At noon, Li Huai was very generous and insisted on treating the whole group to lunch.
"Professor Li, you're being quite generous today?"
Although the dining place is still in the cafeteria, at least it's not a boxed meal anymore, and the location has been changed to a private room.
"Shen Beitang, you're becoming more and more disrespectful."
This was the first time Li Huai had been told he was stingy by a student to his face, and he awkwardly adjusted his glasses.
His salary was actually quite high, and he had made a lot of money by consulting with others about stocks. In theory, he should have already achieved financial freedom.
But Li Huai has been sponsoring children in impoverished mountainous areas, keeping only a small amount for his own living expenses.
"Teacher, why are you here so early?"
The door to the private room was pushed open, and a clear male voice rang out from outside.
Thinking that he must be a senior student who came to support them, Shen Beitang stood up and said politely.
Hello, senior.
"Why don't you usually call me that so sweetly?"
Gu Zhun was wearing a casual gym outfit, and without hair gel to hold it in place, his hair was casually falling over his forehead.
He looks like a pure and innocent male college student.
"Gu Zhun, thank you for being willing to help me supervise graduate students this time."
Li Huai patted Gu Zhun on the back gratefully.
At first, he was just hoping to give it a try, but he didn't expect Gu Zhun to actually agree. With Gu Zhun's help, he was much less worried.
"There's no reason not to come to the teacher's invitation, and besides... it's safer to keep some things under our noses."
Gu Zhun looked at Shen Beitang with a meaningful gaze.
An ordinary meal turned into a battle of wits and violence.
As soon as Su Yi'an puts a piece of meat on her plate, Gu Zhun will immediately follow with a leg.
Back and forth they went, and half the dishes on the table ended up in Shen Beitang's bowl.
Li Huai looked at the mountain of vegetables in front of Shen Beitang with admiration, "Shen Beitang, I never knew you could eat so much."
"Hehehe, because I'm going through puberty."
Shen Beitang could only offer a dry explanation.
Gu Zhun seized the opportunity and put the last piece of chicken into her bowl.
Su Yi'an's chopsticks arrived a step too late, leaving them awkwardly suspended in the air.
"Su Yi'an, if you don't want people to know where you are, then behave yourself."
While Shen Beitang was in the restroom, Gu Zhun warned her in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
They knew each other's identities from their very first meeting.
They all work in the same circle, so they know each other's backgrounds perfectly well.
"You saw my brother?"
Gu Zhun did not give a direct answer, but simply said, "I will not interfere in the affairs of the Su family. Shen Beitang is my man, so you'd better behave yourself."
Su Yi'an has never been afraid of threats since he was a child, let alone Shen Beitang, whom he also likes very much.
What if I don't?
"Then you can just wait to be dragged home and locked up by Old Master Su. I'm capable of that."
Su Yi'an didn't speak, but her eyes turned sinister.
He knew all too well about Old Master Su's methods; he had gone to great lengths to escape back then.
"Gu Zhun, you're ruthless. Remember what you said."
...
By the time Shen Beitang arrived with four ice creams, Su Yi'an was nowhere to be seen, and Li Huai had also left because the department needed to attend a meeting.
"Where is Su Yi'an? Where did he go?"
Shen Beitang looked around curiously. She remembered that Su Yi'an loved ice cream, but today she had run off first.
Gu Zhun glanced smugly at the elevator entrance and said slowly.
"They were probably scared away."
Shen Beitang was a little confused. With such a large physique, who could scare him away?
Gu Zhun took a bite out of the tip of one of the ice cream cones from her hand.
"Besides, why should that kid eat the things you bought?"
Shen Beitang looked at the 2-yuan ice cream in front of her, wondering what Gu Zhun was being so dramatic about.
"Here, since you like it, eat it all."
[Didn't you say you didn't like ice cream? I'll see how you managed to eat all four today.]
Gu Zhun didn't even blink, and right in front of her, he stuffed them all into his mouth, one after another.
"You said you didn't like it before, you weren't lying to me, were you?"
They ate all four of them, leaving none for themselves.
Shen Beitang was still angry, so she went to the ice cream shop and bought another one.
As Gu Zhun watched the person walk away, he gulped down the hot tea he had just poured out of his cup.
He felt his tongue was numb from the cold, and it only eased up a little after drinking hot water.
Do you want to eat more?
Seeing that he had eaten four ice creams in a row without even taking a breath, Shen Beitang assumed that he really liked them.
So when I bought it for myself, I thoughtfully bought an extra one.
Gu Zhun looked at the ice cream in front of him, which was clearly a larger version, and couldn't help but shrink back a little.
"You don't want it? Then I'll give it to Su Yi'an."
"I want."
Gu Zhun took the ice cream, stared at it blankly for a few seconds, then poured himself a cup of hot tea and drank it down.
I took a deep breath and took a bite anyway.
Shen Beitang stared in disbelief as Gu Zhun wolfed down his food.
Having spent so much time with Gu Zhun, I've never seen him particularly like anything.
Shen Beitang glanced at the ice cream with reluctance, then held it to Gu Zhun's lips, having only taken a bite herself.
Here, have some, eat more.
"...Thank you, thank you."
With mixed feelings, Gu Zhun took the ice cream and tried to open his mouth, only to find that his lips were already numb from the cold.
"You're welcome. I'll pack a few more for you when you leave."
Shen Beitang patted his hair, thinking, "Poor thing, I bet he's never even had ice cream in his life."
It's not expensive; I'll make sure Gu Zhun eats his fill next time.
Gu Zhun gave Shen Beitang a meaningful look, wanting to say that he really didn't need it.
But in the end, he sat to the side and quietly finished the rest of the ice cream.
"What a good baby."
Shen Beitang patted his head as a reward.
——
"What? Professor, you're saying Su Yi'an took leave?"
After receiving the call, Shen Beitang was completely stunned, unable to believe it.
The person who just claimed they would work on the project with me has now urgently requested leave and isn't coming.
"Hmph, I knew it all along. Su Yi'an is an irresponsible person."
Gu Zhun seized the opportunity, feeling a sense of triumphant satisfaction, and delivered a vicious kick to Su Yi'an.
"I don't believe it. If something were wrong, he would definitely tell me."
Shen Beitang found Su Yi'an's phone number and dialed it.
It rang only once before being answered.
"Su Yi'an, where did you run off to?"
"I am Su Yi'an. Please leave a message if you need anything."
Shen Beitang realized that it was just a pre-set message notification sound.
Gu Zhun scoffed; he had expected this outcome long ago.
In his eyes, Su Yi'an was just a little rascal who hadn't even grown his first hair.
You haven't even sorted out your own family matters, yet you dare to overestimate yourself and try to steal her away from him?
But Shen Beitang felt a vague unease in his heart, and still left a message carefully.
Give him time to call you back.
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