There was no evening self-study session today, Friday. Lin Ruanruan happily hummed a little tune as she packed her schoolbag. She could go back and play games and edit videos today. She had made a promise with Sister Xue'er last time.

"Ruanruan, I made plans with Li Qin to play the newly launched exploration game today, so I won't be playing ranked matches with you." Fang Lan waited for Lin Ruanruan to get ready while carrying her schoolbag.

Lin Ruanruan nodded, "Okay, that just so happens that I made an appointment with an older sister last time."

She put the last homework paper into her schoolbag. "You and Brother Li Qin are so close now, you two are even playing the newly released game together."

That open-world exploration game is really popular lately. The trailer shows beautiful graphics and interesting character skills. Lin Ruanruan downloaded it, but hasn't played it yet.

Fang Lan said with a smile, "Yeah, he invited me. I think it was a collaborative research and development project between their studios."

Lin Ruanruan's eyes widened. "Really? That's amazing."

She knew that Huo Qi and Li Qin had opened a studio in a neighboring province, but she didn't know what they were doing before.

After Lin Ruanruan finished packing, Huo Xian and Xuan Yuanhaocheng also finished packing, and the four of them walked out of the school together.

Fang Lan said as she walked down the street, "Next week it will just be me and Ruan Ruan having dinner again. You two are going to the capital to participate in the competition."

Lin Ruanruan linked arms with Huo Xian, saying, "Xianxian is very capable; she'll definitely be number one."

Huo Xian said confidently, "Of course."

"How arrogant." Han Zhen quickly passed by them, walking extremely fast.

Lin Ruanruan looked speechlessly at Han Zhen, who was walking very fast. "Why is she walking so fast?"

Fang Lan scoffed from the side, "Isn't it because they're afraid they can't argue with us?"

Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng looked at Huo Xian beside him, "Don't worry about what other people think, you can definitely do it."

Huo Xian also looked at Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng, "I won't be affected, I will do my best."

Lin Ruanruan looked at the school gate, then at Xuan Yuanhaocheng, "There's a giant version of you outside, Xuan Yuanhaocheng."

Xuan Yuanhao's face stiffened, and he followed Lin Ruanruan's gaze toward the school gate.

A man who bore a striking resemblance to him, dressed in a bespoke suit, stood at the school gate and looked at them. He appeared to be a very serious man.

Standing next to him was a gentle woman in a casual suit; the two looked very well-matched.

“Those are my brother and sister-in-law,” Xuan Yuanhao said expressionlessly.

“You two not only look alike, but you also have similar temperaments.” Fang Lan stroked her chin, feeling that they both had an imposing presence.

A crack appeared in Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng's expression. "I don't think we're very similar."

At this moment, Xuan Yuan Ao Chen had already seen them. The man who had just been serious was now smiling warmly and waving in Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng's direction.

“I take back what I said earlier, you two really don’t look alike at all,” Fang Lan said definitively, unable to imagine what Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng would be like.

At this moment, Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng had already walked up to Xuan Yuan Ao Chen. "Brother, sister-in-law."

Ye Ting said gently to Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng, "We've finally waited for you. We arrived at your house here early this morning, but we didn't see you."

"I stayed at a classmate's house last night." Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng remained expressionless.

"Where does your classmate live?" Both Xuan Yuan Ao Chen and Ye Ting were surprised.

Only then did the two turn their attention to the other three. Ye Ting's eyes lit up. "This must be Huo Xian. I greeted you at the banquet last time."

"Hello, Sister Ye Ting," Huo Xian greeted politely.

She then introduced Lin Ruanruan and Fang Lan to Xuan Yuan Aochen and Ye Ting on behalf of Xuan Yuan Haocheng. They then learned that Xuan Yuan Haocheng had gone to Fang Lan's house the previous night, and that the four of them were now friends.

Xuan Yuan Ao Chen looked relieved. His younger brother had really improved a lot. Now he not only cared about others, but he also made friends at school, and they even had such good relationships.

Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng watched speechlessly as his elder brother nearly burst into tears. He quickly said a brief goodbye to everyone and pulled his brother away. He suddenly felt that his brother's behavior was a bit embarrassing.

Lin Ruanruan smiled and said goodbye to her elder brother and sister-in-law from the Xuanyuan family.

When Lin Ruanruan returned home, she found that her parents had also returned from their business trip. She happily shared the interesting things that had happened over the past few days with them.

Li Shuzhen and Lin Tianba listened with delight. This was a scene they had imagined countless times before: their lovely daughter had become normal and would share her interesting stories from school with them.

Now that it has actually come true, the couple felt a mix of emotions.

Lin Ruanruan put the jewelry her parents had given her into the safe in her room. She was about to tidy up the jewelry when she received a call from Fang Lan.

"Ruanruan, look at the trending topics! Xu Yelu is really up to something!"

Lin Ruanruan quickly hung up the phone and clicked on Big Eyes to check the trending topics.

The third trending topic was an interview video of Xu Yelu, which was from the press conference for the promotion of "The Legend of Mingyue". In one of the interviews, a reporter asked Xu Yelu if she really went to the prestigious international school to see her fiancé.

Xu Yelu did not answer; she simply said, "Please do not ask questions that are unrelated to the press conference."

"However, I know that my friend Xuanyuan Haocheng is going to the capital to participate in a physics competition soon, so I wish him success in advance!"

Next up is the question about Mingyue Zhuan, but everyone's attention is on the first question, since people are more interested in the private life of this Xu family's daughter.

Even the comments section is saying that...

'As expected of a rich heiress, she handles the interview with ease.'

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