“W-Well… um…”
Su Wan’er stammered.
“Senior Gu Bai, is there something you need from her?”
In Su Wan’er’s view, Gu Bai’s question clearly showed he was interested in Lai Weiyi.
What made it worse was that Lai Weiyi surpassed her in almost every way.
She never thought the day would come when she’d have to guard against not only her sister but also her best friend…
“This… I can’t go into detail. It’s about some emotional issues.”
Gu Bai had promised Bai Zhanchen to keep this matter as confidential as possible and not tell too many people.
So he couldn’t explain too much to Su Wan’er.
“Emotional issues??”
Su Wan’er’s face turned even paler, and she spoke hesitantly.
“Is it… about romance?”
“Of course. Why else would I ask about her?”
“…Mmph~”
Faced with Gu Bai’s straightforward reply, Su Wan’er was struck as if by lightning and fell into a slump.
At that moment, she felt like a pitiful kid hugging her knees and drawing circles in a corner.
It could be said that Su Wan’er had imagined many ways she might fail, but she never expected to be defeated by her own best friend.
Wasn’t this too despairing?
However, after thinking it over, Su Wan’er let it go.
It made sense.
After all, Lai Weiyi was talented, virtuous, beautiful, and very popular at Nanjiang University, so it was only natural for Gu Bai to take an interest in her.
Looking back at herself, if she didn’t dress up, she’d disappear in a crowd.
And when she did dress up, she looked too much like her sister, unable to live as her own person.
Seeing Su Wan’er so down, Gu Bai was momentarily confused.
‘I’m just asking for a contact. Why does she look like the sky is falling?’
“Are you okay?”
Hearing Gu Bai’s words, Su Wan’er snapped out of her own world and said bravely.
“I-I’m fine. I’m really okay, haha…”
Su Wan’er forced a smile.
But in her heart, she had come to terms with it.
‘Yeah, I only wanted to repay Gu Bai for saving my life. Who he chooses as a girlfriend has nothing to do with me.’
‘Even if he’s interested in Lai Weiyi, at least I’ll still have chances to interact with him and find a way to repay him.’
“So, you seem really unhappy?”
Seeing Su Wan’er’s forced smile, even Gu Bai, as dense as he was, knew he needed to ask what was going on.
Although his seven years of dating Su Shuhao hadn’t taught him much, he could still read a girl’s mood.
“No, no, I’m fine.”
Su Wan’er changed the subject.
“But I still want to ask… Senior Gu Bai, what do you see in Lai Weiyi? I can give you a little help.”
“Huh?”
Gu Bai was dumbfounded.
“Pfft!”
Gu Mixue, who had been listening for a while, burst out laughing.
“Uh…”
Seeing the siblings’ reactions, Su Wan’er also sensed something was off.
Just as she was about to say something else, Gu Mixue couldn’t hold back her laughter.
“I can’t! Hahaha, you two are on completely different wavelengths!”
As a girl, Gu Mixue could easily see Su Wan’er’s feelings.
Seeing Su Wan’er’s confused expression, she quickly explained.
“My big brother is a total blockhead. He was asking for his roommate. So, Su Wan’er, you were worrying over nothing.”
“Hey,” Gu Bai said helplessly.
“Can you show some consideration for my feelings?”
Hearing her brother’s words, Gu Mixue snorted and said.
“Pfft! Wooden-head brother, you deserve to be single. Did you really need to hide this from Su Wan’er?”
“I think there was a point…”
Hearing his sister’s scolding, Gu Bai didn’t insist too much on his own opinion.
At that moment, Su Wan’er, after hearing Gu Mixue’s explanation, felt a huge relief.
Her face regained its youthful and cute smile, and she readily gave Lai Weiyi’s contact info.
“I thought it would take a lot longer.”
Gu Bai was a bit surprised to see the business card Su Wan’er shared on WeChat.
“No, it’s a friend’s request after all.”
Su Wan’er scratched her head and smiled sheepishly.
She really was like a child—sadness came and went quickly.
After Gu Bai forwarded the contact to Bai Zhanchen, he said to Su Wan’er.
“Thanks. I’ll buy you bubble tea tonight.”
“Mhm!”
Hearing Gu Bai’s invitation, Su Wan’er became even happier.
Her eyes, hidden behind her black-rimmed glasses, sparkled with anticipation.
“I’m going to take a picture with the drill instructor now!”
The girl laughed and ran off, leaving Gu Bai a bit puzzled.
“So… what was she so down about?”
Seeing this, Gu Mixue clicked her tongue in amazement.
“Wow~ I wasn’t wrong when I said you’re a blockhead, big brother.”
Now Gu Mixue was curious about how her brother ever ended up with that Su Shuhao in the first place.
Their personalities were destined not to last long.
Faced with his sister’s slander, Gu Bai shrugged and said.
“You’re wrong.”
“I’m not wrong,” Gu Mixue leaned in and whispered.
“In my opinion, Su Wan’er’s reaction just now definitely means she likes you. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have gotten so down when you asked about Lai Weiyi’s number.”
Gu Bai thought about his sister’s words for a moment and said.
“Sis, have you heard of one of the three biggest illusions in life?”
“Huh?”
“The one that tricks the most people is—she likes me.”
With that, ignoring his sister’s dumbfounded expression, Gu Bai stood up and left the sports field.
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After parting with his sister, Gu Bai decided to go to the library to look up some information.
There were still many things about mechanical design that Gu Bai hadn’t learned yet.
The drone he had developed earlier seemed pretty good, but to Gu Bai, it wasn’t perfect enough.
At this hour in the afternoon, the library was crowded.
Most of the people there were preparing for the civil service exam, or the CET-4/6, and some were studying for the postgraduate entrance exam.
Su Shuhao was one of them.
Walking up to the second floor, Gu Bai saw a familiar person in a familiar spot.
And that person was Su Shuhao.
At that moment, she was flipping through postgraduate entrance exam materials.
Since there were many things she didn’t understand, her delicate face was full of worry.
Lin Xiaotong, who usually stuck by her side, was nowhere to be seen.
It seemed Su Shuhao had come to the library alone today, which surprised Gu Bai.
In the past, no matter where she went, Lin Xiaotong would always follow her.
Even when he was dating Su Shuhao, that person would tirelessly come to join in the fun.