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Moreover, he was destined to enter the underworld.
He didn't want to involve people in the outer world in the dangers of the inner world.
Gu Ran said to Liu Miaomiao, "Su Xiaoqiang and I are from two different worlds, we can't be together."
Finally, he added, "Just like you and Chu Zihang."
Seemingly having her secret question exposed, Liu Miaomiao opened her mouth slightly, about to defend herself, but ultimately remained silent.
"It's still different. I like Chu Zihang, but I don't dare to pursue him."
Liu Miaomiao readily admitted it.
In the eyes of the girls at Shilan Middle School, liking Chu Zihang is not a shameful thing.
“Su Xiaoqiang is more proactive than me,” she continued. “And you’re not as cold as Chu Zihang.”
Gu Ran looked up at the sky.
The sky was vast, but clouds were constantly gathering, seemingly concealing an unknown storm.
He couldn't imagine what the future would hold with Su Xiaoqiang.
"Tell Su Xiaoqiang that I don't like her," Gu Ran said to Liu Miaomiao. "Please make sure you tell her clearly."
We'll be separated by distance from now on, so there's no need to leave others with lingering hopes or ambiguous feelings.
Whether we can even survive tonight is still uncertain.
Seeing his serious expression, Liu Miaomiao nodded obediently and softly hummed in agreement.
……
Soon, everyone had spent the afternoon playing by the stream.
In the evening, everyone had had enough fun, so they went back to their rooms to change into dry clothes and prepare for the next activity.
Bonfire party.
This was also arranged by Su Xiaoqiang.
Being with someone you love, quietly watching the flames burn amidst the flickering firelight, might be a very romantic thing.
But after Gu Ran returned to her room, she didn't go out again.
During the day, he chose to stay in crowded places and avoid going to secluded areas alone, so as not to give the assassin an opportunity.
At night, under the cover of darkness, assassins have more opportunities.
Therefore, staying home is the best option.
He didn't even go for dinner; he just took a few lunch boxes provided by the restaurant at noon and went back to his executive suite to rest.
Su Xiaoqiang seemed busy arranging activities and didn't call Gu Ran.
Chapter 28 Matters of the Heart
Because her body smelled of barbecue charcoal, Gu Ran took a shower and changed into dry clothes.
Then, he sat on the sofa and looked at the map.
This map is a tourist map I got from the hotel; it has a detailed record of the surrounding terrain and landforms.
Gu Ran pondered for a long time and concluded that the assassin's primary objective was still to kidnap him.
Because if you really want to kill him, you can just assassinate him.
The methods are varied, such as poisoning, and are difficult to prevent.
But they didn't take any action all afternoon, proving that they still only wanted to kidnap him.
Therefore, they will most likely make their move late at night.
However, he still couldn't understand where his value lay.
After the assassin's backers kidnapped him, who would they ask for ransom from?
What exactly are they planning?
More and more questions arose; he couldn't find the starting point and couldn't figure it out.
Perhaps if we encounter the assassin tonight, we can find out the truth by asking him.
At that moment, the entrance door to the suite was opened.
Su Xiaoqiang is back.
She was also holding two buckets of instant noodles and two bottles of nutritional drinks.
"I knew you hadn't eaten, so I brought you some food," Su Xiaoqiang said as she came in. "I... I'll go take a shower first. You go boil some water, and we'll eat together later!"
After saying that, Su Xiaoqiang returned to her room.
Most girls take a long time to shower, but she finished in fifteen minutes, only her hair was still wet when she came out.
She was wearing a white T-shirt and loose athletic shorts, and as she dried her hair with a towel, she walked to the sofa and sat down.
Gu Ran had already boiled the water. He asked, "Why do you suddenly want to eat instant noodles?"
Su Xiaoqiang said, "I called Lu Mingfei and asked him what you two often ate when you were together, and he said that you liked to eat this."
Gu Ran tore open the instant noodle packaging; both were spicy beef flavored, which was indeed the flavor he and Lu Mingfei often ate when they hung out at internet cafes.
He put the seasonings in both buckets of instant noodles, then added boiling water, covered them, and started simmering the noodles.
The aroma of instant noodles began to waft through the room, filling it completely.
Gu Ran asked Su Xiaoqiang, "Have you met Liu Miaomiao?"
"Ah."
Su Xiaoqiang kicked off her slippers and stepped barefoot onto the sofa.
She still looked radiant and said, "But I won't give up."
It's my business whether I like you or not; it doesn't matter whether you like me or not.
Gu Ran smiled wryly: "You really do look like Lu Mingfei."
Su Xiaoqiang seemed to remember something and suddenly gave a silly laugh.
she says:
“Once, Lu Mingfei and I were on duty together. We often bickered and argued. Suddenly, Lu Mingfei stopped talking back. It turned out that he saw Chen Wenwen walking quietly in the corridor.”
"I saw Lu Mingfei looking infatuated and was about to say something sarcastic to him when, in the next second, I saw Zhao Menghua jog up to Chen Wenwen and the two of them walked side by side, chatting and laughing."
"Lu Mingfei and I were like two defeated dogs, watching Chen Wenwen and Zhao Menghua's retreating figures. Then Lu Mingfei suddenly said to me, 'It's only right for someone like me to suffer the pain of unrequited love, but why should someone as proud as you, Little Fairy, suffer like me?'"
Gu Ran listened quietly.
He sighed and said, "So why are you doing this to yourself?"
"Things are different now."
Su Xiaoqiang hugged her long legs and squatted on the sofa, her shoulder gently touching Gu Ran's shoulder.
She continued:
"I've actually figured it out recently. When I said I liked Zhao Menghua before, it was just because I didn't want to be outshone by Chen Wenwen. That wasn't true love..."
"Because I only now know what it feels like to like someone..."
As she said this, her eyes were fixed on the instant noodle container on the coffee table, and she dared not look away.
This was the first time she had opened up to a boy.
"The instant noodles are ready, let's eat."
Gu Ran handed Su Xiaoqiang a bucket of instant noodles.
Su Xiaoqiang blew on the steam and took a bite.
"It tastes pretty good," she commented.
Gu Ran quietly ate her instant noodles.
He didn't know how to respond to the girl's feelings.
Silence reigned in the room.
Suddenly, cheers erupted outside the hotel; it turned out that the students had lit a bonfire.
The noisy sounds echoed throughout the entire resort hotel.
Su Xiaoqiang, holding a bowl of instant noodles, went to the French windows and looked at the bonfire party outside.
She organized this party.
The campfire was located on the platform outside the hotel.
The bonfire, piled up more than a meter high, burned with an orange glow, and the figures of the students appeared and disappeared in the firelight.
The speakers prepared for the party were playing a gentle waltz, and several daring couples were dancing hand in hand in the yellow light.
Chen Wenwen leaned happily on Zhao Menghua's shoulder, while Zhao Menghua leered at her waist and swayed to the beat.
Upon seeing these, Su Xiaoqiang suddenly smiled happily.
Let's go see a movie!
Su Xiaoqiang walked to the TV cabinet, where there was a pile of Blu-ray discs, specially prepared for the hotel's home entertainment system.
After revealing her feelings, she didn't care whether Gu Ran would respond.
Gu Ran thought that once she went to university and met more outstanding people, she would gradually forget him.
The two reached a tacit understanding: matters of the heart would be put on hold for the time being.
"You're not planning to go out tonight, right?" Gu Ran walked to the table, took out the hotel's 'Do Not Disturb' sign, and prepared to hang it on the door.
Seeing that he was about to put up the sign, Su Xiaoqiang seemed to remember something and quietly hummed in agreement.
After hearing the answer, Gu Ran went to the door and hung up the sign.
At the same time, lock the door from the inside.