"I just want to know...if it's doing well..."

"I absolutely had no ulterior motives!!"

He kept his head down, not daring to look at the junior in front of him, his fingers almost crumpling the document, and his voice grew softer and softer as he spoke.

Zi Xi watched with great interest as the male protagonist, who had just been a champion of justice, suddenly transformed into a stuttering, timid wife.

This unexpected cuteness is so funny! I really want to make the male lead cry!

"Senior~ You wouldn't happen to be... lusting after me, would you??"

She deliberately took a step closer.

"...No! I didn't! Don't talk nonsense!!!"

"I am...! I just..."

Xue Xunzhi immediately denied it three times in a row, almost throwing the document in his hand away.

Big Orange couldn't help but roll over inside its carrier.

Keep talking, are you coming or not?

"Senior, I still need to take Daju to the vet! If we happen to meet again, let's add each other on WeChat. Bye!"

Suddenly, Zixi's phone beeped; she still had a check-up appointment with Daju at the pet hospital!

After saying that, she walked quickly past Xue Xunzhi, leaving behind a faint fruity fragrance.

Xue Xunzhi stood there, watching Zi Xi's departing figure, his foot unconsciously taking half a step forward before abruptly stopping.

Wait, what is he doing?!

He was clearly only concerned about the safety of the orange cat!

However, Xue Xunzhi's reason and impulse were fighting fiercely at this moment.

The little angel on the left is holding a sign—go get their contact information!

The little devil on the right is holding up an even bigger sign. You're saying it's for the safety of the big orange cat? You just want to pick up a female student!

Xue Xunzhi covered his face in anguish.

He just... just...

Although the junior is indeed very beautiful and has a particularly lively and cheerful personality, like a cute little orange.

But he's definitely not the type to be swayed by lust!

But in the following days, Xue Xunzhi found himself glancing at the path behind the cafeteria, the green belt between the teaching buildings, and even the bushes below the boys' dormitory building more and more.

Moreover, every time he saw someone wearing orange clothes on campus, he would take a second look.

To his disappointment, it seemed they were not meant to be; he never saw that female student at school.

He even suspected that the female student wasn't from this university.

What puzzled Xue Xunzhi even more was that the stray cats and dogs at the school had also disappeared.

Fifteen days.

For fifteen whole days, Xue Xunzhi had not been able to spot that familiar figure anywhere, and he felt like he was being driven crazy by this inexplicable anxiety.

The dormitory was eerily quiet, with only the ticking of the second hand on the wall clock.

Xue Xunzhi lay flat on the bed with his eyes closed, his breathing steady.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes, rolled out of bed, and turned on the tap.

The cold water splashed on my face and dripped down my jawline into the sink.

The man in the mirror slowly raised his head, water droplets clinging to his eyelashes, about to fall, but a strange smile curved his lips.

"That's so damn pathetic..."

"Since you're in so much pain, I'll help you."

He murmured softly, his fingertips tracing the surface of the mirror.

When consciousness returned, Xue Xunzhi found himself sitting in the corner of the school's internet cafe.

The screen displays Zixi's information and class schedule, and the time in the lower right corner shows that she has no classes scheduled for this afternoon.

His face turned deathly pale instantly, and his fingers began to tremble uncontrollably.

He hasn't shown up for a long time.