Chen Yun's first semester of university life was happy and pleasant.

Although he and Jiang Nan had only just started dating, they had grown up together and knew each other very well, so they rarely had any conflicts.

However, very few does not mean none.

This day was approaching the start of winter break.

"It's just about changing your major based on your teacher's advice, not about changing schools."

The two walked together, and Jiang Nan kept nagging, "There are so many girls in the art department, I'd rather you went there than you would, but you have a talent for drawing, don't waste it, okay?"

Chen Yunqi shook his head, unusually stubborn: "Then we won't be in the same class anymore..."

"How come I never noticed before that my stupid little brother is as stubborn as an ox?"

Jiang Nan glanced at the badminton court next door and suddenly stopped, saying, "Let's play badminton. Whoever wins gets to decide, okay?"

As she spoke, she used a hair tie to style her long ponytail, making her look youthful and energetic.

Chen Yunqi pondered for a moment, then nodded vigorously.

An hour later, the two were still unable to determine a winner.

Chen Yunqi was already out of breath, and with his hands on his knees, he asked, "Sister... do you want to continue the tiebreaker?"

Jiang Nan gritted her teeth, panting heavily. She regretted dragging this guy to exercise every day.

She's been practicing Taekwondo with her mother since she was little. If she can't beat her stupid younger brother in physical fitness, she might as well find a river and drown herself.

She threw down her racket, grabbed Chen Yunqi, and started to leave, saying angrily, "It's a draw so far, what's the point of an extra match? Let's go play the second half!"

Chen Yunqi was taken aback. "Where are we going to play the second half?"

"Let's go to the hotel!"

"Huh? Wait a minute..."

...

With winter vacation approaching, many parents are eagerly anticipating their children's return, even though they may become quite impatient with them after only a few days.

Chen Lu and Liang Zhirou were completely different; they were even in Qiongzhou.

It's not cold in Qiongzhou in January; the glaring sunlight still feels quite intense.

The azure sea stretches to the horizon, its rhythmic and powerful waves crashing against the beach with a swishing sound.

Chen Lu stood by the sea, took out his phone to check the date, and vaguely felt that the winter vacation was approaching. He quickly walked over and gently patted Liang Zhirou's shoulder.

At that moment, Liang Zhirou was engrossed in catching crabs. She looked up at him with some confusion and asked, "What's wrong?"

"You should sound out our son and ask him if he's going on a trip and when he'll be back, so we can make preparations," Chen Lu said softly.

They've been out partying for over two months and haven't been home.

Chen Muxue said she wouldn't be coming back for winter break this year, leaving Chen Yunqi as the only third wheel to deal with.

The call connected quickly. Liang Zhirou took two deep breaths, poked a small crab on the beach with her index finger, and asked shyly:

"Yunqi~ When are you coming back?"

Chen Lu watched quietly from the side. After looking at the sea for a while, he suddenly felt Liang Zhirou poking him again.

Looking down, I saw that the simple-minded man was biting his lip tightly, his eyes were red, and tears were welling up in his eyes.

He was a little confused until Liang Zhirou raised her index finger with a pitiful expression. A small crab was hanging on it, swaying gently in the air as her little hand trembled.

Chen Lu almost burst out laughing.

Liang Zhirou felt like crying even more.

When he saw the red marks on Liang Zhirou's fingers, he realized the seriousness of the problem. He quickly pressed her fingers into the water, and the crab immediately let go. Then Chen Lu caught it again and killed it.

The two of them snapped out of their daze and heard several silly chuckles from the other end of the phone. "I knew you guys would miss me."

"Yes, yes, your dad and I miss you so much..." Liang Zhirou said, her face flushed and her voice trembling with tears.

"Mom, why are you crying?"

“Your, your dad…” Liang Zhirou sniffed, about to tell Chen Lu that he was making fun of her, but after being given a cold look by Chen Lu, she quickly changed her words: “Because he misses you.”

Immediately afterward, Chen Yunqi's excited shouts came from the phone.

"Don't cry, don't cry, I bought the ticket in advance, I'll be home tomorrow!"

"Why are you back so early? You're on holiday, so take your sister out for some fun. Remember to tell me if you're short on money," Chen Lu muttered under his breath, annoyed.

He thought to himself, "This little brat doesn't even know how to pick a cabbage. He had been together for half a year and he had already started to trick Liang Zhirou into coming to live with him. What's going on with him running home as soon as he has a holiday?"

"I have money because I miss you guys."

"You want to..."

Chen Lu hesitated, as if to say something but then stopped. His son, Gu Jia, wanted to come back and visit, which seemed like something to be praised.

"Then I'll pick you up at the station tomorrow." He had no choice but to play along. This kid would never guess that he and Liang Zhirou were still having a blast in Qiongzhou.

"No need."

After exchanging a few words of excuses, Chen Lu hung up the phone and saw Liang Zhirou biting her lip and staring at him.

"What should we do?"

Liang Zhirou said timidly, "Yun Qi misses them so much, but they're traveling outside... Our son will definitely be very angry if he finds out."

I wish I hadn't come to Qiongzhou to catch small crabs...

Ever since she took her wedding photos here, she's dreamed of coming back to catch crabs again.

Hmm... Last time we had to let them all escape because we weren't prepared in advance. This time we wanted to catch them and cook them.

Chen Lu watched Liang Zhirou frantically trying to do something, just like when he was a child and his parents had already come in before he noticed the TV screen was still warm.

"Don't panic, let me take a look," he said softly, taking his phone out of his pocket again.

"What are you looking at?"

"The train tickets from Jiangcheng to Hangzhou are too expensive for this kid. He needs to save his living expenses for dating, so he definitely won't want to fly. Let's take a plane back first thing tomorrow morning; we should still make it in time."

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