After leaving the Yan family's old mansion, Xu Zixi took Yan Yincheng to the location of her alma mater.
In her past life, she had studied in a comprehensive private school. To her surprise, the alma mater she had attended in Jing City in her previous life had a slight overlap with one in Feng City.
Although the school's name was different and the appearance of the buildings was also different, this overlap made Xu Zixi feel a bit like she was still living in Jing City. This made her extremely happy, and she couldn't help but pull Yan Yincheng and talk a lot.
"Back when I was studying, my academic performance always ranked first on the leaderboard. I got full marks in every subject. I was the typical 'other people's child' in the mouths of the wealthy parents in Jing City. At first, these young ladies and young masters from rich families were very unconvinced and caused all kinds of trouble for me at school, but I beat them all into submission one by one! Since then, wherever I went, everyone would respectfully call me 'Miss'."
She looked extremely proud, and when recalling those days, her eyes sparkled and she was extremely lively.
But the more Yan Yincheng listened, the more silent he became, and his heart ached slightly. As Xu Zixi was talking, she didn't hear his response. Looking up, she saw him looking dejected. She stopped in her tracks and gently shook the hand she was holding with him, saying softly,
"Brother Cheng, what's wrong with you?"
Yan Yincheng said, "I just suddenly feel that I'm not good enough for you."
By this time, the sun was gradually setting. It was time for school to end on campus, and the two of them happened to be walking on the campus avenue. The bell rang, and the students ran out of the teaching building excitedly. A group of girls saw Yan Yincheng from afar, let out the kind of screams unique to young girls, and rushed forward excitedly.
"Oh my god, so handsome! How could there be such a good - looking person in the world!"
"Uncle, you look just like my ideal type. Can I add you as a friend?"
"Uncle, can I marry you when I grow up!"
Although she knew it was just a joke from little girls, Xu Zixi still felt a bit angry. Couldn't they see her standing right there? How dare they covet her man?
Xu Zixi hooked Yan Yincheng's neck with one hand and provocatively said to those little girls, "No way. Don't even think about it. He's mine."
After saying that, she pulled Yan Yincheng's head down, stood on tiptoe, and kissed him as if to assert her sovereignty.
A pair of extremely good - looking and well - matched lovers kissing in public right in front of them perfectly satisfied the young girls in the throes of first love's longing for beautiful love.
The little girls let out even more excited screams: "Wow! They're kissing! Sister is so cool!"
At this moment, a gust of wind blew, and the golden ginkgo leaves fluttered down, landing on their hair and shoulders.
When Yan Yincheng was suddenly kissed by her, he was stunned for a moment, but then he took the initiative, put his arm around the woman's slender waist, and kissed her back.
For a moment, the two kissing under the tree became the most beautiful scenery on campus. All the students stopped in their tracks and gathered around to watch this scene. They whistled, clapped, and cheered. Some even quietly took out their phones and took pictures of this moment.
The school teacher noticed the commotion here. Thinking that someone was fighting, he rushed to the scene in a hurry. Only then did he discover that someone was doing such a thing on campus. Immediately, he waved his teaching whip and said,
"Hey hey hey, who are you? How can you just come into our school and do such a thing? Don't you know this will have a bad influence on the students!"
Xu Zixi was startled back to her senses by the teacher's voice. She grabbed Yan Yincheng's hand and pulled him towards the school gate, trotting away.
Seeing this, the students behind them helped block the angry teacher for the two of them. They very bravely shouted,
"Sister, run quickly. We'll cover you!"
After escaping from the school, Xu Zixi pulled Yan Yincheng and hid in a corner. She poked her little head out to check the situation. After finding that the teacher hadn't caught up, she patted her chest and let out a sigh of relief.
"What are you afraid of?" Yan Yincheng asked.
Xu Zixi said matter - of - factly, "I'm afraid of the teacher! No student isn't afraid of the teacher. Brother Cheng, aren't you afraid?"
Yan Yincheng smiled and said, "I'm not afraid. Only teachers are afraid of me."
Xu Zixi reached out and hooked her little finger with his left one, shook it, and said, "Brother Cheng, didn't you say that we're a perfect match? Look, we're so well - matched. One is afraid of the teacher while the other isn't. We complement each other just right."
Yan Yincheng knew that she was trying to comfort him for his sudden moment of loss, and his heart softened even more. In fact, he had known for a long time that she was a dazzling girl who constantly attracted others to get close to her. Only after entering her world did he realize that she might be even more outstanding than he had imagined.
Wrapping his hand around her soft little hand, he said,
"Zixi, the environments we live in are different. The world you face is colorful, with many interesting and new things waiting for you to explore. While my world is just endless darkness and the unknown. I'm very envious of you. I'm thinking that if it weren't for fate bringing us together here, our completely different life trajectories would just be two parallel lines that would never intersect."
Xu Zixi's eyes flickered slightly. She looked up and said firmly to him, "No, Brother Cheng. If you came into my world, I would definitely be attracted to you at first sight. I guarantee it."
"What if I didn't have this face? What if I were plain - looking and had no special skills?" Yan Yincheng said.
Xu Zixi said slyly, "Oh... then you have to be careful. There are so many people chasing me. You won't be able to beat others like this. Because, I'm really a face - loving person."
After saying that, she let go of his hand and ran forward. Her laughter left a string of playful notes in the air.
Without her guidance, he wasn't panicked at all. He calmly followed the faint fragrance in the air and the sound of her footsteps. But after all, he couldn't see the road. When he hit a small bump, his shoe tip bumped, and his body involuntarily leaned forward, but he fell into a soft and warm embrace.
"Brother Cheng, look. If you try hard to chase, you can still catch up with me. So don't say anything about whether I'm good enough for you or not. I don't like to hear it."
Yan Yincheng lowered his head and bit her lips as a punishment, saying, "You're not allowed to mention that there are many people chasing you either. I don't like to hear it."
Behind them, the voices of the little girls who had watched the scene just now came.
"Sis... Sister! We just took pictures of you two kissing with our phones. They're super nice. Do you want to take a look?"
Yan Yincheng frowned and said, "Why do you call me uncle but call her sister? Isn't this family hierarchy all messed up?"
Xu Zixi laughed so hard that she bent forward and backward. Brother Cheng's inexplicable competitiveness. How could he even care about what the kids said?