Going home for Chinese New Year, I squeezed onto a bus with three energetic young women.

Bai Li looked at Jiang Ruyue, who was clinging to his arm and acting coquettishly, with amusement.

Please~

Jiang Ruyue shook Bai Li's arm, sweetly pleading:

"Promise me, promise me~"

"Stay with me, stay with me~"

"Otherwise, if they're nervous, they'll have trouble sleeping at night, and they definitely won't do well on the test during the day..."

Bai Li didn't say anything, but slowly picked up her water glass and took a sip.

This kid is usually disrespectful, but now that he needs something from him, he starts acting cute and obedient.

Seeing that Bai Li didn't respond, Jiang Ruyue's expression changed.

She dropped her pitiful look.

She released her hands, straightened her posture, and placed them flat on her knees, looking both aloof and serious.

"You don't want to see this either..." Jiang Ruyue drawled.

"If I fail the exam and can't find a job, I'll only be able to do manual labor, and I'll probably get all tanned, right?"

Bai Li put down his water glass and turned his head to listen to her nonsense.

"Maybe I can't stand the hardship and will have to become a sex worker."

Jiang Ruyue stretched out her fair and delicate little hand and looked at it over and over.

Then, with an aloof and unapproachable demeanor, she slowly said:

"Can you bear to see someone others consider their perfect 'white moonlight,' the mistress you're keeping, using those same hands to massage the feet of those greasy old men?"

"Alright!"

Bai Li quickly interrupted her spellcasting: "This is getting more and more absurd!"

Bai Li raised his hand, pinched Jiang Ruyue's fair cheeks, and pulled them apart.

"I accompanied you to check out the exam venue a day in advance, and I stayed with you for both days of the exam. Are you satisfied now?"

Jiang Ruyue's face was pinched into a bun shape, and she mumbled indistinctly:

"Brother Sao Gen is so nice!"

Bai Li increased the pressure on his hands and continued to rub the wonderfully soft cheek.

"Changed your tune so quickly? Weren't you calling Bai Li 'Brother Bai' just now when you were begging for help?"

Jiang Ruyue broke free from Bai Li's hand and leaned in to give him a quick kiss on the cheek.

She smiled, her eyes crinkling, completely devoid of the aloofness often associated with unattainable beauties.

After dealing with the little robot, Bai Li turned around and looked at Li Jiaxin and Zhang Qian sitting on the other sofa.

He rubbed his temples, his tone apologetic:

"I'm sorry, Jiaxin, Qianqian."

"I had promised to accompany you home these past few days."

"But now I have to accompany Ruyue to Wenxian County a day in advance to check out the exam venue, so I don't think we'll have enough time."

"It's alright, brother."

Li Jiaxin tossed her purple hair and smiled with complete composure.

"Kisaragi's exam is a major event in her life, it's just this once, it concerns her future. We should always put her first."

Zhang Qian also came over, her blue hair brushing against Bai Li's hand, her voice soft and obedient.

"Yeah, big brother."

Zhang Qian grabbed Bai Li's arm:

"Our homes are both in Ping County, very close by."

"Even if two days isn't enough, you can stay with us for half the time, and then go to visit her."

"Anyway, we'll have a long break after filming wraps up, so there's no rush."

Bai Li was extremely pleased with the two girls' understanding and sensible nature.

There was no backstabbing or scheming.

Jiang Ruyue was touched to hear that everyone was thinking of her.

She looked at Li Jiaxin and Zhang Qian, a pure smile on her face, and sweetly called out:

"Thank you, sisters!"

Just as the two girls were about to exchange a few polite words, Jiang Ruyue interjected.

"My sisters are so good to me. If they ever can't withstand the onslaught of this big stallion, I'll take their place and endure it without complaint!"

The air fell silent for two seconds after he said that.

"You little rascal, don't pretend to be innocent after getting the benefit!"

Chen Tingting strode over and flicked Jiang Ruyue's forehead with her finger.

"Ouch!"

Jiang Ruyue covered her forehead, stuck out her tongue, and hid behind Bai Li.

The red-haired leader turned around, crossed her arms, and looked at Bai Li.

"Big brother is really busy."

"We were just saying we'd have a long vacation after filming wrapped up, so everyone could get some rest. And then all this trouble comes up."

"I have to accompany Jiaxin and her mother dog home, and then I have to go to Wenxian County to accompany Xiaoruyue to her exam."

I feel a little sorry for you.

Lin Xiaoshuang, who was drinking milk tea with a straw next to her, also raised her hand to join in the fun when she heard this.

"Yes, that's right." Her eyes sparkled.

"I was even saying I wanted to go to the beach with my older brother."

Bai Li leaned back on the sofa, her long legs stretched out:

"Don't worry, this holiday is very long. You can play until you want to go back to work. There's plenty of time."

He pointed at Zhang Qian, then at Lin Xiaoshuang.

"Going back to my hometown to accompany my child during the exam."

"Once I'm done with all this, I'll take you to the beach, and you can wear as many bikinis as you want!"

Upon hearing Bai Li's plan, the girls cheered again.

Bai Li ignored their wild antics and lowered his head to continue tidying Jiang Ruyue's schoolbag.

This girl is so forgetful, he has to organize all the things she needs for the exam to avoid any trouble later.

A photocopy of the admission ticket, ID card, 2B pencils, eraser, and several black ballpoint pens.

He sorted the stationery items one by one and stuffed them into a transparent exam bag.

just.

When he turned to the bottom pocket of the backpack, his fingers touched a tangled mess of plastic rope.

Bai Li pulled hard and yanked the lump out.

Two black plastic handles connected by a rubber cord.

The fact that this thing was in the backpack of a student about to enter the exam hall seemed a bit out of place.

"Is this... a jump rope?"

Bai Li held the handle, lifting the jump rope into the air, and turned to look at Jiang Ruyue.

Jiang Ruyue was fighting with Chen Tingting over a bag of potato chips when she heard the question and nodded repeatedly.

Yes, yes.

Jiang Ruyue chewed on potato chips, her cheeks puffed out roundly:

"Studying at school is too tiring. I sit in a chair all day long, and my blood circulation stops."

"During the long break between classes, I thought about going to the playground to jump around and exercise."

She swallowed the potato chip and patted her firm thighs beneath her school uniform:

"More exercise will make your muscles firmer! They'll feel better to the touch!"

An image involuntarily surfaced in Bai Li's mind.

The summer sun shines brightly on the school playground.

Jiang Ruyue was wearing a blue and white school uniform, with her hair tied in a high ponytail, and she was swinging a jump rope in her hand.

She hopped and skipped as the rope rose and fell.

Fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his body stretched out in the sunlight.

That unique naivety and innocence of an eighteen-year-old girl is the most deadly poison.

"Ah, youth is truly precious."

Looking at the jump rope in his hand, Bai Li sighed sincerely:

"Youth is wonderful."

The voice just fell.

The bathroom door creaked open.

Wang Wei walked out, his hands, which were fastening his belt, stopped in mid-air.

He spotted the jump rope Bai Li was carrying at a glance.

"Holy crap, Brother Li!"

Before Bai Li could answer, he swallowed hard and said in a trembling voice:

"Are you going to hold a tug-of-war competition in Gonzalo?!"