When Lin Ruanruan got home from school that evening, she learned from Li Shuzhen that they were going abroad. Lin Ruanruan hugged Li Shuzhen with some reluctance, saying, "I used to go wherever you went, but now you're not taking me with you."
Li Shuzhen chuckled and ruffled Lin Ruanruan's hair. "My good daughter is so outstanding now, why does she still cling to her parents?"
Lin Ruanruan snuggled into Li Shuzhen's arms, "I'm reluctant to part with you, Mom. Please be careful on your trip abroad. When you have free time, spend some time alone with Dad. You've worked so hard for me all these years. It would be nice if you could bring me back a younger brother or sister."
Li Shuzhen glared at Lin Ruanruan, then pinched Lin Ruanruan's nose and scolded her with a laugh, "What are you saying, you little devil! Your dad and I have you, that's enough."
"When we go abroad, you should stay with Haocheng or Huoxian. Don't stay alone at the Lin family's house, understand?"
The area around the Lin family's home is no longer peaceful, and Li Shuzhen is worried about her daughter.
"I've already spoken with your Aunt Yan. You can take Huo Xian's car to the Huo family's house tomorrow. If you think it's too far, you can stay at Xiaoyue Villa with your older brother, okay?"
Lin Ruanruan smiled and said coquettishly, "I know, if you don't mind the distance, I'll go with Xianxian."
She doesn't want to live with Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng.
Huo Xian was overjoyed to learn that Lin Ruanruan would be staying at his house for the next two months, and immediately arranged for Lin Ruanruan to have a room next to his own.
Actually, she originally wanted to sleep in the same room as Lin Ruanruan, but her brother and Xuanyuan Haocheng strongly refused.
Fang Lan was a little unhappy when she learned that Lin Ruanruan was going to live with Huo Xian. "Why don't you come to my place? It's much safer here."
Huo Xian glanced at Fang Lan smugly, "You're a boy, okay? If Ruan Ruan goes to your place, wouldn't that mean you're living together? Then the campus network will start spreading rumors about you two again."
Fang Lan huffed, "Ruan Ruan and I have a pure camaraderie, okay? Ruan Ruan, why don't you come stay at my place tonight? You can play games in my gaming room to your heart's content."
Lin Ruanruan immediately shook her head, "I don't want to. You're the most unsettling one. Don't think I don't know that the people in the houses on both sides of your house are all arranged by Brother Fang Si to protect you."
"Doesn't that prove my place is safe?" Fang Lan said nonchalantly.
"If it were truly safe where you are, they wouldn't have surrounded you like an iron barrel to protect you. Why don't you come with me to seek refuge with Xianxian?"
Lin Ruanruan offered her earnest advice.
Fang Lan was tempted, but still shook her head. "My brother told me to stay put here and not know what they're planning."
Lin Ruanruan shrugged. She didn't know either, but she was obedient.
Since her parents wanted her to stay at the Huo family's house, she might as well stay there. After all, Uncle Wang was going abroad with her this time, and staying at the Huo family's house would not only ensure her safety but also allow her to get closer to Huo Xian.
Lin Ruanruan felt no different from living at her own home while staying at the Huo family's house. She discovered that Uncle Huo and Aunt Yan really doted on her.
"Ruanruan, you can wear your own clothes for your final exams tomorrow." Yan Ru happily held up the clothes and held them up against Lin Ruanruan. "Wearing some bright clothes will make you feel better."
Lin Ruanruan obediently let Yan Ru do as she pleased. As for Huo Xian, she had already run away. She was exhausted from being dressed up by her mother, but now that Ruanruan was in front of her, she felt much more relaxed.
When Mr. Huo returned, he asked Lin Ruanruan, as always, how she was doing at school and whether she had been bullied.
Lin Ruanruan, holding a daifuku in her hand, looked embarrassed. "With Xianxian around, no one else dares to bully me."
She didn't know why Uncle Huo always felt that he would be bullied at school.
Huo Xian suppressed a laugh. She and her brother both had strong personalities, so their father was never worried about them being bullied outside and had always let them grow up freely.
But Ruan Ruan is different. She looks delicate and has a soft and gentle personality. Not to mention her father, she often worries that Ruan Ruan will be bullied by others.
Before going to bed that night, Lin Ruanruan received a message from Huo Qifa.
Thank you for the gift, Ruanruan. I really like it.
Lin Ruanruan smiled and her eyes crinkled. Today was Huo Qi's birthday, but he hadn't been back because he had been busy lately. So Lin Ruanruan timed it perfectly and sent Huo Qi a package a couple of days ago.
It's a handkerchief I embroidered myself, with a cute little Dafu design on it.
Huo Qi held the handkerchief to his nose and sniffed it lightly; his eyes were like deep pools that could draw people in.
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The cicadas were chirping incessantly, and the sunlight streaming through the glass made people dizzy.
Lin Ruanruan was unlucky this time and was assigned a seat by the window. Doing the test under the scorching sun made her feel drowsy.
As she finished the last stroke of her pen, Lin Ruanruan breathed a sigh of relief. The last subject was the humanities section, which was her strongest subject, so there was still some time before the exam ended after she finished the paper.
After carefully reading through all the questions, she got up and handed in her paper early.
After leaving the exam hall, she returned to her own classroom and found that Huo Xian, Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng, and Fang Lan had all finished their exams and returned.
"Xianxian, you guys finished the exam so quickly?"
Huo Xian nodded listlessly, slurping up ice water. The sun had been strong lately, making her feel listless. "Sitting by the window was too sunny, so I handed in the paper without checking it after I finished writing."
Lin Ruanruan wholeheartedly agreed, "That's right, my exam room was also sunny."
Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng slumped listlessly in his seat, while Fang Lan was full of energy, currently controlling his character to open treasure chests.
He looked at the exhausted group and said, "How about a few of us from the study group go shopping at the newly opened mall nearby? It's almost summer vacation, let's relax a bit."
Lin Ruanruan's eyes lit up. "Great! This shopping mall is a joint venture between the Xuanyuan family and the Huo family."
Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng looked up at the group and said, "It seems that today is the third day of the opening and there is a promotion. As long as you spend 1,000, you can enter a lucky draw. The first prize is a seven-day trip to an ocean island."
"How about we go try our luck in the lottery later?" Fang Lan suggested. "Anyway, we'll meet the requirement if we have a meal together."
Lin Ruanruan nodded in deep agreement, "Last time I ate noodles with Fang Lan at the school gate, he spent several hundred yuan, and the noodles only cost 10 yuan for a big bowl..."
When Fang Lan went to the mall to eat, she easily met the quota by herself and didn't need to buy any other items.
During the conversation, Li Zihao also finished his exam and came in. "How come you guys finished the exam so quickly?"
He thought he had come early enough.
Lin Ruanruan looked at Li Zihao with a smile, "Zihao, let's go to the newly opened shopping mall near the school together later."
"Okay!" Li Zihao said with a smile. He had become quite familiar with Lin Ruanruan and enjoyed spending time with them.
It turns out that being with friends who share common interests is so enjoyable; this is an experience Li Zihao had never had in the previous ten years.
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