Chapter 1 Prologue

  "Mom, I'm back." Qian Shi returned home with a gloomy face and listlessly greeted Song Yayun.

  "Shino, you're back pretty early today." Song Yayun came out of the kitchen, but found that Qian Shino had already returned to her room. "What's wrong with this kid? Today she comes home and goes straight to her room. In the past, she would definitely come to the kitchen like a starving ghost to see what delicious food there is for tonight."

  "Shi Nuo, were you bullied at school?" Song Ya Yun looked at Shi Nuo who was eating silently and felt even more surprised.

  "Mom, I wanted to join the student council. I had an interview yesterday and it didn't go well. I don't think I'll make it." Qian Shi Nuo hadn't told Yi Meng Yu about what happened during the interview or that she wouldn't be able to join after finishing the interview. Now back home, Qian Shi Nuo couldn't help but reveal her distress in front of her mom.

  "What's this student union thing? It's making our family's best Tianuo so upset?" Song Yayun asked in confusion.

  "Something so boring, you'd actually go?" Chizuru Aoi said suddenly.

  "How boring, am I the kind of person who's so boring? Don't you know that by joining the student council and getting excellent grades, you'll have a chance to study abroad in the future?" Because she couldn't join the student council, Chisato was depressed for a whole day and night, but now she's being called boring by Chizuru.

  Senaka naturally knew, he was just born not to like noise, didn't like competing with others, a typical iceberg handsome guy.

  "What's good about studying abroad? Mom won't be able to see you if you study abroad." Song Yayun said with a mix of comfort and coquetry.

  "It's okay, mom. If I couldn't see you, I would be even more heartbroken." Qian Shi Nuo knew that Song Ya Yun was comforting her. After all these years, Qian Shi Nuo saw how much her parents had sacrificed for her and her brother Ze Bing, they dreamed of their children becoming the happiest people in the world, having a beautiful future. Now that they had this opportunity, it slipped away from them because of herself, Qian Shi Nuo really felt useless.

  "So, Xino, don't put too much pressure on yourself." Song Yayun said warmly, stroking Qian Xino's head.

  "Okay, mom." Qian Shi Nu didn't want Song Ya Yun to see her worried look, so she smiled foolishly at Song Ya Yun.

  "By the way, mom, I'll go help out at your flower shop tomorrow, okay? It's been a while since I've been there." Chiaki suddenly changed the subject.

  "Alright, then come over as soon as you wake up tomorrow." Song Yayun said with a relieved smile.

  "Okay, mom."

  Song Yayun opened a flower shop called Ice and Snow, which was named after Qian Ze Bing and Qian Shi Nuo. The shop wasn't big, but business was booming. In the past, whenever Qian Shi Nuo had free time on weekends, she would go to the shop to help out. Song Yayun would start work at 7 am every day and close up at 3 pm in the afternoon. This schedule allowed her to prepare breakfast for Qian Shi Nuo and Qian Ze Bing before leaving, and also cook dinner for them on time in the afternoons. Qian Bing Nan drove a taxi and sometimes came home for meals. The family of four lived a fulfilling and sweet life together.

  "Ze Bing, are you done washing?" Qian Shi Nu stood at the bathroom door and asked Qian Ze Bing who was showering inside.

  "...the sound of the shower was too loud, Qian Ze Bing didn't hear it. These past few days, no matter what Qian Ze Bing was doing, as long as he was alone, he would naturally think back to that scene: Jin Xiao An crying by Luo Chi's side and agreeing to be his dance partner; even when washing up, he couldn't help but scratch his wet hair in annoyance."

  After trying for a thousand times without success, he quietly walked away.

  Senza Ice had just finished taking a shower and was about to grab a towel to dry her hair when the phone next to her suddenly lit up. Senza Ice glanced at the screen with a cold expression, turned it off, and continued wiping her wet straight hair, but then suddenly stopped, grabbed the phone, rushed out of the bathroom, picked up her coat, and ran out of the house.

  "Hey, Chizuru-ice, what are you running out for so late at night?" Chito called out from the sofa in the living room.

  This kid, taking a bath so slowly I've had enough, now he's not even listening to his sister's words, although he never listened to anyone. But anyway, Chihaya seems to have something on his mind today, usually when he's in a bad mood and takes a bath, he'll stay in the bathroom for at least an hour before coming out.

  Chizuru Ice ran all the way and stopped in front of an art museum, "Fortunately, I didn't arrive late." Chizuru Ice watched as a crowd of people began to pour out of the museum's entrance.

  In the vast crowd, he soon found the figure that was most familiar to him. Jin Xiaoan wore a pink dress and had a painting board on her thin back. Her eyes looked melancholy into the distance.

  Jin Xiaoan has liked painting since she was a child, so Han Yixuan enrolled Jin Xiaoan in a painting class. The classes were always scheduled for Friday and Saturday evenings. Every day after finishing her class, there would be a driver to pick her up, but today the driver had something come up and asked for leave, so Jin Xiaoan had no choice but to go home by herself.

  Qian Ze Bing found out that Jin Xiao An was going home alone today because he saw her post on social media, and although he didn't want to interfere with other people's business, he couldn't help but feel worried.

  Qian Ze followed Jin Xiaoan all the way without going forward or making a sound, until Jin Xiaoan safely entered her home, then he turned back home with peace of mind.