Lu Yichen gently hugged Vivian from behind, and whispered his promise in her ear, he sincerely wanted to do his best to protect this girl and never let her be difficult in life again. Although he hadn't figured out how to help Vivian achieve his wish step by step.

But Vivian, who was lying in his arms, fell into an extremely complex emotion, the physical discomfort had not dissipated, she had just enjoyed the happiness with Lu Yichen, but this desperate and irrational behavior made her fall into deep uneasiness and self-blame.

First of all, their relationship must change from this moment on. She can't be her tutor in the future, and she can't earn any more lessons from him, it's a work ethic. Although the employment relationship between them is only a verbal agreement, from this moment on, the relationship must end.

Second, Lu Yichen is different from the sugar dad she made on the website, in the final analysis, he is just a high school student with no fixed income, no matter how good his family background is, it is not his own, no matter how sincere he makes, it can only be a mirage-like phantom, Vivian knows it in her heart, but she knows it early on, why can't she control herself? She fell into a deep self-reproach.

In the end, Vivian didn't plan to tell Lu Yichen about her family, for all the reasons that this was not the ugliness he should see, and it was also the ugliness that she never wanted him to see.

Just when Vivian fell into a feeling of remorse, Lu Yichen suddenly got up and went to the bathroom, and walked out with a small basin of hot water and towels after a while. He gently wiped Vivian's body. Lu Yichen looked at her very seriously, his eyes were extremely clear, and he said in a very calm tone: "Good, I don't want to take advantage of you. I just wanted to warm you up. ”

Lu Yichen forcefully removed Vivian's hand, gently wiped her over and over again, and finally used a warm towel to warm her up, and at the end, said very sincerely: "I'm really sorry, I ...... Not intentionally. ”

Vivian didn't know how to respond, so she looked away.

"Not anymore." This seems to be understood as two completely different directions.

In the days that followed, Lu Yichen would still come to Vivian from time to time, no longer for make-up classes, but also not for dating. Most of the time, they don't go out, but snuggle up together in Vivian's apartment, sometimes watching a movie together, sometimes going their separate ways, but almost every time they still ...... This is not surprising. The strange thing is that Vivian obviously told herself that she should refuse every time, but she was never able to resist Lu Yichen's tenderness. Admit it, Vivian's desire is no less than Lu Yichen's, even though she doesn't realize it herself.

The only thing that the two didn't say was the current relationship, but there is no doubt that Lu Yichen thinks that he is already Vivian's rightful boyfriend, and the two are just a perfect time to break this relationship.

Thanks to his sports expertise, Lu Yichen has already received olive branches from some schools, including Cornell University, the top school in ice hockey and an Ivy League school, and Boston College, which is not far from home in Massachusetts, but he resolutely chose Harvard University, which is a weak team in ice hockey. Of course, the Lu family's parents did not object, and they did not think that Lu Yichen would take the career route in the later period, and choose a school with stronger academics so that it would be more convenient to find a way out. And this is certainly not Lu Yichen's mind. When he made his admission intention clear, he shared it with Vivian as soon as possible.

Vivian did not have the joy that Lu Yichen imagined, but frowned, and seriously persuaded him that he should consider it carefully. She didn't want him to make such a big decision on the spur of the moment.

"Don't you want me to be in the same school as you? So that we can see each other from time to time. Lu Yichen knew that Vivian would still choose to study at Harvard after graduation, so he made the choice without hesitation.

"It's about your future, and you should be more cautious." This is Vivian's heart, of course she knows why Lu Yichen chose this way, and it is precisely because she knows that she can't let him choose by his temperament. Choosing a school is at stake for his future, and the two of them ...... What the relationship is has not been sorted out yet, and Lu Yichen really can't make any decisions that may affect the future for the sake of the ambiguous relationship between the two of them.

It's just that Lu Yichen has made up his mind, and he happily accepted the request of the Harvard team, hoping that he can enter and exit with Vivian when school starts in the fall.

Regarding the law school application, Vivian also figured it out. No matter how high the tuition fee is, you can always apply for a student loan, as long as you can find a good job later, no matter how high the tuition fee is, you can always pay it off. Originally, the last straw that crushed her was not the tuition fee, but the medical expenses of her mother and younger brother and her living conditions.

In fact, Lu Yichen's frequent interruptions also greatly affected Vivian's part-time job, she tried to hint a few times, but Lu Yichen did not fully understand what she meant.

In this way, unconsciously ushered in Vivian's birthday, in fact, her memory of her birthday is vague since she was a child, probably only when she was very young, her parents did not celebrate her birthday before the divorce, and then she never had it again. Therefore, Vivian did not have any desire for this kind of ritual celebration at all, and she had long been used to it after so many years. Therefore, about the birthday, Vivian not only did not take the initiative to tell Lu Yichen, but even deliberately concealed it.

Therefore, when Lu Yichen stood at the door of the apartment with a large bouquet of flowers and a cute unicorn, Vivian was of course moved, moved and a little overwhelmed. Of course, she also wants to happily throw herself into her boyfriend's arms like other girls to express her gratitude affectionately, and even once saw the kind of couple who have been reunited for a long time, and when they meet, the girl runs to the boy from a distance and jumps on him excitedly. However, this kind of plot that seems to be only available in TV dramas is not suitable for her state of mind today.

This morning, she received a call from a social worker named Katrina, her mother was discharged from the hospital and was placed in a low-rent house for low-income families, but recently the school reported that her brother's health status has attracted the attention of the school, the school suspects that the younger brother is malnourished, believes that the mother is not well supervised, and is even suspected of child neglect (neglect), if this problem is not resolved, it may be deprived of custody if it is escalated, and the younger brother may be sent to other families for foster care. In the future, I even waited to see him for an application.

The enthusiastic Katrina also told Vivian that if the family provides a nutritious and balanced meal, she can apply for free meals for her younger brother from low-income families, get breakfast every morning at school, eat with everyone at noon, and receive a dinner to take home in the evening.

Probably due to the nature of the social worker's work, Katrina explained that the subsidies applied for by these extremely poor families would not be discovered by other children. In order to avoid the damage to the children's self-esteem, the government and the education department did not make any signs on their meal cards, and all the children swiped the cards together, and no one would know that the younger brother's card was free of charge. Because some families have had such concerns in the past, social workers will take the initiative to dispel the family's doubts when they intervene.

Vivian was naturally moved when she heard this, and quickly filled out the application form, but Katrina also mentioned that her mother's mental state was very unstable and she had a tendency to depression.

Vivian really didn't know what to do.

When Lu Yichen saw Vivian's figure, he pounced forward like a cute little wolf dog.

With a happy smile on his face, he handed over the blooming flowers: "Happy birthday, Vivian." It's my first birthday for you, and I don't know what you're going to like, so ......" He was a little shy and took out the cute unicorn from his back, which Fei'er helped choose, this is Fei'er's own favorite toy brand, Jellycat, which is super soft to the touch. In addition, the unicorn is really a popular beast in the United States, loved by men, women and children, and Fei'er can't be wrong.

Vivian didn't take the unicorn, it's cute, really, she probably dreamed of having a doll like this when she was a child, but now?

"I'm 20 years old, not 12." In the end, Vivian still didn't take the toy handed over by Lu Yichen.

"I'm sorry, actually, I thought about it too. It's all my sister's fault, she herself is so naïve and thinks everyone is like her! "I don't know if Fei'er was betrayed by Lu Yichen at this time, did she sneeze in the air......

"That's not the main gift, though, this is." After speaking, Lu Yichen handed out a small blue box, even if Vivian has not bought it, she has always seen advertisements, Tiffany blue is the color that all girls will be tempted by, and Vivian is not exempt from vulgarity.

"First of all, I bought it with my own money." Lu Yichen won this year's MVP and got a generous bonus, except for this sterling silver necklace that is considered a special bargain for Tiffany's family, and he is going to use the rest for Vivian's tuition. To be honest, he doesn't have any need for money, and the university is also a full award, so he doesn't need to worry about his daily life.

Vivian still hasn't taken the necklace, no matter how cheap it is, it's Tiffany's, a necklace of a few hundred dollars? To put it mildly, if it was sent by someone else, she really hoped to go to the counter with the receipt and return it for money transfer to her mother.

However, she didn't have the courage to do such a thing to Lu Yichen, let alone the face. Looking at Lu Yichen's earnest eyes, Vivian finally took the necklace, but the fluttering blue locket felt heavy in her hands at the moment, heavy was both Lu Yichen's mind and Vivian's distress.

Lu Yichen's eyes encouraged her to open it, so Vivian unpacked the lace, opened the lid, and in front of her was a delicate silver-white necklace, and on the round pendant was a flower-shaped letter E.

Lu Yichen scratched his head a little embarrassed, E is the initial letter of his name, and his intention is obvious, he is expressing his love and declaring sovereignty in this way. After all, since this period of time, they have done all the things that should be done between couples, but they just haven't broken the relationship, today, Lu Yichen wants to get the "name" she deserves from her mouth anyway, although it seems that girls generally pay more attention to this matter.

Lu Yichen didn't know how complicated Vivian's mood was at the moment. It's just that the pressure of life made her too suffocating, and Lu Yichen's appearance really allowed her to forget those painful troubles for a while, and she still greedily grabbed this big boy like a lifebuoy, so that she would not sink to the cold bottom of the sea.

That night was the first time Vivian took the initiative, and she gave herself unreservedly to this big boy who loved her wholeheartedly, which made Lu Yichen very happy. He happily hugged the sleeping girl in his arms, but found that she frowned even on her sleeping face, as if she was worried about something, and she didn't even relax in her dreams. Lu Yichen wanted to ask clearly, but she was afraid of violating her privacy, so she could only secretly swear that she would try her best to make her show a truly brilliant smile as soon as possible.

"I will definitely protect you well, wait for me." He swallowed the word "grow up" raw. He didn't like those two words, even though he knew very well that they were the truth.