He leaned in close to my face, almost gritting his teeth as he spoke.

“Fang Chi, you’ve stirred me up to the point of complete chaos, and now you’re telling me you just want to be friends?”

16

My mind went blank as it exploded inside.

Complete chaos?

What does Gu Qin mean by that?

Is he saying that my touches are making him feel unsettled?

Is he… telling me that he has feelings for me?!

The more I thought about it, the more my brain felt like it was about to burst.

I finally understood why Gu Qin was so angry.

He thought I liked him, that I was flirting with him, and he had fallen for me.

But today, I suddenly told him that I’d thought I liked Su Man all along.

Now, what does all my flirting with him look like?

It feels like I’m just a player, carelessly leading him on without taking responsibility.

No wonder he was so upset.

Realizing Gu Qin misunderstood my intentions, and that he even developed feelings for me, I started to panic.

I quickly tried to explain, “No, that’s not what I meant, I actually…”

Suddenly, I felt like even with eight mouths, I couldn’t explain myself.

Looking at Gu Qin’s cold gaze, I bit my lip and decided to be honest. “Alright, I’ll tell you the truth. I was only touching you to stay alive.”

Gu Qin paused, “Stay alive?”

17

Ten minutes later, in the dormitory, I looked helplessly at Gu Qin after explaining everything.

“So, do you understand now? I wasn’t touching you because I had those kinds of feelings for you, I was just doing it for my health.”

Gu Qin didn’t answer right away but kept looking down at the medical diagnosis paper in his hand.

It was the diagnosis I had just given him to make him believe me.

He looked up at me, and instead of calling me crazy, he asked something unexpected.

“So you’ve been running to the bathroom during class recently and stopped eating spicy food because of stomach issues?”

I froze for a moment.

Indeed, because of my illness, I often had to run to the bathroom in the middle of class to vomit.

And because it’s related to my stomach, my favorite spicy foods were now replaced by plain porridge and cabbage every day.

But I hadn’t expected that Gu Qin had noticed all these changes.

“Yes,” I admitted truthfully.

Gu Qin glanced down at my diagnosis, then asked, “Does it hurt?”

“What?” I wasn’t sure what he meant.

“I’m asking if it hurts to be sick,” he clarified.

“Of course it does,” I replied with a wry smile. “After all, it’s in the late stage. Sometimes it hurts so much I can’t sleep.”

Gu Qin’s hand tightened around the paper, and after a moment, he asked, “You said earlier that a kiss could add a year to your life. Does it also help you feel better physically?”

“Of course.” I responded casually.

But in the next moment, Gu Qin suddenly leaned in and kissed me.

18

Me: “!”

My eyes went wide in shock as I stared at him, too stunned to even notice that the system was screaming that my lifespan had increased by another year.

When Gu Qin finally pulled back, I regained my senses, stammering, “Wh-what are you doing?!”

His ears turned red, but he kept looking at me and softly said, “I just wanted to make you feel better.”

I froze in place.

Was he saying he kissed me just to help with my illness?

My heart softened. Looking at him, I felt guilty for the first time: “You… Aren’t you angry at me? I was just using you, and I don’t even like you. Don’t you hate me?”

Hearing my words, Gu Qin suddenly chuckled.

“Who said you don’t like me?” he murmured. “I trust your actions more than your words.”

At first, I didn’t understand what he meant, but then… it suddenly clicked.

Me: “!”

Damn!

Fuming, I tried to get up, but Gu Qin held me down firmly.

He leaned close, his voice low by my ear.

“Relax, let me help you get better.”

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(The End)

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