Chapter 1711


    Daniel''s breath quickened, and warmth coursed through his body. In the past, he wouldn''t have been


    so cautious


    around her, nor would he have kept this overwhelming feeling bottled up inside. Now...


    There was a wry smile on his face. The wheel of fate spun in mysterious ways!


    Maisie ced a piece of braised meat in his mouth and smiled at him. "No thinking of anything else


    while eating!"


    "But..." He yfully held her hand. "I really want to stay here."


    "Not right now."


    He sighed.


    Even though it was the answer he had expected, her resolute response still made him feel


    disheartened.


    "Alright." Daniel straightened up and obediently started eating. "By the way, how about I take you on a


    weekend


    getaway next week? Instead of studying all day at home, you need a change of scenery to clear your


    mind."


    Maisie smiled. "Where are we going?"


    "To my private hot spring club."


    "You..." When Maisie heard this, the mischievous smile on his face told her immediately what was on


    his mind. Her


    cheeks turned red, and she nudged him with her elbow before turning away from him.


    "I don''t mean anything else by it." Daniel held her shoulder and said in a low voice, chuckling, "I just


    want to rx in


    the hot springs. Please don''t mistake me for a pervert, okay?"


    Maisie yfully thumped his chest with augh.


    "But seriously, when are you going to pamper this old man?"


    "What are you talking about?" Maisie looked into his eyes. "You''re not old at all."


    "But I''m much older than you." There was a hint of sorrow in Daniel''s expression. "Age is an undeniable


    fact."


    He looked pitiful, which only made Maisie''s heart soften. She rested her small hand on the back of his


    hand as she


    snuggled against his shoulder.


    "Don''t make me wait too long, okay?"


    Maisie nodded firmly.


    Daniel grinned and kissed her forehead.


    At that moment, Maisie''s phone suddenly vibrated. She nced at it and saw an email notification. She


    was about


    to dismiss it, but the sender''s name caught her eye. "Leroy?"N?velDrama.Org ? content.


    "Hmm?" Daniel was taken aback. "Why would he send you an email?"


    Maisie opened the email and read it. Leroy''s message was brief, but it contained tworge files that


    needed to be


    downloaded onto aputer.


    "Hello, Ms. Squire! There are two mock exam papers for the uing journalist qualification exam in


    the


    attachments. As long as youplete these two sets of questions before the exam, your sess will


    be almost


    guaranteed! Best wishes."


    "Heh, Leroy!" Daniel smiled slightly. Perhaps their "dinner"st time had left this renowned journalist


    somewhat


    fearful, which was why he hadpiled his life''s knowledge into two sets of practice questions to gain


    Maisie''s


    favor.


    "That''s strange..." Maisie muttered to herself. "Mr. Kerk never contacts me on his own."


    "It''s alright," Daniel reassured her. "Since he''s passing on his experience to you, work on these practice


    questions. It


    wouldn''t hurt to be a little more prepared for the exam."


    "Okay." Maisie grinned at him.


    There were only a few weeks left until the exam, and she didn''t have a professional background, so


    she had to put


    in more effort than others.


    Winter gave way to spring, and the day of the exam arrived quickly.


    Cumulus City, which was located further north than Centrolis, experienced spring a bitter. During the


    transition


    from frost to warmth, it was easy to catch a cold or spike a fever. Daniel had been extremely careful


    while taking


    care of Maisie, as he feared that any difort might affect her exam performance.


    After the exam, Maisie stepped out of the test center and immediately spotted Daniel. He had parked


    the car far


    away and was waiting among the crowd.