Bai Ye absentmindedly accompanied Luo Qingyan on a stroll through the botanical garden, making no attempt to plan their route according to the map provided.

They wandered around as they pleased, and whenever they saw a place with a pleasant view, they would go up and take a look.

Bai Ye wasn't particularly interested in this leisurely stroll, but having Luo Qingyan, such an innocent, lively, and adorable girl, by his side added a lot of fun to the journey.

Men and women have completely different preferences and attitudes towards sightseeing. For Bai Ye, taking a few photos at each scenic spot is enough to complete the "check-in" task, and she can then move on to the next destination.

But Luo Qingyan is different; she can come up with hundreds or even thousands of different poses and angles for taking photos from the same spot.

If it were in the past, Bai Ye might have been just as enthusiastic as Luo Qingyan, but now, after six years of high school, he has long lost that passion and curiosity, as if the edges of his personality have been mercilessly smoothed out by the years.

He no longer has much desire to explore the outside world. Rather than going out to play, he prefers to stay at home alone, immersing himself in the virtual game world and enjoying the idle and carefree "laissez-faire" life.

In Bai Ye's eyes, life is often dull and monotonous, lacking variety. Most people can only follow the predetermined path of fate step by step, like machines.

After all, this is not some bizarre fantasy world, and there are no extraordinary powers here that can transcend the mundane and reverse fate, so there is no question of defying destiny.

In reality, there are only ordinary people who refuse to bow to fate and always hold onto a stubborn and unyielding spirit.

Although it sounds negative, it's also very realistic.

Originally, Bai Ye's plan for the future was very simple and clear—to go directly to work in a factory after graduating from university, without considering marriage or having children.

As for the level of his salary, it wasn't particularly important to him. Because this way, he wouldn't have to worry about exorbitant dowries, heavy mortgage payments, or complicated car loan payments.

As long as he can get through this period and take care of his parents in their old age, he will feel that his life is complete.

Perhaps because life was already exhausting, Baiye didn't even crave longevity.

He believed that living to fifty was a pretty good age, and that beyond that, watching himself grow old and his health deteriorate would only bring more worries and pain. However, what happened last night completely disrupted his original plans.

Since a mistake has been made, responsibility must be taken.

Therefore, Bai Ye decided to change his previous carefree and muddled attitude and start working hard to earn money from this moment on!

First, you need to save up a considerable amount of money for the bride price, and then you need to find a way to raise the funds needed to buy a house.

But then I thought, Sister Qingyue owns countless properties and is too busy collecting rent every day, so does she really need a new house?

So, should we start thinking about car loans now? Sigh, but Sister Qingyue has so many luxury cars that it's dazzling, she doesn't care about having one more or one less.

Thinking of this, Bai Ye couldn't help but feel sad and finally came to a disheartening conclusion: I'm a piece of trash!

Luo Qingyan sat quietly in the chair, gently flipping through the photo album on her phone.

When she saw the photo of her and Bai Ye, a happy and satisfied smile involuntarily bloomed on her face.

Her gaze was gentle as water, as if the beautiful moment in the photo could be frozen in time forever.

However, without her noticing, her gaze fell on Bai Ye, who was not far away.

Bai Ye was leaning quietly against the wall, head bowed, radiating an aura of self-abandonment and negativity.

His figure appeared so forlorn, as if the whole world had abandoned him in a lonely corner.

This sight stirred a pang of heartache in Luo Qingyan's heart. She pressed her lips tightly together, her brows furrowing slightly as she pondered to herself:

"What's wrong with you, senior? Why have you suddenly become so depressed? Did you encounter something unbearably sad?"

The adorable little girl blinked her big, bright eyes, her pupils darting around as a mischievous thought popped into her head.

While Bai Ye was still in a daze, she quickly got up like a light deer and tiptoed to Bai Ye's side.

Then, she carefully tiptoed, as if a gentle breeze were caressing a flower petal, and softly pressed her pink lips to Bai Ye's lips.

Caught completely off guard, Bai Ye was stunned by the sudden kiss, her mind went blank, and she lost all ability to think.

At that very moment, a captivating fragrance, like a clear spring, instantly filled his nostrils.

It was a faint fragrance emanating from the little girl's hair, fresh, pleasant, and intoxicating.

Bai Ye subconsciously tried to identify what brand of shampoo was emitting the fragrance, but he quickly realized that this was not the time to focus on such things, and his thoughts had unknowingly wandered off course!

Bai Ye wished she could immediately put a big lock on her wild, nonsensical thoughts, so they would stop wandering off into random, pointless thoughts.

His gaze shifted to the quirky little girl, still pondering what was going on with her sudden kiss earlier.

He originally planned to put on the airs of an elder brother and teach this arrogant little girl a lesson, telling her that as a girl she should keep a proper distance from boys and so on.

However, just as he was about to speak, he heard the little girl ask with concern in her sweet voice:

"What's wrong, senior? You don't look well. Did something sad or upsetting happen?"

Looking at the little girl's worried face, the scolding words that Bai Ye was about to say vanished instantly as if by magic.

After all, he simply couldn't bring himself to scold such an innocent and adorable little girl.

This is such a headache! Being cute is just too much!