Chapter 55: Teach Me

While Gu Bai was observing Su Shuhao, she also noticed his gaze.

Their eyes met, then Su Shuhao quickly looked away.

She closed her book and made as if to leave.

Gu Bai could tell that Su Shuhao didn’t want him to see her in such a pathetic state.

Seeing her about to leave, he didn’t stop her.

Instead, he continued browsing the books on the shelves, searching for something useful.

But after a while, Gu Bai felt a small hand on his shoulder.

He turned around and saw Su Shuhao’s flushed face.

She turned her head away and said,

“Teach me.”

She hadn’t wanted to let Gu Bai know about her current predicament, but she understood that in her current state, there was no way she could pass the graduate school exam.

So she had no choice but to swallow her pride and ask Gu Bai for help.

“If I remember correctly, didn’t you complain about me nagging you before?”

Gu Bai smiled and refused.

“Sorry, teaching someone is time-consuming and energy-draining. I don’t have the time right now.”

Gu Bai was no longer the汪酱 who would give endlessly without limits.

Since Su Shuhao had nothing to do with him now, why should he help her?

He had already done enough by bringing her back from the bar not long ago.

Now she wanted him to teach her?

No way.

Gu Bai sighed and said,

“Even my roommates had to rely on themselves. They didn’t ask for my help. So Su Shuhao, you have to work hard on your own.”

Hearing Gu Bai’s words, Su Shuhao bit her lip, her eyes turning red.

She couldn’t understand. She had already lowered herself so much, but why wouldn’t Gu Bai even look at her?

Even just a little help would be fine.

“I… I’ll treat you to a meal.”

Su Shuhao understood that expecting Gu Bai to give unconditionally was unrealistic now, but she couldn’t think of anything she had to offer.

“I can also pay you. Don’t you like doing part-time jobs? I’ll pay you, and you teach me.”

Gu Bai was stunned, then couldn’t help but chuckle.

“Oh… so you knew I was doing part-time jobs before?”

There was a time when Gu Bai had never told Su Shuhao that he did part-time jobs to support his dating life.

Back then, he was naive and foolish, always thinking that having money and status was the only way to win a girl’s heart.

But he didn’t like asking his family for money, so he kept working part-time jobs.

So when Gu Bai heard that Su Shuhao knew those were his hard-earned sweat and blood money, he couldn’t help but find it amusing.

“Sorry, I refuse.”

The reason was simple.

On one hand, Gu Bai really didn’t have time.

He had to go to Longteng Military Industry in a few days to tinker with that drone.

On the other hand, Gu Bai actually didn’t like Su Shuhao’s best friend.

If he taught her, he would inevitably have to deal with that best friend named Lin Xiaotong.

So thinking about it, it was better to just forget it.

“I’ve helped you enough, Su Shuhao.”

After saying this, Gu Bai turned back and continued searching for theoretical knowledge about mechanical military industry.

Seeing Gu Bai so resolute, Su Shuhao’s eyes reddened.

She really wanted to cry and couldn’t help but regret her past decisions.

Now Gu Bai seemed like a completely different person, having completely let her go.

‘Maybe in Gu Bai’s heart now, I’m truly just a stranger?’

“Do you have anything else to say? This is a library. Our talking will disturb others.”

Gu Bai’s ruthlessness left Su Shuhao speechless.

She wiped the tears from her eyes and threw down one last line.

“I can get in by myself! If you won’t help, fine!”

After saying that, Su Shuhao returned to her seat, pulled out her books, and flipped through the knowledge even more diligently.

Whether she could learn anything from it, Gu Bai had no idea.

After they distanced themselves, Gu Bai looked at Su Shuhao sitting at the desk and couldn’t help sighing inwardly.

‘This relationship should have ended long ago. It’s fine like this now.’

But then Gu Bai couldn’t help recalling the time he and “Su Shuhao” had squeezed together under the bed to hide from her sister.

He felt a bit nostalgic.

He didn’t know why, but Gu Bai always felt that Su Shuhao back then was much more pleasant to look at.

Or was it just because the effects of the medicine hadn’t worn off?

Gu Bai didn’t think too much about it.

He turned his attention back to the book in his hands.

Book after book, Gu Bai’s talent for learning was terrifying.

These dry theoretical knowledge didn’t require much flipping; he would commit them directly to memory, and after analyzing them, they would become the knowledge he wanted.

Many people thought Gu Bai was a prodigy, whether in middle school, high school, or even university.

But because he had been pursuing Su Shuhao all those years, Gu Bai, despite his excellent grades, didn’t choose another school.

He followed Su Shuhao everywhere.

In the end, all that so-called true love was just a mess.

How ridiculous.

After an unknown amount of time, Gu Bai put the book back on the shelf.

Just then, Lin Xiaotong walked into the library.

She first looked at Su Shuhao, then at Gu Bai, and finally leaned in close to Su Shuhao, whispering,

“Why is he here?”

“I don’t know.”

Su Shuhao was still angry.

She didn’t want to answer anyone’s questions.

She had sat there waiting for an hour, and Gu Bai hadn’t shown any intention of helping her.

So Su Shuhao was not only sulking but also very dejected.

Seeing Su Shuhao’s expression, Lin Xiaotong understood something.

She said in a voice only the two of them could hear,

“Did that Gu Bai make you angry again?”

“…”

Su Shuhao didn’t answer, which was as good as confirming Lin Xiaotong’s guess.

Seeing this, the latter couldn’t help fanning the flames.

“See, I told you. Men are fickle. If you hadn’t broken up with him, who knows how many times he’d make you angry like this.”

Lin Xiaotong’s voice was very soft.

Gu Bai, focused on searching for other books, naturally didn’t hear it.

“Don’t be fooled by Gu Bai acting so cold now. He might still be after your body. A girl out alone has to protect herself.”

‘After her body?’

Su Shuhao was stunned.

This wasn’t the first time she had heard that line, but after hitting so many walls recently, she realized…

If Gu Bai really wanted her body, he would have already made a move.

But the truth was, up until today, Gu Bai had only held her hand at most, just to accommodate her heterophobia.

Did that really count as being after her body?