Oh no, the aloof school beauty has been reborn too!

As I stepped out of the teaching building, sunlight streamed through the layers of treetops, casting dappled patterns of light and shadow on the concrete ground.

The bell rang a while ago, and lunchtime will be here soon.

The two walked side by side on the tree-lined path, leisurely strolling and enjoying the tranquil moment.

Lu Xing had his hands in his pockets, glancing at the girl beside him every now and then.

Her long hair swayed slightly over her shoulders as she walked.

She exudes youthful energy, with a cool demeanor that reveals a liveliness rarely seen in outsiders.

The question that had been nagging at Lu Xing finally couldn't be suppressed any longer:

"Oh, right."

Lu Xing cleared his throat and asked casually:

How did you know I was having class in this classroom?

Upon hearing his question, Shen Qingyi slowed her pace slightly.

She turned her head, a sly smile flashing in her eyes:

"Well..."

She deliberately dragged out the sound, blinked, and said softly:

"This is a secret that only girls should know, so it's best if you don't pry too much into it, Lu."

Looking at her playful and smug expression, Lu Xing was both amused and exasperated.

"Alright, since it's a secret, I won't pry any further."

When Shen Qingyi saw that he had actually given up asking questions, the corners of her eyes curved into a smile again.

She moved closer, taking the initiative to close the distance between them.

Then she reached out and naturally took Lu Xing's arm.

"You're such a good boy, such a good boy."

She tilted her head slightly, her tone both gentle and teasing.

Lu Xing suddenly felt a soft touch on his arm, and the warmth of the body emanated through the thin clothing.

His steps suddenly faltered, and his body stiffened for half a second.

Don't worry about where it's stuck.

Although the two have established a relationship, he has been proud of being a bachelor for two lifetimes and is not yet able to adapt to intimate physical contact.

Every time Shen Qingyi took the initiative to approach him, his heart would involuntarily skip a beat.

However, adapting to it doesn't mean he dislikes the feeling.

Although he verbally agreed not to interfere anymore, Lu Xing already had his own answer in his heart.

This is nothing more than some kind of celestial power, right?

She found his location through some special intuition and thus came looking for him.

Thinking about it, I wondered if she had secretly marked me at some point.

He was just a mortal and couldn't possibly realize it.

He subconsciously glanced at the hem of his shirt out of the corner of his eye, trying to find some invisible charm or mark—

Of course, nothing was found in the end.

Thinking about this, some strange images couldn't help but float into Lu Xing's mind.

He turned his head, looking at Shen Qingyi with curiosity, and asked in a low voice:

"Hey, do you usually...?"

Lu Xing snapped his fingers.

"Like this, with a snap, it can conjure up some kind of blue flame or something?"

Shen Qingyi, who was holding his arm, froze for a moment upon hearing these words.

She stopped and looked at Lu Xing with a mixture of doubt and shock in her eyes.

It's like watching a mentally unstable idiot.

Shen Qingyi slowly released one hand and raised it to cover Lu Xing's forehead.

She furrowed her pretty brows slightly and muttered to herself:

"He doesn't seem to have a fever... so why is he talking nonsense?"

Lu Xing was somewhat embarrassed by her actions.

He quickly shrank back to avoid her hand, and scratched his cheek somewhat awkwardly.

"Ahem, what is that..."

"Actually, I saw Lin Yuanzhou do a magic trick in the dorm last night, and I thought it was quite novel."

"So I wanted to ask you, maybe you can do it too, right?"

This reason sounds rather far-fetched.

However, Shen Qingyi didn't pay much attention to this matter, after all, Lu Xing's leaps of thought had been going on for quite some time.

She withdrew her hand, looked at Lu Xing's embarrassed appearance, and burst out laughing.

"I won't conjure fire."

The girl then gave him a warning look:

"Also, playing with fire in the dorm is not a safe thing to do."

"Be careful, the dorm supervisor might give you trouble."

Upon hearing Shen Qingyi's reminder, Lu Xing touched his nose.

Sorry, Lin Yuanzhou, you'll have to take the blame for now.

But thinking about all the different ways Shen Qingyi addressed him, he felt a little strange.

Lu Xing couldn't help but turn his head and ask, feeling frustrated:

"Do you really think of me as a child? I'm almost... already."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Xing shuddered and abruptly stopped.

That was close! I almost blurted out my age from my previous life.

Shen Qingyi looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"What do you mean, 'good or bad'? Why didn't you finish?"

He quickly thought of something and changed his words:

"...No, I mean, I'm nineteen years old now, I'm an adult."

However, Lu Xing himself also felt something was strange.

For some reason, he always seemed to relax easily in front of Shen Qingyi.

The composure and vigilance he usually maintains in front of others crumble the moment he faces her.

...Could this also be some kind of magical technique?

However, she must have found out about the classroom incident herself.

Shen Qingyi then smiled and said in a light voice:

"If you hadn't said anything, I really wouldn't have noticed."

After saying that, Shen Qingyi released her grip on his arm.

She put her hands behind her back and took two quick steps forward.

Then he turned around to face Lu Xing and walked backwards.

The girl tilted her head and said with a smile:

"But don't they all say online that if you want a harmonious relationship with your boyfriend, you first need to read through 'Child Psychology'?"

Before he could finish speaking...

She extended a finger and gently poked Lu Xing's side.

She blinked and teased:

"Don't you like being treated like this?"

Lu Xing was walking along completely unguarded and had no idea that she would suddenly make a move.

His waist is a particularly sensitive area.

When she poked him like that, Lu Xing felt a tingling, itchy sensation sweep over his entire body, and he almost jumped up from the ground on the spot.

He quickly dodged to the side and steadied himself somewhat awkwardly.

Looking at the girl in front of him who was smiling like a little fox, Lu Xing sighed helplessly, his eyes full of compromise.

"I wouldn't say whether I like it or not..."

Lu Xing looked away somewhat embarrassed, scratched his burning cheeks, and added in a low voice:

"However, I still suggest you spend less time online."

He paused, then lowered his voice even further:

"I'd be so embarrassed if someone heard or saw this."

"People might be talking about me behind my back, and that would completely ruin my image."

Shen Qingyi tilted her head, glanced at him, and didn't continue teasing him.

But memories inevitably stir up—

More than a decade later, it's unclear who was the reliable and steady one outside, but who came home and lay in bed holding her, crying out in pain...

Just thinking about that scene made Shen Qingyi purse her lips and smile with her eyes crinkling.