Zuo Baixuan clenched her hands, her ears turning red involuntarily after being called "wife," followed by her neck, and then her cheeks.
The only white flower left in the classroom is now a white rose.
Zuo Baixuan hesitated for only a second before getting up and running to Luan Yenan, taking the flowers apologetically: "Why are you here?"
Sensing the gazes around her, she buried her face in the flowers, half of her face hidden, which only made her blush more noticeable.
Luan Yenan smiled, glad he hadn't bought red roses. Zuo Baixuan looked better with red roses.
"I've come to pick you up. Aren't the flowers pretty?"
Zuo Baixuan pursed her lips slightly and nodded.
Jiang Lingdan is right.
Luan Yenan was breaking the rules. He asked if the flowers were pretty, but his gaze never left his own face. He was clearly saying, "The flowers are pretty, but you are even prettier."
Zuo Baixuan thought that she couldn't just give up like that.
She reached out and gently ran her fingertips along Luan Yenan's slightly wrinkled V-neck: "I have such good taste. This dress looks just as good on you as I imagined."
Luan Yenan's eyes flickered, his narrow eyes filled with a trembling smile.
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Chapter 33
Zuo Baixuan, holding flowers, walked side by side with Luan Yenan on the road.
The head-turning rate was 100%; even people who didn't know the two of them would be attracted by that huge bouquet of white roses.
Only Jiang Lingdan felt uncomfortable.
Why did I follow these two people? Wouldn't it have been better to just go to the cafeteria for a meal?
"Um, Professor Chen said the list has been finalized and sent to my email today. He asked me to help organize the email replies this afternoon, as well as send out the assignments and references. Should I send you a copy as well?" Jiang Lingdan really didn't know what to say, so she could only use her identity as a project team member to get out of the awkward situation.
Luan Yenan, who was also a project mentor, nodded: "Send them all. If my task is different from yours, Professor Chen will notify me separately. Otherwise, send me a copy of all emails so that I can confirm your progress."
Jiang Lingdan was momentarily stunned by his earnest response.
I only said something casually to ease the awkwardness, but I didn't expect Luan Yenan to really act like a mentor.
The change in the aura made Jiang Lingdan feel flustered.
What's wrong with this person?
Is this what Xiao Zuo'er is curious about?
Although she has a super beautiful face, she feels super scary.
Why would Xiao Zuo want to know?
Jiang Lingdan secretly observed the way Luan Yenan and Zuo Baixuan interacted.
Even in front of people who don't need to act, there's an inexplicable bond between them.
Jiang Lingdan couldn't explain it clearly, but she was very good at judging people.
When a car drives by, Luan Yenan will pull Zuo Baixuan to the inside of the sidewalk.
Zuo Baixuan reached out and took Luan Yenan's arm, urging her to move closer to him.
What's going on with these two?!
This simple interaction reaffirmed for Jiang Lingdan that she was indeed the superfluous one!
Since Zuo Baixuan seemed so at ease around Luan Yenan, Jiang Lingdan really didn't want to be a third wheel.
"Well then, if there's nothing else, I'll go find Professor Chen now." Jiang Lingdan waved and prepared to leave.
Luan Yenan did not stop him.
Zuo Baixuan pulled her back: "Didn't you want to have dinner with Luan Yenan yesterday? Today is convenient."
It's convenient for you, but not for me, okay?
"No, no, I wanted to have dinner with the project team mainly to build rapport. Staying here would only make me a third wheel. If they want to watch, let them watch," Jiang Lingdan said, glancing around.
The onlookers, eager to watch the drama unfold, quickly averted their gaze and pretended nothing had happened.
Jiang Lingdan continued, "Looking back now, it's a good thing everyone had something to do yesterday. Otherwise, with six people eating together, there would have been one couple and one married couple, leaving only my senior and me as single dogs. It would have been miserable. Thank you for sparing my life."
The implication was that if they didn't let her go, they were killing a dog.
Luan Yenan watched the two of them talk quietly.
After Jiang Lingdan left, Zuo Baixuan turned around and met Luan Yenan's gaze. She couldn't even explain in front of others that Jiang Lingdan knew they were acting, that she was just a bit mischievous and liked to joke.
After a pause of one second, Zuo Baixuan couldn't help herself. She stepped forward, raised her hand, and covered Luan Yenan's eyes: "You've really been staring at me a lot lately, Teacher Luan!"
Unexpectedly, Zuo Baixuan reacted this way. Although Luan Yenan's eyes were covered, the corners of his mouth were clearly upturned.
"Student Zuo, you're blocking the teacher's eyes, so the teacher can't see where they're going."
When Zuo Baixuan heard Luan Yenan casually refer to himself as "teacher," she felt that the two of them had fallen into a strange role-playing game again. Her ears tingled, and a strange sense of taboo arose in her heart.
She withdrew her hand and stuffed the bouquet of flowers into Luan Yenan's arms.
"What? Are you so angry that you don't even want the flowers anymore?" Luan Yenan took the flowers and hugged them to his chest.
Zuo Baixuan really wanted to say, "Wouldn't it be great if this person just held the flowers and didn't say anything?"
Composing herself, Zuo Baixuan took Luan Yenan's arm: "Why am I angry? I bought too many flowers, it's so tiring to carry them! You're stronger than me, can you help me carry them for a while? I'll carry you."
The way they linked arms became more and more natural, and her coquettish manner seemed to have been specially trained.
Passersby were nearly injured by the magical attack. They glanced at Zuo Baixuan, then felt embarrassed and hurriedly quickened their pace to escape.
Luan Yenan held a handful of white roses in one hand and had her other arm linked with his. Only after the passersby had gone far away did she turn her head and whisper in Zuo Baixuan's ear, "Why do I feel like your acting is better when there's an audience? Do you have a histrionic personality?"
A slight tingling sensation ran from her left ear all the way through her body, causing her to tighten her grip on Luan Ye Nan's arm. But she merely rolled her eyes at Luan Ye Nan, offering no answer to the question that didn't even need one.
After turning her head away, Zuo Baixuan secretly pursed her lips.
Actually, she never expected that she would act coquettishly.
At first, agreeing to marry was just a temporary measure, and later signing the contract was just to keep the crazy woman who might go insane at any time, but now she's even using coquettish techniques.
When she was with her adoptive parents, she tried all sorts of tricks, like showing weakness and trying to please them, but she never tried to act cute or coquettish. She never even pretended to be one.
The last time she acted spoiled was before her mother passed away; she wanted her mother to hug her. That was also the last time she could indulge herself in her memory.
Luan Yenan was unaware of Zuo Baixuan's unusual behavior.
They simply walked quietly out of the campus, like any ordinary couple on campus, or like a couple whose passion had faded, leaving only deep love. Walking hand in hand on the road was enough to make people envious.
"If I hold these flowers like this, it looks like you gave them to me. Isn't that a bit inappropriate?" Luan Yenan thought about the effect from a third-person perspective.
Zuo Baixuan didn't need to imagine; she could see it clearly through the reflection in the floor-to-ceiling windows of the activity center building on the side.
"Why not? You and Xiaobaihua are a perfect match," Zuo Baixuan commented.
Do they go well together with white flowers?
Luan Yenan's lips involuntarily curled upwards slightly.
It's a pity that both of my hands are being controlled by "Little White Flower," otherwise I really wanted to pinch Zuo Baixuan's face right now.
Seeing Luan Yenan's puzzled smile, Zuo Baixuan smiled back: "Wait, are you trying to remind me that you bought the flowers using the card with my living expenses?"
Luan Yenan's aura transformed into a genuine chuckle, and he shook his head.
Although a large portion of the money is used for rent and registration, there is still money left over for flowers.
This was the first time she had ever bought flowers.
It feels more real to choose something yourself with your own money.
"You seem to care a lot about that card for living expenses. Don't you trust me that much? Here, here you go." Luan Yenan took the bank card out of his pocket and handed it to Zuo Baixuan.
Zuo Baixuan didn't stand on ceremony and reached out to put the card back into her bag: "Remember to give me the bill for the moving fee this morning when you get back. I left the card with you today as a test for you. It doesn't mean you can spend the money in the card however you want. This is the living allowance that our mothers give us."
Luan Yenan looked at Zuo Baixuan. A few days ago, she clearly didn't want the card, but now she didn't care how much of it was real or just acting, and she was really trying to snatch it.
Her eyes were full of smiles.
Having become somewhat interested, he pulled his finger back and held the card close to his body.
Without the slightest hesitation, and without even the guard between an Alpha and an Omega, Zuo Baixuan hopped and leaned against Luan Yenan's arm, challenging Bai Meigui and taking over Luan Yenan's embrace.
"Why does this student Zuo act so naturally as a housekeeper? It's hard not to suspect that she's actually a money-grubber." Luan Yenan deliberately whispered her opinion, speaking in a voice only the two of them could hear.
Zuo Baixuan's ears were still red from hearing this, and her face flushed with rouge.
Standing in front of Luan Yenan, she wrinkled her nose without any hesitation to express her dissatisfaction: "Teacher Luan, your attention span is terrible. Didn't you notice that there's a girl over there in the activity center who's been staring at us with a resentful expression?"
It's unclear whether this was a complaint or simply a response to what was just said.
Luan Yenan looked toward the activity center after hearing Zuo Baixuan's words.
Indeed, there was a girl who didn't flinch when she met Luan Yenan's gaze. She just stared straight at him, her eyes filled with disbelief, regret, and anger, which eventually turned into determination as she walked over.
She was wearing a white floral dress, as if deliberately matching Luan Yenan's all-black outfit.
Luan Yenan raised an eyebrow: "Do you know her?"
Zuo Baixuan was speechless at Luan Yenan's question, and an unknown anger rose in her heart.
This guy, A, is really something else. Doesn't he even know who his girlfriends have been?
"You can even forget Wen Qing?"