Even as a "normie," I'm completely oblivious to it.

Yu Zhe was genuinely proud of Qin Ruoke.

But... he hadn't forgotten why he came all this way.

After Xiao Ruoke finally came to her senses and her shame regained control, she slowly let go of Yu Zhe's embrace.

Yu Zhe did not look away from her gaze.

"Xiao Ruoke, you have two choices now."

"Why is it another choice..." Qin Ruoke muttered softly.

"Huh? What did you just say?"

"nothing..."

To be honest, Qin Ruoke was a little unhappy when she heard the word "choice".

That's what happened before! Yu Zhe made her choose between being recommended to study abroad or taking the college entrance exam. Qin Ruoke went through a very painful decision before choosing the college entrance exam!

While it's true that life is full of choices... she inexplicably felt that the phrase was quite cruel.

Even if it's cruel, Yu Zhe still has to tell her.

First, Yu Zhe raised his left index finger and waved it in front of Qin Ruoke.

"If you really can't bear to leave me, then you can simply not fill out the application and stay in Fenghai City, working directly at the Su Group. Well... but to help you get familiar with the company environment, you might have to start from the bottom. Of course, your promotion speed will be unprecedented."

"No need to give me special treatment... Actually, getting a job at the Su Group is something I never imagined before."

"Then you can start thinking about it now."

If I become your wife, then you'll definitely have to work for me! Cough...that's true.

After saying this, Yu Zhe lowered his left hand and raised his right index finger again.

"Another option is if you want to live up to your three years of hard work in high school and the hard-earned first place in your grade, then apply to your ideal first-choice university. How about the universities in the capital? I bet you won't even need to apply yourself; the admissions office will be calling you to recruit you soon."

“However…” Yu Zhe paused, “If you choose this path, you will be away from Fenghai City for four years. If you want to continue studying for a doctorate, the time may…”

It'll be longer... there are holidays in between, but you'll probably only be able to come back for less than a quarter of the year, after you graduate..."

"After graduation...?"

"After graduation, I'll still work for the Su Group! I'll start as a junior employee again!"

"..."

The ultimate goal of any career is exactly the same!

This is only natural... Graduating from the best university in the country and being able to return to Fenghai City to work for the well-paid Su Group is the dream of many top students.

Yu Zhe has already explained the two paths he provided.

Qin Ruoke's pink hair fell down as she lowered her head, obscuring her eyebrows.

These two roads... lead to the same destination.

However, the road may be long, but the distance between hearts is short.

A road may be short, but the distance between hearts can be long.

The distance between hearts... refers to the promise Qin Ruoke once made to herself, and also to Yu Zhe.

"Xiao Ruoke?" Yu Zhe felt a pang of heartache and asked in a low voice.

"Going away to university... I can only come home once in a long while..."

"Yeah...but everyone goes through this, it's a process, you...uh."

Yu Zhe's words froze.

He had no time to speak.

As Xiao Ruoke suddenly looked up, their eyes met again, and Yu Zhe saw the three thousand worlds in her eyes once more.

Time has passed... but she is still the girl with endless cherry blossoms in her eyes.

Seriously... all the girls around me have such beautiful eyes.

Perhaps it's because the eyes are the windows to the soul.

Qin Ruoke mustered her courage, her eyes shining even brighter.

"If I go to study abroad... Yu Zhe, you... you... you won't forget about me, will you!"

"puff..."

"Don't laugh! I...I'm asking seriously!"

"Don't worry." Yu Zhe leaned forward slightly, his forehead resting against hers through her silver and pink hair. "My memory is still pretty good. Even if you've been gone for ten years, you'll still be my little Ruo Ke. As long as you don't forget me, there won't be any problems."

How can I forget you...?

This was Qin Ruoke's heartfelt sentiment.

The lost traveler once looked up and saw the bright moon hanging high, illuminating the way forward.

No longer lost, I look up again, and the bright moon remains, its light even brighter.

Whether she thinks about it or not, whether she looks at it or not, the moonlight of Qin Ruoke's life is there... In her heart, it has long since become an indelible memory.

At this level of "memory", Qin Ruoke has a better memory than Yu Zhe!

Yu Zhe suddenly feels relieved.

Just now, although Xiao Ruoke's answer seemed irrelevant, it was actually an answer to the question.

She decided to choose the path of her heart, and along the way, amidst the flourishing flowers, she would present a bouquet of blossoms to Yu Zhe at the end of that path.

This really is... the best gift Yuzhe received today.

Yu Zhe laughed and said, "Okay, I respect your choice. We'll discuss college applications together in a couple of days, so don't worry! With such a good score, you must apply to the best university and the best major!"

"Um... okay."

"I'll take you to the airport when school starts, and we'll embark on our new academic journey in style!"

"Hmm... okay."

"Work hard when you get to your new university and try to be number one in your major."

"Okay... Yu Zhe."

"Ok?"

Yu Zhe is helping her envision a blueprint for the next few years.

Hearing this soft call, which sounded different from usual, Yu Zhe was brought back to reality from his reverie.

But when he looked ahead.

Goodness...

Xiao Ruoke, this is hardly listening to his reasonable blueprint plan.

She was clearly only focused on the present moment!

Qin Ruoke showed no intention of looking away, gazing at Yu Zhe with tenderness.

Yu Zhe had no idea how appealing his impassioned description had been to Xiao Ruoke.

The appeal does not refer to future plans.

Rather, it was Yu Zhe himself who proposed the future plan...

The atmosphere that Yu Zhe was most looking forward to has been achieved.

How...how did it turn out like this?!

Well... didn't Yu Zhe just go through three tough battles last night? So now he's a bit... struggling to keep going.

Ah, no, this is Xiao Ruoke, not the lewd Yun'er!

Xiao Ruoke wouldn't be thinking about that kind of thing; she's probably thinking about which university to go to right now.

Absolutely!

Just to be on the safe side, Yu Zhe tentatively asked, "Little... Little Ruo Ke? What are you thinking about?"

"I want to...can I say it...?"

"What do you think!"

"I'm not saying anything more..."

"?"

I thought Xiao Ruoke was backing out again.

But Yu Zhe never expected that Qin Ruoke's "I won't say it anymore" only meant that she would stop talking about it, but she didn't mean she wouldn't put it into practice!

She gestured for Yu Zhe to wait, while she stiffly rummaged through the small cabinet next to the water dispenser.

But after a long time... he found something that Yu Zhe had recently become very familiar with.

Ah, "Little Umbrella," Yu Zhe knows it all too well.

no...

You're serious about this too!

Qin Ruoke placed the thin, unopened umbrella in front of her, a gesture that allowed her to partially cover her shy cheeks with her hands.

This action instantly dealt a devastating blow to Yu Zhe!

“This…this was given to me by Lingyun when we were in Klomer…She said that if something were to happen between us, we couldn’t be without protection, whether we would need it or not, we should be prepared.”

"Cough... In a sense, she's right."

. "

"There's one thing I'm sorry about... I only have this one piece... Is it... too little? I saw Zixiao give away a whole box at a time..."

"Just one is enough! Just one is enough!"

Please don't let your competitive spirit get the better of you in strange places; Yu Zhe has emphasized this point before!

Yu Zhe had just intended to slip away temporarily to conserve his energy and wait for an opportunity.