If flowers bloom, youth will naturally follow.

"Oh? What's going on? Tell me in detail," Dun Chenyu said, tilting her head as she lay on the moon chair and looking at the chubby boy.

How could he not share his breakthroughs in love and career with his best friend? Little Fatty took out his phone and found his "intimate photos" with Qiao Tianyi (he had already deleted the photos of him looking like a lackey taken by the infatuated girl), and waved them at Dun Chenyu: "Look, look, what is this?"

"Holy crap!" Dun Chenyu exclaimed in shock as she picked up her phone and glanced at it.

"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Jiang Ziyi snatched the phone and stared in disbelief, looking up at the chubby boy from head to toe. "Wow, Xiao Bao'er, you're quite the Casanova. You didn't manage to win over my little brother, did you?"

"...Sister Yiyi, don't talk nonsense. We have a purely platonic relationship." Even the thick-skinned are afraid of those who are shameless. After all, Xiaopang is still a virgin, and she is too naive in the face of a mature vixen like Jiang Ziyi.

"Oh my, so your relationship has evolved from siblings to lovers?" Jiang Ziyi said, somewhat surprised but also somewhat expectant. "Have you seen it? Is it true that believing in your sister Yiyi will grant you eternal life?"

"Come on, Sister Yiyi, your methods are completely useless..." Little Fatty pushed aside the big husky and Little Swallow, who had been probing the husky with her paws, and sat down on the sofa. He picked up a cup of tea from who-knows-who, took a sip, and held it in his hands to warm them: "I started trying to get close to Tianyi as you taught me, but Tianyi just smiled and made perfunctory 'uh-huh' responses to me."

The way Little Fatty talked was like a wedding speech about how the two fell in love: "...After we took the photos, we ran into that stall uncle. That uncle was really shady. The prizes were pretty good, but the questions were extremely difficult. He cheated a lot of people out of their money. So Tianyi and I went to the rescue and helped him...a powerful alliance, unstoppable. From that moment on, I understood how to get along with Tianyi."

The portly boss took a sip of hot tea, looked around smugly, and Dun Chenyu, ever the smooth talker, chimed in, "Oh? How should we get along?"

“We are both decent people, suitable for mutual progress, not for romantic flings. I talked to him about studying! Sure enough, as soon as we talked about studying, his attitude towards me became much more serious.”

"So you two spent the whole night talking about studying?" Jiang Ziyi asked incredulously.

"Yeah!" Little Fatty nodded proudly: "He's coming to pick me up tomorrow morning, and we've made plans to go to the library to read."

The two women were speechless. How could they know the joy of a fish if they were not fish themselves? Perhaps this is indeed the kind of love that bookworms yearn for?

……

The next morning, Qiao Tianyi indeed came to pick up Xiao Pang early. This time, Xiao Pang didn't pretend to be very mature and got into the car wearing the same War God outfit he had worn to Harbin.

Qiao Tianyi smiled and nodded: "Hmm... I still think it looks better this way."

"Yesterday, Sister Yiyi said I should dress up nicely for the show, but I don't actually like dressing up like that," the chubby girl said, like a white lotus flower, passing the blame to Jiang Ziyi and washing her own hands clean.

“It’s normal. Humans are social animals, and sometimes we have to cater to the public’s gaze,” Qiao Tianyi looked down at herself and said with a self-deprecating smile, “like the outfit I’m wearing today.”

"I also wanted to say that this outfit doesn't suit your style, but I was afraid you wouldn't like to hear it," Little Fatty chuckled. Qiao Tianyi was wearing a suit today, which made her look more mature but less pretty.

In short, Little Fatty didn't like it very much.

"Haha, there's nothing we can do about it," Qiao Tianyi laughed.

"When shall we go to your garden?" Little Fatty asked.

"Never mind that, let's do our own thing. Going so early is pointless, it's all just empty pleasantries." The opening ceremony of Su Garden took a lot of effort; everyone in the city we could reach was invited, since they are all future big spenders.

Little Fatty cunningly called the homeroom teacher in front of Tianyi, saying that he was at a relative's house for the Lantern Festival and couldn't go back to Shijiazhuang tonight, but could go back tomorrow morning and attend class in the afternoon.

The teacher knew he was from out of town and readily granted him leave.

"Look, Brother Tianyi, I even skipped class to support your family," the scheming fat man said, trying to take credit.

Qiao Tianyi couldn't help but laugh: "Thank you, little princess. Well then, it's my treat today. Order whatever you want to eat."

"Hmph, you stingy guy, you have no sincerity at all, even though you know I'm on a diet," Little Fatty complained.

"Alright, then tell me, what would constitute sincerity?" Qiao Tianyi asked with a smile.

"Hehe, I want a gift. You can give it to me when I leave tomorrow," the chubby boy said with a big smile, his face even turning a little red.

"Could you give me a hint? Is there anything you want?" Qiao Tianyi was exasperated. How could a boy possibly guess what a girl was thinking?

"Since you're giving it to me, you should think about it yourself," Little Fatty chuckled. "Take your time, you have a whole day."

Qiao Tianyi shook his head and laughed, "Little thing."

Xiao Pang and Qiao Tianyi's second date was at the Baoding Library. Like most of the time they spent together for the rest of their lives, in the quiet air, bright sunshine, and peaceful world, Qiao Tianyi was typing on her computer while Xiao Pang was reading a book. When he got so engrossed in his book, he took out paper and pen from his small backpack and started writing and drawing.

When Xiao Pang got tired of writing, he stopped and looked at Qiao Tianyi intently at the computer. He couldn't help but like him, so he bought two bottles of water, put one next to him, and continued reading.

Qiao Tianyi, tired from tapping, looked up and rubbed her neck. She saw the water beside her and the little figure opposite her. The little figure was playing with a pen in its hand, but couldn't hide the tranquility on its face.

If things continue like this forever… Qiao Tianyi’s heart stirred, and he couldn’t help but recall Jiang Ziyi’s words, “Let the little princess be your wife.” He had always felt somewhat averse to it, but now it seemed… his heart began to pound violently for no reason.

Love is so unexpected. Qiao Tianyi fell in love with her the first time he didn't see the word "cute" on her chubby face.