deep and pleasant, sounding tender and affectionate when he called her by her nickname.Lin Zhi's soul was about to take flight, how could this be Just a nickname, and she felt like she wanted to die o..."Yaoyao, I never thought of deceiving you. I'm really not close with her, and we haven't spoken more than ten sentences altogether."

Gu Ruandong explained sincerely, he wasn't very good at coaxing girls and didn't know how to comfort her.

"Oh, I see." Lu Yao replied, then turned and went back to her room without giving him any extra emotion.

Gu Ruandong was rather helpless. Soothing a girl was more difficult than handling business matters. He was afraid of making her feel repelled if he was too forward, but too lukewarm would make her feel indifferent. So everything he did now was driven by his genuine feelings, without any scheming like in the business world. Of course, he wouldn't even think about scheming against her.

Just as he was about to leave, Lu Yaoyao's room door opened again, revealing her face.

“Whether you're familiar with Xu Zhao or not has nothing to do with me.”

After muttering something, she slammed the door shut with a bang and strutted away proudly.

Gu Ruandong laughed instead, didn't leave, leaning against the wall in the corridor, quickly skimming through their previous chat history. He felt like he had missed an important piece of information.

This month's chat history, it was all him reporting his daily itinerary on time, until I flipped back to the front, her last two sentences:

Brother, I love you.

Gu Ruandong, I said I love you, but you never said you loved me.

At the time, he was eager to tell her in person and surprise her, so he only sent a "wait" symbol. Later, these things happened, leading to these two WeChat messages as if she had made a unilateral confession without any response.

Seeing this now, I can't help but think about how heartbroken she must have been waiting for a response after confessing her feelings.

It's really his fault, a lot of things don't need to be as complicated as he thinks, just respond in time.

Timely feedback is what gives the other party a sense of security, right

He leaned against the wall in the corridor, very serious, typing each word into the dialogue box.

Brother loves you too!

These two sentences are a response to her confession at the time.

"It's not enough to just respond, he had to do more than that for her. So he typed again: Yaoyao, I love you, way back then; I love you much more than you think."

After sending the message, my chest was pounding with a mix of anxiety, bitterness, and excitement.

He wasn't a sentimental person, nor was he one given to romantic notions. His days were previously divided into segments, each meticulously scheduled with tasks he had to complete.

This time, I especially made time to come to the set to take care of her, to comfort her, and to be with her wholeheartedly. For her, I'm willing to do this.

Lu Yaoyao's assistant returned from the restaurant and saw Gu Ruandong as soon as she stepped out of the elevator.

"Gu Shao" This was rejected at the door again

Gu Ruandong lightly nodded in response, saying nothing.

The assistant, puzzled, knocked and entered Yao Yao's room.

I saw her lying on the bed in broad daylight, holding her phone under the covers.

"With such hot weather, why are you still under the covers" The assistant quickly checked the air conditioner and was relieved to see it was on, so it wouldn't be too hot.

Lu Yaoyao only then lifted the blanket, sitting straight up in bed with a blush on her face.

"You're blushing. Aren't you going to get heat rash again" she hurried to her side, looking at the back of her neck for rashes. Luckily, there were none.

“You need to be careful, they said that chickenpox can easily relapse, and it will itch you badly when it does.”

"Good." She blushed, even her ears turning red, but her voice remained steady.

help

Li came out of her room, but Gu Ruandong had already left.

Lu Yaoyao took a nap and didn't wake up until the evening. When she wasn't filming, she didn't know what to do. She flipped through her phone contacts, and it seemed that besides Ruan Ruan, she really didn't have any friends to chat with casually.

Only you can bother Ruanruan: What are you doing

Ruan Ruan replied: Just finished class, working on my major declaration in the office. Next semester, our major will be split into a new one.

Although she is a new teacher, the department values her greatly. The newly created major very likely will be led by her, so she is responsible for preparing all the initial materials. This puts immense pressure on her. On one hand, she is apprehensive about the challenges of her new job. On the other hand, in terms of interpersonal relationships, every senior associate professor and professor in the department surpasses her in expertise.

But the department meant that the new major certainly needs fresh blood, and they believe in her professional abilities. The department has also intentionally or unintentionally hinted that she should make more achievements. When it comes to next year's promotion review, they will pay special attention to her.

She didn't really care about titles and positions, but in this environment, they were necessary, so she had to conform and start preparing for the requirements of promotion.

very busy, much busier than she imagined.

Actually, for university professors, the time spent truly teaching might not be a large percentage. Instead, various tedious tasks take up most of their time. Of course, if you just want to lay low and attend classes, that's also an option.

Lu Yaoyao sent a hug emoji and said: Teacher Gu, you work so hard!

Ruan Ruan replied: No hard work from us big stars.

If you want to succeed in a particular industry, you have to ...

There is no hardship.

Lu Yaoyao asked again: What's my brother busy with lately

She hasn't taken the initiative to contact Lu Kuo recently, and surprisingly, Lu Kuo hasn't reached out to her either.

Yao Yao laughs: As expected of my brother.

When it comes to shamelessness, no one surpasses Lu Kuai.

After a while, Yao Yao also sent a message that could rival Lu Kuo's, truly worthy of being siblings: Ruan Ruan, you said with my conditions, why is there no one pursuing me Am I not pretty enough, or is my personality not good enough This doesn't seem right, does it

This was indeed a problem that she had only recently become aware of, leaving her feeling a little lost.

Why, from a young age to now, has no one ever pursued her She's wealthy, beautiful, and talented, yet no one has ever asked her out Does this make sense

Ruan Ruan sent an emoji and then joked: Maybe the person who deserves you hasn't been born yet.

Lu Yaoyao said very seriously: I think so too.

There is a certain sense of loneliness, like being high and cold or enjoying one's own company.

Actually, I understand that Yaoyao has been sheltered too well. Her circle of life is not large. Besides, her status and family background are there; men from poorer backgrounds wouldn't dare to covet her; those who are well-off and a good match might be intimidated by the several men in the Lu family and wouldn't dare to approach her. Moreover, she has a stable boyfriend after she became an adult, so no one dares to pursue her.

After chatting for a while, Lu Yaoyao's mood calmed down. Just then, her assistant came to call her out for dinner, so she put away her phone and went out with her assistant.

The dinner was still prepared by the chef brought by Gu Ruandong, but Gu Ruandong himself was nowhere to be seen. The director smiled beside him and said...

Mr. Gu seems to have come up with this idea on the spur of the moment.

Something came up, I need to go back to town for a bit. I should be back tomorrow.

Dongge may flirt around, but when it's time to be serious, he is. That's just who he is, aligning with his persona!

There's a hidden joke here that no one noticed, haha. Anyway, Yao Mei's grandfather will definitely like him in the future.mm.""Who with" she asked casually."Teacher Qin, Zhang Cheng, and Tang Su." She then explained, "They came to see Teacher Qin.""Then you should go back and eat. Don't let them think I'm angry, make su...