America: I came here to study, not to show mercy.

Chapter 187 I'll ride, you can take a walk
When the morning sunlight shone through a corner of the curtains onto the television in front of the bed, Li Xiaoen, having already missed her biological clock's wake-up time, slowly regained consciousness.

"call……"

Before he was fully awake, Li Xiaoen felt his head was still foggy and he couldn't help but frown and let out a long breath.

The next thing he inhaled was a sweet and cloying fragrance. Feeling the soft, jelly-like scent on his face, he suddenly came to his senses and opened his eyes wide.

When did you change your posture again?
With this thought flashing through his mind, Li Xiaoen hugged Su Feier tightly, lingering in her arms for a moment before pulling away from that gentle embrace and turning the tables on her.

With his improved physical strength, he can now fall asleep with the weight of Suffer on him, so when we tell him to switch, it's the other way around?

He shook his head helplessly; his head, still foggy and throbbing, ached a little. He couldn't help but hug the girl in his arms tighter and close his eyes again.

"Sean...Sean..."

Still half-asleep, Li Xiaoen opened his eyes again upon hearing a call. He was met with Su Feier's large, bright blue eyes, which were very close to his. "Didn't your parents invite us to breakfast this morning? What time is it?"

"Oh……"

Suddenly snapping out of her daze, Li Xiaoen took a deep breath, turned around, reached for her phone on the bedside table, and grabbed it.

"It's almost 9:30 in the morning, we have about half an hour left."

Nodding casually in response, Li Xiaoen couldn't help but look down at Su Feier, whose eyes had widened and who had immediately perked up. "How about I have them leave a little later? You're still not feeling well, are you? Shall we sleep in a little longer?"

"May I?"

Sophie was somewhat tempted, and her tidying up slowed down a bit. "Wouldn't that seem impolite?"

"fine."

Li Xiaoen let out a breath and started tapping on his phone screen. "I told them that you were very excited to shop in Yuecheng and stayed out late, so you should sleep in now. They will understand."

Before he could finish speaking, his phone was snatched from his hand, and Suffer glared at him.

"Get up quickly!"

After saying that, she still seemed angry and kicked him.

With a helpless sigh, Li Xiaoen got up and started dressing. Perhaps because he was in a hurry, Su Feier didn't ask him for help with dressing. Just as he was waiting for the girl to be dressed, there were two knocks on the door outside the room.

"Do your parents know about our room?"

Sophie felt a chill run down her spine.

"No, I asked the hotel to send me honey water. Drinking it will help us recover from drinking faster."

Li Xiaoen explained, then carried a large thermos and two cups back and forth, placing them on the table near the window in the room.

"No need to rush, we'll go down when it's time."

Li Xiaoen glanced at Su Feier and found it amusing. He picked up a thermos and poured a cup of honey water for the two of them. "Sit down and have a drink to calm your mood and state of mind."

"I'm not in a hurry."

Su Feier glanced at the young man, pursed her lips, and sat down across the table. She picked up her cup, took a sip, and noticed the young man's sneer. She couldn't help but kick him under the table.

"Hey……"

He quickly called out and pointed his phone at the girl's legs under the transparent table, which forced her to put her phone back down.

Feeling both amused and touched, Li Xiaoen silently put down her phone and asked softly:
"How are you feeling now? Does your head still hurt?"

"I feel okay. After drinking this honey water, I feel much better."

Sophie nodded in response, then took another sip from her cup.

"That's good, even if it's just a placebo effect."

Smiling and nodding, Li Xiaoen got up and pulled back one of the curtains, letting more light into the room.

Squinting uncomfortably, Sophie looked at the shimmering waters of the Pearl River and took a deep breath.

What are the plans for today?

"After breakfast, let's go to the university town, and then visit other attractions."

Li Xiaoen nodded and said, "I have to take on another task for my part-time job at Apple. I need to find someone to help me with outsourced writing."

There's a risk of contract termination if he always uses the title of part-time worker but never takes on any tasks. So now he takes on a task every now and then.

"Think about it, if I take on part-time jobs and then outsource them, even if I pay the other party a price higher than the market price, I can still make some profit from the difference. It doesn't seem very ethical."

With a helpless smile and a sigh, Li Xiaoen received a glare from the girl.

"In America you earn US dollars, but here you spend Chinese yuan, not to mention Apple, which has one of the highest-paying companies."

"They have no information, no channels, and they haven't gone through Apple's evaluation process. Since the price is higher than the market price, even if they knew, they would still compete to take on the task."

"That's the truth."

He was just making a grumble, but he didn't expect to hear the capitalist's daughter's ruthless and realistic words. Li Xiaoen nodded helplessly in agreement.

After chatting for a while, they gradually calmed down and went downstairs together. They went out to the hotel lobby and saw Li Hongyi and his wife coming together.

"Uncle, aunt, good morning."

Sophie nodded and greeted him with a smile, but her broken Chinese made Sean Lee feel quite uncomfortable.

As they walked together toward the dim sum restaurant, she stood beside Meng Wanyu, smiling as she spoke.

"Auntie, the swan-shaped pastries for breakfast here are delicious. You must try them later."

"Oh, okay, okay..."

Meng Wanyu nodded with a broad smile.

They chatted and drank tea and ate snacks, and the morning tea took a full two hours to finish. To Li Xiaoen's surprise, when it came time to pay the bill, his father took the initiative to pay. After thinking about it, he had no choice but to nod and accept.

If it were an ordinary 18-year-old college freshman, going out to eat with his parents, his parents would most likely pay the bill. But seeing the pained look on his father's face, Li Xiaoen vaguely saw a reflection of himself from yesterday.

A morning tea meal costs nearly three thousand yuan, which is undoubtedly unbelievable for them, who were previously only a moderately well-off family.

Before I go back to school, should I buy something for my parents?
Li Xiaoen thought to himself that it was Monday and both of them had to go back to their posts in the afternoon, so he said goodbye to them and drove with Suffer to the university town.

The university town in Yuecheng is located on a small island, where several universities are clustered. Every time you walk by, you see young college students. Shedding the hustle and bustle of the city and its social nature, it is like a secluded yet vibrant island.

I drove to the commercial area near the center of the island and met Dong Liangpeng waiting at the entrance of the parking lot.

"Hey, what are you looking at, buddy?"

Li Xiaoen opened the car window and jokingly said with a smile.

Turning back from the bustling road, Dong Liangpeng stared blankly at the luxurious convertible sports car in front of him.

"Sean...Sean?"

"What, have you forgotten me so quickly?"

Li Xiaoen suppressed a laugh and tilted his head, "Isn't it because Wenli agreed to be your girlfriend? You must be overjoyed, right?"

"What are you saying, you worthless bastard?"

Rolling his eyes, Dong Liangpeng bent down and saw Su Feier in the passenger seat. He paused for a moment, then nodded in greeting.

The three sat down in a nearby coffee shop. Suffer watched as Li Xiaoen took out his laptop, which was filled with dense code, and then got up and walked towards the shops inside.

"I'll go inside and take a look around first."

"okay."

Li Xiaoen nodded, then turned back to meet Dong Liangpeng's sour gaze, and couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time, "Don't look at me like that, it's disgusting, thank you."

"Sean, that sports car, it wasn't... a gift from your girlfriend, was it?"

Dong Liangpeng frowned and asked. He knew Li Xiaoen's family's financial situation. Although they were a well-off family, they could certainly afford a sports car if they really wanted to, but they would definitely not do it.

"Going to America and hooking up with a rich and beautiful woman would be great," he sighed.

“I made a lot of money investing over there.”

Li Xiaoen's face darkened, and he explained, "Do I look like the kind of person who lives off a woman?"

"picture."

"..." "Forget it, I'll just find someone else to outsource it. Anyway, the budget is big enough, so I'm not worried about finding someone to take the job."

Li Xiaoen shook his head and made a move to get up, but was immediately pulled down by Dong Liangpeng.

"Hey, hey... don't be impulsive."

Dong Liangpeng smiled helplessly and said, "The senior I asked will be here soon. I can't just stand him up, can I?"

"Besides, my and Wenli's dating fund depends entirely on you."

Looking for a trustworthy person to take on the writing task, Li Xiaoen approached Dong Liangpeng, a computer science major from South China University of Technology, to help find a suitable candidate. Dong Liangpeng also shared a portion of the outsourcing fee with Li Xiaoen.

"So how did you talk to the client?"

Li Xiaoen glanced at Dong Liangpeng, sneered, and leaned back in his chair with his arms crossed.

"you……"

Dong Liangpeng was speechless for a moment, then took a deep breath, "Okay, okay, I misspoke, alright?"

"Go ahead, treat me to an iced Americano."

Li Xiaoen tossed his head slightly, gesturing to the coffee shop counter, until Dong Liangpeng made a round trip like a doormat, before finally breaking into a smile.

"Take a look, they're all computer science majors, see if you can understand them."

After taking a sip of coffee, Li Xiaoen gestured with his chin to Dong Liangpeng, pointing to the code on the computer screen. "This is the code framework and implementation idea I wrote. If you studied it to the graduate level, you should be able to understand it."

"Even if I have a habit of self-studying in advance, I can't be that fast, can I?"

Unable to resist making a comment, Dong Liangpeng looked at Li Xiaoen with some suspicion. Just as he was about to speak, a young man who was clearly older walked in through the door.

……

To Li Xiaoen's surprise, the senior student who came knew Professor Sedgewick. Hearing that he had entered the professor's lab as a freshman and accepted the outsourced task without even checking the code framework, he patted his chest and said yes.

After saying goodbye to Dong Liangpeng, Li Xiaoen activated his [Eye of Insight] and spotted Su Feier in an LV store on the third floor. With a subtle thought in mind, he walked over to find the girl.

"Are you buying a new bag since you're here for tourism?"

They sell them here, and they're definitely available in New York City too. According to what Suffer said before, when a new model comes out, the store manager comes to her door to ask if she has any opinions on purchasing it.

"I bought it for your mother."

Shifting her gaze from the bag in her hand, Suffer asked casually, "Have you finished talking about your part-time jobs and outsourcing?"

As she spoke, she lifted her leg and walked towards the other display shelf, with a sales assistant in a bodycon skirt following her step by step, giving off a queen-like aura.

She waved for the sales assistant to leave, then picked up a new bag and looked at it, asking, "Would your mother like this design?"

"She prefers something simple and elegant, nothing too complicated."

Li Xiaoen replied, letting out a breath, "The matter is settled. Now I should focus on being a tour guide for a certain young lady."

"Humph……"

With a soft hum, Suffer nodded with a smile on her lips, "Also, would you like to buy something for your father, like a watch, a tie, or some leather shoes?"

"I was still considering it."

Li Xiaoen was surprised and, meeting the girl's meaningful gaze, couldn't help but pause for a moment.

He knew Suffer was intelligent, but such a deep connection still made him feel irresistibly moved.

"You have superpowers, and I have mind-reading abilities."

Looking back meaningfully, Suffer let out a soft snort.

“My superpowers are fake. If you really have superpowers, Suffer, how about we go to Macau? It’s like Las Vegas in America. We can definitely make a fortune there.”

Li Xiaoen, taking advantage of the situation, raised his chin, but the only response he received was the girl's graceful turn and retreating back.

Here, he bought some luxury goods for his parents and some afternoon tea snacks. Li Xiaoen then drove her to the nearby Dafushan Forest Park.

On a Monday afternoon, there were significantly fewer tourists in the park than on a holiday weekend. Li Xiaoen spread out a picnic blanket on a lush and shady grassy area in Shantang and lay down directly on Su Feier's lap.

"Um……"

Just as Li Xiaoen felt the incredibly elastic and soft touch on the back of his head, a hand immediately pinched his cheek from top to bottom.

"stand up."

"I'm so tired, Sophie..."

Seemingly not hearing, Li Xiaoen took a deep breath, turned around, and hugged the girl's slender waist.

"Hey……"

Feeling the young man's hot breath on her abdomen, Sufiel couldn't help but gasp and pushed him off her lap. "Alright, alright, I'll let you lie down. Can you behave yourself?"

"Ha ha……"

Upon hearing this, Li Xiaoen laughed twice, lay back, and saw only half of the blue sky before it was completely covered by a hand.

"I'm so lucky to have a lap pillow and a facial massage from such a beautiful girl."

Without pulling away Suffer's hand covering his face, Li Xiaoen groaned indistinctly.

"Sophie, can you feed me a snack?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the hand covering his face moved away, and two fingers pinched his cheek hard again.

After much persuasion, Li Xiaoen finally got Sufiel to hand him a grape. Just as he was happily chewing it, Sufiel got up, causing his head to hit the grass.

"Afternoon tea is over, aren't you going to take me shopping?"

"Oh, of course."

Almost forgetting the important matter, Li Xiaoen paused for a moment, nodded in agreement, and naturally took on the responsibility of carrying the entire load.

"The scenery around Dafu Mountain is beautiful, and the terrain is not too steep. The weather is also nice today, so we can ride bicycles or take a walk."

"I'll ride, you can walk."

Sophie gave a gentle and beautiful smile.

"what?"

"Squat down first."

Following his instructions, Li Xiaoen wondered if Suffer would ride a bicycle and then walk wearily. From his perspective, two long legs stretched out from behind to the front, and a considerable weight sat on his shoulders.

"So that's what you meant."

Li Xiaoen shrugged helplessly.

"Ha ha……"

Sophie's laughter came from above, followed by two taps on his head. "This is the interest on your lap pillow."

"Just interest?"

Raising an eyebrow, Li Xiaoen stood up, startling the girl above him who quickly clung to his head. "No wonder you're the daughter of a capitalist, Su Feier. You've surpassed your mother, and you're even more ruthless."

"Stop talking nonsense and go quickly."

Sophie tapped the young man on the head.

Taking a deep breath, Li Xiaoen reached out and gripped the girl's leg tightly. "Sit tight."

After saying that, Li Xiaoen, who had been taking a slow stroll, suddenly quickened his pace and jogged ahead.

"what……"

The sudden acceleration caused Suffer to gasp in surprise, and after regaining her balance, she couldn't help but let out a burst of laughter like the chimes of a wind chime.

"Sean, this way, the view is beautiful."

Standing tall, one can see far. Sophie gazed at a fork in the road ahead, clamped her legs around the young man's head, and excitedly pointed in that direction.

(End of this chapter)