Listening to her sister’s words, Su Wan’er fell into a silence.
She did not want to help with this favor.
Pretending to be Su Shuhao to get back together with the man named Gu Bai would only bring him harm.
Furthermore, Gu Bai had once saved her life.
How could she have the heart to push him into a pit of fire?
Su Wan’er put the photo away.
She had to go see Gu Bai.
“In any case, Wan’er, I’ll leave this matter to you. I’m heading back to campus to prepare for my graduate school entrance exams. Oh, and please help me haul my things back to school as well.”
With that said, Su Shuhao left, leaving Su Wan’er to glare at the large pile of bags.
After an unknown amount of time, once Su Wan’er finally dragged everything to Nanjiang University, she was drenched in sweat.
She could only lean against her suitcase and catch her breath.
She took off the black-rimmed glasses that obscured her face, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and prepared to move on.
Not far away, a young man watched Su Wan’er’s struggle.
This was Gu Bai, who was waiting for his younger sister to finish her paperwork.
Gu Bai looked at Su Wan’er’s frail frame and the luggage she was hauling.
After watching for a long time, he finally let out a sigh.
“Are these freshmen trying to move their entire houses here?”
He walked forward, reached out his hand, and spoke to Su Wan’er.
“Let me help you carry some of that.”
Because it was mid-summer, the weather was scorching, and there were no other students on campus.
Due to the intense heat and the length of time she had been carrying her luggage, Su Wan’er’s consciousness was fading.
Cold sweat beaded on her forehead, and she felt a splitting headache, dizziness, and weakness in her limbs.
At that moment, Su Wan’er didn’t even hear what Gu Bai said before she tipped over.
Fortunately, Gu Bai was quick-witted.
He grabbed Su Wan’er’s frail body, preventing her from hitting the ground face-first.
“Are you suffering from heatstroke?”
Gu Bai knew a thing or two about medicine.
Seeing the girl’s flushed face and burning skin, he understood her condition.
Gu Bai immediately picked her up and carried her into the hallway of the Student Union Office.
The environment there was cool and shaded, and there were benches for her to lie on.
“Good grief…”
After laying her down, Gu Bai confirmed her symptoms: “Luckily, it’s just mild heatstroke. Cooling down will be enough.”
Freshman orientation was the day after tomorrow, so the Student Union Office hallway was mostly empty today.
Gu Bai enjoyed the peace and quiet; if anyone else saw him, they would inevitably start spreading rumors.
For mild heatstroke, one simply needs to leave the high-temperature environment and rehydrate.
Recovery usually follows shortly after.
Gu Bai bought a bottle of chilled mineral water from a vending machine.
After giving the girl a little water, he placed the cool bottle on her forehead to lower her temperature.
While waiting for her to wake up, Gu Bai looked at the girl with curiosity.
She was quite thin, and her stature and height were similar to Su Shuhao’s, but her temperament was completely different.
Because she wore those black-rimmed glasses and her clothes were very plain, she just gave off an impression of being unremarkable.
However, she had a beautiful oval face, which meant she had good features.
If she dressed herself up carefully, she might look like an entirely different person.
But that had nothing to do with Gu Bai.
Although he knew a few things about grooming and fashion, he couldn’t be bothered to give a girl pointers.
Between strangers, that sort of behavior was practically harassment.
“Ugh…”
After a while, Su Wan’er began to regain consciousness.
She looked around blankly, feeling at a loss.
“You’re awake?”
Gu Bai immediately put distance between himself and the girl, explaining in a rapid-fire tone.
“You had heatstroke, so I moved you to the Student Union hallway. I only helped you cool down and gave you some water; I haven’t done anything else to you. There are cameras here, you can go check them. Your luggage is by the door if you want to look at it later.”
Gu Bai spoke so quickly he sounded like he was rapping, but Su Wan’er heard him clearly.
She sat up and noticed that the person who had just saved her was keeping a safe distance of over 2 meters.
“Since you’re awake, I’ll be going. Goodbye.”
Gu Bai turned to leave, but Su Wan’er saw his face and quickly called out to him.
“Wait!”
“?”
Hearing the girl’s voice, Gu Bai stopped and asked.
“Is there something else, Freshman?”
“Th…thank you,” Su Wan’er said to Gu Bai earnestly.
“Thank you so much…”
At the same time, she silently added to herself: ‘For saving me again.’
Gu Bai felt a small sense of melancholy at the girl’s gratitude.
In the time he had been at Nanjiang University, this seemed to be the first time anyone had ever thanked him so sincerely.
Whenever others met him, they would dodge him like a plague god.
But thinking that this girl was a freshman, Gu Bai felt a bit better.
He figured it wouldn’t be a month before she heard of his infamous reputation on campus and ended up just like everyone else.
Realizing this, Gu Bai decided not to get too involved with her.
He waved his hand.
“Don’t worry about it.”
Su Wan’er confirmed his face once more, hurried forward, and pretended not to know anything as she spoke to him.
“My name is Su Wan’er. May I have the liberty of asking for your name? Or perhaps a way to contact you? I would like to… treat you to a meal to thank you properly.”
“I never change my name when I stand, and I never change it when I sit; my name is Lei Feng.”
With that, Gu Bai strode forward, heading toward the entrance.
He left Su Wan’er staring blankly behind him, looking like a confused little kitten.
When Gu Bai reached the entrance, a petite figure walked up to him.
“Big brother!”
Gu Mixue joined Gu Bai and said in a teasing tone.
“Oh ho ho, playing the hero to save a damsel in distress? Impressive, brother. Did you get the young lady’s contact info?”
“What are you thinking?”
Gu Bai sighed and continued.
“It was just a random act of kindness. Any respectable youth in this new era wouldn’t just stand by and watch. Besides, don’t think I didn’t know you were standing there watching the whole time, and you didn’t even bother to come help.”
“I was just afraid of ruining your fun, brother.”
Gu Mixue laughed, acting completely innocent.
“If the girl you saved had fallen for you, wouldn’t I be the third wheel?”
“There’s no chance of that.”