Huo Qi asked Lin Ruanruan to get out of the car. Lin Ruanruan was immediately uneasy and her mind started racing. Could it be that Brother Huo really had no feelings for her and that he was really with Guan Ya?

Was I just deluding myself all along?

Oh no, is Huo Qi going to leave me here?

Before Lin Ruanruan could finish her brainstorming, she was pulled into a gentle embrace.

The air was filled with the fragrance of flowers and grasses, and the aroma of Jade Dragon Tea emanating from Huo Qi's body, a truly refreshing and delightful scent.

Lin Ruanruan was stunned, her mind a bit overwhelmed and unable to process what was happening.

"Brother Huo?" Lin Ruanruan called out.

"Hmm?" Huo Qi lowered his eyes to look at Lin Ruanruan.

Lin Ruanruan looked up at Huo Qi, her eyes holding the entire sky's stars, and also holding herself.

Huo Qi felt a warmth in his heart; his little rabbit cared about him.

Before Huo Qi could say anything appropriate, Lin Ruanruan spoke up again, "There are so many mosquitoes here. My legs have been bitten several times. Don't you feel it?"

Huo Qi: ...

Huo Qi looked down at Lin Ruanruan's legs. Lin Ruanruan was wearing rather exaggerated ripped jeans today, revealing large areas of skin on her knees and thighs, which indeed had several large red bumps.

Huo Qi was immediately distressed and quickly led everyone into the car to go back. He had rarely been bitten by mosquitoes since he was a child and had forgotten that there were many mosquitoes in the suburbs.

Lin Ruanruan sat in the back seat, clutching Huo Qi's clothes, her face burning hot enough to fry an egg.

So, she wasn't just imagining things?

"Brother Huo?" Lin Ruanruan called out tentatively.

"What's wrong?" Huo Qi turned his head to reply.

"You still haven't answered the question I asked you earlier: Is there really nothing between you and Miss Guan?"

She absolutely had to get to the bottom of this. She didn't want any heartbreaking, misunderstanding-filled romances; she didn't want any of those "white moonlight" or "cinnabar mole" fantasies.

Huo Qi's lips curled up and wouldn't come down. "It's nothing, she and I are just friends. I just happen to have a business deal to discuss with her today."

“We’ve disliked each other since we were little. I thought she was domineering and she thought I was cunning. We even got into a fight in junior high school because of our disagreements. We inexplicably became friends. I also know that she is the same as me in terms of sexual orientation, so our two families canceled the engagement.”

Lin Ruanruan stared wide-eyed from behind, "Huh? Same sexual orientation?"

“Oh, she’s dating a blonde, blue-eyed girlfriend now,” Huo Qi chuckled. “When I saw her off at the gate today, she was bragging about her girlfriend and making fun of me for being single.”

“If it were in private, I might have argued back, but today is our engagement day, so I very gentlemanly put her in the car.”

"Oh~" Lin Ruanruan nodded. It turned out that all her jealousy today had been for nothing.

Huo Qi rode very slowly. He chatted with Lin Ruanruan for a long time. Lin Ruanruan even knew about Huo Qi's embarrassing childhood story of secretly using his uncle's razor to shave his hair.

Lin Ruanruan laughed the whole way without stopping.

After dropping Lin Ruanruan off at the Lin family's door, Huo Qi was still a little reluctant to part with her, feeling that the journey had been too short.

After getting out of the car, Lin Ruanruan said goodbye to Huo Qi, "Brother Huo, be careful on your way back."

Huo Qi smiled and nodded. Just as Lin Ruanruan turned to go back, Huo Qi called out to her, "Ruanruan."

Upon hearing the sound, Lin Ruanruan turned to look at Huo Qi, her almond-shaped eyes filled with Huo Qi's reflection.

"Ruanruan, I'll wait for you to finish your college entrance exam. Will you wait for me too?"

Lin Ruanruan smiled and said, "Okay."

On this sweltering summer night, Lin Ruanruan and Huo Qizhong made a promise.

...

After the start of the new semester, I officially entered my senior year of high school. The countdown was written on the blackboard behind me, and the pressure of studying increased sharply.

Lin Ruanruan lay on her desk, on the verge of tears, "Big brother, we don't have weekends anymore, we have to come to school every day to study."

"Ah...so painful, so sad, so helpless, so desperate...mmm?"

Lin Ruanruan blinked in bewilderment, her eyes accusing Xuan Yuanhaocheng for covering his mouth.

Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng glanced at Lin Ruan Ruan expressionlessly, and Lin Ruan Ruan immediately wilted.

"This is the tenth time you've complained to me today. You're so young, why are you acting like a broken record?" Xuan Yuanhao said with disdain.

Lin Ruanruan turned her back to Xuan Yuanhaocheng and said, "This is too much. You are obstructing freedom of speech."

Huo Xian smiled and turned to look at Lin Ruanruan, "You, all you ever think about is taking a vacation. Isn't that long summer vacation enough for you to play?"

Lin Ruanruan shook her head sadly, "It's not enough, not enough at all. I spent the last two weeks catching up on my homework, but the teacher didn't even glance at it. I should have just stopped doing it."

Fang Lan shook her head. "Ruan Ruan, this won't do. Even a fool would know the teacher won't see it, so I didn't write it."

Why waste time writing things you already know?

Lin Ruanruan sensed something was amiss. She looked at Huo Xian and Xuan Yuanhaocheng, "You two didn't write anything either, did you?"

Huo Xian smiled and shook his head, "I didn't write it. It's all too simple. There's no need to do it."

"Why didn't you tell me?" Lin Ruanruan accused, her eyes wide, realizing she had been isolated.

“We didn’t expect you to be able to write,” Xuan Yuanhao Cheng raised an eyebrow. “Who knew you would be so honest?”

Lin Ruanruan pouted. These three people were definitely doing this on purpose. She had been writing furiously about things they all knew just a few nights ago. They knew but didn't tell her.

The ship of friendship can capsize at any moment.

She was angry.

Lin Ruanruan's anger ultimately led to nothing; she was coaxed back to peace by Huo Xian before dinner.

After finishing their meal, the group took a stroll around the campus, mainly to walk around with Lin Ruanruan.

Every time the child finished eating, she would lie on the table and feel tired even if she moved. For her health, Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng and the others would take Lin Ruan Ruan to help her digest after the meal.

The group of five were all exceptionally good-looking, making them a sight to behold as they walked down the street.

It attracted a lot of attention.

On the way, Fang Lan and Li Zihao received many more love letters delivered on their behalf. Lin Ruanruan originally had one too, but she was deterred by the glares from Xuan Yuanhaocheng and Huo Xian.

Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng naively felt that these love letters would affect Lin Ruan Ruan's studies, and if she accidentally fell in love too early, Lin Ruan Ruan would definitely be deceived, so he wanted to nip the problem in the bud.

Huo Xian is protecting her brother; no one should try to take away his future, okay? She has to be a member of Ruan Ruan's family.

Lin Ruanruan was unaware of the undercurrents between Xuan Yuanhaocheng and Huo Xian. She looked at Li Zihao, who looked troubled, and laughed, "Zihao, what's wrong? You're unhappy because you've received so many love letters."

Li Zihao sighed, "I'm just so confused, why are all the people who write me love letters boys?"

He was very nervous when he first received the love letter, and even fantasized about going on a date with the girl.

When he opened it, he found it was written by a boy, and the content was extremely explicit, making Li Zihao physically uncomfortable.

“And recently…” Li Zihao was a little embarrassed; he didn’t know how to put it.

Lin Ruanruan noticed that Li Zihao's expression was off. "What's wrong? Is it because of these letters?"