Chapter Fourteen

1

"Why did you discuss this all day and still come back to it today?" On the second day at noon, the rooftop was covered with a layer of white snow due to last night's snowfall. Lunch was moved to the student union activity room, but they still seemed to be discussing the celebration party.

"Of course, the theme has been established, but there are many details to consider. Are you just going to wash your hands of it?"

"Well... it's generally not important things, so I don't really care." She picked up a cherry tomato from her bento and forcefully pierced it, its juice splattering onto the rice.

Not long ago, Yao and Qin Ying had just discussed making bento for me except for the timetable. Today, Qiong and Hanya wanted to protest and join the schedule. I thought this should be discussed as soon as possible, or else I would end up eating two or three bentos a day, which would be torture!

"Since you handed it over to us, we'll handle it ourselves, and we won't care about your opinion." Qiong pulled out a chair and sat with the girls' team, leaving me alone in the corner to gnaw on the remaining bentos.

"Let's change the reward. Since our wish is to be in the same room as Qin Ying, and others have their own wishes, the reward should be to live with the person they desire."

"Can you guys really do that? The principal actually agreed to this reward?" Qin Ying poked my waist helplessly and asked for my opinion. She didn't want the rights to her room to be played around with like this.

"Didn't Qin Yang say he doesn't care? Why do you care about what we set as a reward?"

"Let's see the response from our classmates. Tesha, send out an announcement immediately, with a deadline of 5 p.m. this afternoon, to gauge everyone's interest in this reward."

"Okay, I'll send it out right away." Tesha opened her notebook and made a few strokes with her pen, writing a notice and attaching a voting form through the built-in college network on the desktop. In an instant, the notice was sent to every desktop connected to the college network without delay, and automatically updated on every bulletin board in the college. The whole college was buzzing with excitement within a second.

From the window of the activity room, I could see the chaotic crowd. This dance party was going to be a battlefield filled with smoke and gunfire, where people would fight fiercely to make their wishes come true. And there would be those who would fight desperately to prevent the wishes of those they didn't like from coming true.

"Li Liu, is your father really coming that day?" Suddenly, I remembered Zi Sirou's words on the school road that morning.

"Um...yes!"

Li Liu hesitated for a moment, seeming reluctant to say, but forced to say it.

"I wonder how I knew? It was mentioned by Sirou this morning, and she also said he had something to discuss with me."

"Something to discuss? Is it something serious?"

"Probably! Oh...here."

"What's this? A shopping list?"

"A procurement list."

"Is this a chance for me to have some fun outside the college?"

"If you want to have fun, there's no one here who can stop you. The only one who can stop you is yourself!"

Li Liu lightly poked a spot with her finger, right over my heart.

I held her hand and looked at her, but she avoided eye contact. This situation was probably similar to how Black liked Elena, but Elena disliked him.

"Li Liu, will the Contractor regret that the person who accompanied you to watch the stars in your childhood is not the same person?"

"I don't know! But don't you always say that you are the same person?"

"It's a difficult question, isn't it? Then I won't ask. Am I the only one going? It seems like there's a lot of things here." Li Liu opened the list, full of words, even where to buy and the seller's address were all there.

"You can pick anyone!"

Li Liu pointed to everyone who was still discussing something unknown.

But Li Liu told me to choose one person, but there's more than one person I want to go with, so let's solve it in the simplest way.

2

"I actually drew it, did you do it on purpose?" Hanya asked smugly.

"Well... maybe!"

"Qin Yang wouldn't casually choose a travel companion, would he?"

"Um... yeah!" My instincts told me that I can't tell the truth at this time, and the truth is that I randomly chose someone, the simplest method, and also relying on luck—drawing lots.

Hanya drew the lot, and it really was good luck.

"Do we really have to finish all this today?" Hanya pulled out a menu list, full of it, several pages.

"Now, we don't have to do it ourselves!"

"Do you want to find someone to do it for us? Where can we find someone now?"

"Young Master!" As soon as we left the school gate, someone was walking towards us, with a badge of the Duke Qin Manor on his chest.

"Is there something?"

"This is a letter from the Duke." The person handed me a blue and white card, pure and transparent.

I laid the card flat in my hand, and my thoughts entered the card through magic. There was a startup password inside the card, and the password is not some mysterious information, it is the day my mother was reborn ten years ago.

"Yang, your mother and I will be going abroad on official business for two weeks, and the affairs of the Duke's Manor and the family will be entrusted to you..." After unlocking the password, my father's image appeared in the projection inside the card, with the background of a blue sea and a yacht railing.

"Come here, see the dolphins!" came my mother's young voice.

"Okay, coming. Qin Yang, there's something very important too. His Majesty knows that you're pursuing both his niece and his legitimate daughter, it seems like he's not very happy about it, you figure it out." My father's eyes were so playful, and you guys are just going to play when you go out to sea, what's the Duke doing?

"So 'being hands-off' is hereditary." Hanya jokingly said, even Hanya can see that they're not really going on official business, who are they trying to fool.

"The Duke told you that the Duke's Manor is under my management. Now help me finish the things on this list, you have one day, report to me tomorrow at lunchtime. As for daily affairs, just handle them as usual, if there are any special issues, find Qin Ying." I handed the list to the steward, anyway, the operations of the Duke's Manor don't require any guidance, everything will continue as usual and I'll be free in two weeks.

"Understood!"

After the steward left, the two of us strolled in the commercial street of the imperial capital. Since we're already out, there's no reason to go back so soon.

"Qin Yang, which one do you think is better?"

"Well..." Hanya held up two bras and shook them in front of my eyes, comparing the bodies under Hanya's winter clothes, I feel like I've developed decision paralysis, it's so hard to choose.

"Hanya, do I really have to choose?" It's not uncommon for guys to go into a lingerie store nowadays, but why do I have to choose?

"Well~ this... but... you'll have to take it off in the future!"

Take it off?

"Fool, you helped her undress!"

"Why?"

"Well... it infuriates me! Bai, although I really don't want to tell you, I think it's necessary to show you the memories that you've always wanted to see but I've never shown you!"

"Ah!!!" My brain instantly saw those unspeakable memories. My heart, my blood, it feels like there's not enough blood.