CHAPTER 794: CHAPTER 684: LIKING YOU, FROM THE FIRST GLANCE 25

The driver first dropped Zhao Linlin off at her school. After spending a day with everyone, Zhao Linlin didn’t want to go back to school at all.

"I don’t want to leave you all."

"We don’t want to leave you either, but when it’s time for school, you should go. Be good, okay?"

Zhao Linlin pouted her lips, looking at the three, "When I get back, I’m going to tell my dad that I want to transfer schools."

Jian Dan couldn’t help but laugh, "There are so many weekends, we’ll still have chances to meet. It’s not like we won’t see each other again. Don’t you know ’far perfume, near smell’? But if you can transfer, we would welcome you too. You decide."

"I knew it, you guys can’t bear to let me go."

The three of them: "..."

They really didn’t say anything. It was purely Zhao Linlin being narcissistic.

After saying goodbye, the three went back to school. As soon as they entered the school gate, Jian Dan was stopped. The person who stopped her was Lin Chengyu. It had been a long time since they last met, and Lin Chengyu seemed a lot more annoying. He looked at Jian Dan, "Can we talk for a minute?"

Jian Dan frowned, "Weiwei and Lulu are my friends. There’s nothing they can’t hear. Whatever you want to say, don’t mind us listening in. I don’t mind."

Lin Chengyu seemed a bit embarrassed and appeared to be thinking about Jian Dan’s suggestion. After a while, he said lightly, "Okay then, I’d like to invite you to my birthday party at my house this weekend. Are you free?"

Jian Dan couldn’t understand why a kid was hosting a birthday party; it’s not like he was coming of age. Wasn’t this superfluous?

The Lin family certainly had the means, but was there really a need for such extravagance?

Still, Lin Chengyu seemed to think...

Forget it. She couldn’t find a more fitting word at the moment, so Xiaoxiao smiled, "My friends can come too, right?"

Lin Chengyu nodded, "Of course, as long as you ask."

Jian Dan was really speechless. What did he mean ’as long as she asked’? Even if she asked, it still depended on Lin Chengyu, the host, to agree. What was he implying? Open ambiguity?

This was a bit awkward.

Jian Dan’s discomfort was evident to Lai Wei and Mi Lu, who both wanted to help her out, but found no appropriate opportunity with Lin Chengyu’s puzzling remark.

Lin Chengyu also felt awkward. He had thought before that Jian Dan was easy to manipulate, and that connecting with the Bo Family would offer many opportunities to advance in the future. However, after actually interacting with Jian Dan, he realized she was not easy to deal with.

Nor was she someone he could easily seduce.

Maintaining a necessary distance was the safest approach for his own sake.

But the thoughts of young people, though not profound, are still unpredictable. He didn’t want to like Jian Dan, but loving someone isn’t something one can control, is it?

If love could be controlled, that would really not be human.

The academic pressures of second year were heavy. Jian Dan and Mi Lu were dragged to the library daily by Lai Wei, a legitimate top student who had already mastered the entire curriculum of the third year on his own and forced them to learn as well.

Neither of them were fools; with the right guidance, they picked things up very quickly.

But enjoying complaining without cause, didn’t Lai Wei know their nature already?

Under a heavier revision schedule, they became obedient.

During the weekend when Jian Dan returned home, Ms. Li had already swapped rest times with Mrs. Lin. Ms. Li told her that Bo Qin wouldn’t be coming home for dinner tonight, it seemed he had some social engagement or something, and he probably wouldn’t be home all weekend.

Jian Dan didn’t mind.

Mu Qing came over for a meal and didn’t see anything unusual. The pressures from school were fully released by indulging in delicious food, and she sent a message to Bo Qin.

It included a photo.

[Uncle Qin, you’re missing out. The steamed pork ribs Ms. Li made are especially delicious. I helped you eat them.]

At that time, Bo Qin wasn’t at the company but in his apartment. He didn’t believe that Secretary Zhou’s previous judgment had evidence, but as Secretary Zhou said, for a man like him, attracting a young girl with a budding heart was too easy.

In every aspect, it was enough to make one deeply involved.

He really did need to keep his distance from Jian Dan and not get too close, to avoid influencing her.

When he received Jian Dan’s message, he was in quite a good mood, clutching his phone, imagining the young girl’s face on the other end, and couldn’t help but let his lips curl up slightly in response [Hmm, then help me eat more, take good care of yourself at home, rest well, eat well.]

[Hmm, Uncle Qin, you shouldn’t get too busy either. Work is never finished; don’t get too tired.]

Bo Qin chuckled and stared at his phone for a while, then didn’t reply.