Country M.
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are just like the Spring Festival in China.
As the holiday approaches, festive decorations are everywhere, both in schools and on the streets.
In Xiaoduo's community, you can also see her neighbors decorating with colorful lights and Christmas trees.
Although Xiaoduo never celebrated this holiday before, she now went to the supermarket with her bodyguards to buy some holiday items in order to follow the trend.
And the school is giving students a holiday.
Within a few months of enrolling, Xiaoduo's diligence and eagerness to learn made her increasingly popular with her teachers, and her classmates gradually accepted her as well.
Although some people still discriminate against her, they at most simply avoid her and dare not do anything to her openly.
Over the past few months, she has met Han Yi several times, and each time Han Yi has maintained a moderate attitude towards her, which has completely dispelled her vigilance.
After her last class, she was thinking about how she and her bodyguards would celebrate the holiday in accordance with local customs when she got home, when Han Yi caught up with her.
"Xiao Duo".
Xiao Duo turned around. "Is something the matter?"
Do you have any plans for Christmas Eve?
"I'll stay home." The statement didn't specify whether arrangements were made or not.
"Here's the thing, our international student organization here is organizing an event and wants all of us studying here to celebrate the festival together. We'll split the costs equally. Do you want to go?"
It has to be said, Xiaoduo was tempted.
In the few months she had been there, she had only seen a few Asian faces, including Han Yi, at the school. Some of them were Chinese Americans who had lived in the United States for a long time.
During festivals, who in China doesn't enjoy a lively and bustling atmosphere? Now that she has the opportunity to see more compatriots, she naturally wants to go.
"Okay, I'll go."
Hearing this, Han Yi became happy and immediately took out a small card that looked like an event notice and gave it to her.
"Here's the time and place. Just be there on time."
"Okay, I understand, thank you."
"You're welcome. After all, we're friends, right?"
As long as Han Yi doesn't have any ulterior motives towards her, Xiao Duo is still willing to treat him as a friend, after all, Han Yi is also a very outstanding person in other aspects.
Although Han Yi had the idea of going abroad in order to win over his crush, he didn't just drift through life; he genuinely came to study abroad and wanted to learn something.
Back home, Xiaoduo happily shared with her bodyguards that she was going to attend an event organized by her compatriots.
After spending several months in a foreign country, Xiaoduo became quite familiar with the bodyguards and they got along like friends.
Xiao Duo wasn't arrogant like a rich heiress at all. She had a good temper and was kind-hearted. The female bodyguards all liked her and treated her like a younger sister.
Knowing that she was going to participate in an event for her compatriots, everyone was happy for her and offered suggestions.
Xiao Duo only realized after arriving here that people here like to hold parties and gatherings, and if it's a more formal event, people have to be very particular about their attire.
I thought it might not be so formal since it was organized by fellow countrymen and I didn't need to wear formal attire, but since it was a holiday, I wanted to put some thought into my outfit.
She brought quite a few clothes and quickly tried them on in front of the mirror.
Zhao Qinglan likes to buy things for her daughter, and she has bought her quite a few expensive formal outfits. Xiao Duo searched around and picked out an outfit that was both formal and suitable for everyday wear without being too outrageous.
On Christmas Eve, she changed her clothes, put on her coat, and had two bodyguards stay at home while the other two escorted her to the event venue.
The car stopped in front of a Chinese restaurant that looked to be quite large. One bodyguard stayed in the car, while the other went inside with Xiaoduo.
There was a registration person at the entrance. Xiao Duo wrote down her school and name. Since she was bringing bodyguards in, she asked where to pay. She was told it was for two people.
Of course, she didn't mention that he was her bodyguard, only saying that he was an older sister who took care of her.
Anyway, the bodyguard was Chinese, so the person registering him only asked him to put his name down and didn't ask any other questions.
Because Xiaoduo was a stranger, he glanced at her a few more times.
When Xiaoduo went inside, she saw many compatriots. Seeing so many East Asian faces made her feel as if she had returned to China, and Xiaoduo's lips curved into a smile.
As soon as she entered, many people looked over. Han Yi was talking to someone when he saw Xiao Duo arrive, so he quickly walked over.
He took Xiaoduo with him and began to introduce her to everyone.
Xiao Duo smiled at everyone.
She's good-looking, and she dressed up especially for today, making her even more eye-catching. Knowing her school and that she's a new student who just arrived this year, everyone was extra enthusiastic towards her.
Everyone was talking at once: some asked her about the situation in China, some exchanged contact information with her, and others analyzed the situation and shared their experiences with her.
Fortunately, Xiaoduo had a notebook and pen in her bag, and she quickly wrote down the contact information of many people.
After speaking with most of the people present, Xiaoduo felt thirsty.
Han Yi thoughtfully brought her a bottle of water. Xiao Duo saw that it was unopened, thanked him, and took it to drink.
Han Yi was thinking that he could help Xiao Duo if she couldn't open the bottle cap, but she opened it easily.
Despite her seemingly delicate appearance, Xiao Duo has actually trained a lot with Ding Yu and the others, so she is by no means a weak woman.
Several people present were not very interested in interacting with others and simply sat in a corner talking.
"That girl is pretty good-looking, I'm thinking of going over and chatting with her," a man who looked somewhat mixed-race said with a smile.
There was a woman leaning against him, and the two seemed to be very close. When he mentioned it, she looked over with displeasure, but Xiaoduo had already turned away.
Among the few people present, the one in the far corner seemed to be the leader.
When he mentioned it, Zhou Yunting didn't even raise an eyebrow.
After finishing her water, Xiaoduo carefully examined the restaurant's decor and discovered that there was quite a lot of food, both Western and Chinese, making up about half of the menu. It looked quite abundant, and the drinks and desserts all looked very appealing.
She asked Han Yi in a low voice where they would pay the money later, and Han Yi smiled when he heard that.
He gestured with his chin towards the corner. "Someone's sponsoring that place; we don't need to pay anything this time."
In fact, Han Yi was also thinking about whether he should befriend those people, but when he went over to talk to them, they were just indifferent and clearly formed their own little circle, so he didn't want to make a fool of himself.
However, I heard from other people that those people there are doing very well in the US, and some of their families have even been there for many years.
When Han Yi heard the name Zhou Yunting, he felt as if he had heard it before, but he couldn't remember where.
The mixed-race Lan Song finally came to Xiao Duo's side.
"Hello, beautiful girl." His Mandarin was quite good.
Xiao Duo glanced at him. "Hello," she said, her tone not particularly friendly.
Han Yi, standing to the side, became somewhat wary.
As for the bodyguards who came with her, they stood behind Xiaoduo the whole time, waiting for her to give them instructions.
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