Yao Jing smiled and brushed off the non-existent dust on his body: "Oh, you found me."

His expression was natural, and he didn't show any embarrassment at all for being caught eavesdropping on other people's conversation.

Lu Tian's mind was full of question marks: "You are hiding in this place. If you say you are just passing by, I don't believe it..."

Because on the other side of the tree is the lake.

"I came here with Jiang Baige."

Yao Jing still looked calm, as if stalking was a common thing.

"But it was unintentional to catch you courting... But I remember you were in love with another girl the previous second, but the next second, you were with Jiang Baige..." Yao Jing smiled with his hands covering his mouth, "No wonder she didn't agree to you."

"I want you to take care of it!"

"I don't care." Yao Jing raised his foot and was about to walk to the side of the road, "But since I saw you, I'll tell you..."

He changed his previous nonchalant look, his eyes sharp: "Jiang Baige is mine, you want to get her heart, unless I die."

After saying this, he returned to his previous indifferent expression. As long as he changed into a set of white clothes, he could go and play the role of a god.

Who made him speak like he was reciting lines...

It's just a relationship between college students. If it works out, then keep it. If it doesn't, forget it. If there's a connection, then be friends. If not, then stop communicating. After four years, they'll go their separate ways...

What's the matter with life and death? Do you really think you are acting?

Lu Tian muttered to himself and turned away, not taking Yao Jing's words to heart at all.

***

Jiang Baige certainly didn't know about this episode between Yao Jing and Lu Tian.

She did not have close contact with Yao Jing. Up to now, she only regarded Yao Jing as a partner in this mission and was always wary of his identity.

Naturally, she couldn't guess what Yao Jing really thought of her.

Her mind was all on Liu Shutong.

Liu Shutong and Lin Xingran's sister have been chatting for some time. I don't know what they talked about, but Liu Shutong seems to have made up her mind to take back the custody of the child.

After all this happened, her relationship with Lin Xingran and Song Siwen became closer and closer.

She even invited them to her home during the National Day holiday.

This "they" also includes Jiang Baige, who would join in the fun from time to time - just because Liu Shutong's daughter Xiaoyu seemed to like Jiang Baige very much.

So, this time Jiang Baige specially bought a plush toy to bring over - it was the same model and largest size as the one on her bag. Xiaoyu really liked it when she saw it, and she held it tightly and refused to let go, saying that she wanted to sleep with it at night.

Liu Shutong persuaded her for a long time before Xiaoyu agreed to let her new friend go to the washing machine and dryer for a "day trip" before moving into her crib.

While the mother and daughter were playing the game, Jiang Baige and the other two sat on the sofa in the living room and looked around.

Liu Shutong rented an apartment with two bedrooms and a living room, but there were two beds in the master bedroom and two desks in the second bedroom. She probably slept in the master bedroom usually and used the second bedroom as a study.

The room's orientation is also good. At noon, the sunlight shines in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, making the whole room bright and warm.

However, Jiang Baige noticed that there were thick textbooks and lesson plans piled on the dining table. It seemed that she usually worked in the dining room so as not to disturb the children's study and sleep.

Lin Xingran also noticed it and sighed: "It seems that it is not easy to balance family and career..."

At this time, Liu Shutong called the child to the study to do homework, and she went to the living room with some fruit.

"Siwen, you told me last time that you wanted to write an interview about the impact of the original family on children. How is it going?"

Song Siwen, who had been a little out of shape today, finally came to his senses when he heard himself being "called".

"I've almost finished writing it, but when I showed it to my instructor, she said that my interview subjects were a bit monotonous..."

"Single? What's going on?"

"It's probably a sample problem. Most of the divorced parents around me are girls... Usually, if they have a son, unless the father has an affair and has another son, there will be fewer divorces for the sake of the son..."

As Song Siwen spoke, he began to talk: "Of course, my interviewing skills may also be lacking... When interviewing boys, I always feel that it is difficult to get them to really open up. So when I submitted the first draft, the teacher felt that my sample was biased, so the conclusion of the interview was not objective."

After hearing this, the other three didn't know what to say for a moment, and the atmosphere became a little awkward.

At this moment, the bedroom door opened, and Haihai ran out with his small schoolbag on his back: "Mom, grandma just called and asked us what time we should go to her place today..."

When Liu Shutong heard this, she frowned and asked, "Did your grandma hang up the phone?"

"It's not hanging yet!"

"Okay, I'll go talk to her then." Liu Shutong stood up and said apologetically, "Sorry, I have the landline installed in the bedroom, I have to go and answer it... You three can chat first, don't be polite, have some fruit..."

After she and Haihai entered the bedroom, Jiang Baige asked Song Siwen, "Can you still publish that report?"

Song Siwen nodded: "Yes, but we need to increase the proportion of males among the respondents."

"Are you worried that your investigation is biased?"

If that were all, it would make sense.

"But it wasn't until the teacher made this suggestion that I realized that because the idea for this topic came from Xingran and Xiaoyu, what I wanted to write about from the beginning was what kind of impact would parents' divorce have on girls..."

From a writing perspective, it would have been a reasonable approach if she had narrowed the topic and added qualifiers.

"But the teacher disagrees..." Song Siwen's tone was filled with helplessness and resentment. "Originally, this manuscript could have been published before the holiday, but it was withheld because we didn't reach a consensus..."

"Do we have to increase the number of male interviewees?" Lin Xingran's voice rose several degrees, and he seemed even more excited than Song Siwen. "Who has a preference? Your teacher... is male?"

Song Siwen gave an awkward smile: "Female teacher."

An awkward atmosphere gradually spread...

Fortunately, at this time, Liu Shutong finished her call and came out of the bedroom.

Seeing the three people who were in a low mood, she asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Baige briefly explained the difficulties Song Siwen encountered. Liu Shutong had a lot of experience after all, so she smiled knowingly and touched Song Siwen's head.

"You'll get used to this kind of thing when you grow up."

"But now I can't get used to it..." Song Siwen's expression changed from helpless to determined. "These few days, I have thought about it carefully. If I can't write what I want to write, then I... I don't want to take the postgraduate entrance examination anymore."

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