Li Yan heard a faint, suppressed wail from the crowd, which perfectly mirrored his own feelings at that moment.

It's slightly vulnerable.

how so...

With a numb expression, Li Yan finally descended the stairs to the first floor. There he saw a beautiful couple standing together at the entrance, a truly handsome man and a beautiful woman.

The two stood together with half a person's distance between them, not looking too intimate, but there was an atmosphere between them that no one else could penetrate.

Li Yan took a deep breath and crumpled the love letter in his pocket into a ball.

"Afu, you're really popular."

After saying goodbye to Wang Qing, Xue Fu was about to pull Gu Chong home when she heard him whisper, in a voice only the two of them could hear, saying something that sounded so pitiful and aggrieved.

Xue Fu: "?"

"Um?"

Are you jealous?

The silent man has had his inner bottle replaced; he's now a vinegar bottle.

Xue Fu found his slightly resentful expression amusing.

She narrowed her eyes, her fox-like eyes long and narrow, and smiled mischievously. Then she tugged at his sleeve and pulled him towards home: "Let's go home, you jealous boy."

"You think they're looking at me? Wrong, terribly wrong!"

She raised her hand, poked his arm with her finger, and pressed hard on the muscle under his clothes: "I clearly came to see you, to see Xue Fu's legendary boyfriend, okay! You're the one who's famous!"

"I'm perfectly chaste; I wouldn't have time to fool around while I'm at work. Besides, I like you so much!"

With that final straight shot, Gu Chong's mood instantly shifted from gloomy to sunny, his change of expression incredibly swift.

Xue Fu controlled him with just a few words!

Finally, Gu Chong happily admitted that he was a jealous person.

"Yes, I'm jealous."

Seeing his smug expression, Xue Fu suddenly found jealous men quite adorable.

What can you do if a man is jealous? You can only spoil him.

"Are you tired from work?"

"Things have been alright lately, but things will get busy starting next week. Chinese New Year is coming soon, so there will be a lot of odd jobs."

Gu Chong gripped her hand tightly: "Afu, you've worked hard."

Gu Chong swallowed hard. He wanted to tell her that he would arrive in Haicheng earlier than the agreed time.

But some things still needed to be confirmed, and Gu Chong hesitated for a few seconds. He was afraid that if he spoke up, he wouldn't be able to keep his promise, leaving her disappointed and upset.

In the end, he swallowed those words and told her about his experiences over the past six months.

Although he had already written these things very clearly in his weekly letters.

But as Gu Chong's deep and steady voice recounted the events, the scene vividly unfolded before Xue Fu's eyes.

Xue Fu was somewhat surprised when she heard that he and He Luosheng were now working together.

In the letter, Gu Chong only said that he had found a new business partner in the village, saying that the partner was a good person and that they had doubled their earnings by working together.

He didn't say who this person was directly, and he was also very subtle when talking about partnering with someone in business. Xue Fu knew that this was out of caution.

If Gu Chong is caught, Xue Fu, who has been corresponding with him, will not be implicated too much.

"What's wrong? Hmm?"

Hearing her gasp in surprise, Gu Chong looked down at her expression.

Xue Fu didn't hide her surprise at being discovered.

She swallowed hard and said honestly, "I'm just a little surprised. How come you're doing business with He Luosheng?"

She stared at him with wide, clear eyes, her thirst for knowledge evident.

She remembered that when she was still working in Qingtang Village, Gu Chong and He Luosheng really didn't have much of a relationship.

Xue Fu subconsciously recalled the plot of the original book.

She hadn't remembered the original plot for a long time, and had almost forgotten that she had transmigrated into a book.

Although Xue Fu had confirmed that she had deviated from the original plot and that this world would not force her to follow the storyline, she couldn't help but worry because she was too involved with the male and female protagonists.

Worrying about unfounded 'possibilities'.

Gu Chong explained the reason to her, saying that He Luosheng was short of money.

Xue Fu looked on in disbelief: The male lead in the original book...is short of money?

Xue Fu could still recall a bit of the original book's ending. In the ending, didn't the male protagonist become some kind of real estate tycoon?

So, even before becoming a powerful CEO, he was short of money...

"Both he and his wife are taking the college entrance exam, so he has to earn money for their college tuition and living expenses afterward."

"So that's how it is."

Xue Fu pursed her lips and nodded.

“Ah Fu, when I came to Haicheng, He Luosheng specifically told me to thank you.”

"ah?!!"

Xue Fu was surprised again. How could she be involved in this?

The fox-like eyes widened in surprise, which Gu Chong found adorable.

"He said the books you lent his wife were a great help in their college entrance exam preparation, and he wants to write you a letter to thank you personally. Should we give them our post office address? I didn't give them our contact information before."

Xue Fu made a soft "hmm," hesitated for two seconds, and then nodded: "Give it to me. It's an honor to receive a thank-you letter. I've never received a thank-you letter before."

"Okay, I'll talk to him when I get back."

Gu Chong sniffed, met her gaze, and whispered, "Afu, you're so kind."

Like a little sun, she treats those around her with unwavering sincerity.

"Really?" Xue Fu wasn't shy at all when she heard him praise her; instead, she was beaming with pride. "I think I'm great too! But you're super great too!"

The fox's tail stood up high again, and the little fox chuckled happily twice.

Two days is not a long time, especially since Xue Fu has to work at the newspaper office during the day for both days.

Xue Fu had already taken a few days off due to the college entrance examination, and if she wanted to take more leave, Editor-in-Chief Chen would not approve it.

Xue Fu and Gu Chong didn't really spend much time together.

It felt like just a blink of an eye, and Xue Fu was once again seeing Gu Chong off at the train station.

She tilted her head, lowered her head, sniffed, pursed her lips, and her eyes suddenly felt a little sore.

She really missed him.

I don't want to break up.

"Ah Fu, I'm sorry."

Seeing her like this, Gu Chong felt even more guilty and gently coaxed her, "Don't cry... It's my fault, I'm useless. Okay, Afu, can you wait for me a little longer, please, okay?"

How was she supposed to respond to what he said?

Xue Fu's voice was thick with nasal congestion. She pouted, her eyes red, and looked up at him, saying, "Why are you like this?"

"I didn't blame you, why are you apologizing? You're not allowed to say that."