You're my wife, don't doubt it!

"Pregnant."

"You're so mean!"

Then there was another burst of laughter.

Although Lucia's first impression of Yu Luying was very average, she could not tolerate this behavior even more: "Girls, gossiping and talking behind people's backs is not what Christians do."

The two women exchanged a glance, stuck out their tongues, and gave Lucia a look that seemed to say, "Who are you sending this to?"

Lucia left with her tray, and she could still faintly hear whispers behind her, such as "old nun".

She almost lost her temper on the spot, but she held back and left.

Let us pray for them.

--split line--

That afternoon, Xiao Yao, having had a good sleep, was full of energy and attended the D group history class in a serious, positive, and lively manner.

He particularly loved history class when he was in school and was a member of the history club—he especially loved listening to the part about war.

The teacher's name is Li Teng. He holds a PhD in Medieval Studies from the University of Liverpool, UK, and is an associate research fellow in the Department of World History at the School of Humanities, Shanghai Normal University. He also serves as the deputy head of the Department of World History. His humorous teaching style is very popular with Xiao Yao.

Today's lecture was on the history of the ancient church, mainly about how it was brutally persecuted for 400 years under the rule of the Roman Empire, as well as the lives and writings of the early Church Fathers. Xiao Yao wasn't quite interested, so he raised his hand to ask when the Crusades would be covered, which caused a burst of soft laughter.

“That’s a good question,” Teacher Li said happily. “I assure you, I’m also eager to get to that part—we will.”

"It's always more satisfying to beat someone up than to get beaten up," Xiao Yao thought.

Interest is the best teacher. Although we didn't reach the 11th century today, the afternoon was still short and enjoyable. Xiao Yao listened attentively, but he couldn't help but worry about whether Shen Jie would suffer any aftereffects.

And what about the world in the mirror, a place of darkness, utter nothingness, and a gas that can cause unconsciousness (that's how Xiao Yao understood it)? What exactly is it?

Yu Bo replied that he would return to the summer camp in a few days and instructed himself and Shen Jie not to act rashly. It seemed that there was nothing that could be done for the time being.

Before class, I covered the bathroom mirror with paper. I don't know how I'm going to explain it to Gao Sijun that night.

There were three classes in one afternoon, and then it was time for dinner.

At dinner, everyone tacitly agreed to sit in groups, and Xiao Yao had no choice but to sit with the guys in green T-shirts, secretly feeling a bit annoyed.

What kind of weird habit is this? It's even inconvenient to sit and eat with Yu Luying now.

Yu Luying was wearing a pink T-shirt. Xiao Yao looked at her from afar and asked which group the pink T-shirt belonged to.

“It’s ‘The ABC of Love’,” Zhao Xiaomei interjected. “It’s run by Father Zuo, and it teaches people how to date.”

"What? There are classes for this?" Xiao Yao was stunned.

“It must be because you treat them badly,” Zhao Xiaomei teased. “That’s why they have to go out of their way to learn how to get along with you.”

The members of Group D, including Li Teng, laughed heartily, filling the dinner table with a joyful atmosphere.

"Yes, that makes sense," Xiao Yao said with a dry laugh.

After dinner, there was a short period of free time. Yu Luying wanted to take a walk on the beach with Xiao Yao, but Xiao Yao, in order to reinforce his good boy image, dragged Yu Luying to "accompany the Holy Body".

Yu Luying felt a mix of joy and worry, wondering if Xiao Yao had overestimated his abilities, but she still went with him.

The Communion is next to the room in Teiser's room yesterday. The floor is covered with a soft carpet, and you have to take off your shoes before you go in.

There were already about ten people sitting inside. Xiao Yao had just found an empty seat when Shen Jie's text message came in: "My roommate went to keep the Holy Body company. Shall we sneak out and take a walk along the Shanghai beach?"

Xiao Yao could only reply, "I saw your roommate. I'm sitting far to her right and behind her."

Shen Jie replied with a "".

A while later, she burst in, glanced at Xiao Yao with a complicated look, put on her white lace veil, and sat down next to Lu Ziya.

And so, the three of them sat "together" for more than an hour, until it was time for their evening group activities.

In the evening, we continued with small group discussions. Today's theme was "My Story," and the content was presented in the form of individual speeches and storytelling. Each person had 20 minutes to tell a story about "facing oneself, reconciling with oneself, finding God, and finding the value and direction of life." Afterwards, there was a collective silence and collective evening prayer.

After all that fuss, Xiao Yao returned to room 1503 with Gao Sijun, and it was already past ten o'clock.

The boy was so tired that he felt like his body was falling apart and he wanted to collapse and sleep. Under the urging of Gao Sijun and Yu Luying (remotely), he took a shower.

Just as he lay down in bed, Shen Jie sent him a text message, asking him to meet at their "usual spot" after the lights were turned off.

Xiao Yao replied politely, explaining that he was exhausted and needed to catch up on sleep that night.

Although Shen Jie was unhappy, she expressed her understanding.

Of course, the deeper reason why Xiao Yao refused was that if he sneaked out every night, Gao Sijun would definitely find out.

He considered whether he should truthfully tell Shen Jie about his conversation with Yu Bo that day, the Yu family patriarch's "observation," and so on, so as not to make the latter think that he had changed his mind and overthink things. However, when he thought about the malice and dissatisfaction that Shen Jie expressed to Yu Luying in front of him when she came at noon, he felt that if he were to go to such lengths to tell her about Yu Luying, it might not be of any benefit.

"Old Gao, let's read the evening lesson together—uh, night lesson?" Xiao Yao pulled out a "blue book".

Xiao Yao had previously mentioned to Shen Jie that he wanted to ask Lu Ziya to get him a copy of "The Little Lesson of the Virgin Mary," so Shen Jie secretly gave it to him during the group activity that evening.

“You read it, I’ll pray for myself later.” Gao Sijun said as he pulled out his “blue book”—a GBA.

The next day was Friday, and there was no meat in the cafeteria.

Seafood was available, but Xiao Yao was suffering from gastroenteritis and couldn't recover quickly, so he had to endure eating plain steamed buns, swallowing plain eggs, and drinking plain porridge—it was pure torture.

Fortunately, Xiao Yao could still taste some of the deliciousness of seafood from Yu Luying's meal, but she refused to eat any more, only eating her own portion, which puzzled Xiao Yao.

Days passed by like this: morning Mass, a large class on inspirational stories in the morning, small group classes in the afternoon, and after dinner, Xiao Yao, Yu Luying, and Shen Jie would have a "three-person date" in the Holy Sacrament, but they wouldn't say much. In the evening, there were various group activities, and finally, they would go back to their rooms, turn off the lights, and go to sleep.

Shen Jie had asked Xiao Yao to meet her after lights out on Friday and Saturday, but he made up all sorts of excuses to avoid it, so he simply didn't make the appointment on Sunday. Seeing that Shen Jie wasn't contacting him anymore, Xiao Yao knew she was angry, so he took the initiative to ask her to meet him in the hallway. Shen Jie initially wanted to put on airs and be stubborn, but then thought better of it and went to the appointment on time. However, Xiao Yao only sat there for 20 minutes before rushing upstairs.

On Monday, neither of them made any plans to meet. They just chatted on and off via text message, as they always do.

On Tuesday, Dicky Cheung came to the camp, accompanied by Bishop Kim from the Shanghai Diocese. Cheung gave a speech on how faith had helped and transformed him in his life, and used this to encourage the students.

After the speech, many students approached Cheung Wai-kin to talk, take photos, and get autographs, creating a lively and bustling atmosphere.

Shen Jie wasn't interested in celebrities, so she took advantage of the fact that she didn't have class that morning (thanks to Dicky Cheung) and went out for a walk by herself.

She walked out of the Saint Love Hotel, clutching the hem of her red T-shirt with both hands, casually kicking at the sand on the ground, not caring that the toes of her socks inside her sandals were getting dirty, and walked towards the beach.

It was a cloudy day, and the outdoor temperature was quite comfortable. The girl, looking melancholy, slowly stopped walking.

"Mimi mimi, ma ma ma~" Shen Jie supported her waist and practiced her voice according to the method taught by her teacher.

"Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh~"

"If I could sing a complete song, it would be a way of thanking and praising Him."

No, it's still out of tune.

Don't rush, take your time.

The girl was thinking about whether to go to the beach to wade in the waves, find a place to borrow equipment to go diving (she had already seen these kinds of advertisements), or ride a jet ski or paragliding.

I don't know if there's enough time?

As he was waving his arms and pondering, suddenly, a graceful young woman in a pink T-shirt walked out of the main entrance of the Saint Love Hotel, swinging her two white arms and looking around as she walked.

Is it her? Or not? It must be her.

Although the girl looked around, she couldn't see Shen Jie.

Shen Jie went up to her, wanting to say a few words to Yu Luying.

Yu Luying still didn't see her and walked straight in one direction.

Her legs were long, and she walked very fast. Shen Jie walked quickly and slowly for quite a while, but the distance between the two of them didn't shorten much.

Shen Jie wanted to shout Yu Luying's name, but she swallowed the last two words after saying the word "Yu".

She originally wanted to ask Yu Luying if she felt that Xiao Yao hadn't been behaving normally these past few days, as if he had been possessed.

But he was also worried that Yu Luying would say, "He's perfectly normal, he's just not normal with you."

That would truly be sending one's face to the countryside, bringing shame upon oneself.

While I was hesitating, I followed them for a while longer.

Whether out of curiosity or something else, Shen Jie inexplicably decided to follow her to the end and see where this little vixen was going and what she was up to.

It's probably just about buying something or taking a walk alone.

After following for another half mile, Shen Jie became increasingly confused about what she was doing, constantly cursing herself for being stupid and doing something so absurd.

Yu Luying stumbled and twisted her way, asking people for directions, but she didn't look back.

Shen Jie followed her past the entrance of a Dragon King Guanyin Temple. She saw Yu Luying stop and look around for a moment before continuing on.

I thought you, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, were going to switch allegiances.

Shen Jie continued following Yu Luying for almost a kilometer, and just as she was about to turn back and give up, the target stopped again.

After looking around, the girl crossed the road and turned to walk towards a magnificent, golden building.

"Dongqi Hotel?" Shen Jie wondered to herself, "What's she going there for?"

The hotel... could it be...?

Of course, how could that be?

Since we've come this far, there's no reason to turn back now that we've come this far. We have no choice but to see things clearly before making a decision.

Shen Jie entered the lobby of the Dongqi Hotel and quietly found a sofa in a corner to sit down. Not seeing Yu Luying, she thought she had lost her. She searched around for a long time before finally spotting Yu Luying in another inconspicuous corner.

She just stood there.