The four sisters from the dormitory had gathered again, giggling and laughing, very happy indeed. Having lived together for four years, they all got along quite well. They had their bumps in the past, but now they had let bygones be bygones, leaving only reluctance to part ways.
At lunchtime, the two sisters had gone out to eat with their boyfriends, leaving Gu Xiaoer and Ai Le in the dormitory.
As these two had yet to decide on what flavor of instant noodles to eat, the dorm manager shouted at the door: "312 Gu Xiaoer, someone's looking for you!"
Too lazy to go downstairs, Gu Xiaoer reluctantly put down her instant noodles and headed downstairs, wondering who it could be.
Could it be that Da Luoluo had sensed she was about to eat unhealthy food and came to inspect? But under that man's oppression, she had now forgotten what instant noodles even tasted like.
Clatter, clatter, clatter—her slippers hurried downstairs. In front of the girls' dormitory building, apart from a crowd of people, she couldn't spot any familiar figure.
"What the heck!" She muttered and began to turn back.
She had hardly taken two steps when a commotion suddenly erupted behind her. Then, a loud shout stopped her in her tracks.
"Gu Xiaoer, I like you!"
The confession, utterly unexpected, was deafening.
The voice was so loud that it seemed the entire girls' dormitory building heard it, with some people even poking their heads out of the windows to look around curiously.
Gu Xiaoer stood rigid, the corners of her mouth twitching. She slowly turned around, and saw a figure rush in front of her.
A boy around 175 centimeters tall held a large bouquet of roses, holding it to his chest and offering it to Gu Xiaoer.
"Roar!"
Gu Xiaoer jumped in surprise, her slippers frantically backing away.
But what she did not expect even more was that the boy said "thump" and suddenly knelt on one knee: "Gu Xiaoer, be my girlfriend, I like you!"
Gu Xiaoer was dumbfounded, utterly bewildered.
What was this all about? Didn't everyone say that the graduation season was breakup season? How could someone be confessing to her?
First reaction: Must be a mistake.
Second reaction: Could it be that Da Luoluo, to test her loyalty, had found a stand-in?
A lot of people had gathered at the entrance of the girls' dormitory, surrounding them so tightly that no one could slip through. Some sisters from the floors above, huddled together, squeezing out of the windows in groups—watching was quite amusing. There were also the confessing boy's classmates and roommates on the side, egging him on with claps in a very rhythmic chant.
"Say yes! Say yes! Say yes!"
Say yes my foot, I don't even know him! What a bunch of people who love to watch a commotion without worrying about its seriousness!
"Um, classmate, you must have mistaken me for someone else!" Gu Xiaoer lowered her voice, cautiously asking the boy kneeling on the ground. Please, let's keep this quiet, it'd be embarrassing for both of us if you got the wrong person.
"Xiao Er, I'm not wrong! You are the Gu Xiaoer from the class two of the Architecture and Design department of cohort '12. The one I like is you!" The boy said earnestly, his small eyes shining with sincerity.
"But I don't know you!"
"I'm Guo Yuhao, now you know me, right?"
...Gu Xiaoer waved helplessly: "I have a boyfriend!"
"Xiao Er, I know the school gossip has hurt you, but rest assured, I don't care about those at all. You don't need to use that kind of excuse to put me off. Can you give me a chance?"
Hey, do I need to put you off? Who even are you!
Failing to see Gu Xiaoer's exasperation, Guo Yuhao turned his head and winked at his group of friends.
Immediately from the crowd, an enthusiastic onlooker whipped out a lighter, lit something on the ground in a circle, then folded their arms, eagerly waiting for the spectacle to unfold.
"Fizz, fizz, fizz."
The fireworks suddenly ignited, forming a colorful romantic heart-shaped halo that encircled Gu Xiaoer and Guo Yuhao.