Chapter 262: Chapter 148: Mom, I’m Not Coming Back Tonight, I’m Sleeping at a Classmate’s House

"Why were you waiting for me?"

Gao Wenwen, slightly tipsy, looked at him. She took a deep breath, mustered all her courage, and said, "Xu Yun, I want to sleep with you tonight!"

"???" Xu Yun.

"I heard what you said to Lin Xi earlier."

Gao Wenwen’s gaze was firm as she said, "I just want to sleep with you. I don’t want you to take responsibility for me, and I’m not after your money."

"That’s not—"

Xu Yun said, dumbfounded, "Gao Wenwen, are you drunk?"

"I’m not."

Gao Wenwen shook her head and said very seriously, "I’ve actually liked you since high school. But you liked Lin Xi, and I was a coward, so I never said anything.

When I saw you again today, I thought you’d fallen on hard times. I thought my chance had finally come, but who knew you were so rich."

"..." Xu Yun was silent.

"So I know I don’t have a chance anymore."

Gao Wenwen continued, "I’ve never been in a relationship, but I will be sooner or later.

So my first time has to be with a handsome man that I actually like."

"..." Xu Yun was silent.

"Xu Yun, just tell me. Are you going to sleep with me tonight or not!"

Her face was flushed, though it was hard to tell if it was from the alcohol or from embarrassment. She said, "If you’re not willing, I’ll turn and leave. Just pretend I never said anything.

If you are, then come home with me!"

After hearing this, Xu Yun couldn’t help but laugh. "Gao Wenwen, you’re a teacher, you know."

"So what if I’m a teacher? Does that mean a teacher can’t sleep with a man she likes?"

"You’ve got a point." 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Xu Yun said, "You’re the one who said this. Don’t wake up tomorrow morning and say I took advantage of you."

"I’m not that shameless."

"Alright, then. Let me call my mom first and tell her I won’t be home."

Xu Yun pulled out his phone and called his mom, Zhang Sujuan. "Mom, I’m not coming home tonight," he said. "I’m sleeping over at a friend’s place."

"..." Hearing this, Gao Wenwen’s face instantly flushed an even deeper shade of red.

In her room, Zhang Sujuan listened to the dial tone buzzing from her phone, a look of confusion on her face.

’Sleeping over at a friend’s place???’

’That’s strange. He’s not a child anymore. He lives close enough to just grab a cab, yet he’s staying over at someone else’s house.’

"Auntie."

Chen Xin, who had been cutting fruit in the kitchen, came out and asked, "Was that Xu Yun on the phone just now? When is he coming back?"

"Yeah. He said he’s not coming home tonight. He’s sleeping over at a friend’s place."

Chen Xin asked curiously, "A guy friend, or a girl?"

"A guy, of course. He wouldn’t be staying the night at a female friend’s house."

Zhang Sujuan replied with a smile, "He said he went hiking on Taoyuan Mountain with a friend today. He was probably exhausted from the climb and just crashed at their place after dinner."

"Oh."

Chen Xin said with a smile, "Well, Auntie, I should get going then."

"Okay, you go on ahead."

Zhang Sujuan said, "When Xu Yun gets back tomorrow, I’ll have him come over and see you."

"Okay, thank you, Auntie."

"Silly girl, there’s no need to be so polite with me."

Zhang Sujuan handed her half of the chilled, sliced watermelon. "Since Xu Yun isn’t coming home, I can’t finish all this by myself. Take his share. You can eat it while you work on your novel."

"Okay." Chen Xin didn’t stand on ceremony and took it with her.

Back in her own home, Chen Xin’s cheerful mood from earlier had vanished.

’A woman’s sixth sense told her that Xu Yun was definitely out "getting to know" some female friend on a deeper level.’

’Whatever. I’m not going to think about it. Let him have his fun. Maybe he’ll be ready to settle down when he’s had enough.’

’Besides, I’m still young. I can wait another couple of years. I’m not worried!’

Chen Xin comforted herself with this thought, then sat down in front of her computer and started writing.

’I need to work hard and make money right now!’

’What if one day Xu Yun runs out of money and those other women abandon him? If he comes back to me, what will I do if I don’t have enough money to support him?’