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The next day, in the largest lecture hall of the law school, a dull jurisprudence class had just ended.

The professor left through the front door with his lesson plan in his hand, and the students began packing their bags, getting up in twos and threes.

Su Nian closed the notebook on the table, and stopped after taking a few steps.

A young man wearing a local delivery uniform entered the classroom, carrying a conspicuous bouquet of flowers.

It was a bouquet of top-quality crushed ice blue roses that needed to be air-freighted. The edges of the petals carried a subtle, translucent coolness. The wrapping paper was made of a low-key, luxurious gray matte material, and even the way the ribbon was tied exuded a refined and high-class feel.

The bouquet of flowers appeared in the classroom, which was filled with the atmosphere of books, and instantly attracted the attention of many students around.

The deliveryman glanced at his phone to check the information before approaching Su Nian: "Are you Su Nian?"

Su Nian frowned and nodded.

"These are your flowers, please sign for them."

"Who sent it?" Su Nian didn't reach out to take it.

"The customers' messages are all on the cards; my only responsibility is to deliver them on time."

The whispers around them grew louder, and several girls kept turning around, their eyes full of curiosity and gossip.

Su Nian's gaze fell on the high-quality gold-embossed card, beneath which was a thin kraft paper document bag.

"I heard you've been preparing a paper on the standards for evidence collection in crimes involving supernatural abilities. I hope you can provide some reference for the early case files that have been declassified these past few days, Pei Xiao."

Su Nian hated being the center of attention, so she refused, saying, "Excuse me, please go back."

The deliveryman, carrying the eye-catching bouquet of crushed blue roses, turned and walked out of the lecture hall.

The once quiet surroundings were suddenly filled with murmurs from every corner of the classroom.

"Did you see the signature on the card? It looks like it says Pei Xiao."

"Pei Xiao? He's pursuing Su Nian?"

"The most beautiful girl in the law school and a top-tier official gamer—this combination is amazing! Why did she refuse?"

Ignoring the surrounding commotion, Su Nian left through the back door, shutting out the curious and inquisitive gazes behind her.

However, Pei Xiao's style of doing things was far more assertive than Su Nian had anticipated.

The following day, around the same time, the same deliveryman appeared at the classroom door again, carrying a bouquet of high-grade white lisianthus that had been airlifted, along with a handwritten card in vigorous handwriting.

On the third day, it was the very rare Ecuadorian pink baby's breath.

Day 4, Day 5...

Pei Xiao understood Su Nian's wariness. He knew that if he used a gentle approach, he wouldn't even be able to break through Su Nian's social barriers, so he chose a direct method.

Even though Su Nian refused to accept it every time without hesitation, the matter still topped the list on Ningchuan University Forum without any suspense.

The hashtag "Official Monthly Popular Figure Publicly Pursues the Cold and Aloof Beauty of the Law School" remains highly popular.

One morning, the cold air in Ningchuan City was somewhat dissipated by the pale golden sunlight.

Shen Yi rented an apartment in an old neighborhood near the school. It was a one-bedroom apartment with a living room, and the area was less than 40 square meters.

Her reasoning was quite valid: she sometimes worked late shifts at the barbecue restaurant, and rushing back to her dorm to catch the curfew was too much of a hassle, so living outside would be much more convenient.

But what she truly longed for was to get used to a future life with Lin Ye that consisted only of the two of them.

To furnish this pitifully small "home," Shen Yi dragged Lin Ye to a large, affordable furniture store.

The furniture store was bustling with activity, as customers pushed their shopping carts back and forth.

Shen Yi was only wearing an ordinary top and skirt today, and her hair was casually tied up, but her stunning face was exceptionally eye-catching, frequently attracting the attention of passersby.

She seemed completely unconcerned about what others thought, one hand holding Lin Ye's arm, the other holding a small notebook filled with a list of items to be purchased and a strict budget.

They arrived at the sofa area, and Shen Yi's eyes were quickly drawn to a light gray fabric sofa, the price of which was just within her budget.

"This is perfect. When it gets coldest in winter, we can curl up on this sofa together and watch movies. It will definitely be very warm." Shen Yi ticked it off in her notebook.

After browsing around for a while, the two finally settled on a two-seater sofa, a small wooden dining table, and two dining chairs...

Not long after, the delivery truck came to a stop downstairs in the residential area.

The motion-sensor lights in the stairwell are not very sensitive; you have to step on the concrete stairs a little force to turn them on.

The apartment was on the third floor. Although it was a cramped one-bedroom apartment, Shen Yi had already covered the walls with clean wallpaper and wiped the floor spotless.

The furniture was carried into the house piece by piece by the movers and placed in its designated location.

The once empty rental apartment was instantly filled with these inexpensive items.

After the deliveryman left, the house became quiet.

Light streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting two long shadows on the floor.

Lin Ye and Shen Yi stood in the middle of the living room, looking at the space that finally looked a bit like a home.

Shen Yi walked towards the bedroom and pushed open the wooden door.

The bedroom was even more cramped than the living room, and apart from a simple wardrobe, it was almost entirely filled by a newly assembled light wood bunk bed.

They decided on this bed together an hour ago at the furniture store.

The sales assistants enthusiastically promoted various comfortable double beds to them, and Shen Yi stood there, her cheeks burning.

Although she had already envisioned buying a house, getting married, and even having children, when the concept of cohabitation was actually put into practice on a not-so-large double bed, it was indeed a bit too big a step for two young people who had been dating for less than a month.

Neither of them was prepared, and in the end, in a subtle and tacit understanding, they both chose this double bed.

After looking around the bedroom, Shen Yi glanced at the time on her phone: "Let's go back to school now, move our luggage and toiletries over, unpack, and we can stay here tonight."

The two left the cramped yet cozy rented room and walked down the dimly lit stairs toward Ningchuan University.

Shen Yi pushed open the door to Guiyuan's dormitory and pulled her suitcase out from under the bed.

She neatly folded her toiletries and a few pieces of clothing and put them inside, which caught the attention of the other two people.

Zhao Jiaxin stopped eating her snacks: "Shen Yi, with all these bags, are you moving out?"

"Yes, I rented a place outside, so it's more convenient to go home after my part-time job." Shen Yi tucked a book into a compartment, her tone calm and her lips gentle.

"It's good to move out; it'll be quieter living on my own," Zhou Ran smiled. "But I'll still come back to the dorm to check on things more often."

"Yes, I will." Shen Yi zipped up her jacket, her voice light and cheerful.