Chapter 274: Chapter 273 Graduated Chapter 274: Chapter 273 Graduated Qi Yue looked at Qi Wanli’s dispirited expression, reached out her hand, and gently caressed his stooped back, “You shouldn’t be too hard on yourself, after all, you didn’t know anything at the time. I’m not saying this to make you feel guilty, but rather to resolve the misunderstanding between you and Second Uncle… and I hope… you could really listen to what Qi Zhen has to say…”

Qi Wanli closed his eyes, “I understand…”

Qi Wanli deeply gazed at his own daughter, who, even after such great grievances, was still able to start anew, find new meaning in her life, and live out her own life. She had never received familial love, yet she still had the capacity to love someone else.

Despite his age, he realized he was less open-minded than a child…

Qi Wanli hugged his head in pain, “The one in error is me… it’s me… I devoted all my thoughts to training, neglecting my family, neglecting the things more important than training… from the past to now, from Qi Qianli, to Zhenzhen… and you… Yueyue…”

Qi Yue said, “You just dedicated too much to shooting.”

Qi Qianli’s life philosophy was that the world is so vast one should try new things every day, whereas Qi Wanli had devoted his entire life to shooting, his obsession with shooting was incomparable to ordinary people’s.

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University A, girls’ dormitory.

Late at night, Qi Yue’s cell phone suddenly rang urgently.

Groggy, Qi Yue picked up her phone and glanced at it, the caller ID showed it was Second Uncle calling.

So late at night, could it be an emergency?

Qi Yue quickly answered the call, “Second Uncle… so late… what’s happened?”

The moment she answered, Qi Qianli’s roar came through immediately: “You little rotter! What did you promise me then! What did you promise! Huh? Didn’t you say you would let all you heard rot in your gut? Who let you tell your dad! Who! Allowed! You! To! Tell! Are you trying to disgrace me to the point of being buried in the ground forever not able to face anyone, huh…”

Qi Yue’s ears were almost deafened by the shouting, she hurriedly moved the phone a bit further away.

Qi Yue: “I… I didn’t do it on purpose! Can’t I have drunk too much!”

Qi Qianli: “You’re allergic to alcohol, you can’t drink a drop, what drunkenness are you talking about! Don’t tell me you were drunk on oxygen?”

Qi Yue: “…”

Amidst Qi Qianli’s continuous yelling, Qi Yue decisively hung up the phone.

She knew Second Uncle would react this way, she just didn’t expect her father to seek out Second Uncle for a talk so soon.

Second Uncle is very prideful, otherwise, he wouldn’t have been misunderstood by her father for so long and stubbornly refused to reveal the truth.

Nevertheless, being misunderstood as the girl he secretly loved liking his brother, and mistakenly giving the gift meant for himself to his brother… that kind of situation… indeed, was a bit embarrassing.

Alas, she would soon return home, and it’s inevitable to not escape the scolding by Second Uncle, hiding for now is only temporary relief.

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The next day, Qi Yue packed her bags and embarked on a journey with her mentor and classmates to Experiment Field Number Thirteen.

During this period, Gu Huai rarely had access to a phone, and Qi Yue, being in the deep mountains with very poor signal, lost contact with him.

The duration of Qi Yue’s field trip also exceeded the initially planned time.

About half a month later, Qi Yue finally returned to the university from the deep mountains.

Upon her return, everyone had already started taking graduation photos.

Originally, Gu Huai’s schedule was about ten days or so, but it was delayed too, she had received a text from Gu Huai in the meantime, stating his journey was postponed and the exact time of his return was still uncertain.

Along with the sound of a “click” from the camera, everyone took off their hats and tossed them high into the air.

“We’ve graduated!”

“We’ve finally graduated!”

“Happy graduation!”

A chorus of hopeful and energetic cheers filled the campus sky.

“Yue Bao! What are you thinking about! Come on over and take a photo with me!” Song Qiuqiu zoomed over and hugged Qi Yue.

Qi Yue looked towards the distant blue sky and remained silent, her expression seemingly hesitant…

Song Qiuqiu observed Qi Yue’s expression and cautiously spoke, “Um, Yue Bao, are you waiting for Great God to come back and take photos together?”

Qi Yue nodded her head: “Yes.”

After all, this might be their last opportunity for a group photo.

Her itinerary was already set, and she would leave the campus in a few days. If Gu Huai couldn’t make it back on time, she might not even see him for a final goodbye…

Qi Yue’s expression turned somewhat bitter, wondering if they would have to break up over the phone.