The obedient girl glances up, and the tyrannical tycoon kneels down to pamper her.

Xing Yanzhao chimed in, "I know about them. It happened in the second semester of their freshman year. And then, Aunt Lin?"

“Pei Yuanzhou went to the school but couldn’t find her, and that’s when he found out she was here. Since then, every time Luo Huai comes, Pei Yuanzhou is there too.” Professor Lin said, glancing at him out of the corner of his eye, afraid that he might feel uncomfortable. “That’s all in the past.”

Professor Luo turned around and said to Xing Yanzhao, "Give us your phone number. If you ever have trouble making ends meet, give us a call. It doesn't matter how late it is, we'll come and pick her up."

Xing Yanzhao took out his phone and said, "If I accidentally upset Luo Huai one day and she comes to hide from me, could Uncle Luo and Aunt Lin secretly let me know?"

The couple were taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing.

After exchanging phone numbers, Xing Yanzhao casually sent a message in a small group chat of three people.

Please help me find out everything that happened between Luo Huai and Pei Youyou during their school years.

……

After Pei Yuanzhou's examination at the hospital, it was found that his lungs and internal organs were not damaged, so he was in good condition. However, he had bruises on his chest and needed to apply medicine.

The assistant breathed a sigh of relief and took out his phone to reply to Chairman Pei and his wife.

Pei Yuanzhou thought for a moment, then took out his phone and called his sister.

"Brother!" Pei Youyou said with a smile on the phone, "Zhengyu and I got our marriage certificate. We posted it on WeChat Moments and in group chats, but you haven't replied yet. What's got you so busy?"

“Youyou.” Pei Yuanzhou paused for a moment.

"What's wrong, bro?"

"Brother has a question for you. What's the deal with Xiao Huai's wedding dress and shoes?"

There was a two-second pause on the other end of the phone before the voice continued laughing: "What's going on, bro? I don't understand what you're saying."

"I'm asking if you deliberately brought your own size small wedding shoes, and if the wedding dress was just something you bought casually? And..." Pei Yuanzhou's gaze darkened, "And what about the makeup artist? No one did Xiaohuai's makeup on the wedding day."

"How could that be! A makeup artist went over there. You can ask Aunt Liu if you don't believe me. I can also call the makeup artist to see my brother." Pei Youyou was angry. "Brother, why are you suddenly coming to interrogate me? What did Luo Huai say to you this time?"

"She's always like this, trying to drive a wedge between my brother and me. It's so annoying. Is it because she got beaten by my mother-in-law last night, while I didn't? Does that mean my mother-in-law likes me more?"

"What a jealous person!"

"Brother, you don't believe Luo Huai, and you don't believe your own sister, do you? I was so happy to get my marriage certificate today, but you ruined it all. I don't want to talk to you!"

The other end of the phone hung up.

Pei Yuanzhou sighed, sent a message to Pei Youyou to apologize, and then sent a message to Luo Huai.

【Xiao Huai, Youyou said it wasn't her; you've misunderstood her.】

When Luo Huai saw the message pop up on his phone, his nose suddenly stung, and he almost laughed in anger.

When Pei Yuanzhou edited and sent the message again, it already had a red exclamation mark.

Luo Huai actually blocked him!

How dare!

Call again.

"Sorry, the number you dialed cannot be reached."

They've blocked my number too.

Did Luo Huai feel pain in his heart when he did it himself? Of course he did, it was like having his flesh cut out and bones scraped.

She leaned on Luo Yunshang's shoulder, tears streaming down her face.

Luo Yunshang was studying; studying was one of her side jobs. She knew her younger sister was crying, and it was good that she could cry; what she was afraid of was that bottling it up inside would make her sick.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Luo Huai raise her hand to wipe away her tears, and she spoke up at the right moment, "Are you hungry? The food is almost ready."

"Mmm!" Luo Huai nodded and smiled, then touched his eyes and felt hot and swollen. He panicked a little, knowing that Uncle Luo and Aunt Lin would be worried.

"Wait for me a moment." Luo Yunshang got up, went to the refrigerator, took out small square ice cubes, put them in a bowl, brought them back, and wrapped them in gauze. "You put one on and I'll put the other on."

"Sister Yunshang." Luo Huai's expression was somewhat aggrieved.

Luo Yunshang smiled, placed ice around her eyes, and upon closer inspection, noticed a faint red mark on her left cheek. She immediately asked, "What happened here?"

"It must have been from the pressure on my hand." Luo Huai applied an ice pack to her other eye, then closed it, making it impossible for anyone to tell that she was lying.

Luo Yunshang asked, "Can't you sleep well with someone next to you?"

Luo Huai is actually very disciplined when he sleeps. There is only one situation in which he will sleep on his side with his head on his palm, showing that he has an extreme distrust of his surroundings.

"Brother Zhao slept on the sofa," Luo Huai said without hiding anything.

Luo Yunshang pondered for a moment, then changed the subject: "Did Young Master Xing kick Pei Yuanzhou downstairs?"

"Yes." Luo Huai nodded and recounted the situation at the time.

Luo Yunshang's gaze became meaningful.

"He seems to like you."

"Sister Yunshang, it's a misunderstanding," Luo Huai explained. "Neither men nor women would be happy if their partner was entangled with other members of the opposite sex, pulling and tugging at each other."

“That’s right,” Luo Yunshang said dismissively.

She was just a little surprised that someone who acted so arrogantly could be so reserved when it came to someone they liked.

"Dinner is ready." Xing Yanzhao stood at the door of the study, tapping the door with his fingers as he took off his apron, noticing the ice cubes in their hands.

The coolness of the ice cubes soothed the swelling in her eyes. Hearing the sound, Luo Huai opened her eyes and met the man's calm gaze. The apron she had taken off was crumpled up and held in the man's hand.

It's that natural, familiar feeling again.

It seems like this isn't his first time here.

Luo Huai stood up awkwardly. Even though he had only known Pei Yuanzhou for a little over half a month, he was still reserved towards him during the first two years after he came to the Pei family.

On the dining table, a bunch of fresh, yellow-hearted cabbages were placed in front of Luo Huai, the cabbages trimmed into the shape of budding flowers.

Professor Lin, carrying a pot of soup, said with a smile, "Look, little sister, it's about to bloom!"

The clear, fragrant broth was poured over the cabbage like flowing water, making it bloom like a night-blooming cereus, with its tender yellow heart resembling a delicate flower stamen.

Luo Huai's smile was as bright as a blooming flower, her eyebrows and eyes curving upwards.

Professor Luo said to Xing Yanzhao, "This is Luo Huai's father's specialty dish, and it was also the first flower Luo Huai saw when she came into this world. When she first started eating rice, she was fed with cabbage soaked in boiled water."

Professor Lin: "My sister started eating this dish when she was three or four years old. Every time she saw it, she would sit up straight, place her hands neatly on the table, just like she was in class. As soon as the soup was poured and the flower petals opened, her eyes would widen, and she would open her mouth wide and say, 'Wow!'"

"Yunshang will also be nearby, exclaiming 'Oh!'"

The Luo couple were overjoyed.

Luo Yunshang was also frank, while Luo Huai pursed her lips, embarrassed, and didn't dare to look at Xing Yanzhao beside her.

Xing Yanzhao suddenly spoke up: "Why didn't you say 'wow' just now?"

"what?"

"No, huh?" Xing Yanzhao raised a slight lip. "Just came to see what it was all about."

Luo Huai: "..."

Luo Huai's ears suddenly turned red.

Is it something you can just say "wah" to get out?

It was really putting her in a difficult position.

The man's gaze remained fixed on her profile, as if to say, "If you don't shout 'Wow!' and look at me, I'll keep staring at you."

Luo Huai forced the ducks onto the shelf.

"Wow?"

Xing Yanzhao continued to look at her.

Luo Huai: "…………"

Woo.

Xing Yanzhao didn't seem like he would give up easily.

The only one who can compromise is Luo Huai.

She paused for a moment, thinking that her parents were still alive, that her father was making boiled cabbage in clear broth, and that her mother was in charge of pouring the broth over it.

"Wow~"

"It really will bloom!"

Her eyes welled up slightly after she finished speaking.

The three members of the Luo family smiled, as if they were seeing the beautiful and lovely little girl from their childhood again.

Xing Yanzhao's lips curled up.

Satisfied.

One can even imagine what a small locust tree looks like.

The Luo couple suddenly looked at their daughter.

Luo Yunshang was stunned: "..."

She wants it too?

Facing her parents' expectant eyes, Luo Yunshang paused for a moment before smiling and exclaiming, "Oh!"

The two sisters looked at each other.

They looked at each other speechlessly.

As they looked at each other, they burst out laughing.

Xing Yanzhao's phone started ringing.

He made a swipe with his finger.

"Madam, the eldest young master has passed away," the maid told Madam Xing.