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Chapter 232: Chapter 116 Dad is going to take you flying.
Gou Huai didn’t waste his effort disciplining them; the boys were both sour and in pain but nobody continued to make a fuss.
Gao gave him an "Go for it" look, obediently got up, and moved aside.
Gou Huai pulled out the chair next to him, all smiles as he invited her to a subtle trap: "Thank you, have a seat!"
Gu Jiuyue glanced at the chair Er Gao had sat in, stood there without moving, pursed her lips, and just looked at Su Huai.
"Fine, sit here."
Gou Huai certainly knew what she meant and immediately vacated the spot, sitting down next to it.
Little Gold Mine was satisfied, she smoothed her skirt and gracefully settled into Su Huai’s chair.
Then, she placed the plate in front of Su Huai and tilted her head to look at him.
Seduce me, huh, you sly woman?
Gou Huai felt slightly overwhelmed; her beauty went without saying, and the dignity and elegance she exuded after sitting down was a critical hit.
Knees together, legs tilted to the left, hands folded on her lap, back straight—it was the classic oblique sitting posture.
Stewardesses often sit like this, but Gu Jiuyue was different. She was more relaxed; it wasn’t a dignified posture maintained for show but rather the natural grace of a lady born to wealth.
When she tilted her head slightly, looking expectantly at Su Huai, she was both beautiful and well-behaved.
No, I have to show her some colors!
"Did you peel these?"
Su Huai clearly knew she didn’t but deliberately brought it up just to shatter her poised front.
Sure enough, Gu Jiuyue immediately averted her gaze, turning her head: "I... I’m not very good at it. Tingting and the others peeled them for me."
Gou Huai’s eyes twinkled with amusement: "They peeled them for you, and then you bring them to me to eat? Is that proper?"
She grew increasingly self-conscious: "Well, I can’t handle spicy food..."
"Oh, so you’re finding me to clean up leftovers?"
Gou Dongxi was doing it on purpose, and Gu Jiuyue realized it, but despite feeling annoyed, she wasn’t being unreasonable.
"They’re fresh! I haven’t even touched them..."
She pulled a triple play of looking aggrieved for Gou Huai—looking down, pursing her lips, her voice urgent.
Having teased her enough, Gou Huai dared not continue and flashed a radiant smile.
"I know, thank you, good friend!"
Not stopping there, he put on plastic gloves again and said with a gentle smile, "Alright, I’ll eat your spicy, and you eat my thirteen spices... By the way, do you prefer thirteen spices or the chilled ones?"
Gu Jiuyue remained deadpan, but her eyes clearly lit up.
"Chilled!"
But Su Huai reached for the thirteen spices instead, not accommodating her wish.
"No, your stomach isn’t very strong, you shouldn’t eat too much cold food, have two of the thirteen spices to taste."
Then why did you even ask me?!
Gu Jiuyue was somewhat unhappy— at least she seemed a bit unhappy, but in reality, as soon as Su Huai put the peeled shrimp into her plate, she hurriedly opened a new pair of chopsticks.
"Don’t rush, dip it in the soup before you eat."
Su Huai reminded her as he peeled another shrimp.
Gu Jiuyue obediently complied, eating her fourth shrimp of the day.
In fact, she didn’t really like eating crawfish; the flavor was too strong and pungent, but... the respect for a good friend had to be maintained.
Thinking this, the flavor seemed three times better to her.
"Speaking of which," Su Huai asked casually while busy, "Did you have something you wanted to talk to me about?"
"Mhm."
Gu Jiuyue put down her chopsticks, sat up straight, and looked at Su Huai’s face.
"I heard about you helping Hua Qianqian and I think you did a really good job, I’m proud to have a friend like you..."
Gou Huai felt a sense of accomplishment from the praise but didn’t get carried away.
"You came specifically to commend me?"
"Mhm." She nodded vigorously, her gaze very serious, "I want to tell you in person that I am also aware of the effort you’ve put in for me."
No, you don’t know.
I freaking changed my major for you, took on the most hated class leader role, and slave away for the department and student council every day...
Even offering myself in marriage wouldn’t be enough!
Su Huai shook his head, banishing the terrifying thought from his mind— 89 points in strength + 87 in physique, touching her, who was as delicate as a bean sprout, was an accident waiting to happen...
"Alright, I accept your commendation and promise to keep up the good work, taking good care of you."
Su Huai, smiling, pinched the shrimp with just enough sauce and brought it towards Gu Jiuyue: "Open up, a reward for you."
What are you doing?!
Gu Jiuyue couldn’t take it anymore, instinctively recoiled, bringing her clasped hands to her chest, her composed demeanor collapsing.
"No need, no need, put it down, I’ll do it myself!"
Her panicked tone was evident, and she looked at Su Huai as if he were a huge pervert.
"Okay."
Su Huai shrugged, his expression unchanged as he placed the shrimp back in the plate, his mood still stable.
Feeling disappointed, angry, upset?
Not a chance, he wasn’t a real little boy.
Gou Huai just wanted to measure her 60-point favorability to see what level it was at, now that he knew the boundaries, it was all good.
"Then you do it, eat as much as you can, but don’t overdo it."
Su Huai’s smile was warm and kind.
Failed at being flirtatious, instantly became fatherly.
Gou Dongxi’s tactics were like an old sow trying on brassieres, layer after layer of tricks.
Gu Jiuyue, no matter how smart and composed, couldn’t stand it, relaxed and tense from his mixed signals.
"Mhm, got it."
She lowered her head to pick up the shrimp, her expression still pretty calm, but to an outsider, she appeared shy and timid.
As a result, the girls observing them began to ship them like crazy.
"Wow! Are they really not dating? I don’t believe it!"
"Just get together already, stop torturing me, gimme some sugar!"
"No way! Dog Class Leader doesn’t deserve Goddess Yueyue, I disagree!"
"That’s enough already, which guy in our department could be a perfect match for Gu Jiuyue? Better not let outsiders benefit, I think Gou Huai is quite good."
