The aloof school beauty has been reborn and is now pursuing me relentlessly.

February.

The “Reasonable Public Welfare Fund” was officially established on the campus of Southeast University not long ago.

Encouraged and inspired, students from Dongda University actively performed various good deeds.

It even attracted the attention of many local media outlets.

After obtaining useful information from the interview, they cherished it like a treasure, quickly compiled it for publication in the newspaper, and once again received praise from all sectors of society.

The university community in Donghai and even the entire southern province also saw this move by Dongda University. While admiring and praising it, they were also furious and gritted their teeth, thinking, "How come you're so good at making trouble? Where do you get so many brilliant ideas?"

I was itching to try it myself and was preparing to follow suit.

The news quickly reached Chen Wangdao's ears.

The current president of Dongda University once again reluctantly invited a certain big boss of Luansha Entertainment to his office for a face-to-face meeting.

The price paid was that several cans of tea that had been painstakingly stored in the office were once again swept away.

They came up with an even more brilliant new idea.

Mid-February.

Led by Southeast University, more than 60 universities in Donghai and even the southern provinces jointly issued a proposal.

The initiative calls on and encourages university students to jointly sign the "Mutual Assistance Agreement for Parents of Strangers Living Abroad".

All college students who sign the agreement.

When encountering someone in need of help while out in the world, one should voluntarily lend a hand and offer enthusiastic assistance.

Every person who encounters difficulties away from home may be a stranger to me, but to them, they are like my closest family.

Today I helped someone else's parents.

[If my parents encounter difficulties or hardships tomorrow, other parents' children will also lend a helping hand.]

The initiative was launched as soon as it was put forward.

This caused a sensation across the internet, which was met with thunderous applause and cheers.

Countless universities across the country responded to the call.

"Helping an elderly person and then being falsely accused has eroded our sense of social responsibility."

"It will be gradually helped to recover through initiatives like these."

"What we are upholding is social morality."

"It is the righteous energy of heaven and earth."

"Kid, you did a great job."

In the small pavilion outside the teachers' dormitory building on the old campus of Southeast University, Gu Yansheng sat in front of a chessboard, looking at the young junior in front of him with eyes full of admiration.

He was a young man whom he had personally supported and watched grow up.

He appreciated it to the core.

In a good mood, I no longer cared about discovering that the brat had secretly hidden three more pieces in this game:

"Alright, take out the chess pieces you just hid."

"I'm not settling scores with you today~"

Lin Ran was stunned for a moment, then gave a thumbs up in complete admiration:

"The old man is so generous!"

Then he obediently put the three hidden chess pieces back into the chess box.

Then he pulled out three more chess pieces from under his buttocks.

Finally, three more chess pieces were drawn...

Gu Yansheng solidified and turned to stone.

Then, in a fit of rage, he overturned the table.

"That brat actually hid nine coins! Has he no shame? He's asking for a beating!!"

Another familiar chase drama unfolds.

……

March.

It's Tree Planting Day again.

The "Plant a Million Trees" public welfare project, jointly launched by Kaixin.com and the Donghai Municipal Government, is still ongoing.

This time, in addition to donating tree seedlings and species for windbreak and sand control to Qinghai Province, which is providing one-on-one assistance, we also donated them.

It also provided assistance in building several Hope Primary Schools in Xishu City, Qinghai Province, distributed tens of thousands of earthquake first aid kits, and carried out engineering construction projects in Xishu and surrounding villages and towns.

In addition to Kaixin.com, Junsheng Group was also among the donors of the aforementioned materials and funds.

Reporters, out of curiosity, made inquiries and conducted interviews from various sources.

The truth was learned from the young and beautiful spokespersons of both Kaixin.com and Junsheng Group—

It turns out that the current leaders of the two companies had traveled to Xishu last year, experienced the local customs and culture, and witnessed firsthand the difficult living and learning environment of children in the Tibetan area.

He even personally experienced a near-earthquake in the area.

I experienced the kindness and help of the local residents.

They even participated in and experienced the unity and solidarity of the people during rescue and disaster relief efforts.

It is precisely because I have personally experienced the suffering caused by natural disasters.

Therefore, I am willing to contribute what I can.

in this way.

Reasonable.

……

April has quietly arrived.

The day before was Lin Ran's birthday.

However, the young couple did not invite any relatives or friends this time; they simply had a casual meal at home.

Because there are more important and urgent things to do.

……

Mid April.

An ordinary morning.

Ultimately, it was not affected by the butterfly effect of last year's accident.

Xishu City, Qinghai Province.

The earthquake from that past life arrived as expected.

Magnitude 7.1.

14 kilometers deep.

The intensity at the epicenter was 9 degrees.

Fortunately, learning from last year's experience, the local government and residents have made improvements and taken precautions, rebuilding and upgrading many dilapidated buildings.

And the money, materials, and renovation projects that a certain young couple legitimately donated to the local area over the course of the year following last year—

Ultimately, it provided assistance.

When disaster strikes.

The disaster response mechanism on the Kaixin.com platform was immediately activated.

A large number of requests for help were collected, summarized, and disseminated immediately.

Countless supplies were allocated by the state and dispatched in an orderly manner along with the armed police officers and soldiers for disaster relief.

Lin Ran and Su Qingyan, representing Kaixin.com and Junsheng Group respectively, personally led teams into the disaster area.

Deliver the supplies.

He personally participated in the rescue efforts, going down to the most dangerous and severely affected areas of the disaster zone to work alongside countless residents and soldiers, moving collapsed wooden beams and stones from the ruins and striving to save lives.

Several days of fierce fighting and sleepless nights.

Finally, the disaster passed.

They saw that the disaster figures were significantly lower than those in their previous life's memories.

The two felt a great sense of relief.

When they looked at each other, their faces, also covered in dust and sweat, revealed genuine smiles of relief that only they could understand.

……

Before leaving.

The two attended a local memorial ceremony.

When the monks of Jiegu Monastery made a special trip, they sat cross-legged in front of the mani stones, their maroon robes contrasting beautifully with the pale mani stones in the glow of the sunset, as they closed their eyes and chanted sutras to pray for the deceased.

Behind them, in the open space, were countless local residents and believers, who responded in hushed tones as the monks chanted.

The deep chanting gathered like a sea at this moment.

Grand and solemn.

At this moment, it has nothing to do with faith, but only with mourning and remembrance for the deceased.

Lin Ran and Su Qingyan also stood in the crowd, quietly witnessing this scene.

When the prayer ended.

A seven or eight-year-old Tibetan child came to the two of them and carefully handed a small stone to Su Qingyan.

This is a Mani stone taken from the top of a Mani pile, and it has great significance.

However, there was no opposition from the crowd.

People watched this scene with friendly smiles.

They knew the young couple.

Over the past few days, I have personally witnessed the two working alongside them in the disaster relief efforts, and I am aware of the hard work and dedication these two young people have put into this natural disaster.

Just like two years ago during the Southwest earthquake, Abbot Suquan of Luohan Temple broke Buddhist taboos by taking in pregnant women and personally caring for and saving the lives of 107 newborn babies, in which he received patchwork robes from more than 100 families to express their gratitude.

A Mani stone.

It's not just a gift for children.

It also carries the gratitude of all of them.

The Tibetan children looked up at Su Qingyan and Lin Ran, their eyes clear and bright.

"Zaxi Delek."

Su Qingyan accepted it carefully and solemnly, responding with a genuine smile in return:

"Zaxi Delek."

The Mani stone in my hand is exquisite and small, seemingly ordinary.

Holding it in my hands, it felt incredibly heavy.

It is an auspicious blessing.

It is also the power of the wishes of all sentient beings.

……

The devastation brought by natural disasters.

It always takes time and other things to dilute and smooth things over.

Early May.

Labor Day long holiday.

Liu Xiaowan and Su Qinghe held their wedding ceremony in Donghai.

The wedding was held at a high-end banquet hotel on the East Bund, with a grand and elegant decoration. Even the banquet catering for the guests was among the most upscale weddings in Donghai City.

On this day, Liu Xiaowan, dressed in a white wedding gown with an extremely long train, was breathtakingly beautiful, yet her movements were indescribably difficult. She stood tall and proud, hands on her hips, laughing heartily.

"Nobody's going to take the hot food from me today! I'll see who dares to pick up their chopsticks first if I don't say anything! Hahaha! Hey you, surnamed Mu, put down your plate!!!"

The wedding ceremony concluded amidst the blessings and witness of a hall full of guests.

The bride, her face beaming with happiness, turned around on the stage to toss her bouquet.

The young couples, who are the best man and maid of honor at the wedding, are all itching for a wild goose chase—

At this point, roommates, classmates, brothers, best friends...

Sister-in-law or savior...

Throw it all aside!

You have to catch the bouquet!!

As she turned around, Liu Xiaowan tossed the bouquet of flowers high into the air behind her.

Everyone was eager to get started!

There was chaos.

A chubby parrot flapped its wings and flew by in mid-air.

He caught the bouquet with perfect precision and snatched it away on the spot!

Then--

It trotted happily over to a beautiful female parrot near the banquet hall, and looked at her with deep affection:

"Beautiful lady! Marry me! Beautiful lady! Marry me!"

Suddenly, I felt the air temperature drop sharply.

The chubby parrot, having sneezed, turned its head in confusion.

What greeted them were pairs of eerie green eyes filled with dangerous murderous intent...

A reasonable chill ran down my spine.

Finally, with trembling hands, he obsequiously and eagerly handed the bouquet to the hostess:

"Mother, here you go, here you go!—"

Su Qingyan happily accepted the gift, patting her own chubby parrot's head:

"Good~"

Others were envious and jealous, but there was nothing they could do.

An Lan pulled Wei Xiao aside and whispered to each other:

"Let's get one together sometime..."

"Let's call it 'Coincidence'!"

"Specialization is reasonable!"

……

This May seems to be filled with good news.

First, there was the grand wedding of Liu Xiaowan and Su Qinghe at the beginning of the month.

Also at the end of this May Day holiday, the number of registered users on Sina Weibo and Kaixin.com both exceeded 2.5 million.

Mid-month.

Hao Zai Lai Bakery opened two more branches in Donghai in one go.

One of them is located downstairs in the Lujiazui World Financial Center.

Another one opened on the East Gate Commercial Street of the old campus of Southeast University.

When a group of beautiful and charming female shop assistants, dressed in pink uniforms and sheer high heels, appeared in front of the university campus commercial street and the office building of the financial center—

The stunning scenery it created captivated both students from Dongda University and financial elites, winning their hearts and minds in an instant.

Business is booming every day.

I couldn't help but talk about it with great interest while in class or at work, and I couldn't wait to rush to the bakery to see it again after school or get off work.

Then I heard that this was the property of the family of the CP who was killed in the chaos.

Students from Dongda University, as well as employees and alumni of Kaixin.com and Junsheng Group, were all shocked on the spot.

He immediately became completely excited, as if he had been injected with chicken blood:

"Holy crap! An industry that's ruining couples?!"

"Subordinates of CEO Lin and CEO Su?"

Round it up.

Since we're all alumni, employees, subordinates, and colleagues who indiscriminately kill off couples...

Wouldn't that mean we're all one family?!

In the future, I'll try to build relationships with the pretty ladies at the bakery, and maybe even develop some more intimate and wonderful connections...

Don't they all have natural advantages?

That's perfectly reasonable!?

Countless hearts were stirred, their minds filled with wonder, their hearts overflowing with joy, and their blood boiling with excitement.

Damn it!

That makes perfect sense!!

[Praise for the chaotic and devastating couple!!!]

Also in mid-May—

A full month has passed since the Xishu earthquake in Qinghai. Various renovation and reconstruction projects have been completed one after another, and the city and surrounding villages and towns have regained their vitality.

Sun Yi, who was far away in Xialaxiu Town, even made a special call to Lin Ran and Su Qingyan to share the good news.

During the phone call, the current principal of Xialaxiu Town Hope Primary School laughed heartily and extended an invitation to the young couple to visit and provide guidance again.

The young couple smiled and agreed.

But not recently.

Because there's an important day coming up.

……

May 21st.

It's Su Qingyan's 21st birthday.

The young couple were busy with their respective work and worries during the day.

It wasn't until evening that Lin Ran left the headquarters of Luansha Entertainment and drove his Maybach to the Global Financial Center to pick up his wife from get off work.

The man sitting in the car called his wife.

same moment.

At the Shanghai World Financial Center, Su Qingyan answered a phone call as she entered the elevator.

We'll be meeting soon.

The young couple's conversation on the phone remained tender and affectionate.

Speaking of tonight's birthday party, everyone from the small clique will be there.

Speaking of Zhao Ke and Yuan Tingting, who are far away in Hangzhou, they both arrived early because Yuan Tingting wanted to take this opportunity to win the title of chief bridesmaid at her best friend's future wedding.

Liu Xiaowan also hurriedly prepared a birthday gift for Su Qinghe, who had recently married her.

She was determined to make sure she wouldn't lose her chance to be the chief bridesmaid because she was already married...

These amusing anecdotes made the young couple on the phone laugh uncontrollably.

Lin Ran casually joked:

"Both are my children, have you decided which one to choose?"

Su Qingyan also smiled:

"Nope."

"Anyway, the earliest we can expect is another year—"

"Let's see how they perform."

We'll decide later.

They chatted and laughed.

The elevator descended.

The floor numbers on the panel decreased one by one.

five.

Four.

three.

two.

One.

Just as the elevator arrived at the first floor, the door opening notification sounded.

The elevator doors were about to slowly open to both sides.

this moment.

Su Qingyan suddenly clutched her chest, her heart suddenly clenching with a sharp, unexplained pain.

The pain suddenly surged and spread throughout my body like a tidal wave.

Before he could say anything more...

Then I felt my vision go black, and I experienced an uncontrollable dizziness.

then.

Amidst the questioning voice of her boyfriend on the other end of the phone.

As the elevator doors slowly opened.

The phone in the woman's hand fell heavily to the ground.

It felt as if the world had collapsed.

That's it.

It lost all color and sound.

***

(Work wasn't as busy today, so I wrote a little more before work this morning, hence the normal update.)

(As usual, I'm asking for updates and gifts. I'm getting into the final main storyline, so I need to write it properly.)