A perfect life begins with changing the timeline.

Chapter 191 Hello, Aunt Fan

Chapter 190 Hello, Aunt Fan

The romance contained within this seemingly hasty yet meticulously crafted ceremony made Fan Bingbing feel as if her bones had melted.

Even when the subsequent dishes—lobster bisque, pan-fried cod, fruitwood-smoked duck, and finally, chocolate cupcakes for dessert—were served, she couldn't resist anymore:

"Hey, hurry up and bring everything up, sit with me. I don't want to eat alone, I want to eat with you!"

Her eyes were practically drooling.

So, in the end, when the so-called sense of ceremony was removed and the American country style of a paradise on earth was presented, she, who usually sat opposite her boyfriend, had moved her chair next to him.

I clung to him, using his face, his smile, the love in his eyes, and even his breath to accompany my drinks.

With this incredibly delicious food that almost made her tongue ache, she had absolutely no inhibitions during this meal.

"Baby~ Hehehe~"

"Sis, let's just say, could you please take your hand away first?"

Looking at the hand that had slipped inside the third rip on his chest and wouldn't come out, Li Mu sighed speechlessly.

"Why don't you sit across from me?"

"No...hehehe...feed me, ah!"

The girl, who seemed to want to crawl right into the room, hadn't drunk much, yet her face was already flushed and rosy.

but……

It must be admitted that, accompanied by the flush of wine and those watery eyes filled with tender affection...

Every smile and frown of hers carried an indescribable allure.

Even Li Mu was momentarily unsure whether she was 20, 30, or 40 years old...

But the one thing he was certain of was that no matter what age he got...

"Time never defeats a beauty."

He let out a sigh.

"!"

Instantly, Fan Bingbing's eyes lit up:

"Are you talking about me? Are you talking about me?"

"Um."

Li Mu responded:

"I feel... no matter how old you are, you'll still be this beautiful."

"Ah!!! Baby!!"

A cheer, a scream, followed by a body that unreasonably snuggled into his arms and wrapped its arms around his neck.

"I like you! I love you! Oh my god!! I can't take it anymore!"

She reached out to unbutton her boyfriend's shirt.

The fire is about to start.

But just then...

"Ring ring..."

The silence was broken by the ringing of the phone.

"!!!"

who!

Who would call at such an evil time?!

Xiao Fan was speechless for a moment, while Li Mu picked up the phone, glanced at it, and was stunned:

"011, over in America, it might be Brother Wei."

"..."

The girl in his arms remained silent, her lips already pouting in dissatisfaction.

Li Mu patted her waist gently to comfort her, then answered the phone:

"Hey, Wei-ge?"

"Uh... Uncle Li, it's me."

"...Sissi?"

The moment Li Mu uttered his surprised voice, his girlfriend, who had been holding his wrist and gesturing for him to touch her lower body, paused.

Instantly, her eyes narrowed.

Then he leaned his head close to the phone.

Seeing this, Li Mu simply turned on speakerphone:

"Sissi, what's wrong? Did you need something?"

"Uncle Li, are you busy right now? I hope I'm not bothering you?"

Fan Bingbing rolled her eyes.

But she didn't say anything.

Li Mu glanced at his girlfriend, then, with a wry smile, said in a flat tone:

"No, I'm eating. What about you? It should be morning where you are, right? Didn't you go to class?"

"I have a bit of a cold, so I took the day off."

"Hmm, are you alright? Ouch..."

"Uncle Li, what's wrong?"

"Uh...it's nothing."

Li Mu, whose life was in someone else's hands, quickly said:

"Is there something you need?"

"Yes, Uncle Li, I... I've finished reading those books that Teacher Fan recommended before. And... there's something I'd like to talk to you about. It might take up a little of your time, is that alright?"

Upon hearing this, Fan Bingbing suddenly let go.

And he tilted his head.

Li Mu guessed that it probably meant "What's the matter?"

He thought for a moment and replied:

"Go ahead and say it."

"It's like this... Uncle Li, I should be going to high school."

"Hmm, and then?"

"My acting teacher has always said that I'm suited to be an actor, and in the past few months, through the books recommended by Teacher Fan... I've actually become very interested in the acting profession. And... can you tell? My mother also dreams of becoming an actress... She... also hopes that I can choose this profession."

"So they've pinned their hopes on you?"

"Um."

"so what?"

As Li Mu asked the question, he glanced at his girlfriend.

But Fan Bingbing's expression was just... a very strange expression.

He seemed to want to say something, yet... he hesitated to speak.

"Uncle Li... my godfather came to see me here a while ago. He also thought I was quite suitable, and then... yesterday, he called my mother. The idea is that the college entrance exams for arts students in China are about to start here. If I want to be an actor, I can go back to China now to prepare for the exams. My godfather said that I can go directly to the Beijing Film Academy. He has connections, and I only need to take the exams... and with a little manipulation, I can go to the Beijing Film Academy to study acting."

"Wait a minute."

Li Mu subconsciously interrupted her:

"What do you mean by 'operate'? And... you should be graduating from junior high this year, right? How are you going to take the college entrance exam?"

"My godfather said I don't need to go to high school; he can arrange it."

"Does 'the procedure' mean... you don't need to go to high school?"

"That's probably what it means..."

"..."

This left not only Li Mu speechless, but even Fan Bingbing was completely bewildered.

Li Mu thought for a moment and asked:

"Can I ask how to operate it in detail?"

"What my godfather meant was, Uncle Li... America uses a credit system, right? My godfather meant he could help me get all the credits I need..."

Li Mu was familiar with the credit system.

But in the US... is it really that easy to do this?

He couldn't quite understand it for a moment.

Can……

He could roughly understand what the girl wanted to ask him.

So, after thinking for a moment, he said:

"Sissi, how old are you this year?"

"Fourteen. My birthday will be on the fifteenth soon."

"...Girl, do you know what it's like to go to university at fifteen?"

Since this concerned a girl's life plan, Li Mu dared not joke around at this moment.

He patted his girlfriend.

Fan Bingbing obediently returned to her seat.

Her boyfriend was busy right now, so she had to suppress her anger, even if she wanted to.

And after the fire subsided...

Hmm, she's hungry again.

So I wanted to try what it would taste like to wrap ham slices and caviar around a duck liver puff and dip it in a bowl of orange sauce.

She regretted it as soon as she finished eating.

Good heavens.

What does this taste like?

Something felt off, so I quickly grabbed some champagne to rinse my mouth.

Then her boyfriend continued:

"Let me give you an example. I got into university at seventeen. When I registered, everyone around me was older than me... The way people looked at me was quite strange. After all, they were all eighteen or nineteen. Some people who had repeated a year were even twenty years old when they were freshmen. And my life at university... the most prominent feature was that I had no friends."

Fan Bingbing paused in her eating.

Then I saw my boyfriend's gaze calm and gentle as he recounted a story that seemed to have nothing to do with me:

"Boys mature later. Especially during puberty, they really change every year. So... when I was in school, whether in class or in the dormitory, my biggest feeling was that I didn't fit in at all. I couldn't integrate at all. When I was in college... haha, now we call it an internet cafe, but back then we called it a computer room."

My roommates love going to the computer lab. They'll stay up all night, playing Red Alert, Counter-Strike, StarCraft, or some other single-player games. When they come back in the morning, they'll be excitedly discussing how fun a particular game was, or how exciting the storyline of another game was… But they've never invited me to go with them, nor have they discussed it with me. Even when they come back and are lying in bed asleep, I've already packed my books and gone to school.

Holding the phone, reminiscing about his university days, he continued:

"I lived like that for four years. But if you look back a bit, you'll see that I was able to go to university at 17, which means I started school very early, right?"

"That's right, so Uncle Li, you started high school at 14?"

"Yes. And that stage... was actually more painful. You could say that because I started school two years early, I was always the youngest, shortest, and slowest-developing student in the class. You were always treated like a child by your classmates. They wouldn't share anything with you, like the latest TV shows, games, or even the innocent feelings between teenage boys and girls... You had nothing. Even though we were all classmates, it felt like you were being detached. And I lived like that for thirteen years."

"Well……"

As Li Mu spoke, his eyes gradually warmed:

"Sisi, I've always felt that your life should be brilliant and warm. Like a flower blooming in summer, it should be full of vibrant life force. All the trials and tribulations of this world should be new experiences that bring you the ultimate happiness at each stage of your growth. Of course, I'm not referring to you specifically, but to all children at this stage."

"In elementary school, you play with picture cards, marbles, and share toys with your friends. In junior high, feelings begin to blossom, and you develop attraction to the opposite sex. In high school, you try to make your first independent choices in your life... These are all experiences, and they are experiences worth cherishing for a lifetime. And if you miss them, then... you miss them for life. There will be no turning back."

"Fifteen years old... You should have experienced the joy of skipping class with classmates for the first time in high school, the feeling of truly liking someone for the first time, and even the extreme pressure of the college entrance exam for the first time in your life... And under that pressure, you and your friends would enjoy every minute and second of stolen moments of pleasure... Even if you did nothing, you would just skip evening self-study and lie on the playground together gazing at the stars, that would be the most magnificent and dazzling. These are the regrets I longed for when I experienced them."

"I didn't have a chance to experience it."

"But I feel... this wonderful taste shouldn't be missed."

"Besides... going to university at fifteen, I can't even imagine your university life."

"And if you didn't even have a college life, and you missed out on high school as well."

"That……"

At this point, Li Mu paused.

"How regrettable your life must be."

"This is my opinion, for your reference only."

After he finished speaking, there was silence on the other end of the phone.

Just then, suddenly, his girlfriend, who had been quietly eating nearby, reached out her hand.

Li Mu was taken aback.

But he saw the determination in his girlfriend's eyes.