Villain: He humiliated the protagonist's sister, but she fell in love with him.

She forced a professional smile and held the microphone forward:

"Sir, why are you cooking noodles in the middle of the road?"

Xiao Bufan slurped up a mouthful of noodles and mumbled a reply:

"Because the noodles will expire in an hour."

The female reporter paused, seemingly not understanding this absurd reason, and continued to press:

"Have you considered that doing this will cause traffic congestion?"

Xiao Bufan waved his hand dismissively, his tone self-righteous:

"What are you afraid of? It was already blocked before I even cooked it."

The female reporter's lips twitched slightly, and she gritted her teeth to continue asking:

"And... what happens after it's cooked?"

Xiao Bufan glanced down at the bowl of noodles that was still more than half full, then looked up and grinned at her:

"It's even more congested now."

Female reporter: "..."

On the other side, Yida Plaza.

As soon as the training exercise ended, Gu Zhi Qiu dragged Su Shu Shuang into the shopping mall.

Lin Ba followed slowly behind the two, his gaze sweeping aimlessly back and forth between the two figures ahead.

After changing out of her sportswear, Gu Zhi Qiu put on a cream-colored knitted cardigan over a light apricot-colored spaghetti strap dress.

The hem of her skirt just brushed past her knees, revealing a section of her shapely, fair calves. As she walked, the skirt swayed gently, a pleasing sight to behold...

Su Shushuang, on the other hand, has a completely different style.

She wore a loose black short-sleeved top and high-waisted light blue denim shorts, which showed off her long, straight legs almost completely.

Her legs are well-shaped, with clean and neat lines from thighs to calves, and the muscles are well-proportioned but not angular. With every step she takes, you can see the smooth curve on the side of her legs.

His skin tone was a light wheat color left by years of training, which gave it a healthy glow under the soft lights of the mall.

The two women's conversation drifted intermittently to Lin Ba's ears.

Gu Zhi Qiu's tone carried a hint of surprise:

"Instructor Su, if that's the case, you're saying you won't be able to return to Shanghai anytime soon?"

Su Shushuang nodded, a hint of helplessness in her voice:

"Yes. Although Lu Chen's death wasn't directly caused by us, as the team leader, we can't escape responsibility for dereliction of duty. We need to stay in Jiangcheng to cooperate with the investigation for a while."

Gu Zhi Qiu felt indignant on her behalf, and her tone became somewhat reproachful:

"It's all Ji Chen's fault. It's bad enough he's not mentally sound, but he even dragged you into this!"

Lin Ba, listening from behind, twitched his brow slightly, and the corners of his mouth curved imperceptibly as he silently recited a phrase in his mind:

"Ji Chen, Ji Chen, I'll have to take the blame for this."

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting a bit heavy, he quickened his pace and stepped forward, naturally placing himself between the two:

"Alright, alright, it's a rare opportunity to relax, let's not talk about those upsetting things."

Gu Zhi Qiu glanced at him sideways, the gloom on her face instantly dissipating, replaced by a sweet smile:

"Junior is right. Let's go, Instructor Su. I heard there's a new women's clothing store on the third floor. Shall we go try it out?"

Su Shushuang hesitated for a moment, then nodded:

"Okay, let's go take a look."

As it turns out, even someone as usually cool and decisive as Su Shushuang can't help but smile when faced with beautiful clothes.

She flipped through the clothes hangers, placing the clothes in front of her to see if they fit.

The serious look on his face relaxed a lot, and when he smiled, his eyes curved, making him look much prettier than usual.

After wandering around for a while, the three of them passed by a mid-range luxury menswear store.

A well-tailored, dark gray casual suit with clean, crisp lines is displayed in the shop window.

Gu Zhi Qiu unconsciously stopped in her tracks, her eyes lighting up as she turned to look at Lin Ba:

"Junior, let me give you some clothes. This style should look good on you."

Lin Ba shrugged indifferently:

"Sure, you can choose."

Seeing that Lin Ba agreed, Gu Zhi Qiu turned around and pulled Su Shu Shuang into the store, seemingly even more excited than when they were shopping for women's clothing earlier.

She was very careful in her selection, standing in front of the shelf and looking at each item one by one.

Every now and then, he would pick up an item and hold it up against Lin Ba, tilting his head to examine it for a moment before putting it back.

Lin Ba stood there and let her do as she pleased, occasionally raising his arm or turning around to cooperate with her.

In the end, Gu Zhi Qiu ordered a dark gray fitted shirt with a subtle dark pattern around the cuffs, and a pair of black and gray jeans.

She handed it to Lin Ba, her face showing anticipation:

"Junior, go and give it a try."

Lin Ba took the clothes and went into the fitting room.

After he put it on, he looked it over carefully.

It has to be said that this outfit, combined with Lin Ba's handsome face, is indeed very attractive to women.

Sure enough, girls have the best eye when it comes to picking out clothes.

When she came out, Gu Zhi Qiu looked her up and down for several seconds, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up.

She nodded in satisfaction:

"Junior, this outfit suits you perfectly."

She turned her head to look at Su Shushuang, a hint of smugness in her eyes.

"Instructor Su, what do you think of my taste?"

Su Shushuang nodded in agreement, her heart racing involuntarily.

Her gaze lingered on Lin Ba for a moment, and for some reason, she subconsciously turned to the display stand next to her.

She carefully scanned the items and finally picked up a light blue T-shirt and a pair of white flared casual pants.

"Why don't you try this one too? It looks like it would suit you."

Su Shushuang pretended to be calm as she handed over the clothes.

If you look closely, you might notice that her expression is somewhat unnatural.

Lin Ba took it, glanced at it, raised his eyebrows slightly, and turned to go into the fitting room without saying a word.

When she came out again, she had changed into the outfit chosen by Su Shushuang.

Su Shushuang looked Lin Ba up and down, and a faint smile appeared on her lips as she looked at his healing-style outfit:

"Well enough."

Gu Zhi Qiu watched from the side, his gaze lingering meaningfully on Su Shu Shuang's face for a moment.

A glint flashed in her eyes, then she smiled and spoke:

"Well done, Instructor Su, you have good taste."

"That's natural..."

As soon as she said it, she realized that she had subconsciously picked out clothes for Lin Ba.

Her ears burned, and she quickly stopped talking, turned around, and hurried to the cashier to pay, pretending that nothing had happened.

The three walked out of the store, and Lin Ba had two new sets of clothes in his hands.

We walked a little further ahead.

As Gu Zhiqi passed a men's suit store, she paused.

For some reason, she grabbed Lin Ba's arm and tried to pull him inside.

"Junior, shall I buy you another suit?"

Lin Ba didn't want Gu Zhi Qiu to spend so much money, and besides, he already had enough clothes at home.

So he quickly waved his hand in refusal:

"No need, senior, I have enough clothes, I really can't wear them all."

Seeing him standing still, Gu Zhi Qiu blushed slightly, leaned closer, and lowered her voice:

"No, junior...would you like to wear this suit tonight? I'd like you to wear it and stay with me..."

Lin Ba blinked, not reacting for a moment.

After understanding the meaning behind those words, he widened his eyes slightly, looking at Gu Zhi Qiu's shy yet slightly excited expression.

I never expected that my usually gentle and kind senior would have such a quirk.