She stared at Gu Zichen with wide eyes, looking at him in disbelief.

  Is he going to carry her? When did Gu Zichen become so easy-going and willing to help others?

  Gu Zichen saw that she wasn't moving, and frowned: "Su Nianian, I'm giving you two options now. One, I'll carry you on my back; Two, I'll carry you on my shoulders. You choose."

  "Is there a third option?"

  "Gu Zi Chen said coldly: 'What do you think?'"

  Su Nian's eyes welled up with tears, and she felt that Gu Zichen's tone had a somewhat threatening implication, as if she wouldn't go over or he would hit her.

  Wealth and rank cannot corrupt, poverty and lowliness cannot move, military might cannot bend... Su Niannian silently recited in her heart, while sorrowfully adding another sentence: A person under another's roof must lower their head!

  She picked up the trash on the ground and threw it into the nearby trash can, then walked carefully to Gu Zichen's side with stiff movements like a primary school student receiving a teacher's inspection.

  "Come on."

  She inexplicably felt her face heat up and leaned against Gu Zichen's back.

  The boy's back was wider and warmer than she had imagined, with a refreshing scent that belonged exclusively to Gu Zichen.

  She felt a warm and soft sensation coming from her back, and like a cowardly fat bird, she buried her head in Gu Zichen's neck, not daring to say a word.

  Gu Zi Chen's body stiffened for a moment before returning to normal, and his sharp tongue continued as usual: "Su Nian Nian, you're indeed a fatty."

  Su Nian poked out her little head and argued with him: "Where did I get fat, huh..."

  Gu Zichen took two steps forward, Su Nian's center of gravity was unstable, and she swayed on his back, scaring her to tightly hug Gu Zichen's neck.

  Gu Zi Chen patted her back and gently pinched her leg, his tone was fierce: "Don't move."

  Su Nian nodded repeatedly like a little chick pecking at rice, and continued to pretend to be an ostrich on his shoulder.

  Carrying a person, they couldn't run away. Moreover, Gu Zichen didn't plan to run either, but instead carried Su Nianian and walked slowly behind, the figures of those fat men had disappeared, yet the two were still at the back.

  Su Nian asked sorrowfully: "Gu Zi Chen, are we going to be the last one?"

  "Didn't you say that friendship comes first and the game second? Winning or losing isn't important, as long as we have fun?"

  Pfft... Su Nian was left speechless, never expecting Gu Zichen to use her own inspirational quotes against her.

  Although winning or losing isn't important, she doesn't want to be the last one either...

  But Su Year is now completely afraid to speak, one is nervous, two is shy, and... actually she thinks it's pretty good for the two of them like this.

  She suddenly lifted her head and shook off the fleeting thought that had flashed through her mind.

  The more I don't think about it, the clearer those confusing thoughts become.

  Su Nian remained still on his back, and she thought of a terrible possibility: she might have fallen for Gu Zichen...

  Oh my god! Holy Mary!

  This idea grew wildly in her mind, spreading out and branching out into countless dense and lush vines, opening branches and leaves, filling up.

  She recalled every detail of her time with Gu Zichen, and her heart beat faster and faster, as if it was going to jump out of her chest.

  Su Nian quietly observed Gu Zichen's profile with a subtle movement.

  The sunlight poured down, imprinting his features with a golden outline, his eyebrows and eyes were like a painting, clear and handsome as snow.

  Su Nian gazed into his eyes, which were as dark and vast as the starry night sky, and clearly felt her heart skip a beat.

  (End of chapter)