After Transmigrating, I Saved the Saintly Male Lead
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Late at night.
The cool breeze of midsummer night brushed past the curtains.
The sound of trickling water came from the bathroom.
Cold water flowed over the slightly prominent and sensual Adam's apple, and down the smooth lines of his abdominal muscles.
Gu Hanzhou's skin was cold and white, and just the right amount of muscle covered his frame, like a cheetah ready to pounce.
Behind his back was a deep dark red scar from a knife wound, which had now scabbed over, but one could still see how deep the original cut was.
After rinsing off in the cold shower, Gu Hanzhou picked up a towel and dried the dampness from his hair, black bangs falling messily over his forehead.
He walked out of the bathroom and into the bedroom separated by a wall.
The young man in the bedroom was fast asleep.
Ji Anche's eyes and brows were gentle, his long and thick eyelashes closed. After falling asleep, the arrogance and waywardness between the young man's brows and eyes dissipated a lot, leaving only well-behaved gentleness, which was very likable.
Gazing at the sleeping young man, the coldness in Gu Hanzhou's eyes melted away, and soft emotions emerged in his heart.
He knew clearly that gege didn't like/love him.
Even if gege didn't like him now, what did it matter?
He was the person gege trusted the most.
He was the person gege relied on the most.
He was still the closest person to gege.
Gege would focus all his attention on him, and give him all his care and love.
A shallow smile appeared on the corner of Gu Hanzhou's lips, and a possessive desire, both obsessive and dark, surfaced in his eyes.
He had a long time to make gege completely unable to leave him.
Developing feelings over time seemed not bad either.
Gu Hanzhou extended his fingertips, hovering them over the young man's rosy and full lips.
His fingertips brushed over the scarlet lip line, gently tracing it, as if sketching a simple drawing.
He recalled the last time the young man was drunk, when he hadn't suppressed the restless Delusions in his heart.
He had kissed the corner of the young man's lips.
That was just a fleeting kiss, containing cautious probing and extremely restrained affection.
He wondered what the taste of a thorough kiss would be like.
His fingertip brushed over the young man's lips bit by bit, the touch warm, smooth, and slick.
Delusions surged in Gu Hanzhou's dark eyes, and he couldn't help but increase the pressure of his touch.
A full-shaped peach, breaking through the thin skin.
Take a heavy bite.
Would the sweet and greasy peach-pink juice flow out along the skin?
Ji Anche, in his sleep, felt the discomfort on his lips. He unconsciously opened his lips, wanting to drive away the foreign object, but accidentally bit it.
Feeling the wet and soft sensation on his knuckles, Gu Hanzhou's Adam's apple slid slightly, and his eyes became even darker.
An unbearable sensation spread along his bones to his limbs.
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After a long while.
Gu Hanzhou turned around and walked helplessly towards the bathroom.
The sound of trickling water came from the bathroom again.
The next morning.
Ji Anche yawned and sat up sleepily.
He got dressed and went into the bathroom, intending to wash his face to wake himself up.
Arriving in the bathroom, he happened to see Gu Hanzhou sitting on a stool, with a plastic basin in front of him washing clothes.
Seeing him come in, Gu Hanzhou raised his eyes, the corners of his lips turning up as he greeted.
"Ge, you're awake. Good morning."
"Good morning."
Ji Anche yawned and, with sleepy eyes, asked strangely, "Why are you washing clothes so early in the morning?"
Gu Hanzhou lowered his eyes, tightened the clothes in his hand, and explained, "The clothes got dirty, and I happened to have time this morning, so I'm washing them."
Ji Anche took out his toothbrush from the cabinet, walked over, and casually glanced at the clothes in the plastic basin.
He was washing underwear.
He immediately understood and realized what had happened.
The corners of Ji Anche's lips slightly lifted, and he teased with a smile.
"Classmate Gu Xiaozhou has grown up."
Gu Hanzhou's ears turned slightly red.
"Ge, what are you talking about?"
Ji Anche winked at him, teasing flowing in his amber eyes, and asked in a light tone.
"Did you dream of some girl?"
Gu Hanzhou's eyes flickered slightly.
"What girl?"
Ji Anche softly reminded, "The girl you dreamed of last night."
Gu Hanzhou: "?"
He didn't dream of a girl at all last night.
There was only gege in his dream.
Seeing the young man's amber eyes, which seemed to be flowing with a faint light under the lamp.
Recalling the charm of the young man in his dream last night.
Gu Hanzhou lowered his head, flusteredly looked away, and argued, "I didn't dream of a girl."
"No need to be shy. It's normal for boys to have such physiological reactions in the morning."
Ji Anche clicked his tongue, "I really didn't expect it, Gu Xiaozhou, you actually have someone you like behind my back."
"Is that girl a classmate in our class? Tell ge quickly. Don't be shy."
"I'm not shy," Gu Hanzhou sighed helplessly, "I really didn't dream of a girl."
Seeing that the male lead really didn't want to talk about it, Ji Anche withdrew his curious gaze and sighed regretfully.
"Okay."
He couldn't help but feel curious in his heart about what kind of girl the male lead would like.
As the male lead's dad, he had to vet her properly for the male lead.
Gu Hanzhou's other half, first of all, must have a kind personality, and the most basic values must be upright.
Secondly, she must have a good temper and be gentle in her dealings with others. Otherwise, the male lead would definitely be bullied.
Most importantly, she must be good-looking.
Alas, he was really worried about entrusting the male lead to someone else.
A grown son is beyond his father's control.
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After breakfast, they went to the classroom for class.
The homeroom teacher said, "The poverty subsidies for this academic year have been distributed, and the school has issued relevant tasks for home visit investigations. We are required to observe the family situation of each impoverished student and determine the subsequent poverty subsidies based on the investigation results."
"Are there any students who would like to volunteer to assist the teacher in the investigation?"
Ji Anche thought that the male lead was also an impoverished student, and this time they would probably go to the male lead's home for investigation.
Thinking about the terrible situation of the male lead's home, he wanted to go and see if he could help in any way.
Ji Anche raised his hand and hurriedly said loudly, "Teacher Song, I want to sign up!"
The homeroom teacher Song Songxiao nodded and put a checkmark next to a name on the roster, "Okay, classmate Ji Anche wants to sign up. Are there any other students who want to participate? The home visit time is this afternoon. If there are students who want to participate, the teacher will go to the academic affairs office to get leave slips for them."
As soon as they heard they didn't have to go to class, the number of people signing up suddenly increased.
"Teacher, I want to sign up!"
"I want to sign up too!"
The home visit was scheduled for two o'clock in the afternoon.
Since Gu Hanzhou was the key focus of this visit, the homeroom teacher would personally conduct the home visit.
The homeroom teacher Song Songxiao said to Ji Anche, "Classmate Ji, the teacher knows that you have a very good relationship with classmate Gu Hanzhou, so this time the two of us will go. You will be responsible for taking notes during the visit."
Ji Anche originally had this idea in mind and directly agreed, "Okay."
Gu Hanzhou's home was not far from the school.
Gu Hanzhou led the way in front.
Ji Anche and the homeroom teacher followed behind.
Walking into a small alley.
The alley twisted and turned more than a maze.
Ji Anche felt dizzy from walking and didn't know how the male lead remembered such a complicated route.
There was muddy stagnant water on the road.
The dilapidated walls were covered with spiderweb-like cracks, looking like they could collapse at any time.
Stinky garbage bins were piled up in the corners without anyone cleaning them, with various mosquitoes and flies hovering over them.
A strange stench seemed to emanate from the air.
The homeroom teacher frowned and pinched her nose, immediately regretting coming to this place.
A sour feeling spread in Ji Anche's heart.
He didn't want to stay in this kind of place for even a moment longer. Had the male lead actually lived here for so many years?
The male lead's living environment was even more miserable than he had imagined.
So pitiful.
Ji Anche, wearing expensive clothes and exuding a cold and noble aura, looked very out of place standing in this dilapidated and decaying place.
Ji Anche suddenly felt his sleeve being gently tugged. He turned his head and saw the male lead's uneasy expression.
"Ge, will you look down on me?"
Ji Anche asked in confusion, "Why are you suddenly asking this?"
Gu Hanzhou bit his lower lip, a hint of inferiority in his expression, "My living environment is very bad. It's not as good as most people's."
"What does a bad living environment matter?" Ji Anche ruffled the male lead's hair and put his arm around his shoulder to comfort him, "It's good enough to have a kind heart. You are kinder than most people."
Gu Hanzhou's throat felt slightly constricted.
He wondered what gege's reaction would be after knowing his true colors.
"Little Gu is back!"
A distant auntie shouted enthusiastically, waving her hand to greet Gu Hanzhou.
"Do you want to eat a pancake? Auntie will make one for you."
Gu Hanzhou waved in acknowledgment and smiled obediently, "Thank you, Auntie Wang, no need."
Seeing this scene, Ji Anche thought to himself that the male lead seemed to have a pretty good relationship with the neighbors.
The neighbors' conversation drifted into Ji Anche's ears.
"That child Xiao Gu has good grades and is very helpful. He greets me every time he sees me. Last time my pancake cart accidentally fell to the ground, Xiao Gu helped me lift it up."
"Hey, what a coincidence. Last time I bought over a hundred pounds of flour, my son at home was lying in bed playing on his phone, and I couldn't get him to move no matter what. In the end, Xiao Gu helped me carry the flour back. Such a kind-hearted child is rare these days."
"Don't you think it's strange? Such a good child, how did he end up with such a heartless mother? It's a sin."
Thinking of the male lead's biological mother, Ji Anche suddenly felt quite uncomfortable.
After walking for over half an hour, they finally arrived at Gu Hanzhou's home.
Gu Hanzhou's home was in a dilapidated basement.
There were only two narrow and dark bedrooms in the house.
There wasn't much furniture in the bedrooms, but they were clean and tidy, and everything was arranged in an orderly manner. One could tell that the owner often cleaned the rooms.
At the dining table sat a woman wearing a bright blue dress. The woman was very beautiful, like a flamboyant and dazzling rose.
This was the first time Ji Anche had seen the male lead's mother.
The male lead and his mother looked about seventy percent alike.
They both had beautiful, narrow, and long phoenix eyes, thin and moist lips, and deep facial features, making them look stunning.
The only difference was that the male lead's mother's eyes and brows were delicate and gentle, while Gu Hanzhou's features were more icy and cold.
The woman turned around and, seeing strangers suddenly walk in, she was clearly stunned.
The homeroom teacher spoke first, asking, "Hello, are you classmate Gu Hanzhou's mother?"
"Yes, I am." Yi Xueran asked in confusion, "May I ask who you are?"
The homeroom teacher looked dazed and asked in surprise, "Didn't classmate Gu Hanzhou tell you in advance?"
Yi Xueran then saw Gu Hanzhou standing at the very back. She chuckled softly, "Hanzhou, why don't you say hello to your mother when you see her?"
Gu Hanzhou pursed his lips and greeted softly, "Mom, you're back."
Yi Xueran tucked her black hair behind her ear, her voice gentle and pleasant, and her demeanor carried a natural ladylike quality, "I just returned home from the hospital. Because I had a minor health issue, I had to stay in the hospital for treatment. I haven't been staying at home these days."
The homeroom teacher suddenly understood and said, "So that's how it is. No wonder you didn't know we were coming for a home visit."
"We are here this time to conduct a family situation survey as required by the school. I am classmate Gu Hanzhou's homeroom teacher, and this classmate next to me is a student who is accompanying me to take notes, his name is Ji Anche."
Yi Xueran stood up and poured a cup of hot tea for the homeroom teacher, "Teacher Song, please have some hot tea."
The homeroom teacher took the hot tea and said gratefully, "Thank you."
"You're welcome." Yi Xueran's makeup was exquisite and beautiful, and she spoke softly, easily gaining the favor of others, "Teacher Song, has Gu Hanzhou caused you any trouble at school?"
"No, no."
The homeroom teacher quickly waved her hand and said with a smile.
"Gu Hanzhou is very well-behaved and excellent at school, and he studies very hard. In the Q University re-examination last time, he achieved the first place! He is a rare talent. You are so good at raising children!"
After hearing that Gu Hanzhou had achieved first place in the Q University re-examination, there wasn't much joy on Yi Xueran's face, and her expression remained calm.
The homeroom teacher thought she hadn't understood what achieving first place in the re-examination meant, so she specially explained, "With classmate Gu Hanzhou's current grades, as long as there are no unexpected circumstances in the college entrance examination in the future, he will definitely be directly admitted to Q University."
Yi Xueran forced a smile, picked up the hot tea, took a sip, and said faintly, "Sounds quite impressive."
The homeroom teacher couldn't help but feel strange.
This mother's reaction was too indifferent.
Shouldn't most parents be ecstatic when they hear that their child can go to Q University? Q University is the best university in the country. Its science and engineering ranks first in the country, and its comprehensive ranking is also first.
With a Q University graduate's degree as a stepping stone, the future in society is limitless.
Yi Xueran turned her gaze to Gu Hanzhou and asked, "Hanzhou, why didn't you tell Mom this good news earlier?"
Gu Hanzhou lowered his eyes and explained softly, "I know you need peace and quiet while recovering in the hospital, so I didn't dare to disturb you."
A gentle smile spread across Yi Xueran's beautiful face, "You must tell Mom directly next time. Mom's heart is always with you, how could she be afraid of being disturbed?"
Gu Hanzhou nodded obediently, "Okay, I will definitely tell you directly next time."
If someone who didn't know the truth saw this scene, they would definitely think that Yi Xueran loved her son very much.
Even though Yi Xueran was already in her forties, she was still very beautiful and charming.
After reading the original plot, Ji Anche couldn't feel any goodwill towards the woman in front of him no matter what.
The original novel described that Yi Xueran suffered from severe schizophrenia and paranoia, often feeling that someone wanted to kill her.
Once, when her mental illness flared up, she almost killed her young son. The deep scar on Gu Hanzhou's back was cut out by her own hand with a sharp knife.
She even abandoned the eight-year-old Gu Hanzhou by the sea, leaving him to fend for himself.
In the original book, the male lead suffered extremely severe school bullying, and she didn't care at all.
When the male lead was later expelled from school, Yi Xueran didn't ask or care.
It was as if the male lead wasn't her biological son, but a stranger, or even an enemy.
Even though he was subjected to cold violence and physical abuse by Yi Xueran, the male lead still held a trace of longing and expectation for family affection in his heart.
Ji Anche thought to himself that he had to quickly make the male lead recognize Yi Xueran's true colors.
Not all parents deserve the title of 'parents.'
After completing the basic situation survey, the homeroom teacher had some urgent business and left first.
Yi Xueran sat on the sofa, seemingly casually seeing them off, "This classmate, do you have anything else?"
Ji Anche smiled, "Auntie, I am Gu Hanzhou's good friend, and I want to stay and keep him company for a while longer."
Yi Xueran glanced at the child, not taking him to heart.
Yi Xueran turned around and ordered imperiously, "Gu Hanzhou, remember to clean the house, and by the way, make dinner, and finally wash all the bed sheets and clothes."
Gu Hanzhou lowered his head and obediently said in a low voice, "Okay."
Ji Anche thought that the book described how Yi Xueran always liked to dump all kinds of trivial matters on Gu Hanzhou.
Yi Xueran herself didn't fulfill her responsibilities as a parent, but instead demanded that Gu Hanzhou fulfill his obligations as a son. Was this fair?
Ji Anche asked lightly, "Auntie, there should be your clothes in those piles too, right? Why don't you wash them yourself? You're sitting on the sofa, and I see you seem quite free right now. Why don't you go cook yourself?"
Yi Xueran was used to ordering Gu Hanzhou around. Suddenly hearing such a question, she was stunned for a few seconds, and the gentle and pleasant smile on her face became a bit distant and cold, "This seems to be my housework, it's none of classmate Ji's business, right?"
Gu Hanzhou was his son.
How could it be none of his business?!
Ji Anche said with a smile, "Auntie, you're being too polite. Gu Hanzhou is my best friend, and his business is my business. How can you say it has nothing to do with me? I'm very sad that you said that."
"Xiaozhou, what do you say?"
Gu Hanzhou nodded, "Mom, Ge Che is indeed very close to me, he's my only friend at school."
Yi Xueran choked, a breath stuck in her throat.
She glared fiercely at Gu Hanzhou, but Gu Hanzhou acted as if he didn't see it, turning his head to avoid her gaze.
Once Ji Anche left, she would definitely give Gu Hanzhou a good beating!
Ji Anche asked tentatively, "You look so beautiful, I believe you shouldn't have any limb degeneration, right?"
Yi Xueran said resentfully, "No."
"That's good." Ji Anche's amber pupils showed a serious expression, and he sincerely suggested, "Auntie, please try to exercise more in the future and do some housework. If you always let Gu Hanzhou do the housework and you do nothing yourself, it may lead to brain degeneration, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, bronchitis, and even psychosis."
Hearing the three words "psychosis," Yi Xueran finally couldn't sit still. She did indeed have psychosis, so she hated others mentioning the word "psychosis" the most in her life.
Yi Xueran's beautiful face twisted slightly, and she was so angry that her sharp fingertips dug into her flesh, no longer caring about her image, and roared, "Get out! You uneducated trash!"
Ji Anche patted the male lead's shoulder, "Xiaozhou, I'll wait for you outside. We'll go eat hot pot later."
"Okay, I'll be out in a moment."
Gu Hanzhou stood in place, quietly watching the woman sitting on the sofa.
This was the first time he had seen Yi Xueran since his rebirth.
These days, Yi Xueran had been staying in a mental hospital for treatment and had never returned home.
Yi Xueran ordered coldly, "What kind of bad company have you made? You are not allowed to associate with that Ji Anche again!!!"
Gu Hanzhou asked softly, "Isn't it uncomfortable staying in the mental hospital? Why did you come back?"
Yi Xueran didn't hear Gu Hanzhou clearly and asked with a frown, "What did you say?"
Gu Hanzhou's dark eyes surged with ink-like color, a hint of a smile on the corner of his lips, and he asked in a light tone, "Why don't you continue to stay in the mental hospital?"
"The mental hospital is so suitable for you."
Yi Xueran heard the malice in Gu Hanzhou's words, and she stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
In her memory, this son was always submissive, with a pure, kind, and timid personality.
No matter how imperiously she ordered him around, he would not resist.
Now, he would actually say such outrageous words that would make her return to the mental hospital.
A surge of violent anger welled up, and Yi Xueran gritted her teeth tightly, her face livid.
She had always valued her reputation the most and couldn't possibly act like a shrew cursing in the street.
Yi Xueran took a deep breath, a shallow smile appearing on the corner of her lips, a smile that seemed to be stained with poisonous thorns.
She walked to the partition of the bedroom and took out a rattan cane as thick as five fingers.
"Gu Hanzhou, have I been too kind to you recently?!"
Yi Xueran's delicate face twisted slightly, and she gripped the rattan cane tightly, ordering coldly, "Kneel down!!!"
Gu Hanzhou was very familiar with this rattan cane, it had accompanied his growth. There were still dried dark red bloodstains on the cane.
In the dark and sunless basement, the rattan cane whipped across his back, the excruciating pain seemingly endless.
In his previous life, he couldn't resist and could only endure in silence.
But now.
Gu Hanzhou's pupils were scarlet, and he chuckled strangely, "Do you want to hit me?"
"You kneel down for me!"
Yi Xueran frowned, impatience showing in her phoenix eyes, and raised the rattan cane high in her hand, about to whip it down at Gu Hanzhou.
Gu Hanzhou walked forward leisurely and directly snatched the rattan cane from Yi Xueran's hand.
"Gu Hanzhou, are you rebelling?! Quickly give me back the rattan cane!" Yi Xueran was caught off guard by the sudden snatching of the cane, and the anger in her phoenix eyes intensified.
A treacherous malice appeared in Gu Hanzhou's dark eyes, and he chuckled lightly, "Okay, I'll give it back to you."
"Indeed, it should have been returned to you long ago."
Gu Hanzhou walked towards her, the expression on his face no longer the humble and timid one of the past, but filled with bloodthirst and malice.
Yi Xueran sensed something was wrong, but before she could think deeply.
A violent feeling of suffocation suddenly spread around her neck!
Yi Xueran's eyes widened, her expression terrified, and a hoarse sound came from her throat.
"I'm returning the rattan cane to you now."
Gu Hanzhou tightly choked her neck with the rattan cane, a well-behaved smile appearing on his face, "Are you happy now?"
Yi Xueran belatedly realized that the current Gu Hanzhou seemed different from before. He was no longer the pitiful worm she could arbitrarily beat and insult.
The rattan cane around her neck was tightening inch by inch, Yi Xueran's face turned purplish-blue, and she gradually couldn't breathe, begging for mercy, "Let... let go of me..."
Gu Hanzhou wore a gentle and bright smile on his face, "You remember in the future, speak more respectfully to Ji Anche."
"Otherwise, I will not be able to help but get angry."
Gu Hanzhou's eyes curved, looking extremely well-behaved, and he slowly tightened the rattan cane in his hand, "Once I get angry, I can't control my actions."
The young man he carefully cherished and protected would not allow anyone to bully or hurt him.
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Ji Anche stood outside, looking up at the sky.
The sky was clear and blue, and white cotton candy clouds floated carefree in the vast expanse. Looking at it for a long time seemed to improve his mood.
The door made a sound, and Ji Anche turned around, seeing Gu Hanzhou walking out from inside.
Ji Anche hurriedly walked over and asked worriedly, "Did she make things difficult for you?"
Gu Hanzhou shook his head and took the initiative to hold the young man's hand.
A warm sensation came from his palm, and he moved closer to Ji Anche, his whole body almost touching Ji Anche's, a look of infatuation appearing in his eyes.
"She didn't make things difficult for me."
Ji Anche had gotten used to the male lead's occasional clinginess and said casually, "Seeing how angry she was just now, I thought she was going to hit someone."
Gu Hanzhou smiled and didn't reply.
Arriving at the bustling food street.
There were many food stalls near the school, and Ji Anche was determined to take Gu Hanzhou to try all the delicious food nearby. There were also escape rooms and other entertainment shops, and he planned to take the male lead to play all of them when they graduated and had free time.
There were so many wonderful things in the world, and he wanted to experience and appreciate them with Gu Hanzhou.
"Senior!" A familiar voice suddenly came from behind.
Hearing the voice, Ji Anche turned his head and happened to see Xia Bingzhen wearing lolita fashion.
Xia Bingzhen clutched her skirt and ran excitedly towards him, "Senior, what a coincidence, we met again."
Ji Anche said in surprise, "What a coincidence."
Xia Bingzhen had light makeup on her cheeks, her eyes and brows pretty and cute, "This just happens to show from the side that my fate with senior is destined by heaven and cannot be stopped."
Ji Anche laughed, "Hahaha, what kind of logic is that?"
Xia Bingzhen playfully blinked her eyes and curled the corners of her lips.
"Ah, Senior Gu is also here." Xia Bingzhen said seemingly unintentionally, "I just saw that Senior Gu is actually here too. I'm sorry."
"It's okay." Gu Hanzhou smiled slightly, "We didn't check the almanac when we went out today, we'll pay attention next time."
^An almanac is like a yearly guidebook that some people check to see if a particular day is lucky or unlucky for certain activities.
These words perfectly countered Xia Bingzhen's earlier statement about 'fate being destined by heaven.'
"???"
Feeling Gu Hanzhou's subtle targeting, Xia Bingzhen's mood turned sour.
After she went back last time, she thought about it over and over and always felt that something was wrong, and later she suddenly realized. What Gu Hanzhou said were exactly the words that green tea girls often said. Luckily, she went back and specially studied it.
Xia Bingzhen asked, "Senior Ji, where are you going?"
Ji Anche replied, "We are going to eat."
He also asked, "Junior, have you eaten?"
Xia Bingzhen hurriedly shook her head, clutched her skirt, and said shyly, "I haven't had time to eat yet."
Ji Anche invited, "Then do you want to go with us?"
Xia Bingzhen was about to speak, "I..."
Next to them, Gu Hanzhou's face darkened, interrupting Xia Bingzhen's words, "Junior Xia, are there any foods you can't eat?"
"Uh..." Xia Bingzhen hesitated, "I don't really like spicy food."
Gu Hanzhou chuckled lightly, "Then that's a real pity."
"The place we're going to eat happens to be the spiciest Sichuan-Chongqing hot pot. I'm afraid we can't have hot pot with junior."
Ji Anche bumped Gu Hanzhou's elbow and asked in confusion, "Are you mistaken? We're clearly going to eat non-spicy tomato pot."
Gu Hanzhou's eyes carried a hint of deeper meaning, "Ge, I'm not mistaken."
Ji Anche: "???"
Xia Bingzhen chuckled lightly, "It's okay."
Xia Bingzhen gazed at Ji Anche, "I can eat spicy food too."
"If it really doesn't work, I can just watch you eat."
Gu Hanzhou: "..."
Ji Anche was amused, "You went to the restaurant but didn't eat, what would you be watching us do?"
"Watching someone I like..." Xia Bingzhen paused, cleared her throat, "Cough cough... watching handsome guys naturally makes me satisfied."
"Hahahaha."
Ji Anche laughed, "Xiaozhou was just joking with you, don't mind him. We're going to eat tomato pot, I can't eat spicy food either."
"Then that's a perfect coincidence!" Xia Bingzhen glared at Gu Hanzhou triumphantly.
Gu Hanzhou's face grew even gloomier.
"Senior Gu, why does your face look so bad?"
Xia Bingzhen lowered her eyelashes, her long lashes trembling slightly, her palm-sized face showing a pitiful look that was extremely endearing.
After returning last time, Xia Bingzhen had painstakingly studied the art of green tea, just waiting to crush the tea master Senior Gu when they met again.
So far, the effect was surprisingly good!
Xia Bingzhen barely suppressed the corners of her lips, looking pitiful, "I just wanted to have a meal with Senior Ji, I definitely didn't mean anything else."
"Senior Gu, you are so generous, you definitely won't mind, right?"
"If Senior Gu still minds..."
Xia Bingzhen timidly glanced at Gu Hanzhou, seemingly frightened by him, and apologized weakly, "Senior Gu, please blame me if you have to. It was me who wanted to invite Senior Ji to eat."
"It's all my fault, please don't take your anger out on Senior Ji."
"It's really all my fault."
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