A pampered young lady from a prestigious family, pampered by her childhood sweetheart, a CEO.

After leaving Xu Qiluo's room, Xu Shuli went back to her own room. As soon as she got back, her phone rang in her bag.

Luo Yunqi's phone call.

He timed it quite accurately.

"Brother Yunqi..."

"How is Qiluo? Is he really angry? Is it my fault? Did I go too far and make Qiluo still angry?"

Luo Yunqi was clearly worried about this as well. They had grown up together since childhood, and Qi Luo was the younger brother he had watched grow up. If it was really because of the terrible things he had done in the past that they had become estranged, then he would be unable to defend himself and would feel guilty.

"It has nothing to do with you, you don't need to take it to heart. The chess piece fell because I got into a fight with someone because of me. I've been so busy lately that I forgot. I also played a game of chess at school, and now the game is almost over."

"Is that really the case?"

"Yes…"

Xu Shuli turned on the bathroom light, adjusted the temperature, and filled the bathtub with hot water. She chatted with him while preparing her pajamas for the evening.

“It really has nothing to do with you. That incident is over and done with. My dad and Qiluo have already forgiven you temporarily.”

"A temporary forgiveness is enough. I will let them see my perseverance and sincerity in the future."

Luo Yunqi let out a breath, and his heart finally calmed down. "Yaoyao, thank you. I know that you have spoken well of me behind my back and protected me many times."

"..."

There really isn't one.

Her father and Qiluo both knew who he was, but they couldn't get over it in their hearts. Now, seeing how much he had sacrificed, the resentment in their hearts slowly dissipated.

"In that case, come with me to the school tomorrow. I think it's time to wrap things up. You can also be my free porter and help me carry all my things back to my dorm."

"Okay, no problem."

Luo Yunqi readily agreed, so much so that when Assistant Yang sent him his schedule for tomorrow, he postponed it all.

Assistant Yang: So? Am I also part of your play?

"It's getting late, so I'll go wash up and get ready to rest. See you downstairs at 10 a.m. tomorrow."

"Okay, you go wash up quickly. I still have some documents to read, so I'll go rest then."

"Ah."

Xu Shuli hung up the phone and plugged it in to charge. She has a little quirk: she likes to buy lots of phone cases. When she opened the cabinet, the whole cabinet was filled with her phone cases.

I need to deal with some people tomorrow, so I'll get a cooler phone case.

Xu Shuli chose a black and red phone case with blooming spider lilies, bright and dazzling, making it easy to spot at a glance.

……

……

When Zhu Ping'an returned home carrying a pile of her lesson plans, her father was wearing reading glasses and looking at a research book.

I was filled with excitement when I saw her return.

"Ping An, how's it going? Isn't my student very smart and talented? Have you convinced him to apply for my graduate program? He just needs to focus on preparing now, and he can start preparing for the exam when he's a junior or sophomore."

The old father cherished talent, and an elective course introduced him to Xu Shuli. However, she had no interest in that field at the time and rejected him without hesitation. Later, he met Xu Qiluo.

Fortunately, Xu Qiluo is only a freshman in college, so he has plenty of time for his daughter to persuade him.

Wishing you peace…

"Dad, can you please consider my feelings for once? I'm a proper tutor. If I keep following my student around, what will people think of me? I'm already exhausted enough just watching him finish his assignments every day. I can't possibly be following him around all the time and expect him to become your graduate student."

Zhu Pingan found it annoying, but her father was getting old and focused on academic research, so he rarely maintained their father-daughter relationship.

"You just need to keep an eye on him and persuade him to become my graduate student. What do you need to do? How much work can you possibly do?"

Wishing you peace…

"The key point is that he hasn't even considered the issue of whether or not he's a graduate student. He doesn't have that idea right now. The fact that I'm contacting him every single day will completely mislead people about our relationship."

“What kind of misunderstanding could you possibly have? It’s just a relationship between a tutor and a student. What Dad is thinking is that you two are the same age, and young people should have common topics to talk about. If you, as his tutor and friend, approach him, it will be a very easy thing to get him to agree to be Dad’s graduate student.”

The old man and she were on completely different wavelengths. He could easily refute anything she said. With a stern face, the old man said, "There's still a year left. No matter what, you have to get him to agree to be my graduate student. You know, there are plenty of people who want to be my graduate student, but I don't even look at any of them."

"..."

The old man continued, "I only have eyes for the two siblings from the Xu family. His sister is a senior in college now and will graduate. Now there is only his brother. If I miss out on Xu Qiluo, I will regret it for the rest of my life."

"..."

"Dad, you can say these things to me, but don't go and say them to Xu Qiluo. That's moral blackmail, and I think it's going too far."

Zhu Ping'an was so angry that her head ached. Seeing that she couldn't reason with her father, she quickly grabbed her lesson plans and hid in her room.

If only she had known, she would have studied diligently and never skipped a grade. Instead, she chose to skip grades for a little summer vacation and to earn money sooner, which resulted in her graduating earlier than her peers. She even obediently followed her father's arrangement and became a counselor. If she had known this would happen, she would have gone as far away as possible back then.

The thought of Xu Qiluo looking at her like she was a plague today gave Zhu Ping'an a headache.

Strictly speaking, Zhu Ping'an is only one year older than him. However, because she skipped a grade, she looks more mature than others. Her father's connections made it very easy for her to get into Kyoto University as a student counselor.

Thinking about having to face Xu Qiluo for the next few years, and now her father is still at the door nagging her to persuade Xu Qiluo to become his graduate student.

She felt that the days ahead would be full of challenges and uncertainty.

"Ping An, you're my daughter. What's wrong with you doing something for your old man? Just help me talk to Qi Luo properly. There are many benefits to being a graduate student... Ping An... Ping An, do you hear me?"

"Okay, okay, stop bothering me. I have a lot of things to do at school. If you keep going like this, I won't go to find Xu Qiluo for you tomorrow."

The old man at the door fell silent, and after a while he mumbled a few words, "Then remember, okay, tell him for me."

She definitely remembers. Whether others like her or not is another matter. Now, Xu Qiluo acts like a mouse seeing a cat whenever she sees her.

Zhu Pingan scratched his head in frustration.

What kind of nonsense is this? She's a counselor, constantly following her students around like a shadow. If word gets out, how can she maintain any dignity as a counselor?