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Chapter 344: Not close to each other
Lately, Yue Qihua has been stammering during every video call.

Seeing her again after a long time, she adopted the attitude of an older sister and lectured Yang Xingyue.

Ai Liang felt a pang of nostalgia and couldn't help but smile.

This sudden emotion was something he hadn't expected.

Perhaps this is a sign of the restoration of humanity?

"I understand..."

Yang Xingyue covered her forehead where she had been flicked and muttered something under her breath.

I don’t know if we can go out before the exam, but after the exam, our top class will not go back to Qianhua immediately. Instead, we will play in Nevada for a few days under the guidance of the teachers.

If you're free too, we can go shopping together.

"I'm free! I'm free! We'll be on holiday after our exams!" Yang Xingyue's expression instantly brightened as she eagerly replied.

For the sake of the birthday gift, Ai Liang surprisingly did not refuse Yang Xingyue's suggestion and even offered to share her free time.

This greatly excited Yang Xingyue.

After launching such a long offensive, Ai Liang finally relented.

Everything is difficult at the beginning. As long as Ai Liang didn't weld the door shut, she had plenty of ways to sneak in by picking the lock.

Just as Yang Xingyue was preparing to strike while the iron was hot and make plans for the date.

Doorbell rang.

Ai Liang took her phone, walked to the door, and opened the security door.

Two men in suits appeared in front of him.

One of them was carrying a briefcase, and the other was holding a sealed wooden box.

"We are staff from Tiantong Express. Are you Mr. Ai Liang?"

"Yes," Ai Liang replied.

The man with the briefcase pulled out a small fingerprint scanner: "Please place your right index finger on the scanner. We need to verify your identity."

Confirmation completed.

Ai Liang glanced at the wooden box and roughly knew who had sent the gift.

"This is a gift from Mr. Aizhe to our company. Please sign for it. If you have any questions about this service, or if there is any damage to the goods or packaging, please call my number."

After Ai Liang took the wooden box, the man handed her a business card: "Well then, have a nice weekend."

After speaking, the two bowed slightly before turning and leaving.

The two men behaved less like deliverymen and more like underlings on orders from their boss to deliver political donations to officials.

This misconception is inextricably linked to the business of Tiantong Express.

Although Tiantong Express has "express delivery" in its name, it is more like a valuables storage center than a typical courier company.

The company's main business is the storage, transportation, maintenance, and auction of valuables.

From Shuimu City in the south to Lindong City in the north, Tiantong Express can be seen everywhere, with a very wide business scope.

Yang Xingyue raised an eyebrow: "Tiantong Express, I think it's a company that handles the transportation of antiques."

"It's not an antique delivery company, it's a valuables delivery company."

Yue Qihua reminded him, "It's because you broke an antique vase that someone gave to Grandpa when you were little, so you only remember it as an antique."

"Eh? Is there any?"

Yang Xingyue asked in a panic.

Yue Qihua nodded: "Yes, but you were young then, so it's normal that you forgot."

"We were born on the same day, so why do you always talk like an adult?" Yang Xingyue pouted.

Yue Qihua ignored Yang Xingyue's dissatisfaction.

She glanced at the wooden box, then quickly looked away: "Ai Liang, there must be quite a few people in your class sending you birthday wishes, right? You should deal with the messages first, we won't bother you anymore."

"Mm." Ai Liang nodded slightly.

"Huahua..."

"That's settled then, I'll hang up now."

Yue Qihua didn't give Yang Xingyue a chance to speak and hung up the video call directly.

After the screen returned to the initial desktop, Yang Xingyue complained, "What are you doing, Huahua? Ai Liang finally agreed to go out with us, and I wanted to chat with her a little longer!"

"Are you stupid? That gift box was obviously sent by Ai Liang's family."

Yue Qihua looked at her naive and innocent younger sister and couldn't help but sigh.

Yang Xingyue retorted, "So what?"

“You know perfectly well how Ai Liang’s relationship with her family is. If you keep trying to talk to Ai Liang now, won’t that just annoy people?” Yue Qihua explained patiently.

"Then we should stay by his side even more."

Yang Xingyue still couldn't understand Yue Qihua's words.

Yue Qihua gave a direct example: "Let me ask you, if you and Uncle Yang had a fight and you were in a bad mood, and someone tried to talk to you... besides me and Ai Liang, wouldn't you find that person annoying?"

Yang Xingyue imagined for a moment: "Probably..."

"That settles it then. If you say the wrong thing at a time like this, all your efforts will be wasted."

Yue Qihua shook her head: "Don't forget you're not his girlfriend yet. Our relationship with Ai Liang is just that of classmates and friends. We shouldn't interfere in other people's family affairs."

Yang Xingyue was stunned by Yue Qihua's words: "So we're just going to leave Ai Liang all alone like this?"

"Given our current relationship with Ai Liang, this is the best option."

Don't forget that he told us about his family situation before he left Nevada.

This means that it was only then that he was willing to open up and truly begin to regard us as close friends.

It's a good thing that they're willing to open up to us, but if you rush over to them as soon as they do, given Ai Liang's personality, it will only backfire.

We can gradually soften Ai Liang's heart as we spend time with him, but we must never interfere too much in his life, understand?

Although Yue Qihua was deeply in love like Yang Xingyue, she was, after all, a true genius with a solid foundation in intelligence and emotional intelligence.

She was more knowledgeable than Yang Xingyue not only in academics, but also in interpersonal relationships.

No matter how much love diminishes intelligence, it can't turn a genius into an idiot.

To be fair, if Ai Liang hadn't gone through the upheaval ten years ago...

He's at most an ordinary teenager with superpowers, quick thinking, and a slightly more mature appearance than his peers.

If we set aside superpowers, Ai Liang's performance in all aspects is even inferior to Yue Qihua's.

After Yue Qihua's detailed explanation, Yang Xingyue finally understood the meaning behind hanging up the phone.

This child is so well protected, whether at home or outside; he's adorably naive.

"So this is ah."

Yang Xingyue said in a simple and honest way, "So you're saying we shouldn't ask Ai Liang about his family affairs in the future, and we should wait for him to confide in us on his own?"

Yue Qihua hesitated, then said, "That's roughly the idea, but I'm worried..."

"worry about what?"

Yang Xingyue asked curiously.

"nothing."

Yue Qihua shook her head.

She was actually worried that since neither of them was by Ai Liang's side, if Ai Liang really wanted to confide in someone, the distance between them would be the biggest problem.

(End of this chapter)