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"I'm really sorry, Coach Jiang. I had a little accident on the way... it delayed me, haha..." Miao Chengmin tried to act normal, slowly following Coach Jiang step by step. However, each time his injured foot hit the ground, a sharp pain shot through him, causing Miao Chengmin to curl his toes in discomfort.
As Miao Chengmin climbed the stairs, he happened to run into Coach Jiang, who was about to leave the academy, which relieved him—thankfully, he made it just in time.
"You twisted your ankle; you should rest for a while before coming back," Coach Jiang said as he turned on the office light. When he turned around with some copies in hand, Miao Chengmin finally reached the office door.
"Ah," Miao Chengmin thought carefully; he shouldn't have given himself away too much.
"Here, take this; it's quite important," Coach Jiang said, handing the copies to Miao Chengmin's hands. "Go home and put some ice on it. Look at your foot shaking; it probably won't heal in less than half a month."
Miao Chengmin looked down and realized that his injured foot had betrayed him—it was shaking uncontrollably due to the pain.
"You usually act cautiously; what happened?" Coach Jiang surprisingly offered to support Miao Chengmin as he helped him down the stairs step by step.
"I... I was rushing and bumped into someone," Miao Chengmin replied sheepishly with a forced smile.
A hint of a smile appeared on Coach Jiang's otherwise serious brown face. "Rushing for what? You could have taken your time. Now what about your training later?"
Miao Chengmin quickly nodded in agreement; Coach Jiang had a point. Although it seemed like he was scolding him, Miao Chengmin knew that among all the classes Coach Jiang taught, he was the one who received the most care.
"So how did you get here just now?" Coach Jiang asked.
"Uh..." Miao Chengmin couldn't exactly say that Miss Ming had brought him here.
"My friend gave me a ride," Miao Chengmin said, pointing outside to Ming Juan, who was already sitting on her electric bike.
Ming Juan was holding her phone with both hands, her arms resting on the handlebars as she leaned forward, showcasing her perfect waistline. The slight curve of her hips was accentuated by the streetlights in the night.
Ming Juan hadn't noticed that they had come downstairs until Coach Jiang asked Miao Chengmin in his unmistakably loud voice, "Is that her?" Ming Juan quickly straightened up and shook her curly hair that had fallen beside her ears.
"Yes," Miao Chengmin replied.
Coach Jiang nodded and said, "Take good care of Miss Ming. That Wang Ruihu won't let you off easily. I can only say so much."
Miao Chengmin looked at Coach Jiang in surprise but didn't ask further questions. He clasped his hands together and said, "Understood. Teacher, we’ll take our leave now."
Coach Jiang turned away with his hands behind his back and watched as Miao Chengmin walked ahead before heading toward the nearby parking lot himself.
"Um..." Ming Juan exchanged glances with Miao Chengmin but shyly lowered her head. "Can you..."
"Oh, sure! I can drive," Miao Chengmin thought he understood Ming Juan's intention and immediately responded.
"No!" Ming Juan quickly grabbed the handlebars protectively as if shielding her own child from harm, blocking Miao Chengmin's hand.
Miao Chengmin's face instantly showed confusion.
"How do I put this?" Ming Juan stared at the moon while her mind raced. She had always been pursued by others but had never actively asked a boy for his contact information.
"Ding dong."
The sound of a phone shutting down echoed as both of them looked at the electric bike's dashboard simultaneously.
"It's out of battery!"
The world seemed to come to a halt as they both froze in shock.
Well, this shifted their main dilemma to how to get back home, successfully diverting Ming Juan's attention from earlier.
"Then... shall we walk back?" Miao Chengmin asked cautiously.
"That works," Ming Juan replied in frustration as she took out her phone and sent over a dozen messages to Yu Feiyao.
Already sitting in her dormitory, Yu Feiyao saw Ming Juan's messages and immediately understood what had happened—she had originally intended to ride the electric bike to charge it.
But then Yu Feiyao thought: Perfect! This would give her and her mysterious boyfriend some quality time together. Not only would it strengthen their relationship, but when Ming Juan returned happily, it would also relieve Yu Feiyao's own psychological pressure!
As she pondered this, Yu Feiyao suddenly fell onto her bed laughing heartily, feeling like a genius.
"Go pick them up!" Yu Feiyao exclaimed playfully as she sat up and got out of bed to grab her DSLR camera. "It would be nice to take a commemorative photo for them; besides, I'm really curious about who it is!"
"Of course, except for Wang Ruihu." As soon as Yu Feiyao thought of this possibility, her expression fell flat.
On the other hand, the atmosphere between Miao Chengmin and Ming Juan seemed a bit awkward. The two of them didn't know what to say. For Miao Chengmin, he just wanted to hurry back. It was rare for him to be back from vacation, and his roommates were waiting for him to play games together.
However, Ming Juan was walking too slowly. Miao Chengmin found himself stopping and starting, even suspecting that she was doing it on purpose. Ignoring a young lady like this seemed a bit impolite...
"Are you adjusting well to this university?" Miao Chengmin casually asked.
"Yeah."
"Well, how's the food and accommodation?"
"Okay."
"You should participate in more clubs; they are recruiting new students right now."
"Yeah."
Miao Chengmin couldn't help but pout; he suddenly felt like he was the one being ignored. But he couldn't really complain about Ming Juan, so he awkwardly smiled and joked, "What's wrong? Is there something bothering our young lady?"
After saying this, Miao Chengmin recalled what Ming Juan had said earlier: "If only I could remove the 'young lady' title." Suddenly, he felt a jolt. He realized he might have upset Ming Juan again.
Ming Juan, sensitive as she was, caught onto that phrase. A shadow of sorrow clouded her watery eyes.
"I... I don't deserve to be called a young lady anymore," Ming Juan said, looking up timidly at Miao Chengmin's broad chest but not daring to meet his gaze.
"Ah." Miao Chengmin exclaimed softly, pretending not to know anything.
In reality, Ming Juan was well aware that the biggest news in the country right now was about their Ming Family Group's corruption issues—not just this incident but everything from before; the state would surely investigate thoroughly. It was impossible for Miao Chengmin to claim he knew nothing about it.
Seeing that Ming Juan remained silent for a long time, Miao Chengmin simply said, "People have to face setbacks. Some things are inevitable; there's no need to lament over them."
"…"
It seemed that Miao Chengmin knew about the corruption history of the Ming Family. This made Ming Juan even less inclined to speak up.
"Being sad won't help; once it's settled, just accept it calmly." In Miao Chengmin's mind flashed memories of him smoking at the threshold after failing his college entrance exams.
"I've lost things too, but I won't give up just because I've lost something. There are still many things in this world worth having. Even if you can no longer be seen as a young lady in everyone's eyes, living as an ordinary person and experiencing different aspects of life can also be a beautiful thing."
Pushing the electric bike with emotion, Miao Chengmin seemed to be expressing his feelings more than comforting her.
Ming Juan suddenly looked up curiously and examined Miao Chengmin.
"Um, thank you." Ming Juan actually didn't want him to continue; she feared that if she listened too long, she would end up crying again like in the dormitory.
"I think you're really cute," Ming Juan tried to change the subject.
"Ah... huh?" Miao Chengmin looked at Ming Juan's reflective eyes under the moonlight in confusion.
"Hehe." Seeing Miao Chengmin's silly expression made Ming Juan feel victorious. She covered her mouth and chuckled quietly.
After turning another corner, they would reach the bustling main road. Miao Chengmin felt like he was about to see the light of day, but thinking about parting ways with Ming Juan inexplicably filled him with reluctance.
"We're almost there," Miao Chengmin gently tapped Ming Juan's arm.
Ming Juan nodded and playfully tapped his arm back.
"I feel like you're pretty happy," after interacting with Ming Juan like this, Miao Chengmin revealed a youthful smile and gained a better impression of this good girl.
"Sigh..." Ming Juan shrugged, but she had already lowered her guard against Miao Chengmin, treating him less like a stranger. "Would you like to hear my honest thoughts?"
"My pleasure," Miao Chengmin immediately replied.
Ming Juan hoped that her Soul-Gazing Eye was not deceiving her. She pulled at Miao Chengmin's sleeve and walked toward another stone path. It was clear that Ming Juan wanted to take a few more detours.
"Senior..." Ming Juan finally mustered the courage to look up and meet Miao Chengmin's gaze. "I feel... so lonely. Besides my best friend Fei, this past month has been really suffocating. I wish I could make a few good friends, but my identity always holds me back... Now that there's trouble at home, I'll be laughed at again. Honestly, I'd rather be an ordinary person."
"I'm actually very lively, but I just... can't find anyone willing to play with me. Even Fei is somewhat wary of me. I feel like no one is willing to treat me sincerely; it seems everyone thinks that material things can satisfy me, this so-called rich young lady... Haha, it's really funny."
Miao Chengmin silently listened, feeling the weight of her words. After all, he was talking to a young lady worth billions; he didn't dare say much. Yet, he felt conflicted—did he really deserve to be Ming Juan's confidant with his poor background?
"I can tell you a secret," Ming Juan said as she turned her back to him and leaned her shoulder against Miao Chengmin's arm, truly making him feel her "liveliness." "Want to hear it?"
The sudden fragrance of flowers nearly overwhelmed Miao Chengmin's senses as he stammered, "Uh... sure."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a leaf-like shape glowing with white light appear on Ming Juan's forehead. Upon closer inspection, there seemed to be a liquid-like substance flowing within it!
Miao Chengmin's first instinct was to think that something was shining on Ming Juan's forehead from a flashlight; he turned around to look into the distance.
"Don't look for it; you won't find it," Ming Juan pulled Miao Chengmin's face back toward her. "This is a long-lost technique from the Ming Family—Soul-Gazing Eye."
"Ah?!" Miao Chengmin had never heard of such a mystical thing before; he leaned in curiously. "That's amazing! You've practiced a lost technique?"
"Oh no," Ming Juan placed her hand on Miao Chengmin's chest and gently pushed him back a little. "Men and women shouldn't be too close, you know."
"Ahaha... sorry." Miao Chengmin realized he had gotten too close.
Though Ming Juan mentioned "men and women shouldn't be too close," she had placed her hand on her own chest, making Miao Chengmin feel like she was intentionally taking advantage of him.
"My third eye has told me since the moment I met you that you are one in a million... good person." Ming Juan deliberately omitted the word 'man,' lowering her gaze as she casually brushed her tousled brown hair.
"So!"
Ming Juan jumped in front of Miao Chengmin, resting one hand on his shoulder in a relaxed and intimate manner that seemed far from someone he'd only met twice.
"I, in the name of the Ming Family's young lady, request you to become my friend. What do you think?"
With that, Ming Juan took out her phone and opened her QR code business card.
"Ah?!" Miao Chengmin looked at Ming Juan's smiling and slightly flushed face in astonishment.
"Hmm?" Ming Juan forced down a hint of shyness and pretended to threaten him. "You better not refuse my invitation!"
A gentle autumn breeze stirred the air, silently causing several fallen leaves to drift into the bustling scene between the two of them.
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