When Gu Baisheng was about to get off work, a strong wind started to blow outside the window.

Gu Baisheng saw Xiao Rong was still in bed and didn't wake up, so she left the dinner in the school infirmary and left.

When she came out of the school, Song Shuang looked at the time on his phone and asked, "Why are you a bit late?"

"You know when I get off work?"

Gu Baisheng was surprised.

"Normally you would get off work at five-thirty. It's six now."

Gu Baisheng smiled, "Because I'm the only school doctor. I'm worried that if I leave early and a kid gets hurt, they won't be able to find a doctor. So I stayed half an hour longer at school."

After she finished and before Song Shuang frowned.

She continued, "I'll be staying for half an hour more every day at school."

Song Shuang frowned.

He was not happy about it.

He wondered whether she stayed longer because of that man-child, Xiao Rong.

Song Shuang really disliked Xiao Rong.

Even though he had a rough life, Song Shuang was disgusted by the fact that he befriended his wife.

They drove to the restaurant that Qu Xiaobo booked.

This restaurant was famous for home cooking. When they arrived at the quiet private room, there was only Qu Xiaobo and Zhang Kai waiting for them.

Zhang Kai greeted Gu Baisheng overcautiously, "Hi."

Gu Baisheng smiled in response and pulled up a chair to sit. Then Qu Xiaobo pushed the menu over to her, "I ordered some dishes, but I don't know whether you'd like them or not. Here, order some more."

Gu Baisheng looked at the name of the dishes on the menu and asked Song Shuang, "What would you like?"

"Something light."

"Then a scallop with vermicelli and a boiled fish? And two kinds of vegetables?"

"Whatever."

Gu Baisheng focused on ordering.

She didn't pay attention to the look on Song Shuang's face.

When she handed the menu over to the waiter, she realized that since Song Shuang came, he had been staring at Qu Xiaobo.

Qu Xiaobo also stared Song Shuang back sharply as if she was pissed off by him.

Gu Baisheng thought about what happened recently and looked at Zhang Kai.

Zhang Kai hurriedly looked away. He didn't dare to meet Gu Baisheng's eyes.

Gu Baisheng felt something was going on with them.

So she asked Qu Xiaobo, "How did you two patch things up?"

Zhang Kai's mouth twitched. He was afraid of people asking him this question.

He couldn't tell others that he threatened Qu Xiaobo to get back with him.

"I was in a bad mood. When I calmed down, I didn't want to break up with him anymore. After all, we've been together for so long."

Qu Xiaobo answered naturally.

Zhang Kai dodged a bullet.

Gu Baisheng nodded. She thought Qu Xiaobo's explanation made sense.

They had been together for so long. It was not unusual to quarrel and say they wanted to break up.

As long as they were good in the end, that would be best.

"The food I ordered is still not served. I'll go rush the kitchen."

Qu Xiaobo stood up.

She looked at Song Shuang, "Do you two want to drink? Dr. Song, come pick a bottle."

Song Shuang and Qu Xiaobo looked at each other and it was like electricity firing.

Song Shuang stood up, "OK."

Gu Baisheng looked at Zhang Kai, "Do you want to go as well?"

Zhang Kai was about to say yes.

But before he could say anything, Qu Xiaobo reached out and pressed his shoulder, "You can stay here and talk to Gu Baisheng. Don't you just have something you want to ask her?"

Zhang Kai's mouth twitched.

He didn't have anything to ask Gu Baisheng.

Qu Xiaobo just wanted him to stall Gu Baisheng and keep Gu Baisheng in the room.

Zhang Kai understood that and he didn't dare to disagree with Qu Xiaobo's decision.

He had to take responsibility and keep Gu Baisheng in the room.

When Qu Xiaobo left, Gu Baisheng and Zhang Kai looked at each other without knowing what to say. It was indeed awkward.

But soon, Gu Baisheng started the conversation, "How's work recently?"

"Um, fine." Zhang Kai tried to find something to say, "There has been a lot of petty theft at the station. We haven't had a homicide for a long time."

Gu Baisheng was speechless.

Hearing what he said, she felt like he almost wanted to have a homicide.

Zhang Kai realized he was too careless, so he hurriedly explained, "No, no. What I mean is that it's been peaceful recently. Everybody is having a good life and we're happy."

Gu Baisheng nodded.

She poured a cup of tea with the tea kettle into Zhang Kai's cup.

Zhang Kai politely held up the cup.

Gu Baisheng asked again, "How did you calm Qu Xiaobo down when you get her home that day?"

"Well..."

After some beating around the bush, Gu Baisheng asked this question again.

Zhang Kai braced himself to answer it, "You know me. I would do anything to stay with Qu Xiaobo. To get her back, I kneeled on a keyboard."

Gu Baisheng nodded and looked at him with respect, "You're a real man."

Zhang Kai smiled with guilt.

While Gu Baisheng and Zhang Kai were trying to have a conversation,

Song Shuang and Qu Xiaobo directly walked in front of a window in a hall that didn't have many people.

"Did Zhang Kai tell you everything?"

As if knowing what Qu Xiaobo was going to say, Song Shuang opened up first.

Qu Xiaobo nodded and looked up at Song Shuang, "I didn't think you were this kind of person."

"I tried my best to make up to her these years."

"But you disturbed her arrangements for her whole life!"

Qu Xiaobo couldn't hide her rage. She looked up and stared at him, "If it weren't for you, Gu Baisheng wouldn't go to Hancheng!"

"If it weren't for me, Gu Baisheng would be dead before she went to Hancheng."

Qu Xiaobo was dazed by Song Shuang's words.

Song Shuang looked at her coldly, "You know better than me about how bad Cheng Bi's death hit her."

Qu Xiaobo's hand was by her side. She thought about Gu Baisheng's reaction when Cheng Bi died in her head and still felt terrified about it.

Song Shuang was right.

Cheng Bi's death did a great strike on Gu Baisheng.

If she didn't find out that she was pregnant with Cheng Bi's child, she would never have lived safely to go to Hancheng.

"But this doesn't make up the fact that you wronged her for life."

"I'll try my best to do so." Song Shuang stared at Qu Xiaobo with a deep look, "I hope you can keep this secret for me."

Qu Xiaobo pursed her lips.

Song Shuang continued, "You know Gu Baisheng can never know this secret."

"Do you believe that Bai Shengsheng is Gu Baisheng?"

Qu Xiaobo frowned and asked Song Shuang.

Song Shuang nodded, "I do."

"Why do you believe it?"

Song Shuang looked down, "She's like her."

Qu Xiaobo nodded, "But I want you to guarantee."

"Guarantee what?"

"Never hurt her again." Qu Xiaobo said.

"I guarantee."

Song Shuang didn't think about it before he agreed to Qu Xiaobo's ask.

He would do everything to protect Gu Baisheng in order to be with her again.

He would never hurt her again.

...

Song Shuang and Qu Xiaobo were gone for a long time.

Gu Baisheng couldn't continue this awkward conversation with Zhang Kai anymore, so she stood up, "I need to use the restroom."

"OK."

Zhang Kai nodded.

When Gu Baisheng stood up, Zhang Kai suddenly realized it, "I'll go with you!"

Qu Xiaobo asked her to stall Gu Baisheng.

It has only been a few minutes. If he couldn't stall her, Qu Xiaobo would fight with him again when she came back.

Gu Baisheng pointed at him suspiciously, "Are you sure you want to go with me?"

Going to the restroom with her best friend's boyfriend was just too weird.

Besides, Zhang Kai was a man.

They were not like girlfriends who could go to the restroom together to fix their makeup.

Zhang Kai realized that, so he opened up awkwardly, "Then go by yourself. I'll go restroom when you're back. The food should be served soon. Hurry up."

"Yeah."

Gu Baisheng stood up and left.

She washed her hand at the restroom and then walked towards the private room.

But when she was about to walk to the corner, she heard Qu Xiaobo's anxious voice, "Are you sure Gu Baisheng won't find out about this?"

"As long as people who know about it don't say anything, she will never know."

It was Song Shuang's voice.

Gu Baisheng stopped and didn't walk forward.

Qu Xiaobo and Song Shuang's conversation went on.

"I thought everything was real at then."

"I'm sorry."

"Then what happened with Shen?"

Qu Xiaobo's question made Gu Baisheng's eyes widen.

She wanted to hear Song Shuang's answer.

She couldn't help but step forward.

Yet after she took this step, she bumped into the waiter who was walking in this direction.

The waiter was startled, "What are you doing here, Miss?"

"I... I..."

Gu Baisheng couldn't say that she was eavesdropping.

So she didn't know what to say at the moment.

Qu Xiaobo and Song Shuang who were walking back to the private room heard the noise. They looked at each other and headed towards Gu Baisheng nervously.

"Shengsheng?"

"Why are you here?"

Qu Xiaobo and Song Shuang said at the same time.

Gu Baisheng apologized to the waiter who was startled first. Then she looked at Song Shuang and Qu Xiaobo and said honestly, "I just went to the restroom. When I came back, I didn't pay much attention. I nearly bumped into that waiter."

Qu Xiaobo cursed Zhang Kai at heart. He was so useless that he couldn't keep Gu Baisheng stall in the room.

Seeing how she didn't look any different, Song Shuang said, "The food should already be served. Let's go back to eat."

Gu Baisheng nodded.

She followed Song Shuang back to the private room.

Qu Xiaobo looked at Song Shuang worriedly.

Song Shuang shot her a look and hinted her not to worry.

He could feel that Gu Baisheng didn't hear much and she didn't figure out the cause and effect of the whole thing.

If she did, she wouldn't have been as calm and reasonable as she was at this moment.

She would have already charged towards him and questioned why he did that by then.

...

In the school infirmary of the institute.

Xiao Rong was holding a fruit knife with his fingers and peeling an apple boringly.

The red-colored apple skin was peeled off in a circle into a strip.

By his bedside, sat a man.

As if negotiating with him, the man said in a very serious tone, "You need to think about it clearly. If you stay here forever, you won't get anything."

Xiao Rong looked down as if not listening.

He was still peeling the apple agilely with his fingers holding the fruit knife.

Seeing how he didn't respond, the man frowned, "If you listen to me, I can get you whatever you want."

Something passed through Xiao Rong's mind.

He blinked and looked up, meeting with the man's eyes.