Xiao Qiuhong watched Lin Junyang holding her daughter’s hand, sighed, and apologetically smiled at Ji Lin, "Young man, we’re leaving, goodbye."

"Goodbye," Ji Lin awkwardly extended his hand and waved, his eyes fixed on Lin Junyang holding Xiao Xiao’s hand.

After seeing Xiao Qiuhong off to the car, Xiao Xiao followed Lin Junyang out of the station, but felt the man inexplicably emitting a gloomy aura, making it even harder to breathe in the muggy weather.

To avoid being affected by the man, Xiao Xiao deliberately slowed her pace, maintaining a few steps distance, following him neither too fast nor too slow.

Lin Junyang noticed the person behind hadn’t caught up, stopped and turned around, and sure enough, the woman was there taking tiny steps, more reserved than a noble lady.

He couldn’t help but let out a cold snort, "What are you dawdling for? Or are you waiting for your Senior Brother to walk with you?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xiao burst into laughter, "I say, Lin Junyang, are you for real? What’s wrong with me walking with Senior Brother Ji? We’re both students at Nan University, it’s not unusual to help each other, right? Why do you look so jealous?"

"Jealous? Why would I be jealous? Whose jealousy am I supposed to eat?" Lin Junyang jumped angrily, pointing at Xiao Xiao’s forehead, "You silly woman, stop thinking about these pointless things all day long, you really are hopelessly dumb."

Xiao Xiao covered her forehead, watched the man get in the car, feeling amused, she leisurely walked over.

Once Xiao Xiao climbed into the car, sat down, and fastened her seatbelt, Lin Junyang reached out to the car fridge for an ice cream and handed it to her, his tone not very friendly, "Here, eat."

Xiao Xiao didn’t expect Lin Junyang to buy her ice cream, she thought about the two bottles of cold water he gave her mom before leaving, guessing the ice cream was bought together with the water and stored in the car fridge to prevent it from melting.

She opened the lid and took a sip, it was indeed sweet, right to her core.

"Xiao Xiao, Aunt Xiao only has you as her daughter, it’s not easy for her to support you studying, you can’t cause her trouble," Lin Junyang started the car, adopting the demeanor of an elder giving advice.

"I know," Xiao Xiao mumbled with ice cream in her mouth.

"It’s good that you know, and don’t pay attention to every guy, especially those young boys at your school, they’re not fully grown yet, what do they know about love?"

Xiao Xiao lowered her head to suck on the ice cream, glancing at Lin Junyang’s handsome side profile which showed no expression, yet she inexplicably smelled a hint of jealousy.

"Did you understand love back then? I remember you had your first love during college, right?" Xiao Xiao asked casually.

She didn’t quite understand what kind of feelings Lin Junyang had for that woman back then that could make such a proud and unruly man still remember after all these years since her marriage.

As expected, upon hearing Xiao Xiao’s words, Lin Junyang was momentarily stunned, but soon shook his head and snorted, "How can they compare to me? Since childhood, my grandpa and dad instilled in me that as a man, you must have responsibility, you must not dabble in what you cannot afford."

"What do those young boys at your school know? At most, it’s an imbalance of adolescent male hormones. What they show when they see pretty girls isn’t called love, it’s just lust."

Xiao Xiao curled her lips, muttering disapprovingly, "As if you don’t lust."