Shen Yanchen put down his teacup, frowning slightly. In the fragmented memories from last night to this morning, there was a vague shadow of Gu Qimiao, but he couldn’t recall what had happened, at least certainly not what He Ye had imagined.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have just called him so casually.
"Chen ge, what’s the deal between you and that Miaomiao of yours?"
He Ye pouted, stood up, and said, "Pfft! If you don’t know how to chase girls just ask me! I won’t laugh at you."
Shen Yanchen glared at him, and he quickly slipped out of his office like he was greased lightning.
Gu Qimiao put away her phone and walked out of the bathroom, lost in thought with her head down. Suddenly, a pair of white sneakers appeared in front of her. Looking up, she saw Xu Shaolun’s smiling face.
Gu Qimiao instinctively took a step back, her wary expression amusing him. "Miaomiao, why are you avoiding me?" he asked with a chuckle.
"Classmate... I don’t know you," she said.
He immediately put on a disappointed look. "Forgot so soon? You just saw me last time you were here. My name is Xu Shaolun."
Gu Qimiao gave an awkward smile and said, "I don’t remember," then asked in a calm, serious tone, "Classmate, do you have any business with me?"
"Miaomiao, do you really have to be ?"
At that moment, the lifesaving bell for class rang. Gu Qimiao hurriedly bypassed him and walked towards the classroom, while he followed her inside, staring at her throughout the entire class.
Gu Qimiao could feel his gaze but deliberately ignored it, focusing intently on Fang Shaobei’s art explanations and handing him the painting tools.
After the class ended, unlike last time, Fang Shaobei didn’t leave immediately, staying to chat with some students. He was quite adept at handling these situations.
Gu Qimiao helped him clean up the art supplies, and Xiaoxiao also stepped forward to help.
"Gigi, do you have any plans this afternoon?"
Gu Qimiao thought for a moment and shook her head. "What’s up?"
"I want you to be my private tutor! I joined the school competition and want you to give me some pointers."
Fang Shaobei, who was talking to the students nearby, suddenly turned his head and interrupted, "Gigi is my proudest student. If you want her as your private tutor, shouldn’t you ask your brother to pay some tuition?"
Xiaoxiao immediately puffed up her cheeks and teased him, "Professor Fang! Why are you so stingy?"
Gu Qimiao smiled on the side, while a classmate remarked, "Gigi? So you’re Gigi! I can’t believe Professor Fang’s assistant is Gigi!"
"I thought she looked like Gigi, but I never imagined Gigi would actually be an assistant!"
Gu Qimiao smiled, not expecting herself to be so famous.
As a teacher, Fang Shaobei naturally felt proud upon hearing this.
"Alright, everyone. We’ll see each other every week from now on. That’s all for today. Professor Fang has a lot to do, so feel free to visit the gallery when you have time," Fang Shaobei said, and the female students responded enthusiastically, while Xiaoxiao and Miaomiao exchanged amused smiles.
After class, Fang Shaobei returned to the gallery on his own, and Xiaoxiao took Miaomiao away.
They didn’t go to see her painting immediately but instead took a walk around the school. Compared to her previous school, this one was more artistically inclined, with picturesque scenery everywhere.
Listening to Xiaoxiao talk about many things regarding the school, they also had lunch together in the school cafeteria, where the food tasted much better than abroad.
In the afternoon, they went to the library together, found a VIP room, and drew while chatting.
As they chatted, Xiaoxiao suddenly asked, "Gigi, do you have a boyfriend?"