Ye Li thought Lu Xiaoxiao was already asleep when she quietly opened the door.
Upon entering, she t Lu Xiaoxiao’s gaze directly.
With headphones around her neck and a wooden expression, it was evident that she had been studying hard all day.
Ye Li rembered Fu Yanci’s teasing words, "Xiaoxiao, you’re already a top student, why are you still working so hard before exams? Aren’t you giving anyone else a chance to overtake you on the curve?"
Lu Xiaoxiao stretched lazily and smiled, "Being kind to others would be cruel to myself. I’m still relying on my ranking to get a scholarship!"
At Imperial University, one needed to excel both academically and morally to secure a scholarship, and both Lu Xiaoxiao and Xie Yunkai had been recipients of the top scholarship every year.
And that scholarship could almost cover their tuition for the next year.
Ye Li smiled and raised the takeout box of desserts in her hand, "Top student, your loving late-night snack is here, do you want to enjoy it now?"
"Thank you, the super cute and thoughtful Lizi!"
Lu Xiaoxiao got up smiling and went to the balcony to heat up two cups of milk.
They enjoyed the desserts.
They drank milk.
Rejuvenated, they embarked on another round of revision.
By the ti they turned off the lights, it was nearly one o’clock.
At seven o’clock sharp, both of their alarms went off simultaneously.
With identical bed head, they greeted each other and swiftly got out of bed to wash up, then sat back-to-back at their desks.
The vast room was filled only with the rustling of pages turning.
For lunch, they each had a box of self-heating als.
When her phone buzzed, Ye Li looked at Lu Xiaoxiao, then took her phone out of the bedroom.
"Xiao Li..."
Over the phone, Aunt Lan gently said, "I and the Lady have already returned ho."
Ye Li was frustrated, "Didn’t we agree to wait for to finish my exam on Wednesday before being discharged from the hospital and going ho?"
"Don’t you know what your mother is like? When she sets her mind to sothing, who can wait?"
Aunt Lan’s cheerful voice assured her, "Don’t worry, I’ll take good care of her. You just focus on your exams!"
"Alright!"
After hanging up, Ye Li went back to the bedroom, grabbed her backpack, and took a taxi straight to the Ye Mansion.
The Ye Family lived in an eastern villa district.
The taxi stopped at the entrance of the villa area, and upon stepping out, Ye Li’s eyes began to warm.
As she stepped through the gate, Ye Li’s footsteps gradually halted.
The day the villa was sold, the living room was a complete ss.
The valuable mural on the wall, the sandalwood desk in the study, and the two-ter-tall imported crystal chandelier on the ceiling... Anything of value had been dismantled.
At a glance, it looked as though it had just been robbed.
But now, the villa was tidy and clean, everything back in its rightful place.
Even the faint fruity aroma floating in the air was just like before.
Thinking that all this was arranged by Fu Yanci made Ye Li’s heart both sour and warm.
"You child..."
Li Xueqing’s voice pulled Ye Li back to the present, "I told Aunt Lan she shouldn’t have told you; once you knew, you’d definitely co running back."
Ye Li’s eyes showed reproach, "If Aunt Lan didn’t tell , I’d be even angrier!"
"Alright, alright... it’s all mom’s fault."
Li Xueqing’s laughter was cheerful as she took Ye Li’s hand and walked forward, speaking curiously, "I just passed Aunt Zhou’s house, and her villa was emptied. It looked like they moved away; strange, Aunt Zhou didn’t ntion it to ."
Ye Li’s heart skipped a beat.
Li Xueqing then looked at her and said, "Ah Li, call He Chen to co for dinner. Also, ask him what’s going on."
"I... " Don’t want to.
Before Ye Li could voice her refusal, a car outside shut off its engine.
The doorbell rang.
Aunt Lan went to answer it, her voice filled with surprise, "Uncle Fu..."
??
Ye Li turned and saw Fu Yanci striding in.
Following him was Xiang Yang carrying nurous packages.
At first glance, it didn’t look like a visit to see an ill person.
Rather, it looked like a new son-in-law coming to et his mother-in-law for the first ti.
"Yanci has arrived..."
Li Xueqing let go of Ye Li’s hand and went to greet him.
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