After accompanying Nangong Tian to the movies, two more days passed.

In Casino, 1997 during June, the weather was gradually heating up, and the summer heat paired well with ice cream.

These days were carefree.

Su Yehao was inexperienced, slightly flustered at times, but he enjoyed it, repeatedly exclaiming, "Life is worth living!"

Nong Qingying's long legs, over a meter in length, and Yin Liuli's detached and peaceful aura, were worth bending over backward for.

Thursday arrived.

There were no more classes for the second year of high school.

Other schools liked to hold pep rallies before exams to cheer on their students.

However, most students at East Phoenix Rose Middle School chose to study abroad and were admitted to the four local universities in Casino, which wasn't a particularly joyous occasion, so the school didn't place much emphasis on the joint entrance exam.

Those students with connections and clever minds had already received good news.

Zhao Yimeng's parents had both studied at King's College London. With her excellent grades and spoken English, she was pre-admitted to this prestigious British public comprehensive research university, choosing to major in business management.

In terms of choosing a school, she couldn't make her own decisions and was clearly being groomed as a successor by her family, unable to choose the music academy she preferred.

Therefore,

Su Yehao had noticed that Zhao Yimeng seemed unhappy every time he saw her.

They didn't interact much, and she was deliberately avoiding him out of guilt. Su Yehao only heard about this matter.

With billions of dollars in family assets waiting for Zhao Yimeng and her younger sister to inherit, her unhappiness might seem a bit like not knowing how good she had it to others.

But having one's life forcibly interfered with by family members was indeed a headache, and Su Yehao could understand her.

Besides Zhao Yimeng, many other students were also pre-admitted.

East Phoenix Rose Middle School was famous because it maintained long-term cooperative relationships with a group of top universities around the world, allowing it to preferentially recommend students to the "Golden Triangle Schools" each year.

The so-called Golden Triangle Schools

referred to the six top research universities located in the three cities of Cambridge, Oxford, and London in the UK, namely Cambridge, Oxford, Imperial College London, University College London, King's College London, and the London School of Economics.

As long as a student's grades barely met the requirements, they had a chance to be pre-admitted.

Even if their grades were slightly lower, it didn't matter, they could still think of other ways to "contribute," spending some money to improve the student's personal strengths and extracurricular activities, making the admission seem reasonable.

This cooperative relationship was a resource that the East Phoenix Group had accumulated year after year through networking and paving the way.

Year after year,

it helped the Zhao family behind the East Phoenix Group build a considerable network of contacts.

In previous years, about thirty graduates from East Phoenix Rose Middle School entered the six universities in the UK each year.

In addition, there were also partnerships in the United States, Singapore, Australia, and other places. Many prestigious universities would send teams to assess students and organize small tests.

It was very different from the college entrance exam in Su Yehao's memory.

Other students were busy as bees, studying hard or using their connections.

Su Yehao, on the other hand, felt no pressure and didn't even think about going so far away to study abroad.

The opportunities that would lead him to success weren't in school, but in Su Yehao's head. As long as he steadily took each step, there was no need to worry about the future... in fact, he had nothing to worry about now.

Today was the Dragon Boat Festival.

Nangong Tian had accompanied her mother back to Treasure Island to visit a seriously ill relative and probably wouldn't be back until the day after tomorrow.

During lunch break, Su Yehao saw Jiang Yu and Vera in the cafeteria, so he carried his tray over to join them, sitting directly next to Jiang Yu.

In recent days,

Jiang Yu felt angry every time she saw Su Yehao.

The last time she had a high fever, when her temperature was being taken, she clearly heard Su Yehao say he wanted to "pursue her."

Because of this, Jiang Yu had been nervous and worried for several days, filled with melancholy and entanglement.

However, until now, it was all thunder and no rain. Su Yehao was often with Nangong Tian instead, openly showing affection.

It was simply... too much!

Rolling her eyes at him, Jiang Yu said, "What are you doing sitting here? We don't welcome you."

Su Yehao patted her head and jokingly said, "Be good, adults are talking, little girls shouldn't interrupt. I'm here to thank Vera for the painting she gave me. I hung it in my apartment in Hong Kong, and I really like it."

When Miss Vera held her art exhibition a few days ago, even the cheapest small oil painting sold for seven thousand dollars.

If calculated by size, that Blooming Peach Blossoms might have a chance to reach a six-figure price.

The reason she was famous at a young age wasn't entirely because Vera's works were outstanding.

Some newly wealthy middle and upper class people were happy to take advantage of Miss Vera's solo exhibition to try to get tickets to the Andrade family's annual party, hoping to take the opportunity to break into the upper class and make more connections.

For them, the importance of connections was beyond doubt.

Su Yehao had heard Nangong Tian mention that the Andrade family had some influence in European aristocratic circles.

Many wealthy ladies in Casino liked to have afternoon tea at Miss Vera's mother's shop.

Her family's business wasn't that impressive, but it mainly dealt with galleries, red wine, artwork, debutante balls, and so on, which happened to cater to the tastes of some wealthy ladies and was quite refined.

Jiang Yu had seen Blooming Peach Blossoms and heard for the first time that the painting had been given to Su Yehao.

She was immediately stunned.

She asked Vera in surprise, "I remember you painted it for a long time, and you even put together a booklet to collect peach blossoms. Why did you give it to this guy? He doesn't know how to appreciate it."

Su Yehao decisively reached out and gently pinched Jiang Yu's ear, but she angrily swatted him away, looking wary.

Miss Vera looked at Su Yehao, slightly flustered, and said softly:

"It's just a painting. Besides being relatively large and taking time to paint, it's not precious. Anyway, I'm glad you like it. I'm currently preparing to create an Autumn Wheat Field. I visited a Van Gogh exhibition last month, which gave me a lot of inspiration. My work still lacks soul."

"Hey~ No need to be modest. Oil paintings are all about looking good. Some people's scribbles sell for sky-high prices. You're already much better than them. The fresh, clean colors are pleasing to the eye, and that's an advantage."

Su Yehao was speaking from the heart.

He didn't understand how to appreciate it, nor did he understand the so-called "connotation and meaning." He only knew that since it was a painting, it should first and foremost look good.

Vera smiled after hearing this and replied, "Thank you, I will continue to work hard."

Jiang Yu knew Su Yehao too well.

At this moment, her gaze wandered between the two of them, and she said speechlessly:

"Vera, remember when he peeped at you showering last year! How can you talk to this guy? Be careful he sells you off and you won't even know it. I feel like you two are acting strange!"