Chapter 614 Luo Shuning and Lin Han Upon hearing this, Gu Luo's fingertips paused on the edge of the plate. After a moment's thought, he nodded: "Okay, I'll mention this to Shuning. I'll discuss the details later... never mind, let's do it now, so I don't forget."
As he spoke, he reached into the pocket of his school uniform jacket for his phone. His fingers had just touched the cold body of the phone when Lin Han stopped him.
"Let's eat first..." Lin Han's cheeks flushed slightly, and she quickly withdrew her hand, unconsciously rubbing the hem of her school uniform with her small hand: "You can ask me later when you have time, don't delay your meal."
"It's nothing, I just wanted to ask her if she ate on time." Gu Luo waved his hand with a smile, took out his phone, unlocked the screen, and quickly typed on the keyboard to send a message to Luo Shuning.
— [Has Da Bao eaten yet?]
The next second, Luo Shuning replied almost instantly—[I've eaten, is Xiaobao eating now? ξ(✿＞◡❛)]
It ends with a winking emoticon, like a kitten rubbing against your palm.
Gu Luo looked at the familiar cute symbol, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily curved up. His eyes were filled with a gentle smile that he himself did not realize, making him look exactly like an "auntie smile".
He continued typing—[You missed the joint entrance exam this time, right? There's a girl named Lin Han who wants to meet you.]
Another instant reply, but the message carried obvious confusion—"...Who is Lin Han? (×ω×)"
It was still accompanied by a bewildered emoticon with its head tilted to the side.
"Uh..." Gu Luo stared at the screen for two seconds, almost not reacting. He turned his head and glanced at Lin Han, who was looking expectantly at him, and sighed silently in his heart.
—My dear, you're the person who's been chasing you for a whole year, and you don't even know their name.
He paused for a moment, then replied: "You were second in the joint entrance exam, you outperformed them for a whole year, I thought you knew."
【Oh, I see. Sorry, I haven't paid attention to that.....٩(๑´3｀๑)۶】
Luo Shuning's message carried a hint of apology, but it was the absolute truth—she never cared about exam rankings. After all, first place would always be hers, and there was no need to waste energy looking at the names behind her. This was the confidence that was ingrained in the bones of the eldest daughter of the Luo family.
Gu Luo's lips twitched slightly. He moved his phone further to the center of the table so Lin Han couldn't see the screen, then quickly typed: [So, Da Bao, what do you think?]
【Anything is fine with me, how could I possibly refuse to give Xiao Bao face? ヽ(^ω^ゞ)】
The message was followed by a smug emoticon with hands on hips, as if to say, "I only agreed to this because of Xiao Bao. Xiao Bao has the most face."
Gu Luo's smile widened even more. Boys, after all, care about their image and like girls to admire and look up to them.
The two chatted for a bit more, and Gu Luo reminded Luo Shuning to get enough rest. Only then did Gu Luo put away his phone, meet Lin Han's bright eyes, and smiled a little awkwardly: "Shuning agreed. We'll arrange a time when she's free in a few days."
"Thank you." Lin Han's eyes instantly lit up as if they were filled with starlight. She then leaned forward, her voice brimming with anticipation: "Gu Luo, could I know what Shu Ning thinks of me? Did she say anything special?"
Gu Luo felt a chill run down his spine—he couldn't very well say, "She doesn't know you at all," could he?
There was no other way but to laugh it off, half-truthfully... well, completely falsely, she said, "Shu Ning said you're a very formidable opponent, and that you put a lot of pressure on her during every exam. She also said she'd really like to be friends with you."
Upon hearing this, Lin Han's serene face instantly blossomed into a bright smile, her eyes curving into crescent moons: "I also look forward to being friends with her."
She tightened her grip on the chopsticks slightly, genuinely caring about this super-achiever she had been chasing for a year.
Seeing her best friend like this, Yang Huihui felt inexplicably jealous and subconsciously interjected:
"Speaking of Gu Shen, you were all smiles like an auntie when you were sending that message. Anyone who didn't know better would really think you and Shu Ning were a couple deeply in love. It was so sweet, hahaha..."
However, the joke was like a flame thrown into ice water; apart from her own dry laughter, the table fell silent instantly.
Gu Ximan stopped biting into the duck leg, Shen Qingling's soup spoon hung in mid-air, and even Lin Han blinked awkwardly.
"Cough cough..."
Lin Han coughed twice, nudged Yang Huihui with her elbow, and gave her a look that said, "You misspoke."
Yang Huihui then belatedly realized that Luo Shuning was Luo Shuhe's older sister, and used to be Gu Luo's "sister-in-law," so this joke was indeed inappropriate.
She quickly waved her hands, her face flushed red: "Haha, I was just kidding! Shu Ning was Gu Shen's sister-in-law before, how could that be? Just kidding...nothing more..."
Gu Luo could only manage an awkward laugh, then picked up his chopsticks and placed a piece of rib on Gu Ximan's plate, who was trying hard to suppress her laughter.
"Eat quickly, the ribs are getting cold."
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