Now that Gu Qianran had recognized her own feelings, Gu Qianran felt that Bai Ziyuan was adorable no matter how Gu Qianran looked.
Bai Ziyuan was drinking water. So cute, want to ruffle.
Bai Ziyuan yawned. So cute, want to ruffle.
Bai Ziyuan was looking at Gu Qianran. So cute, want to sunbathe with her...
Wait. Gu Qianran hurried to sweep the yellow waste out of her head, cheeks a little pink. What had Gu Qianran been thinking about all day. Lewd. Besides, that person in Bai Ziyuan's heart already existed.
Seeing Gu Qianran's sudden blush, Bai Ziyuan's mood dipped again and felt odd. Bai Ziyuan timidly tugged Gu Qianran's sleeve and asked, "Ran Ran, what is wrong."
Gu Qianran pulled Bai Ziyuan straight into her arms and rubbed her with all her might, tone satisfied. "Kid, you have grown up and know to comfort me." Looked like the little cutie did not dislike this level of closeness. Gu Qianran still had a chance. No matter who was in the little cutie's heart, Gu Qianran would squeeze that person out.
Slipping into a mom viewpoint by reflex, Gu Qianran tested Bai Ziyuan's reaction and swore inwardly.
Bai Ziyuan thought: had Bai Ziyuan's forced cuddling finally driven Mama Gu to the brink.
However, Ran Ran's arms were so warm. Bai Ziyuan gently hugged Gu Qianran back and enjoyed Gu Qianran's rare initiative.
After holding Bai Ziyuan for a while, Gu Qianran returned to that slight curl at the corner of her mouth. Gu Qianran rubbed Bai Ziyuan's little head and grinned. "Little cutie, is my arms warm."
The rising tail of Gu Qianran's voice carried mischief.
As expected, Bai Ziyuan blushed again, huffed, turned her face away, and said, "Not warm. I am the one warming you. How can you be like this, taking advantage and then turning it around to scold me."
Gu Qianran took in every flicker of Bai Ziyuan's mood. The smile at Gu Qianran's lips deepened. What was that. Bai Ziyuan still got shy with Gu Qianran. As expected, Bai Ziyuan also had a crush on Gu Qianran.
Bai Ziyuan peeked at Gu Qianran's expression. Seeing Gu Qianran smiling with her eyes, Bai Ziyuan could not help stealing a playful glare. So many ways to flirt. Why had Gu Qianran still not awakened.
"Hmph, dumb straight girl."
Gu Qianran stared at Bai Ziyuan's profile in the mirror and laughed softly. Such a tsundere Bai Ziyuan really was adorable.
"Hah, a little sulker."
The two of them rolled their eyes in silent sync.
Ji Tang, who had just raised her head from a nap and was the Bai Zilu affiliated informant, froze. Had Ji Tang misread something from their expressions. How did a blink of napping time turn into a live wall of meme faces. No, the couple Ji Tang watched grow up must not break.
Ji Tang had just wanted to say something when Ji Tang saw Bai Zilu at the classroom door, dangling snacks and beckoning with a grin.
Ji Tang instantly gave up on correcting whatever those two in front were thinking about each other, and turned to throw herself without hesitation into snacks. Correction, into Bai Zilu's arms.
Please. What couple matters more than the snack supplying sponsor. The bill for those two flaunting their love up front had not even been settled. Let them keep misunderstanding each other. That is called wife and wife spice.
The two in front sneezed at the same time, and Bai Ziyuan nestled into Gu Qianran's arms again. Gu Qianran enjoyed it and looped an arm back around the little cutie, calling it keeping warm while secretly getting a few extra touches.
Since they did not hide their movements, a girl with makeup caught the scene head on. What would have been a sweet image was instead a thorn in Shen Yao's eyes.
"The one being held was the woman that Brother Yao liked. The posture did not mean anything on its own, but the way that woman looked at the family name Gu little tramp was exactly the same as the way those women around Brother Yao looked at him.
Why. Such a woman had Brother Yao so invested. Yet this woman was unmoved by perfect Brother Yao and was a disgusting homosexual."
Shen Yao thought viciously. Suddenly Shen Yao's eyes flickered. Shen Yao lifted a phone and took a photo, then hurried away.
If Brother Yao learned what his beloved was, what a scene would that be. Shen Yao clenched the phone in triumph. "Brother Yao can only be mine. Our families match. He will marry me sooner or later."
Gu Qianran sensed a malicious gaze from outside the door but did not bother with it. Anyone could guess it was another blind admirer of Li Junyao coming to make trouble for Gu Qianran and the little cutie.
Gu Qianran truly did not understand. How could a rotten man like Li Junyao be liked by people who looked normal. Was the male lead aura really so strong.
Gu Qianran licked her lips. "Li Junyao, since the male lead aura was on you and you would not use it to do something proper, then please take on the script of vicious male support and help me and the female lead instead."
At this time Li Junze also sent a few messages to Gu Qianran. Li Junze had now transferred to an art academy and had registered a small company, planning to recreate a hit game from the previous life.
Li Junze was very pleased with himself. "No one can resist the charm of League of Legends."
Gu Qianran felt this was the first time she had seen such a fresh and refined way to talk about copying.
Even so, Gu Qianran still offered practical advice. If Li Junze wanted to enter gaming, the best partner was still Li Group. For a tiny startup to gain quick name recognition, it had to partner with a business leader.
And such a small collaboration would be handed by Li Group's president Li Junsheng to whom. Of course to Gu Qianran, who needed seasoning.
The two quickly finalized the plan and only needed to connect the teams. Gu Qianran suddenly felt that the tech tree of this world had been specced crookedly. The level of technology and the level of entertainment were not on the same rung. It was like using a 5G phone to listen to AM radio.
If one were to import entertainment projects from the previous life and monopolize the rights. Hey, that sounded like another road to wealth. This world valued copyright, which satisfied Gu Qianran very much. After all, without copyright monopoly, how would the male lead build a national champion.
Watching the strange symbols on Gu Qianran's phone and trying to understand them, Bai Ziyuan ended up completely confused.
Why did Ran Ran seem like an all capable boss. They were clearly only sixteen. Why could Ran Ran rattle off those terms and symbols. Why did Ran Ran handle life with such ease. Did Ran Ran have many more secrets.
Little friend, do you have many question marks.
Gu Qianran watched the little cutie's face with care. Seeing Bai Ziyuan deflated, Gu Qianran quickly asked, "What is wrong, little cutie."
Bai Ziyuan buried her head in Gu Qianran's elbow and spoke in a muffled voice. "Ran Ran, you are amazing. Only in the first year of high school and you already know so much."
Gu Qianran laughed, lifted Bai Ziyuan's chin, and made Bai Ziyuan look straight at her. "Little cutie, I know a lot, but it is all for survival. My family is rather outrageous. Without some skill you cannot get by. It may look cool, but living like that is exhausting. How could I not envy you being carefree."
"You are only sixteen, at the age of full bloom. Do not overthink it. Cherish life well."
This was the heartfelt truth from two lifetimes. Since the previous life, Gu Qianran had envied those who lived free and easy. In this life, after meeting Bai Ziyuan, Gu Qianran only wanted to tidy away the original host's hidden dangers quickly and then spend a lifetime enjoying life with the one she liked.
Looking at the starlight in Gu Qianran's eyes, Bai Ziyuan was speechless for a moment. Although Ran Ran was smiling, somehow this Ran Ran made the heart ache. Bai Ziyuan gently hugged Gu Qianran and rubbed her head against Gu Qianran's chest. This was Bai Ziyuan's go to method of acting spoiled.
Gu Qianran patted Bai Ziyuan's back softly. The little cutie was always considerate and healing. The longer one stayed with her, the more one felt she was a treasure.
Watching the two inside holding each other again, Bai Zilu showed a wounded expression and looked pitifully at Ji Tang, with the molecules that yearned for a hug practically spilling from her eyes.
Ji Tang looked at this person, who was older than Ji Tang yet absurdly childish, and had no choice but to hug Bai Zilu. The familiar soft scent again stirred that hazy unnameable feeling in Ji Tang's heart.
After a long moment, Bai Zilu let go with a grin, and surprisingly Ji Tang felt a little reluctant. Ji Tang found it strange. Why did the usually unserious Bai Zilu look especially pretty today.
"No matter. An illusion, that was all. Money first." Ji Tang triple stamped this.
Ji Tang pushed up her glasses, stopped thinking about what the feeling was, picked up the bag of snacks, returned to her seat, and started counting money again.