I practiced my spirituality alone in Hong Kong.

July is the hottest time in Hong Kong.

Even though Li Chang'an and Wen Zhilan played in the Love Pond until the afternoon, their clothes dried not long after they came ashore.

On the way back, Wen Zhilan seemed to be tired from playing and felt a sense of weariness. She subconsciously wanted to gently rest her cheek on Li Chang'an's back.

But just as her nose was about to touch his clothes, the face of her best friend Su Xingning flashed through her mind again.

This made Wen Zhilan shrink back even more quietly, moving her head away slightly.

After all, Li Chang'an's motorcycle wasn't going very fast, so she had no reason to get that close to him.

but……

As the mountain wind blew, Wen Zhilan's eyelids drooped heavily again.

She could only murmur one sentence to herself:

I'll just lean on it for a little while, just to rest a bit, Xingning, you won't blame me, will you...?

Wen Zhilan finally felt at ease and pressed her cheek against Li Chang'an's warm back.

Her arms naturally wrapped tightly around his waist.

It's as if they're afraid of falling off the bumpy mountain road, or as if they're seeking instinctive security.

Li Chang'an glanced in the rearview mirror and saw the squad leader's long, drooping eyelashes, which were already slightly narrowed. He also slowed down the car.

When the two returned to Qingshan Road,

Wen Zhilan opened her eyes, stretched her beautiful waist, and yawned like a lazy and elegant ragdoll cat.

"Thank you, Li Chang'an. Your back made it very comfortable for me to sleep."

Wen Zhilan stepped out of the car and returned to the Qingshan Road film set with a calm and graceful gait.

It seems that after returning to the public eye, she has once again transformed into the well-educated and refined Miss Wen.

This effortless shift in identity made Li Chang'an even feel that the bad girl class monitor who jumped into the Love Pond at noon was just a figment of his imagination.

"Women are truly born actresses."

Li Chang'an couldn't help but sigh.

……

……

"I hereby announce that, thanks to Longzai's hard work, today's filming has been successfully completed!"

At 5 p.m., with Director Yuan's shout, everyone cheered and finished work.

Li Chang'an heard from Brother Chen that after his scenes were almost finished, Director Yuan would be filming Huang Zhengli's special kung fu scene about a week later.

The filming locations were all in Hong Kong's New Territories, and all scenes were filmed outdoors.

Li Chang'an couldn't help but feel hopeful.

As the martial arts choreographer for Snake Style Fist, he is very likely to personally step in as a stunt double and spar with Master Huang.

After saying goodbye to Brother Chen, Li Chang'an took a bus back to Sai Wan, Hong Kong Island.

After arriving at Yu Cai Middle School in Sai Wan on Aunt Shen's bicycle, as expected, this afternoon, the beautiful Principal Chen was still blocking the school gate like a mother hen protecting her chicks.

As Ruan Xiaotang walked out of the school gate, she happened to see Li Chang'an's figure in the distance. She gripped her small schoolbag tightly and walked past Chen Yuesheng with feigned composure.

"Xiaotang".

Chen Yuesheng suddenly spoke, and the young girl's heart tightened. She obediently replied:

"What's wrong, Teacher Chen?"

"Go home early and don't hang out with shady boys outside."

"good……"

Seeing that Chen Yuesheng only gave her one instruction before letting her go, Ruan Xiaotang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but her heart was pounding.

Honestly, she and Chang'an have nothing going on, yet she's being watched so closely all the time, it's like they're really having a puppy love, and even she's starting to feel guilty.

After leaving Chen Yuesheng's sight,

Ruan Xiaotang quickly walked to Li Chang'an's side.

"Brother Chang'an, have you been waiting long?"

"No, I just arrived too." Li Chang'an took her small schoolbag and hung it on the handlebars. "Get on."

Ruan Xiaotang sat on the back seat and naturally hugged Li Chang'an's waist. After he started pedaling, she began to talk about what happened at school that day, like a cheerful little sparrow.

"There's a boy in my class who says he bought a basketball from America with a star player's autograph on it. He takes it out every day and waves it around the classroom, making a loud banging noise. It's so noisy."

When I came back from PE class today, the ball was gone! Someone stole it! It cracked me up.

"Oh, and also, our class next door has a new substitute English teacher. Apparently, she's a student who studied in Canada."

"So many girls say he's really handsome, and suddenly they all become so diligent. They're usually too lazy to even look at their books, but now they're always using questions as an excuse to swarm around and chat him up. It's so fake..."

"Is that teacher really that handsome?"

Ruan Xiaotang curled her lip and said disdainfully:

"Brother Chang'an, I didn't say he was handsome. That teacher was glib and effeminate, and he even wore makeup and perfume."

I admire handsome men like you, Chang'an, who are so masculine and upright!

Ruan Xiaotang's mouth moved faster than her brain. She only realized after she finished speaking that what she said sounded like a confession to Brother Chang'an.

The girl's cheeks flushed red instantly, and she even slowed her breathing.

Fortunately, Li Chang'an didn't notice these things and started talking about other things Ruan Xiaotang did at school.

The girl secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but then a small sense of grievance and resentment inexplicably rose in her heart.

If... Brother Chang'an really understood and knew what she was thinking, what would he be like?

Ruan Xiaotang suddenly felt her head was in a mess, even more troublesome than doing math problems.

Why do we feel this mix of anticipation and fear?

The girl sighed softly, leaned forward gently, and pressed her cheek against Li Chang'an's back, like a kitten that had found a warm place. She quietly closed her eyes, wanting to stay like this a little longer.

However, soon, the soft little tuft of hair on her head stood up slightly, as if radar had detected something.

It was a delicate orchid fragrance that was cool but not icy, subtle but not lingering.

Ruan Xiaotang's almond-shaped eyes widened, and she smelled it again carefully in disbelief.

Finally, she confirmed that she hadn't smelled anything wrong.

This is definitely another girl's scent!

Moreover, Ruan Xiaotang made other significant discoveries.

On Li Chang'an's shoulder, there was a pink mark, which could be faintly seen as a ring of teeth marks.

She overheard her classmates talking about how this girl was called Little Strawberry.

In TV dramas, this is a symbol of a woman asserting her boyfriend's ownership over her!

……

……

Li Chang'an plans to stew a coconut chicken this afternoon.

When making coconut chicken stew, you shouldn't choose chickens that are too old or too fat. Only young hens with tender meat, thin skin, and evenly distributed fat can produce the sweet taste of coconut.

Li Chang'an and Ruan Xiaotang spent a long time at the market before finally choosing a satisfactory young hen to take home.

In the past, Ruan Xiaotang would have been happily circling around him, celebrating their chicken dinner tonight.

However, at this moment, she frowned and occasionally stroked her chin like a detective in a TV drama, looking like she was deep in thought, searching for a murderer.

Li Chang'an was just about to ask Xiao Tang what she was thinking about.

Then he thought that girls' thoughts are ever-changing and unpredictable, and sometimes he doesn't even know why they are thinking, so he simply stopped asking.

After sending Ruan Xiaotang home to do her homework.

Li Chang'an called his younger brother over to cut the coconut meat into large chunks and then poured out the coconut juice for later use.

He then cut the whole chicken into pieces, put it in a pot of cold water, added a few slices of ginger, and blanched it to remove some of the fishy smell and blood foam.

Then take out a clay pot, line the bottom with large pieces of chopped coconut meat, arrange the chicken neatly on top, pour in fresh coconut water, cover and bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat.

No salt or spices need to be added during the entire process, otherwise it will mask the already slightly sweet taste of the coconut.

"Aunt Shen, dinner is ready."

After cooking two more side dishes, Li Chang'an and his younger brother carried the casserole to Aunt Shen's house.

When you open the clay pot, you can see a very thin layer of oil floating on the coconut chicken soup, clear and shiny, with a sweet coconut aroma.

Shen Daining sniffed the aroma of the chicken and exclaimed:

"Chang'an, your cooking skills are getting better and better. If you could open a restaurant, it would definitely be a huge success."

Li Chang'an shook his head.

"I cook for fun, but running a restaurant would be too hard, and I don't have the patience to keep doing it."

"However, I heard from Xiaotang that Aunt Shen has always wanted to open a restaurant. Once you're better, Aunt Shen, I will definitely give you my full support in opening a restaurant."

Shen Daining coughed lightly, a faint blush rising on her pale cheeks, which she took as a heartwarming comfort from the young man.

With her current physical condition, where she can barely take care of herself, how could she dare to hope for such things?

But Shen Daining still smiled gently and replied in agreement:

"Okay, then Aunt Shen will wait and see. We'll open a restaurant together with Chang'an in the future."

Li Chang'an earnestly extended his little finger:

"Aunt Shen, I'm serious, let's pinky swear."

Shen Daining found his serious demeanor adorable and, with a playful attitude, reached out to make a pinky promise with him.

Just as their fingertips were about to touch, a small hand suddenly darted in and hooked Li Chang'an's fingers.

Ruan Xiaotang tilted her little face up and shouted loudly:

Just as Mulan took her father's place in the army in ancient times, Xiaotang makes a pinky promise to take her mother's place!

"..."

Three seconds later, Ruan Xiaotang received a sharp rap on the head from her mother.