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Liu Chang'an looked at the thermos in his hand. Unlike Shangguan Dandan's thermos, which seemed to be able to hold a lake, this one was much smaller and cuter. Even a girl could hold it with one hand without any trouble. It was the perfect amount of hot water to take with her to two classes.

Liu Chang'an held the teapot. Bai Hui, who had just come out of the story, was still somewhat intoxicated by the sweet feeling of the young boy and girl in the story... Although she had always felt that dating in high school or even college was a meaningless thing, she now felt a little regretful. If she had had a relationship like Bai Xiao Hui's in high school, maybe... she could have accepted it.

Of course, it's just a neutral feeling, and it only means that if the boy feels comfortable with the relationship, he can start it. It doesn't necessarily have to be that guy next to him holding a thermos and looking around, unaware of how cute and beautiful the girl beside him is.

"The earliest heat preservation technologies and related equipment were all designed for low temperatures. Since the mysterious man taught humans how to make fire, obtaining hot food and water at any time has been easy. However, obtaining cold food and water in the summer is much more difficult. This is the practical significance of heat preservation technology, as evidenced by unearthed artifacts and historical records..."

"Stop."

Bai Hui stopped Liu Chang'an from starting to ramble on with the thermos, and took it back from him. "I'm planning to meet An Nuan today, and I want to give her this thermos."

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"No matter what, girls need to drink more hot water in winter. An Nuan exercises often and needs to replenish fluids afterwards, so she definitely shouldn't drink cold water at this time. Aren't I thoughtful?" As a girl, Bai Hui naturally paid attention to the details that girls need to be mindful of when considering problems, and she was very satisfied with Liu Chang'an's expression.

A girl's mind is meant to be unfathomable, lest he think he understands her completely.

"You want to meet An Nuan and give her a gift?" Liu Chang'an wanted to make sure he hadn't misheard. He had always known that An Nuan and Bai Hui often went on dates, but never actually did them. Moreover, the two of them seemed to tacitly agree that this wasn't something they needed to care about, and continued to go on dates without feeling awkward.

"Yes, didn't I tell you last night that An Nuan and I are good friends?" Bai Hui seemed to want to prove it to Liu Chang'an.

Liu Chang'an shrugged.

"We set each other as special contacts, so we'd see each other's updates immediately. We chatted a lot, about things like makeup, Lolita dresses, she likes sneakers, I like school uniform shoes, and she told me she has tons of long socks... all bought by you. I also told her that when Liu Chang'an and I were deskmates, he often stared blankly at the girls walking by in the hallway..."

"When did I...?"

"We're not even good friends, so what defines good friends? Besides, whether someone is a good friend or not is up to us to decide, not you!" Bai Hui shook the thermos, declaring this fact as if it were the most natural thing in the world. "If you don't believe me, go ask An Nuan yourself and see if she thinks the same way."

That makes sense, so Liu Chang'an nodded. If you're good friends, then you're good friends. Liu Chang'an decided that when he got home, he would make an annotation for the meaning of "good friend" in his Xinhua Dictionary.

Furthermore, as they all guessed, not only did they set the other person as a special contact, but the other person must have set them as special contacts as well.

That's impressive.

After Liu Chang'an and Bai Hui got off the subway, they still had a distance to walk to the school. After walking a few steps, Zhu Juntang's car pulled up and asked if they needed a ride.

Bai Hui looked down at her high heels.

"Are you going to stroll into the school with Liu Chang'an?" Zhu Juntang asked with a grin.

"No... my feet are just sore." Bai Hui quickly said, while Zhu Juntang's smiling face seemed to imply that she enjoyed walking with Liu Chang'an.

Bai Hui was wearing high heels. If she didn't get in the car, she wouldn't have enough reason to prevent others from suspecting that she actually wanted to leave with Liu Chang'an.

"Meow..." Zhu Juntang called out to Liu Chang'an, without asking whether Liu Chang'an wanted to get in the car, knowing he certainly wouldn't.

The car started, Bai Hui glanced back at Liu Chang'an.

"You seem to be bleating like a sheep a lot lately. Is there a cute character in a new anime that's a sheep?" Bai Hui asked curiously.

"No," Zhu Juntang coughed lightly, "Sometimes I just blurt it out involuntarily. Maybe in my past life I was a fairy sheep who ruled the universe and possessed supreme magical power."

A sheep ruling the universe? Bai Hui thought such a universe was hopeless; it would be better to let the Balala the Fairies rule it.

"Actually... there's something I've always wanted to tell you." Zhu Juntang looked at Bai Hui. Although she was clearly superior in terms of fairy temperament and overall qualities, and was a fairy queen among fairies, Bai Hui was also a fairy, which inevitably made Zhu Juntang feel a sense of empathy.

"What is it?" Bai Hui asked, slightly puzzled. Zhu Juntang rarely spoke in such a serious tone.

"If you really want to pursue Liu Chang'an, it's not like you don't have a chance," Zhu Juntang said with a sigh.

"What are you saying? I didn't, I didn't want to pursue him, how could I pursue him? He and I..." Bai Hui's cheeks flushed red, and she denied it very quickly, then her voice caught in her throat, turning into a series of panicked syllables. Bai Hui quickly shut her mouth. Why would Zhu Juntang suddenly say something so impossible to her?

"Forget it, I'm just a wise bystander observing calmly." Zhu Juntang had thought about this question occasionally during this period. Sometimes she couldn't help but stand on Bai Hui's side because this girl, who was a fairy like herself, was really a bit weak compared to her competitors.

An Nuan, needless to say, was favored by Liu Chang'an and had nothing to fear.

Qin Yanan, aside from her figure and appearance, comes from a first-class family. More importantly, she gained Liu Chang'an's favor and recognition as a junior, and even received crucial help and strategies from Zhu Juntang.

On the surface... there are only these two, but even these two are enough to make Bai Hui's hoe unable to dig anymore. She's not digging at the base of a wall, she's digging at a mountain.

Back in the day, Yu Gong moved mountains because he asked Kua Fu for help. Although Zhu Juntang is a fairy and has the same powerful strength as Kua Fu, as Qin Yanan's sister, she can't side with Bai Hui right now!

"You're acting all strange all of a sudden... An Nuan and I are good friends, and I was even going to give her a thermos!" Bai Hui breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Zhu Juntang had only said one sentence and then given up, and raised the thermos in her hand.

"Are you going to give it to her now?" As a girl, Zhu Juntang didn't care about the term "good friend" at all. As long as girls didn't fight face-to-face, openly call each other out on social media, or show hostile expressions without ever meeting, they were considered "good friends."

"Okay, you can give me a ride, so I don't have to take the bus." Bai Hui nodded.

Zhu Juntang was very helpful, and the possibility of missing the third period class because of it was nothing to her... It was just that her little cousin Su Nanxiu had suddenly mentioned that if Zhu Juntang didn't do well on her final exams, she might be grounded by the Third Mistress. This made Zhu Juntang a little uneasy. What did it have to do with her? Studying could be done anytime, why waste time studying in the prime of her youth, in the warm, sleepy winter days?