The distant bamboo forest rustled in the wind. Zhang Jingxu hesitated for a moment, then suddenly said: "If, hypothetically, I can't find a girlfriend in the future, can we go on like this forever? Or..." He paused, then said: "Can I like you?"
Yu Wanwan's expression froze for an instant, then she replied resolutely: "No."
"Why?"
She said mercilessly: "You're too stupid."
Zhang Jingxu tried again: "I can learn."
Yu Wanwan sentenced him to "death": "Forget it. You can't learn."
He stubbornly replied: "I can."
"If you could learn, you wouldn't be unable to find a girlfriend." Yu Wanwan questioned him, "And you just said, if you can't find a girlfriend, you'll like me. Are you treating me as a backup?"
Seeing that she misunderstood his meaning, Zhang Jingxu quickly explained: "No."
"Yes, you are." Yu Wanwan said ruthlessly, "You men are all cunning and treacherous in your own ways."
"I'm not treacherous."
"You're not; you're just too dumb to be treacherous." She reiterated: "And you should know, falling in love with your teacher during the learning process is a big taboo. I will absolutely not engage in a 'teacher-student relationship' with my student."
Zhang Jingxu: "..."
She'd only been his teacher for a few days, and now it's a "teacher-student relationship"?
He sighed bitterly. Maybe Yu Wanwan was right; he was indeed very dumb, too dumb to even express himself properly.
Suddenly, a sharp pain hit his stomach—the "Soul-Crushing Wings" were starting to take effect.
"Hiss." Zhang Jingxu clutched his abdomen, sighing that indeed no one could finish "Soul-Crushing Wings" and still be full of energy.
Yu Wanwan was walking ahead enthusiastically. Noticing a gap between them, she turned back and saw his strange expression. She asked softly: "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Zhang Jingxu put down his hand, his face calm, his voice very light: "Let's go."
A trace of suspicion flickered in her eyes, but she didn't dwell on it and continued toward the nearby hotel.
Back at the hotel, Zhang Jingxu immediately lay down in discomfort. The burning sensation in his stomach persisted.
Yu Wanwan looked at him with concern and was about to speak when the doorbell suddenly rang.
She opened the door and took the millet porridge and stomach medicine she had ordered on the way from the robot's compartment.
The porridge was still warm, a bit hot to the touch. While he wasn't looking, Yu Wanwan secretly took a spoon and tasted it. Not bad, it was just the right temperature.
She walked to the bedside and called: "Get up and have something to eat."
Zhang Jingxu lay in bed, trying to make his expression look like nothing was wrong, and spoke very softly: "You eat. I'm not hungry."
Yu Wanwan clicked her tongue and directly pulled him: "Stop pretending. I know you're uncomfortable."
Hearing this, the man was momentarily stunned, then let her pull him up from the bed.
Yu Wanwan placed the porridge in front of him and pushed over two pills: "Drink the porridge first, then take the medicine."
Zhang Jingxu looked at the warm millet porridge and medicine on the table. If the belated fireworks at Magpie Bridge were a surprise for Yu Wanwan, then this bowl of warm porridge and medicine was his surprise.
She had prepared everything in advance.
Yu Wanwan sat next to him and said softly: "The boss said those chicken wings were made with ghost pepper. It would be weird if you didn't have a stomachache. If you still feel uncomfortable after taking the medicine, tell me, okay?"
Zhang Jingxu didn't reply, just looked at her.
Yu Wanwan frowned slightly, like an older sister taking care of a naive younger brother, urging: "Why are you looking at me? Eat while it's hot!"
Only when she saw him slowly put the porridge into his mouth did Yu Wanwan feel relieved and stand up.
The fireworks outside were still going on. They said it would only last an hour, but it was almost 10 o'clock, and the fireworks in the sky showed no sign of stopping.
Yu Wanwan pushed open the glass door and looked at the sky full of fireworks. She suddenly felt as if the emperor was getting married and the whole country was celebrating.
A tycoon is indeed a tycoon; he didn't hesitate to spend money to please his girlfriend.
She reached up and fiddled with the tassels on the hairpin on her head. At that moment, a warmth she had long missed seemed to surge into her heart.
Just as she was about to return to the room, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a few faint fluorescent lights not far away.
Curious, Yu Wanwan went to the hot spring pool and suddenly felt her luck was amazing today. Not only had she seen the belated fireworks, but she could also see fireflies in the bamboo grove outside the room after returning.
She hadn't seen fireflies in years.
She immediately took out her phone to record, and only when the fireflies slowly flew away did she return to the room.
Zhang Jingxu had already taken his medicine and lay down. Yu Wanwan asked him a couple of concerned questions, then lay down on her own bed and started scrolling through Douya.
The top five trending topics on Douya were all discussions about the firework show that had lasted over two hours and still hadn't stopped.
As the saying goes, when one whale falls, everything thrives. This tycoon's fireworks for his beloved provided material for many self-media bloggers.
Many bloggers had already posted fireworks videos from different angles. The one with the highest likes was a video shot by a college student on campus, showing her and her boyfriend kissing under the fireworks. The video had been posted less than two hours ago and already had over a million likes.
Yu Wanwan scrolled through some netizens' firework videos, then opened her alternate account to check how the behind-the-scenes clips she posted yesterday were doing.
Although they were just behind-the-scenes clips, the traffic was as good as ever. Many fans were already urging her to update.
Yu Wanwan read the comments one by one and suddenly saw a "sabotaging" comment posted by Mi Xiaonai: [First time seeing a young couple book a twin room when they go out. They're married but still not used to sleeping together? (Dog emoji)]