Xia Youyou swept away the previous haze and revealed a relieved smile. She nodded in affirmation, "Man can conquer nature!" We just need to work hard and leave the rest to fate.

Turning on the flashlight again, the two descended into the secret room. The dark chamber was illuminated, revealing the entire space. Dozens of boxes filled with treasure filled the air, leaving Xia Youyou terrified. This family must have been wealthy or noble. She even found a Qing Dynasty official's hat in a corner, its crown a red coral.

"This is a second-rank official." Qi Siling looked at the official hat carefully. During the Qing Dynasty, a man with red coral on his head was a second-rank official.

The two of them looked around the secret room. On the other side was a bookshelf filled with ancient books. She flipped through them casually, but she couldn't quite understand the classical Chinese text.

"I think this family was very knowledgeable during the Qing Dynasty. These books can be placed in the secret room, so they must be very important." Qi Siling couldn't help but sigh. If they were directly confiscated in those years, these books would probably not have had a good end.

Xia Youyou nodded without comment.

The two of them returned to the ground and moved the bed back to its original place. Only then did Qi Siling prepare to leave.

Xia Youyou sent him to the gate.

Qi Siling turned around to face her, supported her body which was about to hit him, and touched her head in a funny way.

"You don't even look when you walk." Thinking of the acceptance letter he received earlier, "After the New Year, we will go to college together. Are you still going to face me like this?"

His slightly lost tone sounded above her head. Xia Youyou bit her lower lip tightly, not knowing how to respond to him.

"I don't know..." She had never been in a relationship before, and her feelings for that guy were just good feelings. But with Qi Siling, she really didn't know how to respond. It wasn't that she couldn't feel his feelings, but she didn't know how to deal with it. No one taught her how to fall in love, how to like someone.

Qi Siling was helpless. He slowly put down the hand on her shoulder, bent down and supported his hands on his knees, and his dark eyes met her evasive eyes.

"Can you tell me how you feel about me?"

Xia Youyou's eyes drifted away, determined not to meet his. What was that feeling? She just wanted to dig a hole and hide herself in it!

"Why are you standing here guarding the yard so late instead of sleeping?" Cao An couldn't stand it any longer. He woke up when they came back, and when he noticed two footsteps, he hid himself. Seeing them enter the room and come out again after a while, he thought something was wrong. He didn't expect this idiot to say anything, so he asked how he felt. Tsk tsk, it's strange that the little girl has any feelings for him!

Xia Youyou was startled by him, and then she seemed to have found a life-saving straw. She quickly pushed Qi Siling away and ran to hide behind Cao An.

Qi Siling stood up, looking dismayed at the little girl's exposed skirt. Then she looked at the large man blocking her way, a look of resentment flashing in her eyes. Why didn't he come out earlier or later? They finally had some time alone, and he had ruined it all.

Cao An rolled his eyes almost to the sky, and he still had the nerve to blame me! He turned around and patted the little girl on the head, "Go, go back to sleep."

She glanced at him, then leaned over to look at Qi Siling behind him. As soon as her eyes met his, she immediately drew back, turned around, and ran away.

The two stood there for a while, and Cao An gestured for him to follow him.

Qi Siling followed him dejectedly and went to his room and sat down.

Cao An poured him a cup of tea and asked, "Do you like Youyou?"

"I like it!" Qi Siling glanced at him, his eyes saying 'you know the answer but still ask'.

"You like me, but you won't say it directly?"

"I've already been very clear about it." Qi Siling was very depressed. He didn't know what to say. People in this era were more reserved and didn't talk about love or affection. He was no exception. He just wanted to be nice to the girl. He couldn't bring himself to say "like" out loud.

Cao An laughed in anger. "Then do you know what I'm thinking now?"

Qi Siling looked up at his face, not understanding what he meant.

"I want to beat you now, can you feel it? She's not a roundworm in your belly, can she know what's in your heart? You didn't even express yourself, and you still have the nerve to ask her how she feels about you? I want to beat her so hard that your grandpa won't even recognize you!" Cao Yu was really angry to death. Is it good or bad that my precious sister was attracted by this pig? I usually see him being quite smart, but why is he so stupid when it comes to relationships?

Qi Siling was scolded and sobered up instantly. So, it was his own method that was wrong! He chuckled softly, "Thank you, Brother Cao! I know what to do now!"

From that night on, Qi Siling seemed to have opened up his Ren and Du meridians, and he paid more attention to Xia Youyou.

When Xia Youyou saw him the next day, he looked at her with such intense passion that she felt uncomfortable. She couldn't understand why he acted so calm today when they had been so awkward last night.

"Youyou, I'll take you out to play." Qi Siling only had eyes for her, and walked straight towards her regardless of other people's reactions.

Xia Youyou was so bluntly stared at by him that she didn't dare look back. She glanced at the others and saw that they were all looking at the two of them with ambiguous expressions, which made her face flush. She didn't respond and walked around him and went out directly.

Qi Siling said hello to Liu Hui and followed her out.

"How about I take you to see the school?" I followed her and caught up with her, walking on her left side.

Xia Youyou was a little tempted. She turned her head to look at him, and seeing that he looked serious, she nodded slightly.

"Wait for me, I'm going to ride my bike." He quickly ran out the door and headed towards his home.

Xia Youyou slowly walked out of the house when she heard a bicycle bell ring. She looked up and saw him, his hands on the handlebars, sitting astride the bicycle, his long legs propped up on the ground. His face was smiling brightly, dazzling in the morning light. Her heart began to beat wildly for no apparent reason, and that throbbing feeling came back.

"Come on, get in the car."

Xia Youyou looked at the back seat of the car behind him, puzzled. There was something tied to the back seat, and she didn't know how to sit on it.

Qi Siling patted the front bumper of the car and said, "Sit here. I'm afraid you'll be tired from playing, so I prepared some food." He was referring to the things on the back seat of the car.

She raised her eyebrows and looked at him with amusement, wanting to tell him that she could put it into the space. But after a moment's hesitation, she decided to give him a chance!

When she got in front of him, she was a little unsure how to get in. The front bumper was higher than the back seat, and she usually had to jump up when sitting in the back seat, but here she had no idea how to jump up!

Qi Siling let go of the steering wheel, steadied the car with his feet, and turned her around so her back was facing him. Then he placed his hands on her waist and easily picked her up and placed her on the front bumper.

Xia Youyou was caught off guard. The place where her waist was held felt extremely hot, and the heat spread all the way to her face, making it red.