Moving On from the Tsundere, I Choose the Perfect Sweetheart

Peng Shaoqiang and Wang Shouyi exchanged a helpless look.

"You guys are impossible!"

"Don’t worry, we’re super straight—harder than steel!"

"It’s just that Sao Man and I both really like to eat chicken... uh... um, chicken necks..."

Wang Shouyi shook his head and explained.

He even stressed his point, "The necks of chickens!!!"

"Not the kind you’re thinking of!"

"I’m a decent guy!"

"If anyone else heard you say that, my lifelong reputation would be ruined!"

Wang Shouyi said with a look of resignation.

At that moment, Peng Shaoqiang was also staring speechlessly at Gu Yifan and He Dongdong.

’Damn it!’

’These two bastards are so dirty-minded!’

’If this shit actually got out, his and Wang Shouyi’s reputations would really be destroyed for life!’

’Not that he and Wang Shouyi had much of a reputation to begin with!’

’Still, they couldn’t let themselves get saddled with such a terrible label!’

"Come on."

He Dongdong waved his hand dismissively. "A misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!"

’Good thing Gu Yifan doesn’t live in the dorms!’

’After all, he lived in the same dorm as Peng Shaoqiang and Wang Shouyi, and the three of them hung out together all the time!’

’If those two really were... then he’d be in danger!’

Wang Shouyi: "..."

Peng Shaoqiang: "..."

Wang Shouyi and Peng Shaoqiang quickly changed the subject. If they kept talking about this, something bad was bound to happen.

「...」

"Mom, what are you talking about!"

In the courtyard of their detached house, Gu Yifan was on the phone with his mom while enjoying being fed by Su Qinghe, who was beside him.

"What do you mean, ’what am I talking about’!?"

"I’m just giving you a well-intentioned reminder not to get anyone pregnant!"

"You and Qinghe are still in college, you know. The timing isn’t right, so you better be careful!"

Chen Dongmei said irritably from the other end of the line.

Gu Yifan: "..."

’She actually sounds like she has a point,’ he thought, momentarily at a loss for a rebuttal.

Since Gu Yifan had the call on speaker, Su Qinghe, who was right next to him, heard the entire conversation.

She wasn’t stupid; she knew exactly what Gu Yifan’s mom had meant.

WHOOSH. Her face instantly turned crimson.

She was so embarrassed she forgot to keep feeding Gu Yifan.

Gu Yifan noticed her reaction. Fearing his mom would say something even more shocking, he quickly made up an excuse. "Uh, Mom, I’ve got something to do in a bit, so I’ll talk to you later, okay?"

Without waiting for her to reply, he hung up.

BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.

Far away in Mountain City’s Cuihu District, Chen Dongmei’s face darkened as she heard the busy signal.

"That brat!"

She shook her head, chiding him with a helpless sigh. "Honestly... I was just about to ask when he and Qinghe were coming home!"

That was right.

It had been almost a week since Han Ning had left, and the annual National Day holiday was fast approaching.

"Ahem."

Gu Yifan let out a fake cough and said, "Hanhan~"

"Hm?"

Su Qinghe, her face still red, kept her head down and hummed a small response.

"Um... about what my mom said... you know how she is. She’s always saying unreliable things, so don’t mind her, okay?"

Gu Yifan said, a bit awkwardly.

"Mhm~"

Su Qinghe replied in a whisper, her voice barely audible.

Ever since Han Ning was out of the picture, their intimacy had reached its peak. They had done everything there was to do, except for breaking through that one final, thin barrier.

But because of her personality, Su Qinghe was still as shy and prone to blushing as ever.

As for that last barrier, it wasn’t that Gu Yifan didn’t want to break through it, but rather that Su Qinghe wasn’t ready.

On top of that, Su Qinghe had just finished her period recently, so Gu Yifan hadn’t pushed for any further breakthroughs.

Besides, it was best to let things like that happen naturally. After all, he wasn’t some single-celled organism who only thought with his lower body.

BEEP—BEEP BEEP—

𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Just then, Gu Yifan’s phone chimed with a text message notification.

He casually picked up his phone and saw it was a text from Peng Shaoqiang, asking if they had left yet.

Right.

Since the National Day holiday was about to start, the group had made plans to have dinner with Bao Baijie and the others tonight.

Naturally, Gu Yifan and Su Qinghe were included.

After reading the message, Gu Yifan turned to Su Qinghe. "Hanhan, Peng Shaoqiang and the guys are already on their way. They’re asking if we’ve left yet."

"We should get ready and head over too."

"Oh, okay~"

Su Qinghe’s face was still a little flushed. She nodded and said, "O... Okay."

Feeling a bit sticky, Gu Yifan said to Su Qinghe, "Mm... I’m all sweaty. I’m going to go upstairs to take a quick shower and change. Wait for me for a bit."

"Mhm."

Su Qinghe didn’t say much, just nodded obediently.

Gu Yifan went upstairs to shower and change. Su Qinghe, having already showered earlier, stayed downstairs to tidy up.

"Huh?"

After clearing the fruit from the table, she was about to go sit on the sofa for a moment when she suddenly spotted a small box in the crack between the cushions.

Pausing for a moment, she reached in and pulled the small box out.

It was a small, square box. It wasn’t large, but it was wrapped in gift paper and tied with a ribbon into a small bow. It looked exquisite; clearly, the person who chose the gift had put a lot of thought into it.

Su Qinghe looked at the small gift box in her hand, puzzled. It wasn’t hers, and she had never seen Gu Yifan take it out before.

She was curious about what was inside, but after a moment’s hesitation, she decided not to open it.

She placed the small box on the coffee table and paid it no more mind.

「...」

「A dozen or so minutes later.」

When Gu Yifan came downstairs after showering and changing, he glanced around but didn’t see Su Qinghe in the living room.

Just as he was about to call out for her, he suddenly caught sight of the small gift box on the coffee table.

"Uh..."

Gu Yifan froze for a moment.

That was it.

After coming back from seeing Han Ning that day, he’d completely forgotten where he had carelessly tossed the box.

"How did this box get here?"

He muttered to himself in confusion, "That silly Hanhan couldn’t have opened it already, could she?"

He walked over, picked up the small box, and saw that the ribbon showed no signs of being untied.

"Phew..."

Gu Yifan quietly let out a sigh of relief.