Every time he passed by that bulletin board, he would pause for a moment. The Tang Man at that time had the most youthful eyebrows and eyes, and a pair of eyes cold to the extreme. Even when looking at the camera, she was so indifferent. Only under the collar of her school uniform, there was still a hint of immaturity, the naivety of being too young.

Therefore, basically most of the students in Tang Man’s high school alma mater had heard of her legend. Girls discussed that she was not only beautiful but also very smart. Boys’ attention was mostly focused on her looks, and they even made up a few baseless romances.

To be precise, he had actually seen Tang Man a long time ago, which was why he remembered so clearly. Some people seemed to cast their own silhouette, leaving traces wherever they went.

At that time, he was also sitting at the table. Tang Man was sitting beside her father Tang Zhengfeng, wearing a school uniform skirt. It seemed that she had just been let out from school. There was a perfunctory boredom on her face, her eyes half-lowered, not looking at anyone at the table.

Coldly making people can’t help but glance over.

The eighteen-year-old Tang Man was more outstanding than the eighteen-year-old Madam Yang. That cold aura could almost attract anyone’s attention.

Pei Ling was sitting right across from Tang Man at that time. He was still young then, just a middle school student. No matter how much a boy grows, he was still a bit shorter than the eighteen-year-old Tang Man, his features not yet fully developed.

Although he had been confessed to by many girls in middle school, in the eyes of the eighteen-year-old Tang Man at that time, he was just a child who hadn’t even grown all his hair. So, she didn’t even spare him a single glance at the table.

When he entered high school, he happened to overhear some girls in his year mentioning a senior sister named Tang Man. He couldn’t help but stop in his tracks for a long time, just to learn more about her from the mouths of those few girls, until he met their somewhat puzzled gazes and felt slightly embarrassed and walked away. Until one time, he unintentionally discovered that bulletin board, so every time he walked by, he would subconsciously stop and look for a moment.

Later, he found out that the uncle of his half-sister was dating Tang Man’s mother and seemed to have the idea of getting married.

At that time, he felt that he had a secret thought. Countless times, he wondered if this was a fateful coincidence. The world was so big, yet they had walked into the same small circle.

But later, he found out that there were already other people in this small circle.

He accidentally discovered that every Thursday afternoon, Tang Man would sit in that coffee shop outside the school, order a cup of coffee, and sit for an afternoon. That man would walk to the woman’s side in the afternoon with a uniquely intimate posture, occasionally patting her back, occasionally kissing her affectionately on the corner of her mouth. Undoubtedly, they were a couple.

And outsiders rumored that they had been together for three years and were a loving couple.

So, the proud son tasted jealousy for the first time.

The recollection was interrupted. He heard a voice coming from beside him.

Tang Man said, “That’s not a good reputation.”

She had actually given her teachers quite a headache when she was in high school. It was a good thing for a girl to be beautiful, but being too good-looking could easily bring trouble, especially since her temperament at that time was hard to describe. Only Xie Li could tolerate her. Even Old Tang found her annoying. The mere sight of her irritated him.

Pei Ling understood the meaning in Tang Man’s words, but he smiled without minding, “In my heart, senior sister is very impressive.”

It had a bit of a stubborn meaning.

Tang Man was now certain that this young man was interested in her.

However, she didn’t probe into his thoughts, because for either party, once feelings were brought to light, a relationship would inevitably change. Shyness, awkwardness, and embarrassment were all lubricants for love. If one wasn’t careful, it was very easy to get deeply involved.

Si Jiahe actually looked quite pitiful when he cried. Except in bed, she still didn’t like Si Jiahe crying elsewhere.

About half an hour later, they arrived at the apartment outside Tang Man’s school. From here, it only took a dozen minutes to walk to the school, and just a few minutes by car. It was very close, no wonder Pei Ling said it was on the way.

Tang Man politely said thank you and was about to get out of the car, but was stopped by Pei Ling.

She raised her brows.

In the dim light of the car, this kind of charm when she looked up had a unique flavor, especially since even this kind of puzzled look from Tang Man exuded a one-of-a-kind meaning.

Good-looking people looked good doing anything.

Pei Ling paused for a moment, but still took out his phone and said to Tang Man, “Senior sister, let’s add each other on WeChat.”

He met Tang Man’s eyes that were half-lowered, focused on the lit-up screen of her phone, and smiled very faintly. It was so natural that Tang Man felt she was overthinking.

Pei Ling said, “I’ve decided to take the postgraduate entrance exam. I heard that senior sister’s scores were not low before. I want to ask senior sister some questions.”

It was a good excuse.

The key was that her postgraduate exam was three years ago. Three years was enough to change many things. Tang Man didn’t believe that the person in front of her didn’t understand this, but the young man was holding his phone, the screen turning off and on, with a strange persistence.

The two people’s faces were also lit up by bursts of white light.

Pei Ling smiled, “Senior sister, considering that I gave you a ride, you won’t refuse to add me on WeChat, right?”

Tang Man’s brows raised slightly. She also smiled, “It’s not that serious. It’s just that my boyfriend is the jealous type. I’m afraid if I add other people, he’ll ask about it when he gets back.”

In her eyes, Pei Ling’s identity was really troublesome. She didn’t want to have any dealings with people on Gu Yuanke’s side, even though the young man in front of her fit all her aesthetic preferences.

The smile on Pei Ling’s face visibly faded. He stared at Tang Man for a while before casually mentioning after adding Tang Man’s WeChat, “Senior sister, I heard that Senior Brother Du has been getting quite close to some girls at school recently.”

He met Tang Man’s gaze, as if saying it with particular kindness, his face full of gentleness.

Tang Man was really a little surprised this time. She thought Du Henian would pester her for a while longer. She didn’t expect him to come to this realization so soon. Could it be because of something Xie Li said that day?

It seemed that Xie Li’s business ability was more formidable than she had imagined. She should find a time to express her gratitude properly. After all, being able to resolve things with Du Henian was not a simple matter.

However, she paused for a moment. Before getting out of the car, she couldn’t resist the evil urge in her heart and turned her head to say a sentence to the young man half-hidden in the darkness of the car, “Actually, Du Henian and I have already broken up. It’s inevitable for him to have a new lover. There’s no need to tell me these things in the future.”

Meeting the young man’s slightly widened eyes in the car, she smiled faintly, then got out of the car and slowly walked towards the apartment building.

Sometimes, it was quite interesting to tease someone.

Admittedly, she had changed a lot over the years. Her evil taste was one thing that hadn’t changed much.

So, in that instant, she didn’t see the brows and eyes of the young man sitting in the car behind her suddenly turning deep and dark.

Once the most elegant brows and eyes dimmed, they would be tainted with a layer of gloom, like white porcelain shrouded in a layer of ashes, no longer as beautiful.

Only the person in the car was heard mumbling in a low voice, “If it wasn’t Du Henian, then who was the one who called just now?”