With global currency devaluation, I'll wear these back and take my whole family flying!

Ignoring Xiaolong's shocked expression, Song Anyu raised his hand and knocked on the door.

Xiao Yun went to open the door and saw Song Anyu. She couldn't help but sigh, as if she really didn't want to see him.

Just as Xiaolong didn't want Song Anyu and Shen Li to develop a real-life relationship, Xiaoyun also didn't want Ali and Song Anyu to get too close, for fear that Ali would get into trouble.

But out of politeness, she let the person in.

Shen Li thought she would be relegated to the bench for the next round, so she quickly checked the time and found that there was still half an hour left.

Song Anyu stood at the doorway and looked at her softly, saying, "I'm leaving the crew tomorrow to attend a brand event in Longcheng. I just told the director to postpone the scenes we were supposed to film tomorrow. That way, you only have two scenes to film in the evening, so you can have a good rest."

Shen Li nodded upon hearing this: "Okay, I understand."

Song Anyu stood there for a while, and seeing that Shen Li didn't seem to want to say anything more to him, he awkwardly said to himself, "Then I'll be going now."

Shen Li blinked, somewhat puzzled. She thought Song Anyu had something else important to tell her, but he just left.

As soon as he left, Xiaoyun couldn't help but say, "What's wrong with this guy? Didn't we add each other on WeChat? He could have just told us on WeChat. Why did he have to come all this way?"

Shen Li didn't care much, but thinking that she could rest tomorrow, she looked at Apan and said, "Then I'll be free tomorrow, let's go to the hospital to see that boy together."

Apan and Xiaoyun exchanged a glance and nodded.

As soon as Song Anyu stepped out, Xiaolong couldn't help but complain, "Didn't you add them on WeChat? You could have just sent them a message."

Upon hearing this, Song Anyu glanced at him, which frightened Xiaolong so much that he quickly shut his mouth, looking aggrieved.

Qu Yang returned to his dormitory just as it was about to close.

Shao Yu and the others were almost petrified. Upon hearing the noise, they jumped up from their chairs and looked towards the door with excitement.

Qu Yang pushed open the dormitory door and was immediately chilled by Shao Yu's bright gaze. He paused outside the door, frowning, and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"Come in quickly, I have a surprise for you!"

Seeing his mysterious demeanor, Qu Yang entered the dormitory with some skepticism and closed the door behind him. However, Shao Yu was always easily startled, so Qu Yang didn't take the surprise he mentioned to heart.

Shao Yu gestured with his chin toward the direction of his bed, and Qu Yang subconsciously looked in that direction.

A tote bag appeared on his desk. Qu Yang's eyes widened at first glance, and he was stunned for two seconds before reacting: "Really?"

Even someone as calm and composed as Qu Yang couldn't help but exclaim in surprise when he saw what he had always dreamed of: "Holy crap, Shao Yu, where did you buy this?"

As he spoke, he took out the shoebox and examined it closely, unable to put it down.

Shao Yu was very satisfied with Qu Yang's reaction and walked closer smugly, saying, "Did you think these shoes were a surprise for you?"

Qu Yang was indeed very excited, his eyes brimming with undisguised excitement: "Isn't that right? This is already enough to surprise me!"

"Would you be even more surprised if I told you that these shoes were a gift from Shen Ci?"

Qu Yang was completely stunned by those words.

Seeing his shocked expression, Shao Yu laughed even harder: "Stunned now? Shen Ci went to great lengths to find a shoe reseller to buy these shoes, at a premium. You know how expensive these shoes are now."

Qu Yang snapped out of his daze and asked in disbelief, "Did she really buy it?"

Shao Yu nodded: "Of course, you didn't expect me to buy you such expensive shoes, did you? Shen Ci specifically came to me to ask for your shoe size. I held back from telling you these past few days just to give you this surprise."

"Try them on quickly."

Qu Yang felt a surge of hot, joyful emotion welling up in his chest, which spread throughout his brain, causing him to temporarily lose his ability to think.

In short, they were overwhelmed by the sudden joy.

When the shoebox was opened, the shoes were revealed to the two of them, causing Shao Yu to exclaim in surprise, "These shoes are fake!"

Qu Yangcai regained his senses.

Upon closer inspection, it's obviously fake!

Guys who know shoes have the ability to tell the real from the fake at a glance. The two of them each picked up a shoe and examined it carefully. Then they looked at each other and Shao Yu shook his head: "Shen Ci has been fooled. Damn it, they're selling fake shoes as genuine products instead of high-quality replicas? These shoe dealers must be crazy to make money!"

But Qu Yang felt no sense of loss whatsoever.

The shoes are fake.

But it was a gift from Shen Ci!

"I'll return the shoes to Shen Ci tomorrow and have her return them to that shoe seller. It's such a rip-off, paying two yuan for a fake pair of shoes!" Shao Yu said, snatching the shoe from Qu Yang's hand and stuffing it back into the shoebox.

Qu Yang quickly pressed his hand down: "The shoe vendor won't honor the deal, these shoes can't be returned."

"We can't just sit here and suffer this in silence! Two yuan is enough to call the police. They're taking advantage of Shen Ci because she's a girl and doesn't know anything about sneakers. This kind of person should be arrested!" Shao Yu still felt indignant for Shen Ci. Her good intentions shouldn't be ruined by a sneaker reseller.

But Qu Yang didn't mind at all.

“If you don’t tell her, she won’t know these shoes are fake,” Qu Yang said to Shao Yu with a serious expression.

Shao Yu also looked at Qu Yang, only belatedly realizing what was going on. He shook his head with a wry smile and said, "You kid, compared to Shen Ci's feelings, you don't care at all whether these shoes are real or not. Even if she bought you a pair of slippers, you would treasure them, right?"

Qu Yang lowered his eyes to avoid Shao Yu's gaze and said in a low voice, "In the end, the sentiment is more important!"

"Don't try to disgust me with this." Shao Yu raised his hand and shoved his shoulder, questioning, "If you like her, why don't you confess while the time is right? Don't you see the confession wall at school? How many people anonymously confess to Shen Ci every day? Don't you have any sense of crisis?"

"Although she gave you the shoes to thank you for helping her a lot these days, if she wasn't interested in you, she would have just given you a casual gesture. She wouldn't have gone to such lengths. Do you expect her to take the initiative?"

Qu Yang rearranged the shoes and put them away, then returned to his usual demeanor upon hearing this.

Shao Yu became even more anxious: "What's wrong with you? The timing is perfect, what are you being so hesitant about?"

Qu Yang shook his head and said in a low voice, "Don't worry about it, I know what I'm doing."

As Shen Ci had guessed correctly, Qu Yang had no intention of bringing it up.

"Let's see how much you know." Shao Yu sighed, cursing himself for being more anxious than the emperor.

Qu Yang was indeed aware of the situation. He was happy to receive Shen Ci's gift, but he wouldn't conclude that Shen Ci was interested in him just because of a pair of shoes.

His motives for helping Shen Ci were quite open and honest; he never intended to be with Shen Ci.