Chapter 71

(Final Chapter) Didn't you say you'd marry me again in the next life?

"Buzz—"

A sharp chirping sound rang in the deer's ears.

Consciousness reignited like dead ashes, and there was a weight shaking inside my head.

The smell of disinfectant slowly seeped into my nostrils and spread.

My ears were filled with static and the sound of a group of people arguing.

"You were sent by our rival company, weren't you? Deliberately looking for trouble—no, murderous!"

"Can't we be reasonable? Who would kill someone in the street while riding an electric bike?"

"Stop making excuses. An electric scooter is a vehicle, isn't it? You're just jealous that our little deer sold out last night, aren't you? If you're so incompetent, then come at me openly!"

"Watch less TV dramas and use your brain. If I wanted to harm her, why wouldn't I just dump her on the street instead of going through all the trouble of coming to the hospital?"

"Hey, you two, keep your voices down in public! Shut up!"

"..."

A cell phone ring interrupted this silent war.

The drowsiness slowly dissipated, and Lu Qin opened her eyes a crack in a daze, only to be blinded by a blinding white light that made her close them again.

"Deer! Deer!"

"LuLu is awake!"

As she spoke, a group of people pounced on her like hungry tigers, blocking out the glaring light.

Lu Qin opened her eyes again and saw three faces in an instant.

Chang Le... Fang Xiaoping... Song Ling... She slowly recognized them as her three roommates.

Upon seeing her open her eyes, the three of them almost simultaneously burst into tears of joy: "Thank goodness, she didn't become a vegetable!"

A person in a vegetative state...?

Lu Qin felt confused and tried to recall the scene just now, but her head was throbbing with pain and her mind was blank, and she couldn't remember anything.

She asked, "What's wrong?"

"And you're still talking! How old are you? Can't you even watch where you're going?" Chang Le said, gesturing exaggeratedly. "Some clueless guy bumped into you, you hit your head, and you passed out right away!"

Fang Xiaoping adjusted her thick glasses and nodded, "Yes, the doctor said you had a concussion and that you might become a vegetable. We all agreed to call your uncle and aunt over."

"Stop with the nonsense," Song Ling said coldly. "Lu, how do you feel? Should we get another checkup?"

"I..." Lu Qin looked at the three nervous people in front of her and touched her head. "I'm fine. I didn't feel too much shock... It's just like I had a nightmare. I can't remember what I dreamed about."

The three of them exclaimed in response: "Huh?"

"Could it be amnesia?"

"Why don't you feel it again?"

"Um……"

Lu Qin carefully "felt" for a moment, and while she was deep in thought, she suddenly heard a male voice coming from the doorway.

"I already said I didn't skip class, I swear, you can even video call me!"

"It seems to be from the School of Media Studies, really..."

Lu Qin looked in the direction of the sound and saw the boy leaning against the door, one leg bent, casually holding his phone to his ear, with his long index finger resting on the back.

He held his chin up, his slightly curly black hair at the back of his head pressed against the wall, making his already high nose bridge appear even more upturned. At first glance, his profile was so smooth that it looked as if it had been copied from a comic book.

Not only his profile, but his body proportions are also incredibly perfect. He wears a simple white T-shirt and dark gray jeans with a unique style.

He looks so familiar with that kind of handsome.

Lu Qin nodded her chin with interest, and instantly her headache and blurred vision disappeared.

She wanted to share the handsome guy with her roommate, but before she could say anything, Chang Le next to her gestured with her lips and muttered, "The culprit."

"..." Why is the perpetrator so handsome?

While Lu Qin remained silent, the perpetrator hung up the phone in frustration.

"Okay, I got it, I'm going back." He turned around, crossed his arms, and walked back impatiently.

Upon seeing the person's face, Lu Qin's heart skipped a beat.

Those sharply defined eyebrows, those jewel-like eyes, that high, straight nose, those rosy lips… she felt herself falling for them again…

"Are you alright?" The handsome man asked casually when he noticed Lu Qin staring at him.

Lu Qin immediately covered her head weakly: "I'm not feeling well, my head hurts so much."

"..."

The ward fell silent for a moment. Seeing her roommates' disdainful expressions, Lu Qin chuckled. This inexplicable, silly laugh made the handsome guy frown.

"Wow, it really was that badly damaged..." He tapped his phone, which was nestled in his arm. "Let's discuss it. My advisor insists I go back to class. You guys stay with her for now, and I'll come back after class."

"Hey." Chang Le got angry again after hearing this, picking up the argument they hadn't finished and standing up for Lu Qin, "What kind of attitude is this? Would it kill you to apologize?"

"Can an apology cure illness?" the handsome guy said matter-of-factly. "I don't have time to argue with you. If you don't leave now, the advisor will take back my award. If all else fails, name your price and I'll pay."

"So what if you have a few stinking coins!"

Chang Le angrily rolled up his sleeves, and Fang Xiaoping and Song Ling rushed over to stop him.

The handsome guy still crossed his arms dismissively.

When their eyes met and the atmosphere turned icy, Lu Qin suddenly asked, "WeChat or Alipay?"

"..."

Seeing everyone turn their heads at once, Lu Qin spread her hands and said innocently, "Isn't it about losing money?"

The handsome guy chuckled enigmatically, loosened his grip on his arms, unlocked his phone, and said, "WeChat."

"I've already paid the medical bills, here's another eight thousand for you."

Lu Qin: "What if we don't have enough later?"

"Ten thousand."

"Sigh, alright." Lu Qin sighed deeply, looking pitiful. "It's a pity I can't go back to do the live stream tonight. I lost a lot of money, which I was planning to use to pay for this year's tuition."

"..." Hearing her pretend to sniff, the handsome guy raised his eyelids and looked speechlessly at this unreasonable person.

This person's eyes gleamed with greed for money, but she seemed to have no ill intentions other than faking accidents. It appeared that as long as the money was right, she wouldn't cause any more trouble.

The handsome guy said, "I'll add you as a friend. If you need more, just ask me anytime until you're satisfied. Is that okay?"

“Okay.” Lu Qin nodded happily, glanced at the cabinet next to her, picked up her phone, and found the QR code. “Scan me.”

The handsome guy scanned the QR code on her phone and sent a friend request. "Can I go now?"

Lu Qin accepted the friend request without even sending a verification message, then shook her head: "No, transfer 10,000 first, just in case you disappear halfway through. Remember to mark it as compensation for emotional distress."

The handsome guy didn't bother arguing, quickly transferred the money, and hurriedly prepared to leave.

Lu Qin quickly took the money and said sweetly, "Goodbye, take care on the road."

"..."

The handsome guy walked away without looking back.

The ward fell silent instantly. Lu Qin's smooth movements and superb acting skills impressed her roommates, who gave her a thumbs up.

Seeing her grinning like she was worthless, Chang Le spat at the handsome man's retreating figure, spitting on her as well: "Just letting him go like that is letting him off easy, are you stupid!"

"Not necessarily." Fang Xiaoping pushed up her glasses. "We've got the money, and we've got the handsome guy's WeChat. I think Lulu's brain is fine, so she can be discharged."

These words struck a chord with Lu Qin, who nodded in delight and began to admire the handsome man's WeChat Moments.

There are very few... He doesn't seem to have a girlfriend, yet he works out... Oh right, I still don't know what the handsome guy's name is.

She immediately typed a message excitedly, and upon seeing this, Chang Le looked at Song Ling with resentment and asked her to take sides: "Hey!"

Song Ling gave a thumbs up, casually revealing a huge diamond embedded in her manicured nails, and asked Lu Qin with interest, "Have you gone back yet?"

Chang Le scoffed and went to play on her phone.

Lu Qin shook her head, and after a while Song Ling asked again, "Have you gone back yet?"

Lu Qin shook her head.

"..."

"not yet?"

Lu Qin shook her head again.

"Boring." Song Ling lost interest and didn't bother to ask any more questions, so she lowered her head to play with her phone.

Two thousand years later, just when Lu Qin thought the news had been lost forever, the handsome guy finally sent her three simple words: Hao Jingshi.

...

After spending two days in the hospital, Lu Qin didn't feel unwell at all. On the contrary, she looked radiant after getting a good night's sleep.

She was discharged from the hospital in good spirits and continued her livestreaming. Seeing this, her roommates started to lay down some rules, forcing her to mute her microphone and end the broadcast before 10 p.m. to avoid being mentally distracted by staying up late and causing the same problem again.

Lu Qin pleaded a few times, but Song Ling coldly unplugged the internet cable: "Aren't you still a little unwilling to accept that you haven't become a vegetable? If you keep nagging, you can sleep in the corridor."

"..." Lu Qin had no choice but to obediently compromise.

When the live stream started that night, under the pressure of three pairs of eyes, Lu Qin apologized to her fans and told them that she would shorten the live stream time in the future.

When fans asked her why, she explained that she had been hit by a car a few days ago and was feeling unwell, so she couldn't stay up late anymore. She also mentioned that the other person was a handsome guy.

Unexpectedly, the topic was steered off course, and fans started gossiping, asking if the handsome guy was single and if there was any progress between them.

Seeing the surge in traffic to the live stream and the influx of a large number of viewers, Lu Qin had a sudden inspiration and took the opportunity to steer the conversation toward the handsome man.

She asked the netizens present for advice on how to win over the handsome guy, and they offered her a variety of suggestions.

They gradually split into two factions: the "stubborn and direct" faction and the "high-level hunters should appear as if they were prey" faction. While the two factions were discussing heatedly, a new faction of comments suddenly appeared in the comments.

Go to Guantao Temple to pray for a good marriage; that's how my husband and I met.

[Yes, yes, you should ask a master for help; maybe you can win over that handsome guy in one fell swoop.]

[Guan Tao Temple? It's said to have a history of several hundred years, and wishes made there are very effective!]

A string of comments echoed her sentiments. Lu Qin read one after another until she finally saw a simple and insightful comment summarizing the characteristics of the new school of thought.

[Feudal superstition.]

This person's online name is as simple as their online statements: a decimal point.

The mention of "decimal points" quickly drew the ire of the "fate faction," who retorted: "Love is a superstition of timing and circumstance, don't you understand?"

If you don't believe, don't stop others from believing.

[Argumentative people, trying to act like they know everything.]

"Decimal Point" fell silent, and the comments gradually increased. The "Fate Faction" continued to share their steps for seeking marriage. As they chatted, some enthusiastic fans offered to give her a lucky charm so she could take it to a temple for consecration and prayer, asking her what kind of pattern or words she wanted embroidered on it.

Lu Qin said, "Qinye, thank you baby, I'll send you a special lucky bag."

The comment section was flooded with messages like: 【So envious!】

【Aaaaaaah!】

Why Scutellaria baicalensis leaves?

Lu Qin replied, resting her cheek on her hand, "Because my name contains the character 'qin,' which was given to me by my father. He said that the character 'qin' means perseverance, detachment, and a pure heart."

She said this with a professional fake smile, because she made it up herself by looking it up in the dictionary. Her father, a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, just thought that Scutellaria baicalensis could cure diseases, and since the deer happened to eat Scutellaria baicalensis leaves, she was sure she wouldn't starve with this name.

Seeing her sweet smile, fans expressed their envy: "Your dad is so lucky."

[It has a touch of traditional Chinese style, like a young lady.]

Good heavens, I'm so frustrated. Why are some people so beautiful and pampered by their families?

"Hehehe, no way..."

Lu Qin humbly replied to each comment, when suddenly another comment popped up in the otherwise harmonious comment section: "Are you indifferent to worldly gains? You should be called Lu Greedy for Gold."

This discordant remark made Lu Qin freeze for a moment. Upon closer inspection, she realized that the speaker was using the decimal point again.

The "decimal point" comment was quickly ridiculed by netizens and left the live stream. His roommates also clicked on his profile to see what was going on: "Is this guy crazy? He's always picking fights."

Lu Qin ignored him and skipped over to reply to others. Unexpectedly, her phone screen went black and she was forced to end the broadcast by the system.

Upon further inspection, it was discovered that someone had reported her live stream for spreading feudal superstitious content, and the punishment was a seven-day ban from broadcasting.

"..."

Lu Qin suspected it was the decimal point that caused it, so she snatched her roommate's phone to see who this person was.

It turns out this person hadn't posted any videos, hadn't filled in a bio, and only their profile picture and background image weren't the default ones.

Unwilling to give up, Lu Qin searched for clues and finally discovered that the buildings of their school's art academy were in a corner of the background image.

Chang Le exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, the Academy of Fine Arts? It's so close?"

Fang Xiaoping: "Could it be that he's jealous of you?"

Song Ling: "Lu, think about whether you've offended anyone recently."

Who did she offend? Lu Qin stared at the decimal point, turning it over and over. The art academy, that tone, that manner...

"I know who it is!"

Lu Qin quickly picked up her phone, and her three roommates crowded around. They saw her rapidly scroll through Hao Jingshi's WeChat, type a message, and send it.

That's you, isn't it?

Unexpectedly, Hao Jingshi was quite forthcoming and immediately admitted, "Yes."

Lu Qin typed angrily: 【Why did you report me? (angrily)】

Hao Jingshi: [You started the cyberbullying.]

Lu Qin: [You're the one who came to the live stream to annoy people, acting like a rebel against the Heavenly Gang!]

Hao Jingshi: [You're leading netizens to gossip about me, so can't I even click in and take a look?]

Lu Qin: [I didn't mention you. I was just chatting with my fans. What's it to you?]

Hao Jingshi: [My comment didn't bother you, did it? I didn't like reading it, so I reported it. The fact that the report was successful isn't my fault.]

"..." Lu Qin was so angry at this person that she almost fainted.

Despite the lack of oxygen, the image of his handsome face flashed through her mind. She took another deep breath and endured it.

After a moment of hesitation, she sent a heartfelt voice message: "Okay, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, but I was banned for seven days, which means I'll lose a lot of money. I finally got discharged from the hospital and can start live streaming again. I don't mean to blame you, I just have a bit of a headache..."

After finishing her emotional performance, Lu Qin tossed her phone onto the table and took a deep breath to recharge.

Soon, her phone vibrated twice, and she frantically picked it up again.

Her roommates were already laughing so hard they were doubled over: "LuLu, is the handsome guy still handsome?"

Are we still going to Guantao Temple?

Lu Qin angrily tapped the screen: "Go, I must go! I'll ask the gods to take this king away..."

Hao Jingshi: [I am transferring 20,000 yuan to you (a voluntary gift).]

Hao Jingshi: [Is that enough? Is there anything else?]

“Your Highness…” Lu Qin immediately swallowed the words “bastard” and replied with a gentler voice message, “It’s nothing, sorry to bother you, Senior Hao, I wish you a pleasant life.”

...

Lu Qin was ridiculed by her roommates for a whole week for her spineless behavior. In order to put an end to this, Lu Qin paid for the tickets to Guantao Temple for the entire dormitory, as well as the round-trip transportation costs.

It was the weekend, and the temple was packed with people. The four of them had to wait in a long line before they could get inside. Seeing another long line in front of the Prayer Hall, Song Ling lost patience and left the others to feed the koi.

The other three waited patiently, and it was finally their turn half an hour later.

Lu Qin placed the lucky charm sent by her fans in the temple. It was a beige purse embroidered with scutellaria leaves, very delicate and small, and she loved it dearly.

The consecration of the sachets takes some time, and while waiting, the group browsed the temple's shops and bought some prayer beads and amulets.

As the sun was setting, Lu Qin went back to retrieve the lucky charm. Seeing Lu Qin examining the purse repeatedly as she walked, Chang Le teased, "Lu Lu, be careful with this. This is your husband, don't lose it."

Lu Qin smiled and said cooperatively, "Okay, okay, I will protect my husband. I'll take him home."

Amidst laughter and conversation, the warm orange sunset illuminated the sky. The group emerged from the temple, descended the high steps, and headed to the koi pond to find Song Ling.

The number of people at the temple did not decrease, and the steps remained crowded. Lu Qin was walking on the outermost side. Just a few steps away from reaching the flat ground, a person in a hurry passed by her, and the two bumped arms hard.

Lu Qin was chatting with her two roommates with her head tilted to the side when she was suddenly bumped and stumbled, almost falling into the air.

She instinctively waved her hand to maintain her balance, but her purse slipped from her hand and flew onto the slope outside the steps.

Fang Xiaoping quickly helped Lu Qin up. After Lu Qin regained her balance, Chang Le tugged at her sleeve and pointed to the purse that had fallen.

"LuLu, your husband has run away!"

Fang Xiaoping, who was usually serious, was amused. Lu Qin turned her head in confusion and saw that the purse was rolling smoothly down the slope, getting farther and farther away.

Fortunately, the slope was gentle, and the purse quickly rolled over and came to a slow stop.

Seeing countless feet trampling past the purse, Lu Qin threw down a sentence and hurriedly chased after it: "I'm going to find my husband, no, the purse. You guys go find Song Ling first, I'll be there in a bit!"

"Pfft." Fang Xiaoping laughed again, adjusting her glasses. "Go on, and find your husband properly."

"..."

After jogging for a while, Lu Qin finally arrived at the place where the purse was.

Seeing that the purse was still intact, she took a breather, stared at the purse, and slowly dragged her aching legs forward.

As she walked, two more feet appeared on the road, one of which was about to step on her purse. Lu Qin's mind went blank for a moment, and she shouted, "Don't step on my husband!"

"..."

The man paused for a moment, then hesitantly withdrew his foot.

Lu Qin thanked him and bent down to pick it up, but a large hand suddenly snatched the purse away from her.

She looked up and was startled to see that the person in front of her was the handsome guy she had recently had a falling out with.

What a small world...

Thinking about her thoughtless words, Lu Qin wished she could dig a hole and disappear: "Uh, hi, senior, what a coincidence."

Hao Jingshi chuckled: "That's not right, I don't remember you being this polite."

As he spoke, he squinted and examined the purse closely. "Your husband is quite special."

"..." Lu Qin nervously scratched her toes and held out her hand to him, "Give it back to me."

Hao Jingshi readily reached out and handed it over, but he deliberately didn't put it in her hand. Instead, he raised his arm and stopped in mid-air: "Take it yourself."

Lu Qin didn't want to waste words with him, so she rolled her eyes at him in her mind, turned her wrist, and took the bait fiercely.

She was originally going to snatch it and leave, but when she touched his cool fingertips, she shuddered for no reason. A strange tingling sensation flowed through her body and struck her heart.

"hiss……"

In an instant, an indescribable pain poured down, and Lu Qin froze on the spot, unable to move as if she were sucked in.

The crowd seemed to stand still, except for his and her hearts, which continued to beat vividly and resonate.

Lu Qin stared blankly at Hao Jingshi's face, and suddenly, as if possessed, she called out in a trembling voice, "Husband..."

As soon as she finished speaking, she lost her senses and vaguely saw many scenes she had never seen before.

Strands of emotion slowly resurfaced, drawing in and awakening past obsessions—

She remembered... her husband, his awkwardness and stubbornness; she remembered how he was angry with her and refused to return home, yet secretly kissed her when no one was around; she remembered how he knelt in the cold wind all night, refusing to take a concubine, saying that he would only marry her in this life.

She remembered his possessiveness, and how, when they slept in each other's arms, she would lie in his arms and say that she wanted to marry him again in the next life. He blushed and stammered, "Of course you would marry me, otherwise who else would you want to marry?"

She also remembered... He didn't believe in fate, but he was very serious about it. In order to prevent the fortune teller's words from coming true, he braided a red rope from his black hair for her. When they reached a dead end, he shielded her from a hail of arrows and said in a weak voice, "I will die in your place, you live on."

She remembered...

...

Lu Qin stared blankly for a while, and then she suddenly heard Hao Jingshi laugh: "I'm never riding an electric bike again."

Lu Qin was suddenly pulled out of her memories and realized that Hao Jingshi had taken the purse back at some point and was casually holding it in his hand, hooking the hanging rope with one finger.

"That's too much of a loss." Seeing that she was listening, Hao Jingshi casually continued what he had just said, "You hit someone and now you're going to ruin the rest of your life."

Seeing that the person in front of her seemed no different, Lu Qin silently pursed her lips and reached for her purse.

Just as they were about to meet, Hao Jingshi suddenly raised his arm and asked her with a half-smile, "What did you just call me?"

Lu Qin quickly and shamefully denied it: "I didn't call you."

Hao Jingshi shook his purse: "So you're calling it?"

Lu Qin stood on tiptoe to reach it: "I didn't shout."

“You called out, you called out to your husband.”

You misheard me.

"You won't admit it?" Hao Jingshi tossed the purse into his other hand. "Then I won't give it to you."

This is outrageous!

Enraged, Lu Qin lunged forward to snatch it, but Hao Jingshi surprised her by suddenly wrapping his arms around her waist from behind.

"..." Lu Qin's mind went blank.

She didn't struggle, but instinctively raised her head.

Hao Jingshi moved closer to her, so close that even the fine hairs on his face were clearly magnified in her eyes, and so close that she could clearly smell the faint lavender scent emanating from his collar.

He pressed on earnestly once more, "You really weren't calling me?"

Burned by his intense gaze, Lu Qin's hands trembled. She nervously clutched his sleeve and tentatively asked in a low, stammering voice, "You, you remembered something too?"

"Hmm, I remember now." Hao Jingshi gazed at her intently, almost touching her nose, and said in a serious tone, "If you hadn't called me, I would have really forgotten."

Hearing him say that, Lu Qin inexplicably became nervous. It was as if he had a mint in his mouth, and his breath was cool and refreshing, blowing on her lips like an indirect kiss.

She waited expectantly for him to say it, but instead heard him say, "You went live that day to discuss with people how to pursue me."

"………………"

Lu Qin was utterly disappointed and pushed him away, saying, "Ignorant man, stop being so narcissistic. It was just for the sake of the live stream."

Hao Jingshi staggered, then crossed his arms: "Oh, you're not going to chase after them?"

"Chasing after sheep dung." Lu Qin rolled her eyes at him, feeling a pang of heartache as she thought about how she had just wasted half a day with this bastard.

She turned and walked away, but Hao Jingshi chased after her, waving his purse in front of her.

"You don't want your husband anymore?"

Lu Qin slapped his arm aside: "If you want it, you can have it."

"Oh." The man actually put the purse in his pocket. "I'll accept this token of love."

Lu Qin was speechless; he was really shameless.

She shook him off and strode away. After a couple of steps, Song Ling suddenly called and asked her to meet up at the Love Tree.

She turned and walked in a different direction, only to run into Hao Jingshi, who then followed her like a leech.

"Are you crazy?" Lu Qin couldn't help but stop. "Why are you following me?"

The plaster-like scoundrel replied confidently, "If you don't chase me, I'll chase you."

"..."

Lu Qin laughed in utter speechlessness, then simply ignored him and walked straight ahead.

Let him follow us if he wants; at most, he can follow us to the school. He can't possibly follow us into the girls' dormitory.

"Can't we chase after them?" the sycophantic man continued to chatter on, "They take advantage of us and then turn their backs on us."

"..."

"Passive-aggressive behavior?"

"..."

"You're not acknowledging me as your husband anymore?"

"..."

"Didn't you say you'd marry me again in the next life? Now you're trying to renege on your promise."

"..."

Lu Qin stopped abruptly and turned around in surprise.

Hao Jingshi was standing under a large, leafy tree, shaking his purse at her and gesturing as if he were tying a rope.

"Splash, splash."

At that moment, a gust of wind rustled through the green leaves of the trees.

A leaf drifted down and touched the white sign standing under the tree. It swayed and brushed past the three red characters engraved on the sign: "Tree of Love".

Lu Qin's breath hitched. She understood perfectly that he was saying that he had personally tied the purse to the first tree he saw in the temple.

The old man said that they had regrets all their lives and their obsession with each other had not been resolved. If they tied the purse together, they could meet again in the next life and continue their predestined relationship.

He did as she asked, so was the purse bringing her here to make up for the regrets of her past life...?

Thinking of the past, Lu Qin felt a lump in her throat and couldn't help but take a step towards him.

"Husband...hug me."

The way she pouted and acted coquettishly filled Hao Jingshi with mixed feelings. He never expected that even after a lifetime, she would still cry to him like that.

His heart fluttered, he raised his head, resisting the urge to cry, and opened his arms to her, waiting to give her a good hug.

Unexpectedly, Lu Qin's expression changed as soon as she snuggled into his arms. She stopped crying and started to get furious, pounding his chest.

"Let's see you pretend! Let's see you pretend!"

"You remembered just now, didn't you? You lied to me! You tricked me! You shameless bastard! You dog of a man! You son of a bitch!"

"??????" Hao Jingshi winced in pain, frantically grabbing her wrist. "No, I, I didn't mean to surprise you more... Ah! Madam, you've never been this violent before..."

Lu Qin persisted, nudging him with her leg, "It wasn't there before, but it will be from now on!"

"Good, good, good!" Hao Jingshi raised his hands in surrender and said repeatedly, "It's good that you hit me. Hitting is a sign of affection, scolding is a sign of love. I'm very happy that my wife is close to me. I'll accept it, I'll accept it."

"snort."

Seeing him give in to her, Lu Qin's heart trembled. She gently lowered her hand that had been raised heavily and gave him a compensatory massage.

Hao Jingshi's handsome face, which had been holding back for so long, finally scrunched up in a bitter expression. He finally dared to complain, "Look, everyone else is kissing under the Love Tree, but you're hitting me under it..."

As he spoke, he rolled his eyes and whispered, "You, you kiss me too."

Hao Jingshi was unusually direct, and Lu Qin couldn't bear to refuse. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, she tiptoed and quickly gave him a light kiss.

Unexpectedly, this gave him the satisfaction. He took the opportunity to press her down against the tree, supporting the back of her head, and greedily deepened his kiss.

"Hmm..."

Lu Qin couldn't break free; her legs went weak under his lingering and passionate kisses. She closed her eyes and slowly gripped his clothes... After the kiss ended, her palms were sweaty.

Lu Qin blushed as she looked at Hao Jingshi's crumpled clothes. Hao Jingshi, still not satisfied, flicked his finger to wipe her wet and somewhat messy lips.

and……

Behind her, her three roommates, who had come looking for her, witnessed this scene and immediately stood at attention.

Chang Le cried out in disbelief, "Deer, deer?"

"!" Lu Qin broke out in a cold sweat, quickly pushed Hao Jingshi away, and awkwardly turned her head away.

Seeing the three of them looking at each other blankly, she chuckled awkwardly and ran over, saying, "I, I was just about to come find you!"

"..."

As the saying goes, a young girl's blushing cheeks are more beautiful than anything else.

The three glanced at Lu Qin, then at the troublemaker who was following her closely, and kept quiet about it.

Chang Le put her hands on her hips and said to the perpetrator in an annoyed tone, "Didn't you say you rejected feudal superstition? What are you doing here?"

This time, the perpetrator didn't argue with her, calmly raising his chin: "The strategist sent me."

"military adviser?"

Everyone looked in the direction he indicated, surprised.

Seeing Song Ling give a satisfied thumbs-up, Chang Le suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Holy crap! Song Ling! You! Do you know how many extra steps Xiao Ping and I walked to find you!"

Fang Xiaoping was also getting a little flustered, clenching her fist: "So that's how it is. I was wondering why you were interested in the Love Tree... You traitor!"

"What traitor?"

Song Ling coldly made a cloth sign with her fist.

"Sister, this is called a top-notch support role."

[End of text]

[Author's Note]

Thank you all for joining us! The main story is now over. A modern-day side story will follow, where we'll see how our strategist, Song, guides Hao in his pursuit of his wife!

Also, my next book, "Silver Sky Falling Snow," is already in full manuscript form. If you like it, please give it a star! Love you all!