I was the leader of the righteous path in high school.

Gu Yun was taken aback by Xia Qige's words.

Then, a rather disdainful remark escaped her lips: "Xia Qige, why are you acting like a woman, so indecisive and fussy?"

"Going out is fine, but even if there's no plan, you still have to lie to your brothers and go out. What do you mean by 'Can I come out with you for a bit?'"

"You make me feel like a stranger! Disgusting!"

"Um."

But the next moment, Xia Qige frankly admitted, "So I came to keep you company."

"..."

This is bad news.

Could it be that he/she has fallen ill?

It's like someone's brain has broken and they're talking nonsense.

Gu Yun immediately became serious, put on the clothes next to him, and said, "You have a fever?"

"What? You've been cleaning? I told you to come over here, why aren't you...?"

"Are you running a fever? If you're going to sweep, just pat yourself with your slippers. I'm not going."

Perhaps Gu Yun's words were too shocking, because Xia Qige on the other end of the phone fell silent instantly, as if she didn't know what to say.

He then hung up the phone without saying a word, seemingly indicating that he really didn't intend to chat with Gu Yun anymore.

Damn it, no matter how we talk about it, we can always kill the conversation. Gu Yun is just too authoritative.

After watching her hang up the phone, Gu Yun thought for a moment and then went out.

He kept thinking about it the whole way; Xia Qige's condition was not right.

He usually speaks in a sarcastic, cryptic way, but today he actually said something like "come and keep me company." He's probably really delirious from the fever.

When they arrived at her house, Gu entered the password and pushed the door open.

My first impression of the living room was that it was a mess.

Because both her parents are busy, Xia Qige has always lived alone in a room for accompanying her to study.

Occasionally, her parents would hire a housekeeper to clean for her, but the rest of the time she was alone, and they didn't know why she could make such a mess.

Gu Yun had initially thought she would suddenly pop out from a pile of clothes and scare him, but Xia Qige clearly knew she was no longer a child and couldn't use such childish methods to scare people.

So Gu Yun was not found.

Take two more steps inside and you'll see Xia Qige lying on her side on the bed in the bedroom, wrapped tightly in the blanket, with only half of her head showing.

"Feed".

no response.

Gu Yun walked over and bent down to look at her.

Xia Qige had her eyes closed, her cheeks were indeed a little red, and her breathing seemed a little heavier than usual.

Oh ho, so he really was delirious from the fever.

Sigh, thank goodness you have me, otherwise how would you survive?

Gu Yun sighed and then reached out, pressing the back of his hand against her forehead.

It feels cool and refreshing.

I then touched her neck, and it was cold too.

wrong!

That's not right, Mom!

It can't have cooled down that quickly, can it?!

Gu Yun paused for two seconds, looked down, and met a pair of clear eyes staring straight at him.

Oh, so he didn't die.

"..."

"Have you touched enough?" Xia Qige asked, her voice perfectly normal.

Gu Yun withdrew his hand, expressionless: "Xia Qige, are you acting as me?"

"no."

"Is this considered a fever?"

"I had a fever, but it just went down."

Gu Yun stared at her for three seconds, then turned and left.

"Gu Yun".

He didn't stop walking.

"Let's go to the mall."

"I'm not going."

"Hold my bag."

How could your grandmother say such a thing?

Gu Yun almost slipped and fell, but resisted the urge to turn around and yell at her and continued walking.

"That cycling."

Gu Yun stopped in his tracks.

He turned around and saw that Xia Qige had already sat up in bed. Her hair was a little messy, but her eyes were very clear, and she didn't look weak at all.

Gu Yun looked her up and down, somewhat incredulous: "Cycling? With your current physique, you can even ride?"

"Whether I can ride it or not is none of your business. Just tell me if you're going or not."

Here comes the most classic brotherly remark.

It's none of your business what I do, I'm just asking if you're going or not.

Gu Yun would never be provoked by such words.

"Where to?"

Xia Qige got out of bed and casually tidied her hair: "The park."

"Now?"

"Now!"

Just do it.

Twenty minutes later, the two arrived at the park entrance.

As soon as the car came to a stop, Xia Qige pointed in a direction: "That one."

Gu Yun looked over and saw a tandem bicycle with a blue-green frame and a basket in front with a fake flower stuck in it.

"..."

"Rent one," Xia Qige said.

Gu Yun looked at her: "You can ride?"

"Won't."

"Then what are you renting?"

"You'll be riding in front."

"So I'll ride in front, and you sit in the back?"

"Um."

Gu Yun took a deep breath, turned around and left.

Xia Qige stood still.

Gu Yun took five steps, stopped, and walked back.

"Did you bring your ID card?" he asked.

Xia Qige took it out of her pocket and handed it to him.

Gu Yun took the bike and walked towards the rental shop, saying without turning his head, "Just one ride."

"it is good."

"I'll go back after I'm done riding."

"it is good."

"You said it yourself."

"Um."

The tandem bicycles in the cultural and ecological park are not cheap, costing 60 yuan per hour.

Although Xia Qige was supposed to pay, Gu Yun still took the initiative to help choose a three-person bicycle and kept haggling with the shopkeeper.

"Hey boss, this one won't do, the chain's a bit loose... This one's seat's a bit broken, it'll hurt your butt... This one's no good either, it's a bit dirty..."

After five minutes, and with the shopkeeper looking helpless, Gu Yun finally chose a car he was satisfied with.

Once on the vehicle, Gu Yun gripped the steering wheel and rode off.

"I never realized before. I never expected that you would be so eloquent after leaving school. You can hold your own against a conman boss." Xia Qige's voice came over.

Gu Yun didn't even turn his head. "I didn't feel like you were praising me at all; it sounded more like you were criticizing me."

"Don't be lazy, little legs, pedal faster, don't leave me to do all the work."

"Are you tired from pedaling? Do you have something wrong with you?"

"Oh, I didn't kick."

"Draft it!"

The park's paths were flat, and the trees on both sides provided shade from most of the sunlight. A breeze blew in from the side, carrying the scent of fresh grass.

Gu Yun, pedaling, suddenly asked, "Was that illness you were talking about really real?"

There was a moment of silence in the back seat.

"real."

"Where do you feel unwell?"

"I don't want to talk."

Gu Yun paused for a moment, then scoffed, "Then why did you call me out?"

There was no response from the person in the back seat.

Gu Yun continued riding forward, and after a while, he spoke again: "Xia Qige, are you...?"

"Is it something?"

"Do you have athlete's foot?"

"Get the hell out of here."

The tandem bicycle creaked and groaned forward, with Gu Yun pedaling in front and Xia Qige sitting behind, neither of them speaking.

As Gu Yun rode to the corner by the lake, he turned his head and glanced back.

Xia Qige was looking at the lake with her head tilted to the side. Her hair was a little messy from the wind, but her expression was more relaxed than usual.

Gu turned back, pushed off with his feet, and rode the bike a little faster.

"Slow down," said the person in the back seat.

"Too much to do."

Gu Yun grumbled, but still slowed down.

I rode my tandem bicycle slowly along the lakeside, casting a long shadow as it swayed and rolled across the dappled sunlight.

Gu Yun sensed that something was wrong.

But I can't quite put my finger on what's wrong.

P.S.: Happy Lunar New Year's Eve and Happy New Year!