Chapter 356: A Warm Hug

Chapter 356: A Warm Hug
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“Can I talk to you alone?” Bai Xue bit her lower lip and clenched her fists pleadingly. “I won’t take up too much of your time. I just have something to ask you in person!”
Xiao Feng suddenly turned her head away. Her shoulders trembled slightly, but her voice was especially cold. “I have nothing to say to you anymore.”
“Feng…” Bai Xue called her name weakly.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Feng suddenly roared at her in agitation, “I said I have nothing to say to you! Get lost! 1 don’t want to see you again!”
With that, she knocked Bai Xue’s shoulder away in a sorry state and ran down the stairs without looking back.
The students’ ridicule in the corridor kept entering her ears, but Bai Xue didn’t care. Her mind was filled with Xiao Feng’s nasty words when she left.
“Then we never saw each other again.” Bai Xue sighed softly and barely calmed herself down. “So 1 think I’m not suitable to go to school. I’m afraid someone like me will dirty that place. Studying is a good thing, but it’s not suitable for me.”
Su Tang held her hand tightly in disapproval. “No, this isn’t your fault at all. They’re selfish. In order to absolve themselves, they threw the blame on you. Your mother’s matter is also the Bai family’s fault. They can’t blame you at all.”
Bai Xue was silent. After a while, she retracted her hand and shook her head gently. “1 think I’ll forget it. Mom’s health is getting worse and worse. I can’t let her earn money to support my studies. Now is the time for me to take care of her.”
Su Tang frowned and advised worriedly, “You should consider it again. After all, this is a matter of life. 1 think Auntie will definitely support you.”
Bai Xue still shook her head. She looked at the clock on the wall and forced a smile. “Let’s go back quickly. They won’t be able to find us. I’m afraid they’ll be worried. It’s the New Year today. I don’t want them to be unhappy because of me.”
“Alright.” Su Tang couldn’t persuade her, so she planned to tell Shi Man about this when she returned.
In the face of difficulties, Su Tang would always be the first to think of Shi Man. When she did things, she would subconsciously learn from her. She felt that if Shi Man was here today, she would definitely have a good way to convince Bai Xue.
The two of them pushed open the door and the cold wind blew in. Bai Xue immediately raised her arm to block the snowflakes, but in the next second, the cold wind suddenly disappeared in front of her.
She lowered her hand in a daze and suddenly saw Shi Mu blocking the door, using his body to block all the cold.
“Brother Shi Mu, why are you here? When did you come?” Bai Xue looked at him in a daze. Her gaze landed on his cold and red hands. She quickly pulled him into the house anxiously and poured a cup of hot tea for him to warm his hands.
Shi Mu sat on the sofa, his body still trembling slightly, but he looked at Bai Xue firmly. “Do you want to continue studying?”
“Huh?” Bai Xue was stunned for a moment before slowly shaking her head. “Since you heard it, you should know what I’m thinking.”
“No, I’m asking if you want it or not.” Shi Mu’s dark eyes stared straight at her. “Don’t think about others, don’t think about the past. Just ask yourself if you want it or not.”
Bai Xue was stunned and did not speak. Her mouth opened slightly in disbelief as if she did not understand why he was so obsessed with her.
However, Shi Mu promised her word by word, “If you still want to study, the Shi family will support you to go to Cassel Academy unconditionally. If you think you shouldn’t take this money, you can return it to the Shi family after graduation. You don’t have to consider any other interference. Now, I’m only asking you if you want it or not.”
“I…” Bai Xue opened her mouth helplessly and lowered her head. Her fingers subconsciously clenched the corner of her clothes. “It wasn’t easy for me to escape such an environment. I don’t want to be pointed at anymore.”
“Bai Xue, look at me.” Shi Mu held her shoulder, his gentle and magnetic voice enchanting.
Bai Xue looked up blankly. She met his especially serious gaze and was caught off-guard. Her heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Shi Mu’s eyes were filled with complicated emotions. There was a deep affection hidden in his dark eyes that even he did not notice. “You can leave the rest to me. You just have to tell me if you still want to go to school.”
“I…” Bai Xue bit her lower lip until it turned pale. Then, she nodded with tears in her eyes. “I want to, but i can’t cause trouble for Mom again.”
A trace of joy finally appeared on Shi Mu’s serious face. He hugged her excitedly and patted her back as if he was coaxing a child. “Don’t worry. You went to school to have a better future. You’re not trouble. You’re the best girl I’ve ever seen other than my two sisters. It’s their loss that Cassel Academy doesn’t have you..”