later……

Qiao Qiu didn't need to watch anymore. After the whole thing, she felt stupid. She was completely led by the nose and had no idea what was going on.

Qiao Qiu couldn't help but admire Qiu Yijianmeng's cleverness; she had barely exposed herself to Qiu Yijianmeng's view from beginning to end.

If the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light, aren't we just sitting ducks?

Qiao Qiu exited the local viewing and received a message that autumn was beginning to stir.

As autumn approaches: "The higher the rank of Lu Ban, the weaker his self-defense becomes. Therefore, Lu Ban needs to take the initiative to attack, pay more attention to the minimap, understand the enemy's movements, and avoid exposing himself to the enemy's line of sight. In the late game, Lu Ban can kill a hero with a single grenade, and even tanks can't withstand two shots from Lu Ban. If you can take advantage of your vision, Lu Ban is also a terrifying hero."

“I understand, thank you,” Qiao Qiu replied.

"You're welcome."

Although Qiao Qiu received some pointers, she knew very well that understanding was one thing, and actual combat was another. Unless she was a seasoned veteran, she would never be able to reach the level of Qiu Yijianmeng.

"Qiuyi, how many of your Li Bai performances have you done?" Qiao Qiu was very curious about this.

"More than three thousand games." Qiu Yijianmeng plays on both her alt and main accounts, but she couldn't give an exact number. She just roughly estimated that there were about that many games.

"You've played this hero so many times, that's impressive," Qiao Qiu exclaimed in amazement.

Seeing how well she plays Li Bai and Han Xin in the game, with autumn just beginning to arrive, how long must she have played Honor of Kings to achieve this level of skill?

"It's just something that takes time to build up; you can do it too." Autumn was just beginning to stir, and she treated it as a very ordinary thing.

"Yes, that's true, but you're amazing, that's a fact," Qiao Qiu said.

As autumn began to stir, she paused and said, "It's getting late, you should get some rest."

"Mmm." After she said that, Qiao Qiu really did feel sleepy.

After saying goodnight to each other, Qiao Qiu went to sleep.

Qiao Qiu had two very peaceful days. With the ring acting as a powerful monitoring device, she perfectly avoided all places where she could run into Zhou Nan.

Zhou Nan even wondered if she had installed a surveillance device on his phone, but he couldn't find anything wrong no matter how many times he looked at it.

With no other option, Zhou Nan decided to err on the side of caution and bought a new phone to carry with him, leaving his old one at the guesthouse.

Although Zhou Nan's family wasn't as wealthy as Qiao Qiu's, they could still afford to buy a cell phone.

Zhou Nan followed Qiao Qiu again, hoping to bump into her by chance.

But to his surprise, even though it was a straight alley, he couldn't find the two people no matter how far he went around to the front.

This is absolutely unbelievable.

Qiao Qiu was in a great mood because she couldn't see Zhou Nan, and she even ate two more skewers of barbecue.

Gao Meng was also very happy to see Qiao Qiu like this. When you go out to play, you should be happy.

Qiao Qiu spent a month exploring the ancient city. During that month, she and Zhou Nan played hide-and-seek to the very end, making him able to see them but preventing any chance encounters or anything like that.

It's worth mentioning that Qiao Qiu blacklisted Zhou Nan, making it impossible for him to call her.

Gao Meng also blacklisted Zhou Nan. Qiao Qiu didn't want to see him, so she wanted to prevent Qiao Qiu from hearing anything about him.

By August, the temperature in the ancient city had reached its hottest point, and Gao Meng had collected almost all the samples, so the two decided to return home.

On the way back, Gao Meng drove as usual. However, Qiao Qiu was clearly in a better mood than when she arrived, humming along to the car's music.

"Qiuqiu, you sing really well." Gao Meng was a little surprised that she could sing so well, and it sounded like a professional.

Qiao Qiu's eyes crinkled with laughter, "I have a voice kissed by an angel."

Gao Meng chuckled, "Praising yourself like that, aren't you ashamed?"

"Okay, I won't praise myself, but you praise me a couple of times, I want to hear it." Qiao Qiu crossed her arms and squinted at Gao Meng. Tsk, in this life, has she been too patient? Up until now, let alone doing anything embarrassing, she hasn't even kissed anyone.

How about we find some time to steal a kiss?

Qiao Qiu carefully considered the feasibility of this matter, making sure Gao Meng didn't find out. She still didn't know whether Gao Meng could accept homosexuality. If she couldn't accept it, then their relationship, which had developed to this point, would be in vain.

Although Qiao Qiu was confident that Gao Meng would like her, she was not confident that she could get Gao Meng to admit that she was a lesbian.

Thinking of this, Qiao Qiu's mood was not so pleasant. She placed her hands on her knees, clasped together, showing that she was not calm at the moment.

"Qiuqiu, look at you, you even asked me to praise you, and you just drifted off into your own thoughts," Gao Meng said helplessly.

Qiao Qiu snapped out of her daze, lowered her head, and said, "I'm sorry."

"Why are you apologizing to me?" Gao Meng frowned, glanced at her, and noticed that her mood had suddenly plummeted. What happened? She was fine just a moment ago.

Now that they were on the highway, Gao Meng didn't know what to say at the moment and decided to ask her again when they got home.

Qiao Qiu did not answer Gao Meng. Instead, she leaned against the window, looking out. Her dark eyes revealed a maturity and depth beyond her years.

Gao Meng was focused on driving back as quickly as possible, completely oblivious to Qiao Qiu's current situation.

They walked in silence, and according to Gao Meng's calculations, the two returned to the neighborhood in the evening.

They went to Qiao Qiu's house first, moved all their things inside, and then went to Gao Meng's house.

Qiao Qiu helped Gao Meng move her things into the living room, and then she leaned lazily against the door frame, watching Gao Meng back into the parking space.

At this moment, Qiao Qiu always found it hard to believe that this was an artist. The hands that paint are as precious as the hands that play the piano, but Gao Meng didn't even blink when she was cooking or doing housework.

Gao Meng walked out of the garage with her car keys and saw Qiao Qiu staring intently at her. For some reason, she felt very unsettled, happy, and content, thinking that it wouldn't be bad to be looked at like this for the rest of her life.

The last thought had just crossed Gao Meng's mind when her smile faltered for a moment before returning to normal, without giving it much thought.

She walked up to Qiao Qiu and asked, "Qiuqiu, you suddenly seemed unhappy on the way here today. What's wrong?"

Gao Meng thought about it over and over, and there was nothing wrong with their conversation. Since there was nothing wrong with their conversation, then it must be that Qiao Qiu herself had thought of something that made her unhappy.

But Gao Meng thought about it again and again and couldn't think that their conversation could cause anything unpleasant.