"They ran away?" the three exclaimed in unison.

Master Yang nodded: "They ran away, they ran away a long time ago, they disappeared several minutes ago."

"Where did they go?" Fang Lei asked.

Master Yang picked up the stainless steel thermos at his feet and sipped the tea inside: "I don't know, they disappeared somewhere in the time it took me to eat. If you want to cause trouble, you might as well walk over there to the Chrysanthemum Paradise."

"Why?" Ning Shi didn't understand.

Master Yang said with a smile, "Because they not only ran away, but they also cleaned up all the neatly stacked hay before they ran away. Now the ground is clean, so what else do you have to cause trouble for?"

"Unless you go somewhere else and pull some grass to scatter on the ground, this is the only way."

"...Forget it." Such disruptive methods are just asking for trouble, and Fang Lei isn't going to do it.

He beckoned Ning Shi and Li Weiwan to join him, and they decided to go to Chrysanthemum Paradise to find Zhu Mingyue and Su Ying.

“…Xiao Jinzhao.” Shi Jing accurately located the location where Zhu Jinzhao was taking a break by looking at the photos Zhu Jinzhao had taken.

He crouched down and walked to Zhu Jinzhao's side, then very consciously lay down next to her.

"Huh?" Zhu Jinzhao's eyes widened in surprise as she turned to look at Shi Jing. "Why did you come here?"

"Eh..." Shi Jing sighed comfortably, raised his hands behind his head and looked at the sky and crape myrtle flowers that Zhu Jinzhao had sent him.

"Fang Lei and Ning Shi came over to cause trouble, and I didn't want to throw mud at them, so I came to find you."

“Oh…” Zhu Jinzhao turned her head back.

Shi Jing: "Don't worry, I cleaned up the haystacks before I ran away, and Song Yu also found a place to hide. They won't find any place to cause trouble in Rose Square."

"Mmm," Zhu Jinzhao replied in a light, cheerful voice, her eyes closed.

He looked at the crape myrtle blossoms on his head for a moment, then suddenly said, "Today, I feel especially comfortable being with you."

"Hmm?" Zhu Jinzhao frowned. "What do you mean?"

Shi Jing smiled and said, "It means exactly what it says. It means that when I'm with you, I feel very relaxed, without any pressure, tension, or discomfort."

Zhu Jinchao laughed and said, "This is a good thing. It proves that we are born to be friends."

"friend……"

We're friends again.

Shi Jing pouted unhappily: "The kind of comfort I'm talking about isn't limited to friends. Being with you would be comfortable even if we developed other relationships."

"Other relationships..." Zhu Jinzhao's thoughts had never turned to other relationships, but now that Shi Jing suddenly brought it up, she couldn't think of any other relationship between her and Shi Jing.

"Shi Jing, what do you mean by this other relationship?" she asked sincerely.

"Cough..." Shi Jing suddenly felt a little awkward, "You, you guess."

"Hmm..." Zhu Jinzhao obediently tried to guess seriously, "Could it be that you want to be my best friend like Jiang Jiang?"

Shi Jing: "..."

Zhu Jinzhao: "Don't want to be my best friend? Then you want to be my brother? But I already have three brothers, wouldn't it be a bit too many if you added another one?"

Shi Jing: "..."

"Not going to be my brother? Then you're going to be Jiang Jiang's brother?"

"..."

"Or should I become Jiang Jiang's godfather?"

"...6."

"It's absolutely heartbreaking."

Zhu Jinzhao: "Huh?"

[Hahaha, Chaochao really didn't mean it to Shijing!]

[Shi Jing: I want to develop a different kind of relationship with you. Chao Chao: What, you want to be my godfather?]

Although the Crown Prince is a bit pitiful, I still want to say: keep shipping them! Keep shipping Jingjin's journey to the imperial examination! The arrogant and unruly Crown Prince VS the silly, cute, and innocent little fool—this extreme contrast is making me lose my mind!

[Chao Chao is horrified: I considered you a good friend, but you want to date me? This is terrifying!]

[Hahaha, Chaochao's incredible sudden realization is really going to infuriate Young Master Shi! I can't wait to see how Chaochao will react when she finds out Shi Jing likes her.]

In the live stream, the CP fans were obsessed with shipping the couple, while those who disliked Zhu Jinzhao were also cursing him relentlessly.

[Damn, stop pretending to be innocent and naive, you scheming bitch.]

[Can Zhu Jinchao please retire from the entertainment industry? You think you can seduce the Crown Prince of Beijing? He belongs to our Shi Bao!]

[Hey, what era are we living in? You still have to rely on men to create hype to become famous. Unlike our Yingbao, who can become a top female star all by herself.]

[After hyping up Li Weiwan, they're now getting to Shi Jing. Is this fake heiress a prostitute? Can't she live without a man?]

Our Mingyue is still the purest...

At the same time, the hashtag #ShiJingWantsToDevelopAnotherRelationshipWithZhuJinZhao# also became a trending topic among CP fans.

On the trending topics page, many netizens were gossiping and shipping the couple, but I didn't see many people insulting Zhu Jinzhao.

Although Zhu Jinzhao has many haters, it seems that her public image is slowly turning around.

In the Chrysanthemum Paradise, Fang Lei, along with his two henchmen, fought a fierce battle against Zhu Mingyue and Su Ying.

Due to Song Yu's absence, Zhu Mingyue and Su Ying were outnumbered, and unsurprisingly, they lost the battle.

Fang Lei and his two companions, knowing when to stop, threw away the last handful of weeds and scurried away, leaving Zhu Mingyue and Su Ying pacing around in anger.

When Zhu Jinzhao, dressed as Song Yu, returned, Zhu Mingyue and Su Ying were cleaning up the messy battlefield.

Zhu Jinzhao was a little uneasy. In the current situation, it was impossible not to speak, but if she got closer, Zhu Mingyue would most likely recognize her voice. She frowned and thought for a moment, then decided to offer a few perfunctory apologies before Zhu Mingyue got too close.

"I'm sorry I got back late and couldn't help you."

"It's nothing." Su Ying suppressed her anger and gave Zhu Jinzhao a perfunctory smile.

Zhu Jinzhao: "I'm so sorry, I'll help you right now."

"Song Yu, what's wrong with your voice?" Although her voice was muffled, Zhu Mingyue still noticed something was wrong. "Why has your voice suddenly become so hoarse?"

"I... I choked on chili peppers while eating, and I coughed so badly that I lost my voice."

Fortunately, Zhu Jinzhao was prepared. As soon as Zhu Mingyue finished speaking, she explained her reasons.

After saying that, he even coughed twice in a mock manner.

"Oh, then drink more water." Zhu Mingyue didn't suspect anything, and after saying that, she buried her head in her work.

"Thank you, thank you..." Zhu Jinzhao touched his throat, quickly darted behind Zhu Mingyue, and sat down on the small stool.

Just like before, she pretended to be busy with the damaged flowerpots for a while, and after putting on a good show, she put the flowerpots full of weeds back intact, silently making a mess.

Two hours later, Su Ying put down the last pot of flowers in her hand, stood up from the small stool, and shouted excitedly, "We're done! We've completed the mission!"

"Finally finished weeding! Mr. Yang, give me a score!"

Shi Jing's voice rang out a few seconds later, and Su Ying immediately burst out laughing upon hearing it.

"Hahahaha, Shi Jing is slow! Shi Jing is slower than us! We're not last!"

"Hmph," Zhu Mingyue clapped her hands, raising her eyebrows triumphantly, "Two little cowards, they don't even dare to fight back... What place are we? First or second?"

The assistant accompanying the cameraman looked at his phone and said, "As of now, two teams have completed the task. And your ranking is..."

"I'm sorry, your rankings haven't been finalized yet because your mission isn't complete."