Aunt Jiang was also very excited, "Is this true?"
Uncle Ji nodded, "We'll go back to the hospital to pick up the test results after we finish eating."
Gu Qingqiu got what seemed like a perfect result, but she was a little unhappy. She felt out of place with the cheerful atmosphere at the dinner table. She felt like a valuable item that had been evaluated as high-quality, but was just an object.
Just then, a piece of stewed beef brisket was suddenly placed into the bowl in front of Gu Qingqiu by the chopsticks beside her.
Gu Qingqiu turned her head and saw Ji Xingqiao calmly put away his chopsticks. "This braised beef brisket is quite flavorful. You should try it."
Is it because you feel you have some use now that you're being so nice to me?
Gu Qingqiu ate the beef brisket in a sullen mood.
After the meal, the group rushed back to the hospital without stopping.
After receiving the test report, Uncle Ji and Aunt Jiang showed expressions of relief and excitement.
Gu Qingqiu lowered her head, her toes shuffling restlessly on the ground. "...Can I go home now?"
Uncle Ji cleared his throat. "Xingqiao, why don't you take Xiao Gu home?"
It seems they wanted to create some space for the two of them to be alone.
Gu Qingqiu thought to herself that Ji Xingqiao couldn't possibly drive, but Ji Xingqiao responded quickly.
Sure enough, the driver, who had arrived at the hospital entrance sometime later, picked up Ji Xingqiao and Gu Qingqiu together and got into the car.
The two sat in the back row, but Gu Qingqiu pressed herself tightly against one of the car doors, as if Ji Xingqiao were some kind of monster, afraid that she might accidentally touch him.
Ji Xingqiao noticed Gu Qingqiu's resistance and said, "If you have any complaints about me, can you just say so?"
These words ignited Gu Qingqiu's anger, and she retorted, "Don't you know that yourself?"
That's such a straight man's comment! You big bad guy! Gu Qingqiu's eyes unconsciously welled up with tears.
Ji Xingqiao seemed a little lost. He rummaged through his pockets, took out a tissue, and handed it to Gu Qingqiu. "...I was wrong, okay? Don't cry."
"What did you do wrong? You did nothing wrong." Gu Qingqiu persisted.
But Ji Xingqiao clearly didn't understand what was wrong with him either, so the two fell silent again. The driver tried to ease the tension, but Gu Qingqiu didn't appreciate it.
And so, the car stopped downstairs at Gu Qingqiu's house.
"Hmph." Gu Qingqiu opened the car door and left without looking back.
"Gu Qingqiu," Ji Xingqiao got out of the car as well, "which university are you planning to apply to?"
none of your business!
Gu Qingqiu replied fiercely, "Mingxin University!" This is currently the top university in the country, and it is the goal that Gu Qingqiu has been striving for.
"Okay, see you at Mingxin University." Although Gu Qingqiu didn't turn around, Ji Xingqiao still waved. "Go upstairs, goodbye."
Only after hearing the car drive away did Gu Qingqiu slowly turn around.
What did Ji Xingqiao just say? "See you at Mingxin University?"
Is he able to get into Mingxin University?
Gu Qingqiu had heard that Mingxin University only recognized academic performance and not social status. Many alphas from privileged families wanted to get in but were rejected because of their grades. Could it be that Ji Xingqiao's grades were good enough to get into Mingxin University?
However, a month later, Gu Qingqiu actually saw Ji Xingqiao's name from Shengming High School in the top 100 of the city-wide joint examination list. She was afraid that she had seen it wrong, so she went to the official website of Shengming High School to check and confirmed that it was not a case of the same name, but Ji Xingqiao himself.
Gu Qingqiu's expression was priceless—she had studied so hard at home, neglecting sleep and meals, yet she only ranked 27th in the city, so how come Ji Xingqiao casually ranked 86th? Wasn't his previous performance always among the worst?
So shocked was Gu Qingqiu that when she received Aunt Jiang's usual phone call to check on her, she unusually took the initiative to inquire about Ji Xingqiao's situation.
Aunt Jiang chuckled upon hearing this, "Little Gu, didn't I tell you before that Xingqiao has been studying at home with his teacher recently? He's so serious about it, he doesn't care about anything else, he just focuses on studying. He even eats in his room. It seems like he doesn't care about anything else except studying."
"Oh...I see..." Gu Qingqiu had heard this before, but she always thought Aunt Jiang was exaggerating in jest. She didn't expect it to be true, so she couldn't help but ask, "Then...why is Ji Xingqiao suddenly studying so hard?"
"The child has grown up." Aunt Jiang said with relief, "Xingqiao said that if he doesn't work hard, he won't be able to get into the same university as you. After all, Xiao Gu, your grades are so good, right? And an alpha with excellent grades has priority when it comes to choosing a partner, doesn't he?"
Gu Qingqiu didn't quite believe this explanation at first, but then she remembered Ji Xingqiao asking her what university she wanted to apply to that day, and suddenly felt that it might actually be true.
But... why is Ji Xingqiao trying so hard? Gu Qingqiu was supposed to be his "cure" all along. She was just being stubborn on her own. She just wanted Ji Xingqiao to coax her and say a few nice words, and she would have been content. But Ji Xingqiao actually...
"Auntie, I have to go now, I need to continue my studies." Hearing the doorbell, Gu Qingqiu snapped out of her daze, knowing that it was the tutor that Uncle Ji had arranged for her who had come again.
"Okay, good luck, Xiao Gu. Auntie believes in you." Aunt Jiang exchanged a few gentle greetings and hung up the phone.
With less than a month until the official college entrance examination, Zhang Xin'ai appeared even more nervous than Gu Qingqiu, and even asked Gu Qingqiu if she should take a month off to accompany her in preparing for the exam.
Gu Qingqiu naturally refused, both amused and exasperated, "Mommy, you're making me nervous even though I wasn't."
Besides, the community's care for omegas is really different. When they heard that there was an omega in Zhang Xin'ai's family who was taking the college entrance exam, they would send her big fish, meat and some nutritional supplements every few days, which made Zhang Xin'ai and Gu Qingqiu feel quite embarrassed.
Three days before the college entrance examination, Zhang Xin'ai suddenly knocked on Gu Qingqiu's door, "Nannan, it seems that Xiao Ji is waiting for you downstairs."
"Ji Xingqiao?" Gu Qingqiu put down her pen in surprise, pulled back the curtains and peeked out. She actually saw Ji Xingqiao sitting on a bench under the streetlight in the community reading a book. She quickly started looking for a set of clothes in the closet and put them on. "Mommy, I'm going downstairs!"
"Slow down! Don't run and fall!" Zhang Xin'ai shouted from behind Gu Qingqiu.
When Gu Qingqiu reached the first floor, she belatedly realized that she had acted too excitedly. She quickly stood still, tidied her hair and clothes, took a deep breath, and pretended not to care as she continued down the stairs.
"What are you doing here?" Gu Qingqiu walked up to Ji Xingqiao and blocked the light from the street lamp.
Ji Xingqiao raised his head, put the book on his lap aside, stood up, and asked in a natural tone, "When is your heat cycle?"
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