Yu Mei roamed around the beautiful gardens surrounding the villa, taking in the breathtaking sight of the variety of flowers that seemed to have been woven together. Unlike the gardens in Ren Mansion which were dominated by roses, here she could find all types of flowers. She still preferred the roses over it, though!

She walked towards a bench before taking a seat.

On one hand, Shen Lihua did not seem the 'she-devil' that she assumed her to be. She had her reasons for doing everything she was doing. On the other hand, I was also unfair to Jun Zixuan and her.

She folded her legs on the wooden bench and gently massaged her forehead.

"Thank you," The familiar deep voice sounded beside her ear, startling her for a moment.

She tilted her face to the side to find his face right in front of hers, "What for?" Her voice came out as a whisper, surprising herself inwardly.

He tucked the loose strands of her hair behind her ear, "For being considerate about my feelings?"

She swatted his hand away and immediately stood up from the bench, getting away from his touch immediately ''Were you eavesdropping on our conversation?" She asked him.

Jun Zixuan walked around the bench before coming up to stand in front of her, "Ladies are not especially quiet when they argue."

She laughed awkwardly and scratched the back of her neck. She raised her voice a few times. He was in the living room so it must have caught his attention. "I find it unfair to you. Don't you feel angry about it?" Even she was feeling angry on his behalf then how could he be so nonchalant about the whole thing?

Initially, he was very angry. One of the reasons he loathed Yu Mei Zhen was exactly because she was the one his mother wanted him to marry. Even when she was in a coma after her accident, he did not have an ounce of sympathy for the woman.

But watching her standing up for him and defending him today seemed to have made his years of grievances disappear.

"What are you thinking about?" She snapped her fingers in front of his eyes.

"I was thinking…" He glanced at her curious eyes, noticing how her eyebrows subtly raised waiting for him to continue speaking, "Thinking that I find your eyes beautiful."

She blinked. A blush crept up her cheeks. It was just a compliment but she felt awkward all of a sudden.

She cleared her throat, "Let's go inside," she said but just as she took a step ahead, he grabbed her hand and intertwined their fingers.

'Thump!' Her heart skipped a beat.

Turning around, she glared at him, ''What are you doing?" Why was he getting handsy with her lately?

"Friends should hold hands more often, shouldn't they?" He glanced at her and asked the question seriously.

She felt a bit guilty, "They should," She replied chastising herself for fussing over such a small thing.

He nodded, his expressions remained ever so innocent.

She smiled and glanced at the villa as they walked ahead.

The corner of his lips tugged up, a glint flitted across his brown eyes.

The next day went on smoothly and Yu Mei found herself more comfortable with Shen Lihua. Working out with Jun Zixuan was more thrilling than ever as he was stricter than her trainer. Moreover, she got to see his…uhm…drool-worthy body and could not help but admire it.

After spending more time with the mother and son, her previous awkwardness also disappeared.

And just like that, the weekend was over. Even a marshmallow doesn't melt in the mouth so fast. She grumbled about it and made a pillow wall on the bed. Since they were staying with her mother-in-law, it was a big no-no for them to sleep separately in different rooms. She slumped on her side of the bed.

The next morning.

''Mei, open your eyes. We are getting late," Feeling a poke on her cheeks, she hugged the bolster tighter and buried her face in it.

"Brother, let me sleep a little longer~" She mumbled lazily cuddling with the bolster. It was abnormally warm today, ''Mmm~"

''Addressing your husband as brother…Mei, I did not know you have such kinks.''

'Husband?'

Her eyes opened in a flash as the realization dawned on her. Tragically, the warm bolster she was hugging turned out to be a man, and her face was buried in his chest.

She slowly distanced herself and tilted her head to look at Jun Zixuan. Those perfect chestnut shade of brown orbs were shining slightly as the morning rays danced in the room. His morning face could not be more stunning.

"Will you believe me if I say I have no such kinks?" She asked, clearing her throat.

"I will," He nodded seriously.

"And…" She paused for a moment before continuing, "I didn't sleepcrawl to your side on purpose. Will you believe me on that too?"

"Of course, I will."

"Thank you." She slowly removed her hand that was wrapped around his waist and pushed herself out of the bed, "I'll go take a shower.''

'God, will you get some heritage if I embarrass myself in front of him repeatedly?' She complained in her heart and walked inside the bathroom.

"Pfft.." Jun Zixuan chuckled the moment her depressed back disappeared from his view, "Why so cute?!"

Imperial University.

It could not be compared with Crystal University which was the most prestigious university in the whole world but Imperial University could be considered as one of the top universities in China.

In Crystal University, around 2% of international students who apply get enrolled while in Imperial university, it is 20%.

Even though the success rates of getting enrolled here were easy compared to Crystal University but still it was impossible for Yu Mei Zhen to get here considering her grades.

According to her memory, the previous owner had received an admission letter which made it possible for her to study here despite her terrible marks in entrance examinations.

She sighed knowing that it must be Shen Lihua who forced Jun Zixuan to do this.

"You don't want to go?

Yu Mei who was glancing outside the window turned around to look at the man who had his hands propped up on the steering wheel supporting his forehead on it, while his face was tilted to the side facing towards her.

Still a bit embarrassed about the morning's event, she cleared her throat, "I'll leave now."

''Wait…" He grabbed her hand.

She raised an eyebrow, "Yeah?"

She froze when he raised her hand towards his mouth and pressed a kiss on the back of her palm, "A friend is supposed to wish good day like this,'' He innocently said.

She nodded dazedly before getting out of the car.

Standing rooted to her spot, she watched until he drove off and then raised her hand, looking at the back of her palm.

The spot where his lips touched was still burning.

A friend's good day wish?

Then, will he kiss her on the cheek, tomorrow?

''Maybe their culture is pretty open about these things," Actually such things were pretty common in Amaranthine too. It was just that she did not have 'male' friends to experience all that.

And Jun Zixuan from her past life was not so….cough…active.