The Perfect Person

"Whoa, who's this?"

The moment Gu Mingxuan came in, he heard his own mother's sarcastic voice.

The corner of his mouth twitched as he hurriedly said, "Mom, I only just finished up with work and got around to answering the call."

"Whoa, only just finished up, huh? Didn't your studies over there end already? What have you been busy with? Busy hiding someone?"

The moment those words came out, Gu Mingxuan's pupils suddenly contracted.

Sure enough, Li Xia had just been in the living room. He had talked her into going out for a walk and leaving for the time being.

Otherwise, how could he have dared to call his mother while Li Xia was there?

Though he did not know why he was hiding it from Chen Shaoman.

It was all instinct.

As his mother, Chen Shaoman knew she had guessed right the moment she saw Gu Mingxuan's reaction. She immediately sneered. "You've been having quite the good time abroad, huh?"

"Not at all, not at all. We haven't been able to go out lately. Although there aren't any restrictions here, we've still been following the policies back home and staying indoors."

If Chen Shaoman had not suddenly called, he would not have sent Li Xia outside either.

And as a medical student, Li Xia did not need Gu Mingxuan to remind her about anything. She knew how to take protective measures herself.

It was just that he had not noticed that, when speaking to Chen Shaoman earlier, he had instinctively used the word "we."

Luo Ye smacked his forehead.

It was over. Brother Gu was such an idiot.

Chen Shaoman smiled faintly, wearing an expression that said she had seen through everything. Yet she did not expose him. Instead, she added more fuel to the fire and urged,