After having a family reunion dinner with her children, Zhao Qinglan went for a walk in the park near her home to digest her food.

The mother and her three children hadn't seen each other for a long time, and after chatting about many everyday things, Zhao Qinglan brought up the matter of buying them houses near the school.

"Mom, you bought another house?" Xiaoduo asked in surprise.

"Just consider it an investment. Even if you don't stay, you won't lose money."

"Mom, the chances of me living there are probably very low. But we can decorate Xiaoduo's place nicely." Da Wa laughed.

As a military academy student, it's impossible for him to live off-campus; his sister's place is more comfortable.

"Mom, I don't want to live outside for the time being. Let's talk about it later," Xiaoduo said.

At first, she wasn't used to living in the dormitory, since she had never lived in a dormitory before and her family's living conditions had been getting better and better. But now that she has lived there for a while, she has gotten used to it.

Living in the dormitory together does have some inconveniences, but her roommates all have nice personalities, and they eat and attend classes together laughing and joking, which she finds quite nice.

"Sure, Mom will just take care of getting the house ready for you. You can move in whenever you want." She never forces her children and always respects their opinions.

That's right. Even if she doesn't stay there regularly, it would be nice to go and spend some time there during holidays. Wouldn't she then have her own little world? Xiao Duo got excited just thinking about it.

"Mom, there are some parts that I want to do according to my own preferences."

"Of course you can, it was prepared for you in the first place."

She didn't say anything because the bodyguard situation hadn't been finalized yet.

After staying in Beijing for a few more days and buying a car, Zhao Qinglan left the capital. However, she did not go directly back to Guangzhou, but instead went back to her home in the provincial capital first.

She stayed at home with her mother and father-in-law for a few days, checked on her second child's life and studies, and also visited the company before leaving and returning to Guangzhou.

Back home, she briefly mentioned her daughter's situation. Li Huai was equally furious and supported his wife in finding someone to protect their daughter.

He was the one who found Ding Yu and Liu Dandan in the first place, and now he's starting to contact people to find suitable bodyguards for his daughter.

At school, Xiaoduo was walking towards the cafeteria with her roommates after class, chatting and laughing. She had reserved a seat while her roommates went to buy food. She was looking at her notebook when someone sat down opposite her.

"You're back so soon?" They didn't arrive very early; there were quite a lot of people in line.

As she was speaking, she looked up and saw a strange man sitting opposite her.

"Who are you? Excuse me, this place is already taken."

"It's okay, I'll just sit for a while. Junior, I'm a sophomore, my name is Han Yi, can we get to know each other?"

Although Han Yi was quite handsome, Xiao Duo still felt annoyed and said coldly, "Excuse me, senior, I'm going to eat."

"Let me treat you, let's go out to eat."

"Thank you, but no need." Xiao Duo stood up and refused to sit down.

She went straight to the food window and found her roommate.

"Hey, what brings you here?"

"Let's bring our food back to the dorm and eat it."

"Why?"

"Someone is harassing me."

Oh, my roommate understands; something like this happened once before.

Over there, Han Yi smiled knowingly as he watched Xiao Duo resolutely refuse to let him leave.

This girl is interesting; he became even more interested.

Actually, he's not particularly promiscuous, the kind of person who would flirt with every pretty girl he sees.

I had two relationships in high school and three more in college, but each one was consensual.

Some were pursued by him, while others were pursued by the girl who expressed her feelings first.

However, each period of time was short-lived. After a while, he would get tired of it, and he was always the one to initiate the breakup.

That day, as he watched the girl named Li Xiaoduo and her roommates playfully passing by, he was momentarily captivated when he saw her smile.

That day, when his follower mentioned that Xiao Duo had walked away very intimately with a man, he felt a little uncomfortable. That's why he had someone look up the girl's information and found out that her name was Li Xiao Duo.

He came here on purpose to strike up a conversation and pursue her, but he didn't expect the girl to be so aloof.

But that's what makes it interesting, isn't it?

The girls he pursued before, after a moment of shyness and hesitation upon hearing his confession, agreed to date him, so it didn't seem like a challenge.

He has had a smooth life in all aspects since childhood, and he is more interested in challenging things.

"Brother Yi, did you run into a wall?" Two people who had been watching from a distance walked over.

Han Yi smiled. "It's alright, it's good to have a temper. Let's take it slow. I was too hasty." This time, he was being flippant.

He already knew that Li Xiaoduo was currently single, so he had plenty of opportunities.

After that, Xiaoduo encountered Han Yi a few more times, but Han Yi always behaved very politely and never crossed the line. Each time it was like a chance encounter, and she began to wonder if she had been overthinking things when she first met Han Yi.

"Li Xiaoduo, you absolutely have to attend the New Year's Eve party!" The arts and culture committee member came up to Xiaoduo.

"Oh, I can't do it, can I?" Xiao Duo was surprised. She didn't have any special talents. She couldn't sing or dance. She couldn't very well go on stage and praise everyone for making coffee.

"With your looks, you'd be a sight to behold on stage. Don't worry, our class is going to choreograph a dance, it's not that difficult, you can just follow along and learn."

"Alright then," Xiaoduo finally agreed.

Everyone practiced for the welcome party in their spare time.

Just as the arts and culture representative said, the dance moves were not complicated. A classmate who had studied some dance taught them, and after a few days of practice, everyone learned them. After that, all they needed to do was practice more to get them in sync.

Xiao Duo felt quite happy practicing with her classmates every day.

When I called home, my voice was always filled with joy.

Zhao Qinglan and her husband were happy because their daughter was doing well. After a long search, they finally found a bodyguard for their daughter.

Despite the promise of high compensation, few of Ding Yu and Liu Dandan's comrades came all the way to Beijing. One reason was the distance, and the other was that most of them were married and couldn't leave.

In the end, it was Li Huai who found suitable people. After Zhao Qinglan met with them in person, they decided on two people.

There's also the house in Beijing. We paid all the money and completed the paperwork. Now the house is in our daughter's name. We've renovated the house, and it's habitable now.

However, Xiao Duo hasn't been there yet. Zhao Qinglan plans to have the two girls who will protect Xiao Duo live there on weekdays. When her daughter leaves school, they will drive there to pick her up and protect her.

Upon hearing that her mother had gone to so much trouble to arrange all this, Xiaoduo had no time to refuse and could only accept it helplessly.

Fortunately, they only followed her when she left the school gate. Otherwise, if she had two bodyguards following her to school every day, what would her classmates think of her? On the bright side, as long as it didn't affect her normal life at school, she felt it didn't matter.