This was a normal enough situation, but Su Shuhao truly felt a bit pained in her heart.
Previously, she had thought that Gu Bai was playing some sort of “hard-to-get” game, but seeing him today, she realized otherwise.
This was hardly playing hard to get; he had looked like he was about to slip away into thin air.
“It is sprained quite severely.”
Gu Bai gripped Su Shuhao’s jade-white calf.
Even though he was not a foot enthusiast, he had to admit that her legs were beautifully shaped.
Her slender legs were completely toned and free of excess fat.
However, due to the sprain, her ankle was a bit swollen and red.
As for the rest of her, because her clothing was somewhat revealing, it was inevitable that she had some abrasions as well.
After confirming the extent of the injuries, Gu Bai expertly retrieved some medical supplies for external wounds from the glove compartment and gently applied them to Su Shuhao’s foot.
The icy, cool ointment touched her skin, causing Su Shuhao’s foot to instinctively recoil.
She suffered from androphobia, so she had always held a fearful attitude toward contact with men.
But seeing that it was Gu Bai, she suppressed the discomfort and fear in her heart, bit her lip, and allowed Gu Bai to attend to her ankle.
For the past 7 years, Gu Bai had always taken care of Su Shuhao in this way, so he was quite used to seeing her get hurt.
Gu Bai looked at Su Shuhao’s face, one he was incredibly familiar with.
Even though he had spent 7 full years with her, he still felt an indescribable sense of estrangement.
“It hurts…”
“It is slightly dislocated. I need to set it, or it will be troublesome later.”
Even with the distance between them so small, Su Shuhao watched the young man before her, feeling as though he were miles away.
This was a feeling she had never experienced before.
In the past, whenever she wanted to find Gu Bai, he would immediately appear by her side.
But now, he was right next to her, and no matter how she reached out, she could not grasp him.
CLICK!
Just as Su Shuhao’s mind grew more chaotic and her thoughts began to drift, Gu Bai applied a sudden force.
Accompanied by a crisp sound, Su Shuhao could not help but let out a cry of pain.
“You hurt me.”
Su Shuhao instinctively wanted to vent her dissatisfaction and complaints to Gu Bai, just like in the past.
But Gu Bai merely glanced at her and said.
“You should be able to walk now.”
“Huh?”
Hearing Gu Bai’s words, Su Shuhao realized that her foot could finally touch the floor without the sharp, piercing pain.
Even though it was still a bit swollen and tender, it was much better than just a moment ago.
The cramped space inside the car was not enough for Gu Bai to stand up.
After briefly treating her injury, Gu Bai returned to the driver’s seat and spoke to Su Shuhao.
“If you despise this place, it does not matter if you get out now.”
Back when Su Shuhao was his girlfriend, she had always wanted him to buy a car.
But due to financial pressures, Gu Bai truly could not afford anything over 200,000, so he ended up buying a very affordable BYD.
This had made Su Shuhao very dissatisfied at the time.
In her eyes, riding in a car model often used for ride-sharing services was very embarrassing.
However, that was in the past.
Now, Su Shuhao dared not say a word.
She did not want to continue riding a bike home in the rain, and sitting here was, at the very least, comfortable.
It was just that she was soaked, and her clothes were sticking to her skin, which was quite uncomfortable.
“Gu Bai,” Su Shuhao asked after a moment of hesitation; “Have you really felt no lingering affection at all?”
In saying this, Su Shuhao was essentially admitting defeat.
However, Gu Bai, who had long since awakened, shook his head and said.
“You are the one who requested that we be friends. I am merely fulfilling your requirement.”
After saying this, Gu Bai drove toward Su Shuhao’s home.
After dropping her off, Gu Bai glanced at Su Shuhao, who was staring at him from the doorway.
Without a shred of hesitation, he skillfully turned the car around, pressed the accelerator, and the small white sedan gradually disappeared into the vast, torrential rain.
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The next morning, just as it reached 7:00 AM, Gu Bai was woken from his sleep by his phone ringing.
Even though he usually rose quite early, being awakened by a phone call was still quite frustrating.
He unlocked his phone and saw that the caller was none other than one of his college roommates—the older brother of those troublesome twins—Wang Yu.
“Hello?”
Gu Bai yawned and said impatiently: “It is early on a weekend. If you are disturbing my sleep for no reason, I will definitely kick you hard in the backside with my leather shoes when I get back.”
“Hehe…”
On the other end of the line, Wang Yu spoke in a fawning and slightly embarrassed tone.
“I actually wanted to ask for your help, Brother Bai. It is about the orientation party.”
Wang Yu’s attitude was very sincere, but Gu Bai simply turned over and said.
“Not interested.”
“Don’t be like that, Brother Bai!”
At Nanjiang University, there was an orientation party every year, but this year it happened to coincide with the National Day holiday, so it was being organized on a grander scale.
As one of the Student Union Cadres, Wang Yu was genuinely overwhelmed and could only turn to the experienced Gu Bai for help.
“Sigh…”
Gu Bai sat up in bed and sighed: “Are you even human? I am a ‘campus bully,’ how could I possibly help you guys?”
“You have helped the Student Union many times during past orientation parties. We have all seen your experience. This is something only you can help me with.”
Wang Yu was the type who had drive but little actual ability.
Gu Bai handling Student Union work, of course, was not because he was free, but because Su Shuhao used to be a cadre, and he would come to help whenever she asked.
Though it was called “helping,” in reality, Gu Bai had undertaken most of the work himself.
“I told you back then not to listen to those people’s nonsense.”
Gu Bai sighed.
Wang Yu had joined the Student Union after being bamboozled by others.
They talked about “gaining social experience in the Student Union” and “learning civil service exam techniques in advance.”
But in reality, even a Student Union Cadre was just a pack mule for the school, gaining very little in return.
“Dad! My dear dad!”
Wang Yu cried out pitifully on the other end: “Just help your son this once. Once these two days of work are done, I will take you out for a big meal, introduce you to a girlfriend, or even take you for a foot massage if that fails…”
“Stop, stop, stop!”
Listening to his “good son” make increasingly absurd offers, Gu Bai hurriedly climbed out of bed and said.
“I will pretend I did not hear those later requests. Just take me out for a meal when we are finished.”
Gu Bai realized that if he did not help this “good son” of his, he might truly never see the sun again.