Chapter 76 Vibrant and Fragrant
Nan'an Middle School has always taken final exams very seriously and is extremely rigorous in grading papers, taking a full two weeks to release the final results.
Gu Zhaodi looked at the contents of the document in the class group, a faint smile appearing on her face. Without thinking much about the time, she knocked on Dan Anwen's bedroom door.
The girl waited at the door for a while, but when she saw no response from inside the room, she felt a little strange. Uncle Dan had clearly gone back to his room after the two of them finished their tutoring session in the study.
Overwhelmed by the joy of her achievement, the girl didn't think twice before turning the doorknob and pushing the door open.
The room was quiet, except for a faint noise coming from the direction of the bathroom, but the girl didn't hear it.
The room, with gray as the main color, is simple and empty, with almost no superfluous decorations. It is minimalist to the extreme. If it weren't for some traces of life, one would think it was a minimalist style showroom.
Unlike the second bedroom, which was renovated during the girl's trip to Wuyun Mountain Villa with the man, the overall decoration style of the second bedroom changed from cool to warm tones.
The pale yellow walls were chosen by the man based on the girl's preference for yellow things, and the off-white princess curtains are also dreamy and cozy. Various Winnie the Pooh bears are displayed in front of the French windows.
She remembered that when she returned from Wuyun Villa that day, she thought she had gone to the wrong room. The bedroom door was painted a light yellow, which was very different from the high-end and simple style of the corridor, but it also subtly revealed a sense of harmony.
Seeing that no one was in the room, the girl was about to close the door and leave when she heard a "click" sound coming from the direction of the bathroom. She looked in the direction of the sound.
The man had a loosely wrapped bath towel around his lean waist, and a hair towel casually held in his hand.
Water droplets dripped freely from his hair, hanging down his forehead. The crystal-clear water droplets slid down from the ends of his hair, down the bridge of his high nose to his thin lips, then past his prominent and sexy Adam's apple, and slowly disappeared into the towel around his waist from his firm and well-defined abs.
It was a vivid and enticing scene; even a girl who was oblivious to the allure of men's beauty knew that the noble man before her was a rare gem.
The sound of the girl swallowing was particularly clear in the quiet bedroom. They both immediately came to their senses. One turned her back and covered her eyes with her hand, while the other's Adam's apple bobbed up and down in a slightly flustered manner.
"Uncle Dan, please put your clothes on." Gu Zhaodi's voice trembled as her eyes wandered aimlessly.
Dan Anwen calmed down instantly, glanced down at the loose bath towel, and was glad that she had wrapped it around herself when she came out, otherwise the child would have run away in panic.
A slight rustling sound came from behind her, making the girl secretly breathe a sigh of relief. Thank goodness Uncle Dan had worn a towel, otherwise...
As she pondered, the girl's delicate ears gradually turned red and hot, and her collagen-rich cheeks seemed to be covered with a layer of blush, making her fair and rosy appearance irresistible to those who wanted to explore her more closely.
Dan Anwen quickly took out her pajamas from the closet and put them on. Looking at the girl who was standing stiffly in place, feeling shy and annoyed, the man chuckled softly.
The girl had been paying attention to the movements behind her, and when she heard the man's muffled chuckle, she knew that Uncle Dan must have finished dressing.
She turned her head with feigned composure, her eyes cautiously peering out, only to see a man in black pajamas by the bed with a mocking smile on his face.
"Uncle Dan." Gu Zhaodi's voice was tinged with annoyance and coquettishness as she glared at the man.
Dan Anwen's thin, red lips curved slightly. He suppressed his laughter and asked seriously, "Little friend, what do you want with me?"
He was taking a shower in the bathroom and didn't hear the knocking at all. He never expected to find a child standing helplessly at the door when he came out of the bathroom.
Distracted by the man's good looks, the girl almost forgot why she came here.
"My final exam results are out, and my English score improved by more than twenty points!" The girl's shyness faded, replaced by a smile and satisfaction.
Dan Anwen paused in wiping her hair, a smile on her face, her voice low and gentle, "Little friend, you're very capable. I knew you would definitely improve."
The girl's lips curled up, her eyes sparkling. "It's all thanks to Uncle Dan's excellent teaching."
The man smiled noncommittally, his eyebrows slightly raised.
Today's English grades are indeed inseparable from Dan Anwen's daily tutoring for the girl after get off work.
"To celebrate your progress in English, Uncle will take you out for a nice meal tomorrow." Dan Anwen walked to the girl's side, ruffled her hair, and looked at her with doting eyes.
"Mmm." The girl looked up and nodded with a smile.
The next afternoon, Dan Anwen had his driver pick up the girl from his home and take her to the restaurant.
When they arrived at the restaurant, the man was still on his way, while the girl was led to a private room by a waiter in the lobby.
After waiting in the private room for a while, a waiter came in.
Li Mu bent down slightly and handed the menu in his hand to Gu Zhaodi, saying, "Miss, please take a look at the menu first."
Gu Zhaodi was replying to messages on her phone when she heard the familiar voice and tilted her head slightly.
"Li Mu?" The girl's slightly surprised voice rang out, causing Li Mu's body to tremble.
Li Mu straightened his bent body and head, looking at the girl with a stiff and incredulous expression.
The girl was sitting with her back to the door. When she came in, she was so focused on the service attitude and procedures that she didn't even notice that the person she was serving was her roommate.
Since Gu Zhaodi moved out of the dormitory, she only comes back occasionally for a midday rest. The two of them have no interaction and treat each other as strangers.
"How come it's you?" After Li Mu recognized who was in front of him, his tone was no longer obsequious.
Li Mu is a blindly arrogant person. She has high aspirations but little ability. Her inferiority complex makes her almost unable to hold her head up at school. She can only find a sense of superiority in Gu Zhaodi, who is in a worse situation than her.
But after the girl moved out of the dormitory, her clothes and appearance changed from being unfashionable to becoming more and more fashionable. This hurt Li Mu's sensitive heart even more, and he felt that she was the poorest person in the class.
Nan'an Middle School does not require students to wear school uniforms except for major holidays. Even though Dan Anwen provided a dressing room for the girl, she basically wore the school uniform at school and only wore the clothes in the dressing room once or twice.
So she took advantage of the summer vacation to work as a waitress in a high-end restaurant, thinking she could earn some money to buy herself some designer clothes when school started.
The girl ignored Li Mu and didn't want to make things difficult for her. She said in a flat tone, "If you're not willing to serve me, then go and find someone else."
Li Mu looked reluctant, but he was also curious about how a girl with such qualities could possibly eat at a high-end restaurant, especially since her clothes seemed to be designer brands.
She wanted to know the reason for the girl's change, so she swallowed her anger and resumed her previous demeanor. "Miss, what would you like to eat?"
Gu Zhaodi didn't plan to order food right now; she was waiting for Uncle Dan to arrive.
Just then, the door to the private room was pushed open.
Li Mu turned around and saw a refined and noble man with a gentle smile on his lips, exuding the charm of a mature man.
"Little girl, you haven't ordered yet?" Dan Anwen walked straight to the girl's side, patted her head, and acted affectionately.
The girl raised her head slightly and said, "Not yet, I'm waiting for you."
Dan Anwen sat opposite the girl and said to Li Mu, "Give me the menu."
Li Mu stood there stunned until the man frowned and repeated himself a second time. Only then did she react, hurriedly handing the menu to the man, feeling uneasy and anxious, while her eyes kept stealing glances at the two people in front of her.
"Little friend, do you still want to eat shrimp today?" Dan Anwen noticed that the child especially loved seafood, especially shrimp.
The girl thought for a moment, realizing she'd been eating a lot of shrimp lately. "I'm not eating any more. I've been eating quite a lot lately."
"Okay, then let's have squid and sweet and sour pork. You can arrange the rest." Dan Anwen ordered two dishes according to the girl's preferences and then asked Li Mu to arrange the rest of the dishes.
The man then handed the menu to the girl, "Would you like to add anything else?"
The girl didn't take the menu. "I want to eat the dessert from last time."
"Then let's have another chocolate mousse cake." The man handed the menu to Li Mu and said to her in a low voice.
"Yes, sir."
After tapping twice on the tablet, Li Mu took the menu and left the private room with a thoughtful expression.
Li Mu, who was outside the door, did not immediately go to the kitchen, but instead thought about what the two people had just done.
It's obvious that Gu Zhaodi is being kept by a man; after all, given her family's financial situation, she certainly wouldn't have such wealthy relatives.
Thinking of this, Li Mu felt a sense of pleasure at having something on Gu Zhaodi, but also a hint of resentment. Why could a poor girl like Gu Zhaodi be kept by a man of superior temperament, while she herself did not have such an opportunity?
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