Chapter 72

After returning home, neither of them mentioned what had happened at the supermarket again.

Only when their eyes occasionally meet do they create a unique atmosphere that others cannot enter.

No one else noticed, but Xu Shishi looked at Ye Yan and then at Qin Su suspiciously, feeling that something was amiss.

Although the arrival of the new male and female guests greatly disrupted the existing tranquility of the Heartbeat House, the text message sending session that night was not suspenseful.

In the observation room, Zhang Wenyan exclaimed sincerely, "Teacher Tan, your suggestion to the production team to change the rules so that the guests could only send but not receive was truly visionary."

Tan Ling smiled but remained silent.

Xiang Shuangshuang laughed and said, "Yes, otherwise Qin Su's phone would keep buzzing. Just thinking about that scene gives me a headache."

Shi Yi sighed: "So everyone is guessing Qin Su today too?"

Xiang Shuangshuang: "The main reason is that I didn't expect any other outcome."

Zuo Fei also honestly replied, "I guess it's all Qin Su."

Zhang Wenyan: "Then let's just look at the text message content."

Gu Chiyan to Qin Su: [If time could turn back, I hope we could go back to the beginning.]

Jin Xiao to Qin Su: [I firmly believe that freshly squeezed juice tastes the best.]

Cheng Fubai to Qin Su: [The text message only has 70 characters, but the things I want to say are as numerous as the stars in the sky.]

Ye Yan to Qin Su: [It seems like fate; we ran into it, and there's nothing we can do about it.]

Xu Shishi to Qin Su: [Don't pick up the broken mirror~ Someone can buy you a new one~]

Xue Jianxing to Qin Su: [Are braver people more likely to be liked?]

Chu Ge to Qin Su: [So happy to see you! I successfully met my idol! Yay!]

Qin Su to Gu Chiyan: [Thank you for your hard work, you did a great job as an assistant.]

Every time a text message page pops up, the comments section erupts with a dense barrage of discussions.

Did Gu Chiyan regret not accepting Qin Su's advances in the first place?

[Why is Jin Xiao still thinking about juice? Hahaha, I feel so sorry for this naive and sweet guy.]

[Joke, it seems the new male guest is also here for Qin Su.]

What did Xu Shishi mean by that? Why did she bring up the broken mirror? I don't understand.

Qin Su is truly a master of impartiality... She texts different people every day, only sending messages to those she interacts with most.

[Gu Chiyan: How I wish we could start over! Qin Su: You're only fit to be an assistant. Family members, everyone burst into laughter! Hahaha!]

...

After sending the text messages, everyone went to sleep, each lost in their own thoughts.

The weekend break is very short, and the next day marks the start of a new work week.

This week is exam week at Qin Su School.

Logically speaking, since all classes in her major were suspended, she could have skipped school on Monday.

But she had promised Cheng Fubai that she would take him to the school library to borrow books, so after breakfast, the two of them went to school.

Many prestigious university libraries allow access to non-university visitors, but registration is required.

After obtaining a 48-hour temporary certificate, Cheng Fubai followed Qin Su upstairs.

During exam week, the library is packed with people. You can open any study room door and see a sea of ​​heads; there are simply no seats available.

Qin Su thought for a moment and said, "How about we go to the rooftop corridor? There are only chairs and no tables in the rooftop corridor, so people usually don't go there."

Cheng Fubai: "Okay, let's go up then."

Borrowing books was, of course, just an excuse for him to get closer to Qin Su.

If someone like him works in the publishing industry and really wants to read a book, why would he need to go through all this trouble to find it through Qin Su?

Everyone knew it, and Qin Su certainly knew it too.

As Cheng Fubai held the book, he couldn't help but wonder, "So, the fact that she came with him means that she's also willing to give him a chance?"

What is she thinking right now? Is she as absent-minded as he is?

Cheng Fubai quietly raised his head.

Qin Su had just turned a page.

It was a hot summer day, and there was no air conditioning in the corridor. All the windows were wide open, and the breeze blowing in gently ruffled her hair.

She lowered her head slightly, her expression focused, and from his angle, he could see her eyelashes fluttering slowly.

A corridor, wooden chairs, a summer breeze, and a beautiful girl quietly reading a book.

A profile view seems to tell a story of youthful days.

This is a scene that no artsy young person could resist.

Cheng Fubai was startled, and heard the pounding of his own heart.

Qin Su seemed to sense his gaze, looked up at him, and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Cheng Fubai moved his lips: "...Nothing. What would you like to drink? I'll go buy a beverage."

"Pure water is fine, thank you."

There were no vending machines for drinks on this floor, so Cheng Fubai had to go downstairs to buy some.

As soon as he left, students from the school began to sneak over.

The boy was quite tall. He scratched the back of his head, a little embarrassed, and asked, "Hello, are you senior Qin Su?"

Strangely enough, before Qin Su participated in the dating reality show, her classmates had never discovered that there was such a goddess hidden in the school.

As the popularity of dating reality shows soared, people were surprised to discover that the person in question was an alumnus of their school.

Everyone jokingly called Qin Su a hidden gem of the school and gave her the nickname "Pearl".

Whenever she steps into the school, news spreads like wildfire throughout all departments and majors.

People of different ages, grades, and genders tried every possible way to bump into her.

Her dance teacher joked that the floorboards outside the classroom where they usually practiced dance were worn thin.

Therefore, Qin Su remained calm in the face of greetings anytime and anywhere.

She said directly, "Yes, that's me. What can I do for you?"

"It's nothing..." the boy stammered, "I just have a question I want to ask you, senior..."

"It's just...it's just..." The boy looked embarrassed.

But in the end, he gritted his teeth and, in a fit of desperation, said, "My girlfriend wants me to ask Senior Qin Su which male or female guest she likes."

Qin Su: "..."

She looked silently toward the corner of the corridor and, sure enough, saw a girl peeking out furtively.

The girl looked away as soon as she met her gaze.

Qin Su curled her lips into a playful smile: "I can't say which guest it is, but I can tell you the type."

The boy and the ears around the corner both stood up.

Qin Su said slowly and deliberately, "I like people who wear ponytails and plaid skirts and enjoy listening to gossip."

The boy was stunned.

She wears a ponytail and a plaid skirt, and loves listening to gossip...

He slowly turned around to look at his girlfriend who was hiding around the corner.

Qin Su smiled and said, "Go ahead, answer your girlfriend's question for me."

"—I don't know if she'll still be your girlfriend after you say that."

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1. [I've always found love strange; it's a matter of fate. To me, it's simply "you meet someone, then you fall in love, and then there's nothing you can do about it."] —Wang Xiaobo, "Loving You Is Like Loving Life"