Reborn and awakened, this time I won't be a love-struck fool.

Huaguang is still a campus, and the gap between rich and poor is not as large as it is in society.

Children from ordinary families like theirs can at least exchange a few words with these privileged students; once they leave school, they probably wouldn't even be able to meet them.

Not to mention offending the other party.

Xia Ruoruo broke free from her hand, tilted her head back, tears welling in her eyes, and stubbornly looked at Xie Yanhuai.

Xie Yanhuai suddenly felt a surge of annoyance, though he couldn't quite put his finger on where it came from. "Do as you please."

He coldly uttered those three words.

All that was left for Xia Ruoruo was a heartless silhouette.

The tears that had been welling up in her eyes finally fell.

Zhou patted her shoulder lightly, "Ruoruo, what's wrong?"

Xia Ruoruo sobbed, replying with a wronged tone, "Nothing."

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the other side.

Once they were out of sight, Lin Wu withdrew her hand.

She cleared her throat, as if she wanted to say something, but when her gaze fell on Xu Jingwang, she froze.

He seemed to habitually zip up his coat all the way, and his ears were very beautiful; from Lin Wu's angle, she could just see his side ears.

His skin was fair, with a light blush spreading from his neck to his earlobes.

"No..." Lin Wu changed her mind again, "Why are your ears turning red?"

Xu Jingwang: "..."

Before he could come up with a good reason, Lin Wu's gaze towards him grew increasingly strange.

"Could it be that I really guessed right?" Lin Wu asked tentatively, "You really have a crush on Xie Yanhuai?"

Xu Jingwang's lips twitched visibly, as if he had swallowed a fly. "How could that be? It's a bit windy today, and my clothes are too thin."

Lin Wu thought about it carefully and realized she had been being too imaginative. She smiled awkwardly and said, "Then wear more clothes next time."

Xu Jingwang nodded: "Okay."

Lin Wu patted Xu Jingwang on the shoulder again and said, "Next time Xie Yanhuai causes you trouble, just come to me."

Xu Jingwang was silent for a moment, then asked, "Why are you suddenly being so nice to me?"

Lin Wu was taken aback, not expecting him to ask that question so suddenly.

Lin Wu often acts impulsively, doing whatever he feels like without considering the reasons behind it.

Xu Jingwang suddenly asked this question, and she hesitated for a moment. She thought about it seriously and said, "Because you are a very good person and you teach very well. My family had hired several tutors for me before to help me with my weak subjects, but I couldn't concentrate on any of them."

"It's so rare to find someone who's willing to listen; if we miss this opportunity, we might never get another chance."

Those tutors were all highly educated and quite attentive and gentle, but Xu Jingwang was completely different.

He spoke in detail, had a pleasant voice, and most importantly, Lin Wu felt like she wasn't in a class, but rather listening to someone flatter her.

He knew everything she didn't understand.

Just... a born teacher's sacred body.

The boy stared at her intently.

The autumn sky is always vast and empty, the light pure white. His eyes reflected Lin Wu's figure, and he gave a slight twitch at the corner of his lips. "Is that so?"

Lin Wu hissed, pondered for a moment, and said, "You're not satisfied with this answer?"

"Satisfied." Xu Jingwang smiled slightly.

Lin Wu sniffed. "Then I'll go find my friend first."

"Hmm." Xu Jingwang watched her retreating figure.

She is 1.68 meters tall, and 1.7 meters tall with shoes on. She stands out in a crowd with her long legs, thin back, and very upright posture.

Xu Jingwang's gaze followed her back as she searched the entire playground for someone until she disappeared into the crowded throng.

I will never see it again.

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After school in the afternoon, Lin Wu went home with a backpack full of weekend homework.

Lin Si hadn't finished school yet. As soon as she entered the door, she was surprised to find that Ms. Jiang had actually come downstairs today.

She was wearing a loose-fitting, pure white cotton dress, and her eyes were covered with dark circles. She was sitting at a table, cutting flowers with scissors.

To her left was a vintage vase, and to her right was a large bouquet of fresh yellow roses.

Lin Wu tossed her schoolbag onto the sofa. "Did my dad give it to me?"

Jiang Fanxing paused, her thoughts drifting back to the past. After a moment, she snapped out of it and said calmly, "He was busy fishing, how could he possibly send me flowers?"

Lin Wu washed her hands, took the bowl of yogurt from Li Ma, and asked, "Who sent that?"

Jiang Fanxing: "Your auntie has arrived with Yingying."

Yingying refers to Lin Wu's cousin, Lin Ying.

When my aunt gave birth to Lin Ying, she suffered a difficult labor and severe bleeding. My uncle, Lin Qingyuan, used his connections to invite all the most experienced doctors in the capital, and with great difficulty, he managed to save both the mother and the baby.

Since then, Lin Qingyuan has not had any more children.

Lin Ying is the only daughter of the second wife.

Lin Wu paused, her hand holding the spoon still, and the faint smile on her lips froze.

To this day, the person she hates the most has never been Xie Yanhuai or Xia Ruoruo.

It was Lin Qingyuan.

This was her uncle, whom she once admired immensely and regarded as her own father.

Jiang Fanxing seemed to sense that something was wrong with Lin Wu. She released the scissors and looked over.

Lin Wu's expression had already returned to normal.

She sat down on the sofa, eating her yogurt bowl while casually asking, "Weren't they abroad? Why did they suddenly come back?"

Jiang Fanxing didn't see anything wrong. She picked up the scissors and continued pruning the branches. "They said the overseas company has settled down, and the whole family has moved back to Beijing."

A year ago, Lin Qingyuan took his wife and daughter to Country M to establish an overseas branch and expand into overseas markets.

In their previous life, the three of them returned during the second semester of their senior year of high school.

Why is it suddenly so much earlier this time?

"I see," Lin Wu replied.

After finishing her yogurt bowl, she took a tissue to wipe her hands and sat down next to Jiang Fanxing.

She rested her chin on her hand, watching Jiang Fanxing prune the branches.

Her wrists were exceptionally thin, even thinner than Lin Wu's, and her skin was a pale, almost unseen white, with particularly prominent bluish veins.

Lin Wu felt a lump in her throat. "Mom."

Jiang Fanxing's hand suddenly stopped.

Two seconds later, she put down the scissors, looked over, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Lin Wu met her almond-shaped eyes, and fighting back tears, she said, "Now that I no longer like Xie Yanhuai, can the engagement be called off?"

Jiang Fanxing was clearly stunned.

Although Lin Wu had told her before that she didn't like it anymore, she didn't believe it and only thought that Lin Wu had been wronged.

She only truly believed it now that she brought up the engagement.

"Yes, it's possible." She hesitated for a moment, "but this matter involves a wide range of people. I'll talk to your dad about it when he gets back."

"Okay." Lin Wu nodded.

She touched the patterns on the vase, hesitated for a moment, and finally made up her mind to ask, "Mom, I heard before that you and Dad were truly in love when you got married. Do you not love each other anymore?"

Jiang Fanxing's body suddenly stiffened.

She held a pair of scissors in one hand and a flower in the other. "Why are you suddenly asking this?"