She had just sat down with her tray when she turned to the side with a smile, her gaze landing precisely on Gu Ximan's reddened ear tips: "Xiaoman, how did the joint entrance exam go? Your brother got a tie for first place, and I also made it into the top five. How about you?"
These words were like a pebble thrown into calm water, and Lin Han and Yang Huihui's eyes immediately turned towards them.
Lin Han and Yang Huihui both turned their gazes over, also curious about Gu Luo's younger sister's grades.
Stared at by three pairs of eyes at the same time, Gu Ximan's already tense nerves snapped completely.
She looked up, her face flushed, and glared fiercely at Shen Qingling with her cheeks puffed out. But after moving her lips for a long time, she stammered, "I...I..." but couldn't say anything about her specific results.
With a score in the middle to lower range of the class, he was too ashamed to speak in front of his older brother who ranked first and Shen Qingling who ranked fifth.
Seeing this, Shen Qingling's eyes flashed with a triumphant smile, but she deliberately softened her tone and gently added, "It's okay, grades aren't important. I'll tutor you when we get back tonight. We'll take it slow, you'll catch up eventually."
"Hmph! Who needs your teaching!" Gu Ximan angrily grabbed the duck leg from the plate, took a big bite, and didn't even notice the juices splattering onto her lips. She mumbled indistinctly, "I'll have my stinky older brother teach me. He's a better teacher than you!"
Yang Huihui's eyes lit up. Grasping the key point and ignoring Gu Ximan's grades, she subconsciously asked, "Qingling, do you... live together?"
Otherwise, why would he so naturally say that he would go back to study in the evening?
Hearing this question that had hit the nail on the head, Shen Qingling's smile became even sweeter. She nodded gently, her tone both natural and ambiguous: "It's pretty much the same idea."
"Holy crap..."
Yang Huihui gasped, glanced at Shen Qingling, then at Gu Luo who was engrossed in his food and pretending not to hear, and her gossip-loving spirit ignited instantly.
It seems the rumors on the campus forum that "Gu Luo and Shen Qingling are living together" are true!
Gu Ximan almost choked on the duck leg, pounded her chest hard, and looked at Shen Qingling's "innocent and smug" appearance, so angry that she wanted to laugh.
This little madwoman is so clever! First, she mocked her by belittling her grades, and then she naturally revealed her close relationship with her brother. She killed two birds with one stone. What a brilliant move!
But there's nothing I can do; I'm simply not as skilled as others in terms of academic performance.
Xuexue is in first grade, and Ningjie has dropped out of school again, so they can't even find a friend to keep this little madwoman in check.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and she took another big bite of the duck leg, her cheeks puffing out like a hamster.
Gu Luo was already immune to the "minor squabbles" of this harem. He calmly handed Gu Ximan a can of cola and continued to eat his meal.
Anyway, they're just harmless little farces, no need to take them seriously.
Lin Han wasn't interested in these gossips. After hesitating for a long time, she finally looked at Gu Luo and said sincerely, "Gu Luo, regarding Luo Shuning's leave of absence from school, may I...may I ask about the specifics?"
Her fingers gripped the chopsticks tightly, her eyes filled with genuine worry.
This rival, whom she had been chasing for a year, suddenly disappeared, which made her very worried.
The noisy cafeteria seemed to quiet down instantly. Gu Ximan stopped biting into the duck leg, and Shen Qingling also stopped joking. Everyone's eyes fell on Gu Luo.
"Well... it's a long story."
Gu Luo swallowed the food in his mouth and roughly understood why Lin Han, who was usually quiet and didn't like to talk, would suddenly ask about Shu Ning. After thinking for a moment, he said, "It's because some things have delayed me. You'll know what they are in a few days... As for whether Shu Ning will continue to take a leave of absence or come back to class occasionally, I'm not sure, but I can ask her for you later."
"Thanks."
Lin Han thanked her politely, feeling that Gu Luo and Luo Shuning's relationship seemed to be going well, and then tentatively asked, "Gu Luo... if Luo Shuning is free, I'd like to meet her and treat her to milk tea. Could you ask her for me?"
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