"OK."

Meng Jianguo replied, "I'm already expediting things for you."

"Thank you for your trouble." Qin Yu knew that Meng Jianguo wanted to help him, but the capital was not his territory. If he wanted to get involved, he would need permission from above, which was not an easy task.

Since separating from Qin Yu again, Xia Lan has returned to her indifferent state, having lost interest in everything, and Su Dan, Wu Shishi, and others have been unable to persuade her.

After all, they had witnessed firsthand how good the relationship was between Qin Yu and Xia Lan, and even they felt that their separation was wrong.

Fate plays tricks on people.

Xia Lan also became famous at Beijing University; everyone knew that the Economics Department had a beautiful female sharpshooter.

Xia Lan met Shi Dalin earlier than expected; otherwise, she definitely wouldn't have only made it to the top six.

It is very likely that he is second only to Shi Dalin.

She is good-looking and has a gentle temperament.

No one could have imagined that such a slender and delicate beauty would be a woman who was a master of military boxing and a sharpshooter whose strength was no less than that of a man.

This stark contrast made Xia Lan the ideal woman in the hearts of all the male students at Beijing University.

Although Xia Lan became their ideal woman, no one dared to pursue or confess their feelings to her, as Qin Yu's devilish and terrifying smile had already etched itself into their hearts.

Xia Lan was probably the only one in the entire school who didn't know that Qin Yu had given all the male students a 'performance' lesson before leaving.

All the male students saw him lift a 200-pound male student with one hand.

For example, if someone kicks a tree and breaks it in half, they can't even imagine what would happen if that kick landed on them.

Or he could sneak into their dormitory silently, stand behind a male student, and the male student wouldn't even notice him.

This terrifying strength, which was beyond human comprehension, extinguished any remaining hope in the hearts of all the male students.

So much so that when they saw Xia Lan, they instinctively moved away and dared not have any contact with her.

Xia Lan resumed her previous routine, but seeing her like this, Sudan and the others were extremely worried.

"Lanlan, don't be like that! We have a holiday this week, how about we go boating on the lake? We can go boating there, it's so much fun."

Wu Shishi said to Xia Lan.

Xia Lan smiled and shook her head at Wu Shishi. "You guys go ahead! I want to stay in the dorm and read a little longer."

"What's so interesting about books? I'll just keep you company! Let's go out for a walk together."

Sudan looked at Xia Lan with concern. If Xia Lan continued to look so hopeless, she would go and ask Teacher Zhang for the address of the army.

"I'm sorry..." Xia Lan was about to refuse when Teacher Zhang pushed open the dormitory door and slowly walked in.

"Sorry, it's no use, I have to go out!" Zhang Qiu said to Xia Lan with a smile.

Xia Lan looked up at Zhang Qiu.

“Grandpa wants to see you,” Zhang Qiu said with a smile.

Her grandfather only allowed her to see him once a month, but he took the initiative to call and ask her to bring Xia Lan over.

"Okay." Xia Lan nodded to Zhang Qiu, agreeing.

When Wu Shishi saw that Xia Lan was finally willing to move, the others exchanged relieved glances.

"Don't worry about me, I'm fine." Xia Lan knew they were worried about her.

But she didn't feel anything was wrong; she just couldn't get out of her grief for the time being. With Qin Yu gone, she didn't know when she would see him again.

She missed him so much.

"Then I'll come pick you up tomorrow," Zhang Qiu said with a smile, glancing at Xia Lan.

“Okay,” Xia Lan replied.

When the weekend arrived, Wu Shishi put on a beautiful dress early in the morning and waited for Sudan and Zhao Pandi.

They had agreed to go boating on the lake together.

"Lanlan, are you really not coming with us? We can wait for you." Sultan was still a little worried about Xia Lan.

"You guys go ahead! I'm a grown man, what could possibly happen to me! Besides, look how happy Shishi is, she's really looking forward to going out with you!" Xia Lan said with a smile as she pushed them out the door.

Wu Shishi was already impatient. It was her first time going out with friends, and she was chattering away from early in the morning, showing how excited she was.

Sudan and Zhao Pandi glanced at Wu Shishi and were also infected by her joy. Just then, they saw that Zhang Qiu had also arrived, so they left with peace of mind.

Zhang Qiu greeted them, passed by them, and arrived at the dormitory, where Xia Lan was already ready.

Let's go!

Zhang Qiu got into the car with Xia Lan. Along the way, Xia Lan saw people stopping the car and asking for her identification, which made her suspicious.

Who exactly is Old Master Du? His status seems incredibly high.

So many heavily guarded positions?

"Scared, aren't you? My grandfather is amazing. He's achieved a lot of accolades abroad and has even visited major arms-producing countries!"

To put Xia Lan at ease, Zhang Qiu said in a joking manner.

Xia Lan nodded. "Old Du is very capable."

"Of course, my grandfather was a very powerful figure back then, but... none of his apprentices were very good."

Zhang Qiu pursed her lips.

Xia Lan glanced at Zhang Qiu, then remained silent.

"Sorry, we got off topic." Zhang Qiu smiled again. "My grandfather has been very busy lately, but he made time specifically to see you."

This was the first time Zhang Qiu had ever seen Old Master Du value someone so much, making a special trip out to see her.

Even when she and her mother came to see him, her grandfather simply asked them a few questions about their well-being before sending them back.

Upon arriving at Old Master Du's courtyard house, Zhang Qiu got out of the car first, followed by Xia Lan, who then saw the courtyard house before them.

It feels like stepping back into ancient times.

“This used to be my grandfather’s property, and they’ve taken it back.”

Zhang Qiu explained.

"Come on, let's go in!"

Zhang Qiu led the way, and Xia Lan had just entered the courtyard when she saw the grape trellis.

Under the grape trellis, a familiar figure stood there, staring intently at her.

"Brother Yu?" Xia Lan murmured, her eyes instantly welling up with tears.

"Mmm." Qin Yu opened his arms to Xia Lan, and Xia Lan immediately ran towards Qin Yu. When she was still three steps away from him, she couldn't wait and jumped into his arms.

"I thought you were gone," Xia Lan said, her voice choked with emotion.

"Didn't you get enough rest?" Qin Yu frowned when he saw the bruises under Xia Lan's eyes.

Xia Lan felt a pang of guilt and tried to lower her head, but Qin Yu, seemingly anticipating her move, had already placed his hand under her chin, locking it and forcing her to look up.

"I was wrong."

Xia Lan obediently admitted her mistake.

Qin Yu narrowed his eyes and released his grip.

Forget it, let her go.

He also missed her so much last night that he didn't sleep well. They're evenly matched, so neither of them should blame the other.

"Ahem, you two should at least watch yourselves, are you pretending I don't exist?" Old Du said helplessly as he watched Xia Lan and Qin Yu embracing each other as if no one else was around.

Even though I know they have a good relationship, do they really need to be so arrogant?