Chapter 17 Best Friend, Give Me a Hug!

Yue Yiyue remembered the rules of the murder mystery game; once she was sure there were no more breads left, she left.

Just as she was about to pass through the gate, the boss suddenly made a sound.

"Clothes should be put in the closet, otherwise they will attract other things."

He seemed to be muttering to himself, but Yue Yiyue knew clearly that he was talking to her.

"The pants, the pants should have stayed there... What a lucky kid... Only this way could he escape my pursuit... After all, I really hate these clothes..."

"And one last loaf of bread." The bread transformed into an arc and flew towards Yue Yi.

Yue Yiyue subconsciously reached out and took the bread, pretending not to have heard what was said before, politely thanked the owner, and went back to pay for the bread.

She checked the things in her hands and found nothing missing.

Her gaze seemed to have fallen upon the reflection in the glass beside her, which showed a man whose head and body were somewhat separated.

He struggled to support his head, squatting beside a small shelf, his glasses shattered, his face bearing scars...

It vanished again the next second, as if it were just Yue Yiyue's hallucination...

The boss watched the young man leave in a hurry, observing his flustered figure with great interest, but didn't even take the opportunity to exchange a few pleasantries.

That's really interesting.

A man suddenly walked out from beside the low shelf. He also watched Yue Yiyue's departing figure, smiled contemptuously, and threw two boxes of instant noodles onto the table: "Check, please."

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Back in the dormitory that evening, before Zhang Yang and Fan Ning arrived, Yue Yiyue obeyed his boss's instructions and locked his clothes in the closet.

Interestingly, just as the boss had said, there was indeed an extra pair of pants in the cabinet that had only contained a regular piece of paper in the morning.

She glanced at the contents inside and calmly put her clothes inside.

After Gu Nanqiu returned, she went to the balcony and seemed to be lost in thought.

Yue Yiyue locked the cabinet and put the key in her schoolbag. She looked at the lonely figure standing on the balcony.

After hesitating for a moment, he walked toward the balcony.

"It'll be alright once we get back." She tried to soften her tone as much as possible to comfort Gu Nanqiu: "After we get back, we can rent a place together and go to university. My cooking should be passable."

"I'll make you some soup later."

"If there's anything you'd like to eat, you can tell me, and I can learn how to make it."

Trying to talk about the future to make Gu Nanqiu feel better, Yue Yiyue tried his best to show off what he knew, clumsily offering everything he had.

Gu Nanqiu sighed softly.

Can I hug you?

Looking at the blazing sun outside, she said sadly, "It's so cold."

"It's summer, even though."

Understanding Gu Nanqiu's implication, Yue Yiyue immediately reached out and hugged him tightly.

Although he was slightly shorter than Gu Nanqiu, it was more like he stuffed himself into Gu Nanqiu's arms than to say that he was carrying Gu Nanqiu.

Yue Yiyue lowered his head and buried himself in Gu Nanqiu's arms, inhaling the sweet scent of osmanthus, which was somewhat intoxicating.

As Gu Nanqiu listened to the reassuring heartbeat, she placed her hand on Yue Yiyue's back, carefully stroking it along the hem of his clothes, gently gliding over Yue Yiyue's upright, delicate back skin, causing the person in her arms to tremble slightly.

She carefully felt the warmth belonging to Yue Yiyue, finding a trace of comfort in this strange place.

Yue Yiyue was a little confused. Was this a hug?

Then they found a reason for Gu Nanqiu: yes, only in this way can he touch it accurately.

In the not-so-spacious space, Gu Nanqiu's hot breath sprayed on her ear, causing a tingling sensation and a blush to rise on her face.

The two stood quietly on the balcony, each with only the other in their presence.

It wasn't until a sudden knock on the door and Fan Ning's voice rang out from outside that Gu Nanqiu reluctantly let go of Yue Yitiao: "Thank you, I'm much better now. I'm looking forward to living with you...."

She rubbed her slightly flushed face, trying to shake off the fatigue so she could face the bloodshed to come.

When Fan Ning came in, she saw Yue Yiyue's somewhat fierce eyes, shrank back, and subconsciously took a step back.

"Thank you for taking me in." Fan Ning timidly handed over four loaves of bread: "The convenience store won't be selling bread for a while, so here you are, just in case."

"Thank you." Yue Yiyue didn't understand why Fan Ning suddenly trembled. She thanked Fan Ning kindly and took the bread: "Do you have any more?"

Fan Ning nodded: "There are more, I have four more."

"Shh." Yue Yiyue looked at Fan Ning, who was clearly afraid of him, and then at Gu Nanqiu, who was indifferent to the side.

She mimicked the former dean's manner, raising her finger to signal Fan Ning to be quiet. She cautiously looked around; there was no one there, but it seemed the people from the next dormitory had already returned.

She pulled the person inside, closed the door, and warned, "Walls have ears. What if someone gets hungry and needs something later? Guess whose food they'll snatch first?"

Seeing Yue Yiyue's cautious demeanor, Fan Ning suddenly became frightened again, glancing around anxiously: "I've already said it, what should I do... I didn't mean to."

Gu Nanqiu was amused by Yue Yiyue's antics with the child. She patted Yue Yiyue's shoulder with a smile, signaling him not to go too far.

Seeing that Gu Nanqiu was a little better than before, Yue Yiyue quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

"You'll be more careful next time. But you slept with Zhang Yang last night, is that something you're not used to?" Gu Nanqiu changed the subject: "Come have breakfast with us tomorrow morning, we'll walk together from now on."

Without a specific reason given, Fanning automatically assumed it was because of the bread he had hidden on him, which might cause some kind of mess later.

She nodded seriously: "Don't worry, I won't let anyone know about the bread I'm carrying."