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

Chapter 253 Spring Break Alone?
In mid-March, the early spring flowers, grasses, and trees are tinged with a faint green, hinting at a desire to break free from constraints, just waiting for the right moment to grow wildly.

As dusk deepened, the peaceful campus saw a few students occasionally strolling by, chatting as they walked away. Inside the two-story villa, however, all was quiet.

Victoria hesitated to agree, and Li Xiaoen's heart sank to the bottom.

Is there something inconvenient?

Li Xiaoen took the initiative to speak.

"I do not know how to say it."

Victoria shook her head vigorously, then quickly spoke up, looking up at the camera to avoid the young man's intense gaze.

"..."

"Okay, then I won't go."

Not wanting to put the girls in a difficult position, Li Xiaon nodded and looked at Serafina and the other girl, "Suffolk and the others can go together, is that alright?"

Turning her gaze back, Victoria didn't answer, but simply nodded her head, leaving Sean Lee quite annoyed.

Victoria's current demeanor is completely different from when they were chatting privately. Is it because she turned on the video, or because other girls were also present?

Recalling how she had always wanted to video chat with Victoria but was rejected, Lee Shawn couldn't help but think to herself.

Besides, looking back and thinking about it carefully, if he were to face both Victoria and Sophie at the same time, he still wouldn't know how to handle it, so perhaps this outcome would be relatively better?
Thinking to himself to comfort his premonition, Li Xiaoen let out a long breath and stopped thinking about it.

After a quick dinner, the final cleanup was left to the two girls. To avoid sitting there and attracting unwanted attention, Li Xiaoen said goodbye.

Back in the dormitory, upon entering the room, Li Xiaoen's gaze was immediately drawn to two figures stacked one on top of the other in the living room. He glanced at them sideways, then quickly walked up the stairs without disturbing them.

Daniel was about to start making excuses when he saw this and paused for a moment, watching as Li Xiaoen strode upstairs until he disappeared from sight.

“Daniel…”

The Black woman on his body turned her gaze from the stairs, gently stroking his cheeks with both hands, and teased, "Is that your roommate Sean?"

"Could you introduce him to me? Or could you give me his contact information?"

Snapped.

A sharp slapping sound rang out abruptly, bringing Daniel back to his senses. He scoffed and pushed away the Black woman who was pressing down on him. "Sorry, he doesn't like Black people."

"Stand there, bend down a little..."

Daniel took a deep breath; he was determined to teach this wanton woman a lesson.

"So, you like it?"

Doing as instructed, the Black woman turned around and gave him a flirtatious wink.

"hey-hey……"

Gritting his teeth and scoffing, Daniel suddenly straightened his back and slapped down with both hands without holding back, producing several crisp, loud sounds. "I don't like it either!"

Even after being told that, the black woman was not angry at all. Instead, she drew out her voice, arched her back, and straightened her upper body, making a series of "oh oh ho" sounds.

"bit**, why isn't it 'oh my god'?"

Upon hearing the woman's voice, Daniel's anger flared, and he thrust even harder.

Li Xiaoen didn't see the horrific scene downstairs. If he had known it later, he would have been glad he hadn't seen it. He went back to his room, grabbed his clothes, washed up, and then sat down at his computer.

Since the two girls couldn't be together for various reasons, he devoted all his energy to his work, which was also a way of laying the foundation for them to be together in the future.

[Advanced Learning Domain Halo: Unlocked]

……

Day after day, the life of leaving early and returning late always passed quickly. After making up her mind, Li Xiaoen threw herself into her work until March 16th, when the spring break arrived, and she suddenly came back to her senses.

Yesterday, when the holiday started, many students left with backpacks and suitcases, all smiles. Even this morning, when Li Xiaoen was parked in his car in the parking lot at the school gate, he still saw many people leaving one after another.

Politely declining several girls who approached him asking for his contact information, ignoring the numerous gazes that constantly surrounded him, Li Xiaoen took a sip of coffee, placed it on the roof of the car, and couldn't help but look up at the clear blue sky, letting out a sigh of relief.

He's only nineteen, a freshman in college, how come he's so busy?

While other international students are enjoying their university life in America, he has to work hard and keep busy during spring break.

The handsome young man slumped lazily against the car, looking up at the sky. The spring breeze ruffled his slightly long hair, adding to his charmingly melancholic air.

The three girls who came together were all stunned.

Noticing their arrival, Li Xiaoen turned her head and looked at them one by one, her gaze sweeping over them as she couldn't help but smile and nod.

"Wow, it's rare to see everyone dressed so stylishly yet casually. Is this just for traveling?"

He personally doesn't have that obsessive-compulsive disorder, but he knows that many people will take the time to groom themselves when they go out for fun, since it's a way of showing their true selves.

A teasing laugh elicited completely different reactions from the three girls. Suffer did not stop walking; instead, she quickened her pace and suddenly slammed her head into Li Xiaoen's arms.

Li Xiaoen raised his hand and hugged the girl in his arms tightly. He took a deep breath, rested his chin on her head, and cherished the memories of the past few days.

"Alright, let's not delay any longer and risk causing further flight delays."

It wasn't until quite a while later that Li Xiaoen patted the girl's back with his hand.

"We went by private plane, so there was no delay."

Suffol greedily inhaled air in the young man's arms, only managing to make indistinct sounds.

"The departure time was agreed upon with Victoria, and the itinerary has been arranged. It wouldn't be good to be late, would it?"

Li Xiaoen offered another word of comfort, and as soon as he said this, Su Feier immediately took the initiative to break away, raising her eyes to stare intently at the young man, her eyes slightly narrowed.

"No matter who it is, it's impolite to delay someone's trip and put their plans on hold, isn't it?"

Li Xiaoen offered an explanation but only received a glare in return.

After inviting the girls into the car, Li Xiaoen drove them to a nearby small airport. As they got out of the car and were about to say goodbye, he took out two small gift boxes from his pocket and handed them to Su Feier.

"Sophie, please give this white gift box to Victoria for me. This red gift box is a gift for you during this spring break."

With a slight frown, Suffer reached out and took it, glancing down at it.

"What's inside?"

"This is a key to my studio."

Li Xiaoen nodded in response.

"..."

"Okay, it's a USB drive for Victoria. I wrote some programs for her to connect to that basketball speaker box. It contains my newly written music script."

Lee Shawn sighed and added.

Only then did Suffer nod seriously, put the white gift box into her bag, and casually toss her red gift box back to the young man.

"I'll get it when I get back."

"Sean, Sean..." Serafina and Mary, who were waiting nearby, called out anxiously and expectantly, "If it's a spring break gift, what about ours?"

Li Xiaoen was naturally prepared for this. He reached out his empty hand to them, and with a flick of his wrist, two bright flowers appeared in his hand.

"Just flowers?"

Their surprised and excited eyes froze for a moment, and both girls immediately deflated, reaching out to take the item with little interest.

"Let's make a bet. If this flower is still as vibrant as ever when you come back, I'll grant you one wish."

"Just one flower is indeed a bit perfunctory," Li Xiaoen said with a smile, raising his chin.

"Our trip is planned for seven days, how should we preserve the memories?"

After a moment of surprise, Serafina glared at her resentfully.

"Etc., etc……"

Mary, on the other hand, was beaming with excitement. She quickly picked up her phone and started typing, "I'll call my housekeeper over and have him take good care of this flower."

Sure enough, among their group, Serafina was the most stubborn woman.

Finding it extremely amusing, Li Xiaoen turned his head and silently gave her a look.

"Sean!"

Clenching her fists, Serafina's fair cheeks quickly turned bright red. Gritting her teeth, she snapped, seemingly still not satisfied, and reached out to grab him, "How dare you make fun of me?!"

"Hey hey hey..."

Li Xiaoen quickly raised his hand to stop him, "I didn't say anything."

After a brief struggle, the two reluctantly withdrew their hands only after Sophie coughed twice.

"Don't worry, I was just joking, don't take it to heart."

Seeing Mary dial the phone and put it to her ear, Sean Lee reached out to stop her, saying, "Life is like a flower in spring, blooming today and withering tomorrow. Only the fragrance of this moment is worth the passion of life."

"Beautiful ladies, have a pleasant journey."

As he said this, Li Xiaoen looked at the three girls on the left and right, and nodded with a smile.

Serafina and Mary both had a helpless and resentful look in their eyes, but Sophie did not, and continued to stare straight at them.

really.

While inwardly grumbling, Li Xiaoen moved closer to Su Feier, reached out and touched the girl's ear to tidy her hair, then brought the hand back to her with a bright red rose.

Passionate, beautiful, and thorny.

No other flower could be as fitting for the girl in front of him.

"You were prepared all along, why did you wait until now to give it to me?"

Looking up at the young man, Suffer reached out and took it.

"I think you should focus on the first sentence."

Li Xiaoen smiled, put his hand on the girl's slender waist, and kissed her on the forehead.

Rolling her eyes, Sophie turned to look at Serafina and the other girl.

"I'm not going to England. Have a good trip."

"If you want me to promise you something, I can do it right now and I won't disturb your spring break trip."

While Serafina and the other girl were still in shock, Sean Lee spoke up, which brought them back to their senses.

Serafina found the bet proposed by Sean Lee impossible and challenged it back. Mary called the housekeeper to help preserve and dispose of the items, while Sophie was even more direct and forceful, announcing that she would not go to England.

Every word and action of theirs perfectly reflected the personality traits of the girls.

Only then did Sophie let out a soft hum, a slight smile curving her lips.

It was just a joke to lighten the mood, but I ended up owing a few girls something again.

Li Xiaoen felt helpless. Even though she knew that given their relationship, she wouldn't be put in a difficult position, she still felt uneasy with this matter weighing on her mind.

“How about this, Mary, when you get back, I’ll cook you dinner when I have time, or I’ll take you to eat authentic Chinese food.”

With the intention of settling this vague matter, Li Xiaoen spoke, then looked at Serafina, momentarily speechless.

The other party likes weapons and combat, so I ended up asking them for more equipment, let alone offering them anything they liked.

"Sean, if you have time in the future, come be my sparring partner!"

Serafina nodded solemnly, her eyes filled with anticipation.

"I've been sparring with you for too long, I can only do it once."

Already busy, there was no reason to give himself another "job." Li Xiaoen nodded and shook his head, which once again provoked Serafina's continuous protests.

As for Sophie...

Li Xiaoen turned around and met the girl's expectant and smiling gaze, and he didn't know what to say.

"Whatever you say, go ahead."

Li Xiaoen sighed.

More than half a year has passed since the five promises he made at the beginning of last semester. It seems that he still owes Suffer something. With the breakthrough and rapid development of their relationship, he can now say whatever he wants directly. Such a bet has become meaningless and has even become a way for the two of them to tease each other, which is quite amusing.

"Debts are never a burden," and seeing the bright smile on Su Feier's pretty face, Li Xiaoen couldn't help but smile as well, going along with the girl's wishes.

After finishing their business, the group said their goodbyes once more, and the luxurious and spacious private jet took off into the sky, heading towards England across the Atlantic.

Li Xiaoen turned around. He had been chatting and laughing with several girls when he came over, but when he left, he was all alone. He didn't care and went straight to his studio.

Today is not the weekend, and everyone in the studio still has to work. On one hand, there is the school's seven-day spring break, and on the other hand, there is the busy work of office workers day and night. Li Xiaoen is juggling both, going back and forth between the two, and truly experiencing the freedom and beauty of student life.

He had previously seen some online discussions about how people only start to reminisce about the carefree college life after they start working, and now, as a freshman, he has personally experienced it.

Deep down, he still considered himself a student.

Filled with emotion, Li Xiaoen bought a coffee from a shop near the base and carried it upstairs.

Upon opening the door, Li Xiaoen was taken aback to see a cup of coffee on each of her colleagues' desks.

"You bought coffee, why didn't you tell me?"

After placing a coffee on a nearby table, Lee Shawn nodded to Haskell, who had just arrived.

"It wasn't us, it was your beautiful female friend who bought it."

Haskell shook his head in a low voice, gesturing to an office with its door tightly closed.

(End of this chapter)