Chapter 254: A Misunderstanding? Su Qianqian’s Worries

Chapter 254: Chapter 254: A Misunderstanding? Su Qianqian’s Worries

"Uh... It’s okay, it’s no trouble. Let me..."

Su Qianqian started to say.

She got up, intending to clear the dishes.

But Gu Yizhou didn’t give her the chance. He shook his head, stood up, and deftly cleared all the plates and chopsticks from the table into the kitchen.

Su Qianqian: "Uh..."

Seeing this, Su Qianqian didn’t press the issue.

A few moments later.

Gu Yizhou had finished cleaning the kitchen.

He walked out of the kitchen and found Su Qianqian on the balcony, trying to play with Xiaobai.

However, Xiaobai was looking at Su Qianqian with a completely unwilling expression, even hissing at her fiercely from time to time.

"Yizhou! Does Xiaobai not like me?"

"I wanted to give her a little scratch, but she won’t let me."

Su Qianqian said, feeling wronged.

"Uh..."

Hearing this, Gu Yizhou didn’t know what to say.

After a moment of silence, Gu Yizhou said with a straight face, "Maybe it’s a case of like charges repelling. After all, Xiaobai is a female cat."

"Uh..."

After hearing what Gu Yizhou said, Su Qianqian froze for a second.

"Hee hee hee~"

Then she couldn’t help but roll her eyes at Gu Yizhou and start laughing.

"MEOW!!!"

Yan Luoxi shot Gu Yizhou a glare, feeling utterly speechless.

’What’s so damn funny?’

’You damn lovebirds!’

’If you keep being all lovey-dovey and defiling my eyes, I’ll bite you to death!’

Yan Luoxi was thoroughly pissed off.

Gu Yizhou glanced at Xiaobai, then walked onto the balcony.

He replaced her water with fresh, warm water.

And added some more cat food.

"Come on, Xiaobai, have something to eat."

"You be a good girl and wait for Daddy to come home."

"No making trouble."

Gu Yizhou said, stroking Xiaobai’s ear.

’Damn it!’

At that moment, Yan Luoxi realized she was genuinely hungry.

But!

’There’s no way I’m eating that cat food!’

’Stupid man.’

’You two have had your fill!’

’And you expect me to eat cat food!’

Yan Luoxi slapped Gu Yizhou’s hand away, not wanting him to touch her!

She was genuinely angry.

The kind of anger that couldn’t be coaxed away.

"Uh..."

Seeing Xiaobai slap his hand away and refuse his touch, Gu Yizhou felt a little awkward.

’What the hell?’

’This silly little cat is actually mad?’

’I haven’t even gotten back at her for the fish incident yet!’

’And she has the nerve to get mad at me first?!’

For a moment, Gu Yizhou didn’t know what to say.

"Hehe... OINK..."

Seeing Gu Yizhou get rebuffed, Su Qianqian, who was standing to the side, couldn’t help but let out a snort of laughter.

This made Gu Yizhou’s face flush slightly.

But thankfully, he was thick-skinned enough and quickly returned to normal.

"Ahem~"

He faked a cough, then turned to Su Qianqian and said, "Um... Classmate Su, how about we go for a walk in the garden downstairs to digest? I can take you home afterward."

"Okay, sure!"

Su Qianqian nodded in response. "Wait, let me get my bag."

While she went to get her bag, Gu Yizhou walked to the kitchen and picked up the bag of trash he’d gathered.

Then, the two of them walked out the door.

"Bye-bye."

Standing at the door, Su Qianqian waved at Xiaobai. "Xiaobai, see you next time."

Hearing this, Yan Luoxi didn’t even lift an eyelid.

’It would be best if you never came back.’

’Good riddance.’

"BANG!"

The door closed.

Gu Yizhou carried the trash bag in one hand.

He and Su Qianqian went downstairs together.

The two of them first went to the garbage disposal area and threw the trash into a bin.

...

They walked a little further and saw a fruit shop.

"Classmate Su, let me buy you some fruit to take back with you."

Gu Yizhou said, looking at Su Qianqian.

As he spoke, he turned and entered the shop.

Su Qianqian was going to refuse, but she couldn’t win against Gu Yizhou.

Gu Yizhou felt that since Su Qianqian had insisted on paying for the groceries at the supermarket earlier, he wanted to buy her some fruit as a way of returning the favor.

Inside the fruit shop, Su Qianqian was carefully selecting the fruit.

After all, the picking was best left to her.

Guys weren’t as meticulous as girls.

"Classmate Su, pick out some more."

Gu Yizhou said, "You can share them with your roommates."

"Okay."

Su Qianqian smiled and said, "Then on behalf of my roommates, thank you, Handsome Gu!"

"Hahaha..."

The shopkeeper, who was standing nearby, laughed when she heard their conversation.

"You two, you’re truly a talented man and a beautiful woman."

The shopkeeper said with envy, "A perfect match."

"Uh..."

As soon as the shopkeeper said this, Gu Yizhou and Su Qianqian simultaneously looked at each other, feeling very awkward.

"Um... Ma’am, you’ve misunderstood. We’re not..."

Su Qianqian, not wanting Gu Yizhou to feel awkward, decided to speak up.

"Huh?"

Hearing her words, the shopkeeper was surprised.

She had thought the two were a couple.

"Oh, my apologies."

The shopkeeper said to the two of them.

"It’s okay."

Su Qianqian said, waving her hand.

Gu Yizhou also just smiled and didn’t say anything.

Because of the misunderstanding, the shopkeeper felt a little bad.

During checkout, the shopkeeper said to them, "Sorry about before. Let me give you a few bananas on the house."

"It’s okay, you don’t have to."

Su Qianqian said with a smile.

"Oh, but I insist, I insist."

The shopkeeper insisted.

"Uh... really, you don’t have to."

Su Qianqian said, a bit awkwardly.

"Hah, it’s nothing."

"It’s okay. They’re for eating."

After speaking, the shopkeeper forcefully packed a few bananas for them, being extremely enthusiastic.

For some reason, though, both Gu Yizhou and Su Qianqian felt that the shopkeeper’s words were a little strange.

But they didn’t think too much about it at the moment.

Seeing how enthusiastic the shopkeeper was, they didn’t refuse again.

After paying, the two of them left.

"The look in that young lady’s eyes when she gazed at the young man... it was so full of longing, yet they’re not even a couple..."

"Such a nice girl, what a shame..."

The shopkeeper mumbled to herself as she watched their retreating backs.

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「Outside the fruit shop.」

Gu Yizhou took out his phone and glanced at it, then said, "It’s getting late. I’ll take you back to your dorm."

Although Su Qianqian wanted to spend more time with Gu Yizhou...

"Okay."

...since he had said that, she merely parted her lips slightly before nodding.

They went to get the car.

Gu Yizhou then drove Su Qianqian straight back to her dorm.

...

「Half an hour later.」

They had arrived.

"Drive safe on your way back."

Su Qianqian said to Gu Yizhou, standing by the car door with the bag of fruit in her hand.

"Mm."

Gu Yizhou nodded. "It’s cold out. You should hurry inside."

"Mhm."

Su Qianqian nodded lightly.

Gu Yizhou didn’t say anything more either.

He started the car, made a U-turn, and left.

Su Qianqian stood there, watching the taillights of Gu Yizhou’s car grow smaller and smaller, a complex look in her eyes.

Actually, she had sought out Gu Yizhou today not just because she hadn’t seen him in a long time, but also because there was something else she wanted to tell him.

But in the end, she still couldn’t bring herself to say it.

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