Senior, don't be afraid, I'll protect you.

I must say, the restaurant my cousin chose was really good; both the taste and the ingredients were exceptional.

As for why such a high evaluation still only ranks second... it's because the first place will always be the fairy senior.

His first bite of steak was a terrible experience, leaving him listless and dispirited.

He felt like his mouth was full of cow blood, which was disgusting.

Gu Mingxuan sat next to him, asking him all sorts of questions, even asking if he needed to see a doctor.

Behind the two, Li Xia murmured softly, "At first I thought Teacher Gu was scary, after all, her eyes looked fierce. I didn't expect Teacher Gu to be so cute."

Hearing this, even Su Baizhou found it a bit funny and almost couldn't help but laugh.

I never imagined that one day Gu Mingxuan would be called cute.

Fortunately, he didn't hear those words, otherwise he might have started to question the meaning of life.

The metallic taste of blood in Luo Ye's mouth quickly disappeared.

Because the fairy senior fed him a spoonful of ice cream.

Gu Mingxuan stared at them with a dark expression, his hand almost crushing the ice cream.

He bought both original and chocolate flavored ice cream.

Luo Ye and Li Xia are the original flavor, while Su Baizhou and he are chocolate flavor.

As a result, Luo Ye went to Su Baizhou without hesitation and asked her if the chocolate flavor was good.

Then, in front of him, Su Baizhou scooped out a spoonful and fed it to Luo Ye.

Gu Mingxuan felt like his lungs were about to explode with anger.

He bought the ice cream!

He paid for the meal!

He paid for the hotel!

He arranged all the subsequent itineraries himself!

He felt like a lapdog right now.

unacceptable.

It's just too...

"By the way, Brother Gu, where are we going next?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Mingxuan's demeanor changed instantly, and he became all smiles, saying, "Brother, we're going to the British Museum later, then we'll visit the cathedral. In the evening, we'll ride the London Eye to see the night view of London. And tomorrow's itinerary is..."

Gu Mingxuan felt that he had spoken more in a single day than he usually did in a whole week.

Behind her, Li Xia found Gu Mingxuan's contrasting behavior rather endearing.

Gu Mingxuan hadn't even eaten a bite of his ice cream; it had already melted onto his hand.

Seeing this, Li Xia took out a tissue from her bag and handed it to him, saying, "Teacher Gu, wipe your hands."

Upon hearing this, Gu Mingxuan was taken aback, only then noticing that the ice cream had already melted.

He took the tissue from Li Xia's hand, and in that instant, their hands brushed against each other unintentionally.

"Thank you, Dr. Li."

"You're welcome, Teacher Gu."

The two spoke very politely.

After throwing the ice cream into a nearby trash can, Gu Mingxuan approached Li Xia and said, "Thank you for providing me with a way to relieve my headache; it was really helpful."

"Teacher Gu, no matter what method you use, nothing is better than adjusting your own schedule, going to bed on time every day, and getting enough rest. This is the only way to fundamentally solve your headache."

"I see."

Even so, Gu Mingxuan didn't care too much about it.

As the heir to the group, his time has never been his own.

He needs to learn not only academic subjects, but also how to manage a group and handle various interpersonal relationships.

With so many people working in the group, if Gu Mingxuan isn't good enough, many people will lose their jobs.

When one person loses their job, it means that a family's life becomes more difficult.

Therefore, to become the group's president, he needs to shoulder far too many responsibilities.

From childhood to adulthood, he spent every minute studying, and his only fond memories were given to him by Luo Ye.

Chen Shaoman and Gu Rancheng treated Luo Ye much better than they treated him.

When Luo Ye was a child, he was the happiest one in the family. While Luo Ye was playing, they had to study. They would take Luo Ye with them when they went out, but they wouldn't let him come along.

He understands his parents and knows that their strictness towards him stems from their high expectations of him.

And Luo Ye's role at home is...

……

"Brother Gu, let me tell you, I won some cards at school today."

"What card?"

"It's that round card. Put your card on the ground, and I'll tap your card with mine. If it flips over, the card is mine; if it doesn't, it's your turn to tap mine."

"I see."

"Want to come play, Brother Gu?"

"Don't play."

"Then watch me play."

Luo Ye was playing two roles next to Gu Mingxuan, taking pictures of himself with a card.

……

"Xiao Ye, I'm going on a trip with your aunt's husband, do you want to come?"

"Is Brother Gu going?"

"He needs to study, so he can't go."

"Then I won't go either."

Xiao Luoye's face beamed with a big smile as he said, "Wherever Brother Gu is, that's where I'll be."

……

Gu Mingxuan looked at Luo Ye with a pained expression.

He felt that the lovable cousin he remembered had completely left him.

Everything, everything, is because of Su Bai porridge.

Ugh……

Gu Mingxuan sighed.

My cousin has grown up and is no longer that little tagalong.

"Do you have a headache again, Teacher Gu?"

Noticing that Gu Mingxuan's expression was a little strange, Li Xia asked him.

"No."

"If you have a headache, don't try to bear it."

Li Xia looked around and, noticing a public bench not far away, said to Su Baizhou in front of her, "Fanfan, wait a minute, let's rest for a while."

Upon hearing this, Luo Ye turned around and saw that Li Xia had already walked to the public bench and was gesturing for them to sit down as well.

Gu Mingxuan sat on the bench.

Li Xia went behind the bench and reached out her hands to grab Gu Mingxuan's shoulders.

Suddenly being touched by a girl, Gu Mingxuan immediately stood up, turned around, and asked in a deep voice, "What are you doing?"

"I told you the massage technique. The doctors here probably can't do it as well as I can."

Upon hearing this, Gu Mingxuan was about to say something when he heard Li Xia say earnestly, "Teacher Gu, please believe me."

These words made Gu Mingxuan pause for a moment.

He thought of Li Na from the past.

They are not similar at all, but completely opposite.

If the person standing behind him were Li Na, she would definitely say... [Gu Mingxuan, sit back down.]

Both were trying to be kind to him, but Li Xia said, "Please trust me."

This is also why he rejected Li Na.

He felt that Li Na was like his mother, with that undeniable goodness and love that couldn't be refused.

So when Li Na confessed her feelings to him, his first thought was to run away as fast as he could.

After hesitating for a moment, Gu Mingxuan sat back down on the bench.

Li Xia's hands roamed over his shoulders.

Suddenly, he frowned, feeling that the force seemed a bit too strong.

"Are you sure you know how to give a massage?" Gu Mingxuan asked.

"Ah... I'm sorry, this is my first time giving a massage to someone."

Although she taught Gu Mingxuan the massage techniques, she found them in a book and had never used them herself.