Zhu Tao was a little confused because it was the first time he had seen Guan Rui so angry. However, his trust in Guan Rui surpassed that of anyone else, because in the face of life and death, only Guan Rui stayed by his side and saved his life.

Hua Kai never expected the two of them to start arguing, but she didn't intend to offer any further advice; it was all Lu Xue's fault.

Zhang Miao lowered her head and fiddled with the tablecloth, completely at a loss for what to do.

Lu Xue's hands trembled slightly upon hearing Guan Rui's words: "Guan Rui, why...why are you doing this to me?"

Guan Rui sighed: "You forced me to do this, Lu Xue. If you still want to be friends, then I hope you'll recognize your place in the future."

Lu Xue looked at Guan Rui with resentment: "What exactly did Hua Kai do to make you defend her like this? You're going to speak well of her and even lie to Zhu Tao."

Guan Rui looked at Lu Xue: "Why do you always think that Hua Kai lied to me? Okay, let me tell you, it was Hua Kai who gave me the idea to go to Zhu Tao's school for donations and to contact the TV station. If it weren't for Hua Kai's idea, I would have really been desperate back then."

Lu Xue felt a little nervous listening to this: "Could Hua Kai really have such thoughts? Maybe she's just talking nonsense."

Guan Rui laughed, a somewhat mocking laugh: "Lu Xue, is it really that hard to admit that someone is intelligent? Forget it, you wouldn't believe me even if I told you, so why bother?"

Lu Xue wiped away her tears: "Then why didn't you come to me when you encountered difficulties? Why did you go to someone you've only known for a few days? We've known each other for over ten years, why don't you trust me?"

Guan Rui looked into Lu Xue's eyes: "How dare you ask? Have you heard about what I told you about Zhu Tao? What have you been doing? Don't you know what you've been doing?"

Lu Xue was speechless at this question. She glared at Hua Kai fiercely: "Why? Why did you appear? If it weren't for you, would Guan Rui and I have ended up like this?"

Hua Kai sat down and looked at Lu Xue: "Why do you always blame others for your own problems? Besides, Guan Rui and I are just friends. You like him, but you're just friends. Can't he make other friends?"

Just then, the owner came over. The waiter had seen the argument and went to the kitchen to find the owner. In this small restaurant, the owner is also the chef. When he heard that something had happened, he turned off the stove in the kitchen and rushed over.

He was worried about a fight, but seeing that it was a girl who came looking for trouble, and that she was quite young and it didn't seem like a fight, he felt much more at ease.

The boss walked over and asked, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

Guan Rui calmed down at this point and said to the boss, "I'm sorry, there was a misunderstanding with my classmate that affected your business."

Seeing that Guan Rui had a good attitude, the boss said to him, "Since it's a misunderstanding between classmates, it's fine to talk it out. Don't argue."

Guan Rui quickly said, "We won't argue anymore. We're so sorry for causing you trouble."

The boss nodded: "Then I'll hurry back to the kitchen to cook. You all sit down and have a proper chat." After saying that, the boss also quickly ran to the kitchen. It was a small business, and he couldn't afford to be late during mealtimes.

After the boss left, Guan Rui looked at Lu Xue and said, "Let's talk about it in the studio tonight. We really need to have a good chat."

Lu Xue didn't say anything, and turned to leave.

Guan Rui looked at Hua Kai with a face full of apology: "I'm really sorry, because I, Lu Xue, always cause you trouble."

Hua Kai smiled and shook her head: "Don't worry about it. I won't take this kind of person to heart."

Guan Rui laughed too: "Nothing seems to be a problem for you. I always feel that you are more mature than all of us."

Guan Rui said apologetically, "I originally invited you to dinner to thank you, but I didn't expect to spoil your mood."

Hua Kai said, "Let's turn the page on the past. What's more important than Zhu Tao's recovery now? So let's not talk about those things."

At this point, the waiter brought over the dishes, and they began to eat.

During the meal, no one mentioned Lu Xue again, and everyone enjoyed the meal.

After finishing their meal, they said goodbye to Zhu Tao and went back to school.

Back in the classroom, Zhang Miao kept talking to Hua Kai about Lu Xue. She was a little worried for Hua Kai, afraid that since Lu Xue was from the city and had many friends there, she might cause trouble for Hua Kai again.

Hua Kai put Zhang Miao at ease; she knew what was going on.

After the first evening self-study session, Hua Kai noticed that Zhou Xinrui was secretly glancing in her direction again. She felt that something was up. Recently, Zhou Xinrui had been following her out of school closely and had even moved into the dormitory. What was she thinking?

Seeing Zhou Xinrui go out, Hua Kai followed her out and all the way to the playground, where she saw Lu Xue waiting for Zhou Xinrui. The two seemed to know each other well and walked and talked together.

Hua Kai finally realized that the two were in cahoots. She never expected that she didn't want to make enemies, but they insisted on being her enemies. She really needed to find an opportunity to teach these two a lesson.

The National Day holiday is coming up this weekend. With the holiday and the agricultural work break, it'll be a week-long break. I need to go to the sofa factory to check things out before the holiday starts, so I don't have time to spend too much energy on these two. They can't cause much trouble at school, so I'll leave them for now.

Hua Kai continued drawing the sofa blueprints during evening self-study, planning to take her older brother to the sofa factory tomorrow at noon.

To Hua Kai's surprise, the next day, rumors spread throughout the school that Guan Rui had fallen out with Lu Xue for Hua Kai's sake, and that Guan Rui might be pursuing Hua Kai.

Since these are all rumors, Hua Kai isn't afraid of what others say. She has plenty of things to do and doesn't need to waste time on this. She and Guan Rui are just friends, so they don't have any close contact. The rumors will dissipate on their own in a few days.

She originally planned to go to Gu Xiaoxue during the third period and ask him to call her out early after school at noon, as she had something to do at noon.

Unexpectedly, after the second class, Gu Xiaoxue came to find Hua Kai.

Hua Kai and Gu Xiaoxue went downstairs and arrived at the school's bulletin board.

"Hua Kai, what exactly is going on between you and Guan Rui?" Gu Xiaoxue asked first. He wouldn't dare to call Ye Yifan again until he found out the truth.

Hua Kai looked at Gu Xiaoxue: "What could possibly happen, Director Gu? Do you think I would like an immature young man?"

Gu Xiaoxue smiled and said, "I knew it. It's impossible. But don't get too close to Guan Rui, or you'll cause trouble. Guan Rui is quite attractive to girls at school. It's not worth getting involved in their jealousy."

Hua Kai smiled and said, "I know that, but Guan Rui is a good person. He's willing to do so much for his friends, so he's a loyal friend. He's a friend worth having. Don't worry, Director Gu, I know what I'm doing and I'll keep a good distance. You know I'm busy, so why would I waste time on these things? By the way, I'll have to trouble you to call me out before school ends at noon. I have to go out for a bit."

Hearing this, Gu Xiaoxue was relieved: "Okay, I'll call you when the time comes. Go back and prepare for class."

"Okay, I'm going back to the classroom now, bye-bye." After waving goodbye to Gu Xiaoxue, Hua Kai went back to the classroom.