In the bedroom, it was so quiet that one could hear the chirping of the crickets outside of the window.

  Qin Shu had been staring at the pictures of the two medicinal herbs on her laptop screen for a long time, but she could not tell the difference between them. They looked so alike, and it was difficult to tell them apart from the naked eye.

  A big hand had reached towards her out of nowhere, and she had noticed a delicate fragrance, smelling like perfume. Before she knew it, it had taken away the laptop in front of her. She turned her head to look at the owner of the hands—Fu Tingyu—and he was standing at the bedside, holding her laptop and looking at it.

  He was wearing a light-colored bathrobe, and his belt was tied casually. He had just taken a shower, and his cheeks were still flushed. As he stood not far from Qin Shu, the scent of the shower gel was still lingering in the air, and she could smell it.

  When did he come in? She thought. He had taken a shower, but she was not aware of that.

  Fu Tingyu moved the laptop away and stared into her eyes. “Are you so engrossed in looking at the two weeds that you hadn’t noticed me?” He had wondered how his charms had lost to the two grass she was looking at.

  Weeds? Qin Shu wondered. She guessed he had no understanding of medicinal herbs.

  “I’m trying to see what the differences are. They look so similar that I can’t tell them apart.”


  “So are they this attractive?” Fu Tingyu shut the laptop, feeling displeased, and he leaned down to put it on the bedside table. Then, he took the opening to sit down on the edge of the bed.

  Qin Shu was confused.

  Fu Tingyu took off his slippers and moved closer to Qin Shu. He was a little annoyed when he thought about how she was moving to the Imperial City in two days.

  Qin Shu pulled up the blanket, covering them both. She tilted her head to look at Fu Tingyu and saw that he was spacing out. “Aren’t you going to sleep?”


  Fu Tingyu turned his head to look at her. The hair that had fallen from her forehead had covered most of her features. He stretched his arm over and tucked her hair behind her ears, revealing her attractive face. Then, he turned off the lights in the bedroom, leaving the bedside lamp on.

  The next day, Qin Shu was still comfortably cuddled within her sheets when Fu Tingyu had already woken up. He waited until she was awake to ask, “Are you going to live on campus or rent an apartment?”


  “I’m going to live on campus. Renting an apartment is a little troublesome. I’ve checked online and found that the dormitories in the Imperial College are nice.”


  She had considered this question beforehand, so she had a quick answer.

  “Okay.” Fu Tingyu replied and rubbed her head with his slender fingers. Her hair was soft and fluffy, and it felt nice touching it.

  “You should stay in bed a little longer.” He lifted the blanket and got out of bed, then he put on the robe beside him and headed to the bathroom to wash up.

  Looking at his impeccable figure, Qin Shu could tell that he had gone through a lot of training from his apparent muscle lines. And his body was flexible.

  She squinted and rubbed her eyes, and she went back to sleep.

  Fu Tingyu walked out of the closet after putting on his clothes. He stopped and looked in the direction of the bed. Qin Shu’s eyes were shut, and her breathing was even—this meant that she had fallen asleep. He withdrew his gaze and walked out of the room.

  When Qin Shu woke up again, her first reaction was to check the time on her phone—it was already 9 a.m. She had promised she would meet up with Ye Xue and go shopping with her to get groceries for staying on campus. She also planned to get some new clothes that she could wear in her new college. The clothes that Fu Tingyu had gotten her were tailor-made were too high-profile and luxurious.

  Especially after the incident with Xia Yihua, she had learned the price and worth of these tailor-made clothes. Before then, she had only known that the price was not low, but she did not expect it to be that expensive. She was still a student, so it was better to keep a low profile.

  She hurriedly lifted her quilt and got out of bed, put on her slippers, and went to the bathroom to wash up. After that, she walked into the closet and picked out a relatively casual-looking dress. She had bought this dress herself at an affordable price.

  After breakfast, she carried her backpack and hurried out of the door.

  Ye Qing had driven the car because Ye Luo would only return this afternoon.

  She and Ye Xue had agreed to meet at the intersection near Bright Garden.

  As the car reached their meeting place, Qin Shu saw Ye Xue standing at the intersection from afar. She was wearing a white shirt and a pair of short jeans, and she was carrying a black backpack and tied her hair in a high ponytail. Her originally chubby cheeks were gone, and her bone structure was more visible. Compared to the last time they had met, she seemed to have lost some weight and became more appealing.

  After the car came to a stop, Ye Xue opened the door and got in. She then closed the car door. She was so excited the moment she saw Qin Shu. “I can’t believe it. We’re finally going to college! I was so excited when I received the admission notice, and I couldn’t wait to experience campus life.”


  Seeing Ye Xue so excited, Qin Shu had reciprocated her anticipation. After all, college life was different from high school, and they would be meeting new people and dealing with brand new challenges from now on.

  “So am I. I’m looking forward to campus life too.”


  She had never gone anywhere on her own except for the two places she went with Fu Tingyu. She had felt like she was narrow-minded, and she had only seen the tip of an iceberg of the world.

  Going to the Imperial City alone was also the beginning of her independence.

  “I don’t know if we’ll be assigned to the same dormitory. It would be great if we were. Then I’d have company.” Ye Xue did not like to get along with strangers. She felt that she did not fit in because of her inferiority complex, and she was a little introverted.

  “We’ll know when the time comes.”


  Although Jun Li could have easily solved this matter, Qin Shu did not like causing trouble to others.

  Ye Xue nodded and could only pray in her heart that they would be assigned to the same dorm.

  While Qin Shu and Ye Xue were chatting, Ye Qing was driving. After twenty minutes, they had arrived at the mall. As Qin Shu and Ye Xue got off the car, they went straight into the mall and did not intend to have Ye Qing followed them around.

  Before getting out of their car, Qin Shu thought for a while and decided to put her mask on.

  Ye Qing and Ye Luo had different personalities. Qin Shu did not have to talk him into it, and he had not followed them once he was being told.

  Qin Shu and Ye Xue started shopping for clothes first. Ye Xue had not had any plans of buying any clothes, so Qin Shu picked out a few very quickly. If she liked the style and the size was right, she would immediately take it to the counter and pay for it.

  The sales assistant was fond of customers like Qin Shu because she was unlike the other customers, who would try on endless outfits and still not pick one they liked. This was why the sales assistant had a friendlier attitude towards Qin Shu compared to her other customers.

  “Have a nice day. Please come again.”


  In the end, Qin Shu bought four sets of clothes, and the prices were relatively economical.

  As they left the ladies’ section, Qin Shu had seen the milk tea store, and she could not resist the urge to walk over. She took out her phone, and she asked, “I’ll treat you to something. What flavor of milk tea would you like?”


  Ye Xue was a little embarrassed. “I’ll have red bean.”


  “We’ll have two cups of red bean milk tea.”


  After saying that, Qin Shu held up her phone and started to scan the code. But someone had bumped into her arm, and the identification had failed. She needed to do it again.

  She turned her head to see who hit her, and she had realized it was someone she knew.