Chapter 336: Childhood Friends Must Be Cultivated from a Young Age (19)

An Ziyu looked at her injured lip, disheveled hair, and overall messy appearance. He couldn’t hold back his tears any longer, and they started to fall.

“Luoluo.”

Shen Mubai panicked and quickly checked him over.

“What’s wrong? Where are you hurt?”

An Ziyu shook his head, tears in his eyes, “I’m fine.”

He reached out and touched the corner of Shen Mubai’s mouth, “You’re bleeding here. Does it hurt?”

Shen Mubai licked the wound and said, “It doesn’t hurt. They didn’t really hurt me.” Seeing An Ziyu cry even more, she hurriedly said, “Ziyu, I’m really okay.”

An Ziyu tried hard to hold back his tears, but seeing the girl he admired in such a disheveled state while she tried to comfort him made him cry even more, his sobs becoming uncontrollable.

He wiped his tears while looking at her anxious face.

He felt incredibly sad.

For the first time, he felt utterly useless. From childhood until now, Luoluo has always been the one protecting him.

His Luoluo was being bullied, and he couldn’t do anything to help. Instead, she had to protect him.

I’m sorry… I’m sorry.

Something inside him started to break free.

A teardrop fell to the ground, leaving a faint mark.

I want to grow up quickly…

I want to protect Luoluo…

After tidying themselves up and telling some lies, they managed to fool the adults.

Shen Mubai took a hot shower and comfortably laid on her bed. Thinking about what had happened today, she sighed.

The young male lead had been pampered since childhood. Perhaps due to being from a single-parent family, he was quieter and didn’t like to interact with people. Despite Shen Mubai’s efforts to instill certain ideas and cultivate his other interests, it hadn’t been very effective. The young male lead was now in middle school, only a few years away from adulthood. To shape him into the person required by the task, she had to be tough.

Rolling on her bed, she told the system, “I’ve decided to stop playing games.”

The system responded with an “Oh.”

Shen Mubai continued, “When the holidays come, I’ll be a hero again.”

system, “…..” really believed her lies.

Since that day, Shen Mubai has been more cautious, avoiding secluded paths and taking longer routes home. She also stopped slacking off in class, running, and exercising during gym periods.

She noticed that the young male lead wasn’t clinging to her as much after about a month.

Although surprised, she considered it a good sign and didn’t dwell on it.

During a morning run, she noticed bruises on An Ziyu’s arm and was startled. She quickly grabbed his arm and asked, “What happened?”

An Ziyu pulled back his hand and said, “I accidentally fell.”

Shen Mubai was taken aback, recalling how clumsy he was as a child. She laughed.

“You’re still as careless as you were back then.”

An Ziyu’s clear, glass-like eyes fixed on her, “Luoluo, do you think I will never grow up?”

Shen Mubai was stunned, “No, Ziyu, you’re already growing up.”

She teased, “You just haven’t grown much taller.”

An Ziyu stared at her intently and said seriously, “I will be taller than you one day, Luoluo.”

Shen Mubai patted his head and said, “Alright, I’ll wait until you’re taller than me.”

An Ziyu moved her hand away and said, “I’m already growing up, so Luoluo shouldn’t pat my head anymore.”