Study System: I'm a 38-Year-Old Student-Chapter 149 - 107: Shen Yixiao’s Growth!

"You didn’t use that thing, right? You can’t be pregnant, can you?"

In the pitch-black private cinema, Luo Yao whispered.

"No way, how could it be that coincidental!"

Shen Yixiao’s voice sounded.

"I’m a bit scared."

"Later, go to the pharmacy and buy that emergency contraceptive pill!"

Luo Yao whispered again.

"Okay!"

Shen Yixiao agreed readily.

There was a moment of silence in the dark space, followed by the rustling sound, and then a girl’s suppressed and unfamiliar moans...

Evening time.

A young couple walked out of the private cinema.

Luo Yao intimately clung to Shen Yixiao’s arm, with a newly acquired charm on her girlishly cute face that wasn’t there before.

"Babe, there’s a pharmacy right there, go buy the medicine."

Exiting the apartment where the private cinema was located, Luo Yao pointed at a pharmacy not far away.

"Hmm."

Shen Yixiao nodded, but his steps were somewhat hesitant; although he agreed readily in the cinema, he couldn’t help but feel nervous when the time came.

After all, he was a bit embarrassed to say it aloud.

It’s embarrassing!

Such situations are something every man has probably experienced; it’s one of the lessons from boyhood to manhood.

But Shen Yixiao was never the kind to shrink back in the face of difficulties; despite his anxiousness, he gritted his teeth and went into the pharmacy.

"Handsome, what medicine are you buying?"

The female clerk behind the counter looked around thirty; seeing a young handsome guy enter the store, she immediately smiled and asked.

"Uh, that..."

Shen Yixiao opened his mouth, but the word "contraceptive" just wouldn’t come out.

"What?"

The clerk thought maybe she hadn’t heard him clearly and continued to ask.

Shen Yixiao scratched his head, suddenly remembering how the athletes would joke about this sort of thing, and immediately said: "Human cub extinction pill!"

Poof!

The clerk burst into laughter; she looked at Shen Yixiao and asked: "Contraceptive pills, right?"

"Yeah, yeah!"

Shen Yixiao nodded repeatedly and then added: "The kind where it’s better late than never!"

"Emergency contraceptive pills?"

The clerk quickly caught on and nodded.

Shen Yixiao nodded again: "Yeah, yeah!"

"I have several types here, which one do you want?"

The clerk asked again.

"The best one."

Shen Yixiao blurted out and then added: "With less harm to the body!"

"That would be this one."

The clerk took out a box of pills, covered with English words: "Ella, imported, but a bit pricey."

"How much?"

"379!"

"Uh..."

Shen Yixiao only had 168 left in his WeChat account, and simply couldn’t afford this expensive "better late than never" pill!

"This brand, Yuting, is cheaper, 39."

Seeing Shen Yixiao’s predicament, the clerk proactively introduced a cheaper option.

"No need, I’ll take that one just now."

"Wait for me a moment."

Though he was short on money, Shen Yixiao felt this wasn’t a trivial matter, and couldn’t settle with cheap medicine just to make do.

He immediately walked aside and called his good friend Wang Yunpeng: "Brother Peng, urgent SOS, lend me 300 bucks!"

"Life or death, hurry up!"

"OK!"

After hanging up, Shen Yixiao quickly received a 300 yuan transfer from Wang Yunpeng.

"Handsome, want to buy a box of this?"

"So you won’t have to buy such expensive medicine next time."

Just as Shen Yixiao was about to scan and pay, the clerk took out a box of Durex.

"Uh, this?"

At this moment, Shen Yixiao just wanted to flee the pharmacy quickly and didn’t react for a moment.

"Little umbrella, blockade fairy!"

The clerk cheerfully shook the small box in her hand.

"Uh..."

Realizing what she meant, Shen Yixiao awkwardly scratched his head: "Alright, I’ll take a box."

He felt the clerk was right; buying a box now would mean not needing to buy such expensive better late than never pills next time!

for a box!

That’s absurdly expensive!

"Altogether 428!"

The clerk announced the price.

Shen Yixiao immediately scanned to pay and quickly left the pharmacy.

As he reached the door, he let out a long sigh, wanting to forget this embarrassing experience as soon as possible.

While in the pharmacy, Shen Yixiao truly realized what it felt like to be on pins and needles, feeling eyes on him as though all employees were silently staring...

"Babe, what’s wrong?"

"Why are you sweating so much on your forehead?"

As she met up with Shen Yixiao, Luo Yao asked with suspicion.

"Nothing."

"Maybe I was a little nervous!"

Shen Yixiao handed the expensive better late than never pills to Luo Yao: "They said this medicine does the least harm to the body."

"Hmm, babe you’re so brave."

"If it were me, I wouldn’t dare to speak up in a pharmacy."

Luo Yao praised with a smile, providing emotional value.

Receiving the praise, Shen Yixiao immediately beamed with joy, seemingly forgetting the earlier embarrassment, puffing his chest and saying: "It was a trifle, not to mention that no way should a girl be doing this kind of thing!"

Shen Family.

When Xu Pipa opened her eyes, it was already dark.

Beside her, Shen Yanran was soundly asleep.

Fearing to wake her companion, Xu Pipa didn’t move, but instead gazed at the ceiling, quietly pondering.

Regarding Xu Zhengyi’s death, she didn’t have much sadness.

Ever since that moment when he tried to sell her, the last shred of family bond dissolved.

Perhaps from the day her grandmother died, the notion of kinship had already disappeared from her world!

Now, Xu Pipa thought more about the future.

Even though her world is full of holes.

Xu Pipa never went with the flow, always working hard to patch things up.

The world can rot!

She cannot!

This trait seems to be etched into her very bones.

When she can’t see hope, she flips through her father’s poetry collection.

Even though now, her father has gone insane, locked in a mental hospital.

But once her father, Xu Yunzhou, was an outstanding poet who loved life and the world, and most of the poems in his collection were very positive.

For example, Xu Pipa’s favorite poem, "Early Morning Dew."

Early Morning Dew

On the spider web

Weaving the language of light

Each one, a complete universe

A butterfly lands

On the wound of last night

Wings gently quiver

Pollen cascades down

Covering all the cracks

I count

The parachutes of dandelions

They drift toward a further spring

In some unknown corner

Taking root and sprouting

The wind passes through

My fingers

Bringing seeds from afar

And a subtle melody

...

Every time Xu Pipa reads this poem, she feels a vigorous vitality.

The poem carries hope and distance.

And these are the things she longs for the most.

Hmm~

As Xu Pipa murmured her father’s poem, Shen Yanran turned over beside her and slowly opened her eyes.

"Pipa, you’re awake."

Shen Yanran sat up on the bed, stretched lazily, and asked, "How did you sleep? Are you used to it?"

"I slept super well!"

Xu Pipa didn’t exaggerate. After waking up, she felt energized, almost like a battery recharging after being drained.

"That’s good."

Shen Yanran said with a playful smile, "Our house is all men, having you with me is just perfect."

"Didn’t you say you wanted to work during the holiday? Now we can go together every day..."

Obviously, Shen Yanran wanted Xu Pipa to stay at her house long-term.

Listening to her describe the days they would "live together," Xu Pipa was naturally touched, but she still interrupted Shen Yanran proactively: "Yanran, I’m going back to my own house tomorrow."

"Ah?"

Shen Yanran was surprised: "Going back home? Aren’t you afraid?"

"There’s nothing to be afraid of!"

Xu Pipa shook her head: "I used to be home alone most of the time."

"Better discuss it with my dad, or you might want to stay a few more days."

Two months of "fighting side by side" had fostered a bond between Shen Yanran and Xu Pipa that surpassed ordinary friendship, so Shen Yanran was genuinely not opposed to Xu Pipa staying at her home.

In the living room.

Shen Qiushan had just returned home.

He was coming back from Chen Xiangyu’s place; the college entrance exam was over, and they had to celebrate.

This celebration was supposed to happen earlier but was delayed by Xu Zhengyi’s matter.

With his Endurance Value and Strength Value both increased to 90 points, Shen Qiushan made sure to make it up to the old love today.

When he left Chen Xiangyu’s house, she was already physically exhausted and asleep.

On the balcony, he smoked a cigarette and was about to return to his small room to check the novel’s data when Shen Yixiao returned home.

"Just got back?"

Seeing this brat had been out for so long, Shen Qiushan instinctively frowned.

"Yeah, played a bit too long."

Shen Yixiao replied casually and was about to head to his room.

"Wait a minute!"

Understanding his son like no one else, Shen Qiushan noticed that his brat looked off, and his right hand was constantly in his pocket, which was unusual.

"What’s wrong?"

"Played all day; I’m really tired!"

Shen Yixiao said impatiently.

"What’s in your pocket?"

Shen Qiushan asked with a stern face.

"Huh?"

"What?"

Shen Yixiao was startled, quickly pretending to be clueless.

"Take it out!"

Shen Qiushan went over directly and pulled Shen Yixiao’s hand out of his pocket. The brat wanted to resist.

But with Shen Qiushan’s Strength now at 90 points, Shen Yixiao was no match.

Soon, a blue box appeared in Shen Qiushan’s view.

"Dad, I, this..."

Even Shen Yixiao, who was typically eloquent, didn’t know what to say at this moment.

However, to Shen Yixiao’s surprise, his father was very calm.

"Come with me to the balcony."

Today at the cosmetic surgery center, Luo Meimei’s words had reminded him, with the college entrance exam over, Shen Yixiao and Luo Yao would spend more time together.

Some things cannot be avoided!

Such as sex education.

Parents in our country often "shy away from talking about sex," but not discussing it is often the worst solution.

Because of your silence, children might take many unnecessary detours.

Therefore, Shen Qiushan was already planning for a "father-son secret talk."

The present moment was a good opportunity.

Shen Yixiao followed his father, head hanging, into the closed balcony, and once inside, his father locked the balcony door.

This small action made Shen Yixiao shiver. Could it be that his father was going to enforce the long-unused "family discipline?"

Shen Yixiao was drumming in his heart.

However, once again, his father’s actions surprised him.

Shen Qiushan took out a cigarette and asked calmly, "Haven’t learned to smoke, have you?"

"No!"

Shen Yixiao shook his head. He had tried but hadn’t learned.

Among the school’s athletes, half smoked. When everyone gathered, someone would pass a cigarette around, and boys Shen Yixiao’s age generally wouldn’t refuse.

They even considered smoking as something cool, as an act of rebellion!

Since teachers and parents prohibit it!

But Shen Yixiao genuinely hadn’t learned and wasn’t interested.

"That’s good, keep it up."

"Smoking is not a good habit."

Shen Qiushan advised, then straightforwardly asked, "Already had relations with Luo Yao?"

"Uh, this..."

Shen Yixiao grimaced, scratching his head awkwardly.

Shen Qiushan just glanced at his reaction and had the answer in his mind. He continued, "It’s normal, I’m not blaming you, reproduction is an instinct and nature of animals."

"Sex is not a shameful thing, but it should occur at the right time, with the right person, and under proper protection."

"But you must take responsibility for whatever you do. Since you had a relationship, you should care for the girl, not necessarily commit for a lifetime, but ensure she feels no psychological burden. If she feels scared or worried, you should be there to solve it with her!"

"Do you understand what I mean?"