you."
"Ah?"
Chu Zhan smirked, "Do you think all girls deserve for me to escort them? Nuannuan, youāve got lucky this time, you know?"
Oops!
The feeling of a racing heartbeat came again.
Shi Nuan quickly turned away, muttering a word of arrogance, yet her lips curled up imperceptibly.
Chu Zhan said in a low voice, "Of course, thank you for relaxing with me."
Shi Nuan very honestly said, "But I didnāt do anything!"
Who says that.
Being with you makes me very happy.
At the moment Shi Nuanās words fell, this sentence naturally emerged from Chu Zhanās once cold heart.
But he quietly held back, letting no one know.
The two walked in silence for a while, and Shi Nuan opened up to lighten the mood, "Coach Chu, do you have anything youāre afraid of?"
Chu Zhan paused, didnāt answer, and asked back, "Do you have anything?"
Shi Nuan didnāt mind Chu Zhanās lack of response, nodded, "Let me tell you secretly, Iām afraid of water!"
Chu Zhan raised his eyebrows, laughed at her, "Oh? I didnāt see that coming, you being so carefree yet afraid of water?"