Chapter 800: Chapter 797: Where is the Promised Integrity 10_1

At my most relaxed, a thought crossed my mind: does that uncouth lout of mine know the reason we broke up? Did Empress Dowager Liu tell him?

But she didn’t want to discuss such matters just then.

Her head rested against his chest, their fingers interlaced, a profound sense of contentment flowing through her. Feeling languid, she said, "Brother Donglin, should we go and have some fun?"

"..."

"There are still twenty-something days left before school starts. That’s a long time." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Didn’t you say you wanted to get familiar with the environment first?"

"About that..."

Hadn’t she only decided to go early out of pique? Besides, she’d always longed to travel. She hadn’t dared to go alone before, but now, with the two of them, wouldn’t it be perfect?

She was extremely enthusiastic. "Why don’t we visit Yellowstone Park? No, wait, not Yellowstone Park first. We have time now, so let’s go to Europe..."

"..."

"I want to see beautiful landscapes everywhere..."

"Only unsophisticated people like to go to those places."

She was unfazed. "Well, I am unsophisticated. I only know about these places... once I’m more familiar with things, I’ll discover the truly great places..."

"..."

Still in high spirits, she continued, "I want to stay at the Four Seasons Hotel in Florence or Milan... I want to eat authentic foie gras, matsutake, steak, and so on... Right, I did some research before I left. So many luxury brands have stores there! Staying centrally is most convenient. Shopping and strolling around are very easy..."

Her eyes sparkled as she envisioned that dream world many women yearned for... top-of-the-line fashionable clothes, handbags, all kinds of jewelry, all kinds of high-end Western cuisine, as well as picturesque foreign landscapes...

He, on the other hand, merely coughed dryly. AHEM. AHEM.

She asked curiously, "Brother Donglin, why do you keep coughing?"

He finally couldn’t bear it any longer. "Miss, do you remember how you answered me when I asked you to go to Europe last time?"

"..."

He kindly reminded her, "Miss, you adamantly stated back then that a student’s primary duty is to study hard, not to seek enjoyment. You also said that studying at Harvard would cost a lot, with high expenses, so you couldn’t afford to be extravagant. You have to be frugal, understand? Miss, you yourself said you wanted to be frugal. If I were to disrupt your plan, wouldn’t I be committing a heinous crime?"

"!!!"

She wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a peck on the lips.

He bluntly said, "Your charms won’t work. I am urging you to be frugal."

She laughed it off. "That’s odd. I’ve never deviated from my goal of being frugal, have I? If we go out, you’ll be the one paying, of course. Since I won’t be spending a single cent, why should it bother me?"

"..."

"Don’t worry, you big lout, I’ll definitely be frugal—as long as you’re the one footing the bill."

He fumed, "And why should I be the one paying?"

She sounded even more curious than him. "Because your own mother said it: ’Husbands are supposed to pay the bills.’ If you have an issue with that, go ask her."

"..."

She said excitedly, "Alright then, it’s settled! We’ll drop our luggage in Dun City and set off immediately. I have loads of plans and travel guides; I’ll organize them for you when we arrive..."

Wan Donglin was completely speechless.

Is this how a frugal, diligent student should behave? Is this what someone who swore to be self-reliant, to build her own strength, and to cultivate inner fortitude should be doing???

Her integrity? What happened to the integrity she promised? Good heavens, must her principles shatter into pieces like this?