Around ten in the morning, Ye Fan brought Lan Jing to Hua Hai University in Hua Hai City. Because it was summer break, the campus was very quiet.

The sunlight was bright, casting dappled shadows under the trees. Walking along the tree-lined path, Ye Fan tried to evoke the most beautiful memories in Lan Jing's heart, hoping she would talk more about her mother.

"This place is so beautiful." Lan Jing was very happy, not only because she was in a beautiful place but also because she had a good friend accompanying her. Meanwhile, Little Blue Crystal and Little Red Crystal were playing hide and seek between her and Ye Fan.

Ye Fan smiled and said, "If you like it, I'll bring you here often in the future."

Ye Fan had just brought Lan Jing into Hua Hai University not far when he saw Qin Mengyao standing in a pavilion waiting for him. When she saw Ye Fan, Qin Mengyao's face lit up with a joyful smile, but once she saw the beautiful and pure girl beside him, she couldn't help feeling inferior to Lan Jing.

"Yaoyao." Ye Fan greeted with a smile.

"Brother Fan, you came?" Qin Mengyao's expression was somewhat downcast. "Auntie said you would come, but I didn't believe her. She insisted I wait here for you. I didn't expect you would actually find time to see me."

Ye Fan sighed and said, "Aunt Rong is just worried about you. So you came to the school without saying a word. The school year hasn't started yet; what are you doing here as a new student? Hurry back home."

Qin Mengyao was a little sulky and said, "There's no need, I have already completed the admission procedures and will temporarily stay in the student dormitory. Auntie has already arranged for a teacher at the school to help settle me in. Brother Fan, thank you for still coming to see me. I know I'm not worthy of you, so... I bless you both."

Perhaps Qin Mengyao had thought about a lot of things in the past few days, and she actually opened up, giving her blessings to Ye Fan.

But Ye Fan didn't understand, who was Qin Mengyao blessing him with? Li Zhaojun? Lu Xiaoman?

Only when Qin Mengyao looked at Lan Jing with a somewhat resentful gaze did Ye Fan realize that the "blessing" was for him and Lan Jing. Perhaps Qin Mengyao wanted to become a girl with unique characteristics that would attract his liking, so she changed from her previous little troublemaker image to a now elegant and beautiful student. Unfortunately, her current purity seemed pale compared to Lan Jing's absolute innocence, which made Qin Mengyao very envious of Lan Jing.

Ye Fan didn't want to explain his relationship with Lan Jing; in fact, bringing Lan Jing here was partly to make Qin Mengyao give up.

"Let's sit down and talk." Ye Fan pointed to the stone bench in the pavilion, and the three of them sat down, with Lan Jing and Ye Fan on one side, while Qin Mengyao sat alone on the other side.

"Brother Fan, Auntie said you might be busy with many things in the coming days and won't be in Hua Hai City, is that true?" Qin Mengyao suddenly asked, looking sincerely at him.

Ye Fan initially wanted to nod directly but then thought of a problem. According to Tantai Wanrong, Qin Mengyao had left home and come to school yesterday without saying a word, and Tantai Wanrong had specially used connections to inform the school, allowing a new student to enter early. How could Tantai Wanrong have told Qin Mengyao that he was leaving Hua Hai City?

Ye Fan smiled and said, "Little trickster, don't test me. I do have a lot to do, but I'm not even sure myself if I'll leave Hua Hai City. I didn't tell Aunt Rong anything."

Qin Mengyao's cheeks turned slightly red, feeling embarrassed because her little trick was seen through by Ye Fan.

She initially just wanted to see if Ye Fan was just saying he'd leave to brush her off, but now it seemed she had no secrets before Ye Fan.

"Since you're in college now, study hard, and after you graduate, I promise to give you an explanation." Ye Fan laughed.

"That's four years away." Qin Mengyao pouted slightly.

Ye Fan thought, if it weren't for four years, I wouldn't speak. Perhaps time would dilute your feelings for me and slowly let you see clearly that there could be nothing between us.

As they were talking, a commotion suddenly came from a distance. They saw a masked female student walking forward with luggage, seemingly trying to hide her appearance. Behind her were several people with cameras and recorders chasing her with questions.

"Sorry, Miss Yang does not accept interviews, please leave. This is Hua Hai University; you cannot come in!" The school staff were driving away the reporters.

Ye Fan saw this "Miss Yang" and couldn't help but smile. It was none other than the newly emerged actress Yang Xiaoting, with whom he'd had some "skin contact" at a secret villa of the Han Group yesterday.

"Xiaoxiao? Come here!" Qin Mengyao seemed to know Yang Xiaoting and stood up, waving.

When Yang Xiaoting saw Qin Mengyao, her eyes suddenly lit up. She abandoned her luggage and ran up to hug Qin Mengyao, who happily said, "I didn't expect to meet you here. I got into Hua Hai University just like you, but not in the same major."

"Hm." Yang Xiaoting nodded, took off her mask, revealing her clean and pure face. She looked at Ye Fan and Lan Jing, her expression holding a bit of curiosity.

Qin Mengyao happily introduced to Ye Fan, "Brother Fan, this is my childhood playmate, Xiaoxiao. You know of her, right?"

Ye Fan stood up and smiled, "Yang Xiaoting, a big star, who wouldn't know her?"

Yang Xiaoting was a bit embarrassed being directly called a "big star" by Ye Fan. She showed a slight bitterness on her face, likely thinking about the high cost of becoming a big star. She inclined her head slightly and said, "Not really."

"Who says not really, Xiaoxiao? I heard you're going to star in Director Li's 'North Pole Disaster', a Hollywood blockbuster, is it true?" Qin Mengyao asked with great concern.

"No, nothing is set yet." Yang Xiaoting's face looked even worse. The role wasn't the female lead, and she had to sacrifice some personal gains to get it, making her unwilling to talk about it further.

Qin Mengyao smiled and said, "Xiaoxiao, this is my Brother Fan. Though we're not related by blood, we're closer than siblings."

"Hello." Yang Xiaoting glanced at Ye Fan but didn't extend her hand for a handshake, possibly because she was still observing certain etiquettes in front of others.

The four of them sat down. Ye Fan saw Yang Xiaoting looked a bit distracted, obviously uneasy due to the events from the previous night, and smiled, "Yaoyao, how come I've never heard you mention that you're childhood friends with such a big star as Yang Xiaoting?"

"What childhood friends? That's what you people from the four-nine city call it. My mom and Xiaoxiao's mom knew each other, and we were very close sisters from a young age. We're the same age, but Xiaoxiao is one grade ahead. Later, she went to study outside with her family, so we rarely met." Qin Mengyao said, still blinking at Ye Fan, "Brother Fan, are you a fan? There's a big star in front of you now, do you want an autograph?"

Ye Fan felt a bit embarrassed. If he asked for an autograph, it wasn't his style to fanboy. If he didn't, he was afraid of hurting Yang Xiaoting's pride.

It was Lan Jing who curiously asked, "What is an autograph?"

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