“Sembilan, sepuluh, sebelas, dan dua belas masih muda. Sekarang mereka semua diurus oleh Kecil Delapan. Nanti, setelah mereka besar, pekerja paruh waktu mungkin tidak bisa merawat mereka dengan baik. Kamu mau datang bantu?”
Usai Seven bicara, seolah takut Yu Liuliu menolak, matanya berkedip saat ia melanjutkan.
“Kecil Delapan anjing liar. Temperamennya lembut, tapi ia tidak merasa aman. Emosi seperti ini sepertinya menular. Keempat ekor kecil itu juga sama. Mereka tidak takut pada manusia sejak lahir. Setiap kali aku pulang, mereka akan mengikuti Kecil Delapan ke pintu menunggu aku. Kalau ada yang menemani mereka, pasti mereka akan sangat bahagia.”
“...”
Yu Liuliu menunduk, memandang anak anjing lembut yang mengusap-usapkan kepalanya ke telapak tangannya.
Saat membayangkan latar belakang menyedihkan mereka, rasa sayang ibu melonjak di hatinya dan ia menyetujui Seven tanpa ragu.
“Selama aku punya waktu, aku akan datang.”
“Sepakat!”
Seven mengangguk puas.
Ia membantu Yu Liuliu memasukkan anak-anak anjing ke kandang hangat dan mengelus bulu Kecil Delapan sebentar sebelum mereka berdua kembali ke sekolah bersama.
Sejak mengetahui Seven kecelakaan mobil karena tidak sanggup menyakiti anjing liar, citra Yu Liuliu tentangnya berubah drastis.
Dia juga dengan lapang dada membebaskan dia dari 'perbudakan' sebelumnya.
Mengingat Seven lompat kelas jadi siswa tahun ketiga, dia mengambil inisiatif bicara.
“Bahan belajarku semua di sini. Kalau kamu butuh mengejar materi sebelumnya, aku bisa kasih referensi. Lebih nyaman dari beli buku referensi di toko buku.”
Seven secara naluriah ingin menolak. Lagipula, fakta dia lompat kelas sudah membuktikan dia paham materi dua tahun sebelumnya dengan baik.
Dia juga sudah lulus ujian yang harus diluluskan.
Namun, saat kata-kata itu akan keluar, dia menahannya.
Di jalan sepi, angin malam berhembus kencang, menggemeretakkan daun di cabang-cabang di kedua sisi, membentuk kontras tajam dengan keninginan di sekitar.
Seven berjalan ke posisi angin bertiup, menahan angin malam yang agak dingin untuknya.
Dia bertanya dengan ragu.
“Aku pakai catatanmu. Bisa tolong bimbinganku sambil-sambil?”
“Apa?” Yu Liuliu memandangnya dengan hampa, seolah tidak mengerti maksudnya.
Tapi saat dia memperhatikan ekspresinya dengan teliti, bukannya tidak mengerti—dia kaget!
Seven, jenius misterius yang terkenal internasional dan mengalahkan para pelajar terbaik berbagai universitas serta meraih penghargaan tak terhitung, bilang dia butuh bimbingan?
Dia yang membimbing dia... apakah dia bercanda?
Seven memikirkannya, dan alasan itu memang terlalu sengaja, jadi dia mengubah ucapan.
“Maksudku, mungkin ada catatan pribadi di materinya yang tidak terlihat jelas. Kalau perlu, bolehkah aku bertanya padamu?”
“Tentu saja!”
Yu Liuliu menyetujui dengan santai.
Melihat dia serius, ekspresinya langsung kembali normal.
“Kebetulan bahan belajarnya semua di sekolah. Aku balik asrama rapiin dulu, besok bisa kubawakan ke kamu.”
“Baik.”
Seven tidak peduli dengan bahan belajar, tapi sangat tertarik pada orang yang mengantarkannya.
Dia mengantarkan dia ke asrama putri dan mengingatkan dia tidur awal sebelum pergi.
Sosok Yu Liuliu baru saja hilang dari pandangannya, telepon Seven berbunyi.
Melihat ID pemanggil di layar, dia langsung mengangkat.
“Ibu.”
“Aku ayahmu.” Suara yang pantas dipukul terdengar dari ujung kabel.
Seven mengerutkan kening. Dia menjauhkan telepon dan mengecek ID pemanggil. Dia menahan keinginan menutup telepon dan menempelkannya kembali ke telinga.
“Ayah, kamu curi telepon ibu lagi.”
“Bagaimana bisa kau bicara begitu? Apa artinya mencuri? Ibu dan aku sama saja. Aku miliknya. Ada apa pakai teleponnya? Lagipula, kalau aku tidak pakai teleponnya meneleponmu, maukah kau mengangkat begitu cepat?”
“Nine, ten, eleven, and twelve are still young. Now, they are all under little eight’s care. After some time, when they have grown up, a part-time worker might not be able to take good care of them. Are you willing to come over and help?”
After seven finished speaking, as if afraid that Yu Liuliu would refuse, his eyes flickered as he continued.
“Little eight is a stray dog. It has a gentle temperament, but it doesn’t feel safe. This kind of emotion seems to be contagious. The four little ones are the same as well. They are not afraid of humans at birth. Every time I come back, they will follow little eight to the door to pick me up. If they can have someone to accompany them, they will definitely be very happy.”
“...”
Yu Liuliu lowered her head and looked at the soft little puppy that was rubbing against her palm.
When she thought of their pitiful backgrounds, she immediately felt a surge of motherly love and agreed to seven without hesitation.
“As long as I have time, I will come over.”
“It’s a deal!”
Seven nodded his head in satisfaction.
He helped Yu Liuliu put the little puppies in the warm kennel and smoothed little eight’s fur for a while before the two of them returned to school together.
Ever since she found out that seven had gotten into a car accident because he couldn’t bear to hurt stray dogs, Yu Liuliu’s impression of him had changed a lot.
He had also generously written off his previous enslavement of her.
Remembering that seven had skipped a grade to become a third-year student, he took the initiative to say something.
“My study materials are all here. If you need to make up for the previous courses, I can give you a reference. It’s more convenient than going to the bookstore to buy reference materials.”
Seven subconsciously wanted to say no. After all, the fact that he could skip a grade already showed that he already had a good understanding of the courses of the previous two years.
He had also passed the exams that he should have passed.
However, when the words were about to come out of his mouth, he held them back.
On the Empty Street, the night wind gusted, causing the leaves on the branches on both sides to rustle, forming a sharp contrast with the silence around them.
Seven walked to the position where the wind was blowing, blocking the slightly cool night wind for her.
He asked tentatively.
“I’m using your information. Can you help me with my tutoring while you’re at it?”
“What?”Yu Liuliu looked at him blankly, as if she didn’t understand what he meant.
But when she looked at her expression carefully, how was it that she didn’t understand? It was that she was shocked!
Seven, the mysterious genius who was famous internationally and defeated all the top students of various universities and had won countless awards, told her that she needed tutoring?
She was tutoring him... was he joking with her?
Seven thought about it, and it seemed that this reason was indeed too deliberate, so he changed his words.
“What I mean is that there might be some personal notes on the information that I can’t see clearly. If there’s a need, can I ask you?”
“Of course!”
Yu Liuliu readily agreed.
Seeing that he meant it, his expression instantly returned to normal.
“It just so happens that the study materials are all in the school. I’ll go back to my dorm to tidy them up, and I can bring them to you tomorrow.”
“Okay.”
Seven was disinterested in the study materials, but he was very interested in the person who sent them to him.
He sent her to the girls’dorm and reminded her to go to bed early before leaving.
Yu Liuliu’s figure had just disappeared in front of him when Seven’s phone rang.
Seeing the caller ID on the phone, he quickly picked it up.
“Mom.”
“I’m your dad.”A voice that deserved a beating came from the other end of the phone.
Seven frowned. He moved his phone away and glanced at the caller ID. He resisted the urge to hang up the phone and put the phone back to his ear.
“Dad, you stole mom’s phone again.”
“How can you talk like that? What do you mean by stealing? Your mom and I are no different. I belong to her. What’s wrong with using my phone? Besides, if I didn’t use her phone to call you, would you have picked up so quickly?”
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