At night.

  Bo Cixue did not return to the dormitory but instead stayed in the hotel suite Yan Hua and Bo Jingyu were staying in.

  Bo Cixue was wearing a red sleeping gown. Back in the capital, she rarely wore such bright colors. Everyone said that she looked good in white—untainted and pure. However, now that she was wearing red, she looked even more beautiful, her skin looking even more fair and smooth.

  Yan Hua looked at her daughter and felt that she was getting prettier.

  For the past few years, she had been afraid that Little Apple would remain depressed over her lost love.

  Now that she was seeing her daughter living more freely than before, the confidence and easygoingness exuding from her so pleasing to the eyes, she was really relieved.

  “Your brother is going to training camp after the Lunar New Year.”


  Bo Cixue was not surprised. Bo Jingyu would have to go through a lot to inherit his father’s career in the future.

  Anyone who entered the training camp would definitely be pushed to their limits.

  The mother and daughter chatted about family matters for a while before they somehow talked about the palace.

  Yan Hua said casually, “Xiaojie went to Beicang two years ago.”


  Beicang was the largest city in the northernmost part of the country. The people there were tough and were completely different from people in the capital. Before the S Country’s royal family was founded, Beicang had been a small country and the head of the city was also known as the King of Beicang.

  Later, after experiencing some changes, Beicang belonged to S Country, but the previous King still retained the power as the governor.

  Unlike You City, the governor of Beicang held the commander’s seal.

  When Mu Sihan became the King, there was a period of instability in the royal family. Some nobles hid in Beicang to protect themselves, and later drove the economy in Beicang.

  The Beicang governor had been rather well-behaved in the past few years. But in the past two years, as the situation developed, he started to have other ideas.

  After Mu Sihan noticed that, he sent Ye Jie personally.

  Yan Hua did not know the details, only knowing that Xiaojie had not returned to the capital for the past two years.

  That child was career-minded. It was a good thing for the royal family, but it was not necessarily a good thing for the woman who loved him.

  Yan Hua pulled Bo Cixue into her arms and sighed in her heart.

  It was the right choice for Little Apple to leave and not go.

  …


  In a luxurious and dark bar.

  Sikong Ling, who was wearing a white shirt and had a cold expression, walked in. He frowned when he saw Lian Chen, who was lying on the bar counter with several women surrounding him.

  “Aren’t you drunk?”


  Young Master Lian put his arm on Sikong Ling’s shoulder. “Miss Yu, whom I’ve been pursuing recently, will come to the bar later. If she knows that there are so many beautiful women around me, won’t she reject me again?”


  Sikong Ling pushed Lian Chen’s hand away and said coldly, “That’s your business.”


  Young Master Lian rested his elbow on Sikong Ling’s shoulder. “Why? Are you in a bad mood because you didn’t get your darling?”


  “Leave me alone.”


  “If you want my advice, I think you should be like me and indulge yourself in alcohol and have fun with multiple women. Why must you fall in love with a tigress alone?”


  “Who are you calling a tigress?”


  “Of course I’m talking about that woman you’re chasing. She punched me until my face was swollen. It hurts just thinking about it now.”


  Sikong Ling laughed coldly. “Who asked you to have bad eyesight? You chased after the purest girl in their dormitory and then threw her away. If she doesn’t hit you, who will she hit?”


  “Tsk, tsk, tsk. Who knew the purest girl would be a barmaid and even wear such a short skirt? I even mistook her for a player.”


  “She had no other choice.”


  Young Master Lian raised his handsome eyebrows, as though he could not stand Sikong Ling speaking up for Bo Cixue. “You’re really gone this time.”


  He did not care about how many girls pursued this cold young master in the past. He did not expect to fall for that girl he had met on the plane after coming to M Country to study.

  “Brother, there’s something I’ve kept in my heart for three years. The girl you’re pursuing must have a story. You should be careful.”


  “She agreed to let me be her tour guide.”


  “F*ck, did she really agree to go home with you?”


  Sikong Ling did not deny it.

  …


  Sikong Ling booked a ticket for Bo Cixue.

  When she arrived at the airport and got the ticket, she realized that her destination was Beicang City.

  “You’re from Beicang?”


  Sikong Ling nodded. “It’s a place with beautiful scenery. You will definitely like it.”


  Bo Cixue smiled and said nothing.

  “Oh my god, why are you so angry so early in the morning?”


  A man’s frivolous voice sounded from behind.

  Young Master Lian and his new girlfriend, Yu Luoluo, were here.

  Yu Luoluo was a soft and delicate girl who was also a well-known figure in M University. She was no slower than Young Master Lian in changing boyfriends.

  The two of them were really a match made in heaven.

  Bo Cixue had heard from Sikong Ling that it had taken Young Master Lian a lot of effort to woo Yu Luoluo.

  Compared to Yu Luoluo, who had a rich history of love, Bo Cixue was like a blank sheet of paper. After all, her first relationship was a one-sided dream and had ended before she even fell in love.

  Bo Cixue looked at Sikong Ling and smirked.

  Young Master Lian and Yu Luoluo came over, still bickering, and happened to see Bo Cixue looking at Sikong Ling with a smile on her lips.

  Young Master Lian had known Bo Cixue for three years but she had never been nice to him. She would always either go against her or hit him.

  She had never smiled like this in front of him.

  It was such a charming smile.

  Young Master Lian looked away and fought even harder with Yu Luo.

  Bo Cixue did not like frivolous men like Young Master Lian, but she didn’t show her emotions on her face due to her good upbringing.

  When Young Master Lian greeted her, she responded as well.

  After they got on the plane, Young Master Lian sat beside Bo Cixue again for some strange reason.

  Sikong Ling planned to change seats with Young Master Lian but the latter shouted, “No, no! Didn’t you see me quarreling with Miss Yu? Do you think I can sit next to her?”


  Hearing Young Master Lian say this, Yu Luoluo also pulled Sikong Ling to her side angrily. “Don’t change seats with him. I feel irritated looking at his face.”


  Sikong Ling wanted to say something, but Bo Cixue, who was sitting in the corridor, smiled at him. “It’s the same no matter where I sit.”


  Sikong Ling was also sitting in the aisle, so it was more convenient for them to chat. After the plane took off, he got the air stewardess to bring Bo Cixue a thin blanket and passed her the iPad. It was filled with her favorite movies and variety shows.

  Young Master Lian was sitting by the window, chewing gum. When he saw the variety show Bo Cixue was watching, he sneered. “Why do all you women like this boy?”


  “What’s this boy’s name again? I remember he’s not of age yet, right?”


  Bo Cixue replied, “He just turned 18 a month ago.”


  Young Master Lian clicked his tongue and leaned his head close to Bo Cixue. “You remember him so clearly. Are you interested in him?”


  Bo Cixue looked at the handsome face in front of her and pushed him away with the iPad. “It’s none of your business.”


  “Hey, did I offend you? Why are you always so fierce to me? Didn’t Sikong Ling say that you didn’t curse? I’ll see how different you are.”


  Bo Cixue put on her earphones and ignored him.

  Young Master Lian looked at Bo Cixue’s tender skin and resisted the urge to reach out and poke her. He turned his head away toward the window.

  He chewed on the chewing gum even harder, not knowing what he was feeling.

  He cursed softly.

  “F*ck.”


  …


  After getting off the plane, Young Master Lian and Yu Luoluo made up.

  The couple hugged each other.

  “Cixue, I’ll take you to the hotel later and show you around tomorrow.”


  “Okay.”


  Beicang was different from the capital. It was bustling here, but everyone felt much friendlier.

  Sikong Ling left after sending Bo Cixue to the hotel.

  Bo Cixue took a bath and sat on the sofa by the window in her pajamas. Perhaps it was because of the jet lag thatt she could not fall asleep.

  She was about to read for a while when her phone rang.

  Seeing that it was a video call from Tiantian, Bo Cixue answered the call.

  “Sister Apple.”


  Tiantian’s voice was sweet and pleasant.

  “Tiantian, why are your eyes red?”


  “Sister Apple, a super annoying boy transferred to our class. He sleeps in class, has bad grades, and likes to fight. He even became my deskmate and he sweats so much every day while playing basketball. He’s even in a relationship at such a young age… I said a few words to him today and he even scolded me for being ugly and acting weird…”


  When Bo Cixue heard the little girl’s words, she could not help but laugh. “He’s very courageous.”


  “Sister Apple, you’re laughing?! I’m so mad at him. If I hadn’t asked Mommy not to tell the principal my identity, I would have put pressure on the form teacher. I don’t want to sit with that bad classmate at all.”


  “Does he think he’s very handsome? He doesn’t wear his school uniform and even when he does, he wears it loosely like a gangster. He even acts like he’s the most handsome and most arrogant shameless person in the world.”


  “Your form teacher taught me before. Why don’t I send her a message later and ask her to change your deskmate?”


  Tiantian nodded. “Sister Apple, our form teacher likes you very much and often mentioned you in front of us. You’re really outstanding!”


  “What a boot-licker.”


  Tiantian looked at Bo Cixue in the video and realized that Sister Apple was wearing a rose red nightdress with a V-neck cut, revealing her slender and beautiful neck and delicate collarbones. As a girl, she could not help but gasp when she saw it.

  Sister Apple looked so feminine!

  Tiantian seemed to have thought of something and secretly took a screenshot.

  “Sister Apple, where are you now?”


  “I’m traveling with a classmate in Beicang.”


  Beicang?

  Wasn’t that where her older brother was?

  Thinking about the past three years when her mother had banned her from teasing Sister Apple and her brother, she had stopped herself from mentioning him.

  After ending the video call, Tiantian found Ye Jie’s WeChat.

  She sent the screenshot over.

  Then, she typed angrily, “Sister Apple is so feminine now. I told you to cherish her. Hmph, just you’re going to regret it!”


  Finally, she added, “Sister Apple is traveling with her boyfriend in Beicang now!”


  She knew that her older brother would only log into WeChat once a year. After sending her a message, she called him again.

  Ye Jie was in a meeting, his noble expression indifferent. Seeing that it was a call from Tiantian, he raised his hand and paused the meeting.