Chapter 5: Filial Piety is the Foremost of All Virtues

  "He just said 'get out'... was he really talking to me? Did I really overthink it..." Han Xuan sat alone in her seat, embarrassed and red-faced, "Ahh, this is too humiliating, can't even live with dignity..."

  How has Haoyue been treated like this by anyone before?

  Lorraine looked at her own calm eyes, without a hint of the "fervent" light that should be there.

  I recall the words I once said, "Lorraine, you big rascal"...... Now that I think about it carefully, it seems to have a different flavor. Oh dear, Han Xuan, what are you thinking? Your current task is studying, why bother with these things? That Lorraine is just an idle and mischievous kid, what's the point of competing with him?

  Han Xuan

  At this time, the voice of English teacher Ye Yau came from the podium.

  Everyone in the class turned their attention to Han Xuan, only to find that this usually diligent and beautiful class leader had spaced out, her eyes empty, with a lovesick expression...

  "Xuān... " The beautiful teacher Ye Yāo gently pushed up her black-framed glasses, looking somewhat displeased. "Hán Xuān? Hán Xuān?"

  It wasn't until she had been called several times that Han Xuan suddenly came to her senses, quickly noticing that all her classmates were staring at her, while Teacher Ye Yao was also looking at her with a displeased expression.

  "Old... teacher."

  Realizing she had spaced out, Han Xuan's cheeks turned even redder as she stuttered a response.

  Her eyebrows slightly furrowed, Ye Yao said seriously: "Come to my office after class."

  "Yes...yes." Han Xuan nodded, she could feel many pairs of eyes staring at her. As the excellent class leader in both character and studies, when had she ever been in such a situation?

  It's all that dead Lorrine's fault! He's so evil! He handed me a love letter and scolded me!... Thinking about it, a surge of resentment rushed to my mind. Lorrine, you stinky rascal, Han Xuan and you are sworn enemies!

  The woman's face changed like a flipped book, and at the thought of this, Han Xuan turned her head to glare at Luo Lin with an air of resentment, but unfortunately, the careless and pampered young master Luo didn't catch on...

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  Chi Shi looked at Han Xuan's flushed face and her thoughtful expression, and his mind was filled with wild guesses: Wow, could it be that the beautiful Han is thinking of me? ... Although I didn't beat up that guy just now, I still managed to save the day, right? Haha! I knew it, I'm Chi Shi, so handsome and charming, with money and followers at my disposal - even the most arrogant woman can't help but fall for me?!

  In the back row.

  Lan Lan looked at Hua Xuan thoughtfully for a while, then gently nudged Lorrin's arm.

  "Hmm? Blue Orchid, what's wrong?" Lorin asked with a smile as he turned his head back.

  Lanlan saw Lorraine smile at her, very gentle, like the warm winter sun, and those deep eyes, as if they were black holes, wanting to suck herself in.

  With a sudden flush, Lanlan hastily turned her head away, not daring to look directly at Luolin, and said softly: "Luolin, that question you asked me about the homophone... is it... is it really..."

  Looking at Blue Orchid's shy and hesitant appearance, Luolin's good impression of her increased even more, and she couldn't help but smile: "You want to ask if I really insulted Han Xuan on purpose back then, right?"

  Lanlan was slightly stunned and then nodded.

  Luo Lin forced a smile: "Of course not. I, Luo Lin, am a scumbag, but I wouldn't scold a girl... That was just an unintentional mistake, let alone Han Da Mei is our school's campus belle, how many people try to curry favor with her and don't even get the chance, why would I scold her?"

  "Oh..." Hearing Lorrin's reply, Blue Orchid felt a pang of desolation in her heart.

  "Korean Big Beauty", "School Flower", "Flattering"...

  Does Lorraine also think Han Xuan is very beautiful? ...... Does he really like Han Xuan?

  "Then... the love letter you wrote to her, was it sincere?..." Suddenly, Blue Orchid seemed to have mustered up the courage, lifted her head, and gazed at Luo Lin's eyes with a nervous expression, as if searching for an answer in his eyes.

  This question has stumped Lorraine.

  It's not that he didn't know how to answer, but rather he hadn't expected Lanlan to ask so suddenly.

  A girl's mind is hard to understand, even Lorrin, who has lived for decades, dares not say "I understand women" such an arrogant remark.

  "Hmm... I don't really remember what mood I was in when I wrote that. But one thing's for sure, I didn't have any feelings for Han Xuan."

  That's a big truth, I liked her in my past life, but it doesn't mean that Lorin is still obsessed with her nowadays.

  Han Xuan may be beautiful, but she's just a 17 or 18-year-old girl. In Lorraine's eyes, this inexperienced little girl, no matter how well-educated, is still an uncultivated wilderness that needs to be opened up. And turning a girl into a woman is a very difficult task, which Lorraine is not willing to undertake.

  It turns out that Aunt Qin Wanshu is still quite flavorful... full-bodied, delicate features, fair skin, knowledgeable and reasonable, gentle and considerate, good at understanding people's intentions (omitted 365 words).

  In short, Han Xuan, including Lanlan, can't think of Lorraine for the time being. However, it's hard to say in a few years...

  "Hmm..." Lanlan got a fairly satisfactory answer, and her face couldn't help but reveal a sweet smile. Hmm, from Lorrain's eyes, it was clear that he didn't have any of those kinds of intentions towards Han Xuan.

  "Lorin, there's only one more year until the college entrance exam, we need to make the most of our time studying. If you don't understand anything, feel free to ask me and I'll definitely help you figure it out." As she spoke with Lorin, he smiled continuously, making Blue Lan feel that today's Lorin was particularly approachable and warm, so she unconsciously became more familiar with him. "In the future, don't write love letters anymore... If there's a girl you like, after entering university, there will be plenty of time to date, right?"

  Lanlan smiled and blinked her eyes mischievously.

  Luo Lin was slightly stunned, then smiled. Blue Orchid this little girl, although she usually doesn't speak much, is actually very clever. Luo Lin naturally knew that Blue Orchid had a bit of a crush on him, and now reminding himself to "study hard and not write love letters" was indirectly reminding himself "not allowed to like others", and also said "wherever you don't understand, you can ask me", this obviously meant she wanted to monopolize him alone!

  Wow, what kind of world is this?

  It's always been me, Lorraine, who bullies the little girls, but none of them have ever taken the initiative to bully me! Blue Lan, this little girl is quite something, she's setting a trap for herself. Alright, Blue Lan, I've got my eye on you! Clever, quick-witted, understanding, and a beauty in the making... In a few years, if you develop well, your brother here might just throw himself into your arms~~

  Having a better understanding of Blue Orchid, Lorrain thought to "tease" this little girl, heh heh, wanting to let her know who's the tender lamb and who's the extremely dangerous gray wolf...

  "Yeah... and there's only one more year until the college entrance exam..." Luolin sighed with a smile, "But Lanlan, you said I should find a girlfriend after I go to university, but I don't agree with that..."

  "What?" Lanlan's heart skipped a beat, "Why?"

  "Because... there's a lovely and cute little girl, I'm afraid that by the time I go to college, she'll have been snatched away by someone else..." Lorin shook his head in "pain".

  "Who is she?" Blue Orchid's face turned slightly pale, as if facing a great enemy.

  Lorraine leaned on her arms and smiled: "Far in the sky, near at hand."

  "Sky edge? ... In front of eyes?" Blue Orchid slightly frowned and immediately turned red with anger, "Nonsense!"

  Before he had even finished speaking, he deeply buried his head in the slightly raised chest, too shy to say another word.

  This Lorraine, is so bad, so bad!! Speaking like that in front of people, how embarrassing~~~~ What does he mean, is he saying he likes me? I didn't misunderstand, did I? Beautiful and lovely, is he talking about me? No way, no way, absolutely not talking about me~~ My appearance is just so ordinary..

  Lorraine was no longer speaking at this time, lowering her head to read a book, letting Blue Orchid entangle herself...

  After rebirth, Lorrain was still well-behaved on his first day at school, of course, except for that morning's incident.

  After school in the afternoon, Lorraine walked out of the school gate alone, thinking about something all the time.

  According to memory, Father's company started going downhill from the summer of next year, and what happened before that, Lorrine, who only knew how to mix up the days and lose the family, was not very clear. Reasonably speaking, the Lu family, with its strong foundation, should not have experienced a severe decline in just a few years. There must have been an unavoidable turning point in between, or even possibly some business conspiracy by certain arch-enemies.

  These problems, today's parents have definitely not noticed yet, or there are no countermeasures for this, which is something that Lorraine needs to pay attention to.

  Lorraine wants to rise rapidly in a short period of time, so she must make rational use of all aspects of family resources. The first step is naturally to help the Luo family solve the impending business crisis. However, Lorraine is still young and it's difficult for her to intervene in the Luo Corporation, so she can only influence from the side and push the waves in secret.

  Tonight, parents come home, during dinner, Lorraine wants to have a good chat with her parents.

  At the thought of his parents, Lorin's eyes became moist: in two lifetimes as a human being, he had come to understand the meaning of "filial piety". He vowed that he would never again let the Luo family decline! All those who had framed the Luo family and made them suffer, he would root out one by one! And also... Pan Jiajun, the young master of the Pan Group!

  "Pan Jiajun, first let you continue to be that idle rich young master in the capital! Soon, I, your grandfather, will come over and kill you! In my past life, I lost, but this time, I will make you lose until you don't even have a single pair of underwear left!"

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  Night.

  When Lorraine got home, her parents were already back.

  Opening the door, she caught a whiff of the familiar aroma of dinner, and Lorraine's nose stung. At the dinner table, her mother was smiling at her with a warm expression, while her father still had that stern look on his face.

  "Dad, Mom, I'm back." Lorin felt his voice trembling slightly.