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

When he happened to see his childhood playmate, he was naturally excited.

She was a social bull anyway, and without thinking twice, she pounced on him again.

"Sister Yu Rou! Long time no see!!"

"You're so beautiful now! Look at your skin! Your big eyes! You're even more beautiful than when you were little!"

Su Yurou patted her back and returned an even tighter hug. The two of them swayed gently from side to side like an overlapping Chinese character.

"You're still so tall and pretty now." She pinched Shi Qiao's cheek. "Oh my, I can finally touch this little face."

Pei Jingnian's face darkened even more.

It's true, they hug everything they see.

Lin Ya-hui smiled and said, "These kids still have such a good relationship."

"We'll be taking a boat to the island soon, and it's hot outside, so let's get in the car first."

Shi Qiao blinked. "Hey, where are Uncle Su and the others?"

Su Yurou sighed, "My parents' clients from the Middle East came to our house, so I had to come alone."

Shi Qiao nodded, stepped into the car, and saw two elderly fathers sitting in the back seat, chatting about the past and present.

The seven-seater van was completely full, with Pei Jingnian sitting alone in the front seat.

The six people behind him chattered away, each talking to themselves, while he alone became the eye of the storm.

After an hour's journey, we finally arrived on the island.

This vacation involved booking an entire island for the whole place. It was a three-story independent villa facing the sea, decorated in a unique local style.

She disembarked at the right moment, her skirt billowing slightly in the sea breeze, revealing her slender white ankles.

She was so excited when she saw the sea that she stomped her feet and was the first to jump off the yacht.

The cool seawater seeped through her sandals, instantly bringing her back to life.

The group entered the villa, which had exactly five rooms, and all their luggage had been put away.

"We don't have any plans for this afternoon, so let's do whatever we want. Tomorrow morning we'll take a 4x4 off-road vehicle for a drive in the forest."

After briefly hearing about the itinerary, Shi Qiao couldn't wait to go back to her room to change into her swimsuit.

Seeing that everyone was alright, Lin Ya Hui waved to Su Yu Rou.

The two men stealthily crept into the corner.

"Yu Rou, I can only ask you for help with this." She patted Su Yu Rou's shoulder.

Su Yurou smiled and gave a thumbs up, "Don't worry, Aunt Lin, trust me."

*

Shi Qiao came out of the room after changing into her swimsuit. She was wearing a red polka dot two-piece swimsuit with a halter neck top and a small cherry on it. The back line was clear and connected to her waist, which was completely visible. The skirt was layered and decorated with white lace.

Although it was a bikini design, she specifically wore a cover-up over it and casually tied it tightly at the waist.

With everything ready, Shi Qiao grabbed a beach volleyball and went to knock on Su Yu Rou's door.

"Yu-rou-jie-jie—" she drawled, "Have you changed your clothes yet? Let's go play beach volleyball together!"

About three seconds later, Su Yurou appeared wearing a solid-color Prussian blue swimsuit. The design was simple and elegant, making her look much more mature than Shi Qiao.

She held a sunscreen in her hand. "Xiaoqiao, I know you're excited, but the Maldives is tropical, and the sun is scorching."

"Come on, let me help you apply sunscreen."

Shi Qiao nodded and went into Su Yurou's room.

The cool ointment was applied to Shi Qiao's arm and rubbed in little by little.

Instead of rubbing Shi Qiao's back, Su Yurou took out a comb and hair tie and started braiding a side braid for her.

"Oh, right, Xiaoqiao, I forgot to ask, how's it going at Victoria Harbour University? Are you happy at university?"

Shi Qiao squeezed out some more paste. "It's not bad, but there are too many classes. I can't finish them all, I simply can't finish them all."

"That chemistry lesson almost made me cry. I thought if I studied medicine, I wouldn't have to study chemistry anymore..."

"Now it's all in English, which has doubled the difficulty."

Su Yurou loosened her braids a little, then took out two hair accessories from her bag, compared them, and finally chose the big red flower.

"Well, why don't you ask Jingnian? I heard from Aunt Lin that you two don't live together anymore."

Shi Qiao waved her hand, "Sister Yu Rou, please don't make things difficult for me. Brother Pei... doesn't want to talk to me at all."

Su Yurou blinked. "Really... I think Jing Nian treats you quite well."

"Where?! Nonsense!" Shi Qiao stammered and lowered her head.

Her hair was all swept to one side, and Su Yurou's gaze lingered on a bite mark behind her ear. A slight smile played on her lips. "Xiaoqiao, you have a boyfriend?"

Shi Qiao was startled, her smile froze, and her eyes darted around.

"I...I didn't."

Su Yurou brushed her hair aside. "Really? There's a bite mark here~"

Shi Qiao: !

The romantic feelings from the plane surged up inside her, making her feel feverish. "I really didn't, Sister Yurou, please don't tease me."

"It's because I was a bit anxious about studying chemistry recently, and I accidentally got stressed out."

Su Yurou tied a big red flower for Shi Qiao, looked at it from left to right to see if it was perfect, and then let go.

"Xiaoqiao, what can't we talk about when we're the same age? Oh, when I was in the US, I secretly dated a few guys without my parents knowing."

"This definitely wasn't caught by herself. Do you think your sister's several relationships were for nothing?"

She leaned close to Shi Qiao's ear and asked, "Could it be... He Jingnian?"

Shi Qiao felt like her heart was about to suffocate.

Sister Yu Rou and Aunt Lin have a good relationship. Although she and Pei Jingnian haven't talked, this bite mark was indeed made by that bastard.

If Aunt Lin finds out...

Good heavens!

She quickly waved her hand, "How could that be? Don't worry, Sister Yurou, there's absolutely no way we could be together!"

"In my heart, he has always been a very, very good older brother."

But Sister Yurou has sharp eyes, and this bite mark can't be hidden.

Or maybe we should just...

"I do have a boyfriend. Can you keep this a secret for me?"

"We've only just started dating, so things aren't very stable yet."

Seeing Shi Qiao's honest eyes, Su Yurou dropped the sunscreen in her hand with a clatter to the ground.

"Oh...oh, I see."

"Little Qiao, you're pretty fast! What do you look like? What do you study? Let me see?"

"I'll help you choose."

Shi Qiao swallowed.

She swore that this was truly the last time she would lie.

She took out her phone and silently opened Xia Heng's WeChat Moments.

"Look, he's from our school too, in the computer science department."

I'm sorry, Xia Heng.

wrong.

Sorry my ass.

She spent money!

Su Yurou parted her lips slightly, and after half a second, she took the phone and opened a picture, zooming in and out repeatedly.

"Xiaoqiao, I'm not trying to be mean, but you're so beautiful, this man is simply not good enough for you!"

"Don't blame me for being blunt, but the guy I was following on Instagram back in the US had this kind of vibe."

"This is just a bait-and-switch tactic; don't be fooled."

Shi Qiao's smile was more like a grimace. "Don't worry, Sister Yu Rou, I know what I'm doing."

Su Yurou's experience is immeasurable.

The person behind the skin really is a model.

Fortunately, Su Yurou didn't ask any more questions after that. The two of them left the room after applying sunscreen.

As soon as she stepped onto the scorching sand, Su Yurou suddenly stopped. "Oh, right, Xiaoqiao, I just remembered that Aunt Lin wanted to talk to me about something. Why don't you wait for me under the parasol for a bit?"

Shi Qiao nodded obediently, and then saw Su Yurou run straight into Lin Ya Hui's room.

Aunt Lin and Sister Yu Rou have a really good relationship.

Standing together, they look just like a family.

It's like a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

She lowered her head, feeling a strange tightness in her chest.

*

Meanwhile, on the other side, Su Yurou was extremely anxious.

"What are we going to do? Your ship with Aunt Bai is going to break up!!"

Lin Ya Hui stared at Shi Qiao's lonely figure, closed her eyes and pondered.

"Don't rush, let's use Plan B."

"Since we've organized this seven-day, six-night romantic trip..."

"There's absolutely no way we'll leave empty-handed!!"