Rong Xuan had dinner with Mu Xiao and Tong Yue. As soon as she got home, she went back to her room to do her homework.

The greeting card was pretty much done and could be sent out after a few final touches.

Once she was finished with her homework, seeing that it was still early, Rong Xuan took out the greeting card.

She drew and wrote on it with a serious attitude. After working on it for a while, she found that it was already midnight.

Only then did she stop her pen. The greeting card was still a little short of being done but since she wouldn’t meet Gu Ye in the past few days, Rong Xuan intended to give it to him when he came to pick her up for the charity dinner.

The next day it was Rong Xuan’s turn to clean the classroom with other classmates so she had to go out earlier than Rong Yi. However, the driver would still come back to pick up Rong Yi after taking her to school.

But as soon as Rong Xuan stepped out of the house after eating breakfast, she saw an unexpected person.

Gu Ye.

Why was he there?

While Rong Xuan was still puzzled, Gu Ye had already walked towards her with his hands in his pockets. He had been there for a while, and his hair and clothes were wet with traces left by the morning dew.

Winter mornings were very cold and the air was filled with bone-deep chill. Rong Xuan did not expect to see Gu Ye at this time at all.

What’s he doing there instead of staying in his warm home?

Gu Ye read the confusion in Rong Xuan’s eyes. He smiled crookedly. “I had a dream last night.”

Rong Xuan looked on blankly, blinked quietly, and waited for the follow-up.

“……I dreamed that you were bullied by your half-sister. You cried really hard until your eyes turned red because you’re feeling aggrieved.”

???

“So, I came over.”

Rong Xuan bit her lower lip, not knowing what to say. It’s just a dream and couldn’t be taken seriously. And didn’t some old people say that dreams were the opposite of reality? In the dream she was bullied, but in reality she might have been the bully.

In fact, many people didn’t take their dreams seriously and they just laugh it off when they wake up. But Gu Ye, this fool, not only took it seriously, he even rushed over early in the morning.

But what the hell was ‘she’s crying so hard’ in the dream?

Could it be that in his impression, she was just a crybaby?

The other Rong Xuan had a dark and paranoid personality. If she feels wronged, she would have directly confronted her half-sister, fight with her, or smash things. Then the stepmother and half-sister would continue putting the other Rong Xuan into trouble. But she wouldn’t, she would find a way to get back at them.

As for crying……

Rong Xuan lowered her eyes and looked at her toes.

There were times when crying was of no use.

Gu Ye stamped his feet on the ground. He had stood there for too long and his feet were now a little numb from being so cold. He then asked, “So, did she bully you?”

Gu Ye learned a lot about Rong Xuan’s childhood while chatting with Elder Lu before. He also had a bit of knowledge about her current situation.

A neglectful father and a mean stepmother and half-sister. And she was alone in such a family, lacking support.

In fact, he knew that every family had its own problems and that dirty linen shouldn’t be wash in public. There were some things that Elder Lu didn’t need to tell him but he still did anyway, which showed that Elder Lu trusted him and regarded him as one of his own. And because Gu Ye was one of his own people it didn’t matter if he knew about the whole matter.

Gu Ye thought a lot before going to bed, from the first time he saw Rong Xuan at the engagement party, to the first time she wrote on his hand in the car, to when he asked her for a birthday present.

In his impression, she had always been thin, slender, quiet and well-behaved. Most of all, she couldn’t speak. What can she do if she was bullied by her half-sister?

That’s why he rushed over so quickly after dreaming that she had been bullied.

Rong Xuan pursed her lips and wrote on her hand, “No. Get, in, the, car, first.” The weather was so cold that they would freeze if they keep standing up outside like this.

Rong Xuan’s family driver had long been waiting on the side. Gu Ye came by taxi so after reading the words written by Rong Xuan, he followed her into the back seat of the car.

As soon as they got inside, the warm air hit their faces. Rong Xuan took out a new towel from the compartment and gave it to Gu Ye so he could wipe his hair.

When the driver saw Gu Ye, he took the initiative to greet him, “Young Master Gu is early today?”

Gu Ye hummed.

The driver’s emotional intelligence was pretty good. He deliberately slowed down the car and drove like a tortoise crawling on the road in the early morning.

At this point, there were people going to work and school everywhere, some drive electric scooters, some drive cars, and some ride rented bicycles. But no matter who they were, they were all in a hurry and want to get to their destination as soon as possible. So seeing their car driving so slowly, people’s mood immediately became irritated.

If it weren’t for the fact that their car was a luxury vehicle and that the person inside wouldn’t be easy to mess with, some of them would have probably approached and knocked on their car window by now.

It didn’t matter whether Gu Ye was late or not. Even if he was, the homeroom teacher wouldn’t say anything to him. However, although he’s a bit capricious, he still felt that blocking others on their way to work and school wasn’t great. Students were punished by standing if they were late and office workers would have their wages deducted.

So he spoke to the driver, “Just drive at a normal speed, like how you usually drive, so it won’t affect other people going to work and school.”

The driver nodded hurriedly when he heard this, stepped on the accelerator, and started going from 10 to 60 kph.

He was a little surprised by Gu Ye. He always thought that Gu Ye was a selfish rich spoiled brat, someone born in a good family who didn’t have to worry about food and clothing in this life and was usually selfish. In his impression, rich second generations only know how to eat, drink and have fun, but have poor character. But he didn’t expect that Gu Ye seemed to be not bad? He actually thinks about things from other people’s perspective.

Rong Xuan wasn’t too surprised. If the male protagonist was a good for nothing, he wouldn’t be the male protagonist.

After arriving at school, Rong Xuan and Gu Ye got out of the car together.

There’s someone from the student council checking student ID’s at the school gate. Gu Ye wasn’t a student of this school, so he naturally didn’t have one.

Rong Xuan pursed her lips and stopped just outside the school.

Gu Ye followed suit and he stretched out his hand automatically, waiting for Rong Xuan to write on it.

Rong Xuan slowly wrote, “I’m, going, in.”

Gu Ye hummed. But before she went in, he didn’t forget to confirm again, “So, your half-sister didn’t bully you?”

Rong Xuan was a little curious at this moment. If Rong Yi really bullied her, then what would he do?

She continued to write, “Not, today.”

Gu Ye frowned slightly when he saw these two words. “She really does bully you?”

Rong Xuan thought of the stumbling block that Rong Yi had placed for the other Rong Xuan in the plot and how Rong Yi had pushed her at the engagement party, and nodded slowly. However, she didn’t want Gu Ye to get involved in this matter. If she let him get involved, the bond between her and him would deepen, which wouldn’t be a good idea.

She clearly remembered that there was no such thing in the original plot. The female supporting character and the male protagonist broke off their engagement swiftly, neatly and simply. Perhaps because the novel was from the female protagonist’s perspective, there wasn’t much mention about the female supporting character.

She wrote on Gu Ye’s hand, “I, can, handle, it, myself.”

Gu Ye curled his lips. “How can you handle it? You can’t scold her back. Looking at your small body…… you probably can’t beat her either. Besides, she has her own mother at home. Are you going to fight one against two?”

Rong Xuan widened her eyes and glared at Gu Ye.

She was actually not that weak.

But coming from Gu Ye, it really seemed as if she’s struggling at home.

After being glared at by Rong Xuan, Gu Ye raised his hands and took a step back. He curled his lips and said with a smile, “Alright, alright, alright, I got it. You can handle it, ok?”

Rong Xuan bit her lower lip.

It’s getting late and it’s time to gather with her classmates to clean their homeroom.

She waved to Gu Ye and quickly stepped into the school grounds.

———

As soon as she arrived at the classroom, she found that Tong Yue was talking to Mu Xiao about something with great relish.

“I saw Rong Xuan’s fiancé again today. He’s so damn handsome. You know what, he’s the only person I’ve ever seen who has the looks to compete with a mixed-race person. There’s no need to mention their appearance, but he’s really no worse than any other super well mixed-blood.”

“You saying that makes me even more curious about his appearance!”

Tong Yue continued to speak animatedly, “Then, do you know what I saw when I passed by? I saw Rong Xuan writing on her fiancé’s hand while he earnestly looked at her. Both of them were super serious. It’s really cute.”

Mu Xiao cried, “Why didn’t you call me? I really want to see it too!”

Tong Yue sighed, “I didn’t think about it that much at the time. Besides, the student council was urging me to take out my ID, so I couldn’t even stay a little longer even if I wanted to.”

Mu Xiao exclaimed, “What kind of idol drama plot is this?! The two of them are chatting at the school gate? Didn’t the teacher say anything?”

Tong Yue laughed, “It’s a coincidence that the teacher on duty was away during that time and only a few students from the student council were there. Several girls were staring at Rong Xuan’s fiancé, their eyes were intently fixed on him. I really laughed to death, hahahaha.”

Mu Xiao looked excited when she heard this. “Has Rong Xuan seen you?”

Tong Yue shook her head violently. “At that time, she couldn’t see anyone else in her eyes. She didn’t notice at all when I passed by her.”

Mu Xiao held her face with both hands. “Her fiancé is so gentle. He even sent her to school. It’s a pity that I came early today and didn’t see.”

Tong Yue waved her hand and said with a smile, “Don’t worry, don’t worry, there will definitely have a chance next time. He’s actually appearing frequently. I’m already very familiar with his appearance.”

Mu Xiao suddenly remembered something and asked, “Have you taken any picture?”

Tong Yue slapped her forehead. “I was so enthralled watching that I forgot to take pictures.”

Mu Xiao sighed. “It’s so you.”

At this time, they saw Rong Xuan slowly walking over.

Tong Yue and Mu Xiao stopped talking and looked at Rong Xuan with ambiguous expressions.