As the saying goes, love often originates from curiosity.

When Zhou Sinian set his sights on Yun Qing, he knew he was doomed to never escape her.

"Yunqing, my mom wants you to come over for dinner."

Seeing her return from a date with a different man, Zhou Sinian finally couldn't resist and took the initiative to go up to her and call out to her.

"Senior Zhou, what are you doing here? Darling, you should go back first, we'll see you another day."

At this moment, Zhou Sinian felt that these two terms of address were inexplicably jarring.

"Yun Qing, didn't you used to call me Brother Si Nian? Why are you being so distant now?"

Yun Qing was baffled; those things happened before she started elementary school.

"That was when we were kids and didn't know any better. Now we're all adults, and we're not that close anymore. Calling each other 'brother' all the time is so cheesy!"

"Sweet?" Zhou Sinian's eyes widened: "You're not sweet when you call someone 'darling' in front of me?"

"I'll call out whatever I want, I don't care what you say. It's fine if Aunt Bai tells me what to do, but who do you think you are?"

Zhou Sinian was so angry at Yun Qing that he almost laughed. How come he never noticed before that this little girl had such a rebellious side?

“Who do I think I am? Let me tell you, in our Zhou family, my status is second only to my mother. She treats you like her own daughter now and has asked me, as your older brother, to take good care of you at school. Of course, I have to do it.”

Yun Qing hadn't expected this layer; it was like having surveillance cameras installed at school. She didn't want to be watched every time she did anything.

"Senior Zhou, what Aunt Bai told you was just a polite gesture. I don't need any special care, so please don't pay too much attention to me."

"What do you mean I'm paying attention to you? If my mom hadn't forced me, I wouldn't even look at you properly, okay?"

"Then I'm relieved." Yun Qing breathed a sigh of relief: "I was worried that you would fall for me."

"Me? Like you? How could that be?" Zhou Sinian pointed at himself, then at Yun Qing, with a look that said, "Are you kidding me?"

Yun Qing touched her hair and winked at him: "Why not? I'm so beautiful, the men who want to date me could stretch from the school to the shopping street. You're just an ordinary person, so it's only natural that you'd be captivated by my beauty."

Zhou Sinian's mouth dropped open; he never imagined there could be such a narcissistic person in the world.

However, looking at Yun Qing's incomparably beautiful face, he didn't know how to refute her.

Well, he had to admit, she certainly had the looks to back it up.

"But what does it have to do with me that you're pretty? I'm not the kind of shallow person who would like someone just because they look at their face."

"Really?" Yun Qing suddenly tiptoed closer. At this moment, the distance between the two was only a fist's width. Her warm breath sprayed on Zhou Sinian's face, and the faint peach scent made him a little dizzy.

"Have you been drinking?"

"No, why do you ask?" Yun Qing took a step back, her face showing confusion.

As the sweet fragrance in the air faded away, Zhou Sinian felt a pang of disappointment.

"Maybe I'm mistaken. Get in the car, my mom insists on seeing you today."

"Alright then." Yun Qing quickly put the earlier incident behind her and started thinking about how to deal with Aunt Bai's strictness.

Zhou Sinian helped her put on her helmet, told her to hold on tight, and set off on the electric scooter.

Upon arriving at the Zhou family home, Zhou Sinian ignored Yun Qing's pleading gaze and truthfully told Bai Xiaohe about her relationship.

"What, three?" Even with all her experience, Bai Xiaohe was surprised to find that Yun Qing had already changed three boyfriends in less than a month since entering university.

Zhou Sinian was also shocked. He thought there were only two, but he didn't expect that today's person and yesterday's person were not the same person.

"How could it be the same person? He looks much more handsome today, Brother Sinian. Do you have face blindness?"

Zhou Sinian almost gritted his teeth in anger; she was the one with face blindness!

With similar builds and identical hairstyles, it would be strange if he could tell them apart.

But it's not entirely unforgivable that she calls me Brother Si Nian.

After having dinner at the Zhou family's house, Zhou Sinian took Yun Qing back to school.

As she entered the school gate, she noticed that many people were secretly watching her, and instinctively grabbed Zhou Sinian's sleeve.

"Zhou Sinian, have you noticed that the students on the street seem to be spying on us?"

Zhou Sinian didn't answer her question, but instead seized on the wording and asked in return, "What did you call me?"

"Zhou Sinian, what's wrong? Or do you want me to continue calling you Senior Zhou?"

After spending the night together, Yun Qing gained some understanding of Zhou Sinian and realized that he was not the kind of person she had originally thought.

Zhou Sinian looked straight ahead, his eyes fixed on the road. "You know perfectly well why. You call her Brother Sinian at home, but at school you call her by her first name. Miss Yun, your ability to turn your back on people like this is quite an eye-opener."

"Hmph. You'll have plenty of opportunities to see the world in the future. You went to Aunt Bai to complain about me, and you still have the nerve to ask my brother for help? You're dreaming!"

The car stopped downstairs in front of the girls' dormitory. Zhou Sinian got out of the car and turned around to face Yun Qing.

"If I never tell on her again, will you keep calling me that?"

"What do you mean?" Yun Qing pretended not to understand. Actually, she wasn't afraid of what Zhou Sinian would say in front of his mother. It was just that the feeling of being monitored and controlled made her very annoyed.

In fact, even if she dated a hundred boyfriends, who could say anything? It's just a matter of mutual consent.

Zhou Sinian watched her, sometimes mischievous and sometimes deep in thought, but didn't ask her anything.

"Yunqing, I know what you're thinking. Don't worry, as long as your boyfriend isn't a bad person, your mother and I won't stop you."

At that moment, Zhou Sinian saw her as a pitiful little girl who was starved for love.

After all, it had been less than a year since Yun Qing's parents passed away. As a girl whose mind was not yet mature, she was bound to experience such a huge change and her personality would inevitably change drastically due to the shock.

It's just dating a few boyfriends to seek emotional comfort, there's nothing wrong with that, at most it's just being a little scummy.

And so, Zhou Sinian convinced himself to accept the fact that Yun Qing was a playboy.

From that day on, the two gradually became closer.

If Yun Qing encounters anything she can't solve, she will contact Zhou Sinian immediately. Anyway, he will come to her on his own after hearing about it, so it's better to skip the intermediate steps.

The students at Baigang University witnessed their relationship firsthand, finding it both endearing and perplexing. For the past four years, Yun Qing had been surrounded by numerous men.

A student once said: "Even the security guards at the school gate aren't as dedicated to their duties as Yunqing's boyfriend."

Whenever they learned that Yunqing had broken up with her boyfriend, they always hoped that Zhou, the school heartthrob, would step forward and firmly take his place.

However, four years have passed, and Yun Qing's love life has never been without a break, while Zhou Sinian has always remained a good friend and has never crossed the line.