After seven years of being a "simp," she's reborn and no longer pursuing the aloof sc

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My lips twitched slightly. I pinched the beads on my bracelet and looked at Gu Jinhuai as if he were an idiot: "Are you sick in the head?!"

Gu Jinhuai looked at me coldly, his eyes filled with anger, and stuffed the porridge into my mouth.

"Eat your food."

The days in the hospital were the hardest to endure. Hu Jinhuai seemed to have sensed my thoughts and stayed in the ward 24 hours a day, curled up on the sofa playing on his phone.

I felt extremely uncomfortable. Whenever I made a big move, Gu Jinhuai's gaze would fall on me.

It didn't feel good to be stared at by him. I thought of what Su Qi had said before. I couldn't see Gu Jinhuai clearly anymore, but the hurt he caused me in my past life was still vivid in my mind. Forgiving him was absolutely impossible.

That evening, Su Qi and Fu Yiran appeared in the ward.

"Zhizhi, these are dumplings my mom made. Try them."

Su Qi walked in carrying a food box, but saw Gu Jinhuai on the sofa. This time, even if she was face-blind, she could tell who was sitting on the sofa just by feeling the powerful aura emanating from him.

"You're home."

My eyes lit up as I smelled the delicious dumplings.

"Yeah, anyway, my family is local. After military training, my mom told me to go home for dinner, so I brought some for you. Try it, my mom is a great cook."

When her mother was mentioned, Su Qi raised her chin, her words filled with pride.

I looked at the dumplings in front of me, feeling envious.

Actually, when Grandma was alive, their family was quite happy. Back then, I could always eat Grandma's steaming dumplings.

"Thank you."

I sniffed, my voice choked with emotion.

"Zhizhi, this bouquet is for you. You don't like the smell of the hospital. Putting this bouquet by your bedside will make you feel better and help you get discharged sooner."

I watched as Fu Yiran placed the flowers on the bedside table, a hint of joy flashing across her eyes, her tone filled with gratitude: "Thank you, I really like them."

As soon as I finished speaking, I noticed the temperature in the entire ward plummet. When I looked up, I met Gu Jinhuai's icy gaze. In that instant, I felt as if I had fallen into an ice cellar, freezing cold.

A chill ran down my spine, and I shivered inexplicably. As I watched Gu Jinhuai suddenly stand up and walk towards me, a bad feeling inexplicably rose in my heart.

"Are you familiar?"

The man spoke coldly, his gaze sweeping over Fu Yiran with a sharp intensity.

"Yes, we are friends."

Su Qi reacted quickly, but she still held my hand and mustered up the courage to look at Gu Jinhuai before saying those words.

But Gu Jinhuai's gaze remained fixed on Fu Yiran.

Looking at Gu Jinhuai's expression, I smiled at Fu Yiran: "Senior Fu, thank you for coming to see me today. It's getting late, you see..."

I looked embarrassed, and the air fell silent. Fu Yiran smiled at me and said, "I'm free tomorrow, so you don't need to worry. Just pretend Su Qi is keeping you company tonight. It's not convenient for a guy to be here so late at night, Mr. Gu, don't you agree?"

Although Fu Yiran had a smile on her face, she was not afraid at all when she met Gu Jinhuai's cold gaze.

Su Qi, standing to the side, nodded vigorously: "That's right, I've already asked the counselor for leave. The principal is with the instructor, so I'll stay with you tonight."

Su Qi also felt Gu Jinhuai's gaze, but she still suppressed her fear and decided to stay with me.

I looked at Su Qi gratefully. Finally, Gu Jinhuai gave me a deep look before leaving with Fu Yiran.

I slept soundly that night.

The next day, Su Qi received a call from the school and looked at me with a guilty expression.

"It's okay, you go ahead and do your work, I can manage on my own."

After Su Qi left, I packed my things and prepared to be discharged from the hospital.

I never expected that as soon as I opened the door, I would run into Gu Jinhuai. My heart skipped a beat.

"Where are you going?"

"I'm all better now, I'm going back to school."

I was about to walk past him when he stopped me, but he didn't budge, staring intently at me.

Before I could ask, he grabbed me and pulled me back to the ward, put his hands on my shoulders, and settled me on the bed.

"Wait a minute."

Gu Jinhuai said no more, but took his phone to the door and made a call.

Soon, a female doctor walked in.

"This is Dr. Chu from the dermatology department."

Sensing my bewildered gaze, Gu Jinhuai gave a brief introduction of the person in front of him. After hearing the words "dermatology department," I understood what he was going to do.

I looked down at the scars on my arm and finally didn't argue.

Given his personality, no one has the right to object to his decisions.

Soon, after Dr. Chu examined me, he prescribed the medicine. To prevent me from sneaking away, Gu Jinhuai dragged me to get the medicine.

Gu Jinhuai pulled me to sit on a chair in the corridor, unscrewed the cap, and applied the medicine to my skin. As soon as the ointment touched my skin, I felt a cool sensation and a faint smell of Chinese medicine lingered in my nose.

Even if the physical scars heal, the scars in your heart will remain for a lifetime.

I muttered something to myself.

Gu Jinhuai paused slightly as he applied the medicine, his head lowered, making it impossible to see his expression.

At noon, Gu Jinhuai took me to lunch, and after lunch he took me back to school.

"Just here."

I spoke first at the intersection across from the school. Gu Jinhuai met my eyes, and I forced a smile, my tone sincere: "Gu Jinhuai, I want my university life to be simple."

I can even live without you.

I got out of the car and left without looking back. Gu Jinhuai kept staring at my back until I entered the school.

In the afternoon, because I was feeling unwell, the instructor was exceptionally lenient and let me go back to the dormitory to rest.

The dormitory is a four-person room, but there are only three of us in our room. Besides Su Qi and me, there is another person, but we haven't met yet.

I went to bed tired and slept until evening when Su Qi came back.

"Zhizhi, here you go. It's pork rib soup my mom made. You're too weak; you need to nourish yourself properly."

Su Qi enthusiastically placed the pork rib soup on the table and invited me to come down and eat.

"Su Qi, thank you."

My eyes were red. Over the years, apart from Gu Zi, I have had very few friends who are truly kind to me.

Just then, the door opened from the outside, and a girl walked in. When I looked at her, a hint of surprise flashed in my eyes.

She was none other than Qiao Weiwei, Song Yuan's best friend from high school, who would make sarcastic remarks to me every time we met.

I marveled at how small the world is; we met so quickly.

"Zhou Nanzhi, we meet again!"

Qiao Weiwei spoke in a sarcastic tone. When she saw me, her expression was calm, but she looked at me with disdain.

"Do you know?"

Su Qi spoke, her eyes filled with doubt as she asked me.

Before I could speak, Qiao Weiwei interjected, "Of course, she's a celebrity at our school, everyone knows her."

"She's shameless for offering herself up to be a mistress."

"I never expected you could make friends here. Tsk tsk tsk, does she know what you did at No. 1 High School?"

A bad feeling rose in my heart. Looking at her arrogant expression, I said calmly, "You're an adult, right? Making baseless accusations will have legal consequences."

"Don't try to scare me. If it weren't for you interfering, Gu Jinhuai would have gone abroad with Yuanyuan long ago. You really have some tricks up your sleeve. You've mastered the art of playing hard to get."

Qiao Weiwei stared at me with wide eyes, relentlessly slandering me.

"What do you mean?"

I didn't understand what she meant. In my past life, I successfully entered Imperial University, where Gu Jinhuai was also. I tried every means to create chance encounters and eventually got together with him.

I will never forget the day I mustered up the courage to confess my feelings. Willow catkins were flying everywhere, the sky was clear and the breeze was gentle. That's when I went to confess.

"Gu Jinhuai, I like you. Will you be with me?"

Looking back now, I realize how incredibly humble I was in order to be with him.

Gu Jinhuai gave a soft "hmm". That day, I was incredibly happy, but afterwards, I slowly headed towards despair.

I took a deep breath, snapped back to my senses, and stared coldly at Qiao Weiwei, my eyes carrying a warning.

Qiao Weiwei felt cold sweat pouring down her body, and her throat seemed to be constricted, unable to make a sound. She subconsciously closed her mouth.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Zhizhi is not that kind of person."

Su Qi immediately shielded me behind her, like a mother hen protecting her chicks.