Gu Yiming held Jiang Hua in his arms, gently comforting her. The girl's haggard appearance was truly heartbreaking.
"Sweetie, don't cry while you're drawing."
Jiang Hua's tears soaked Gu Yiming's clothes. Gu Yiming hugged Jiang Hua's trembling, frail body tightly, hoping to comfort her and give her strength in this way. He wanted Jiang Hua to cheer up; he didn't want to see her cry. The girl who had entered his heart with a smile was now like this, and Gu Yiming didn't know how to comfort her.
It was getting dark, and if Jiang Hua didn't go back to the dormitory soon, she would have nowhere to go. After saying goodbye reluctantly, Gu Yiming stood behind Jiang Hua until she disappeared from his sight and the dormitory lights came on. Only then did Gu Yiming leave with peace of mind.
As soon as Jiang Hua returned to her dorm room, she received a call from Wu Jing and the others. Everyone was trying to persuade her not to leave. After hanging up, Jiang Hua lay on her bed, staring blankly at the ceiling. After struggling with her thoughts for a while, she turned on her computer and logged into the game.
Jiang Hua's sharp-eyed friends noticed that she had come online and quickly sent her private messages, startling her as she was collecting her rewards.
[Private Message] [Xiao Bai]: Di Ruhua, please don't quit the game, okay?
[Private Chat] [Tomboy]: Di Ruhua, don't go. You are my best friend in this game. What will I do if you leave?
[Private Chat] [Chang'e's Jade Rabbit]: I've been waiting for you all day. I'm so glad you're online. Emperor Ruhua, don't leave. I really can't live without you.
...
All her online friends came to persuade her not to leave, and Jiang Hua was instantly at a loss. She was starting to waver.
Jiang Hua hesitated for a moment, then opened the friends channel and sent a message.
[Friend][Di Ruhua]: I'm really sorry, I've decided to leave this game. Thank you for your concern, and I hope we'll meet again someday.
Just seconds after sending that message, the friend channel exploded. Jiang Hua didn't dare to look; that incident had had a huge impact on her, she really...
Jiang Hua quickly turned off the game, picked up a cup, took a sip of warm water, and lay down on the bed. Perhaps because she had been under too much pressure recently, Jiang Hua fell asleep quickly.
Gu Yiming returned to his dorm and immediately turned on his computer and logged into the game. Within two minutes, he saw Jiang Hua online. Gu Yiming thought Jiang Hua had changed her mind and was about to send her a private message when he saw the message Jiang Hua posted in the friends channel.
Gu Yiming sighed. He knew it... Gu Yiming also logged off the game, lay on the bed, and covered his eyes with his forearm. After a long time, Gu Yiming felt that he should do something for her.
Gu Yiming stood up, took out his phone from his pocket, and called all the people Jiang Hua was close to, arranging times and places. Then Gu Yiming lay down to rest.
The next day, Gu Yiming was the first to arrive at the agreed location, and the others arrived one after another.
"Here's the thing, as you all know, Jiang Hua has been struggling to cope with what's happened these past few days. I hope you can help me think of a solution."
After everyone sat down, Gu Yiming explained his purpose. After a moment of silence, a girl spoke first.
“I will definitely help. Jiang Hua is my friend, and I won’t let her get down on her luck.”
The others echoed their agreement, and the group discussed the matter for the entire morning before finalizing the plan, assigning tasks to each individual.
"Everyone should remember the gift in their hearts. We'll go buy the materials, and then tomorrow, we'll make the gift together here."
After Gu Yiming finished speaking, he drank the water in front of him in one gulp, stood up and left first, and the others also packed up their things and left.
After they parted ways, everyone began preparing the things they needed for their gifts, but they all acted very carefully, not wanting Jiang Hua to find out in advance.
A few days later, the group gathered together in the early hours of the morning, carefully wrapping their gifts until after 7 a.m.
Looking at the table full of gifts, Gu Yiming felt a little nervous. Not only him, but Jiang Hua's friends were also very nervous.
Gu Yiming first booked the entire amusement park, then called Jiang Hua to invite her to the amusement park, and then had them pretend to be amusement park staff.
Jiang Hua arrived as promised. Looking at the empty amusement park, she couldn't help but feel puzzled. She looked at the man next to her, who was a head taller than her, and asked.
"Is the amusement park closed today? Why is it so empty?"
Gu Yiming lied: "I won a clearance ticket for this amusement park in a lottery, so I wanted to bring you here to relax and have some fun. Isn't it great that we don't have to queue? Let's have a great time today."
Jiang Hua always believed Gu Yiming's words without question, so she put her worries aside and started playing happily. Seeing Jiang Hua's relaxed smile, Gu Yiming's heart felt like it was tied by a rope.
"Yiming, come play this with me!"
Jiang Hua shouted at Gu Yiming, who was standing there dumbfounded. She felt very relaxed and really happy.
Gu Yiming watched as Jiang Hua playfully dragged him to the front of the haunted house, and his lips twitched.
"No, are you... sure you want to play this?"
Gu Yiming, who was forcibly dragged into the haunted house, took out his phone and sent a message, telling them to hide at the exit of the haunted house.
Jiang Hua was walking at the front, but as soon as she encountered the ghost, she screamed and hid behind Gu Yiming. She ran until she was about five meters away from the exit, when her legs went weak and she almost sat down.
"Oh my god! That scared me to death, it's so realistic!"
Jiang Hua touched her wildly pounding heart, breathing rapidly. After resting for a while, Jiang Hua reached out and lifted the black cloth covering the exit, where a pile of gifts was presented to her.
Jiang Hua looked at her companions with surprise, and opened each gift under their expectant gazes.
They were very thoughtful; Jiang Hua remembered everything they prepared.
Gu Yiming also took out his gift. Jiang Hua curiously opened it and found a diary filled with details about the two of them, leaving nothing out. Next to it was a hand-drawn map, a map of their relationship.
Jiang Hua stood there, speechless. With the comfort and encouragement of her friends, she decided to pull herself together; she couldn't let some prejudice ruin her spirit.
Jiang Hua played with her friends for a long, long time, until the sun was about to set, and then they had a barbecue together.
Back in her dorm room, Jiang Hua finished washing up and sat down at her computer, deciding to log back into the game. But as soon as she turned on the computer, she hesitated again, wondering whether she should log in or not...
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