Sheng Sheng kept cheering himself up, and didn’t stay long at Hua Hua’s place before eagerly heading to San Francisco.

Hua Hua grabbed him: "Aren’t you staying here overnight? Why are you in such a hurry to rush back home?"

Sheng Sheng didn’t explain that he was going to San Francisco. Hua Hua said: "Wait for me, I’m also planning to go back to Canada."

Over the years, Hua Hua spent most of his time in Canada since his brothers were all there. Out of twelve months a year, about half a month he would be living in Canada. As for Maimai and Wenqing, those two were rarely home, but they mostly stayed in Canada too.

Ling Yin didn’t have much going on either. Most company matters were handed over to the younger generation. They just stayed behind the scenes, giving guidance and overseeing things, living a carefree and leisurely life.

"Hua Hua, I’m not going to Canada, I want to go to San Francisco."

Hua Hua was surprised: "Are you going to your training base again?"

Of course not, Sheng Sheng said with knitted brows: "Maimai is in San Francisco, I plan to explain some things to her."

"Still hung up on the issue of offending Maimai? I tell you, kid, making a fuss over such trivial matters. I know Maimai’s temperament; if she really felt you bullied her, she definitely won’t give you good face anytime soon. You’re just going to hit a brick wall bumping into her." While Maimai didn’t look like him, her temper was very much like his, Hua Hua knew this very well.

"Really?" Sheng Sheng said in desperation, seeking help: "Hua Hua, you must help me, I’ve really upset Maimai."

Hua Hua laughed, patting his shoulder: "Alright, stop stressing. I’ll arrange a guest room for you. Stay the night and let’s head back to Canada together tomorrow. Rushing off to San Francisco now won’t do any good, trust Uncle, he won’t lead you astray."

Sheng Sheng deliberated for a long while: "Fine, I’ll listen to you."

...

At night, Sheng Sheng couldn’t sleep in the guest room, and sneakily slipped into Maimai’s room, lying on her bed, resting his head on her pillow and covering his nose with her blanket. Even though this room hadn’t been used for a year, it was cleaned every day by the servants. He even felt as if the quilt carried Maimai’s youthful scent.

Sheng Sheng turned over, and despite his inner turmoil and anxiety, the corners of his mouth bent uncontrollably, never expecting that Selena was Maimai. He didn’t expect the girl in his heart to look like that, so adorable...

Thinking about when they first met, how he had stolen her first kiss, now recalling it surprisingly gave him a sense of pride and satisfaction.

Then remembering how she thought she had been taken by him when she first got her period, and how nervously he told her he had to take responsibility—he couldn’t help but laugh at his own foolishness. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Now thinking back, he should have decisively taken responsibility for her back then—what a missed opportunity!

It wasn’t just that one missed chance; they were together day and night for a whole year. He should have won Maimai over long ago. How foolish and slow had he been?

Ah, the phone, the phone was a big issue.

How could he have gone a year without using a phone?

Sheng Sheng thought about it while laughing, laughing at how silly he looked when he first braided her hair.

He had absolutely no experience braiding a girl’s hair for the first time, and back then they were on a little island with barely anyone around. Maimai wore that funny hairstyle all day, and he was laughing so hard to himself it hurt his stomach.

Sheng Sheng took out his phone, sighing with regret over not taking a picture of her back then; otherwise, he could have reminisced more clearly now.