When Su Yin returned home, she received instructions from her mother.

"We're going to visit Lawrence's family this weekend. They're hosting a dinner party."

Ever since Su Yin's involvement in the choir was exposed, the relationship between mother and daughter has deteriorated a lot.

They now look less like a mother and son and more like two roommates who respect each other.

Su Yin's mother had thought about forcing Su Yin to leave the choir, but the choir's development later exceeded her imagination.

Some of her old friends even came to congratulate her on having such a daughter who can sing.

Su Yin once again became a celebrity in the school, and everything seemed to be back on track.

Su Yin's mother was at her wit's end, but she still refused to forgive Su Yin.

It wasn't because she joined the choir, but because she rebelled against herself.

This is absolutely intolerable for a mother with a strong desire for control.

However, Su Yin didn't care.

She hummed and went up the stairs, ignoring her mother who was sitting by the fireplace.

The weekend arrived quickly. Su Yin put on a tailor-made white dress and took a car to Lawrence's villa in the mountains.

The Lawrence family usually only goes there during holidays, and to Su Yin, it is like a paradise.

What Su Yin envied the most was that the sea was at the foot of the villa.

She could almost imagine what a dreamy scene it would be to open the window one morning and watch the sun rise over the sea.

"Do you like it here?" The person who spoke was Su Yin's father. Although he was very busy, he would never miss the banquet for old friends. After all, for these adults, this banquet was more like a social occasion for discussing business.

"It's okay." Su Yin's tone was light and a little distant.

The father looked at his lover beside him with reproach. He felt that it was she who made Su Yin become like this.

"I heard you were in choir?"

"Yes."

"How are you doing?"

"fine."

Their conversation came to an abrupt end, and there was absolutely no question of them having a good time.

Soon, they arrived at the parking lot in front of the villa.

Su Yin saw a familiar figure among the waiter who was helping with parking.

When she wanted to speak, Luo Chen made a hushing gesture.

Su Yin understood what Luo Chen meant and knew that he was telling her not to disclose the fact that they were classmates.

Su Yin sighed and realized that Luo Chen, who was sometimes sarcastic in the choir, seemed like a different person when he was outside.

That feeling was so unfamiliar to her that she couldn't adapt to it.

Among the waiters coming and going, Luo Chen was not prominent, so naturally no one would notice him.

This actually made Luo Chen feel relieved. The thing he wanted to do most was to reduce his presence. It would be great if no one here cared about him.

"Luo, you don't seem very happy." After returning to the kitchen, a red-haired girl from the Philippines was chatting with Luo Chen: "I heard that you often come here to work, is that true?"

"Often?" Luo Chen shook his head. "Occasionally, they come. They're a nice family and they pay us a pretty good salary."

"That's true," the Filipino girl nodded. "Where I used to work, the lady boss was really fierce and would beat people!"

Luo Chen smiled but did not respond.

However, the cheerful Filipino girl next to me seemed unable to control her chatterbox very well. She said excitedly:

"You have no idea, when I first came here I thought I was in a fairyland! The environment here is really wonderful! Every night I can hear the chirping of insects and birds, and when I open the window I can see the sea below the mountain! This is exactly the place I have always dreamed of!"

Luo Chen nodded. It was indeed beautiful here. His reaction when he first came here was similar to hers now.

Luo Chen even fantasized that if he became rich in the future, he would definitely buy a villa of various types.

"Have you been to the sea over there?" the Filipino girl continued to ask.

Luo Chen shook his head. From his calm expression, there was no sign that she had just lied.

Of course he had been to this sea.

In fact, if Luo Chen knew that the Lawrence family's party was held here, he would not come here no matter how much money was offered.

"Luo? Luo?" The Filipino girl called Luo Chen a few times before he reacted, looking as if he had just woken up from a dream.

"Sorry," Luo Chen rubbed his brow and said apologetically, "I seem to have been distracted just now."

In a trance, it seemed that the person who just called him was not the Filipino girl, but a tall boy.

"Luo Chen, Master Lawrence is calling you."

The servants looked at Luo Chen with envy. He was actually Lawrence's classmate, and his treatment must be much better than that of these ordinary servants.

Luo Chen was a little surprised. He had just started working here and was still unfamiliar with everything.

But Lawrence was a good man, so Luo Chen rushed over immediately.

The other person was lying on the sofa, wearing only a pair of blue shorts, with sea water still on his proud abdominal muscles.

It was obvious that Lawrence had just gone swimming at the beach.

"Are you used to it here?" When Luo Chen handed over the towel, Lawrence immediately took it.

"Very good." Luo Chen did not forget the rules just because he and Lawrence were classmates. He stood straight aside, just like other servants.

He was grateful to Lawrence, otherwise he would have to find odd jobs this summer.

But here in Lawrence, he can get a large sum of money, which is even enough for him and his mother to spend until Christmas.

"You don't have to be so reserved here." Lawrence smiled.

"If you don't have any other instructions, I'll go back to the kitchen. I still need to chop vegetables!"

"Do you like it here?" Lawrence asked suddenly.

"I like it. It's beautiful here." Luo Chen answered respectfully and finally disappeared from Lawrence's sight.

Life in the villa is actually a bit boring, but fortunately Luo Chen found a way to relieve boredom.

He often took the initiative to go to the forest outside the villa to pick mushrooms. Whenever he walked alone in the forest, breathing the fresh air, with the melodious birds singing in his ears, Luo Chen felt as if he had escaped from the quagmire.

This place was like a refuge, allowing Luo Chen to temporarily isolate himself from his miserable life.

"Are you daydreaming?"

When Luo Chen had collected enough mushrooms for today and was about to lie down on the big rock to take a nap, a voice sounded in his ears.

Luo Chen was so scared that he almost fell down.

"Hahaha Luo Chen, you are too timid!" Lawrence put his hands on his hips and walked out from the shadow of a towering tree.