Outside the campus gate, Meng Ya was impatiently looking at her watch. Fu Renshu was supposed to meet her today, but Hao Ziruo was nowhere.

  Ahhh, where is he!? Has he bailed out on me!?

  A car stopped in front of her, and a tall figure stepped out.

  Shit! That's the hooligan!

  She glanced left and right, but Hao Ziruo was still nowhere in her sight.

  Damn it!

  Fu Renshu took out his shades and stood in front of her. "Yaya."

  Meng Ya glared at him. "Mr. Fu. I don't think we're close enough for you to call me just Yaya."

  "I have done pretty much more than just call you Yaya. Don't you remember?" He smiled.

  She furiously blushed. "Shut up! And you did much, much more by playing with my feelings!"

  He sighed. "That was sis's idea."

  "But you agreed!"

  "You do realize that she is my elder sister, right? Trust me. Even Dad cannot do anything in front of her even though he is our father. I am just an insect for her. I have no right to oppose her. Little siblings always suffer…"

  Her mouth twitched.

  "I am not going to fall for that and show you any pity. You ruined my image in front of her!"

  Fu Renshu widened his eyes. "Ruined? It's the opposite. She really likes you. She has even given her blessings to us~"

  Her cheeks turned crimson. "S-shut up! What blessings! Who is going to marry a hooligan like you?"

  "You," he confidently said.

  "Hah! In your dreams. Sorry to shatter your arrogance, but I am pleased to tell you that I am dating a very handsome boy now."

  He narrowed his eyes.

  "We are lovey-dovey, and he treats me the best. Not like you who had fun playing with me!"

  Fu Renshu had an urge to laugh, but he held it in. His expression darkened. "Dating? You? Really now?"

  "Yes!"

  He folded his arms. "So where is your 'boyfriend?' Let me also see what is in him that made you forget me so easily?"

  Meng Ya's mouth twitched. "He-he is coming."

  "Sure."

  She gritted her teeth and furiously typed a message.

  Come at the gate! Quickly! That hooligan is here!

  No answer.

  She called him.

  No answer.

  "……"

  She wanted to cry.

  Why!?

  Fifteen minutes passed.

  Then she said, "*Ahem* He is busy in classes."

  Fu Renshu smiled. "No problem. I will wait."

  "……"

  "I cannot possibly waste your time, Mr. Fu. After all, you are the able assistant of Mr. Jiang. You must have loads of work to do."

  "I am done for today. I have all the time in this world."

  !!!

  She wanted to bang her head.

  Ahhh why does my luck sucks so badly!?

  Fu Renshu took two steps towards her and whispered. "Are you sure this boyfriend exists, my Yaya?"

  "Y-you! Who are you calling 'my Yaya?'"

  "Who is standing in front of me?"

  She pushed him away. "Don't get so arrogant! My boyfriend does exist! He is just busy!"

  And I will kill you for that, Hao Ziruo! You are dead!——

  As Lihua reached back to her apartment complex, Wei said, "Do you want to continue-"

  "No!" Lihua quickly agreed. "I will practice more problems tonight. I will call you if I am stuck anywhere……So-so we don't need to do more classes today."

  Lihua couldn't take back-to-back attacks anymore. Her feelings were completely in haywire, and she needed time to sort them out. She felt she would really go crazy if Liangshi were near her any further.

  I don't want my heart to explode…


  Wei's shoulders slumped. "Alright…"

  He grudgingly left but not before taking regular peeks to check if she had changed her mind.

  Tired, Lihua walked inside but found Lu Bojing quietly sitting near the flower bed in the small garden of the complex and staring quite intently at the flowers.

  Curious, she stood beside him. "Lu Bojing-"

  "Sshhh!!" He panicked.

  "……"

  "Don't speak. You will scare it away!" He whispered.

  Lihua blinked. She bent on her knees and looked where his gaze was so focused. There was a bee sucking the nectar from a flower.

  She was dumbfounded.

  Why is he staring at that?

  But he didn't let his gaze wander off even for a moment. His expression was serious and focused.

  After a while, the bee then flew away, and he turned his head.

  He froze. He felt his heart in his throat.

  "Y-you…"

  Did I speak so disrespectfully to Madam Lihua!?

  Then he remembered Wei's "conditions." He wasn't supposed to stare at her.

  So he quickly looked away.

  "What were you doing?" Lihua asked.

  Ten seconds at the most.

  He nervously twitched his fingers.

  "W-watching the bee…"

  "I mean, I saw that, but why?"

  He trembled. Then Lihua saw the familiar sight of tears pooling in his eyes.

  "……"

  "I-I am sorry that it isn't something interesting. I-I know I am really boring. I am really sorry…" he cried.

  !!!

  He said everything while crying and not looking at Lihua at all.

  "I-I like seeing nature…" his gaze anxiously darted left and right. "I like to see how biology works in nature, the chemistry and the physics that shape this world…"

  I am really not used to talking to people other than Boss! This is so difficult! Kill me, please!

  Lihua was amazed. She smiled brightly. "Oh! I see. That's really nice-"

  "No, it's okay. Y-you don't have to……keep my heart…" he turned into a ball and mumbled. "I know it's strange…" then he spiraled into the familiar depression. The tears fell out in full flow, and he covered his face. "I am really sorry for existing…"

  "……"

  Lihua looked around and noticed that the flowers were tended to and watered. She saw the water can beside him and asked, "A-anyway, did you tend the garden?"

  Lu Bojing stiffened. Then he paled. "W-wasn't I supposed to?"

  "Ah? I didn't say that-"

  "Oh my God, why do I always make so many mistakes…?" He sobbed hard. "I am sorry! I shouldn't have touched anything without asking!"

  "……"

  "I am useless…" he cried again.

  "Okay, stop!" Lihua glared at him.

  Lu Bojing straightened up in reflex.

  "Now stop crying and listen to what I have to say, okay?"