After lunch, they returned to their dorm together.
Basically, Bai Chen's feet hadn't stopped to rest for the entire day, and now he had climbed seven flights of stairs in one go.
Upon reaching the seventh floor, he felt as though his legs were no longer his; they kept shaking as he walked.
Why did a noble university not have an elevator? His sister ultimately hadn't researched thoroughly enough.
This situation was like the aftereffects of an 800-meter or 1,000-meter long-distance run in the physical education exam-you might be fine on the day itself, but the next day you would feel exceptionally "refreshed."
Going upstairs might be alright, but going downstairs was truly killer, and his swaying, wobbling walk looked especially like a zombie.
Gu Yun followed leisurely behind Bai Chen, his expression remaining as normal as ever after climbing seven floors. Seeing Bai Chen struggle up the stairs like an old aunt rushing to the vegetable market, terrified that the vegetables would be gone if she arrived too late,
he couldn't help but chuckle out loud, though he didn't stop him, his eyes filled with indulgence as he watched him.
Bai Chen was drawn by his chuckle, and seeing him press his lips together and hold back his laughter, he instantly felt puzzled.
He asked, "Why are you laughing so happily? Besides, if you really can't hold it in, then don't. Just laugh."
Gu Yun smiled and shook his head, a gleam in his eyes: "Nothing, I just think it's a bit cute how you walked so fast in one breath and then got so tired out like this."
"...Cute?" Hearing this word, Bai Chen burst out laughing directly.
He waved his hand, his expression full of rejection: "Please don't. It's not really appropriate to use that word for a big man like me. Also, actually, there's a reason why I walked so fast."
"My deskmate from before told me that if you want to climb a long flight of stairs, you definitely shouldn't walk slowly. That way, not only will it feel especially long, but it will also be exceptionally tiring." He explained it with a very serious and professional air.
Upon hearing the explanation, the other person didn't feel it made sense, and instead laughed even louder.
With a gaze full of smiles, he fixed his eyes on the youth and asked, "Then do you think it's effective?"
Bai Chen: ...How come this guy is laughing again? Would I keep using it if it weren't effective? Thinking this, he spoke the words aloud as well.
He guaranteed, "Of course. If it weren't effective, I wouldn't use it. You can try it next time."
The other person nodded, looked at Bai Chen, and curved his lips into a smile, which made Gu Yun look even more beautiful. He was like an elf living in the forest, pretty and exquisite, unlike a mortal creature.
He promised, "Alright, I'll try it next time."
Bai Chen looked at the other person's pretty face paired with that smile, making him instantly stare in a daze.
Was this the protagonist's halo? So pretty.
If he were a girl, perhaps he would be infatuated by him.
Fortunately, he wasn't.
How could he compare to "overbearing Gu Cheng" and the childhood sweetheart?
Neither his height nor his looks could compare.
However, seeing the other person's mood improve a bit, he finally felt reassured.
Since childhood, he wasn't very good at comforting people. When he was little, he smashed Bai Xi's favorite piggy bank, and she cried her eyes out in a rage. He comforted her for a long time to no avail, and instead, she cried louder and louder.
In the end, it was only when he lowered his voice and quietly asked Bai Xi how she could forgive him
that she told him not to fight with her for the TV over the weekend. At that time, screen-scrolling mobile phones hadn't appeared yet, and the only thing to pass the time was the television set.
Bai Chen really had no other way out with her, so he could only reluctantly part with his beloved Animal World every morning, letting her watch Balala Little Fairy for several weeks.
To this day, he could still remember the lines.
For instance:
Prince Youle: Little kids need to have the bearing of little kids, and poison trees properly.
Sister Xiaolan: Why do you always wear a mask?
Prince Youle: "None of your rain-girl business."
At the time, he hadn't planned to watch it either, but he was too bored, and later he found that the more he watched, the more hooked he got.
Yet they were the happiest back then. Even though they fought tooth and nail every day to seize the initiative for the TV, their parents sat nearby helping neither of them, watching them make a fuss with smiles on their faces, or telling them to settle it with rock-paper-scissors.
At that time, the two of them gave their mom and dad major headaches.
Unlike now, where there was no longer the sight of their parents beside them, watching them make a fuss and watching them laugh.
If he were given a chance to live his life over again, he would absolutely never fight with Bai Xi for the right to use the remote control.
He would be a good older brother.
Gu Yun gazed at the other person's suddenly somewhat desolate retreating figure, wondering what he was thinking.
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