[Ordinary Girl] My boyfriend's brothers are all very curious about me.

"Cough cough cough..." Lin Su didn't spit out the tea in her mouth, but she choked.

She coughed with her head down, and someone quickly handed her some tissues. She took them, covered her mouth, and continued coughing for a long time before she finally stopped.

He Zaizhou looked at her thoughtfully. Why were they all so flustered? What bad things had they done together?

Lin Su coughed until her face turned red and tears welled up in her eyes. She only hoped that he would stop asking questions out of pity for her pitiful state.

He Zaizhou didn't see her as pitiful; instead, he thought she would be very endearing when she cried, her thin face red and delicate, and he was sure she would leave a fingerprint if he pressed it.

"I ran into him in the restroom just now," He Zaizhou explained. "He wouldn't tell me who he was having tea with, I only found out when I saw you."

Lin Su: "Let's just have some tea."

"Just tea?" He Zaizhou raised an eyebrow and said under her flustered gaze, "Didn't you have any dessert? The desserts at this teahouse are quite good."

"...Ah, I've eaten."

Now He Zaizhou was truly convinced that they were secretly doing something bad, but what kind of bad thing could it be?

What could a man and a woman be?

Surprisingly, He Zaizhou unconsciously swirled his teacup and asked, "Qiming didn't give you a hard time, did he? He seems to dislike you a little."

Lin Su pursed her lips, her voice a little muffled, but she denied it, "No."

"I know what kind of person he is. If he secretly makes things difficult for you again next time, remember to tell me, and I'll teach him a lesson for you," He Zaizhou said.

Lin Su nodded.

He Zaizhou then took out a wooden box and explained with a smile, "A small gift for our second meeting."

Lin Su was somewhat flattered, and her first reaction was to refuse, "No need, thank you."

He Zaizhou insisted on giving it to her, and Lin Su refused several times but finally accepted it because of his persistence.

She put it in her bag a little shyly, saying, "Thank you."

"You're too kind." After finishing his tea, He Zaizhou asked, "Are you going home? I'll take you."

After getting into his car, Lin Su was still thinking about why she had agreed to let him take her home. It was probably because his tone wasn't a question, so she didn't have a chance to refuse.

The price of not refusing in time was that she had to awkwardly chat with him for thirty minutes in the car.

But the awkwardness she had imagined didn't happen. He Zaizhou was very talkative and would guide her to speak. Before she knew it, the car had arrived at its destination.

As she got out of the car, Lin Su was still a little reluctant to leave. She bent down and waved to the man in the car, "Thank you, goodbye."

Watching the car drive away, Lin Su slung her bag over her shoulder and entered the residential area.

On the way in the neighborhood, she couldn't resist opening the wooden box to see what was inside. It was a brooch shaped like a small white daisy with two green leaves at the bottom.

Lin Su touched it with her hand, closed the lid, and put it back in her bag.

When Lin Su returned home upstairs, Aunt Zhang was cooking in the kitchen. Lin Su put down her bag and went in to help her wash the vegetables, and also to learn some cooking skills.

There's no point in her learning tea ceremony or anything like that. She should learn something useful so she can still enjoy a good meal on her own in the future.

Zongyan didn't come back for dinner, nor did he come back to sleep that night.

The next day, Lin Su learned that he had been sent on another business trip.

This business trip lasted even longer, almost a month before he returned. By the time he came back, Beijing had suddenly turned into autumn, and he could no longer wear short sleeves.

Lin Su was wearing a white sweatshirt, blue jeans, and white sneakers when she came out of the teaching building. Her boyfriend was immediately spotted.

She ran towards him happily, slowing down only when she was almost there, and exclaimed joyfully, "You're back!"

Zong Yan wasn't as reserved as she was. He put his arm around her shoulder, leaned down and kissed her before saying, "You're back. Come on, let's go eat."

He Zaizhou originally planned to stay in Beijing for only a month, but he was not idle during that time. Now, almost a month has passed, and he is preparing to return to China but has not yet officially met Zong Yan's girlfriend.

They were all really busy. Zong Yan was even deliberately sent out by his father, so busy that he didn't even have time to make a video call to his girlfriend.

"Hmph, old codger, does he think he can ruin their relationship like this?" Zong Yan snorted disdainfully again and again.

The restaurant He Zaizhou booked was not far from the school, only a ten-minute drive away. Lin Su was relieved after confirming that Sheng Qiming was not there.

"Why are you afraid of him?" Zong Yan ruffled her hair. "If he dares to bully you, I'll punch him to death."

Lin Su smiled and said, "With you here, I'm not afraid."

In fact, the time Lin Su hadn't seen Zong Yan was just as long as the time she hadn't seen Sheng Qiming.

She tried to reason with him last time, and he seemed to have taken it to heart. The next day, he went on a trip to some small island and stayed there for almost a month. No one bothered her in private anymore.

Lin Su's university life gradually got on track, and she felt that her life was particularly comfortable and hopeful.

Of course, this hope wasn't about marrying Zongyan, even though he always insisted on marrying her.

Lin Su knew it was impossible, and she didn't want to think about it too much. She just wanted to graduate quickly and have the ability to earn money so that she wouldn't have to worry about not having money to eat.

Although she now has Zongyan's card and can spend hundreds of thousands of yuan, she spends it with extreme fear, lest he break up with her and stop her from spending it at any moment.

"What are you thinking about?" After getting out of the car, Zong Yan saw that she didn't move, so he went around to the front of the car, opened the door on her side, and hit her on the head.

Lin Su snapped out of her daze, smiled somewhat embarrassedly, unbuckled her seatbelt, and got out of the car.

Upon arriving at the upstairs private room, He Zaizhou and Shao Huaizhi were already waiting inside. Both were wearing white shirts, yet they exuded different auras.

One is gentle and refined, the other is mild and scholarly; both are easy to get along with.

Lin Su smiled at herself. Zong Yan pulled out a chair for her to sit down and patted her head. "Eat more, you've lost weight."

His words successfully drew the attention of the other two people to Lin Su's face.

She seems to have lost a little weight.

He Zaizhou asked with concern, "Are you very busy with your studies? No matter how busy you are, you can't forget to eat."

Lin Su lost a few pounds because Zong Yan was frequently away on business trips. She was a little worried that Zong Yan's parents would forcibly separate them, but she hadn't graduated from university yet.

What if she breaks up with Zongyan and can't go to university?

However, her school registration was arranged by Shao Huaizhi, and if she could get on good terms with him, she could definitely ask him for help.

Zongyan's friends all come from top-notch families, so it's definitely a good idea to maintain good relationships with them.

Lin Su belatedly realized this and even regretted saying those things to Sheng Qiming last time. She should definitely refuse, but she could have been more tactful.

For example, we can become friends first.

"Why are you spacing out so much today?" Zong Yan put some food on her plate and tapped her chopsticks. "What's wrong?"

It's because he hasn't come back. Lin Su thought he wouldn't come back, and she was alone at home, overthinking a lot of things.

"It's nothing." Lin Su shook her head and ate the meat he put in her bowl.

Shao Huaizhi happened to be sitting opposite her. He glanced at her and could tell that she had something on her mind. It was probably the same for all three men present.

However, she was unwilling to say, and even when her boyfriend asked, she wouldn't tell, so they, as outsiders, shouldn't pry.

Zong Yan sat next to her and glanced at her sideways. If she didn't say anything now, he would see how he made her talk when they got home.