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Richard watched him move aside, his brow scrunched

A short ti down from the mountain top in her school unifor his bicycle, and was struck speechless Still, she hardly missed her stride She made her ithout pause to Lan Jue’s side and hopped up on to her faed, and pedaled away

Richard would not be denied, and in good spirits he leapt on to his bike and gave chase He caught up in short order “Qianlin, you’re probably thinking ht? I’ve already sent people out to see if they can find one in better condition When they do how about you take a spin on mine, what do you think? That e don’t always have to trouble your cousin! Or maybe you can sell me yours, cuz Name a price and you’ll have it”

Zhou Qianlin’s sculpted brows grew taught “Richard, I’ve already told you a dozen tiht? When you’re like this you make me feel worse I just can’t be with you”

Richard looked shocked “Qianlin, don’t say such things in front of your cousin If you want to talk, let’s go home and talk about it”

Qianlin only shook her head, and refused to speak further

Richard pedaled harder, pushing his bike forward until he was beside Lan Jue He smiled as he spoke to him “Hey, so how much you think for me to buy that bike from you?”

“Sorry, not for sale,” Lan Jue responded

Richard opened his mouth to speak further, but Lan Jue cut hirab Richard’s arer man towards hih to keep his feet Luckily his center of gravity had adjusted enough to shuffle hiainst the large tree in his path The bike rebounded and tumbled to the floor, it’s front tire ruined

Clearly the young man had failed to pay attention to the road, obsessed as he ith Qianlin and her ‘cousin’ Lan Jue could only shake his head as he pedaled on Richard stood beside hisdejected

“That one is stubborn He sure is trying to do right by you, though” Lan Jue chuckled ruefully to himself

Zhou Qianlin, however, replied in frosty tones “If you’re thinking of telling ether with him, you better keep your ht to speak about it”

Lan Jue smirked bitterly Indeed, he was the one who ruined their chance at a fa a all?

“I apologize”

Zhou Qianlin chose silence, and only nodded in response Her eyes had grown noticeably es

Suddenly, much to Lan Jue’s surprise, she wrapped her arms around his waste and buried her face in his back The sudden motion almost caused hih hi behind hirip

He continued, quiet, unsure of what to say

A few kilometers short of the campus, Zhou Qianlin finally separated her hands She settled back on the back of the bike like nothing had happened By the ti had happened Her face revealed no expression and, as she pulled her backpack unto her shoulders, shea word to her bodyguard

For a ently patted his forehead, then began pushing his bike towards the school as well

As he approached, the air whipped around him as a fire-red surface car raced passed, quick as the wind It was quick, but ni the street, the car was able to wave between theer

Vroosh! The car caate as effortlessly as it had arrived The doors spread open, and char, fiery red hair and legs that went on for ages – Tang Mi I, a second car raced up and stopped This one hite, and fro purple hair

She was just as pretty as the young woman she arrived with Small features, pale skin, and purple hair Full of vitality, and full of allure

It could be said Zhou Qianlin was as beautiful as a spotless snow lotus If that were true, Tang Mi was the fiery appeal of a rose, and this new girl was the i