"Keep the car keys with you until I learn how to drive on the road," Su Baizhou said softly.
Then she turned around, ready to leave the parking lot.
After taking two steps, she suddenly looked back. Her eyes fixed on Luo Ye as she added, "What are you standing there for? Aren't you going to change?"
If he did not change, Luo Ye would have no choice but to return to school wearing his Hanfu.
"Should I change at your place, Senior Sister?"
Su Baizhou did not answer.
Luo Ye also felt that it was a pointless question. He stuffed the car keys into his bag, then followed Senior Sister back to Room 614, Unit 4, Building 5 of the Teacher's Apartment.
Back in 614 once more, the two returned to their respective rooms and changed into casual clothes.
This time, Luo Ye finally had the time to look over the room Gu Mingxuan had left for him.
Although he had come here the day before school started, he had only come in to play a game and had not familiarized himself with the place at all.
After changing into casual clothes, Luo Ye looked around his room.
A bed took up half the space. Along with a wardrobe, desk, bay window, and chair, that was all there was in the room, but it had all the essentials.
Luo Ye looked up, spotted the air conditioner, and showed a satisfied expression.
An air conditioner. Nice, nice. The dorm did not even have one of those, only a humming electric fan that buzzed when it spun.
Luo Ye opened the door and found that Fairy Senior Sister had already changed into a long dress and tied on an apron. She was busy in the kitchen.
Was she... cooking?
That made sense. The tea party's pastries and tea had barely been enough to fill the gaps in their teeth. Senior Sister must have been hungry too.
Luo Ye poked his head in and said in surprise, "Senior Sister, it smells so good."
He had not expected Fairy Senior Sister to be not only beautiful and a Talented Woman, but also such a capable homemaker.
Graceful in the living room, skilled in the kitchen.
In the kitchen, Su Baizhou was stir-frying with a spatula. Hearing this, she said nothing and simply continued working.
Luo Ye left his room, entered the kitchen, and came to Su Baizhou's side.
He looked at what was in the wok and realized that there was clearly too much for Senior Sister to finish alone.
Which made it obvious that she had cooked enough for two.
Thinking that, Luo Ye volunteered eagerly, thumping his chest as he said, "Senior Sister, I'll help you."
Su Baizhou's movements paused. Remembering how Luo Ye had barely known how to grill pork belly during their barbecue, she immediately swung out the spatula and blocked him from coming closer.
"No need."
Su Baizhou continued stir-frying.
A moment later, she added, "This is in return for the takeout you ordered for me early this morning."
Hearing that, Luo Ye could only watch from the side with longing eyes.
Before long, Su Baizhou had made two dishes and a soup, along with rice.
The meal before him could not exactly be called lavish, but knowing that Fairy Senior Sister had made it, Luo Ye felt that it was the finest meal he had ever eaten in his life.
And that was indeed true. Su Baizhou's cooking skills were excellent. Compared to Luo Ye, who knew absolutely nothing about cooking, it was as though every cooking skill point he had in this life had been added to her instead.
Under Su Baizhou's expressionless gaze, which faintly held a trace of expectation, Luo Ye took a bite of the dish she had made.
His eyes immediately lit up. "Delicious!"
Having received that affirmation, Su Baizhou quietly let out a breath. Her heart felt full as she began eating too.
Under Luo Ye's ravenous assault, the meal was quickly wiped clean.
Luo Ye stood up and said happily, "I'll wash the dishes!"
Before Su Baizhou could react, he started clearing the bowls and chopsticks from the table and headed straight into the kitchen.
This time, it was Su Baizhou's turn to watch Luo Ye bustle about in the kitchen.
But it did not take long to wash the dishes. A few minutes later, Luo Ye returned to his room, picked up his bag, and prepared to head back to the dorm.
"Goodbye, Senior Sister."
Luo Ye waved. Su Baizhou merely nodded silently.
After Luo Ye left, Su Baizhou sat at the table, looking at the empty living room before her. A trace of confusion appeared in her eyes.
What was this feeling?
Why did she feel so empty the moment he left, as if something were missing from the house... even though he had only been here for a little over an hour in total?
Besides, they seemed to have been meeting more and more often lately.
At that thought, Su Baizhou shook her head.
Although... she might indeed have started to like this Junior Underclassman, she still had to be reserved... Yes, she had to be reserved.
After leaving Unit 4 of Building 5, Luo Ye called Gu Mingxuan.
"Hello! Bro, I wanted to ask, did you rent your place to Senior Sister Su?"
Gu Mingxuan's laughter came through the phone. Then he asked, "What's wrong? Su Baizhou is my student. Since I'm not there, what's wrong with renting the place to her?"
"Nothing's wrong... but the dorm doesn't have air conditioning. If I don't stay in the dorm, where am I supposed to live? Most importantly, vacation is coming up soon. Seven days! Where am I supposed to stay?"
"Oh, you still don't know? Little bro, go win over Su Baizhou. Whether you can move in depends on whether you can make her your girlfriend."
Luo Ye panicked when he heard that. "What do you mean, win her over? Fairy Senior Sister isn't a game character."
"It's just a figure of speech. Don't tell me you don't like her. I know exactly what kind of person you are."
Luo Ye fell silent.
"Little bro, do your best. I won't be back for at least half a year. I hope I'll have a nephew by then."
Luo Ye stared in shock.
Give you a nephew in half a year?
But the call had already ended, leaving Luo Ye with nothing to do but sigh helplessly.
His parents were police officers. Back then, because they had been so busy with work, they had not had him until they were thirty-two.
At that time, Gu Mingxuan had already been ten years old.
So Gu Mingxuan had practically raised him himself. Whatever little thoughts Luo Ye had, Gu Mingxuan could almost always see through them at once.
When he returned to the dorm, it was already four in the afternoon.
Wang Dachui was exhausted from gaming and was lying on his bed, snoring soundly.
Meanwhile, Shen Qiao sat on his bed, lost in a daze.
"What is it, male celebrity?" Luo Ye asked curiously.
Shen Qiao looked at Luo Ye and gave a bitter smile. "Something at home."
"Every family has its own troubles."
Luo Ye sighed emotionally.
For something to leave Shen Qiao so worried even at school, it had to be serious, and it most likely had something to do with Shen Qiao himself.
Come to think of it, the male celebrity had always said that he had a girlfriend. At first, they thought he was only saying it to turn down girls asking for his contact information, but even when his roommates asked in the dorm, he still said he had a girlfriend.
Thinking that, Luo Ye asked curiously, "Male celebrity, honestly, I'm really curious. Do you actually have a girlfriend?"
"I do have a girlfriend."
At the mention of his girlfriend, Shen Qiao's expression softened slightly. There was always a smile on his face, yet the sorrow in his expression seemed even deeper.
He took out his phone and showed Luo Ye the wallpaper, smiling as he said, "My girlfriend, Xiao Lei. What do you think? She's pretty, right?"
"She's beautiful!"
Luo Ye exclaimed in admiration.
As expected of the male celebrity's girlfriend.
"Xiao Lei and I met in our first year of high school. We've been together for three years now."
Luo Ye was surprised to hear that.
No wonder the male celebrity usually seemed so mature. He had such extensive dating experience.
In this fast-food age, being able to stay with one person for a lifetime... Luo Ye did not even know how happy that must be.
"Then where is she? Is she attending a school in Jiangcheng too?"
"Yeah."
A strange look appeared in Shen Qiao's eyes. He forced a smile and said, "At Jiangcheng Medical University..."
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