Inside the car—
Butler Chen: "Miss, Yun Jinghe is indeed someone worth befriending."
Fu You'an: "Perhaps."
Butler Chen: "Since your physics grades are excellent and his mathematics grades are top-tier, I suggest you try to challenge yourself. Perhaps if you take that first step, you will find that the rest is quite simple, and that you were simply overthinking it before—"
Fu You'an: "Hush—"
"…Keep quiet."
The interior of the car fell silent for a moment. Butler Chen assumed his mistress had refused to discuss the matter further, but to his surprise, after a moment of contemplation, she spoke:
"Is the school's boutique still open?"
"Hm? It should be."
The shops within the school grounds operated twenty-four hours a day.
He glanced at his watch. It was 11:30 PM. Logically, he should have urged his mistress to head back and rest, but knowing her temperament, she wouldn't listen. He instructed the driver to set a course for the boutique.
"What is Miss going there for?"
"To buy a gift."
"Oh?"
In the car, Fu You'an lifted her chin. Under the bright lights, she looked haughty and petulant. "Didn't you say to make friends? I certainly can't fall a step behind him. I'll send a gift first to express my sincerity; as for the cooperation, we can discuss that tomorrow."
Butler Chen was skeptical. "Really?"
She hadn't been willing to listen just a moment ago. Given her temperament, this was a massive breakthrough.
"Really."
"Why the sudden change of heart?"
Fu You'an crossed her arms over…
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