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Christmas day.

Zhao Shucheng invited Gu Senxiang to spend Christmas together, but Gu Senxiang asked Zhao Shucheng to invite Luo Zhi and the others as well, since they were all good friends and now ran a company together, so she couldn't leave them out to celebrate the holiday alone.

Zhao Shucheng naturally had no objection to this, so he told Luo Zhi about celebrating the festival together that evening.

Luo Zhi had originally thought she would be the only one celebrating the holiday, and had even made plans to spend it with Jiang Baili. Now, upon receiving Zhao Shucheng's invitation, she hesitated and said:
"But I've already made plans to spend the holiday with Belle. Wouldn't it be wrong for me to leave her like this?"

"No problem, it's a holiday anyway, just invite her to come along, it's more fun with more people."

When Luo Zhi heard Zhao Shucheng agree that she could bring Jiang Baili along, she immediately smiled and agreed, adding that she would ask the other people in the dormitory if they had any plans to bring others along.

Zhao Shucheng had no objection to this; after all, it was a gathering for the holiday, so it didn't matter how many people there were.

Luo Zhi didn't want to be a third wheel, so after inviting Jiang Baili, she simply called Zhang Mingrui, who always brought her breakfast, and invited him to celebrate the holiday together.

Zhang Mingrui was surprised to receive Luo Zhi's call and said with a smile, "We were just talking when you called."

"Arrangements? Nothing special. Sure, sure. I just made plans with Nissin. Send me the address. It'll be more fun with more people, right? It's Christmas, isn't it?"

Sheng Huainan was in the dormitory and overheard Zhang Mingrui making a phone call. After seeing him hang up, he asked curiously, "Was that Luo Zhi on the phone?"

"Yeah, they asked me to spend Christmas with them. I had already made plans with Nissin, so it'll be more lively with more people."

Sheng Huainan said, "I'm fine myself, can I come along?"

Zhang Mingrui hesitated for a moment before saying, "Of course, we're all classmates anyway."

Zhao Shucheng and his group arrived at the restaurant's private room. Ye Zhanyan and Luo Zhi sat together, while Jiang Baili sat on Luo Zhi's other side. They knew each other before, but this was the first time they had sat down to eat together so formally.

Just then, Zhang Mingrui arrived uninvited with Sheng Huainan, which surprised and embarrassed Luo Zhi and Ye Zhanyan.

Xu Riqing didn't feel embarrassed at all. Although she and Zhang Mingrui had initially established a relationship, she still liked Sheng Huainan. Now that they could celebrate the holiday together, she couldn't be happier.

Seeing that Zhao Shucheng and Zhang Mingrui were always in pairs, Luo Zhi and Ye Zhanyan felt that their presence would only be like being a third wheel. So, after they had finished eating, they prepared to leave and give them some space.

Upon seeing this, Sheng Huainan unconsciously stood up and followed Luo Zhi and the others away.

Just then, Luo Zhi received a call from Zhu Yan, who said it was Christmas and the children missed her and Zhao Shucheng, so she invited them to come to her house to celebrate the holiday.

Luo Zhi hesitated for a moment, then turned back into the private room and said, "Qi Ming, Sister Zhu Yan just called. She said Jack and the others miss you, so they invited us to celebrate the holiday together tonight. What do you think?"

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "Of course, no problem. It's been a while since we've seen Jack and Tiffany, so let's go!"

"Okay, I'll call her back now."

Ye Zhanyan said somewhat awkwardly, "Since you have other plans later, I'll go back to my dorm first."

"No way! Since we said we'd celebrate the holiday together, we should definitely go together. You've met Jack and Tiffany before anyway, so let's go together."

Ye Zhanyan hesitated and said, "But I've only met them once, and we're not familiar with each other at all. I've never even met this Zhu Yan before. Wouldn't that be inconvenient?"

"It's alright. As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. As long as Luo Zhi continues to tutor the children, we'll inevitably have to deal with her in the future. Besides, Zhu Yan might become a target for our future financing, a new partner. It's not a bad thing for her to get to know us beforehand."

Ye Zhanyan was actually unwilling to part ways like this, especially since she hadn't given Zhao Shucheng the Christmas gift she had prepared yet, so it was impossible for her to go back to school just like that.

Zhang Mingrui hadn't expected that Zhao Shucheng and the others would be leaving so soon after they'd agreed to spend the holiday together. However, he thought it was fine, since he had prepared a special program for Xu Riqing. So, as they left the restaurant, he led Xu Riqing past a jewelry store.

Zhang Mingrui pointed to one of Xu Riqing's favorite pieces of jewelry, intending to surprise Xu Riqing with a magic trick. However, Xu Riqing spoke first, complaining that the jewelry was already outdated.

Xu Riqing's words made Zhang Mingrui unconsciously touch the carefully prepared gift in his bag, but in the end he didn't have the courage to take it out. Instead, he conjured up a rose.

Xu Riqing was naturally unhappy to be given a rotten rose during the holiday and pressed Zhang Mingrui for any other gifts.

Although Zhang Mingrui had a gift hidden in his bag, which he had earned through two months of hard work, he knew he couldn't give it away and it would have to be returned.

When Zhao Shucheng and Luo Zhi arrived at Zhu Yan's house, they learned that because of Christmas, she had given the housekeepers a holiday, so the nanny and driver had gone home, and only Zhu Yan and the children were at home.

Zhu Yan hadn't expected so many people to come. She had originally planned to cook for herself, but now she felt like she couldn't handle it.

When Jack saw Zhao Shucheng arrive, he excitedly said, "Mom, Brother Qiming is a great cook! Let's have him cook for us!"

Zhu Yan looked at Zhao Shucheng with some embarrassment. Although she had drunk too much that day, she was not completely unconscious and naturally knew what had happened between the two of them.

Although they had already been honest with each other, this reunion made her think of what happened that day, so she naturally didn't dare to make any demands of Zhao Shucheng.

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "Alright, it's a holiday today, so I'll make an exception and cook you a meal. But I checked the ingredients in the refrigerator, and we don't have enough. Let's go to the nearby supermarket to buy some!"

Gu Senxiang said, "How about this, I'll go with Luo Zhi and the others. We'll buy whatever ingredients we want to eat. You can prepare the ingredients you already have."

"That's okay too!"

Zhu Yan hesitated for a moment after hearing this, and looking at Jack, who was excitedly preparing to go shopping with Luo Zhi and the others, she said, "Luo Zhi, then I'll trouble you to take Jack and the others. I'll help Qi Ming prepare the ingredients. Besides, there are some things that the others don't know the location of."

Gu Senxiang and Luo Zhi didn't think much of it and agreed, preparing to take the children to the supermarket to shop.

Ye Zhanyan said, "I won't go with you. I'll tidy up the restaurant and set the table."

"Alright, let's divide the work and get started!"

Zhao Shucheng went to the kitchen and started busying himself. Zhu Yan helped Ye Zhanyan tidy up the tableware, and after telling Ye Zhanyan to watch TV in the living room, she used the excuse of helping Zhao Shucheng to go to the kitchen. When the two of them were alone, Zhu Yan kept thinking about what happened that day, and for a moment she didn't know what to say to Zhao Shucheng.

Zhao Shucheng stepped forward and hugged Zhu Yan tightly, saying, "Yan Yan, I've missed you so much these past few days."

"Let me go! There are people outside. It would be bad if they saw us."

"Don't worry, I'm keeping an eye on things. But you heartless woman, you've taken advantage of me and now you're ignoring me? You haven't even called me once, are you trying to deny everything?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? If you're ignoring me, do you think I'd go out of my way to find you? Besides, I'm a mother of two. There's no future for us."

Zhao Shucheng smiled and put his arm around the other person, saying, "Why do we have to worry about any outcome? We just need to enjoy the present moment."

As he spoke, Zhao Shucheng kissed her directly. Zhu Yan did not dodge; instead, she took the initiative to respond.

Suddenly, Zhao Shucheng saw a shadow not far away. It turned out that Ye Zhanyan had come to the kitchen, but she did not expect to see Zhao Shucheng and Zhu Yan like this.

Zhu Yan didn't expect to be seen by Ye Zhanyan. She awkwardly pushed Zhao Shucheng away and fled the kitchen in a disheveled state, as if this would make it seem like nothing had happened.

"Qi Ming, you and Zhu Yan, you two..."

Zhao Shucheng said, "It's just like what you see. We kissed and even had sex."

"How could you do such a thing? How could you do this to Xiangxiang? How could you do this to me?"

Seeing Ye Zhanyan on the verge of tears, Zhao Shucheng took her hand and said, "Alright, Yan Yan, didn't you already know I wasn't a good person?"

"Then you can't do that to her. If you want it and Xiangxiang won't give it to you, I can. You don't have to..."

"Alright, stop fooling around. You are all like plum blossoms, orchids, bamboo, and chrysanthemums, each with your own unique characteristics. Actually, the matter is like this..."

Hearing that Zhao Shucheng and Zhu Yan were supposed to be together on the very day she was to offer herself to him, and that if she had been just a little more resolute, she would have been Zhao Shucheng's first woman instead of letting this older woman get there first, filled Ye Zhanyan with deep regret. Why had she given up so easily?
Thinking of this, Ye Zhanyan was about to forcefully kiss Zhao Shucheng, and even give herself to him right there, but she didn't expect that Gu Senxiang and Luo Zhi had already returned, and even Jack and the others had run in shouting. She could only let go of Zhao Shucheng and straighten her messy clothes.

Zhu Yan seemed worried that others might notice something, so during dinner she acted like the lady of the house, taking care of the children.

After dinner, Ye Zhanyan realized that Zhao Shucheng and Gu Senxiang were the real couple, so she went back to school with Luo Zhi.

Zhao Shucheng drove Zhu Yan's car back to school, took out the gifts he had prepared for them from the trunk, and told them to open them when they got back.

After exchanging a glance, Ye Zhanyan and the others took out the gifts they had prepared for Zhao Shucheng from their bags and said, "Qi Ming, thank you for taking care of us during this time. This is our gift."

"Okay, I'll take it. You guys should go back and get some rest. You have class tomorrow."

Instead of bringing out the gift for Gu Senxiang, Zhao Shucheng took Gu Senxiang back to their previously rented apartment.

When Gu Senxiang saw Zhao Shucheng drive up here, she seemed to have a premonition of something, but she did not hesitate to go upstairs with Zhao Shucheng.

After entering the apartment, Zhao Shucheng took out the gift he had carefully prepared and said, "Xiangxiang, this is our third Christmas together. Before, we were just students, and we couldn't give you anything expensive. I hope you like this gift, and I hope we can spend every Christmas of the rest of our lives together."

Gu Senxiang opened it and saw that there were not one gift, but three. One was a property certificate with her name on it, and it was for the apartment she was currently living in.

Gu Senxiang was naturally very happy because this apartment had a special meaning for her and Zhao Shucheng. She had originally been worried about what they would do if they wanted to find a place to work after they graduated.

The second gift was a piece of clothing, which excited Gu Senxiang even more because it was a traditional Chinese wedding dress with a unique meaning.

The third gift was a diamond ring, and Gu Senxiang naturally knew what it represented.

Gu Senxiang couldn't help but hug Zhao Shucheng, and the two kissed, finally tasting the forbidden fruit.

The next day.

When Gu Senxiang woke up, she saw Zhao Shucheng staring at her. She immediately covered her face with the blanket in embarrassment and said, "You're still looking!"

"Why can't I look at my own wife? Okay, I'll stop teasing you. I'm going to make breakfast. You should get up too, you have to go back to school soon."

Gu Senxiang agreed, but when Zhao Shucheng left and she was about to get up, she felt as if she had been run over by a truck and was unable to move at all.

Zhao Shucheng had actually anticipated this; his earlier comment about going back to school was just a joke. So, a moment later, he brought breakfast to the bedroom and said, "Alright, you can rest today. I've asked for leave for you. I'll be going back to school later. Do you want Luo Zhi to go to your dorm and bring you anything?"

Gu Senxiang rolled her eyes at Zhao Shucheng and said, "Everyone says you did a good deed. I don't have anything to bring, and I don't want Luo Zhi and the others to know."

"Okay, it's up to you."

After Zhao Shucheng returned to school after breakfast, he found that his classmates were looking at him with strange eyes and whispering among themselves.

Zhao Shucheng was a little curious, so he opened his phone and saw a message from his roommate. It turned out that photos of Luo Zhi and him were being circulated wildly on the campus network, with people speculating about their relationship and whether Luo Zhi had cheated on Zhao Shucheng.

Zhao Shucheng opened the post and looked at it. It contained photos of Zhao Shucheng and Luo Zhi going in and out together, as well as photos of Luo Zhi being picked up by luxury cars, and even different photos.

Zhao Shucheng naturally couldn't let the public opinion continue to ferment. Besides, Luo Zhi was just a tutor and shouldn't be slandered like this, so he immediately found Luo Zhi and asked her to post an explanation of the situation.

After seeing Luo Zhi's explanation, the students simply did not believe that Luo Zhi was going to tutor, after all, who tutors would be picked up and dropped off in luxury cars, especially different luxury cars.

However, Luo Zhi wasn't entirely without evidence, so she quickly posted a photo of herself with Zhu Yan's family, along with the car that picked her up.

However, not everyone believed Luo Zhi's explanation. Because there were no parents listed, some maliciously speculated that Luo Zhi was seducing a student's parent, and that Zhao Shucheng was pitiful for being cuckolded. (End of Chapter)