Lin Fan really was waiting for her right beneath her apartment. There were still traces of last night’s downpour all over the streets, but the day’s weather was really good; one could even see the bright and beautiful sunlight filtering through the dense foliage.

Lin Fan was standing underneath a tree by her apartment. His back was tall and straight, and his bearing was particularly graceful today.

Cheng Xi guessed that he might have come looking for her because of what had happened last night, but contrary to her expectations, the first he said was, “I’m sorry, but I didn’t know you called my mother. Regarding Jiaman, is there any way I can help?”

Cheng Xi looked at him strangely. “You came just for this?”

Lin Fan fell silent, but Cheng Xi patiently waited for him to speak up. She knew that he preferred...