Upon entering the art studio, Qiao Qiu saw a very quiet girl inside, wearing a white t-shirt and long jeans. Her figure was slender, with a slim waist and long, shapely legs, but she didn't appear too thin.

The ring said, "Master, she is Gao Meng."

At this moment, Gao Meng was the only one in the classroom. She was facing away from Qiao Qiu and drawing.

Qiao Qiu touched her chin, a smile in her eyes, and nodded. She really was quite tall; even standing this far away, she had to tilt her head slightly to see the back of her head.

Suddenly, Qiao Qiu felt a tremor in her soul, a familiar feeling that almost brought her to tears.

She looked around, subconsciously hoping to see someone else, but there was no one there; only Gao Meng was in front of her.

Qiao Qiu lowered her hand that was touching her chin and looked at Gao Meng standing in front of her with disbelief in her eyes.

That's impossible, how could he turn into a woman?

Qiao Qiu doesn't hate the female lead in this life, but she...

She seemed to lose all her strength in an instant, staggered and fell against the door, making a sound.

Gao Meng turned her head reflexively upon hearing the sound and saw a petite girl sitting on the ground, looking very upset.

She put down her paintbrush and walked towards Qiao Qiu.

"What’s wrong with you?"

Qiao Qiu looked up and gave her a complicated look.

"Hey, isn't this Qiao Qiu? Got dumped? Still feeling bad, huh?" A few girls walked over, saw Qiao Qiu like this, and said a few sarcastic words with a smile before walking past her.

More and more people entered the classroom, some giving Qiao Qiu a mocking look, others ignoring her.

Gao Meng glanced at the group, confirming the girl's current situation. She looked down at Qiao Qiu and asked, "How are you?"

Qiao Qiu opened her mouth, wanting to say she was alright, but no sound came out. Just then, the teacher walked in and was surprised to see Qiao Qiu sitting on the floor. "Qiao Qiu, what happened to you?"

This art teacher is the daughter of Qiao Qiu's mother's best friend, and was entrusted by her mother to take care of Qiao Qiu, so she is more concerned about her.

Qiao Qiu shook her head, stood up, and walked towards her easel.

Seeing her like this, the art teacher sighed softly, a hint of heartache flashing in her beautiful eyes. "Class, class is starting."

As Gao Meng watched Qiao Qiu's retreating figure, she felt that this girl named Qiao Qiu wasn't acting this way because she had broken up with her boyfriend.

Qiao Qiu walked to the easel, her mind restless. Her mind was filled with Xuan Lan, He Qi Xie, Zhao Yu Ce, and Su Xi. Each of their faces appeared in her mind one by one, and finally Gao Meng's face appeared.

"...Alright, now, each of you draw a sketch. Regardless of the result, hand it in to me before the end of get out of class."

Qiao Qiu hadn't heard anything before, only the art teacher's last few words. She picked up her pencil and began to draw.

She didn't know what to draw, but only one thing came to mind: gardenias.

Guardianship, eternal love.

Can she really protect him forever?

Qiao Qiu's mind was in complete turmoil, and the pencil in her hand was manipulated by her subconscious.

Just then, she heard a girl's voice, "What a beautiful gardenia."

Qiao Qiu was startled and quickly drew a stroke upwards, but it went crooked.

Qiao Qiu turned her head and saw an unfamiliar girl standing next to her.

Seeing Qiao Qiu looking at her, the girl said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. I just couldn't help but speak up because your drawing was so good..."

The girl's words drew the attention of everyone in the art studio. The art teacher walked over, glanced at Qiao Qiu's painting, and couldn't help but praise, "It's painted so beautifully. If it weren't for this one stroke, it would definitely be a very good painting."

Qiao Qiu looked at the gardenia on the drawing paper, and it was indeed as they said, very well drawn.

However, this was not what she had originally imagined. Qiao Qiu had thought that once she arrived at this art studio, she could just scribble a few strokes to get by and move on, since the original Qiao Qiu did not have such high painting skills.

But now all her ideas seem to be going against her wishes. Her behavior is no longer under the control of her thoughts. This feeling is similar to that before she had the ring, but it is also different. At that time, she was under the control of God, and her thoughts were not "chaotic". But now her thoughts are "chaotic", and her subconscious is controlling her behavior.

Qiao Qiu's mind was still a mess. She put down her pencil and looked at her art teacher. "Teacher, I'm not feeling well. I'd like to ask for leave."

"Go ahead." The art teacher glanced at her painting and granted her leave.

"Thank you, teacher."

The art teacher patted her arm and said, "Don't leave after school. I'll walk with you."

Qiao Qiu nodded perfunctorily, picked up her book, and turned to walk out of the classroom.

The art teacher didn't know if she had listened or not, and could only sigh. She had heard about her situation.

Qiao Qiu walked out of the classroom and went down the stairs step by step.

The art studio was on the top floor of the six-story teaching building. Qiao Qiu kept walking down, and she herself didn't know how long she had walked.

Her mind was clearly a mess, yet it also seemed like she wasn't thinking about anything at all.

Even now, she still can't accept the fact that he has become a girl.

Qiao Qiu randomly found a chair by the roadside, sat down, and put her textbook aside.

He buried his face in his hands and didn't lift it for a long time.

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