Chapter 93 Extra Five: if
On the campus of University A.
On a sweltering summer day, a tall, young man wearing a mask and sunglasses walked out of the parking lot.
He took a few steps forward, but when he saw the blazing sun overhead, he retreated, opened his parasol with a snap, and turned to the person behind him impatiently, saying, "Hurry up."
A moment later, two people, one tall and one short, walked out from behind him.
One of the tall boys still had somewhat childish features, but couldn't hide the arrogance and unruliness unique to teenagers. He had a headband tied around his head and was carrying a large suitcase in one hand.
Another petite girl, carrying a box, had just gotten out of the air-conditioned car, her face flushed from the heat.
"Third Uncle," she looked at her uncle, who was bundled up tightly, with a puzzled expression, "aren't you hot?"
"What do you know?" Lu Xuan pulled his mask up a little more. "An artist should have the manners of an artist. What if you cause chaos at school later?"
Lu Yingchi, carrying a large suitcase, scoffed, "Is your confidence based on having fewer followers than a marketing account?"
Currently, the eldest brother, Lu Wei, is in charge of the Lu family.
As for his other children, Lu Wei never required them to come to the company to inherit the family business, but they couldn't just laze around all day.
So when Lu Xuan entered his senior year of high school, he faced two paths: whether to go abroad or stay in China, he had to study hard.
Since being tutored by Lu Jinzhi, Lu Xuan's learning efficiency has greatly increased, but his motivation to learn has not improved.
He used to want to be as outstanding as Qiao Wu and catch up with her, but no matter how hard he tried, Qiao Wu always had it easier than him.
Lu Jinzhi's suppression was tangible, while Qiao Wu's suppression was intangible.
Finally, Lu Xuan gave up. He felt that if things continued like this, he would definitely lose his hair and get wrinkles before his older brother.
He wants to find a different way to suppress others.
For example, using beauty.
So after easily getting into a good university with his academic scores, he turned around and entered the entertainment industry.
Although he hasn't landed a leading role yet, he has had guest appearances in many productions, and with his good looks and family background, he has always had excellent fashion resources.
Sure enough, his talent wasn't in studying.
It's the weekend, so he doesn't have to go to class and doesn't have any plans.
Since Lu Yingchi and Lu Ning both wanted to visit Qiao Wu at University A, they came together.
Although University A is located locally, this is the first time Qiao Wu has been away from home and with everyone for such a long time, because he is required to live on campus during military training.
Lu Xuan reached out and picked up the suitcase from Lu Ning's arms: "Let's go."
“I want to take it myself.” Lu Ning didn’t let go. “This is what I prepared.”
Lu Xuan wanted to say, "Who cares about your little bit of chilled fruit?"
But seeing how hard Lu Ning had to carry him the whole way, I still endured it.
The closer they got to the stadium, the more serious Lu Yingchi's expression became: "I'm a little nervous."
Why are you so nervous?
Lu Yingchi: "I'm afraid she'll become as dark-skinned as you."
Lu Xuan: "..."
During his military training, he was exposed to the scorching sun outdoors. When he returned home, Lu Ning and Lu Yingchi teased him for a long time, and every time they saw him, they would yell for him to turn on the lights.
He didn't take off his mask for a whole month afterwards.
“It’s okay,” Lu Ning said seriously from the side. “The princess is also dark-skinned, but she’s very beautiful.”
Lu Yingchi suddenly realized: "Oh, right."
He had a horse when he was a child because it was cute and beautiful.
He originally wanted to name the horse "Woowoo," but his second brother stopped him, so he had to settle for calling it "Princess."
The princess is now being raised by her family and has grown up to be very beautiful.
Lu Xuan didn't respond.
Because he was going to shoot an advertisement in another province when Qiao Wu started school, but before he left he prepared a lot of sunscreen and whitening products for Qiao Wu, all of which he personally asked experienced seniors in the industry to recommend, so she probably didn't get... tanned.
For some reason, he started to feel nervous.
The stadium was lush and green as far as the eye could see. Lu Yingchi had to ask several people before he found out where Qiao Wu's college was.
They were going to ask which class it was, but when the group came over, they realized there was no need to ask, because there was already a brightly lit sign there.
It's break time during military training, and everyone is sitting in twos and threes. But many people's eyes are on the only man outside the training field who isn't wearing a military uniform.
The man was tall and fair-skinned, standing out from the others. He was currently feeding someone water with his eyes slightly lowered.
Lu Yingchi pushed his suitcase forward: "Damn it, who's his brother here? He's never even fed me water!"
Lu Ning had good eyesight, and after staring at it for a few seconds, she suddenly realized: "It's...!"
The appearance of the three made them even more conspicuous, and even Qiao Wu and Lu Jinzhi, who were drinking water outside the training field, turned around when they heard the surrounding discussions.
Qiao Wu paused in his drinking motion: "Huh? Why are they here?"
Lu Jinzhi didn't even look up. He gently touched her lips with the straw that had been released from her mouth, and said casually, "You little tagalong, ignore her."
He added, "When it's break time, we'll have another drink."
Qiao Wu responded with an "oh".
Their training involved crawling and rolling on the ground, leaving their hands covered in dust.
Her water bottle was always in Lu Jinzhi's hands, and every time she came over, Lu Jinzhi wouldn't let her use it.
He said it was dirty, so he fed her water directly with his own hands.
The water Lu Jinzhi prepared for her was always at the perfect temperature, neither scalding hot like the water in the communal buckets nor freezing cold.
This person has always known how to enjoy life and maintain good health, and she has followed suit and enjoyed the good life.
Qiao Wu has been taken care of by him since he was a child, and he is used to it now.
Without taking her eyes off the group of people who were walking over, she put her mouth back over the straw and gulped down the water.
Lu Jinzhi looked down.
As she drank water, she tilted her neck forward slightly, holding a small fan in one hand. The gentle breeze dried the fine sweat on her face, but couldn't remove the flush on her cheeks. She always drank water very carefully, her eyelashes drooping, her forehead almost touching his.
But because other people were there today, she leaned her body slightly outward, her beautiful light-colored eyes turning outward little by little.
From obedient to lively.
Lu Jinzhi felt that feeding was addictive.
He couldn't let go.
Soon Lu Xuan and the others arrived. Qiao Wu took their bags and, once again taking his mouth off the straw, asked in surprise, "You brought so much stuff?"
“These are all sunscreens and skin repair products, as well as some snacks and daily necessities that Uncle Qiao and my older brother asked us to bring you.” Lu Xuan leaned closer to her face, raised his hands to examine her cheeks carefully, “I told you the things I gave you would be useful, you haven’t gotten much darker.”
A hand with distinct knuckles gripped his wrist, and Lu Xuan was pulled away without much force.
He looked at Lu Jinzhi with displeasure, then asked in confusion, "What are you doing here?"
Qiao Wu was looking down at what Lu Ning had brought when he heard this, and subconsciously replied, "He is our class teaching assistant."
Now that Uncle Lu and his older brother are in the company, Lu Jinzhi didn't take on all the company's responsibilities at a young age like in the drama. He followed the normal procedures and was successfully recommended for postgraduate studies. He is now a postgraduate student at the same university and only goes to the company from time to time to help with planning and occasionally leads some projects.
I have quite a bit of free time.
Qiao Wu only found out when he came to report for duty that he actually had free time to come and be his class assistant.
Lu Yingchi and Lu Xuan both looked at Lu Jinzhi.
Teaching assistant? What a terrifying story!
Lu Xuan: "He's so lazy, why would he be a class assistant?"
Some people become class assistants to train themselves, showcase their abilities, or earn activity credits.
But Lu Jinzhi doesn't need that.
Not to mention being out in the sun in this kind of weather.
As she spoke, Lu Xuan looked at the pink water bottle in Lu Jinzhi's hand: "You're still feeding Xiao Wu water, you..."
He asked suspiciously, "Do you want something from her?"
Upon hearing this, not only Lu Jinzhi, but even Lu Yingchi couldn't help but look at him.
Where did this logic come from?
Lu Yingchi couldn't understand it. Did this guy really get into university on his own?
But the next second, he saw his second brother smile.
Lu Jinzhi had a wet wipe wrapped around his fingertip, carefully wiping the spot where Qiao Wu had drunk water. He then gently closed the lid and said with a smile, "Perhaps."
Qiao Wu was surprised.
She has no idea what she can do to help Lu Jinzhi.
Lu Xuan said smugly, "I knew it."
"Then you should treat her better." Lu Xuan was too lazy to care why Lu Jinzhi had come to be a class assistant.
Being a class assistant is perfect; I can take good care of Xiao Wu during my freshman year.
The food at school is nothing like what you get at home.
He thought for a moment and then said, "Why don't you let Xiaowu eat at your place? That way, he won't have to squeeze into the cafeteria. You're the older brother, how could you not think of something like this?"
University A is quite far from Lu's residence.
It's very inconvenient to travel back and forth. Originally, they wanted to buy Qiao Wu an apartment near the school, just like Lu Jinzhi did.
But Qiao Wu said he wanted to stay in the dormitory for a while, so they had to give up on that idea.
But living in the dormitory and eating don't conflict. Lu Jinzhi has a fussy personality. His family has a chef, so whether he cooks for one person or two, it's all the same.
Lu Xuan felt that his arrangement was reasonable, and after talking for a long time, Qiao Wu finally couldn't listen anymore and interrupted him: "My brother has always been the one bringing me food."
Lu Xuan: "..."
"he?"
"OK."
The canteen was really crowded during military training.
Qiao Wu was mentally prepared on the first day, but she didn't expect that as soon as the training session ended, Lu Jinzhi was waiting for her at the entrance of the training ground.
The chefs were all brought from the Lu residence, and the food they made suited her taste perfectly.
However, since she had to go back to her dormitory at noon, Lu Jinzhi had been bringing her food over to eat with her these past few days.
Lu Xuan found it even stranger. He looked at Lu Jinzhi with an unusually serious expression: "Is there something you can't tell us?"
Something very serious must have happened to make him go to such lengths.
Although Xiaowu is clever, three heads are better than one, so they can help out, right?
Lu Jinzhi smiled, but didn't verbally attack them like he used to: "You have five minutes. Say what you have to say all at once, and then go back."
Five minutes!
Lu Ning kept taking out the fruits she had brought. Her small box was specially made and had an insulating effect, so the fruits were still emitting a cool breeze.
"I cut it for you, I didn't let them do it." Lu Ning hurriedly took a fork and imitated her second uncle, sticking fruit on it and stuffing it into Qiao Wu's mouth, "Mmm, eat more."
She had heard from her third uncle that the food in the university cafeteria was terrible.
I wonder what kind of suffering Wuwu will have to endure.
So the more she fed him, the more anxious she became.
Qiao Wu didn't want to disappoint the child's good intentions.
But unfortunately, he couldn't eat as fast as she fed him, and his mouth was stuffed full.
As Lu Ning tried to stuff another piece of orange into her mouth, Lu Jinzhi grabbed her by the collar and pulled her up from the ground: "She's not Lu Yingchi, you don't need to feed her like that."
Lu Yingchi, who was sitting on his suitcase and suddenly struck by an arrow, was speechless.
He's clearly lost weight already!
Five minutes later, the three people who were circling around Qiao Wu were kicked out of the stadium by Lu Jinzhi under the guise of being class assistants.
The three of them kept looking back as they walked.
Halfway there, Lu Yingchi frowned: "Isn't training supposed to start in five minutes? They're still resting."
"Hmph." Lu Ning said indignantly, "It must be Second Uncle's excuse to kick us out and monopolize Wuwu's place."
Lu Xuan scoffed: "Why would you want to monopolize her? You're such a grown-up, so childish."
He was now curious about what Lu Jinzhi wanted from Qiao Wu.
Qiao Wu was also quite curious.
Because there was actually still a lot of time during this long break, but Lu Jinzhi sent everyone away in advance.
She shared the remaining fruit with her classmates. When she returned, she found that Lu Jinzhi had put the suitcase that Lu Yingchi had brought in the place where he usually kept his things.
She offered, "I'll take it back to the dorm after training."
Lu Jinzhi: "Can you still let go?"
"hiss."
Qiao Wu realized what was happening.
When she came to report for duty, not only did her father prepare a lot of things, but other people also gave her a lot.
So on the day she arrived at school, she had already set up everything she was supposed to.
Moreover, tidying up the house every day is a real headache. How should I arrange these two big boxes and the things inside them?
"Put it with me?" Lu Jinzhi said naturally. "Take out what you need, and leave what you don't need with me for now."
Actually, there's nothing I need.
She still hadn't finished using her original ones.
Qiao Wu nodded: "That works too."
Although she agreed, she didn't let Lu Jinzhi carry the two large suitcases back by himself.
So after training, I followed him to his place.
She had only been here once before, when Lu Jinzhi University moved here. At that time, it was empty and there wasn't much stuff.
But now it seems there are many more household items; the sofa and curtains have been replaced, and green plants have been grown on the balcony.
"Do you have a storage room here?" she asked. "I'll put my things in there first."
Lu Jinzhi pointed to a room.
Qiao Wu pushed his suitcase over and opened the door, only to find that it wasn't a storage room, but a very large room.
If this is a single-level apartment renovation, it's either the master bedroom or two rooms that have been combined and renovated.
Moreover, the items in the room were almost identical to those in her room at the Lu residence.
Even the bedding is in her usual style.
Would Lu Jinzhi really sleep on pink sheets? She didn't believe it.
Hearing the sound of another suitcase rolling on the floor behind her, she turned around in surprise: "Lu Jinzhi?"
"I've been thinking about it, and freshly cooked food is worse than delivered food," Lu Jinzhi said with a smile, leaning against the door. "Are you moving in after military training?"
Before Qiao Wu could answer, he said, "You'll be staying at school for four years or longer, and you'll accumulate more and more stuff in your dorm room. There's plenty of space here for you to put things in."
"If you want to spend time with your classmates, you can also invite them to your home."
"The house will never run out of electricity or internet, and you'll have your own study and bathroom. Every week, we'll bring your favorite books from the library."
"The chef will cook for you every day according to your taste and the menu, just like at home."
Qiao Wu was stunned.
Because this offer is indeed too tempting.
She didn't really care whether she stayed in the dormitory or not.
It was only because her father and Lu Xuan had mentioned buying a house here, but she felt it was unnecessary, that she said she wanted to live in the dormitory.
But she didn't expect Lu Jinzhi to prepare all of this without saying a word.
She asked, "When did you put it on?"
"last year."
Qiao Wu was now genuinely worried.
She sat half-on on the suitcase, gently pressing her brows: "Lu Jinzhi, is the matter very serious?"
In the past, Lu Xuan and his group didn't even dare to enter Lu Jinzhi's room. Even when they did enter later, they were very discreet and didn't touch anything.
So she was somewhat slow to realize that Lu Jinzhi had a very strong sense of personal space.
It's not just about letting her into the room anymore; it's about letting her move into the house he bought.
Lu Jinzhi wasn't the impulsive, reckless type like Lu Xuan. He had already finished decorating the house last year, which meant he had planned it all along.
Therefore, she was very worried that Lu Jinzhi might have encountered some insurmountable obstacle.
Clearly not expecting her to ask that, Lu Jinzhi paused for a moment before realizing what she meant, and then chuckled, "A little."
"What's wrong?"
Lu Jinzhi took a step forward and leaned slightly down to look at her: "Want to hear?"
"?"
Do you have to ask someone if they want your help?
What kind of logic is this?
She nodded.
Lu Jinzhi smiled and asked, "Did you go to a hot spring hotel with your classmates during winter break?"
Hot spring hotel?
Qiao Wu remembered that a classmate's family had just opened a hot spring hotel, so they invited all the classmates to go and have fun, and she went too.
How did you know?
Lu Jinzhi said frankly, "I'm here too."
He added, "Not only that, but I also saw your class monitor holding a pink love letter. Guess who he's going to give it to?"
Qiao Wu's eyelids twitched slightly.
Everyone could see that the class monitor treated her differently in high school.
Fortunately, she never faced an awkward confession scene until she graduated from high school.
But since everything was prepared, why didn't she receive it?
Qiao Wu blinked.
As if knowing what she was thinking, Lu Jinzhi said, "Sorry, I lost it."
This time, without Qiao Wu having to ask, he lowered his gaze to her trembling eyelashes and said gently, "As for why, I didn't have time to think about it at the time. Later, I spent a semester figuring it out, so I renovated the house to welcome you."
Lu Jinzhi was not surprised when he discovered that he liked Qiao Wu.
They even breathed a sigh of relief.
Because in his eyes, this person has been different from others since childhood.
Her existence was different from that of the other relatives in the family.
So he gladly accepted.
Any outstanding person will be noticed when they arrive at university, so he had already started preparing for her arrival, becoming her class assistant, solving all her problems at school, and decorating her room according to her preferences, until he brought her in.
"You're eighteen now," Lu Jinzhi asked softly. "Does Uncle Qiao allow you to date?"
"If allowed," he couldn't resist, raising his hand to touch the eyelashes he had long coveted, "to see my brother?"
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