Fancy Me, Professor!

[This chapter is dedicated to Helen_Portman for leaving nice comments in my story for the month of June! Thank you so much for the support! I hope to see more of your comments soon!]

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"You may see your day as an ordinary day, but to us, it is not an ordinary day because on this day, you are gifted to us to be a part of our lives."

Pan An held Shu Xian's hand once more, kissing the back of her hand that made the others smile and Cai Li, especially swoon the moment she saw her son do the gesture.

Ru Shi, however, had her eyes widening in surprise as she didn't expect her brother to be this sweet towards another woman after that damned Ruo Xi.

"So happy birthday, Shu Xian," Pan An said, Shu Xian's tears already escaping her eyes. "You matter and we're happy to have you in our lives."

"Pan An…"

Shu Xian is always an emotional girl. This time, she released her tears and cried, the others laughing at how cute she is that she is crying and forcing herself to stop.

With the others laughing, she found herself laughing-crying as well, rolling her eyes at them as she wiped her tears away.

"Geez…" she exclaimed in between laughter, Pan An, smiling at her as he got his handkerchief from his pocket instead and wiped her tears for her. "You don't have to announce that in front of everyone. The surprise already made me happy that I cried."

Pan An turned to everyone else. With what he said further surprising Shu Xian, she widened her eyes in shock as he did another announcement.

"You guys can go and eat ahead. I'll be talking to Shu Xian in private for a while."

Wang Lei grinned, liking what he heard as he did a nod of approval.

"You know where to get it," he reminded him, Shu Xian raising a brow of inquiry at him.

"Get what?"

"Never mind him. Come here."

With Pan An now putting both of his hands on her shoulders and pushed her towards her room, Cai Li just swooned in her seat as Ru Shi playfully rolled her eyes at her little brother, Shu Xian's friends giving her a thumbs up as if to tell her that there's nothing to worry about.

The moment the both of them arrived in her room, Pan An closed Shu Xian's room door, the girl blinking her eyes a few times in confusion.

"Wh-what is this all about?"

Somehow, them being alone in her room all of a sudden made her feel nervous. With Pan An now approaching her, he did not answer his question and instead, got his handkerchief again and wiped Shu Xian's face as he combed her hair with her free hand.

"Oh, Shu Xian… you're so emotional—look at what you're doing to your pretty face!"

When Shu Xian heard his comment, she blushed a little.

Pan An fixing her hair and wiping her tears away might make her feel uncomfortable, but still, she allowed him to do so since this is something sweet of him to do.

And besides… Shu Xian kind of liked being pampered this way. Somehow, it made her heart slightly race in her chest, wondering if he would continue taking care of her this way.

Soon after, their eyes met. The moment it did, Shu Xian felt shy, Pan An, smiling at her as he found her expression cute.

"Now, is the birthday girl going to feel better later after we talk and come out of this room?" he asked, Shu Xian now curious the moment Pan An finished fixing her up the best way he could.

"W-well…" Shu Xian stammered, knitting her brows together. "Why do you want to talk to me alone here in my room?"

When Pan An heard her query, he just smiled at her. With him now going to her vanity mirror, Shu Xian slightly widened her eyes to suddenly see a small box on the table, something that she didn't have before.

"What's that?" she asked, curiosity evident in her voice. "I don't recall having that kind of box in my room," she added, the professor now answering her question.

"Yes. I put it in here a while ago. Don't get me wrong—I didn't snoop around, I swear."

Shu Xian let out a small chuckle. With her crossing her arms in front of her chest, she teased him, Pan An laughing as he approached her.

"With you being this defensive when I'm not saying anything, how could I believe you?"

Pan An just grinned at Shu Xian. With him saying something different, she looked at her right arm, requesting her to extend it to him.

"Show me your right wrist."

"Oh?"

Shu Xian just did as she was told. With her holding up her wrist, Pan An opened the box in his hand, revealing her a Gnoce bracelet.

Shu Xian looked at Pan An get the silver bracelet from the extravagant box. With him now putting the box down on her bed, Pan An unlocked the bracelet and helped her wear it.

"It may be simple… but I hope you like it."

"What?"

Pan An then finished locking the bracelet carefully. Shu Xian then looked at the small cylinder shape of the bracelet, her eyes focusing on the engraved words found on it.

The engraved words were: Sei Speciale.

Not familiar of the language, Shu Xian cocked her head to the side, wondering what language it is. With her looking at Pan An, she did not even need to say her question aloud, the professor already answering her query in mind.

"Sei speciale is Italian like the name of the restaurant where we ate, Molto Affamato."

"Oh!" Shu Xian furrowed her brows, asking more about it. "Then what does it mean?"

Pan An did not answer her for a while. With him surprising her with what he did, he approached her and kissed her forehead, Shu Xian's heart racing in her chest with what he said next.

"Sei Speciale... the engraved words in the bracelet is a reminder to tell you that you're special, Shu Xian."