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In the past, when Luo Zhi watched Jiang Baili run errands for the Gobi Desert every day, she always thought it was a very simple thing. But when she did it herself, she found that things were not so simple.

She had considered helping Zhao Shucheng with these chores, but realized she wasn't even qualified to run errands. After all, she was just a friend; these were things only a girlfriend should do.

Luo Zhi snapped out of her daze, looked at Jiang Baili with her hair still wet, and gave a bitter smile. She never expected that she would fall into the same predicament of anxiety and uncertainty as Jiang Baili.

She comforted Jiang Baili, who was feeling down, and told her to change out of her wet clothes. She prepared cold medicine for her and brought her a bowl of hot instant noodles, chatting with her to distract her.

While helping Gu Senxiang prepare for the symposium, Ye Zhanyan frequently appeared around Zhao Shucheng, making Gu Senxiang feel a deep sense of crisis.

In fact, she had known for a long time that Ye Zhanyan might have fallen for Zhao Shucheng, but she hadn't made any moves before, but now she was no longer hiding it.

She also had to admit that, compared to her quiet self, someone like Ye Zhanyan might be more attractive to men.

Ye Zhanyan's initiative made it impossible for Gu Senxiang to ignore her anymore, so when Luo Zhi invited her to lunch, she told Luo Zhi how she felt.

Luo Zhi was surprised that Gu Senxiang had found out, and felt a little uneasy, wondering if Gu Senxiang knew that she had also fallen in love with Qi Ming.

"Xiangxiang, are you mistaken?"

"Impossible. I can tell that Ye Zhanyan often peeks at Qi Ming. Now that I think about it, the reason she reconciled with you was to get closer to Qi Ming."

"Are you worried that Qi Ming will fall for someone else? I think you can rest assured. After all, you've been together for so long, and your understanding of each other is unmatched by anyone else. Besides, Qi Ming isn't that kind of person. Maybe Ye Zhanyan will give up when she sees there's no hope?"

"I hope so!"

Gu Senxiang felt that Ye Zhanyan was not someone who would give up easily. After all, she could tell that Ye Zhanyan was a stubborn person, just like Tang Xiaomi or Yi Yao.

"But to be honest, I still don't understand why Ye Zhanyan suddenly gave up on Sheng Huainan and fell in love with Qi Ming. Xiangxiang, do you know?"

Gu Senxiang shook her head after hearing this and said, "I don't know either. After all, Qi Ming hadn't met with her many times before you two reconciled."

Suddenly, Gu Senxiang thought of something and said, "Maybe I know why."

"What do you remember?"

"Yes, Ye Zhanyan was probably just curious at first, but she was in a bad mood that day, so she called Qi Ming. Qi Ming and I went to see Ye Zhanyan together. She looked very disheveled, and Qi Ming said a lot of comforting words."

"She fell for Qi Ming because of this?"

Gu Senxiang nodded and said, "Yes, that's why. Because you don't understand, a lonely person will grasp at a helping hand as if it were a lifeline."

Speaking of this, Gu Senxiang thought of Yi Yao. Yi Yao was ostracized at school, so Qi Ming, the only person who spoke up for her, became her only salvation. That's why she rejected getting close to Qi Ming and cooperated with Tang Xiaomi in the hope of keeping herself away from Qi Ming.

Unexpectedly, now that Yi Yao has gone to study in another city, she still has a love rival, and one who is much, much prettier than Yi Yao is Ye Zhanyan.

In fact, Gu Senxiang was well aware that someone as outstanding as Zhao Shucheng would never lack suitors. Even if he blocked Ye Zhanyan's approach now, there would still be other senior and junior students who liked him.

Even though they're together now, Zhao Shucheng still receives love letters and confessions from other girls. However, he hasn't hidden it from her; in fact, he entrusts her with handling the love letters.

That day, Zhao Shucheng and Gu Senxiang arranged to go to the library together at seven o'clock. Just as Zhao Shucheng came out of the dormitory to go to the library, a girl came over and told him that someone was waiting for him on the rooftop.

Zhao Shucheng was curious about who had asked him to meet, so he texted Gu Senxiang to ask where she was.

Gu Senxiang saw Zhao Shucheng's text message and was a little surprised. She replied: I'm already in the library. Where are you?

"I'll be there in a while. Someone just told me to wait for me on the rooftop. I'll go check it out."

Zhao Shucheng knew that Luo Zhi liked to be alone on the rooftop, so he subconsciously thought that Luo Zhi had something to talk to him about, so he rushed to the rooftop that the girl had mentioned.

When he arrived, Zhao Shucheng saw that the ground was covered with roses and candles, which clearly indicated that he was about to confess his love.

Zhao Shucheng was quite surprised. She didn't think Gu Senxiang could do something like this, since they were already together and there was no need for her to confess her feelings.

But if it was Luo Zhi who did it, then it was truly beyond Zhao Shucheng's expectations. Although he had long known that Luo Zhi had feelings for him, he had always felt that Luo Zhi was not the type to make a big fuss about it, nor would she make such a gesture of confession.

Just as Zhao Shucheng was speculating, Ye Zhanyan appeared in front of him, holding a bouquet of flowers.

Zhao Shucheng could sense that Ye Zhanyan felt differently about him, but he knew from the beginning that Ye Zhanyan had only approached him to spite Luo Zhi. Now, however, she had confessed her feelings directly, which was somewhat unexpected.

"Zhan Yan, what's wrong?"

"Qi Ming, I like you!" Ye Zhanyan shouted.

She had been preparing for today's confession for a very long time, and even dressed up carefully, wearing Zhao Shucheng's favorite short skirt and holding freshly bought flowers.

"Are you sure? But Gu Senxiang and I are already together, and I have no intention of breaking up with her, so we are destined not to be together."

"No, there's a way. You can continue dating Gu Senxiang, but I'll also be your girlfriend. Besides, I'm prettier and more understanding than her. If you're worried that Gu Senxiang will find out, I can be your secret girlfriend. In public, we'll still be just friends. You just need to make time for me occasionally."

Zhao Shucheng was surprised by Ye Zhanyan's words. Looking at her, he asked, "Do you know what you're saying?" "Of course I know. What I'm doing is shameless. I'm even being a third party in your relationship, or even a mistress who doesn't live in the shadows. But since I chose to confess, I've already made preparations."

Ye Zhanyan looked at Zhao Shucheng with deep affection and said, "Before I met you, I didn't really know what it felt like to like someone."

Zhao Shucheng said, "That's not right. You and Sheng Huainan were each other's first love. There's no need for you to say something like that just to make me believe you."

"Actually, our relationship was a coincidence. Back then, I didn't understand what liking someone meant. Sheng Huainan was the only person who gave me warmth, so I subconsciously wanted to get closer to him, which is why I accepted his confession. But after meeting you, I realized what true liking and love are."

Ye Zhanyan approached Zhao Shucheng, presented him with flowers, and said, "You may not believe it, but I can prove myself with my actions in the future. It was your appearance that gave me the courage to face my father, and it was you who made me realize that I am never alone. It's just that I have been trapped in a misunderstanding in the past."

Zhao Shucheng looked at Ye Zhanyan in front of him and was about to say something when he suddenly heard footsteps and someone appeared on the rooftop.

But when Zhao Shucheng turned around, he found that the person who came was Gu Senxiang.

Gu Senxiang heard from Zhao Shucheng that someone was looking for him on the rooftop, and worried that Zhao Shucheng might be in danger, so she came here from the library, but she didn't expect to see such a romantic scene.

Not knowing how to react, she turned and ran away.

Zhao Shucheng naturally couldn't just watch Gu Senxiang run away like that, and he was also worried that she might be in danger due to her unstable emotions, so he said, "Xiangxiang, don't go yet. This is a confession I prepared for you. Although we are officially together, we haven't confessed to each other yet, so I wanted to give you a surprise."

As Zhao Shucheng spoke, he winked at Ye Zhanyan, who knew that Zhao Shucheng was saying this to prevent Gu Senxiang from finding out about her confession.

Although she was somewhat unwilling, since Zhao Shucheng didn't say anything else, she would take it as his acceptance of her confession, and she would be Zhao Shucheng's woman from now on.

"Yes, Xiangxiang, Qi Ming specially prepared this for you. In fact, to avoid you finding out, he had me prepare it all the way."

Gu Senxiang certainly couldn't believe Zhao Shucheng so easily, but she didn't want to misunderstand him because of a confession, so she accepted Zhao Shucheng's confession with some doubt and also accepted the roses from Ye Zhanyan.

Ye Zhanyan watched Zhao Shucheng and Gu Senxiang's departing figures, while she alone cleaned up the mess on the rooftop. However, Ye Zhanyan didn't feel lonely at this moment, because just now, Zhao Shucheng had accepted her confession, and she had won over Luo Zhi again.

It can be said that Ye Zhanyan's competitive spirit towards Luo Zhi had long been one of her obsessions. Although she was able to become Luo Zhi's friend in order to get closer to Zhao Shucheng and put aside her previous grudges, her competitive spirit never disappeared.

Just thinking about how Luo Zhi had known Zhao Shucheng for over a year but was still just a fake girlfriend, while she herself had become his real girlfriend, made Ye Zhanyan incredibly happy.

Although she is currently only Zhao Shucheng's secret lover, it's still much better than Luo Zhi, who is still secretly in love with her.

However, Ye Zhanyan did not intend to show off to Luo Zhi, because she was worried that if she provoked Luo Zhi, Luo Zhi might also confess, and then they would be on the same starting line again.
Speaking of which, Ye Zhanyan felt a little sorry for Luo Zhi. Luo Zhi had a crush on Sheng Huainan, and just when they were almost together, Sheng Huainan mistook her for the person he was talking to on the rooftop and confessed his feelings to her.

Now that Luo Zhi finally stopped liking Sheng Huainan, she confessed her feelings first and became Zhao Shucheng's girlfriend, leaving Luo Zhi to become a spectator once again.

After Gu Senxiang and Zhao Shucheng walked off the rooftop, they looked back at it and said, "Actually, this wasn't your confession, it was Ye Zhanyan who confessed to you, right?"

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "You figured it out?"

"Isn't it obvious? You've confessed to me countless times; you don't need to do this anymore. But why did you say it was prepared for me? This isn't how you present something you've already done. Aren't you afraid that Ye Zhanyan might jump off this because you've given away her hard work to someone else?"

Zhao Shucheng held Gu Senxiang's hand and said, "Don't worry, she wouldn't be that extreme. Besides, don't you want to know if I accepted her confession?"

"I think you didn't agree. After all, if you had, you wouldn't have confessed to me or even come downstairs with me."

Zhao Shucheng looked at Gu Senxiang and said, "Can't I be the one having my cake and eating it too?"

"Even so, I accept it. After all, you're so outstanding, it's normal for girls to like you. It's only a matter of time before competitors appear. But I didn't expect her to be the first to take action."

Zhao Shucheng was shocked by Gu Senxiang's words and couldn't help but hug her, saying, "Xiangxiang, don't worry, you will always be the person I love most in this world, and the only person I will marry is you."

"Ye Zhanyan confessed to me, saying that she wouldn't mind being my mistress or secret lover. Before I could reply, you appeared, which led to what happened next."

"Then what do you think?"

Seeing Gu Senxiang's expectant eyes, Zhao Shucheng said, "To avoid you getting hurt, I plan to remain silent for now. After all, Tang Xiaomi and Yi Yao's situation was bad enough once, I'm really afraid of a repeat. What if I'm not there for you in time and you encounter danger?"

"Ye Zhanyan also has a somewhat extreme personality, so in order not to upset her, we should continue to get along as before, without rejecting or provoking her. As for matters of the heart, we can deal with them slowly in the future. At worst, after graduation, we can just start a global trip and make it impossible for anyone else to find us."

Gu Senxiang replied, "Actually, there's no need for that. It's Ye Zhanyan's business if she likes you. As long as you don't abandon me, I can ignore it."

"It's too early to talk about these things now. Besides, there are already quite a few rumors circulating at school. I don't want everyone to talk about me being a womanizer or cheating on someone else."

"Ha, now you're thinking of protecting your reputation, but your womanizing and two-timing is nothing new."

Zhao Shucheng helplessly patted Gu Senxiang's hair and said, "You can't say that. Before, it was to help Luo Zhi get rid of Sheng Huainan's entanglement. But now we've started our own business, and as the founder of the company, I have to present a good personal image to the outside world, so I need to be careful."

“Being a womanizer in the past didn’t mean anything, but if the company founder is also a womanizer, it will only give investors the impression that he is unreliable, so it’s best to avoid such things if possible.”

Zhao Shucheng finally managed to cheer Gu Senxiang up, but considering Ye Zhanyan's personality, he knew the matter wasn't over yet. (End of Chapter)