Where prosperity ends, flowers never end

It was already evening and the sunset was beautiful and brilliant, but in Shang Zijun's opinion it was far less dazzling than Ran Qianxi's.

"When...will we be together?"

Ran Qianxi raised her eyebrows and looked back. Is he going to entrust her life to her?

"What together?"

Shang Zijun suddenly felt a sense of loss. He thought that since the two of them had such intimate actions, they should naturally be together.

"Don't you want to be with me?"

Ran Qianxi couldn't help feeling guilty, thinking that she did all those things to take advantage of him.

"Ah...I thought about it..."

Shang Zijun smiled with relief, and his heart settled down.

"But...If I suddenly have a good relationship, my elder brother and father will definitely beat me up. Can you stop telling others first?"

Not telling anyone proved that the two of them had no relationship, but Shang Zijun, who had never experienced love between a man and a woman, did not realize that she was a delaying tactic and was still foolishly ecstatic.

"Okay, then don't tell anyone else."

Ran Qianxi smiled awkwardly and kissed him on the corner of his mouth.

"That's good."

With this kiss, he completely fell in love.

"You go to school tomorrow. I'll wait for you at the intersection."

Ran Qianxi smiled gently, the eagerness in his eyes was hard to refuse.

"OK..."

Shang Zijun accompanied her all the way to the gate of Ran Mansion. Although he was reluctant to leave, he still turned around and left with anticipation.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered the house, she was caught and questioned by Ran Qiongxi.

"Where have you been again?"

"Why do you care about me?"

"I'm your big brother, if I don't take care of you, who will?"

Ran Qianxi pushed him away impatiently.

"Hey, didn't Mr. Shang block it for me last time? I went to see him today."

"You still know that she came to visit you for your sake. You are really a jerk."

Ran Qianxi was immediately irritated.

"You're the bastard!"

The next day—

Ran Qianxi had just entered school and didn't dare to be late or leave early, so she got up on time every day, and Shang Zijun was waiting for her at the intersection.

"Brother Zijun."

She trotted over and Shang Zijun handed her a can of milk.

"I gave you milk. Have you eaten?"

Ran Qianxi took the milk with a happy smile.

"I haven't eaten yet, so I just drink the milk you gave me."

She opened the wooden can and took a sip. The milk was still hot.

"Yeah, it's still hot, thank you Zijun."

Walking in a sparsely populated place, Shang Zijun carefully took her left hand. The time and atmosphere were youthful and beautiful.

"Oh my God, is Xi Ye dating your brother?"

Qian Jingyang and Shang Zilai followed secretly behind him, both with a look of disbelief on their faces.

"I didn't expect it either."

"No, no, I can't let your brother take her away. I still want to marry Master Xi."

Qian Jingyang strode forward and Shang Zilai quickly followed.

"Hey, don't go..."

Before they could reach the two of them, a group of scoundrels suddenly appeared, and started to speak ill of them and make sarcastic remarks, which made people sneer.

"Oh my, isn't this the eldest son of a merchant family? I was wondering why he didn't like my sister, it turns out that he has climbed up the high branch of the Hanlin Academy."

"Hahaha, that's right."

The younger brothers around him laughed and responded.

"Hiss~ I really didn't expect that this man would be so good at seducing women, right?"

"Hahaha! That's right!"

Shang Zijun let go of Ran Qianxi's hand. Ran Qianxi smiled lightly and kicked the rascal in the vitals, making him scream in pain and staring at Qian Jingyang behind him in a daze.

"Oh my god... Master Xi is so brave?"

"That bitch dared to hit me, teach her a lesson!"

Just as Shang Zilai was about to step forward, Ran Qianxi took out the Queen Mother's token, scaring the hooligans so much that they dared not move.

"Come on, if you beat up the daughter of an imperial official, you'll probably end up in jail for life~"

The leader of the hooligans struggled to stand up from the ground, but still refused to repent.

"Call me, I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong."

"Hey, you're so awesome? I'm scared to death. Just try and see if you dare. Do you know how Shen Yanle was arrested? You're the daughter of the Minister of Justice. You're nothing!"

Hearing her threats and intimidation, the hooligans shrank back even more. The leader was so angry that he walked up to her and was about to hit her, but Shang Zijun grabbed his wrist.

"Touch her and try."

Ran Qianxi looked mean.

"It's okay, let him fight. I want to see if he has a father who is a minister."

Shang Zijun let go and the hooligans fled quickly.

"Mr. Shang, just wait for me."

When they ran away, Shang Zijun couldn't help but feel scared.

"Qianxi, you are too brave, be careful not to get into trouble."

Ran Qianxi put the token away.

"At least you haven't had any trouble in the past ten years. Besides, he said such harsh words. I must help you."

Shang Zijun couldn't help but smile and raised his hand to touch her head.

"Let's go. You don't have to stand up for me anymore. I should be the one protecting you."

"That won't do. Those officials are just like me, bullying others by taking advantage of their power. Every evildoer will be punished by his own evil. I will protect you and Brother Zilai. Oh, and Qian Jingyang."

Shang Zijun smiled faintly, having already noticed that two people were following him.

"Zi Lai and Jing Yang are right behind us."

Ran Qianxi was stunned and turned around for a moment. Both of them seemed to be in a bad mood.

"Hey? Why didn't you two call me?"

Shang Zijun walked forward alone, and Ran Qianxi pulled Qian Jingyang and followed him.

"Let's go together."

The four of them walked into the college together, and the female students looked at them one after another. Shang Zijun was recognized as the most handsome boy in the college.

Normally, the three of them were always given food and drinks by girls, but after seeing today's scene, fewer and fewer girls showed their goodwill to them.

"When will Zijun graduate?"

"This summer."

Ran Qianxi raised her eyebrows. It was already the first month of the year, and summer was only about half a year away.

"So fast."

Shang Zijun smiled lightly.

"What's wrong? You look weird."

"Nothing, I just don't want to lose sight of you."

Shang Zijun's eyes instantly filled with affection as he listened to the sweet words.

"No, if everything goes well, I will marry you after graduation."

Ran Qianxi was stunned. He was thinking of marrying her after just knowing her for a few days.

"Haha... I hope everything goes well..."

"At that time, three letters and six gifts, four betrothal gifts and five golds, a sedan chair carried by eight people, and a red dowry that is ten miles long, Jun will give you nothing less. I will marry you in a formal way and announce it to the world. I will marry this beautiful woman and I will live my life forever."

Listening to his vows of love, if it were another girl, she would be so moved that she would entrust her life to him.

"Okay... I'll wait for you then..."

At this moment, the delicate atmosphere was interrupted by Qian Jingyang.

"Come on, what are you two talking about? It's time for class."

Ran Qianxi smiled awkwardly and walked back to the classroom.

"I'll take you home after school."

Ran Qianxi looked back happily.

"okay."

The bell for the first class rang. The students were in high spirits, but Ran Qianxi was listless. The whole classroom was eagerly awaiting the teacher's arrival.

"Tsk, it's time for class again."

At this time, a water-green figure suddenly walked in from outside the door. He was wearing a brocade robe, a hollow green lotus jade pendant hanging around his waist, and his black hair was tied up with a crown. With every step he took, a few strands of black hair fluttered behind him, like a god who had descended from the nine heavens, cold and indifferent.

Ran Qianxi instantly perked up, but no matter how she looked at it, she felt that the man looked familiar.

"Why do I seem to have seen it somewhere..."

Liu Xun put the book in his hand on the desk, glanced at the students and smiled faintly.

"My name is Liu Xun, and I'm a new teacher. I won't teach you every day, nor will I teach you every class, but I hope you can be eager to learn and ask questions."

Ran Qianxi was stunned and suddenly remembered.

"Next, let me remember your names."

The students bowed and began to introduce themselves, and everyone was respectful from the front to the back.

"next."

Ran Qianxi stood up and bowed.

"My name is Ran Qianxi, and I am the daughter of the president of the Hanlin Academy. I am twenty-one this year. Thank you for your care, Master."

Liu Xun smiled faintly.

"We met that day."

"Hey? Master, do you still remember?"

Liu Xun smiled.

"Sit down."

As the introductions went on round by round, perhaps he only remembered a few of them, but he must have remembered Ran Qianxi's name firmly.