Chapter 235 - 232: Well-Organized? The Unconvinced Su Qinghe

Chapter 235: Chapter 232: Well-Organized? The Unconvinced Su Qinghe

October 1st, the National Day holiday amidst the golden autumn.

Today was the first day of the holiday. Gu Yifan and Su Qinghe were up at the crack of dawn to start packing their luggage.

That’s right!

Gu Yifan had already booked their plane tickets back to Mountain City.

Originally, Gu Yifan had considered driving back, but then he remembered that the highways were always an absolute nightmare during the National Day holiday. So, he abandoned the idea of driving back to Mountain City.

It was a good thing he’d been smart enough to book the tickets in advance; otherwise, driving would have been their only option.

"Su Hanhan, are you done packing?"

Gu Yifan shouted from the living room, munching on an apple, to Su Qinghe in the bedroom upstairs.

"Mmm~"

"I’m... I’m done."

Su Qinghe’s soft, sweet voice drifted down from upstairs.

Ever since they’d broken through that final barrier and become physically intimate, their relationship had grown even more close and natural.

Su Qinghe’s once timid and insecure personality had begun to change. It wasn’t a huge transformation, but in Gu Yifan’s eyes, it was a wonderful start.

It was also worth noting that Su Qinghe was even more beautiful now than before.

It was hard to say if it was due to the Physique-Enhancing Potion or because of Gu Yifan’s diligent "cultivation."

In any case, Su Qinghe was now thoroughly marked as his—molded into Gu Yifan’s shape.

Soon,

Gu Yifan and Su Qinghe left the house with their luggage.

Once they were in the car, Gu Yifan started the engine and drove off campus.

Once off campus, Gu Yifan hit the gas, and the car quickly merged into traffic.

They headed for the airport expressway.

On the way, Gu Yifan stopped at a gas station to fill up the tank. That way, they wouldn’t have to worry about the car being out of gas when they got back.

...

After driving for a little while longer, they left the city limits and reached the entrance to the airport expressway.

Once on the expressway, Gu Yifan turned on the car stereo.

The autumn air was crisp, and lighthearted music filled the car as they drove toward the airport.

"Haaah~"

After the "torment" Gu Yifan had put her through the previous night, coupled with waking up so early, Su Qinghe was starting to feel sleepy.

"Su Hanhan, if you’re tired, you can take a nap,"

Gu Yifan glanced over at her, noticing how drowsy she looked.

"Huh?"

Gu Yifan’s sudden question made Su Qinghe blink.

Su Qinghe nodded, a bit embarrassed. "I... I am a little tired, but I don’t want to sleep."

"Just sleep if you’re tired. I’ll wake you up when we’re close to the airport,"

Gu Yifan said casually.

"B-but I want to keep you company..."

Su Qinghe said in a small voice.

Huh??

This time, it was Gu Yifan’s turn to be taken aback.

He hadn’t expected her to say that.

After a moment’s thought, Gu Yifan spoke in a soft, gentle voice. "Okay... then don’t sleep now. You can sleep on the plane later."

"Mhm~"

Seeing that Gu Yifan had agreed, a small smile appeared on Su Qinghe’s face, and she nodded obediently.

"Silly Hanhan, I’ll tell you a joke to wake you up. It’s a riddle."

Spotting a BYD sedan in front of them, Gu Yifan was suddenly reminded of a joke from his past life. He turned to Su Qinghe and said, "Su Hanhan, how about I tell you a joke to wake you up? It’s a riddle!"

"Huh?"

Su Qinghe blinked, tilting her head in confusion. "What’s a joke??"

"Er..."

Gu Yifan froze.

’This Su Hanhan doesn’t even know what a joke is?’

’In that case, she probably won’t get the joke I was about to tell. Which is perfect, actually. It’ll save her from thinking I’m a huge pervert!’

"Um... a joke is kind of like a little story. Or just think of it as a riddle."

"Oh, okay..."

Su Qinghe nodded, though she didn’t seem to fully grasp it.

"Alright... a girl who’s a dancer does the splits on the floor. What car brand is that?" ℯ

Gu Yifan said slowly.

????

Su Qinghe just stared blankly at Gu Yifan. She didn’t know anything about cars, let alone car brands!

Before meeting Gu Yifan, she had only ever ridden on buses; she couldn’t even bring herself to splurge on a taxi.

"I... I don’t know," Su Qinghe said, awkward and embarrassed.

Seeing her completely baffled expression, Gu Yifan realized she genuinely knew nothing about cars and didn’t press the issue.

"Hmm... it’s okay. Let’s try another one. I’ll tell you a story, and you guess the idiom!"

Gu Yifan said after a moment of thought.

"Okay."

Su Qinghe nodded. ’Idioms... I might know some of those. I’m a top student, after all!’

After thinking for a moment, Gu Yifan began. "A group of close girlfriends get off work and decide to go to a bar to drink, dance, and hit on handsome guys. That night, every single one of them succeeds in picking up a guy, and they all leave the bar together in pairs. Name the idiom!"

?????

Su Qinghe listened intently as Gu Yifan spoke, but when he finished, she was still completely baffled.

’What does a story about girls going to a bar have to do with an idiom?!’

Gu Yifan glanced over at Su Qinghe, who was furrowing her brow in deep concentration, trying to figure out the idiom.

Her serious expression was so cute it made him chuckle.

’She could rack her brains forever and she’d never get this idiom!’

System: "..."

Just as Gu Yifan was feeling secretly smug.

The system was already speechless.

Because the system had just deciphered the two so-called "jokes" Gu Yifan had told, and the results made it want to spit in disgust.

"Su Hanhan, we’re almost at the airport. Have you figured out the answer?"

Gu Yifan said, the corners of his lips twitching upwards.

"I can’t figure it out,"

Su Qinghe said helplessly.

She had been racking her brains for so long that her sleepiness had completely vanished.

She’d spent the whole time running through every idiom she knew, to the point where she was starting to doubt her own intelligence. Finally, she gave up.

"Am I really stupid?"

Su Qinghe pouted, looking dejected.

Gu Yifan glanced at Su Qinghe’s crestfallen face.

He couldn’t help but shake his head and comfort her gently. "Silly Hanhan, you’re not stupid. You just can’t solve this riddle with normal logic. You’re thinking too conventionally, so of course you couldn’t get it."

"Oh..."

Su Qinghe pouted and nodded, but from her tone, it was clear she wasn’t convinced.

"Come on, don’t be silly. If you’re stupid, then there are hardly any smart people left in the world!"

Gu Yifan comforted her again.

Hearing Gu Yifan’s praise, Su Qinghe finally felt a little better.

But she still wasn’t ready to give up. After a moment, she asked, "By the way, what was the idiom for that story?"

"Er..."

Gu Yifan froze for a second.

He glanced over at Su Qinghe, who was looking at him with the wide-eyed curiosity of a child, and said with a perfectly straight face:

"Neat and orderly!"

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