Diamonds... both men and women can go crazy for them. It's just that men see them as money, while women see them as decoration. They're neither edible nor usable, so it's really hard to understand why they're so expensive.

If my parents knew I had suddenly struck it rich with this bottle, would they be so happy that they'd let me stop going to school?

Of course, that's impossible. If Li Lechen dared to mess around with studying and the college entrance exam, he'd be beaten to a pulp by a mixed-gender team. Not even a 500,000 yuan essence could save him.

Back to reality.

After all that work and extraction, so many diamonds have been extracted, and the serum has only decreased slightly in quality. It seems the ingredients used are truly plentiful.

Regardless of the quality or value of these diamonds, this bottle of serum is a treasure.

As for the so-called instant skin repair function, since men and women have different focuses, Li Lechen had long forgotten about it in the course of repeated trials.

The only thing I don't know what use those glasses are now. If they really are just those non-prescription glasses you find at a street stall to show off—or rather, to pretend you're stupid—then they're completely useless.

According to Cheng Xixi's final statement, "However, it is acceptable," it proves that besides being cheap and having a very outdated look, these glasses must have some special uses.

Just as I was racking my brains, my phone beeped with a message.

Zhou Mi: I'm at the entrance of your neighborhood. Which building do you live in?

What?! Why did Zhou Mi suddenly come over? Li Lechen was a little confused. Wasn't it enough to just take a picture of the completed questions? With communication so advanced these days, why would she have to run over? The thought process of this academic genius was really hard to understand.

However, guests are guests, and Zhou Mi is still his cousin. If this relationship were in ancient times, it would be a marriageable relationship.

Ptooey! Ptooey!

Why did this thought suddenly pop into my head? Damn Wang Dazhuang!

He then replied: Wait for me at the entrance of the district, I'll be right out.

Because Jiahe District is relatively old, the signs on several buildings have long been missing. Residents in the district can recognize them, but outsiders rarely see them and it is still highly likely that they will not be able to find them.

So while sending the message, Li Lechen quickly slipped on his slippers and rushed downstairs.

Sure enough, Zhou Mi could be seen standing at the entrance of the district from afar.

It was 5 PM in late August, and although the sun was already setting, it was still scorching. Li Lechen believed that any woman would try to avoid direct sunlight, after all, ultraviolet rays are known as the number one enemy of the skin. But Zhou Mi stood directly under the sun without any cover, her brows furrowed tightly.

It's really ugly.

For Zhou Mi, she really hadn't thought that much about it. At her school age, she already had too many responsibilities beyond studying; why would she care about her skin?

Let yourself get some sun; consider it a way to get calcium.

The key is to stand in the center of the main entrance so that Li Lechen can see you as soon as he comes out.

As Zhou Mi watched Li Lechen run towards her, she was about to wave when her stomach suddenly growled.

Hmm? Are you hungry?

No way! We were delayed at noon because Li Lechen and the others came over, and we didn't eat lunch until around 3 p.m. It's past 5 p.m. now, how could we be hungry?

But the key question is, where did this intoxicating chocolate cake aroma come from?

It's a subtle scent carried on the wind, probably from milk chocolate with mint and even various fruits. It's not overpowering, yet intoxicating. The cake is definitely freshly baked and still warm.

This taste is the taste of Zhou Mi's childhood, hidden deep within her heart. Back then, her parents weren't divorced, and she was still their only precious child, enjoying princess-like treatment like children from any other normal family. And chocolate cake was her favorite; every time her father came home from get off work, he would bring her one…

Lost in thought, Li Lechen ran up to him and asked, "Why did you come here? Is something wrong?"

"Huh?" Zhou Mi was still a little dazed, dazed that it was Li Lechen who ran over, not her father, nor a moving chocolate cake.

But the smell is absolutely wonderful.

Well, Li Lechen felt it was a bit impolite and inappropriate to stand under the sun and ask a girl why she came over. Plus, Zhou Mi's expression seemed a little strange, so he quickly led her home.

As they approached the apartment building, they ran into Wang Dazhuang's mother, Aunt Sun.

However, Aunt Sun wasn't in the mood to talk at the moment, because she was in a hurry to clean the mahjong tiles since they were one player short, and her mind was full of thoughts about "eight-handed mahjong." But as the poodle she was holding brushed past Li Lechen, it suddenly barked excitedly, broke free from Aunt Sun's arms, and ran towards Li Lechen.

Aunt Sun's poodle is usually very gentle, but that doesn't mean it will never bite. Also, if you are bitten by a dog, you need to get a rabies vaccine. So when faced with a dog that suddenly rushed at him, Li Lechen subconsciously adopted a defensive posture.

The dog ran to Li Lechen and sat down about half a meter away. It sat up, wagged its tail, and stared at Li Lechen with longing eyes. A string of something that looked like sweat or saliva dripped from the corner of its mouth, which was sticking out its tongue.

This action clearly indicated that he wanted to beg for food, but Li Lechen had come down in a hurry and hadn't brought any meat slices or anything, so he could only awkwardly shrug.

"Woof woof woof." The dog barked three more times.

"I really didn't bring any food. How about next time?" Li Lechen tried to persuade him.

"Woof woof woof." The dog remained hopeful, seemingly certain that the boy in front of it was carrying something delicious.

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