"What's wrong with me? Was anything I said wrong?"
Gu Qingnian feigned surprise.
Jiang Nannan's face flushed crimson, but she had never been good with words. How could she possibly outargue Gu Qingnian? He left her thoroughly exasperated, yet utterly helpless.
"Y-you, what were you doing barging into my house? Why did you come here?"
Gu Qingnian spread his hands helplessly. "It was an accident. I wanted to look for opportunities during the holidays, but instead of finding any, I ended up being used as a human body pillow for two days."
The blush on Jiang Nannan's face deepened. Her pearly teeth caught her cherry-red lip, and she blurted out, "Do you think I'd believe that?"
"If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do. I only came to borrow a place to stay for one night. Since I'm not welcome, I'll leave."
Gu Qingnian spoke slowly, then rose with A Wu in his arms and turned to leave.
Jiang Nannan watched his somewhat forlorn retreating figure and recalled his expression just now, then that warm embrace at the very beginning-something she had never experienced before. At the thought, an inexplicable pang tugged at her heart.
Before she knew it, she called after Gu Qingnian. "Wait!"
Gu Qingnian paused just as he was about to leave, then turned to regard Jiang Nannan calmly.
Jiang Nannan faltered, a trace of panic surfacing in her eyes. She had always treated every boy with the same cool reserve, yet now she found herself feeling something different toward a boy she had only recently met.
Between her nervousness and her clumsy way with words, Jiang Nannan ultimately failed to say anything more. She merely stared blankly at Gu Qingnian, lost in thought.
Gu Qingnian sighed softly, then looked toward the back door at