Chapter 17
After freshmen report to their respective departments, they need to go to the playground for a general meeting.
Gu Xiuyi held Ji Ruan's hand as they walked along, receiving many surprised looks.
He had long been accustomed to all kinds of gazes, but he didn't know if Ji Ruan could accept it, so he lowered his head to observe his expression: "Will you feel uncomfortable?"
Ji Ruan actually doesn’t care much about other people’s eyes. He just doesn’t like being surrounded at close range, as it makes him dizzy.
There was a folding fan in the college's gift bag. It was a campus cultural creation with the school motto inscribed on it and a blue tassel hanging below. Ji Ruan opened it and fanned it gently, looking at Gu Xiuyi: "I just felt a little dizzy just now."
Gu Xiuyi's expression was stern, "Do you want to go home first?"
"No need," Ji Ruan smiled and shook his head, "It's all right now, I was just feeling stuffy just now."
Gu Xiuyi pursed his lips and didn't say yes, but he didn't force Ji Ruan to go home either.
He stood with Ji Ruan in the playground for a while, until Han Xiaolin ran over and handed Ji Ruan safely to his good friend, then he went to sit on the stands designated as the family area.
Han Xiaolin watched Gu Xiuyi walk away, then put his hand on Ji Ruan's shoulder, eyes wide open: "What happened to you guys just now?"
Ji Ruan wiped the sweat from the tip of his nose: "What's going on?"
"That's it!" Han Xiaolin took out his phone and opened Weibo, his eyebrows dancing with joy: "How did you jump into Mr. Gu's arms?! How did you hold hands? And even walked such a long distance holding hands!"
Ji Ruan quickly leaned over to take a look, and in just a short moment, the news came out!
[Recent photos revealed! Today, the chairman of Gu Group accompanied his wife to attend the celebration of his alma mater. His wife is actually a freshman at a prestigious university. They were hugging and cuddling each other, looking so intimate!]
The accompanying picture shows Gu Xiuyi hugging him at the entrance of the multi-purpose hall, the two of them walking towards the playground hand in hand, and Gu Xiuyi looking down at him while talking. All of them are original pictures taken directly from a mobile phone.
You know what, they really do look a bit like a newlywed couple.
"What is this, what is this?!" Ji Ruan's face wrinkled as he looked at it. He quickly turned off the screen and stuffed the phone back into Han Xiaolin's arms, as if his face would burn if he looked at it for another second.
"What kind of news headline is that? Nonsense! It's really a bad media!" Ji Ruan was so embarrassed that his tongue was tied. He never dreamed that in this day and age there would be media outlets that would use such old-fashioned gossip headlines.
Han Xiaolin took back his phone and snatched the fan from Ji Ruan's hand and fanned himself: "Although the words used are a bit vulgar, people are seriously looking at the pictures and talking~"
He raised an eyebrow at Ji Ruan: "Otherwise, can you tell me the truth in person?"
Ji Ruan's mind was filled with the title and the cuddling photos. He felt shy and embarrassed, and the tips of his ears turned red. "That's all nonsense! It was just that there were so many people around that I felt a little dizzy, so he helped me up, that's all!"
Han Xiaolin didn't believe it at all, and said with a half-smile: "Oh?"
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There were just as many people in the stands as in the audience, and many of them were parents accompanying their children.
Sitting next to Gu Xiuyi was a slightly plump middle-aged man with a blessed face. He was smiling all the time and holding a SLR camera. He waved to the audience from time to time. He looked like a good father who didn't want to miss any moment of his child.
The two looked at each other, and Gu Xiuyi nodded politely.
The elder brother was very enthusiastic. He looked Gu Xiuyi up and down and thought that he didn't look like a father. He guessed that he was an elder brother or an uncle. He immediately put his arm around Gu Xiuyi's shoulder and said, "Brother, are you here to accompany the child as well?"
Gu Xiuyi hadn't been treated as a younger brother for many years, so he nodded politely: "Yes, you too."
"That's not great," the eldest brother chuckled, pointing at the crowd of heads in the audience: "My child is the one standing next to the national flag, with a round head and a round face, he looks exactly like me!"
Gu Xiuyi glanced over there, but didn't recognize him at all. He remained calm and said, "What a handsome guy."
The eldest brother was even happier, patting his thigh and saying, "Not only in appearance, these kids who got into Peking University are all the pillars of the country! My Xiaohu scored 681 this year! 681! Hahaha, my Wang family's ancestors must have been blessed to have such a child!"
He touched Gu Xiuyi's elbow and asked, "How much did your child score?"
Gu Xiuyi raised his eyebrows imperceptibly, covered his lips and coughed, "We recommended him."
"Oh my!" The eldest brother was surprised and quickly gave a thumbs up: "You are so good, your family has brought you up well!"
"No, no," Gu Xiuyi waved his hands modestly and said, "He will do well on his own."
The eldest brother praised him a few more times, then turned and took photos of the audience: "Hu'er Hu'er! Dad is here! Hahahaha——"
Gu Xiuyi sat quietly and watched for a while, and found that many parents in the stands brought cameras, and the rest who didn't brought cameras were taking pictures with their mobile phones. He was the only one standing in the middle with his arms folded, like an alien.
Gu Xiuyi hesitated for a moment, but followed the local custom and took out his mobile phone, opened the camera, pointed it in the direction of Ji Ruan's station, and zoomed in with two fingers.
Swoosh——
Ji Ruan's face with a bright smile appeared in the camera. Because it was enlarged too much, the image quality was a little blurry, but Ji Ruan's curved eyes and round dimples were clearly visible.
Gu Xiuyi was caught off guard by the big-headed slap shot from Xiao Piaoliang. His heart suddenly made a "boom" sound and hit his chest so hard that his eardrums hurt.
Then, miraculously, the hot blood gradually flowed throughout his limbs and his fingertips began to feel hot for no apparent reason.
Han Xiaolin seemed to be really good at telling jokes. He could always make Ji Ruan laugh out loud, and his big eyes curved into crescents when he smiled.
Gu Xiuyi just held the phone and looked at it for a long time.
As if possessed by a ghost, I zoomed out to a suitable size following the rhythm of my heartbeat and gently pressed the camera button.
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After the meeting, Han Xiaolin left first, and Gu Xiuyi found Ji Ruan waiting for him under the shade of a tree.
Ji Ruan looked in good spirits, but his complexion was a little bad, his cheeks were red and his lips were pale.
Gu Xiuyi gave him a hand and said, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
"No," Ji Ruan licked his lips and frowned, "It was too sunny just now."
He took out a small thermos from his bag. It was bought for him by Aunt Zhao. It was filled with rock sugar and pear water. He couldn't drink cold drinks yet, so this was just right for moistening his lungs and preventing hypoglycemia.
Ji Ruan sat on the steps and drank a few sips before slowly standing up with the help of Gu Xiuyi: "Let's go home."
They walked here to visit the campus, and when they went back, Gu Xiuyi took Ji Ruan on a sightseeing bus.
As the cool breeze blew, Ji Ruan's stuffy mind finally became clearer. He turned around and asked Gu Xiuyi: "We will have military training in a few days. Can I..."
"You don't have to go." Gu Xiuyi scanned the code to pay the fare. For two people, it was two yuan, and they could ride directly across the school from the playground to the main gate.
He turned off the screen and looked at Ji Ruan: "You are not physically fit for military training. I have asked someone to handle the formalities for you."
"real?!"
Ji Ruan's eyes lit up and looked as beautiful as gem beads under the sunlight.
Gu Xiuyi couldn't help but take a closer look: "So happy?"
"Of course."
Ji Ruan smiled, lowered his head and sent a message to Han Xiaolin, saying that he did not need to attend military training and would come to the dormitory a few days later, and then put away his phone with satisfaction.
"Are you hungry?" Gu Xiuyi asked again.
"Yes, a little bit..." Ji Ruan touched his belly, looked at the leaves on the roadside and fell into deep thought: "I want to eat sweet and sour pork ribs..."
Gu Xiuyi frowned and suppressed his laughter, and whispered, "Tell Aunt Zhao yourself."
Upon hearing this, Ji Ruan lowered her head and started sending messages quickly, her lips pursed, and her dimples were really cute.
Gu Xiuyi turned his head and covered his lips, unable to suppress the upward curve of his mouth corners any longer.
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