As they were talking, the handsome young man who had been dancing with Qiao Xixi suddenly knelt on one knee and made a passionate confession.
"Xixi, I like you! Can you be my girlfriend?"
Everyone around was cheering.
Mu Chen's face instantly darkened.
Even the hand on his knee clenched into a fist, veins clearly visible.
Chi Zerui immediately tutted, "Brother Chen, is this what you call not caring?"
"..."
Mu Chen got up and left, speechless.
As he was about to leave the bonfire area, he clearly heard Qiao Xixi laughing.
Then she said, "You like me so soon? Aren't you going to give me a chance to evaluate you?"
Her tone was relaxed, completely without shyness, handled with ease.
Mu Chen remembered her talk of a 'first love' and couldn't help but sneer.
He quickened his pace.
On the way back to the guesthouse, Wen Tingxue held Qiao Xixi's hand and asked,
"What's going on? Are you really with Mu Chen...?"
"That's right."
Qiao Xixi was holding the gifts from her suitors.
She said casually, with a hint of resentment,
"He doesn't like me, so why should I still like him? Am I supposed to grovel like a fool?"
Hao Luoluo's eyes flickered slightly, and Wen Tingxue quickly nudged her.
Qiao Xixi didn't realize it at first. When Xu Kexin glanced at Hao Luoluo, she immediately slapped her own mouth.
"Look at my mouth! I didn't mean it like that, Luoluo, you..."
"I know."
Hao Luoluo smiled gently, "I'm not angry, we just have different personal choices."
Her open admission of her pursuit was even more admirable.
Qiao Xixi breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank goodness you're understanding. Otherwise, I'd never be able to clear my name."
Hao Luoluo smiled, "So what are your plans now? He seems to be..."
The girls exchanged glances.
"Quite interesting," Hao Luoluo finished her sentence.
Qiao Xixi recalled him giving her clothes on the plane.
"So what?" she pouted, "He rejected me five or six times when I confessed. Didn't he?"
Speaking of this, Wen Tingxue couldn't help but ask curiously, "Xixi, is Mu Chen really your first love?"
The others also looked at her. Her behavior today was not at all like someone who had never been in love.
She seemed more like an experienced player in the dating game.
Qiao Xixi rolled her eyes speechlessly.
"Of course it's my first love! Otherwise, why would I be so heartbroken?"
However, she had never lacked suitors since she was young.
And she was quite outgoing, so she had dealt with such situations many times.
Practice makes perfect.
"My friend said first love is the bitterest. I didn't believe it at first, but now I do."
Qiao Xixi pouted and complained, "If I had known, I shouldn't have gone to Twelve High School!"
Before May 5th, she had heard of Mu Chen's name.
But she had never taken him seriously.
She had arrogantly thought, how handsome could he be?
Hadn't she seen Yu Wenli and Chi Zerui?
The top handsome guys in Jiang City, and she could handle them. How could she not handle Mu Chen?
Unexpectedly, different strokes for different folks, she actually fell in love with Mu Chen at first sight!
She pursued him shamelessly, losing all her pride and dignity.
Hao Luoluo took a deep breath, her thoughts drifting.
"First love is like blooming the most beautiful flower and bearing the most bitter fruit.
Not many can reach a happy ending."
Therefore, she never expected to melt Chi Zerui's heart.
She was just trying her best to win him over.
"What are you thinking about?"
A deep, clear voice pulled Wen Tingxue back from her thoughts.
"Nothing."
The young girl shook her head dejectedly, her voice small.
Yu Wenli silently applied medicine to her ears.
Only after both ears were treated did he pinch her chin, his gaze deep, and say,
"This is your last chance. Don't force me to investigate."
His tone, tinged with frost, showed his dwindling patience.
The young girl's lips trembled with grievance, "Why are you so fierce..."
"Tsk."
The young man sighed, both helpless and annoyed, and nudged his jaw. "You're such a little tease."
He hooked his long leg and pulled her, chair and all, into his embrace.
"Tell me, what's really bothering you? Did I upset you?"
Wen Tingxue shook her head. "Lin Ling sent me a message saying she broke up with Fu Shilin again..."
She mumbled for a while, and Yu Wenli listened patiently.
After she finished babbling, he asked, "What's the point? What are you trying to say?"
"..."
Slightly disappointed that she hadn't managed to draw him in, Wen Tingxue pouted.
"The point," she said, lowering her eyelashes, not daring to look at him.
"They're first loves, and first loves... never end well."
Although when they were being affectionate, they completely ignored her.
But they did break up and get back together.
Perhaps one day they would truly break up, just like Xixi and Mu Chen.
"..."
Yu Wenli took a deep, angry breath.
He truly hadn't expected her to be bothered by this.
"So," he propped his head on one hand, his tone languid, "you think we won't have a good ending either?"
"..."
The young girl's eyelashes trembled, and she suddenly retorted, "Then, am I your first love?"
"Yes," he answered crisply, his eyes burning.
"You are mine too."
She looked up, her clear eyes like a sky washed clean.
Yu Wenli suddenly stopped being angry. "And then?"
He pinched her cheek and leaned down for a kiss.
A deep one.
The next day.
After breakfast, the group headed to the horse farm.
Their trip to Mengcheng was only seven days long.
Yu Wenli's arrangements were simple: skiing and horse riding.
Besides that, there was just a lot of eating and shopping.
After all, they were still in the early stages of their relationship, and too many activities might not be a good thing.
"You can choose any of the horses here, and the prices will naturally vary,"
the horse farm owner said with a smile.
"Those who can ride can ride directly. If you can't, we have coaches."
"Coaches?" Qiao Xixi's eyes lit up. "Are they handsome?"
Xu Kexin laughed and scolded, "You really are a flirt."
Qiao Xixi said righteously, "Only handsome coaches can motivate me.
If the coach were like Big Boss Yu, I wouldn't get tired even if I studied for a day."
Everyone laughed, even the owner chuckled, "Whether they're handsome or not, you'll see."
As he spoke, more than a dozen tall, handsome men walked in at once.
The scene was quite a feast for the eyes.
Qiao Xixi immediately raised her hand, "I'll take that one."
She chose the most handsome one.
"Boss, you're quite a good businessman," Qiao Xixi said familiarly.
"With so many handsome guys, you must have a lot of female customers, right?"
Mu Chen: "..."
Mu Chen, wanting to avert his gaze, led a white horse away.