The clamor outside diminished, and Gu Zhiqi closed her book and stood up to head for the classroom door.
As Gu Zhiqi rose, Qiao Qingshu also closed her book and stood up, catching up to Gu Zhiqi with a small jog and awkwardly saying, "Um, let’s eat together."
Upon hearing this, Gu Zhiqi did not immediately respond; she pondered for two seconds before looking at Qiao Qingshu with a languid expression and saying, "Just pay for yourself."
Would I dare to ask you to treat me?
Her mouth twitched lightly as she curved her lips into a happy smile and followed Gu Zhiqi.
"Hey! Wait for me, you two. You’re going to eat without calling me!"
Originally sleeping with his head on the desk, Lu Xingzhe suddenly got up upon hearing their conversation. He chased after them, his face sour and his tone tinged with a hint of complaint.
Both Gu Zhiqi and Qiao Qingshu tacitly chose to ignore him.
Lu Xingzhe didn’t mind and hummed quietly, hands in his pockets as he strolled leisurely behind them.
Initially, Gu Zhiqi didn’t care much about Lu Xingzhe and Qiao Qingshu joining her for a meal.
But when they got to the restaurant, Lu Xingzhe and Qiao Qingshu noticed the injury on her forehead. They wouldn’t allow her to eat this or that, and finally decided to order her a mild-tasting bean soup rice.
The person in question now was filled with regret, deep regret.
Regret for having lunch with the two of them.
After tasting many exquisite dishes, the mild-flavored bean soup rice lacked something in comparison.
However, Gu Zhiqi, who always disliked wasting food, still finished the portion she was served.
Meanwhile, she covertly made a decision: if she ever got hurt again, she was determined not to eat out with these two.
As the bell for the end of school rang, Gu Zhiqi quickly gathered her textbooks and stuffed them into her drawer before standing up.
As soon as Gu Zhiqi stood up, Lu Xingzhe approached her with his hands in his pockets and handed his phone to her.
Gu Zhiqi looked at the video playing on the phone, her gaze momentarily pausing. Wasn’t this the car accident site from this morning?
She turned her head towards Lu Xingzhe, her eyes tinted with a questioning look.
"Is this the ’minor car accident’ you mentioned?" Lu Xingzhe stared at Gu Zhiqi with a darkened face, a faint trace of anger lurking in his eyes.
Hearing Lu Xingzhe’s question, Qiao Qingshu immediately stood up and glanced at the video on the phone.
In the video, a large truck collided head-on with a small black car, and after a loud bang, while the car was expected to be written off, it flipped over and landed perfectly fine.
"Such a heavy impact, and yet the small car is unharmed."
Qiao Qingshu, unfamiliar with the Gu Family’s car and unaware that Gu Zhiqi was inside, commented indifferently.
Watching the succession of cars colliding and then the truck once again headed for the small car, Qiao Qingshu furrowed her brows.
Considering Lu Xingzhe’s earlier words and Gu Zhiqi’s remark about a minor car accident that morning.
Turning towards Gu Zhiqi, "Was this the accident you experienced this morning?"
"It was not just any accident, the car struck by the truck belongs to the Gu Family." Recognizing the car as the one the Gu Family used to transport Gu Zhiqi and Xiyue, Lu Xingzhe’s eyes filled with a deep chill as he fixedly watched the truck on the video.
A cold aura surrounded him.
Thinking of the injury Gu Zhiqi sustained, Lu Xingzhe couldn’t help but curse under his breath, "Damn it!"
It had been quite a struggle till she got back; what if she got knocked away again?
Listening to Lu Xingzhe’s words, Qiao Qingshu’s eyes shifted dramatically, the typically indifferent visage now tainted with a faint trace of malice.