Yun Liuli spoke very softly, as if she was talking to herself.

  She could rest anywhere! Why did it have to be there…


  This place clearly had Gu Qingcheng’s scent, but there were no traces of him anywhere. This was what tormented Yun Liuli the most.

  The elevator door opened, and Gu Qingcheng walked in. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the dejected look on Yun Liuli’s pale face. After scanning his fingerprint, without raising his head, he said, “I’ll be back next Wednesday…”


  Yun Liuli raised her head in astonishment, causing her to meet Gu Qingcheng’s slightly gentle gaze.

  “Take your medication on time, and don’t fall sick again!” Gu Qingcheng reminded her.

  Yun Liuli’s mouth seemed to curve into a smile. She nodded and sniffled. “Okay… I will!”


  Her voice was somewhat nasally.

  The elevator door slowly closed. Through the elevator mirror, Gu Qingcheng could see that the corners of his mouth had turned up, making his cold and solemn features appear a little warmer.

  Gu Qingcheng hadn’t thought about what taking good care of Yun Shoushan’s daughter meant…


  But what he did yesterday definitely wasn’t taking good care of her.

  How could he treat Yun Liuli as his own daughter, especially after knowing how she felt?

  Gu Qingcheng tried avoiding Yun Liuli and allowing her to live a pampered life… but this only made her look like a mess.

  At Yun Liuli’s age, a biological father or an adoptive father would probably stay by his daughter’s side and guide her when she was lost.

  Yun Liuli would probably take it better if he waited until she had at least found a better boyfriend to disappear from her life.

  …


  Yun Liuli’s mouth couldn’t help but curve into a smile upon hearing that Gu Qingcheng would come back next Wednesday. The dark cloud that had been hanging over her head for so long seemed to clear.

  Yun Liuli went back to the bedroom and threw herself onto the soft, large bed. She hugged the blankets tightly as she rejoiced. “I knew it. He does like me! What a coward…”


  Yun Liuli’s sky had been overcast and rainy ever since Gu Qingcheng’s birthday.

  Even so, her sky cleared up in the blink of an eye because of what Gu Qingcheng said.

  The next morning, Yun Liuli went back to school full of energy. No one could tell that she was sick the day before.

  Yun Liuli went back to the hostel to get her books for class. The moment she stepped into her room, she heard her roommates Du Yingzi and Ye Yingying talking about confessions.

  Ye Yingying was hesitant. She bit her nails and looked towards Du Yingzi. “But… but I’m worried that if I confess, we won’t even get to be friends anymore!”


  Du Yingzi rolled her eyes at Ye Yingying. “Will you stop joking? Do you lack friends? You don’t! We’re all your friends!”


  As Du Yingzi said this, she noticed Yun Liuli pushing the door open and entering the dormitory, so she nodded towards her. “Liuli, me… which one of us isn’t your friend? You have enough friends already. Losing him as a friend won’t make a difference! What you lack is him as a boyfriend… Come on! Go confess!”


  Yun Liuli greeted them and walked over to her bunk. She grabbed the books she needed for the day’s classes and left, having no intention of joining the conversation.

  The good thing was that Du Yingzi and Ye Yingying were already used to Yun Liuli’s personality. They were more accepting of her behavior and didn’t make a fuss about it as a result.

  Du Yingzi’s words were all Yun Liuli could think about as she walked on the road…


  Yun Liuli hugged her books tightly. Gu Qingcheng was her only family, yet she confessed to him. Although she once thought she had lost Gu Qingcheng, and although the outcome wasn’t as she had hoped…


  She didn’t regret it, and she was eager to try again.

  Because loving someone was love!

  Since there was no way not to love him, she could only bravely pursue him.

  Yun Liuli hadn’t really smiled since she enrolled at the university, but she couldn’t hide her grin while walking to the classroom.

  At Yun Liuli’s university, each room in the hostel was occupied by four students. Apart from Du Yingzi and Ye Yingying, Yun Liuli’s other roommate was her classmate, Guan Nina.

  Guan Nina sat beside Zhong Qingfei as she didn’t know if Yun Liuli would attend class that morning. She seemed to be asking Zhong Qingfei about accompanying Yun Liuli to the one-month-old celebration the day before…


  When she saw Yun Liuli walk into the classroom, Guan Nina immediately stood up and waved at her. “Liuli!”


  Many people had heard of Yun Liuli, and many people had come to sit in for their class… so that they could admire her overwhelming beauty up close.

  Last month, the student body uploaded the campus belles’ photos from the last six years and voted for the prettiest campus belle out of boredom. The number of votes Yun Liuli received definitely caused the other campus belles to suffer a crushing defeat.

  Yun Liuli’s beauty was breathtaking, and no one could pick out any flaws. Her eyes especially fit her name… they were like the most brilliant crystals.

  Zhong Qingfei also looked in Yun Liuli’s direction and slightly tightened his hold on his book.

  Yun Liuli nodded towards Guan Nina and chose a seat near the back of the classroom. She saw the slightly surprised look on Guan Nina’s face after she sat down. Guan Nina nervously whispered to Yun Liuli, “Liuli…”


  Even the guys who’d come to admire Yun Liuli’s overwhelming beauty were now whispering to one another and discussing why Yun Liuli was sitting beside Zhou Yuchen.

  Zhou Yuchen was the weirdo at their university. He always wore a black hoodie and jeans, and he never seemed to change out of them. It was rumored that Zhou Yuchen’s family was so poor that they could only afford that set of clothes, and as a result, Zhou Yuchen never changed out of them or washed them. Most people were unwilling to sit beside him. It was as if the sour stench coming from him filled their nostrils the moment they heard his name.

  His hair covered his eyes, only revealing his sharp jawline and extremely fair skin.

  Even the mentors and professors tried to talk to Zhou Yuchen one by one to no avail. He also paid no attention to his schoolmates’ mockery. He continued to wear the same clothes and never cut his hair, allowing it to continue covering his eyes. He gave off a gloomy aura.

  No matter where Zhou Yuchen sat, the seats around him would definitely be empty.

  Zhou Yuchen had no friends in his major, and he was frequently bullied as a result.

  He never fought back, and the violence escalated as a result. Now, he had become the target of the whole student body. No one dared to become closer to him for fear of being implicated.

  Sensing that someone had sat down beside him, Zhou Yuchen held his pen in a death grip and gripped his book tightly with his other hand. He was so nervous that his whole body stiffened, and his injured right hand was visibly shaking.

  “Liuli! Come over here!” Guan Nina whispered and gestured to Yun Liuli.

  Zhong Qingfei also turned and frowned as he looked at Yun Liuli and Zhou Yuchen.