Gu Qingxiang shook her head.
"If there’s trouble, you can talk to !"
Lin Baici felt embarrassed to ask more, thinking it might be the counselor’s family urging her to go on a blind date or get married, or perhaps another topic she felt uncomfortable discussing.
"Alright!"
Gu Qingxiang raised her glass voluntarily, waiting for Lin Baici to clink glasses with her, and then she spoke.
"To ti!"
"To the peaceful days in Haijing, and the warmth of ho!"
Gu Qingxiang was clearly speaking from her heart.
Watching Gu Qingxiang press her red lips against the rim of the wine glass, Lin Baici’s heart started beating faster.
So enticing!
So tempting to take a bite!
The two chatted leisurely while eating, the atmosphere being so harmonious they resembled newlywed lovers. Even a mundane topic like another stray cat showing up in the neighborhood was delightful.
Indeed!
It’s not the topic that’s interesting; it’s the person you’re talking to who makes every word like a rainbow after the rain, colorful and lodious.
After the al, when Lin Baici went to wash the dishes, Gu Qingxiang stopped him.
"Let !"
Gu Qingxiang cleaned up the dishes, but when Lin Baici tried to help, she nudged him toward the sofa: "Either watch TV or play on your phone!"
Instead of playing on his phone, Lin Baici leaned against the kitchen door, admiring the counselor as she worked.
She is truly beautiful!
Baggy linen pants, a knitted short-sleeve top, a black braid cascading down her back, all topped with large black-fra glasses that covered half her face...
Honestly, compared to the sensual and honey-sweet looks of Kim Myungjin and Ji Xinyan, Lin Baici felt more drawn to the ordinary Gu Qingxiang.
That’s odd!
Is my taste that niche?
"Won’t you get tired standing there?"
Gu Qingxiang washed a peach for Lin Baici.
"I’m not tired!"
Lin Baici smiled.
If Aunt Diao witnessed this scene in the kitchen, she’d surely be dumbfounded.
Is this really the awe-inspiring Ancient God of Haijing?
She’s cooking, washing dishes, and prepping post-al fruit for a man...
Impossible, right?
Those hands, capable of seriously injuring a God with one blow, aren’t made for housework!
The days felt like they were back to those earlier tis.
After dinner, Lin Baici sat on the sofa, eating the fruit platter prepared by the counselor to kill ti. After Gu Qingxiang finished tidying up, she sat on the other end of the sofa, scrolling through videos.
They didn’t talk much, making the living room very quiet, yet this eighty-square-ter cozy ho still exuded the warmth of a well-lit place!
Lin Baici scooted over, laying his head on Gu Qingxiang’s lap.
The counselor shifted a bit but seeing Lin Baici not moving away, she let him be.
Lin Baici initially pretended to watch his phone, then lay there, observing Gu Qingxiang. As he watched, his hand started to misbehave a bit.
"Qingxiang, I didn’t realize your legs are quite muscular!"
They didn’t have that soft feeling, as if she often jogged or exercised.
"Yes, and the waist is quite firm too!"
Lin Baici remarked.
Suddenly, Gu Qingxiang leaned forward.
Lin Baici watched a pair of ample sights approaching, his heart racing, wondering what she was doing.
Surrendering herself?
But that wasn’t the case!
Lin Baici’s anticipation was in vain; Gu Qingxiang picked up an apple with a toothpick, and stuffed it into Lin Baici’s mouth.
"Quiet!"
"Okay!"
The only sound in the living room was that of chewing apples.
After Lin Baici finished eating, Gu Qingxiang leaned forward again and picked up another piece to feed him.
They stayed like this for over half an hour until Lin Baici showed Gu Qingxiang the screen of his phone.
"It’s past eight, too late, and it’s not safe outside..."
Lin Baici’s underlying ssage was clear: Can I stay over?
"With your build, you look like you could take on ten n at once. Who in their right mind would dare to rob you?"
Gu Qingxiang frowned, seriously considering that her neighborhood had excellent security, even if there was the odd troublemaker, she’d have handled it.
"I cooked a lot today, tired!"
Lin Baici tried another excuse: "I don’t want to move!"
Gu Qingxiang patted Lin Baici on the shoulder, making him get up, and then she went into the bedroom. A few minutes later, she ca out carrying a stack of blankets into the room that served as both a study and guest room.
"The weather was nice the other day, so I dismantled, washed, and aired the bedding!"
Gu Qingxiang’s voice ca from the room.
Lin Baici went over and, watching the counselor making the bed, hugged her from behind, nearly blurting out a proposal to marry him.
"Qingxiang, you sll so nice; is that why your mom nad you Qingxiang?"
"No!"
Gu Qingxiang grabbed Lin Baici’s wrist, pulling his hand out of her top.
"I’m going ho for the sumr holidays, what about you?"
This ti, Lin Baici embraced the counselor without wandering hands.
"Maybe I’ll travel a bit!"
Gu Qingxiang planned to take a look around, realizing from this incident that she hadn’t left Haijing in years, not knowing what the outside world was like.
"Are you going to see poetry and faraway places?"
Lin Baici joked: "Is your money enough?"
"Enough!"
Gu Qingxiang hardly spent money.
"If you run short, let know. I recently made a small profit investing in a company with a classmate!"
Lin Baici told a little white lie.
By 10 p.m., they each went to their rooms to sleep.
Lin Baici didn’t make a move on Gu Qingxiang.
The night passed without event!
The next morning, Lin Baici woke up and found breakfast prepared by the counselor on the dining table.
What am I having today?
Lin Baici pondered today’s lunch nu while eating!
He casually sent a text to Wang Fang.
Lin Xia Dai Yue Gui: I won’t be ho for a few days, no need to cook for !
Wang Fang, upon receiving the ssage, had mixed feelings.
You just ca back, and now you’re starting to stay out again?
What’s going on?
While it made her life easier, she worried that if this continued, she might lose her purpose, and Wang Fang feared Lin Baici might fire her.
...
With only a few days left until sumr vacation, while others were cramming for last-minute studies, Lin Baici finally had ti to enjoy his college life.
In his current status, whether he took exams or not, the school would still issue his graduation and degree certificates. If Lin Baici’s God Hunter identity ca to light, he’d even receive an honorary alumni title.
However, Lin Baici didn’t care about the degree anymore, with the current devaluation of education credentials, it’s tough to land a good job with just a certificate.
So Lin Baici eased his anxieties and just enjoyed himself.
On the third night at Gu Qingxiang’s, Lin Baici ssaged Ji Xinyan to schedule a shopping trip.
For the sumr trip ho, Lin Baici planned to buy Haijing specialties and gifts suitable for his mother.
For such things, turning to the Tea Girl was always a safe bet.
Tea Girl replied in a flash: No problem, see you at 9:30 a.m. at the east gate of the school tomorrow.
Tea Girl: I’ll drive!
...
Enjoying his delightful college life, Lin Baici hadn’t even checked the Origin Forum, so he was oblivious to the uproar in the God Hunter community.
A group of Gods had polluted a Divine Ruin in Haijing, a top-ten global ga-city, shocking both dostic and international audiences.
Countless powerful figures were caught in the chaos, resulting in many casualties.
Suddenly, the na Lin Baici beca the most prominent one.
Because he had killed a God.
Before this, Lin Baici had kept secret his involvent in slaying the Busan Divine Being and other Gods, keeping his fa modest. But this ti, many witnessed his feat of slaying the Human-head deity, not to ntion that he was the first to lead a group out of a Divine Ruin...
And so, he rose to fa from a single battle!
During this event, God Hunters finally realized that the whispered rumors of the existence of Gods were true.
And certain individuals could actually kill Gods.
People began hotly debating the combat power of Gods, speculating about who had killed a God.
So suggested Xia Hongmian, Sky God, Dayao Monk Master, and Nine Dragons Hall’s Uncle Nine were likely candidates, but others disagreed due to lack of evidence.
However, there was no dissent about Lin Baici, making him the first recognized Godslayer.
The achievents are verifiable!
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