The computer booted up normally.
The desktop was clean: a browser, music software, various messaging apps, and several games.
There was no cluttered antivirus software.
That alone put her ahead of 95% of girls.
Penguin Software was set to launch and log in automatically at startup, but the login failed, showing that there was no internet connection.
Just as expected.
Lu Xingyuan quickly found a folder named "Photo Album" on the desktop.
When he clicked into it, he found thousands of photos. I'm seriously numb. Do girls really love taking pictures this much?
Skipping over those scenery shots that looked like crap, Lu Xingyuan directly opened the portraits.
The girl in the photos had a full, soft oval face and delicate, translucent skin.
Her cheeks carried a natural pink flush, giving her an especially youthful look.
Her large, bright black almond-shaped eyes were clear and lively, smiling at the corners. Paired with naturally fluffy, slightly messy bangs, her brows and eyes looked relaxed and full of vitality.
When she smiled with her teeth showing, the upturned corners of her mouth made her look bright and healing, without the slightest sense of distance. She was brimming with fresh, youthful energy.
Her most distinctive feature was her twin bun hairstyle.
Each strand of hair was clearly defined, while the volume at the top of her head and around her bangs was just right.
As Lu Xingyuan looked at the face in the photos, it gradually overlapped with the profile picture of Gu Wanqing in his memory.
"Photoshopped?"
Lu Xingyuan could not stop himself from smiling.
He could completely imagine that if Gu Wanqing were beside him right now and heard that comment, she would definitely punch him with her little fists. "Your Sister Qing was born beautiful. Why would I need to Photoshop my pictures?"
He continued flipping through the photos.
There were plenty of solo shots.
There were also quite a few group photos with classmates, friends, and besties.
Every single one was so youthful and energetic, so full of vitality that it practically overflowed from the screen.
Meanwhile, Lu Xingyuan, sitting in front of the screen, had not lowered the corners of his mouth once. He maintained the same fond, auntie-like smile the entire time.
It was fortunate that Gu Wanqing was not there. Otherwise, she would definitely wrinkle her cute little nose and say disdainfully, "Damn... don't be such a creep, okay?"
After browsing the photo album, Lu Xingyuan started looking through her hard drive.
"Huh... study materials?"
He raised his brows and clicked in with an expectant look, then backed out with a disappointed one.
They really were study materials!
"Our Sister Qing really is a good student who loves studying."
Still, he managed to catch Gu Wanqing in something.
"You didn't clear your browsing history properly."
There was a string of strange domain names and all kinds of forbidden keywords. But why were they all anime-related? Did she dislike real people that much?
Still, there was nothing to criticize. It was only human nature. He understood.
After clearing the browsing history, Lu Xingyuan snapped his fingers in satisfaction.
"This way, no one will find out that Sister Qing is an egg."
She looked clean and pure on the outside, but cut her open and she was yellow all the way through.
After shutting down the computer, Lu Xingyuan hurriedly began searching the room.
There were plenty of snacks in the drawers: biscuits, potato chips, spicy strips, chicken feet, dried tofu...
Take them, take them all.
He opened the wardrobe.
All kinds of sweet little dresses hung neatly inside.
Lu Xingyuan thought about it and took them all as well.
There were drawers beside the wardrobe. The first one was filled with Gu Wanqing's bras.
"The styles are way too plain, aren't they?"
Lu Xingyuan shook his head. A young girl was still a young girl.
"But she's pretty well-endowed. She actually wears a C cup."
Could it be that outstanding women were outstanding even in figure?
As expected, the second drawer contained underwear.
The styles were just as plain, perhaps even somewhat cute. They were all printed with different cartoon designs.
There were not many, only around ten pairs, but Lu Xingyuan did not leave a single one behind.
The third drawer contained socks.
Most of the socks were white.
There were also pink and cyan ones.
"Her taste really has stayed consistent."
Lu Xingyuan packed up all the socks too.
After that, he rushed into the bathroom.
Various bottles and jars filled the place, dazzling him.
There was nothing he could do about it. As a guy, one bar of soap was enough for everything.
Still, it was strange. Even though he only used a bar of soap, his skin remained quite good, and he never got those random pimples.
"Whatever. I'll pack everything first."
Lu Xingyuan soon realized that his Spatial Bracelet was running out of room.
Fortunately, he found something useful: Gu Wanqing's extra-large suitcase.
It was black and covered in all kinds of cute cartoon stickers.
"A suitcase should be waterproof, right?"
Thinking that, Lu Xingyuan stuffed all the clothes and miscellaneous items into the suitcase.
"This little blanket... and this body pillow."
Lu Xingyuan rubbed his chin and packed those as well.
Then he thought of something and poked his head beneath Gu Wanqing's bed.
Hmm... empty. There was nothing there. He had thought he might find some shameful little electric toys under the bed.
Before long, he had stripped Gu Wanqing's room nearly bare.
Just as he was about to head downstairs, he suddenly noticed a photograph on the wall.
It was a photo of Gu Wanqing as a child.
The little girl in the photo was five or six years old, with two tiny pigtails and a round, rosy face. Her smile was brighter than sunlight.
"Sister Qing was so damn adorable as a kid."
Ah! Shock me! Shock me to death! I admit it, I'm a lolicon!
Lu Xingyuan once again revealed that fond, auntie-like smile uncontrollably. Then, without hesitation, he tucked the photo into his clothes, returned to the first floor, and headed straight for the kitchen.
There were all kinds of rice, flour, grain, and cooking oil in the kitchen.
A fifty-kilogram bag of rice had not even been opened yet.
There were several bundles of Chen Keming Noodles.
Half a bottle of peanut oil had been used.
One-third of the light soy sauce had been used.
Several unopened bags of salt.
A package of Lotus MSG that had only recently been opened.
One box of Wang Shouyi Thirteen-Spice.
One bottle of oyster sauce.
Lu Xingyuan did not leave behind any of the miscellaneous items.
After all, these were things that could greatly improve one's quality of life.
Before long, the kitchen had been emptied too.
Lu Xingyuan returned to the living room.
Only then did he notice that the walls were covered in certificates.
Outstanding Kindergarten Child; Model Student
Three-Good Student; Outstanding Youth of the New Era
Outstanding Student Cadre
First Prize in the Olympic Mathematics Competition
There were so many that the entire wall could barely hold them all.
And these certificates carried quite a bit of weight. They were not just the kind of meaningless awards handed out in kindergarten and elementary school.
There were also plenty of certificates from middle school and high school.
For some reason, Lu Xingyuan found himself reading them with great interest.
From kindergarten to elementary school, then from middle school to high school.
Looking at those certificates, he felt as if he had experienced Gu Wanqing's entire journey of growing up.
"As expected of my Sister Qing. She really is awesome!"
By the end, he could not help planting his hands on his hips, his face filled with pride.
Even though they had absolutely nothing to do with him, he was proud anyway—proud enough to stand there with his hands on his hips.
Lu Xingyuan left the certificates where they were. He went once more before the memorial portraits of Gu Wanqing's parents and bowed three times.
"Uncle, Auntie, please bless Sister Qing so that she stays safe and everything goes smoothly for her. I'm begging you!"
The rain outside was still pouring down relentlessly.
The plum tree in the yard looked rather bedraggled from the rain.
Plums had fallen all over the ground, and some had already begun to rot.
"What a waste."
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