Late December, noon, on the road of the Humanities University campus.
"Senior Gu, it's been a long time! I hope Grandma Gu is feeling better!"
Zhou Qingqing asked softly with concern, without getting straight to the point.
She stood gracefully, gentle and reserved, and lowered her head slightly as if by accident.
She raised her right hand, brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, glanced at the person she had stopped, and then lowered her eyes, feigning shyness.
Gu Tingxiao stood sideways, his eyes turning to look at the green belts on both sides.
He said awkwardly and politely, "Thank you for your concern, Junior Sister Zhou. My grandma is much better!"
"Senior Gu, are you... very busy lately?"
Zhou Qingqing was getting anxious. The way he looked at her no longer held the romantic feelings a man had when he looked at a woman.
She almost couldn't help but ask, "Tingxiao, what's wrong? Don't you like me anymore?"
Today, Zhou Qingqing specifically sought out Gu Tingxiao, but she didn't want to make it too obvious, so she pretended it was just a chance encounter.
At first, Zhou Qingqing didn't feel anything.
She assumed that Gu Tingxiao hadn't come to see her because he was a senior in college and busy with his graduation thesis and internship.
However, she has run into him twice on campus in the last month or two.
Gu Tingxiao pretended not to know her and was distancing himself from her. Zhou Qingqing slowly realized what was going on.
Within a few days, Zhou Qingqing discovered Gu Tingxiao's whereabouts outside the school and learned that he was leaving the school today. She even bumped into him on the road ahead of time.
Judging from his expression, her premonition was indeed correct; there really was a problem with Gu Tingxiao.
What should we do?
Of the two missions, Lu Qiye's chances seem slim, but Gu Tingxiao's side absolutely cannot fail.
However, since the two haven't officially started dating, she didn't want to ask directly.
Ask him if he likes someone else, or if he has changed his mind.
Today, Zhou Qingqing just wanted to see where the problem was.
Gu Tingxiao clearly had feelings for her before and liked her, so why did he suddenly change?
"Yes, Junior Sister Zhou, I'm very busy lately, so I won't talk to you for now!" Gu Tingxiao said coldly, preparing to leave.
"Senior Gu, I'd like to invite you to my family's private restaurant for dinner. Do you have time?"
Zhou Qingqing took the initiative to invite him, her eyes subtly revealing a hint of affection.
She panicked a little. Did he know something?
"Invite me?! We're just alumni, how could I let a female classmate treat me?!" Gu Tingxiao said calmly.
He turned around and looked directly at her, a hint of barely perceptible anger and sarcasm hidden in his eyes.
He would stop and listen to her, actually wanting to see if she would offer an explanation.
However, he was disappointed.
She looked completely innocent, thinking he didn't know anything and was still trying to deceive him.
In fact, he had seen Zhou Qingqing talking to Lu Zeyang, a junior in college, on several occasions before.
Lu Zeyang, a member of the Lu family in Beijing, is better off than Gu Jia.
At that time, Zhou Qingqing kept her distance from the other party, and her gaze towards Lu Zeyang was open and clear.
Gu Tingxiao was very happy at that time. He could sense that Lu Zeyang was also in love with her.
Even though Zhou Qingqing knew the other party was from the Lu family, she was not tempted.
Gu Tingxiao mistakenly believed that Zhou Qingqing had deep feelings for him and looked down on Lu Zeyang.
It turns out that the person Zhou Qingqing had her eye on was the seventh master of the Lu family, that very master!
That makes sense. Since her target is Master Lu, she definitely needs to keep her distance from his nephew.
Oh well, anyway, the two of them aren't really connected, so let's just leave it at that.
Gu Tingxiao wasn't indispensable to her.
Thinking this, Gu Tingxiao suddenly felt a pang of discomfort in his heart, a tightness that gripped his chest.
He was truly attracted to Zhou Qingqing. At that time, she was kind, gentle, pure, reserved, quiet, and polite.
Even now, knowing that she has someone else in her heart, he still subconsciously feels an urge to protect her.
But he's not a masochistic person, so why would he do this?
"Senior Gu, did I do something wrong? We clearly..."
Zhou Qingqing looked puzzled, a hint of melancholy in her eyes, and hesitated to speak.
"Everyone in Beijing is saying that Seventh Master Lu is dating someone, Junior Sister Zhou, did you know that?!"
Gu Tingxiao's abrupt and unexpected remark startled Zhou Qingqing. She looked up abruptly, panicked.
But having spent over thirty years in the inner quarters of her previous life, she quickly calmed down.
Zhou Qingqing bit her lip, first surprised, then tentatively asked, "Senior Gu, have you misunderstood me?"
He knows! But how much does he know?
He should know that at the Lu family's birthday banquet, she went into the guest room alone to find Seventh Master Lu.
But what she did in the guest room shouldn't have been revealed.
The Lu family would never reveal this themselves, as it would only create more gossip.
That must be someone else, it must be her, that bitch Chen Xiaowu, it must be her.
If it's Chen Xiaowu, then Gu Tingxiao probably doesn't know much.
He might guess that she might like Master Lu, but he probably didn't know about her methods.
After pondering the matter for a moment, Zhou Qingqing made her decision.
There is still a chance to salvage the situation.
Although it might worsen Gu Tingxiao's impression of him, it can be repaired gradually in the future.
"Senior Gu, you know about what happened at the Lu family's birthday banquet, right?"
Zhou Qingqing paused for a moment after speaking with certainty, then tentatively asked, "Do you think I flirted with Master Lu?"
She seemed relieved, no longer hiding anything, and looked indifferent with a self-deprecating smile, which left Gu Tingxiao somewhat stunned.
"Isn't that so?"
Judging from her expression, could there be something else going on?
He didn't know much, except that he received a letter in early November.
The letter said that Zhou Qingqing had taken a liking to Master Lu and tried to seduce him in a guest room at the Lu family's birthday banquet, but no further details were given.
The letter was delivered by someone arranged by Chen Xihua. She did not write down the details, but the real reason was that it would be difficult to explain if examined closely.
After all, Zhou Qingqing's background, and the fact that she might be carrying out a mission, sounds like a ghost story!
Chen Xihua was also a little worried that this might be considered interference with the original plot and whether it would have any impact on her.
Seeing Gu Tingxiao's hesitant expression, Zhou Qingqing felt a little relieved and then prepared to begin her story.
She suddenly became self-destructive, her eyes filled with hatred and resentment, as well as a trace of sadness and pain.
"Senior Gu, I'm sorry, I bothered you. I know how you feel, and I also love you, but I'm not good enough for you."
Seeing that the other person seemed willing to continue listening, Zhou Qingqing looked up at the sky and composed herself.
Her eyes were red-rimmed, and she fanned her face with her slender, fair hands.
"If I said I had a reason, would you believe me?"
Now everyone in Beijing knows that Master Lu is dating someone named Chen Xihua...."
At noon, the campus roads were quiet, and Gu Tingxiao listened patiently.
Zhou Qingqing spoke with great emotion and eloquence, saying that she didn't want Master Lu to be deceived by Chen Xihua.
After she learned that Lu Qiye was pursuing Chen Xihua, and also learned that Lu Qiye had lost his memory.
Zhou Qingqing said that she made that decision on the spur of the moment.
She said that she approached Master Lu in order to expose Chen Xihua's true colors.
If Master Lu doesn't believe her, she'll do anything shameless to ruin the relationship between Master Lu and Chen Xihua.
Midway through, Gu Tingxiao interrupted and asked, "Why?!"
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