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

After saying that, she walked forward without looking back. The boy didn't linger, but just called out to her as he watched her retreating figure.

"Hey, what's your name? Are you from our school? Are you a student at Kyoto Affiliated High School?"

Xu Shuli didn't turn around. Listening to his words, she shook her head slightly, speaking softly enough for everyone to hear.

"No."

The boy received a less-than-satisfactory answer, and as he watched her figure gradually walk away, a determined smile appeared in his eyes.

No...no, so what?

When Xu Shuli returned to Teacher Jiang's house, there were two pairs of boys' shoes at the door.

Her eyes lingered on the shoes for a moment, then a smile spread across her face as she entered the password and opened the door.

"He's back, he's back. The person you've been waiting for is back. He's been nagging me all day." Teacher Jiang seemed annoyed by him and saw Xu Shuli's return as if he were a savior descending to earth.

"Oh dear, Yao Yao, you're back just in time. You're such a nuisance. You were only gone for a short while, and you were chattering away so much that you almost tore the ceiling off my house."

"Didn't you say he was a CEO? What CEO looks like him? He talks too much and too much, his chatter is more annoying than a three-year-old child."

"..."

"..."

Xu Shuli was helpless. Facing Teacher Jiang's angry gaze and Luo Yunqi's aggrieved and innocent expression, Fang Ming wished he could gouge out his own eyes. If this continued, he would completely ruin his image as CEO.

The image of his CEO over the years has been fabricated by him and Yang Jian; only in private can one truly see the real side of his CEO.

"Why are you here? Weren't you just calling me?"

"miss you."

Teacher Jiang was still there, and to avoid causing unnecessary trouble, he decided to keep those words to himself for now and tell Xu Shuli about it briefly when they were alone together later.

He would never...never again abandon Xu Shuli alone, nor would he ever hide anything from her again.

He believed that his youngest daughter was clear-headed and rational enough, and would have her own way of dealing with everything.

Teacher Jiang: "..."

Whose house is this anyway? Why did he suddenly take pity on them and let these two in?

"Get out, get out, get out..."

Even the usually good-tempered Teacher Jiang was so angry at Luo Yunqi's shameless words that she glared and bristled. "Yaoyao, what kind of bewitching drug did you give this kid? You've got him completely out of his mind! Get out of here, get out of here. Seeing him makes me feel terrible."

Teacher Jiang asked Xu Shuli to come over this time because of her competition entry. Teacher Jiang was extremely proud and honored to learn that Xu Shuli had received the entry notice for the Danqing Painting Competition.

This is the promising talent he finally managed to find. She is not only talented but also hardworking. More importantly, she has a very keen sense of painting and the ability to distinguish colors, which will undoubtedly help her go further and further on the path of painting.

"teacher…"

Feeling a little embarrassed by what Teacher Jiang said, Xu Shuli gave him a look, signaling him to stay quietly to the side. "You haven't been officially hired yet, so isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to come to my teacher's house like this?"

Luo Yunqi was taken aback.

Fang Ming's eyes widened.

Teacher Jiang twitched his mustache and laughed, "Hahahaha, good...good...you truly are my good student, hahahahaha, excellent..."

"Yaoyao, I..."

"Please sit down over there for a moment, I have something to attend to."

She always has a clear mind when it comes to important matters. With only a week left before the deadline for her art competition entry, all she has to do is make the most of her time to finish the painting.

“Yaoyao…”

Luo Yunqi looked so wronged that even Fang Ming couldn't bear to watch anymore. Just as he was about to speak, Teacher Jiang slapped a pancake she had personally made onto him.

"..."

"..."

"..."

"Shut up, Yao Yao Yao Yao... If you want to take your medicine, go outside and stay there? Will you die if you leave Yao Yao? Can't you give her some personal space too?"

Teacher Jiang already had some reservations about him. He had only taken Xu Shuli as his apprentice for a little over a year, and he knew about what happened three years ago. Because of this, he felt even more sorry for his silly apprentice.

He just didn't expect his silly apprentice to forgive him so quickly, and he was even more surprised that the rumored cold and aloof business tycoon, CEO of the Luo Group, was actually like this in private.

A clingy cat that pretends to be wronged.

Just like the Persian cat he used to have, it would act all wronged when he wasn't teasing it, but when he was teasing it, it would raise its neck and look all high and mighty.

Luo Yunqi fell silent. Teacher Jiang was Xu Shuli's most valued teacher, so he couldn't argue with him or offend him.

"Teacher...he..."

"I'm sorry, Teacher Jiang, I offended you. I'll just wait here quietly. You can go ahead and do what you need to do."

Once he regained his serious demeanor, his every word and action truly reflected the image of the CEO of the Luo Corporation. He hadn't even taken off his suit jacket yet; the standard yet exceptionally simple and elegant three-piece suit showcased his tall and imposing figure perfectly.

"That's more like it... Then you can wait here."

Teacher Jiang felt relieved. Xu Shuli glanced at him, and Luo Yunqi nodded to him, indicating that nothing was wrong.

"..."

Fang Ming, who was standing next to him, twitched his lips. He had told his CEO to be more serious and focused, but the CEO wouldn't listen. He had to be scolded before he would sit quietly to the side.

“CEO, if you continue like this, all the goodwill I have for you will be gone.”

Fang Ming muttered something to himself.

"Then you should tidy it up and organize it properly."

As soon as they left, Luo Yunqi's aura, which he had just suppressed, was released again. His eyes were dark, and he leaned back in his chair with a condescending expression.

"I'll send you a photo later. Go to Kyoto Affiliated High School and look up this person."

Before he could react, Luo Yunqi sent him a photo, a slightly blurry frontal shot, in which he was even holding two oranges.

Fang Ming "..."

When did his CEO take this picture? How come he didn't know? They were clearly together just now.

"CEO, what's going on?"

"Wherever Yao Yao is, my eyes will be there." Luo Yunqi recalled everything he had just seen upstairs, and the faint sound of the affiliated high school in the air. Even though he knew that Xu Shuli had no particular feelings for the boy from earlier, he still couldn't help but feel jealous.

Moreover, there are now many more uncertainties, and he must eliminate all possibilities.

Although Luo Yunqi couldn't see the boy's features clearly, a sense of unease still crept into his heart. He felt that this person was unusually familiar. Could it be him?

"..."

Fang Ming seemed to have been unknowingly fed another dose of PDA by his CEO.

"Do it privately. Have someone investigate his background. Remember not to spread too many rumors or arouse anyone's suspicion."

"Yes, CEO."

Fang Ming saved the photo on his phone, his gaze falling on it—a blurry, handsome high school student…