No? Can I read the mind of my mortal enemy?

Everyone has that one person during their student days.

He wasn't very noticeable, but everyone who mentioned him said he was a very obedient student.

Shi Qiao reapplied the face mask.

"Youyou, you can't just say things like that. Don't spread rumors about others."

Jiang Youran propped her head up with her hand, "But when you think about his heartfelt confession to you at the last class reunion, it actually seemed pretty genuine."

"Besides, you're such a great person, it's not surprising that he likes you."

"If you ask me, I think everyone in the world should like you."

Shi Qiao rolled her eyes at Jiang Youran, "I think you've been reading too many 'heartthrob' novels."

"No, I'm telling the truth." Jiang Youran hugged Shi Qiao's arm.

The two chattered away, quickly moving on from the abrupt topic.

Both of them initially said they were extremely tired, but once they got together and lay on the same bed, they couldn't stop talking.

Every story begins with "Did I tell you about xxx back then?" followed by "Yes, but you can tell me again."

Next, they told almost everyone who knew about it.

It wasn't until after 2 a.m. that Shi Qiao was so sleepy that she could barely keep her eyes open, and she was still slowly muttering to herself.

"No, I really have to go to sleep." Jiang Youran turned over. "Otherwise, I'll just be putting on the most expensive face mask and staying up the latest."

Shi Qiao agreed, and the two of them finally drifted off to sleep.

The next morning, Shi Qiao was woken up by a phone call from her elderly mother.

She peeked out from under the covers and, still half asleep, ran to the bathroom to answer the phone.

"Mom, why are you calling me so early?"

It was late at night on Bai Shuwen's end. "I didn't expect you to be flying to Beijing today? What time is your flight? Mom will arrange a car for you."

Shi Qiao: ...

No wonder they're her biological children.

"Mom, I arrived in the capital yesterday." Shi Qiao's voice carried a faint hint of resentment.

Bai Shuwen was clearly taken aback, and coughed dryly, "I... I actually knew, I was just trying to bluff you."

Shi Qiao regained a little clarity and picked up a comb to tidy up her sticking-out tufts of hair.

"Why are you trying to trick me? There's nothing fun to do in Hong Kong. I'll definitely go home as soon as I get a holiday."

Bai Shuwen seemed thoughtful. "So where are you now...?"

"I'm at Youyou's house." Shi Qiao yawned. "Anyway, no one's home, and it's so boring being alone."

She suddenly remembered that Pei Jingnian had said they would be back on the 23rd.

Let me confirm again.

Make thorough preparations.

"When are you and Aunt Lin coming back?"

Bai Shuwen nudged Lin Yahui beside her, "We're going back on the 23rd, right?"

Lin Ya-hui, still feeling very sleepy, said, "Yes, it might be a couple of days later."

She received an invitation a couple of days ago and impulsively accepted.

I don't know how long this will take.

Shi Qiao nodded, "Okay, then you guys have fun, and remember to bring me some delicious chocolate."

Bai Shuwen smiled and said, "I knew it, they've all been ordered."

"Thank you, Mommy~" Shi Qiao said sweetly before hanging up the phone.

Shi Qiao started her rinsing and strolling routine, and as soon as she came out of the bathroom, she saw Jiang Youran, whose hair was as messy as a bird's nest, sitting up blankly.

"Good morning, Qiao, why are you up so early?" She picked up her phone and scratched her brow.

"My mom called me; she got my flight time wrong."

"No wonder she's my mom; my parents are like that all the time." Jiang Youran jumped off the bed. "By the way, what are you planning to do about you and Pei Jingnian?"

"The truth will eventually come out, especially since he's going home this year, right?"

"With his leaky appearance, how could you possibly keep it from Aunt Bai and Aunt Lin?"

With foam in her mouth, Shi Qiao mumbled a reply, "I plan to tell them the truth when they come back."

She took out her phone and scrolled through her photo album. "Anyway, they just think that Pei Jingnian and I aren't a good match."

"But he and I are already together, and I plan to use these photos to reason with them and appeal to their emotions."

Jiang Youran propped her head up with her hand and said, "Well, Aunt Lin probably never expected that the daughter and son she raised would now be eating together."

"How can this not be considered 'keeping the good stuff within the family'?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Qiao slumped her head in frustration. "Waaah, I finally mustered up the courage, and what you said makes me hesitate again."

Jiang Youran quickly waved her hands, "No, no, no, I was just joking!"

"I'll always support you! I'll be a witness to your love story, no problem!"

"What about Pei Jingnian?"

Shi Qiao turned around and spat out the toothpaste in her mouth. "He's also coming back on the 23rd. Anyway, he's been wanting to come clean for a while now. The only one who needs to prepare is me..."

Jiang Youran smiled and said, "That's true."

Ding-dong! The small machine that connected Jiang Youran to the video doorbell on the first floor made a sound.

Shi Qiao splashed water on her face. "So early, do you have guests?"

Jiang Youran remotely opened the door, "It's Feng Heng. We originally planned to start at 9:30 in the morning."

"Yesterday, Jiang had made an appointment with a friend in the morning, and his parents were worried that he would keep putting it off, so they changed it to the evening for the trial class."

After learning about the situation, Shi Qiao remarked, "That was really difficult."

*

On the other side, Jiang also rushed downstairs as soon as she heard the doorbell ring.

"Good morning, Teacher Feng."

Feng Heng took the shoe covers handed to him by the maid beside him and responded with a smile.

The two walked together to their room to begin class.

Jiang also acted overly eager throughout the morning.

She seemed to be in good spirits, and kept offering him fruit and saying nice things to him.

Feng Heng looked at the knowledge points that Jiang Ye had already passed and nodded, "Well, let's call it a day then."

He took out a red pen and started marking up his lesson plan. "When we have some free time today, let's preview, no, let's review these knowledge points. That way, we can make faster progress."

Jiang accepted it, saying, "Okay."

"Would you like to give my sister a rundown of what happened today?"

Feng Heng was stunned.

So the kid was behaving so well today because he wanted his sister to say a few good words about him?

Hmm... it's not impossible.

Tutoring also requires daily communication with the family members of the students being tutored.

They're still just kids.

"Yes, we need it." Feng Heng put the remaining documents into his backpack and was about to get up when Jiang pressed him down.

"I'll go get her."

He dashed out in a flash.

Less than two minutes later, the door to the room was opened again, and Jiang Ye could be heard muttering to himself, but it was impossible to hear what he was saying.

Feng Heng quickly got up.

She looked up and met his slightly nervous, watery eyes.

"Jiang Ye, why don't you wait for your sister to arrive? What kind of talk is it for me to listen to Feng Heng's report?"

Jiang smiled, her eyes narrowed. "She'll be busy for who knows how long, and besides, you're my sister."

He turned to Feng Heng and said, "Teacher Feng, you can just talk to Sister Qiao directly."

Shi Qiao sighed, "I just can't do anything with you."

She cleared her throat and looked at Feng Heng, who was standing there dumbfounded. It was the first time she had played the role of an elder sister, and she felt a little embarrassed.

"Feng Heng, Jiang Ye... how was your study today?"

Feng Heng's mind went blank for a moment, and his heart pounded faster.