I suggest you investigate; this person doesn't seem to be a first-time reborn individual.

Li Futing nodded, standing on the bus door step, her amber eyes showing a mixture of unease and dependence.

"You..." she whispered, "Be careful."

"Hurry up and get on, the car is about to leave." Lin Ran waved to her.

Li Futing gave him a deep look before turning and walking into the car.

Halfway there, she stopped again, turned back to the car door, took out an unopened bottle of sugar-free cola from her backpack, and handed it to Lin Ran, knowing that Lin Ran liked to drink this.

Lin Ran took it; it was ice-cold, probably because it had been in an insulated bag for a long time.

"It's hot," she said softly, then quickly returned to the carriage and found a seat by the window.

The window frame obscured most of her face, leaving only her eyes visible as she gazed out the window.

The bus roared to life, and the doors slowly closed. Li Futing waved to him through the window, and Lin Ran waved back, watching until the bus completely disappeared from sight.

"Lin Ran!"

The voice came from behind, clear yet slightly urgent.

Lin Ran paused, but didn't turn around immediately. He first sighed inwardly before slowly turning around.

Huang Lingyue was carrying a silver, exquisite suitcase and a tote bag with a luxury brand logo. She walked towards him with a clear goal in mind.

The beige dress shone brightly in the afternoon sun, its hem swaying gently with her steps. Her long, slightly wavy hair cascaded over her shoulders, not in its usual high ponytail, but instead exuding a sweeter charm.

Her face was meticulously made up, and her lips were the most popular coral pink color at the moment, which made her skin look fair and radiant.

She walked over like she had a spotlight on her, attracting a lot of attention. People waiting for the bus, picking up passengers, and passing by all looked in her direction.

She stopped two steps away from Lin Ran, a bright yet slightly provocative smile curving her lips.

Then, she did something that shocked everyone...

He stepped forward, opened his arms, and hugged Lin Ran tightly.

It wasn't a gentle hug, but a solid one, with the whole body pressed against each other.

Lin Ran's body stiffened instantly. He could smell the faint fruity fragrance on her body and feel the strength of her arms wrapped around his waist.

Her cheek was pressed tightly against Lin Ran's shoulder, and her voice seemed to carry a hint of grievance:

"You're here after all... I've been waiting for you for so long."

The atmosphere around them subtly shifted, and hushed whispers began to circulate.

"Hey, what's going on here?"

"A young couple reunited at the train station? How romantic."

"Didn't that guy just see a girl off? The one in the blue dress..."

"I saw it too, it's even prettier than this yellow dress!"

"Really? Holy crap, two-timing?"

……

Lin Ran lowered his eyes and looked at the top of Huang Lingyue's head. He could feel the tension in her body. Although it was somewhat theatrical, he could also feel that there was genuine emotion mixed in with this embrace.

At that very moment, a strange feeling struck him.

The embrace felt so familiar, yet also somewhat strange. It lacked the suffocating sense of control I remembered from my past life; instead, it was more like a slightly clumsy but sincere feeling.

He sighed softly again.

He raised his hand, not to hug her back, but to press down on her shoulder and push her away with a little force.

"Huang Lingyue," he said softly, "let go."

Huang Lingyue took a half step back with his gentle force, but the expression on her face, a mixture of grievance and stubbornness, did not disappear. In fact, it subtly made her eyes red, making her quite pitiful in the sunlight.

"You really don't want to see me?" Her voice wasn't loud, but it was loud enough for the onlookers to hear clearly.

"This is a train station, there are a lot of people here." Lin Ran's tone was unreadable. "If there's anything, we can talk about it later."

"Wow, this young man has a hard heart."

"I wonder what's so special about this guy that makes such a beautiful girl so devoted to him."

"Looks decent enough, but I never expected... tsk tsk."

Which school?

"It seems to be from Jiangnan University..."

……

Huang Lingyue carefully considered the words "we'll talk about it later," and it sounded like Lin Ran was making some concessions.

A hint of triumph flashed in her eyes, but her expression softened further, and her voice even carried a pleading tone.

"Then... when I get to school, can I come to see you?" she asked softly.

Lin Ran was silent for two seconds before finally uttering two words, "Whatever you say."

Huang Lingyue's expression instantly brightened: "Lin Ran, I'm in the law department, waiting for you to come find me."

She left a message, turned and walked towards a van parked to the side, looking back every few steps.

She didn't invite Lin Ran to ride with her to school, knowing that Lin Ran would never agree.

A driver was standing next to the van, waiting for her. When he saw her coming, he quickly took the luggage from Huang Lingyue's hands.

Lin Ran stood still for a long time, not because he was looking at or waiting for anything, but because he couldn't move.

Huang Lingyue wasn't the only one who froze; he looked down and saw...

Damn, an 18-year-old's body, the hormones are really raging...

He took a deep breath and silently started doing math problems in his mind.

Two minutes later, Lin Ran felt that he had completely calmed down, and then slowly set off for the bus with "Jiangning University" printed on it.

He remained oblivious to the curious glances cast at him by the surrounding crowd.

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Inside the minivan.

Huang Lingyue had removed the pitiful expression from her face and returned to her usual elegant and poised demeanor.

She slowly took out an elegant notebook from her backpack, opened it to the bookmarked page, and there it was—a schedule.

The items on the left are arranged vertically, with blank space after each item.

chance encounter □

Physical contact □

Holding hands

Embrace □

Regular contact

Dinner together (not in the cafeteria) □

Watching movies

……

Her gaze swept calmly across the area, then she took a silver fountain pen from her pencil case.

First, she checked the box next to "chance encounter," and then added in the blank space: "The target stayed in the same spot until she saw me off." She raised the toes of her black leather shoes, looking like she was in a good mood.

As the pen tip skipped over the second item and moved to the third item, "Embrace," her delicate brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

He added, "The target's body was stiff, so the effect was mediocre."

After pausing and thinking for a moment, I put a checkmark in the third box.

Turning to the next page, the content turned out to be the second part of the schedule.

Confirm Relationship □

Meeting the parents □

Engagement

……

My finger moved to the last item, where three words were clearly written: Have a baby.