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When Zhao Shucheng and Gu Senxiang were preparing to return to school, they received a call from their mother, Li Wanxin, asking him to come home.

Upon hearing this, Gu Senxiang smiled and said, "I can go back to school by myself. You should go home quickly. Your aunt must have something to ask you."

Zhao Shucheng said, "Come back with me. You haven't been to my house since we got together."

"Isn't this bad?"

Gu Senxiang was surprised that Zhao Shucheng had invited her to his home. Wasn't this going to mean meeting his parents? Although she had met Zhao Shucheng's parents before, it was a special case. They hadn't met since they confirmed their relationship after the college entrance examination.

"There's nothing wrong with that. Even an ugly daughter-in-law has to meet her in-laws eventually, especially since you're a great beauty. Besides, they already know we're together, so a formal meeting is necessary."

Gu Senxiang hesitated for a moment, then agreed.

Zhao Shucheng and his family's new home is a three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment in a newly built residential area, only two blocks away from Gu Senxiang's home.

Li Wanxin was surprised that Zhao Shucheng brought Gu Senxiang with him. She said happily, "Xiangxiang is here. Qi Ming is really something. He didn't even tell me he was coming. If I had known you were coming, I would have bought more groceries."

Gu Senxiang said with a smile, "Auntie, don't be so polite. Whatever you eat, I'll eat."

"Sit down, you and Qi Ming can sit and watch TV and chat. I'll have the food ready in a bit."

"Auntie, let me help you!"

"No need, no need! You can just sit down."

Zhao Shucheng pulled Gu Senxiang to sit on the sofa and said, "Alright, this is your first time visiting, no need for all this. By the way, Mom, what exactly did you want me to come back for?"

"Can't I let you come back if there's nothing wrong? You're such a child. You hardly ever come home since you went to university. It would be fine if you were studying in another city, but even in the same city, you don't come back on weekends. I have to call you back."

"We need to get used to school life before, but we'll come back often on weekends from now on."

"That's good! Actually, it doesn't matter whether you come back or not, as long as Xiangxiang comes often." Li Wanxin said with a smile to Gu Senxiang.

Gu Senxiang was a little reserved at first, but she quickly became familiar with Li Wanxin and chatted about everyday things, although Li Wanxin did most of the talking while she listened.

Before they knew it, it was already past nine o'clock. Seeing how late it was, Gu Senxiang said, "Uncle and Aunt, it's getting late, I have to go."

"Why are you leaving? You're staying here tonight."

Seeing Gu Senxiang's flushed face, Li Wanxin said, "Don't overthink it. There are three bedrooms in the house. You can stay in the guest room. You can go to school with Qi Ming tomorrow."

"No need, I'll just go home."

"That won't do. It's so late. Your parents might worry if they see you going home at this hour. Just stay at my house. After breakfast tomorrow, Qi Ming will take you home."

Without waiting for a reply, Li Wanxin pulled Gu Senxiang to the bedroom. Zhao Shucheng saw Gu Senxiang's pleading eyes, but just smiled and didn't say anything.

Gu Senxiang knew that Zhao Shucheng was doing it on purpose. She glared at Zhao Shucheng, but she couldn't refuse and could only agree.

Luo Zhi originally intended to go back to school to find Gu Senxiang after sending Jack and the others home, but she didn't expect that Gu Senxiang hadn't returned to school at all.

Knowing that she had left with Zhao Shucheng, he knew she was safe, but neither of them had returned to school. Perhaps they were doing something that only couples do, so he felt embarrassed to call Gu Senxiang.

The next day.

Zhao Shucheng got up early, only to find that Gu Senxiang was already up and making breakfast with her mother.

Good morning, Mom, it's Xiangxiang!

"It's still early? Don't you know what time it is? Xiangxiang got up a long time ago to help me, and you're still sleeping."

“This…” Zhao Shucheng looked at the clock on the wall. It was only a little past six in the morning, not late at all.

"Auntie, don't blame Qi Ming. It's still early, but I'm used to waking up early."

Actually, it was Gu Senxiang's first time staying at someone else's house, so she was a little unaccustomed to it and got up a little earlier than usual.

Li Wanxin didn't really blame Zhao Shucheng; she just didn't want her son to leave a good impression on Gu Senxiang.

Zhao Shucheng didn't want to argue, so he quickly washed up and helped them take out the breakfast.

After having breakfast, Zhao Shucheng said goodbye to Gu Senxiang and his parents and then left.

"Xiangxiang, shall I take you home?"

Gu Senxiang hesitated for a moment, then said, "Never mind, let's go back to school first. I called my parents before and said I won't be going back this week; I'll go home next week. Besides, no one's home right now; my parents went to take Gu Senxi to school. His school starts late; it just started now."

"Ah, I see. If we had known earlier, we would have gone to the station or airport to see you off."

"It's okay, they told me not to tell you, and they wouldn't let me deliver it."

"Alright, but I'll call Gu Senxi later and tell him that I'm practically his brother-in-law now, so I should definitely help my brother-in-law."

"What do you mean, 'brother-in-law'? I'm not talking to you anymore."

Gu Senxiang lowered her head shyly and was about to run away, but Zhao Shucheng grabbed her and said, "He is my brother-in-law. We are together, and I have no intention of breaking up with you, so it is reasonable for me to call him brother-in-law now."

"It's the weekend today, and there are no classes at school. Let's not rush back; let's stay outside a little longer!"

Gu Senxiang hesitated for a moment, glanced at Zhao Shucheng, and finally agreed.

Zhao Shucheng took Gu Senxiang to Nanjing Road and strolled along the pedestrian street, but his mind was filled with scenes of struggling here in the last world.

Gu Senxiang originally thought that Zhao Shucheng was just taking her for a casual stroll, but when she saw a certain item that she really liked and hadn't decided to buy it yet, Zhao Shucheng had already asked the salesperson to wrap it up and pay for it.

"Qi Ming, this is too expensive."

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "Money can't buy my happiness, especially since it's something you like, so naturally I'll fulfill your wish."

“But it’s too expensive. If you buy this for me, you won’t have any living expenses left. You can’t keep asking your aunt and uncle for money, can you? They don’t earn money easily.”

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "Xiangxiang, you don't need to worry about that. Back in my senior year of high school, I taught myself finance and investment, and invested my New Year's money and scholarships. I can still support you now." Gu Senxiang was somewhat skeptical, but she had indeed seen Zhao Shucheng reading finance books before, and there were still books in their house.

"Then we can only buy this one. Let's go back to school."

"What, are you worried I'll run out of money and become poor?"

"What do you say?"

Zhao Shucheng said with a smile, "Then you really don't need to worry. Although I'm not the richest man or anything, I still have enough money to go on dates with my girlfriend and buy her things."

As he spoke, Zhao Shucheng opened his phone and showed Gu Senxiang his bank account information.

Gu Senxiang didn't care at first, but when she saw the actual amount, she looked at Zhao Shucheng in surprise and asked, "Where did you get so much money? Even if you made your own investments, you couldn't possibly earn this much money in such a short time, right? Qi Ming, I'm with you not for money or these luxury goods, so please don't do anything illegal or disorderly for my sake."

Zhao Shucheng smiled at Gu Senxiang, couldn't help but kiss her, and said, "You're so cute. Don't you think about it? If it were something illegal or disorderly, would I dare to just put the funds in my bank account like that? Wouldn't I be worried about people finding out? This money is all from my stock and futures trading, and this is only a part of it, so you can rest assured now, right?"

Seeing the funds and number of shares in Zhao Shucheng's stock trading account, Gu Senxiang felt a little relieved and said, "That's good. But Qi Ming, you're really amazing. You've made so much money in just over a year. Compared to you, I seem a bit pathetic. I'm still spending my parents' money to go to school."

Zhao Shucheng said, "That's different. I'm a boy, destined to work hard and take on the responsibility of supporting my family. You're a girl, and a very beautiful one at that. I'm worried about you going out to work before you graduate from university. I'm afraid you'll encounter danger, and I'm also worried that other people will have designs on you."

"But I also want to be like you, able to earn my own living."

Zhao Shucheng said, "That's easy. Either you can do part-time work at school, or you can be my assistant and help me complete the investment. After all, you're studying law now, so you can sometimes help me avoid some risks."

"You're just trying to flatter me. I've only just started university and I don't know anything about the law. How can I help you?"

"There's so much you can help with. I'll be renting an apartment near the school, and you'll need to help with cleaning, preparing meals, analyzing stock trends, and even understanding the specific legal provisions if we're making acquisitions or investments."

Gu Senxiang replied, "Aren't you just asking me to be your nanny?"

"What are you talking about? You're not some nanny, you're an assistant, the president's special assistant."

Zhao Shucheng chatted and laughed with Gu Senxiang, successfully making Gu Senxiang forget about her going to work.

Zhao Shucheng really didn't want Gu Senxiang to work for others. After all, although Gu Senxiang had escaped the ordeal of high school, Zhao Shucheng couldn't be sure if her life would be smooth sailing from then on.

That's why Zhao Shucheng made Gu Senxiang his assistant, so he could see her anytime and not let her face danger alone.

When Zhao Shucheng and Gu Senxiang returned to school, they were seen by Sheng Huainan again.

Although he already knew that Zhao Shucheng hadn't returned to the dormitory yesterday, he still felt indignant for Luo Zhi when he saw her returning to school with Gu Senxiang.

Just then, Ye Zhanyan called Sheng Huainan and asked to meet.

Sheng Huainan originally thought that Ye Zhanyan was still pestering him and wanted to get back together with him, but he did not expect that Ye Zhanyan would not urge Sheng Huainan to give an answer about getting back together. Instead, she took him to meet another girl.

Sheng Huainan felt that Ye Zhanyan was still the same, using him as a tool to show off. This girl must be a new girl Ye Zhanyan had met, which was why she dragged him along.

But when they heard that the other person was also a student at Zhenhua High School, or even in the same grade as them, they suddenly felt that they had misunderstood Ye Zhanyan.

The person who arrived was Ding Wenjing, Luo Zhi's high school best friend, who had a crush on Luo Zhi's brother but couldn't have him. She originally thought that since both she and Luo Zhi had unrequited love, Luo Zhi would be able to understand her feelings. However, she didn't expect that Luo Zhi wouldn't even reply to her WeChat messages when she was at her lowest point, which is why she agreed to cooperate with Ye Zhanyan.

Sheng Huainan initially thought it was just a normal classmate meeting, but unexpectedly Ye Zhanyan told him that Luo Zhi knew him very well, but it was a ulterior motive for her investigation and approach.

"I suddenly remembered that on the day we broke up, you introduced me to someone, Luo Zhi, right?"

Ye Zhanyan nodded and said, "Not bad!"

"That's strange. Why were you so concerned about Luo Zhi back then?"

Ye Zhanyan naturally couldn't tell Sheng Huainan that she was able to be with him because she impersonated him, so she said:
"Back in high school, I was jealous of Luo Zhi's good grades and thought you must like a girl like her. I didn't want you to like someone else. But I wasn't targeting Luo Zhi on purpose; I just knew her true colors."

As she spoke, Ye Zhanyan asked Ding Wenjing to take out her phone, which contained Luo Zhi's diary, but not the entire diary, only excerpts taken out of context.

Their carefully prepared diary successfully misled Sheng Huainan, turning Luo Zhi's fifteen-year-old secret crush into something with ulterior motives.

Although Sheng Huainan was very unwilling to believe it, faced with such irrefutable evidence, he could no longer insist. He didn't want to know the specifics anymore, but this only proved that he was already somewhat convinced of Ye Zhanyan's words.

After Sheng Huainan parted ways with Ye Zhanyan and returned to school, he happened to run into Luo Zhi, who was walking out of the teaching building.

When Luo Zhi saw Sheng Huainan, she instinctively greeted him, but Sheng Huainan acted as if avoiding a snake or scorpion.

This puzzled Luo Zhi, but Sheng Huainan had been avoiding her for a long time, so she could only shake her head and prepare to return to her dormitory.

After Sheng Huainan walked away, he looked back at Luo Zhi, then turned around and came to stand in front of her.

"Luo Zhi!"

"Sheng Huainan! Is there something you need?"

"Luo Zhi, are you and Qi Ming really together?"

Luo Zhi nodded and said, "Yes, what's wrong?"

"Do you know Qi Ming?"

"I know him fairly well. He used to be a student at Heping High School, and this year's top scorer in Shanghai. He likes to read, majors in computer science, and wants to develop his own artificial intelligence."

Sheng Huainan looked at Luo Zhi and said, "Do you know that your boyfriend is getting very close to other girls, even hugging and cuddling?"

"Did you misunderstand something?"

"I didn't misunderstand. If there might have been a misunderstanding before, how do you explain this?"

As he spoke, Sheng Huainan took out his phone and showed Luo Zhi the photos he had taken of Zhao Shucheng and Gu Senxiang together.

"Take a good look. Here they are, holding hands. You could say it's to avoid being separated by the crowd, but what about this hug? This one, arm in arm, even though they just got back to school together this morning?" (End of Chapter)