Upon hearing that name, Gu Bai immediately showed respect and said.
“Bai Zhanchen… Do you know the origin of that name?”
“Her?”
Bai Zhanchen scratched his head, puzzled.
“What’s so strange about the name?”
“No, no, I didn’t mean her name was strange.”
Gu Bai cleared his throat and explained.
“I’m saying, you probably don’t know her identity, right?”
“What? Is she some kind of noble lady, or the heiress of some conglomerate?”
Completely baffled, Bai Zhanchen grew impatient and urged, “So stop beating around the bush and just tell me who she is.”
Seeing Bai Zhanchen’s stubbornness, Gu Bai and Wang Yu exchanged a glance and could only say helplessly.
“She’s not some heiress. She’s… she’s a member of the school team, and she knows a bit of Taekwondo.”
“Right, right,” Wang Fu nodded in agreement.
“Knows a bit, knows a bit. Probably around black belt level.”
“…”
Bai Zhanchen was left speechless after hearing what his good brothers said.
“Her? Taekwondo black belt? Don’t mess with me.”
“It’s true. Just search her name on the school forum or confession page.”
Maybe Su Wan’er was relatively unknown, but Lai Weiyi’s reputation was widely recognized.
With her chic short hair and capable demeanor, among Nanjiang University students, more girls pursued her than guys.
That’s why Gu Bai thought Bai Zhanchen going after Lai Weiyi was an uphill battle from the start.
She might not even take a second look at Bai Zhanchen.
Unconvinced, Bai Zhanchen searched Lai Weiyi’s name on the school forum and, sure enough, found a ton of posts.
On the confession page, he also saw many girls confessing to Lai Weiyi, some bold enough to use their real names and shoot their shot.
Despite all those posts, Bai Zhanchen saw Lai Weiyi refuse every single one decisively.
Whether girls or guys, they all ended up with nothing.
That’s why Gu Bai wasn’t optimistic about Bai Zhanchen’s chances.
He patted Bai Zhanchen on the shoulder and said.
“Get real, bro. You’re just going to get shot down.”
Wang Yu didn’t rush to dissuade him. Instead, he asked Bai Zhanchen.
“But I’m more curious—why are you into this girl?”
To be fair, Lai Weiyi was above average in looks, but with her very neat short hair and her personality, she came off more like a bro than a girl.
So Wang Yu was also puzzled why Bai Zhanchen liked her.
“Hey, don’t you guys think… she’s really cool?”
Hearing that, the three of them instinctively scooted their stools back and said.
“If that’s the reason, I have grounds to suspect you’re into dudes.”
“Get lost!”
Bai Zhanchen cursed.
“What’s wrong with me liking a cool girl? And she’s a girl, so how does that make me into dudes? You’re slandering me.”
To be honest, Lai Weiyi gave off way too much of a tomboy vibe, so Wang Yu couldn’t help but advise.
“Her personality? That’s a tough one.”
“Liking cool girls now…”
Wang Fu thought for a moment and said, “Next thing you know, you’ll be into femboys?”
“I’m not lowering myself to your level.”
Bai Zhanchen turned around and continued thinking about how to approach Lai Weiyi.
Seeing how determined he was, Gu Bai stopped persuading and instead thought about it, then spoke up.
“Su Wan’er knows Lai Weiyi. I’ll ask around for you. It’ll be tough, but I’ll still give you a hand, bro.”
Bai Zhanchen, who’d been a bit miffed, was completely stunned by Gu Bai’s words.
Then he got excited and said.
“Bro Bai, you mean it?!”
“Would I lie to you?”
Gu Bai smiled helplessly and said.
“I’ll find some time to ask for you.”
“Thank you, Foster Father!”
—
A few days later, the freshmen’s military training had ended.
Gu Bai sat on the lawn, watching the neat rows and drills on the field, silently took a sip of water, and said to Gu Mixue beside him.
“Look at them.”
“I’m looking.”
Gu Mixue fished a chip from the bag by Gu Bai’s hand, stuffed it into her little mouth, and said.
“What can I do? Your sister’s got short legs. If I stood in that formation, there’d be a radish pit right where I am.”
Hearing Gu Mixue’s apt description, Gu Bai almost burst out laughing.
After finishing all of Gu Bai’s chips, Gu Mixue clapped her hands and said.
“Bro, look, Su Wan’er’s over there.”
Following Gu Mixue’s pointed direction, Gu Bai spotted Su Wan’er in the middle of the formation, not very conspicuous.
Earlier, Instructor Luo had told him to look after Gu Mixue, so he’d placed her in the mid-to-back part of the formation—an inconspicuous spot where mistakes wouldn’t be noticed.
And at the very front of this formation, without a doubt, was Lai Weiyi.
This short-haired girl, wearing a military uniform, gave off an aura of heroism and righteousness, like a crimson flower in the army.
She led the formation at the front, and when they reached the rostrum to salute the audience, it sparked waves of cheers and applause.
She alone stole the spotlight from the entire formation.
“Bro, that girl leading the formation—her name’s Lai Weiyi, right?”
“Yeah,” Gu Bai nodded, then asked, “What, you got a crush on her?”
“No way! Even though she has short hair, I know she’s a girl. How could I ever like a girl?! Bro, are you messing with me…”
Gu Mixue rambled on and on, nearly drilling a hole through Gu Bai’s ears.
“Alright, alright, I get it, I get it.”
Gu Bai quickly stopped Gu Mixue from continuing and changed the subject.
“Actually, a few days ago, one of my roommates took a liking to that girl.”
“Whoa~ That’s impressive?”
Gu Mixue said in shock.
“So you’re planning to hook your bro up, bro?”
“Of course I’ll help, but I won’t interfere too much.”
Gu Bai knew that at most, he could use Su Wan’er’s connection to get Lai Weiyi’s phone number.
So he couldn’t really help much anyway.
After the drills and formation performance ended, Su Wan’er jogged over to the spectator stands and said to Gu Bai.
“Sorry, sorry… kept you waiting.”
Early that morning, Su Wan’er had received a message from Gu Bai on WeChat.
Gu Bai had said in the message that he needed her help with something.
That’s why Su Wan’er rushed over so urgently and asked.
“Senior Gu Bai, what do you need my help with?”
“Well…”
Gu Bai thought for a moment and said, “I want your friend’s contact info.”
Hearing this, the smile on Su Wan’er’s face froze instantly.
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