Three years ago, the British Empire Jianqiao University.
In winter, the banks of the River Cam are covered in snow, and the river surface is covered with a thick layer of ice.
Judge Business School already has a small enrollment, and it’s even harder to find people walking along the river in the cold winter.
Lin Hui wore a blue and red deer antler ear bag on her head, a khaki down jacket with a black long skirt and black boots, and sat quietly on a bench with a book in her hand.
“Excuse me?”
A man's deep voice came from above my head, gentle and touching like a warm breeze.
Lin Hui raised her head, her expression was dull and her beautiful eyes were cold, which contrasted beautifully with the frozen River Cam.
"Are you from Long Country?" The man was estimated to be about 1.8 meters tall, with yellow skin, black hair and black eyes.
Lin Hui said "hmm" lightly, and glanced at the man with her beautiful eyes as if appreciating him.
She was dressed casually, and it was hard to tell what brand it was. The collar of her black wool coat was slightly open, and she was wearing a hand-woven red scarf with the words "Longguo" woven crookedly at the bottom.
Below the two words "Longguo", there is a small word "Qiao".
The man's facial features were three-dimensional, and every line on his face was just right, as if showing off the Creator's preference.
Her double eyelids and dark, narrow eyes were slightly narrowed with a smile, which made her feel an inexplicable warmth in her heart even though she was in a foreign country.
"Qiao Jingxuan, from the capital of Dragon Kingdom, 26 years old."
"Lin Hui, from Jiangcheng."
"From the Business School?" Qiao Jingxuan didn't care about her coldness. If you want to strike up a conversation, you have to be enthusiastic.
Be proactive and persevere.
"Um."
"I originally thought I was the youngest, but I didn't expect you to be the genius!"
"Genius knows no age." Lin Hui has a dull personality and a cold appearance, and she rarely talks to strangers.
"Winter here is too dull, not as lively and interesting as at home. Fortunately, it only lasts for one year, otherwise it would be crazy! Can I sit down?" Qiao Jingxuan was polite at this moment, looking like a rich young man.
But not annoying.
"It's up to you." Lin Hui lowered her beautiful eyes and moved slightly to the right side of the bench, leaving enough space for two people to sit.
His eyes fell between the lines as he read quietly.
Qiao Jingxuan gently wiped the snow off the bench and sat down, keeping a distance of one person from him in a very graceful manner.
That distance makes us strangers to each other.
The banks of the River Cam are long and sparsely populated.
The sound of turning pages could be clearly heard by his ears.
Qiao Jingxuan had sharp eyes, and within his sight, he could see that Lin Hui's slender, round fingertips were slightly red from the cold, making her look even more adorable.
"Is there something on my face?"
"I'm sorry for being so presumptuous. You can read a book, I won't disturb you." Qiao Jingxuan leaned back and looked straight ahead at the college across the River Cam.
"Um."
Lin Hui's world currently consists of only two and a half men: her father, Lin Quan, and her younger brother, Lin Zizhen. The other half is her grandfather, who lives in retirement in the countryside and whom she only sees a few times a year.
When talking about her father and younger brother, the former gives her fatherly love, while the latter will act coquettishly in front of the three sisters.
When she thought of her brother Zizhen, there was no big change on her calm face, she just curled the corners of her mouth.
When they met for the first time, Qiao Jingxuan sat with her quietly for an entire afternoon.
"I'm leaving now," Lin Hui said softly, closing the book and turning her head. As she turned her head, the red antlers above her earmuffs swayed, looking particularly adorable.
"I'm also planning to go back to the academy, would you like to come with me?"
Lin Hui said nothing and walked slowly ahead. Qiao Jingxuan controlled his pace to make himself look neither hurried nor slow, just one body length behind her.
It takes about half an hour to walk around the River Cam and from the bridge to the main entrance of the college.
In the eyes of classmates who happened to pass by, the two looked like a couple.
Qiao Jingxuan knew it wasn't the case. When they reached the fork in the campus, he nodded and said goodbye, "Do you go there to read every day?"
“Not every day, but often.”
"Good place, see you tomorrow!"
After saying that, Qiao Jingxuan turned around and strode away, leaving Lin Hui with a tall and handsome back.
She doesn't hate this person.
From that day on, the two had another intersection outside of business school.
Occasionally, Lin Hui would contact her mother Yao Xin and make video calls.
In the background of the video call, a man's profile appeared.
"Huihui, how are you doing recently? Who's the man behind you? He looks like a Dragon Countryman."
"Mom, he's my classmate."
The first time, Yao Xin thought Qiao Jingxuan was just a random passerby and a background figure, and didn't think much about it.
In the following months, I watched several videos, and he was in every one of them.
"Huihui, tell me honestly, is he really a classmate? Or a friend? You are not young anymore, it's okay even if you are in love." Among Yao Xin's three daughters, the eldest daughter is the one she needs to worry about the least.
Lin Hui is as her name suggests, she is precocious. Apart from her dull personality and being a little distant from others, there is nothing else about her.
The video clearly shows the male classmate's profile, and Yao Xin's first reaction was that he was handsome.
The fact that he can study at Jianqiao Business School shows that he is not only good-looking but also has a high IQ.
As for family background, Yao Xin could tell a little from his clothes, but the details still needed further observation.
This is all later.
"Mom, we are not what you think." Lin Hui said lightly.
"You make your own decision. I'm just asking. When you return to China and get busy helping your dad manage the company, how will you have time for a relationship? Your second sister hangs out with her female classmates at school all day. I even suspect she's a lesbian. Talk to her when you get back."
"...Yeah, it's alright, I'm hanging up now."
Lin Hui put her cell phone into her backpack, and Qiao Jingxuan was only half a body length away from her.
She acquiesced to all this.
"I didn't expect Auntie to misunderstand me. Did it cause you any trouble?"
Lin Hui's beautiful eyes met his deep eyes. There was no guilt or roguery in them, only a mellow and warm spring of living water flowing out.
"You like me? Because I'm the only Dragon Countryman here?"
Qiao Jingxuan smiled and said softly, "I can understand that the first half of your sentence is because you have a high IQ, and the second half is because you are not confident? After all, I am so handsome."
Lin Hui was amused by him, and with a smile on her face, she looked at him leisurely.
"I allow you to chase me."
"It's my honor! Then please allow me to introduce myself again." Qiao Jingxuan stood up and faced her, his eyes blazing with warmth and tenderness. "Qiao Jingxuan, 26 years old, the eldest son of the Qiao family, one of the eight wealthy families in Beijing. Single, never had a girlfriend, and no bad habits."
"Lin Hui, 24 years old, from the Lin family in Jiangcheng. Unmarried."
"Hello, girlfriend!" Qiao Jingxuan's eyes were blazing. He slowly extended his hand, palm facing upwards.
Lin Hui thought about it and gently put her hand on it.
The cold little hand was as soft as boneless. Qiao Jingxuan held it in his hand and was reluctant to let go. He said affectionately: "Lin Hui, I have liked you for a long time."
"Really? Congratulations then."
Four years later, Lin Hui gave birth to a daughter and named her Qiao Sisi.
She said she missed Gu An!
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