Who are you?!
Wang Ma shouted, but the man did not reply.
She mustered her courage and stepped forward, but her vision blurred for a moment before the figure vanished.
Wang Ma looked around but couldn't see anyone, so she assumed she was seeing things.
Little did she know that after she finished pruning the flowers and returned to the house, a figure appeared in the corner.
Just as the man was about to move forward, he was forced back several steps by the formation set up by Lu Qing.
Lu Qing sensed something was wrong and hurriedly came out to check, but saw nothing.
"Qingqing, what's wrong?" Chu Panshan hurriedly chased after her.
"It's nothing, it just felt like someone approached the house and triggered the formation."
Chu Panshan looked around and smiled:
"Although there are few people in the villa area, it's not completely deserted except for us. It's normal for people to pass by."
Lu Qing nodded slightly: "Perhaps I'm mistaken!"
Chu Panshan: "Let's go back and continue eating!"
"good!"
Lu Qing returned to the house, and the courtyard returned to silence.
In the distance, a pair of eyes stared intently at Lu Qing from the darkness:
"It's you! You're still alive! No wonder we failed!"
The figure quickly disappeared into the night.
Nothing happened that night. The next day, before going to school, Lu Qing made a point of reinforcing the array at home.
Just as she was about to leave, Wang Ma hurriedly called her back:
"Miss, wait a minute!"
Lu Qing turned around and saw Wang Ma carrying a large bag of things out to give to her.
"I made you some snacks, take them to school."
Lu Qing was surprised to see the large bag of beef jerky, biscuits, bread, and potato chips.
"Wang Ma, did you make all of this?"
"Yes! I make it myself. It not only tastes good, but it's also healthy. Unlike the ones you buy in the supermarket, which have all sorts of preservatives, those are bad for your health."
This big bag of snacks is all freshly made, some of them are still warm.
This takes a lot of effort; Wang Ma gets up at least at four o'clock.
Lu Qing felt a warmth in her heart and thanked her with a smile, "Thank you, Aunt Wang!"
"You're welcome! Miss, I'm happy as long as you enjoy it."
"It's getting late, hurry up and go to school!"
Lu Qing nodded and got into the car with the large bag of snacks in her arms.
On her way to school, she couldn't resist opening a packet of beef jerky and taking a bite.
Salty, savory, spicy, and numbing – the taste is really good.
"Gu Xicheng, you should try it!"
Lu Qing tore off a piece and held it to Gu Xicheng's mouth.
Gu Xicheng opened his mouth and ate, his lips kissing Lu Qing's fingers, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
The warm, smooth touch made Lu Qing blush again.
"What...what are you doing?!" Lu Qing asked, embarrassed and annoyed.
Gu Xicheng feigned innocence:
"What's wrong?"
"You...you touched my hand!" Lu Qingwei said angrily.
Gu Xicheng smiled helplessly:
"I was driving, my eyes were on the road, and I couldn't see where your hand was. It was an accidental touch."
"You really didn't do it on purpose?" Lu Qing looked at Gu Xicheng suspiciously.
Gu Xicheng answered seriously:
"Of course not!"
Looking at his sincere expression, Lu Qing pursed her lips. Could it be that she was overthinking things?
Glancing at Lu Qing's expression out of the corner of his eye, Gu Xicheng's lips curled into a wicked smile.
After arriving at school, Lu Qing went back to her dormitory to get her books and went to class with Cheng Yiyi and Leng Wei.
Yang Xiwen is still hospitalized, and Gu Fei is not in the same major as her, so only three people are traveling together.
On their way to the classroom, they saw many people dismantling the recruitment tents for student councils and clubs along the roadside.
The place, which should have been bustling with activity, is now deserted.
"After Pan Ji was arrested, he recruited many people from within the student union to help him deceive others. Many ministers, vice ministers, and even the vice president of the student union were involved in this matter."
"Everyone knows about this, so no one dares to join the student council or the flag-raising team, and no one even dares to join any clubs."
Cheng Yiyi sighed:
"If the student council is shut down, and the flag-raising team and clubs are all empty, what will happen to our extracurricular points?"
Leng Wei, on the other hand, seemed cheerful and indifferent.
"There are still four years left, why are you worrying so early!"
"The student union is not recruiting new members now because there is no one to recruit. Once this matter calms down and the school leaders take the lead, naturally someone will be willing to take on the responsibility and reorganize the student union."
Cheng Yiyi nodded: "That's true! The student council has too many responsibilities, and the school leaders can't just ignore it. Let's wait and see!"
“By the way! We don’t have classes this afternoon, how about we go to the mall together to pick out dresses?” Leng Wei suggested.
"A formal dress? What would you need a formal dress for?" Lu Qing asked, puzzled.
Leng Wei: "There's a welcome party in a couple of days. You get ten points for participating, didn't you know?"
Lu Qing shook her head: "Nobody told me!"
"The notice has been sent in the class group chat, take a look."
"In the past, the welcome party was organized by the student union and held in the auditorium, but this year the student union had some trouble, so it was changed to a welcome party and held on the playground."
"It's a party! Shouldn't we wear beautiful evening gowns?" Leng Wei said excitedly.
Lu Qing wasn't interested in the pretty evening gowns, but she was very interested in the food at the banquet.
Cheng Yiyi raised an eyebrow:
"Leng Wei, you're so excited about the welcome party, you wouldn't happen to be hoping to find a boyfriend there, would you?"
Leng Wei grinned:
"Don't you want to? There are plenty of nice boys in our school!"
"Judging from your expression, you don't already have a crush, do you?" Cheng Yiyi teased with a smile.
Leng Wei did not deny it: "There is indeed one."
"Who is it? When did you meet them?" Cheng Yiyi was even more excited than if she had found a boyfriend herself.
"I've only met him once, so we don't really know each other yet! He's a sophomore majoring in finance, 185cm tall, with eight-pack abs and long legs—a cool and handsome guy, he's practically my idol!"
When the topic of crush came up, Leng Wei looked completely infatuated.
"Come with me, help me pick out an outfit. I have to outshine everyone tonight and make him only have eyes for me!"
Cheng Yiyi and Lu Qing exchanged a smile and nodded helplessly: "Okay!"
After finishing their morning classes, the three of them ate lunch and went back to their dorm for a nap. They waited for Gu Fei to finish her get out of class before going to the dorm with her.
It just so happened that none of them could drive, so with Gu Fei by their side, Ruan Yinchen naturally became the driver.
The store had so many dresses to choose from that Leng Wei and Cheng Yiyi tried them on one after another with great enthusiasm, while Lu Qing set his sights on the nuts and snacks offered by the store staff.
Gu Fei quickly chose a dress, and knowing that Lu Qing was too lazy to choose, she picked one out for her herself.
"Qingqing, is this dress okay?"
Lu Qing glanced at them, smiled and nodded: "Okay, all the ones you chose are beautiful!"
Gu Fei smiled helplessly, then handed the two dresses to the waiter to pack them up, and then went to find Ruan Yinchen.
"Qingqing, let's go buy milk tea, we'll be back in a bit."
"good!"
After Ruan Yinchen and Gu Fei left, Lu Qing continued to lie on the soft cushion, eating sunflower seeds and spacing out.
Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of a familiar figure through the transparent glass out of the corner of her eye.
"Wang Ma?"
Lu Qing looked closely and saw that Wang Ma was actually waving at her.
She walked out, but Wang Ma turned around and left.
Lu Qing frowned and then chased after him.
Wang Ma walked faster and faster, then slipped into the fire escape next to her.
Lu Qing pushed open the door and cautiously walked into the slightly dimly lit corridor:
"Wang Ma, where are you?"
Lu Qing's voice echoed in the hallway.
Lu Qing walked in slowly and went down the stairs.
Suddenly, she saw a blurry figure reflected on the wall, reaching out a hand behind her.
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