Jiangcheng, Jiangcheng University, Family Building, Building 5, Unit 4, Room 614.
Su Baizhou opened the door and led Luo Ye inside.
Su Baizhou pointed to an empty room and said, "You can stay there, but only for today, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow."
Hearing that, Luo Ye asked curiously, "What about after the holiday ends?"
"That depends on how you perform over these three days."
Su Baizhou turned back and smiled faintly.
That smile left Luo Ye slightly stunned, filling him with an unexpected sense of warmth.
He realized that after he had said those words to Fairy Senior Sister in the car, she truly did not seem as cold toward him anymore.
But when she said it depended on his performance, Luo Ye's expression sharpened, and he became completely serious.
He had to act like the perfect man over the next three days, or Senior Sister would kick him out.
Seeing how earnest he looked, Su Baizhou found it a little amusing.
He was like a naughty child trying hard to act obedient in order to earn a little red flower from the teacher.
"You go buy the ingredients for dinner tonight," Su Baizhou suddenly said.
"Me?"
Luo Ye looked confused.
"Mm. You buy whatever you want to eat, and I'll cook it when you bring it back."
Hearing that, Luo Ye understood.
He made an OK sign, then left the living room and headed outside.
Watching Luo Ye gently close the door behind him, Su Baizhou sat on the sofa with her chin propped on her hand.
Then she turned on the TV and put on a random program, though her eyes held a thoughtful look.
Did this count as... living together?
No, no, no. At most, this was just sharing a place.
Then... should they make some sort of three-rules agreement, like in novels?
No. He could only stay for three days. Once the holiday ended, he had to go back. Letting him stay any longer would be improper.
But this was his Cousin's apartment, and she herself had only rented one room. Did she really have to make him leave?
Su Baizhou's expression was incomparably conflicted.
Just then, her phone began to ring.
Su Baizhou picked it up and answered. A girl's voice came through the phone.
"Zhouzhou, why haven't you contacted me at all during the holiday? Want to come hang out at my place these next couple of days?"
"No."
Su Baizhou refused. "I have something to do these next two days."
"You have something to do? What could possibly be more important than me while you're at Jiang University?" the girl on the phone asked skeptically.
She was Su Baizhou's best friend, Li Xia. She was currently an intern doctor at Jiangcheng Medical University, and she had been Su Baizhou's classmate in both high school and middle school. They had even shared a desk in elementary school, so they had always been close.
"Of course you're the most important right now, but tomorrow... I have something to do tomorrow. I'll come see you the day after tomorrow."
Su Baizhou's heart jolted. She had nearly let it slip.
Tomorrow, October 6th, was Luo Ye's birthday. She remembered it very clearly.
Li Xia said suspiciously over the phone, "What do you mean I'm the most important right now? Does that mean I won't be the most important later... Zhouzhou, I feel like you've suddenly changed."
"I haven't changed."
Su Baizhou's tone remained as cool and distant as ever, just as Li Xia knew it.
Yet Li Xia still felt that something was off.
Every unknown change pointed to one conclusion.
Li Xia's eyes narrowed as she said solemnly into the phone, "Zhouzhou, if someone you know very well suddenly seems like a completely different person, do you know why?"
"I don't know, and I don't want to know," Su Baizhou said flatly.
"There's only one truth... the thing that can make someone change so quickly is love."
"Beep, beep, beep..."
The moment the word "love" came out, Su Baizhou hung up.
How ridiculous...
How could she possibly be in love?
She was only helping Professor Gu take care of his younger brother.
Mm... taking care of... his younger brother... Luo Ye?
Why did she think of Luo Ye at this moment when love was mentioned?
As she thought about it, Su Baizhou realized that her mind was now filled with the face of a young man.
Perhaps she did have some feelings for Luo Ye, but having feelings did not mean she liked him. Even if she really did like him, that did not mean they had to be together.
That was right. That was all it was.
An animated show was playing on the TV. One young man used a skill and shouted, "You have chosen your own death."
Su Baizhou frowned and changed the channel.
On the second program, a character pointed at the screen and shouted, "You're still being stubborn!"
Hearing that, Su Baizhou stood up, stared at the character on the TV, and said seriously, "I'm not."
"You're still saying you're not? You're obviously in love with him!"
The character on the TV said it with complete certainty.
Su Baizhou shook her head and changed to a third channel.
But after watching for a while, she found modern TV dramas unbearably dull, so she turned off the television.
After sitting on the sofa in a daze for a while longer, Su Baizhou frowned. "Why isn't he back yet?"
She checked the time and discovered that only ten minutes had passed since Luo Ye left.
Why was time moving so slowly?
Meanwhile, Luo Ye arrived at the market.
Senior Sister was cooking again today, so he had to choose the dinner ingredients carefully.
"King Crab on sale! Five hundred eighty-eight per jin! On sale, on sale!"
Hearing that, Luo Ye walked over to the seafood vendor's stall and said, "Give me a King Crab."
"Alright, alright. Young man, you've got promise. You can afford King Crab at such a young age. Do you have a girlfriend?"
"No!"
Luo Ye answered righteously, then lowered his head and murmured, "But I do have someone I like."
"What a pity. I was going to introduce my son to you."
The seafood vendor shook her head with a regretful expression.
"Hahaha, you really know how to joke, ma'am."
Luo Ye scratched his head, though a cold bead of sweat rolled down his forehead.
Her son... he must have misheard.
Soon, a King Crab was chopped into pieces and packed into a box, which Luo Ye carried in his hand.
Then... should he buy some Battle Royale?
He should get a lamb leg too.
Beef was delicious. He should buy some beef.
And two lobsters, one for him and one for Senior Sister.
What else should he buy...
Family Building.
Su Baizhou looked at the bags upon bags of groceries covering the entire table. Although her face was expressionless, Luo Ye could clearly sense his own unease.
She said flatly, "It seems you're not only completely clueless about cooking, but you also have no concept of ingredients."
"Senior Sister..." Luo Ye lowered his head like a child who had made a mistake.
"But with this much, we should be able to make quite a lot of dishes."
The corners of Su Baizhou's mouth lifted slightly. Then she walked into the kitchen and tied on an apron.
Luo Ye had thought Senior Sister was going to scold him, but unexpectedly, she just let it go.
But then—
Su Baizhou walked out of the kitchen with a kitchen knife in hand. She stared at Luo Ye with slightly fierce eyes and said calmly, "Next time, don't buy things this expensive. I can make cheap ingredients taste good too."
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