Meanwhile, Lu Qing was distracted the whole way because of Gu Xicheng's problem.

Between Xue Meiniang and Gu Xicheng, which one does she actually prefer?

Gu Xicheng is a human being, while Xue Meiniang is food; they are simply incomparable!

I really don't know why Gu Xicheng keeps getting hung up on this issue.

Lu Qing sighed: "Men are such a hassle!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a soft chuckle came from behind him.

Lu Qing turned around and saw Ruan Yinchen walking over.

"Ruan Yinchen, it's you!" Lu Qing greeted with a smile.

Are you going to find Gu Fei?

Ruan Yinchen smiled and said, "I was originally going to find her, but something came up. I was going to give her the things before I left, but I just happened to run into you."

"Judging from what you just said, is it because of Brother Gu?"

Lu Qing looked at Ruan Yinchen as if she had found a savior:

"You're a man too, you should understand men very well!"

Ruan Yinchen: "Um...you can tell me!"

"Gu Xicheng asked me before which one I liked more, him or Xue Meiniang, and now he's agonizing over it again. What's wrong with him?"

Hearing this question, Ruan Yinchen couldn't help but chuckle.

He found it hard to believe that someone as aloof as Gu Xicheng would ask such a question.

Lu Qing was clearly clueless as well.

"Stop laughing! Tell me! What's wrong with him?" Lu Qing asked anxiously.

Ruan Yinchen coughed lightly and smiled:

"Hmm... I think he asked that not because he really wanted to compete with Xue Meiniang, but because he wanted you to care about him more."

Lu Qing tilted her head, even more confused: "How much do you care about him?"

“Yes! Show him you care about him, show him you like him. That’s what he meant, he just might be too shy to say it out loud!” Ruan Yinchen said.

Lu Qing nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

"So what should I do to show that I care about him and show him concern?"

Ruan Yinchen: "Well... everyone's feelings are different, you'll have to interpret it yourself!"

"Oh~~ Give it a try!" Lu Qing nodded, as if she understood.

Ruan Yinchen glanced at the time:

"I'm in a bit of a hurry, so please take these things to Gu Fei for me. There's a portion for you too, thank you!"

Ruan Yinchen handed the things to Lu Qing and left.

Lu Qing returned to the dormitory, gave the things to Gu Fei, and then climbed into bed.

"Qingqing, Ruan Yinchen bought a lot, including your favorite mochi. Aren't you going to eat some?" Gu Fei asked.

Lu Qing shook his head:

"No need, I'm thinking about it. You guys eat it yourselves!"

Although she didn't know what was wrong with Lu Qing, seeing how serious she looked, Gu Fei decided not to bother her.

Since what happened with Mia, Gu Fei has been living in Lu Qing's dormitory.

Anyway, the dormitory is big enough, and even with an extra bed and desk, it's still quite spacious. The Gu family has enough influence that the school's higher-ups wouldn't dare to refuse.

Lu Qing lay in bed pondering how to care for Gu Xicheng, and even searched online.

The first rule of caring for a man: "Be sweet-talking! Expressing love and encouragement is the best way to care for a man!"

Lu Qing thought for a moment, then pulled up Gu Xicheng's chat interface from WeChat.

"What are you sending?!"

Lu Qing suddenly remembered a message her master sent to a beautiful woman when she secretly looked at his phone before.

The beautiful woman was overjoyed and kept praising her master during her live stream the next day.

Because of this incident, the master's wife beat him half to death, leaving him bedridden for three months.

She still remembers that news to this day.

Honey, please take good care of yourself and don't overwork yourself, it will break my heart!

After editing the text message, Lu Qing felt goosebumps.

Forget it, I'm not posting it. It's too creepy!

Lu Qing was about to click delete when his hand trembled and he accidentally clicked send.

Gu Xicheng received the message in just one second.

Lu Qing hurriedly retreated, but Gu Xicheng had already seen it.

His heart skipped a beat; his first thought was that something had happened to Lu Qing.

She would never normally send him such a message. If someone didn't take her phone, then she must be in danger and unable to call for help directly, so she's using this method to send a message.

Coincidentally, at that moment, Mrs. Gu was watching TV in the living room.

A police drama is playing on TV, where an undercover agent uses coded language to pass messages to the organization, and then he is discovered.

Gu Xicheng couldn't help but imagine the worst-case scenario, and he quickly called Gu Fei.

But after several attempts, no one answered, which made Gu Xicheng even more panicked. He quickly drove to Lu Qing's school.

At that moment, Gu Fei was eating and didn't notice that her phone, which was charging on the bed, had been put into silent mode at some point.

By the time she realized it, Gu Xicheng had already rushed to the girls' dormitory building.

If Gu Fei had called any later than the dormitory supervisor had closed the door, Gu Xicheng would probably have broken down the door.

"Brother, what happened? Why are you making so many phone calls?"

Upon hearing Gu Fei's voice, Gu Xicheng immediately breathed a sigh of relief:

"Feifei, are you alright?"

Gu Fei laughed: "What could possibly be wrong with me?"

"Where is Lu Qing? Where is she?" Gu Xicheng asked anxiously.

"Qingqing is in the dormitory."

Gu Fei looked up at Lu Qing's bed, where she was already fast asleep.

"She's already asleep!"

"Asleep! Who sent that message?" Gu Xicheng frowned.

"What information is it? Bro, should I wake Qingqing up and have her tell you?"

"No need, it's good that you're all alright!"

Gu Xicheng let out a heavy sigh and sat down on the steps, panting.

Although I don't know how Lu Qing sent that message, it doesn't matter as long as I'm sure she and Gu Fei are both okay.

"Brother, what's wrong with you?" Gu Fei asked, frowning.

"It's nothing, hang up!"

After hanging up the phone, Gu Xicheng sat on the steps for a while. Gu Fei went to the balcony to get her clothes and happened to see Gu Xicheng sitting downstairs.

"I was wondering why you were making so many phone calls so late at night. Turns out you wanted to clear your head!"

"I'll help you out because you're my brother!"

Gu Xicheng rested for a while and was about to leave when Lu Qing's voice came from behind him:

"Gu Xicheng, what brings you here?"

Lu Qing stepped forward, somewhat awkwardly avoiding his gaze:

"Um... you saw the message, right?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Xicheng's dark eyes gradually brightened, as if a glacier had melted.

"So, you really did send me that message!"

“Uh… ugh!” Lu Qing made a weak sound.

Gu Xicheng grabbed Lu Qing's shoulder and asked excitedly:

Why...why did you send me that message?

Gu Xicheng's burning gaze made Lu Qing afraid to look at him, and she could only stammer in response:

"I...I just wanted to...care about you!"

Upon hearing the words "I care about you," Gu Xicheng's exhaustion vanished, and a smile instantly appeared in his eyes and brows.

Seeing that Gu Xicheng did not react, Lu Qing tentatively looked up.

When I met his eyes, which were full of gentle smiles, my heart warmed:

"You...are you happy?"

Gu Xicheng nodded: "Happy, I've never been this happy before!"

Lu Qing: "Then close your eyes, and I'll make you even happier!"