Gu Qingqiu wasn't a particularly confident person, but the person she liked had rejected another outstanding girl in front of her today. After saying "I already have someone I like" and "I already have plans tonight" in front of everyone, the person actually came to find Gu Qingqiu. Anyone would have been tempted to fantasize that the person they liked was themselves.
What's more, this man had saved her life, and Gu Qingqiu couldn't help but fall deeper and deeper into it. Although the two of them hadn't officially broken the ice, Gu Qingqiu felt that the ambiguous atmosphere between them had reached its peak, and they might officially get together at any moment.
But the turning point came at a Go event. Gu Qingqiu didn't know how to play Go, so she came to volunteer. Of course, as usual, because it was a campus league, there were even more students from the neighboring university.
Zou Jingxi didn't come. He sent a message to Gu Qingqiu saying that he had to prepare for the midterm exams today.
Each university schedules exams at different times. Gu Qingqiu's exam was last week, so it's not a problem that Zou Jingxi and the others will have their mid-term exams next week. Gu Qingqiu didn't investigate further, but simply chatted casually with the contestants after the event.
"You must have had a tough day in the competition! Do you still have midterms to prepare for when you get back?"
Upon hearing this, the contestant turned around in surprise: "No, we finished our midterms last week."
"Is that so?" Gu Qingqiu smiled awkwardly. "I was wondering why you didn't seem nervous at all, and even looked relaxed like you'd just escaped a disaster! But the midterm exam dates for each major should be different, right? I have a friend who said he can't come today because he has to prepare for his midterm exam."
"What's your friend's major?" The contestant seemed even more surprised: "Although the exam times are different for each major, our school has special arrangements for the exam classrooms. So even though the specific exam times for each major are different, the midterm exams for the whole school ended this Wednesday."
"What?" Gu Qingqiu suddenly felt a strange sense of unease. She couldn't help but ask, "Could you please find out the specific exam time for the Network Engineering major?"
"Your friend is a network engineering major?" The contestant's expression was a little strange. "Then they should have finished their exams a long time ago! To be honest, my roommate is a network engineering major, and he's already playing dungeons all night in the dorm! Did your friend stand you up?"
"...Oh, is that so? No, I just remembered the time wrong." Gu Qingqiu forced a smile, changed the subject, chatted casually for a few more minutes, and then saw the contestant off.
Why lie to her? It was just an ordinary event; it didn't matter whether she came or not. Gu Qingqiu wouldn't be angry about such a thing. But deception changed the nature of the matter.
With this suspicion in mind, Gu Qingqiu returned to her dormitory and began searching for information about the neighboring university on its official website. She even secretly joined the neighboring university's group chat and added several students majoring in network engineering.
The conclusions reached left Gu Qingqiu even more bewildered—they didn't even know a person named "Zou Jingxi," and one of the people Gu Qingqiu questioned even sent her a roll call list, including the names of all the students majoring in network engineering from freshman to senior year.
There is no such person.
Gu Qingqiu was confused. She didn't know why she suddenly knew this "big secret" under these circumstances. After thinking about it carefully, she realized that she had never seen Zou Jingxi at any of the school's official events. She had only seen him at some events organized by the student union. Perhaps the student organizations had not verified his identity through official channels. But didn't the people from the neighboring university notice anything unusual?
What exactly was his purpose in doing this?
Gu Qingqiu was in a state of confusion. She closed her laptop and prepared to go for a walk, but somehow ended up at the university next door.
Oh well, we're already here!
Gu Qingqiu gritted her teeth, turned around and went into a cake shop on campus to buy a small cake. Then she stopped a passing student and asked for directions: "Excuse me, do you know which direction the dormitory for the Network Engineering major is in?"
The students enthusiastically gave Gu Qingqiu directions and were even prepared to lead her there directly, winking and making faces as they walked: "Those buildings are all boys' dormitories, are you here to see your boyfriend?"
These three words made Gu Qingqiu's ears turn red instantly, and she quickly waved her hands in denial: "No, no, no!"
The student gave a knowing look and left. Gu Qingqiu calmed her racing heart and took out her phone to send a message to Zou Jingxi.
I happened to be passing by your school today and stopped in for a look. I saw a cake shop inside that looked delicious, so I bought a small cake to comfort you, my poor soul studying for exams. I'm almost at your dorm building, get ready to come down and get your cake!
The next second, Zou Jingxi called, his voice slightly flustered: "You're downstairs at my dorm?"
"Yes." Gu Qingqiu tried to appear calm despite the somewhat noisy background noise. "Is it inconvenient for you? You can have your roommate come down and get it."
"Oh no... my roommates..." The incident happened so suddenly that Zou Jingxi seemed to be at a loss for what to do.
Gu Qingqiu immediately came up with an excuse for him and offered him a way out: "Just kidding, how could I possibly bother you while you were studying? But I really just happened to be passing by your school and bought a cake that looked delicious. I was just thinking about whether I should get one for you too when I was paying. Since you're not available, I'll keep the cake for myself! Don't worry about it, just focus on your studies."
Zou Jingxi paused for a moment, then said, "Sorry, I'll treat you to a small cake next time!"
"It's okay, you can study first." Gu Qingqiu didn't say yes or no, but hung up the phone.
She suddenly thought of a scene.
"I'm so sorry, I already have plans for tonight. How about I treat you to milk tea next time?"
What similar rejection methods! She really shouldn't have thought she would be the special, lucky girl.
Actually, she had just heard some background noise on the phone, the sound of a fountain. Since she had answered the phone so quickly, Zou Jingxi probably didn't have time to find a quiet place.
Sometimes a woman's intuition and investigative abilities are truly terrifying. Gu Qingqiu immediately thought of a place—the Manlo Resort Hotel. There is a fountain at the entrance of this hotel, which is one of its landmark buildings.
As for how Gu Qingqiu knew, it was because her mother's wedding was held at this hotel, making it hard for Gu Qingqiu not to remember. She didn't know what she was thinking, but she quickly walked to the school gate and hailed a taxi: "Driver, please take me to the Manlo Resort Hotel."
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