After a flight of more than ten hours, Qin Mingyue returned to the capital the next morning.

The Qin family's driver was already waiting outside the airport.

"Young Miss." The Qin family driver opened the back door of the car.

"Okay." Qin Mingyue nodded, handed the suitcase to him, and got into the car.

After putting the suitcase in the trunk, the driver returned to the driver's seat, fastened his seatbelt, and started the car.

Qin Mingyue glanced at the scenery rushing past the window with some boredom, and subconsciously opened her bag to take out her phone, but suddenly stopped, realizing that her phone was broken.

She pursed her lips in frustration and closed her eyes to rest.

Half an hour later, the car slowly drove into the Qin family's old house.

After getting out of the car, Qin Mingyue walked inside with her bag, looking preoccupied.

"Mingyue, you're back." Huo Shu looked up at the living room door, her eyes lit up, and she got up to greet her.

Qin Mingyue nodded, her eyes and brows showing fatigue, and called out weakly, "Mom."

Huo Shu looked her up and down, then frowned slightly. "Why do you look so pale? Didn't you get enough rest?"

Qin Mingyue walked to the sofa and sat down, saying casually, "Maybe it's because I've been on a plane for too long."

Huo Shu's eyes flickered slightly; she knew her own daughter well enough.

She sat down next to Qin Mingyue and asked softly, "Is it because Shi Miao got a perfect score and ranked first?"

Qin Mingyue's expression stiffened slightly. She fiddled with the strap of her bag, forced a smile, and said in a muffled voice, "Mom, you know everything."

"Hmm." Huo Shu took her hand. "Who in the capital doesn't know her now? I went to a tea party yesterday, and everyone around me was talking about her. It's hard for me not to know even if I don't want to."

Qin Mingyue leaned back slightly against the sofa, her eyes filled with resentment. "Yes, she's living the high life now."

Huo Shu patted her hand and said with some disdain, "Alright, don't think too much about it. In the end, she comes from a humble family. Her only redeeming quality is her grades. She can't compare to you. You are the eldest daughter of the Qin family. No matter how capable Shi Miao is, she can't cause any trouble in the capital."

Qin Mingyue frowned, pursed her lips, and said unwillingly, "That's true, but she has Ji Yanchen backing her up, so she can practically do whatever she wants in the capital. Even my brother is infatuated with her, and now my uncle also likes her."

"How long will Ji Yanchen like her? Putting your brother aside, your uncle only favors her because she's good at physics. You'll be working at the Institute of Physics in the future, a place Shi Miao can't even get into. With your uncle's introduction, you might even be able to study under Professor Pei."

After hearing what she said, Qin Mingyue felt that it made a lot of sense, and her mood, which had been upset for two days, finally improved.

She nodded, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Mom, you're right."

Huo Shu smiled, affectionately patted the top of her head, and said softly, "Alright, go back to your room and get some rest. I see you have faint dark circles under your eyes."

Qin Mingyue's almond-shaped eyes brightened slightly, and she stood up. "Mm!"

...

Summer vacation is coming to an end in the blink of an eye.

Shi Miao, Ji Yanchen, and others also flew back to the capital from M continent two days before Tsinghua University started its semester.

The group arrived at the capital airport at 8 p.m.

Xie Sizhou yawned, turned his head to look at the familiar neon-lit night scene outside the window, and couldn't help but sigh, "The capital is still the best. Even the air feels fresher. I'm so bored in M ​​Continent that I'm practically growing weeds."

Ye Chuan, who was driving, nodded and said, "Indeed."

"I need to call Lao Qin out for a bit of fun." Xie Sizhou took out his phone, turned to the back seat, and asked, "Brother Chen, sister-in-law, I'm planning a get-together, are you guys coming?"

Shi Miao lowered her eyelids, tapped her phone screen with her fingers, and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Next time."

"Ah, okay, what about you, Brother Chen?"

Ji Yanchen hooked the girl's hand that was hanging by her side, touched her fingertips, and then raised her half-closed eyes slightly to look at him, her tone lazy and soothing: "What do you think?"

Xie Sizhou: "......"

Well, he shouldn't have asked. It seems I should just ask my sister Shi about everything from now on.

Ye Chuan's lips twitched slightly, and he couldn't help but complain, "Seriously, do you have that much energy? You've been on a plane for over ten hours and you still have the mood to have fun."

Xie Sizhou raised an eyebrow and gave him a disdainful look. "What do you know, you old man who doesn't have a nightlife?"

Ye Chuan: "......"

Shi Miao paused, as if suddenly remembering something. She raised her clear eyes to look at Xie Sizhou and asked, "Is Qin Xiao going?"

Xie Sizhou turned his head again, "I already asked him, go ahead, what's wrong?"

Shi Miao took the backpack, unzipped it, and slowly took out a black plastic bag containing unknown contents.

When the bag was handed to Xie Sizhou, there was a clinking sound of glass bottles inside.

She slightly raised her chin. "Take this to him for me."

Xie Sizhou took it, weighed it in his hand, and found it to be quite heavy.

He asked with some confusion, "Sister-in-law, what's inside?"

Shi Miao zipped up her backpack, glanced at him lazily, and said, "Little pill."

She paused for a moment and then said, "You can take two bottles from inside if you want."

Xie Sizhou felt the name sounded familiar, so he curiously opened the plastic bag and took out a bottle.

He stared at the oddly shaped pills in the glass bottle, momentarily stunned. Then, regaining his composure, he said somewhat mechanically, "Sister-in-law, this isn't one of those pills that sells for five million on the black market, is it...?"

He realized what was happening and exclaimed, "Holy crap, you're not that miracle doctor, are you?!"

Shi Miao raised an eyebrow, her fair face showing a wild expression, and casually said, "Ah, right."

Ye Chuan glanced at the bottle in Xie Sizhou's hand out of the corner of his eye, coughed, and looked straight ahead, saying somewhat embarrassedly, "Um, I'd like two bottles too."

Xie Sizhou glanced at Ye Chuan with a somewhat dazed expression, then at Ji Yanchen. Seeing that they looked calm and without any surprise, he said incredulously, "No, you all knew?"

Ye Chuan nodded. "Emmm...I know."

Xie Sizhou's brows furrowed with hurt as he protested, "Damn it, so I'm the only one who didn't know? Why did none of you ever tell me?"

Ye Chuan replied matter-of-factly, "You didn't ask either."

Xie Sizhou: "......."

He alone achieved his wounded world.

"Sister Shi, I don't care, I want five bottles."

Shi Miao yawned, her eyes bright yet dark, and said lazily, "Take it, just don't tell Qin Xiao."

Xie Sizhou winked knowingly and made a gesture as if zipping up his mouth.

......