After his blunder in the handsome guy's comment section was exposed.

Lin Xuechun felt like she was playing a dress-up game called Miracle Nikki.

They changed one set after another.

Jiang Lan and the sales assistant took turns praising her in his ear.

She was a little embarrassed by the compliments, and what made her even more embarrassed was that when she looked up, she met Xi Chenzhou's gaze from the sofa in the rest area.

Why is he staring at her so much?

Don't you find it boring to wait for girls to buy clothes?

When Jiang Lan picked out a few more outfits for her, Lin Xuechun shook her head, "Aunt Jiang, that's fine, I'll just buy two."

"Are you tired of trying them on? Let's stop now, go get something to drink, rest for a bit, and then continue shopping." Jiang Lan patted her head with concern, then turned to the sales assistant and said, "Take everything you just tried on."

"Okay, okay! I'll pack it up for you right away." The sales assistant grinned as if she'd been hit by a huge pie and went to issue the invoice.

Lin Xuechun quickly pulled Jiang Lan aside, saying, "Aunt Jiang, you really don't need that much."

Jiang Lan: "Are there some things you don't like? Pick out the ones you don't like."

Lin Xuechun shook her head: "No, I can't wear too many."

She's only staying here for a few days, so two outfits are enough for her. Besides, if she buys so many, her mother won't let her wear them when she gets home; it would be such a waste to leave them at the bottom of her closet.

"Is it because your mom doesn't let you dress up so nicely?" Jiang Lan looked at her expression and seemed to guess what was going on.

"Yes. My mom usually only lets me wear the school uniform."

Jiang Lan thought of something, her expression turning serious for a moment, then patted her shoulder, "Your mother has her reasons for making those demands. It'll be fine once you go to university. For now, take advantage of your summer vacation here with me, wear whatever you like, change outfits every day!"

The sales assistant rushed over with a POS machine and respectfully asked Jiang Lan, "Hello ma'am, the total is 84,628 yuan. How would you like to pay?"

What?! Eighty thousand! Lin Xuechun's eyes widened in shock. Her phone watch only had a little over eight thousand dollars!

"Excuse me, I don't want it anymore," she told the sales assistant.

The sales assistant looked at Jiang Lan, who took out a card from her wallet and handed it over, saying, "Yes, just swipe the card."

"Aunt Jiang, it's too expensive...you really don't need to buy so much." Lin Xuechun hurriedly grabbed Jiang Lan's arm. Jiang Lan gestured for the sales assistant to continue swiping, then quickly entered the password, and then put her arm around Lin Xuechun's shoulder, gently whispering in her ear:

"Good child, this is a gift from your aunt. Besides, my relationship with your mother goes far beyond this amount of money, so don't feel guilty."

Lin Xuechun still finds this level of consumption hard to imagine.

Xi Chenzhou walked over from the sofa, already carrying a bunch of shopping bags that the sales assistant had packed. He glanced at the two of them and asked, "Aren't you leaving?"

"Hey, you're quite conscientious today." Jiang Lan teased with a smile when she saw the bag he was carrying, then took Lin Xuechun's hand, "Chun Chun, don't try to save money for your aunt, she's got some resources."

Lin Xuechun was amused by Jiang Lan's straightforward words.

Her eyes crinkle when she smiles, revealing two small dimples at the corners of her lips; she's especially beautiful.

Jiang Lan was overjoyed and turned to Xi Chenzhou, exclaiming, "Oh my, my daughter is so thoughtful and sensible."

Xi Chenzhou glanced at her sideways while carrying his things: "You should say that to Pei Xinyao."

"Hey, you brat, what are you saying?" Jiang Lan glared at him, but her heart was still a little disturbed. It seemed that her son was right. Every time he was on vacation, his niece would drag him out shopping, and he would spend tens of thousands of yuan on all kinds of clothes and bags, treating her like an ATM.

You don't notice the difference until you compare them; once you do, you'll see the difference.

Said that Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived.

Jiang Lan's phone suddenly rang; it was Pei Xinyao calling.

She pouted, didn't answer, put her phone back in her bag, and instead linked arms with Lin Xuechun, becoming even more affectionate, "Baby, let's go have afternoon tea."

Jiang Lan took Lin Xuechun to a nearby afternoon tea restaurant famous for its rooftop garden.

It's a recent must-visit spot for internet celebrities and socialites.

Of course, the price is also very attractive.

In short, it's expensive.

The exquisitely presented dessert tart was served. Halfway through the meal, Jiang Lan noticed that the girls next to her were taking pictures. She also pulled Lin Xuechun to take pictures and gave her phone to Xi Chenzhou, making him a human photo stand.

Xi Chenzhou didn't refuse and casually took the phone.

After taking a few pictures, Jiang Lan suddenly thought of something and gave her son, who was holding up his phone, a meaningful look. Xi Chenzhou raised an eyebrow at her and asked in his eyes: What are you doing?

Jiang Lan smiled but shook her head without saying a word.

Thinking to herself, "You brat, I've finally realized something's wrong!"

He used to always refuse when asked to go to popular photo spots, let alone help take pictures. It would take a lot of pleading before he would reluctantly agree to take a couple of pictures. But now he's volunteered to be a selfie stick without saying a word!

As a lawyer who deals with people every day, Jiang Lan quickly understood the situation perfectly.

In the following days, Jiang Lan used the excuse of being busy with work to ask Xi Chenzhou to take Lin Xuechun out to play.

When Xi Chenzhou agreed, his expression was indifferent and nonchalant, and he was extremely aloof, but in reality, he did not refuse verbally at all.

Jiang Lan understood perfectly well, and secretly chuckled as she sent her husband a WeChat message: "Our son has finally developed feelings for love."

Old Xi across from her was completely baffled by what she said.

[What's wrong? Is he sick? Should we arrange for him to see a doctor?]

Jiang Lan sent him an eye-rolling emoji: [You're the one who should go to the hospital, you old fogey, I can't reason with you.]

Lao Xi also frequently travels between China and abroad.

Only Xi Chenzhou and Lin Xuechun remained at home.

"Do you want to go to the National Museum of China or Universal Studios tomorrow?"

After visiting several must-see famous attractions over the past few days, Xi Chenzhou asked Lin Xuechun for her opinion.

Lin Xuechun's cheeks puffed out, her dark eyes darting left and right with lively interest. After a few seconds of thought, she said, "Universal."

Xi Chenzhou took out his phone and logged into the official app of Universal Music: "Okay, I'll buy the tickets now and go tomorrow."

"Mmm." Lin Xuechun nodded and watched him buy the items.

Over the past few days, Lin Xuechun discovered that although he often had a cold expression, he actually had a very good personality. He was very thoughtful and considerate in preparing things for going out, such as charging his power bank in advance and preparing wet and dry tissues.

Every time she carelessly forgot something, she would miraculously find it in his schoolbag in the end.

It inexplicably makes people feel very safe.

We went to Universal Studios the next day.

Lin Xuechun was wearing a newly bought white umbrella dress. It was sleeveless on top and the umbrella-shaped skirt hem reached a little above her knees. Her exposed skin was fair and radiant, her limbs were slender and long, and her long hair was half-down. She looked refreshing and clean, like a cool breeze on a hot summer day.

Xi Chenzhou wore a white T-shirt and black shorts; he was tall, slender, and upright.

The two set off on the subway early in the morning. Since they boarded at an intermediate station, there was only one empty seat left. Xi Chenzhou let Lin Xuechun sit down, and he stood in front of her, reaching out to hold onto the overhead handrail.

The train carriage swayed and rocked.

His knees occasionally brushed against the hem of her skirt, causing a ticklish sensation. He adjusted the shoulder strap of his backpack, lazily lowered his eyes, and his gaze inadvertently fell on her. She was curiously staring at the crowd in the carriage, experiencing the morning rush hour of a first-tier city. Her small face had red lips and white teeth, and her long hair was draped over her shoulders. She looked incredibly adorable.

Noticing his gaze, she looked up at him, gave him a sweet smile, and gently shook the strap of his dangling backpack with her slender white fingers, asking softly, "Do you want to sit down? I'll switch with you."

Xi Chenzhou's heart felt as if it had been struck by a meteorite, and a large section of it suddenly caved in.

His prominent Adam's apple moved up and down noticeably.

"No need. You can sit here."

"Then give me your backpack, I'll carry it for you."

"It must be tiring for you to stand while carrying a bag."

Give it to me.

She tilted her head slightly, her clear almond-shaped eyes looking at him, her eyelashes blinking a few times.

Xi Chenzhou's backpack wasn't filled with much, just a power bank and some tissues. It wasn't heavy, and after hesitating for a few seconds, he took it off and gave it to her.

Lin Xuechun placed his schoolbag on her lap, wrapped her arms around it, hugged it tightly, and then looked up and smiled at him.

Even though he was holding a schoolbag, Xi Chenzhou inexplicably felt a tightness all over his body.

It felt like being surrounded by something.

……

Xi Chenzhou had been to Universal Studios several times, and once inside, he led Lin Xuechun through the attractions with ease.

After each ride, there was a souvenir shop for that particular IP. Lin Xuechun loved these cute things and wanted to visit every shop. Xi Chenzhou accompanied her, staying by her side every step of the way.

After spending a few days with him, Lin Xuechun gradually opened up and became more talkative.

She tried on a cute headband, looked at herself in the mirror, then turned back and made a face at him, deliberately teasing him.

Xi Chenzhou chuckled softly, unable to resist reaching out to adjust the doll on her headband. "Keep it on, it suits you well."

Lin Xuechun pouted and picked one out for him too: "I think this one suits you well too. You should try it."

"No." Xi Chenzhou's face was full of resistance; he absolutely would not allow such a thing to appear on his head.

"Why don't you give it a try?"

"don't want."

The more he refused, the more Lin Xuechun wanted him to wear it. She stood on tiptoe and reached for the headband, saying, "Why don't you try it on? Look how well this one matches mine!"

"Just try it on, you'll look absolutely amazing!"

"I'll cover for you, absolutely no one else will see you wearing a headband! I promise!"

He didn't know what words had offended him, but Xi Chenzhou glanced at the headband with disdain and resignedly lowered his head.

Lin Xuechun revealed a smug smile and reached out to put the black toothless headband on his head.

She herself wore the white toothless headband, and after putting it on, she looked at the two of them in the mirror and exclaimed with starry eyes, "Wow, so cute!"

Xi Chenzhou glanced into the mirror, casually pulled out his phone, and asked, "Want to take a picture?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Lin Xuechun made a "yeah" sign in front of the mirror. Xi Chenzhou raised his phone, and the camera framed both of them. He still had a cool face with little expression, except for a slight, almost imperceptible curve at the corner of his lips. Then he pressed the shutter button.

The summer I turned seventeen, this moment was captured in a photograph.

After leaving the store, the two continued playing games.

With long queues, Xi Chenzhou quietly bought fast passes for each attraction, allowing him to enter directly without queuing.

In less than half a day, the two of them had gone through all the projects.

Lin Xuechun thought the Harry Potter area was the most fun, so the two of them went back to that area.

They hadn't noticed it before, but now they saw it selling butterbeer. There were many people queuing up. Lin Xuechun looked at it curiously for a few moments, and Xi Chenzhou also bought a cup.

"Here you go." He then handed it to Lin Xuechun with complete naturalness.

Lin Xuechun stuck out her tongue shyly: "How did you know I was craving this?"

Xi Chenzhou: "You just licked your lips."

Lin Xuechun blushed and looked away. Why was he observing so closely?

She tilted her head back, took a sip of the butterbeer, smacked her lips lightly, and then her face showed a mixture of disgust and regret.

Xi Chenzhou smiled and asked her, "Is it good?"

Lin Xuechun nodded hesitantly. But her expression didn't suggest she liked it.

Xi Chenzhou chuckled, took the cup, and threw it directly into the trash can.

"It tastes awful, I tried it last time."

Lin Xuechun's eyes widened: "Then why didn't you say so earlier? You even bought me a cup, which cost 80 yuan."

Xi Chenzhou: "What if you think it tastes good?"

"Pfft." Lin Xuechun covered her mouth. "What you said makes so much sense, I can't even refute it."

Xi Chenzhou curled his lips and flicked the white toothless creature on her head with his finger: "Let's go."

The two were walking out together when a young couple nearby noticed their headbands. The girl immediately said to the boy in a sweet voice, "Let's go buy some headbands first. I want to wear matching headbands with you..."

Couple headbands?

Lin Xuechun then realized something and glanced at Xi Chenzhou. Xi Chenzhou happened to be looking at her, and their eyes met briefly in mid-air. Lin Xuechun hurriedly looked away, her face turning bright red as if she had thought of something. Xi Chenzhou, on the other hand, remained calm, if one ignored the skin behind his ears that was burning red.

The two of them tacitly continued forward.

However, no one took off their headbands and wore them until they left Universal Studios.

From that day on, something gradually changed.

Lin Xuechun never expected that her mother would agree to let her stay in Beijing for the entire summer vacation.

She didn't come back until just before school started.

Before leaving, Xi Chenzhou gave her a cell phone, saying, "There's a SIM card in it. Remember to download WeChat."

Lin Xuechun did not refuse, and after arriving home, she secretly took her phone with her.

Senior year of high school is passing by day by day.

Xi Chenzhou sends Lin Xuechun messages every day.

I also sent her a lot of study materials.

The two contacted each other almost every day.

Later it became...

Xi Chenzhou: [Baby, what are you doing?]

Lin Xuechun: [Doing your homework, what about you?]

Xi Chenzhou: [Me too, video? Let's write together.]

Lin Xuechun: [Okay.]

Xi Chenzhou: [Baby, I miss you.]

Lin Xuechun: [I miss you too.]

Xi Chenzhou: [Shall we meet?]

Lin Xuechun: [Hmm? When?]

Xi Chenzhou: [I'm at your school gate now.]

Lin Xuechun: 【！！！】

She ran out of the school with her phone in her hand, looking left and right at the school gate, searching for him, but she didn't see him. She thought he was playing a trick on her, and her face fell. She pouted in disappointment, and her eyes reddened.

"Baby, here you are."

A casual, low voice came from behind her. Lin Xuechun was stunned for a moment, then slowly turned her head. Xi Chenzhou appeared behind her at some point, with a schoolbag slung over one shoulder. He was tall and had a nonchalant, indifferent expression on his face. He looked incredibly cool, but there was a clear upward curve at the corner of his lips.

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