Qi Yao's back was pressed tightly against the wall.
His entire face flushed red, and he didn't dare to breathe freely.
He was afraid that the breath he exhaled would spray onto Yu Wanqiao's face.
"I……"
Qi Yao wanted to turn away, but Yu Wanqiao raised her little face and stared at him, making him feel that it would be impolite not to look at her, but looking at her made his brain feel a little deprived of oxygen.
He froze for a moment, and Yu Wanqiao suddenly lowered his head.
Only then did he realize that she had actually been tiptoeing towards him!
Qi Yao swallowed subconsciously, and his mind inexplicably recalled the moment in the TV series when the heroine asked the hero for a kiss and took the initiative to tiptoe and raise her little face.
"You didn't ask me to pick you up casually?"
The taste of candy in her mouth became more distinct.
It also gave Qi Yao a unique memory of the taste of candy.
He explained dryly, "The bubble I'm talking about is the green bubble. What I mean is that you can call me anytime inside the green bubble."
Yu Wanqiao said "Oh?" teasingly, her beautiful almond-shaped eyes narrowed slightly, as if trying to determine whether his words were true or not.
Qi Yao raised his hands in surrender: "Really!"
Yu Wanqiao burst out laughing, blew her bangs playfully, turned around and continued forward: "Alright! I'll believe you for now!"
Qi Yao hurriedly chased after him: "It's true!"
Yu Wanqiao walked ahead without responding, and he followed her around like a busy little bee. "It's true. I felt something was wrong right after I posted it. But if I explained, it would seem like I was trying to cover it up, but if I didn't, I was afraid you'd misunderstand. I thought about it and decided that the more I said, the more mistakes I'd make, so I stopped worrying about it."
Yu Wanqiao suddenly paused, her eyes gleaming with color. "So, you've been struggling with this text message?"
Qi Yao looked at her seriously and said honestly: "Yeah."
Yu Wanqiao smiled: "Okay, I really believe you! Come on, take me to your garden!"
As they walked downstairs, they met many guests who had arrived early.
Qi Yao basically didn't know these people. Yu Wanqiao introduced them to Qi Yao when she met them. For some of them, Yu Wanqiao didn't know them either, so the housekeeper assistant who led them in would help introduce them.
When everyone saw that Qi Yao was such a handsome young man, they all praised him endlessly.
Seeing Qi Yao and Yu Wanqiao walking together, everyone started to speculate.
When the two of them went downstairs, they heard the uncle and aunt they had just greeted whispering behind them -
"Old Yu treats his daughter like the apple of his eye. I heard that she is always picked up and dropped off by a special car whenever she goes out. Why did he let her be alone with the boy from the Qi family today?"
"I see they're about the same age. Could it be... that these two families are planning a marriage?"
Qi Yao heard this voice.
He believed that his senior sister would definitely hear it.
He was a little embarrassed. "Senior, don't worry about their gossip. Later at the dinner, I'll specially toast you a glass of wine to thank you for sending me the study materials. I also ask you to take good care of me in the future at school. That way, they will know that we are just alumni, and the rumors will be self-defeating."
Yu Wanqiao snorted disdainfully: "Who cares what they do?"
Qi Yao insisted: "I don't care, but your reputation is more important."
The two came to the yard and stood under the tall ginkgo tree.
Yu Wanqiao looked up and was watching, because there was only this one tree in such a large area, which seemed out of place and at the same time seemed particularly important.
Qi Yao was about to tell her about the origin of the tree when Yu Wanqiao turned to look at him and said, "I think a boy's reputation is also very important. Especially since my father said you are the heir to the Zhenglan Group. Your words, deeds, and moral character are all related to the family's reputation and the future of the company. You are still young and may not feel it, but as a senior student two years older than you, I still advise you to protect your wings. It is especially important."
Qi Yao saw that she was lively and dazzling in the sun, radiating charm, yet also composed, with an expression and behavior like a rigid and stubborn old scholar.
He couldn't help but look at her and smile: "Senior sister, you are only two years older than me, why do you act like you are twenty years older than me?"
Yu Wanqiao was stunned, but she put her hands on her hips in disbelief and asked, "Who are you calling twenty years older than you?"
Qi Yao laughed: "I'm kidding. You are younger than me! From this perspective, you are younger than me!"
Yu Wanqiao rolled her eyes at him, wondering why the topic was drifting further and further away.
She quickly brought the subject back to the topic: "So, if you don't handle your previous relationship well, it's very likely that people will talk about it in the future."
Qi Yao's smile faded little by little.
Yu Wanqiao blinked and swayed twice, her shadow overlapping his. This alone made her feel inexplicably happy, but as if afraid he would notice, she spun around and around, then walked away. She walked alone to the ginkgo tree, reached out and touched the trunk, and asked casually, "So, there's no one else here. Do you want to tell me what happened between you and her? Why did you break up? When we were riding before, every time you mentioned her, you kept calling her baby."
She picked a fan-shaped leaf and played with it between her white fingertips.
A young man's soft voice came from behind.
Like a breeze.
Like a wisp of smoke.
Like already fragile glass.
Another example is the relief of deciding to abandon something after it has been broken.
"I didn't judge her well. I was just one of her many boyfriends."
Yu Wanqiao's skirt suddenly stopped swaying.
The fingertips pinching the ginkgo leaves turned slightly white.
He is actually...
I was hurt by someone's sincerity being trampled upon.
That’s right.
He is so kind, he would never hurt others.
Yu Wanqiao's beautiful pupils were a little dazed.
Three years ago flashed through my mind——
When she was running desperately on an unfamiliar county road in the thunderstorm, spreading her tender arms in an attempt to stop a large truck, the unbelievably handsome boy and his brothers suddenly rushed in front of her on bicycles!
They parked all their cars sideways, blocking her way one by one!
That truck had to stop!
Yu Wanqiao took a deep breath and looked back at the grown-up boy. "Actually, you don't have to worry about your freshman classes, nor do you have to over-schedule your schedule. If possible, you can take advantage of this summer vacation to travel and see more scenery. That will make you feel better."
She wondered if his efforts were due to a broken heart.
Qi Yao smiled nonchalantly: "I'm not that fragile."
Yu Wanqiao lowered his head and played with the ginkgo leaves, thinking to himself that the girlfriend who hurt him was really despicable.
This is the person she wants to hold at the top of her heart.
Yet, it is not cherished at all!
"What kind of girls do you like?" Yu Wanqiao asked.
Qi Yao looked at her.
She raised her hand to brush her hair, blocking his view of her. "What I mean is, I know a lot of outstanding girls at Jinling University, and I can help you find a suitable one. I heard that the best way to forget a relationship is to start a new one."
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