He's spoiled rotten; that wolf cub knows how to flirt and be affectionate.

Xu Zuo was quite restrained at first, rarely coming to see Qu Yi. Later, he came once a month, then once every two weeks, and finally almost every week.

Even when Qu Yi isn't home, he'll come over, clean the house, and then go back to the guest room to sleep.

Winter break arrived quickly.

Fang Xue had already found a place to live. On the day of her holiday, she drove her car, which she had just bought recently, to the school to pick up Xu Zuo.

After putting his suitcase away, Xu Zuo opened the passenger door and got in.

"Wow, my son has become so handsome!"

Fang Xue turned to look at him and praised him with a smile.

She's been very busy these past six months and hasn't been able to take care of him much, which makes her feel a little guilty.

Xu Zuo: "Thank you, is there anything I can help you with?"

Fang Xue: "..."

Xu Zuo: "I think you have something to say."

Fang Xue: "I'm planning to take you to visit your maternal grandparents in a few days. Although it's not Qingming Festival yet, let's still go and sweep their graves."

Upon hearing this, Xu Zuo lowered his eyes and remained silent.

Fang Xue said to herself, "So many years have passed, and so much hatred has been washed away by time."

Her parents favored boys over girls, and she suffered a lot from a young age. Later, after graduating from university, she met Xu Zuo's father, Xu Lu. Although Xu Lu's name is Chinese, he was actually an adopted child. His biological father was Chinese and his mother was Chinese, so he had half Chinese ancestry.

When they got married, Xu Lu's adoptive parents had already passed away, so after the marriage, she resolutely decided to leave her original family and go to country Z with him.

Life abroad wasn't smooth at first, but it gradually got on track.

Unfortunately, fate was unkind. When Xu Zuo was three years old, Xu Lu passed away. She had to work and take care of the child at the same time. Later, the pressure became too great, and she didn't have the energy to take care of the child. Fortunately, her job was still going well, so she hired a nanny to take care of Xu Zuo, while she focused on her work.

This is also why Xu Zuo isn't very close to her.

She was alone with Xu Zuo abroad, so she made a bold decision.

—Returning to China.

It turned out that although returning to China meant starting all over again, it was all worthwhile.

At least, Xu Zuo was much happier.

Xu Zuo accompanied Fang Xue to sweep the graves of her maternal grandparents. After returning home and resting for the night, Fang Xue told him the next morning that she had made an appointment to have lunch with someone that afternoon and that he wanted to go with her.

Xu Zuo didn't like eating with people he wasn't familiar with, and frowned, about to refuse, when he heard Fang Xue mention Qu Yi's name.

"Who are you having dinner with?"

Fang Xue looked helpless: "You should listen to what others are saying." She repeated: "I've made plans with your Aunt Wang and Qu Yi, so, do you want to go?"

Xu Zuo blinked: "Go."

Qu Yi didn't have much work to do today. After finishing, she arrived at the address Fang Xue had sent her ahead of time. Qu's mother arrived right after her.

"You're up quite early today," Qu's mother remarked.

"Today wasn't too busy."

"Don't overwork yourself, you should rest when you need to." Her biggest concern is still Qu Yi. Qu Yi started working right after graduation and was already a workaholic, but now she's become even more of a workaholic.

"Okay." Qu Yi put down her bag. "Mom, you wait here for Aunt Fang, I'm going to the bathroom."

When Qu Yi came out of the bathroom to wash her hands, she ran into someone she didn't really like.

"Sister Qu!"

Yang Xi smiled happily at her.

Qu Yi liked this kind of smile, but Yang Xi didn't really like it.

"Hello."

"Does Sister Qu also eat at this restaurant?"

"Ah."

"Can I come to play with you later?" She blinked her eyes, and other people might shout "cute girl!" if they saw her.

Qu Yi frowned slightly: "It's not very convenient."

Yang Xi's smile froze, and she managed to maintain it with a forced "Okay, alright."

After Qu Yi left, the girl who was with Yang Xi said with dissatisfaction, "Why is she like this? You were so enthusiastic, but she was still so indifferent."

Yang Xi: "Sister Qu and I have different personalities, which is normal."

The girl looked at her with exasperation: "You, you're just too easy to talk to. Be more careful!"