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 Until the door to the room closed with a "bang," Liu Shuyao's thoughts began to come back a bit.


She immediately went to check the paintings in the box.


Sure enough, some of them had already been smudged with other colors.


Liu Shuyao felt a bit heartbroken, but then she remembered her mother hadn’t overreacted about her dating, which made her feel a wave of relief.


So she quickly tidied up and took out her phone to message her boyfriend.


School Beauty: 【I came home for dinner and accidentally damaged the painting.】


School Beauty: 【Crying.jpg】


Xiang Ran: 【Is there anything that can be repaired?】


Xiang Ran: 【Is it very troublesome?】


School Beauty: 【Not too troublesome~ just feels like I might need to change the style.】


Xiang Ran: 【What style will you change it to?】


School Beauty: 【Feeling wronged.jpg】


School Beauty: 【No inspiration~ I don’t know~】


School Beauty: 【Wah wah wah......】


Xiang Ran: 【Have you finished eating? How about I take you to a place this afternoon?】


As soon as Liu Shuyao saw her boyfriend’s reply, her mind started to wander off, thinking of all sorts of strange things.


But her fingers were quick to reply, worried that if she took too long, her boyfriend might change his mind.


School Beauty: 【I can leave right now!!!!!!】


School Beauty: 【One minute!!】


Xiang Ran: 【Where are you? Should I come pick you up first? That art box looks heavy.】


School Beauty: 【No need, let’s just meet at a place~】


Xiang Ran: 【Location】


Liu Shuyao checked the location on her phone and was surprised it was there!


Her heart raced, and she packed up her things much faster, then hurried down the stairs.


Seeing Grandpa Liu still chatting with Zhou Zi'an, she went over to greet him.


“Grandpa, I have to go. I’ll come visit you another day~”


Grandpa Liu frowned when he saw his granddaughter rushing out so soon, about to say something, but Xu Ruya spoke first.


“Dad, Shuyao has school matters to attend to; she even brought her art box back.”


Hearing this, Grandpa Liu noticed the box behind his granddaughter and waved his hand to let her go.


“I told Uncle Zhang. He’ll drive you back.”


“Oh, okay.”


Liu Shuyao was quick to leave as soon as her grandfather agreed.


This time, unlike the calm Xu Ruya, Liu Dad was restless. He no longer cared about Zhou Zi'an and pulled his wife upstairs.


“Were you serious just now?”


“Shuyao has a boyfriend?”


Xu Ruya nodded.


“Look at how eager she was; she must be rushing to a date.”


Hearing this, Liu Dad furrowed his brows deeply.


“She’s so young! What’s she doing dating? Wasn’t she fully focused on pursuing art, pouring all her energy into painting?”


“Why does she suddenly have a boyfriend?”


“Is he reliable?”


“Where’s his family from? What’s his last name? What’s his name? What’s he like?”


“Why are you asking so much?”


Xu Ruya interrupted Liu Dad. “Besides, didn’t you just say you thought Zhou Zi'an was good?”


“That’s different; I know Zhou’s family well…”


"That wouldn’t fool her!"


"I'm not saying she should date; I just want her to meet people and make friends!"


"Yaoyao hasn’t been around many outsiders; I’m worried!"


Compared to Liu Dad’s anxious demeanor, Xu Ruya was much calmer.


"I suspect this boy might be the one from high school."


"High school?"


"My daughter was dating in high school?" Liu Dad’s blood pressure rose at the thought.


"Oh, it’s not like that. I think she might have had a little crush back then. I happened to see her phone wallpaper earlier; it was a picture of them side by side, and it looked a bit like him."


"Why didn’t you say that earlier!"


"What could I say? Back then, she insisted on studying art, causing chaos at home. Just thinking about it gives me a headache!"


Xu Ruya recalled that time in high school and spoke with frustration.


"If she hadn’t come back and admitted her mistake, I would never have agreed to her studying this!"


"Speaking of which, when I was on a business trip at the auction, I ran into her professor. I heard Yaoyao signed up for some art exhibition; it sounds quite prestigious."


"Don’t even mention that; I still disagree! What’s so good about studying painting?"


"Such a waste of time..."


Although Xu Ruya no longer intervened in her daughter’s painting, she still wasn’t keen on it.


Thinking about this made her head hurt. Not wanting to argue with Liu Dad, she turned to head downstairs for some fruit, leaving Liu Dad in the dark about any news regarding his future son-in-law.


Meanwhile, Liu Shuyao successfully met up with Xiang Ran.


Fortunately, Xiang Ran’s dad worked at a university not far from Ningzhou University, so Xiang Ran took his father’s car keys once again.


Seeing his son in such a hurry, Xiang Ran's dad contemplated whether he should buy his son another car.


The car stopped halfway up the hill, and the rest of the way required the two of them to walk.


Xiang Ran carried Liu Shuyao’s art box on his shoulder and held her hand as they walked up.


"How did you think of coming here?"


Liu Shuyao looked at the familiar location. It was the only time they went out together in high school. Someone had heard about meteors that night and gathered their classmates, all curious at the ages of fifteen or sixteen. Even though they knew it was probably unreliable, many came along.


At that time, she was arguing with her family about studying art and didn’t want to go home at night, so she signed up, thinking it would be a good way to escape for a bit.


Although they didn’t see any meteors that night, she and Xiang Ran spent a long time together.


"We came here to see the meteors before, right? I thought this place was nice; it might help you find some inspiration?"


As they talked, they continued up the path.


Soon, they reached a narrow trail, forcing them to lean closely together to pass through.


Liu Shuyao’s body was almost pressed against Xiang Ran’s chest, their noses nearly touching, hearts racing.


The school beauty’s hand slid down to Xiang Ran’s waist, suddenly stopping in place. Their lips were so close that they could feel each other’s breath without needing to lean in.


"Why aren’t we moving?"


Xiang Ran was concerned for Liu Shuyao, keeping an eye on her position.


Liu Shuyao seemed to recall something amusing.


"When we passed here last time, we were all so scared, and you stretched out your arm in such a cold manner, looking utterly reluctant."


Her voice trailed off with a playful tone, her big eyes blinking.


"But now you seem quite nervous about me~"


"Come on, let’s keep moving, alright?"


"I am nervous about you!"


Xiang Ran was thrown off by Liu Shuyao’s sudden halt. Although it wasn’t particularly dangerous, standing there wasn’t exactly ideal either.

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