Having boarded the bus, Yue Jiannan was still feeling melancholic.
However, as a natural optimist, his melancholy was soon replaced by the excitement of going to college.
He wondered what university was really like, whether it was similar to his high school.
Would he also have to attend classes every day? He had heard that one could choose their own courses and teachers.
He wondered if the cafeteria food was good, and if it was, he would bring Qingqing there to try it when she came later.
Just thinking about his cheeky little niece, Yue Jiannan couldn’t help but smile.
Ever since Qingqing came to the Yue Family, things seemed a bit different.
Perhaps she was indeed the little lucky star that mom often mentioned.
He wondered who her biological parents were to abandon such a beautiful child.
He had never seen a child more beautiful than Qingqing.
As he thought about it, Yue Jiannan glanced casually out of the window, wondering when the bus would finally start,
just then, his eyes suddenly caught on a little boy outside.
He had just been marvelling that he had never seen a child more beautiful than Qingqing, and then the heavens seemed determined to prove him wrong.
The boy looked to be under ten, but his youthful face was exceptionally refined and handsome.
It was as if he had walked right out of a painting, each feature meticulously crafted.
Each part as if carefully sculpted by the goddess Nüwa herself.
Emotionally, Yue Jiannan certainly thought his little niece was the most beautiful child in the world.
But he couldn’t deny that the little boy outside the window was just as good-looking as Qingqing.
In the end, he could only reluctantly give him a nearly equal score in his mind.
Well... Qingqing slightly edges him out with an extra 0.1 friendship point.
The little boy was following a young woman.
Exaggeration aside, it seemed that everyone’s eyes were glued to him as they walked by.
The boy and the woman obviously were used to being the center of attention, not bothering to look around much.
After buying their tickets from the conductor, they boarded the bus.
And coincidentally, it was the very same bus Yue Jiannan was on.
Some people on the bus even leaned forward to get a better look.
At this point, Yue Jiannan withdrew his gaze.
After all, he already had a sweetheart at home, making him more resistant than most.
Unexpectedly, the boy came over and sat next to him.
Yue Jiannan couldn’t help but look at the woman curiously.
On the bus, two seats were side by side, why didn’t the woman have her child sit next to her?
Meeting Yue Jiannan’s gaze, the woman plucked up the courage to explain, "This is my nephew; he’s quite... talkative and enjoys chatting with others. Could you talk with him for a while?"
Chen Ai was at her wit’s end. Her little nephew had an angelic face yet was notoriously chatty.
He could keep someone talking from dawn until dusk without pausing, his little mouth as if propelled by a perpetual motion machine.
The family had grown weary of it, and when forced to take him out, tried to avoid sitting together whenever possible.
They just hoped that strangers might chat with him a bit for the sake of his handsome appearance—
Well, perhaps a few thousand sentences.
Fortunately, Yue Jiannan was also quite talkative and immediately smiled.
"No problem, we’ve got three hours anyway. It’s nice to have a child to chat with."
Chen Ai gratefully took the seat behind them, her gaze on the back of Yue Jiannan’s head filled with pity.
She thought that soon he would regret his words and wish he could turn back time.
Yue Jiannan, unaware of all this, cheerfully looked at the child next to him, picking a not so awkward conversation starter.
"Little guy, what’s your name? I have a little niece and nephew at home too, younger than you."
The boy looked at him eagerly.
"I’m Qiming Gong. How old are the kids in your family? Are they in school yet?"
"How many nieces and nephews do you have? How much younger than me? Can they talk yet?"
"By the way, what are you doing in Lingguang City? Are you here for business or tourism? Are you alone? Have you found someone yet?"