After transmigrating into the body of the female supporting character's biological mother, she

Yan Yuan sat on the sofa, his gaze falling on a few strands of the girl's hair.

The girl's hair was black and soft, with a faint chestnut sheen in the afternoon light.

A strand of hair was draped over the sofa cushion next to his knees, less than an inch from his fingers.

Yan Yuan reached out and used his fingertips to hook a strand of hair, gently wrapping it around his fingertips.

His black hair was wrapped around his fingers, like a silent entanglement.

Yan Yuan's mind raced, but his handsome face remained unchanged. Only the faint smile that inadvertently spilled out of his eyes proved that he was indeed in a good mood at the moment.

Linlin got stuck on one step halfway through the calculation.

Yan Yuan noticed this, leaned closer, glanced at the draft paper, and said, "Substitute Gauss's formula to convert the surface integral into a triple integral, and try again."

Linlin suddenly realized and quickly picked up her pen to rewrite the equation.

Yan Yuan stared straight at her, his eyes unblinking, his gaze deep and unfathomable, filled with emotions that could captivate anyone and make them unable to extricate themselves.

He leaned forward involuntarily, getting closer and closer.

His chest was almost pressed against her back, and his arms wrapped around her from his side, making it look from behind as if he were embracing her completely.

"Ah, I've solved it..."

Before she could finish saying the last two words, Linlin swallowed them back with difficulty.

She stared in horror at the handsome face before her, savoring the warmth and touch of his cheek just moments before, and nearly jumped up in shock.

Linlin was stunned, filled with shame and indignation.

Although she didn't know when Yan Yuan had gotten so close to her, the moment she turned her head, his lips brushed against Yan Yuan's cheek...

Linlin's face instantly turned bright red, almost red enough to bleed.

She stammered "I" twice, trying to explain that her actions just now were definitely not intentional, but the words wouldn't come out.

Yan Yuan's body tensed up for a moment, then gradually relaxed.

He felt his cheek slowly warming up, savoring the sensation of the girl's lips brushing against his skin, a sensation like an electric current.

Yan Yuan's Adam's apple bobbed, but he finally pretended nothing had happened and asked Linlin, "Did you get it right?"

"Hmm...hmm, I've solved it."

Linlin was so embarrassed she wanted to disappear into the ground.

They were also somewhat relieved and grateful that Yan Yuan hadn't mentioned the "accident" earlier, which made things less awkward for each other.

When she came to her senses, she saw Yan Yuan looking so calm and composed, and realized that her big fuss earlier had been a bit of an overreaction.

Xiao Yuan didn't do it on purpose, he didn't even notice the touch just now, so why is she so shy?

Linlin suppressed the blush that was about to spread across her face. For some reason, seeing Yan Yuan so calm made her feel a little uncomfortable.

Linlin hummed twice, "I'm tired, let's stop here for today."

She got up, glared at Yan Yuan, and ran back to her room.

Yan Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, watching the girl with her back to him go upstairs, and suddenly raised an eyebrow and smiled.

No matter what caused her sudden anger, she finally dared to express her dissatisfaction in front of him, something she had never done before.

Yan Yuan covered his eyes, a slight smile playing on his lips.

In the evening, Jiang Chengzhou returned from school. His school was quite far from home; it took him half an hour to cycle there.

He was worried about leaving Linlin alone at home, so he still rode his bicycle back and forth every day.

Linlin took the snacks she had bought to treat her brother.

Yan Yuan looked at the little girl who was ignoring him and found it both funny and exasperating.

Honestly, this time she was the one who initiated the kiss.

Linlin only saw Yan Yuan's calm and unfazed reaction after she accidentally kissed him.

Little did they know that Yan Yuan hadn't closed his eyes all night because of that unexpected kiss.

After this incident, Yan Yuan even lost the perk of tutoring homework.

Linlin started avoiding him again, and would even occasionally eat at school before going home.

If the mountain doesn't come to me, then I go to the mountain.

It was early December, and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom was visiting China to finalize the return of Hong Kong to China. This was the most important and historically significant foreign affairs event of the year.

Jiang Chengzhou was assigned to a fixed sentry post along Chang'an Avenue and has not been able to go home for the past week.

He originally wanted to invite Shen Man to stay with Linlin for a few days, but Linlin knew that Shen Man had been doing her internship at the hospital with her mentor recently, often working day and night, which was also very hard for her.

Linlin felt she could manage on her own. It was only a week; she ate at the school cafeteria and just slept when she got home, and the week would pass quickly.

Jiang Chengzhou was still worried. After thinking it over, he decided not to trouble the old man or anyone else who wasn't familiar with Linlin. Yan Yuan was the only one with enough time.

When Yan Yuan heard Jiang Chengzhou entrust Linlin to him, a glint of cunning flashed in his eyes.

"You can come and take a look when you have some free time..."

"Can."

Before Jiang Chengzhou could finish speaking, Yan Yuan agreed.

Jiang Chengzhou patted him on the shoulder with a cheerful laugh, "You're a true brother!"

Yan Yuan lowered his eyes and chuckled.

With Jiang Chengzhou not home, Yan Yuan had no chance to see Linlin.

He kept an eye on the time, and during the break, he stewed a pot of yam and lily pork rib soup that Linlin loved to drink. In the afternoon, he put it directly into a thermos and sent it to Linlin.

After finishing her class, Linlin and Dong Xiaomin were queuing up for their meals in the cafeteria.

The two girls didn't even want to waste this little bit of time, and were still discussing a proof problem from their advanced mathematics class in hushed tones.

Lu Zeyu spotted the conspicuous figure in the crowd at a glance.

More than half a semester has passed, and Lu Zeyu has made his presence known to Linlin countless times.

They offered her water, snacks, and movie tickets—the variety of offers kept changing, but Linlin never accepted any of them.

She has received a thick stack of love letters this semester.

She opened and read every single letter, and then carefully replied to each one.

The wording is also very similar, mostly expressing "Thank you for your appreciation, and I wish you academic success."

She was a day student, and the only boy she walked closest to at school was Dong Xiaomin. She never flirted with any boys.

Receiving her rejection isn't something I can't accept.

However, Lu Zeyu was always arrogant, and he naturally knew that he didn't receive any special treatment from Linlin.

Every time his friends urge him to confess his feelings, he just shakes his head, smiles, and says to wait a little longer.

Actually, he was just afraid of being rejected and losing face.

As Linlin walked over with a tray, chatting and laughing with Dong Xiaomin, she didn't even lift her eyelids when she passed by him, treating him as if he didn't exist.

A sudden, inexplicable sense of unease welled up in Lu Zeyu's heart.

He took a step forward with his tray, his shoulder tilting slightly as if he had been bumped by someone next to him, and bumped into Linlin's arm.