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

"Hey, who's this?"

As soon as Gu Mingxuan entered, he heard his own mother's sarcastic voice.

His lips twitched, and he quickly said, "Mom, I finally finished my work, that's why I answered the phone."

"Oh, you finally finished your work? Didn't you finish your studies? What have you been busy with? Hiding people?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Mingxuan's pupils suddenly contracted.

Indeed, just now, Li Xia was in the living room, and he had to persuade her to go out for a walk and leave temporarily.

Otherwise, how could he dare to call his mother in Li Xia's presence?

Although he didn't know why he was keeping it from Chen Shaoman.

Everything is instinct.

Seeing Gu Mingxuan like this, Chen Shaoman knew she had guessed correctly. She immediately sneered and said, "You're having quite a good time abroad, aren't you?"

"Not cool at all, not cool at all. We can't go out these days, even though there's no ban on going out here. We've followed the policies back home and haven't gone out."

He wouldn't have let Li Xia go out if Chen Shaoman hadn't suddenly called.

As a medical student, Li Xia didn't need Gu Mingxuan to tell her anything; she would take care of the protective measures herself.

However, he didn't realize that he had subconsciously used the pronoun "we" when he was talking to Chen Shaoman.

Luo Ye slapped his forehead.

That's it, Gu Ge is a human bot.

Chen Shaoman smiled slightly, revealing an expression that seemed to see through everything, but she didn't expose him. Instead, she added fuel to the fire, urging, "You're already thirty years old. Don't come home until you find a girlfriend. I won't let you in the door when you do."

"I see."

Gu Mingxuan nodded, and then quickly ended the video call.

It wasn't that I left the video call, but rather that I was pushed off.

Li Xia was calling him, but as soon as he answered, the video call ended automatically.

After he left, Chen Shaoman asked in surprise, "Xiao Ye, what did your cousin just say?"

“He said he knows,” Luo Ye said expressionlessly.

This was the first time in my cousin's life that he actually used a tone of tacit agreement when faced with my aunt's urging him to get married.

This is unprecedented!

This is enough to show that Brother Gu already has a target.

he's changed.

He's completely different from before; he's no longer the cousin who used to get a headache whenever his aunt urged him to get married.

but……

fair enough.

Looking at the message on the screen, Luo Ye said softly, "Then I'll leave first, I'm going to wash the dishes, Auntie."

"Good man, go."

Chen Shaoman cast an approving glance at her.

After hanging up the video call, she sat at the table, looking at Gu Rancheng who was cooking, and said in a coquettish tone, "Honey~ hurry up~ I'm hungry~"

Age and appearance have not affected her childlike spirit.

In front of the person she likes, she's just a little child.

The person who loves her will always treat her like a child.

Upon hearing this voice, Gu Rancheng immediately quickened his stirring motions and replied, "I understand."

Upon hearing these four words, Chen Shaoman pursed her lips and muttered, "No wonder they're father and son, they speak exactly the same way."

the other side.

London.

Downstairs from Gu Mingxuan's apartment building.

Gu Mingxuan stood here wearing a mask.

He looked up slightly, watching the snowflakes falling from above.

Not far away, Li Xia, wearing a scarf, a fluffy red hat, a short skirt, and flesh-colored thermal underwear, was walking towards him step by step.

Li Xia approached Gu Mingxuan, a slight smile playing on her lips beneath her mask. She stretched out her hands, and a snowflake landed on them.

"It's snowing, Teacher Gu."

She took two steps back, bathed in the snowflakes, and spun around twice, looking very happy.

Seeing her like that, Gu Mingxuan stood there stunned, saying nothing, just silently looking at the girl in front of him.

Their voice call hadn't ended yet; they could still hear each other's background noise on their phones.

Li Xia just called to tell him that it's snowing outside.

He peered out the window and saw that it was indeed snowing, and quite heavily.

He then discovered that Li Xia hadn't actually gone very far; she had been wandering around downstairs the whole time.

So he put on his coat and went downstairs.

Recalling how Li Xia had caught the snowflakes with his hands, he also reached out and let a snowflake land on his hand.

This snowflake was quite large, and it didn't melt immediately when it landed on my hand.

next moment.

Li Xia appeared in front of him.

She stretched out a finger and gently touched the snowflake.

The warmth of the two people caused the snowflake to instantly turn into a transparent droplet of water, which quickly disappeared into Gu Mingxuan's hand.

She looked up at Gu Mingxuan's cold expression, her eyes narrowed into crescents, and said, "Teacher Gu, I thought that someone as cold as you wouldn't have snowflakes melt on your hands."

Upon hearing this, Gu Mingxuan remained silent, only looking into the eyes of the girl in front of him.

When they first met, in the emergency exit of Jiangcheng First People's Hospital, Li Xia's eyes left a deep impression on him.

And now, those eyes, in front of him, reveal a crescent-shaped form every day.

He had long been used to the repeated calls of "Teacher Gu" echoing in his ears.

He is a human being, a warm-hearted person, so no matter how cold his personality may be, snowflakes will melt when they fall on his hands.

But those eyes, which often squint into crescent moons, melt not only the snowflakes in his palm.

Something inside me seems to be melting away.

Li Xia suddenly noticed that Teacher Gu was staring at her without moving, and asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Teacher Gu, is there something on my face?"

Gu Mingxuan didn't speak, but turned around and said calmly, "Let's go back."

Watching Gu Mingxuan's retreating figure, a hint of suspicion flashed through Li Xia's mind.

However, she soon noticed Gu Mingxuan's perfect physique and followed him.

Such a perfect figure, it would be a shame not to make it into a specimen.

Wait, that's a terrifying idea.

Li Xia shook her head.

During this time, she gradually discovered something.

What's perfect isn't Teacher Gu's bones.

It's not about Teacher Gu himself.