"You can think about this now."

My family is quite simple; you probably already know the general situation.

I only have one older sister who is already married.

My grandmother and parents are all in good health, and they said that I don't need to live with them after I get married.

I can't guarantee anything else, but at the very least, I'm a person who keeps my word.

I will be faithful to my marriage.

"I'm very happy to be with you, I..." Xia Juntao hesitated to say, "I really like you."

"When did you start having this idea?" Shen Ruomei asked.

“It started last semester!” Xia Juntao stared at Shen Ruomei’s expression, trying to read her thoughts from her face.

Shen Ruomei was surprised that she hadn't noticed at all. Instinctively, she took several steps back. The table behind her blocked her way, otherwise she would have retreated even further.

"Senior Xia!"

"Senior Sister Shen is here too!" A little girl came in from the classroom door.

"Shengnan!" Shen Ruomei greeted her as well.

"These are some dates my family mailed to me. The dates from my hometown are so sweet, I brought some for you to try." Sun Shengnan said, placing the dates into the hands of Shen Ruomei and Xia Juntao.

Xia Juntao: "No need, my family doesn't need these things. My grandmother's students give her these every year."

Xia Juntao's grandmother's student is Song Yan.

Xia Juntao stuffed the jujube back into his hands.

Shen Ruomei suddenly felt embarrassed.

This little girl's name is Sun Shengnan, and she has a very lively personality.

They bumped into each other while getting food in the cafeteria, and that's how they met. She asked him about Xia Juntao's character.

Shen Ruomei also praised Xia Juntao highly.

Sun Shengnan said she wanted to pursue Xia Juntao.

What did I say? Did I even encourage her?

The eldest brother once asked himself if Xia Juntao was pursuing him.

Shen Ruomei said no at the time.

My fourth sister once mentioned Xia Juntao, and her tone was a little strange, but I didn't think much of it.

They all realized Xia Juntao's intentions, and Sun Shengnan probably did too, right?

Sun Shengnan wanted to pursue Xia Juntao, but she told herself it.

Was it intentional for him to bump into himself in the cafeteria?

Xia Juntao was particularly unhappy when Xia Juntao praised Sun Shengnan in front of him.

After all that fuss, it turns out I was the fool!

After feeling embarrassed, Shen Ruomei became quite angry. She put the dates on the table, turned around, and left.

"Senior Sister Shen is angry, why?" Sun Shengnan asked Xia Juntao.

"Sun Shengnan! I really don't want to see you." Xia Juntao said through gritted teeth, and then chased after her.

Although Sun Shengnan didn't explicitly say she was pursuing him, she was very enthusiastic towards him. Xia Juntao was too embarrassed to ask her, "Are you trying to pursue me?"

But when Sun Shengnan gave him something last time, he explicitly refused. "We're not familiar with each other, and I don't accept things from girls."

Then, Shen Ruomei praised Sun Shengnan in front of her.

Sun Shengnan grabbed Xia Juntao, who was about to leave, and said, "Senior Xia, why are you so angry with me?"

She came at this time again today, and Xia Juntao is now furious.

There was nothing between him and her, and there was no need to explain. Xia Juntao simply shook off Sun Shengnan.

Xia Juntao felt that he had only been a minute late, yet he had already put Shen Ruomei at a distance.

Shen Ruomei walked out in a flustered and annoyed manner, completely unaware of Duan Xueting walking towards her.

Duan Xueting held a thermos in one hand.

"Ruomei!" Xia Juntao exclaimed, but it was too late.

"Bang!"

The thermos contained freshly boiled hot water, and the sound of it breaking was somewhat muffled.

Duan Xueting tried to dodge, but Shen Ruomei was too fast, and she couldn't avoid it at all. However, she jumped up quickly enough that the boiling water didn't scald her.

Shen Ruomei was unlucky; her shoes and left calf were covered in boiling water.

Shen Ruomei felt a burning pain instantly in her feet and legs. "It hurts so much!"

"Are you blind? What are you doing?" Qu Hongbin, who was nearby, ran over and shouted.

Xia Juntao squatted down and took off Shen Ruomei's shoes.

Xia Juntao knows how to treat burns.

Xia Juntao picked up Shen Ruomei and ran towards the water room, fortunately it wasn't far.

When you pour cool water onto a scald, the burning pain immediately subsides.

"Stand on one leg and hold onto me."

"Let me see if I can take off my socks." Xia Juntao said, bending down to take off Chen Ruomei's socks.

"Slow down, please?" Shen Ruomei's voice trembled.

"Don't be afraid, I'll be gentle." Xia Juntao was indeed very careful, keeping the socks close to her skin. If her burns were severe, her skin could tear off.

Shen Ruomei was too frightened to look.

Xia Juntao was very careful. After taking off his socks, he rolled up Shen Ruomei's trouser legs.

Long underwear isn't meant to be stuck to the body, so burns from it are obviously less severe than burns from the feet.

There are small blisters on the back of my foot.

The classmates had already rushed over upon hearing the news and formed a circle around the group.

Eldest sister Li Hongmei: "They've all developed blisters, let's go to the hospital to get them checked out!"

"I'm going to borrow Director Xu's bicycle!" said Hao Yinzhang, the third brother, as he ran out.

Sun Shuo was unaware of what had happened. "How could you be so careless? You got burned so badly!"

"It's all because Duan Xueting from your class didn't hold the kettle properly."

"She just got hot water..." Qu Hongbin said.

At the time, only a few of them were nearby; the other classmates were far away and had no idea what was going on.

Shen Ruomei and Xia Juntao both looked over when they heard this.

Duan Xueting is really keeping a low profile now.

Today was her turn to clean the classroom, and she was responsible for fetching hot water. How could it be that she didn't hold the kettle properly?

It was clearly Shen Ruomei who bumped into me, okay? I didn't dodge.

Who can be prepared for someone who suddenly appears out of nowhere?

Even if Shen Ruomei stretched out her foot and let her burn it, she wouldn't dare, okay?

Duan Xueting was about to cry: "How can you blame me for this!"

"How can you not blame yourself? You and Shen Ruomei have a grudge, you wouldn't be looking for revenge, would you?" Qu Hongbin said.

“That’s not true! It’s not like that at all!” Duan Xueting said.

Shen Ruomei is now on one leg, with her hand on the wall.

Xia Juntao was supporting Shen Ruomei's injured leg as she was being rinsed with cold water.

Qu Hongbin reached out to help Shen Ruomei.

In fact, Shen Ruomei was standing very steadily. If she weren't, the eldest sister and the others would have helped her up long ago.

Xia Juntao grabbed the hand that Qu Hongbin was trying to support and placed it directly on his shoulder. He then picked Shen Ruomei up again.

When I got to the water room, I saw Hao Yinzhang already riding his bicycle over.

Hao Yinzhang nimbly jumped off the bicycle and steadied it, and Shen Ruomei was placed steadily on the back seat of the bicycle.

Shen Ruomei's burns were completely exposed. It was already this season, and if she went to the hospital like this, she would be freezing.

Xia Juntao took off his woolen overcoat and wrapped it directly around Shen Ruomei's feet.

A wool coat is very expensive; not many people at school can afford one.

This also shows that Xia Juntao's family is well-off.