Chapter 37

Tao Ruan’s mind went blank for a moment.

What was Gu Zhizhou saying? Did she mishear him?

Gu Zhizhou is going to wash her underwear? Why would Gu Zhizhou wash her underwear?

Could it be… could it be that Gu Zhizhou knew her vagina was leaking a lot of fluid and that her panties were completely soaked?

The thought of this possibility made Tao Ruan feel terrible. She turned around and covered her face, feeling so hot that she felt like she was about to burst into flames. But Gu Zhizhou had already prepared an outfit for her and pushed her to the bathroom.

“Go change it, call me when you’re done.”

Gu Zhizhou even thoughtfully closed the door for her.

As soon as the door closed, Tao Ruan collapsed to the ground, her body limp.

What? How does Gu Zhizhou know?

Tao Ruan, filled with shame and indignation, took off her pants, only to find that there was a small wet patch on them.

So did Gu Zhizhou see it?

And… why is she so wet?

Tao Ruan was completely overwhelmed with shame and embarrassment. It took her a long time to clean her private parts. After she changed into new clothes and was looking in the mirror with her old clothes in her arms, Gu Zhizhou knocked on the door.

“Ruanruan, are you done changing?”

Tao Ruan simply didn’t want to respond or pay him any attention.

It’s all Gu Zhizhou’s fault; that’s why she’s in such an awkward situation now.

But after receiving no response, Gu Zhizhou threatened her, “Ruan Ruan, if you don’t open the door for me, I’m going to get the key.”

Tao Ruan was both angry and ashamed, but she still went to open the door for Gu Zhizhou, only to glare at him fiercely.

Then Tao Ruan was shocked.

She glanced at Gu Zhizhou’s newly changed loungewear, then at what she was wearing…

Are these… matching outfits for couples?

Tao Ruan was so ashamed that her fingers curled up.

“You, you…” She glared at Gu Zhizhou again, her expression a mixture of shyness and anger, and asked him, “How come you have so many tricks up your sleeve?”

Gu Zhizhou didn’t answer, but just smiled and took the clothes from her hands, saying to her, “I just reheated the breakfast you brought, go and eat it quickly, don’t go hungry.”

Tao Ruan: “Then you…”

Gu Zhizhou: “I’ll do your clothes.”

Upon realizing that her underwear was still there, Tao Ruan immediately understood something was wrong and tried to snatch it.

“Give it to me, I can wash it myself!”

Gu Zhizhou kissed her forehead and then pushed her out of the bathroom.

“Sweetie, go eat breakfast first, or it’ll get cold again.”

Tao Ruan was so embarrassed she was about to explode.

Why is Gu Zhizhou really going to wash her underwear?

However, after all that fuss, Tao Ruan was indeed hungry. Not wanting to deprive herself, she went to eat. After she finished eating, Gu Zhizhou washed her clothes and came out.

Tao Ruan was both embarrassed and angry, so she asked him irritably, “Why are you so good at this?”

Gu Zhizhou sat down next to her and looked at her: “Proficient in what?”

“Flirting with me…doing laundry…” Tao Ruan pointed to her own clothes, then to Gu Zhizhou’s, and said in a fit of temper, “You even have matching outfits like this? Don’t you think you’re too familiar with this?”

Gu Zhizhou took her hand and said, “I only have you as my girlfriend, I’ve never been with anyone else. As for your skill, maybe it’s just a natural talent?”

Tao Ruan was both happy and delighted, but she suppressed the smile on her face and continued to tease Gu Zhizhou, “I suspect you’re lying to me. Tell me, did another woman leave this matching outfit?”

Gu Zhizhou pinched her cheek and patiently coaxed her, “Didn’t you realize this is your size?”

Tao Ruan pouted: “Maybe she’s about the same size as me.”

Gu Zhizhou shook his head with a chuckle, then suddenly picked her up and placed her on his lap.

Tao Ruan was startled: “What are you doing?”

Gu Zhizhou took out his phone to show her the records.

That was a chat between Gu Zhizhou and the designer. It was indeed specially commissioned on the second day of their relationship, but…

Tao Ruan stared at the page, her ears burning again: “You know my height and weight, fine, but why do you know my measurements?”

She doesn’t even know her own measurements!

Gu Zhizhou hugged her tightly, resting his chin on her shoulder, and said half-jokingly, “You might not believe it, but I know everything about Ruan Ruan perfectly well, and I remember everything clearly.”

Tao Ruan, of course, did not believe it.

They’ve only known each other for a short time. If Gu Zhizhou already knows everything about her, that would be terrifying.

Tao Ruan didn’t take Gu Zhizhou’s words to heart at the moment. She continued to date Gu Zhizhou as usual, spending the whole day with him in the apartment. In the evening, Gu Zhizhou took her back to her dormitory.

“Actually, you didn’t need to bring me back.”

Downstairs in the dormitory, Tao Ruan looked at Gu Zhizhou and said this to him.

It wasn’t that she was being polite; it was just that after Gu Zhizhou gave her a ride, she felt even more reluctant to part with him.

But Gu Zhizhou said, “I won’t feel at ease if I don’t send you back.”

The two hugged for a while before separating. When they returned to the building, Tao Ruan looked back at Gu Zhizhou several times with lingering reluctance.

Just as she was sighing with longing, Gu Xiao came over.

“Ruanruan, you’re back?”

Tao Ruan: “Hmm, you’re still going out so late?”

Gu Xiao was also helpless: “Liao Taotao is such a pest, she insisted on eating durian mille-feuille, so I went out to buy it for her.”

Upon hearing this, Tao Ruan immediately thought of the sound she had heard at the bathroom door that day.

“Ruan Ruan, why are you blushing?”

“Because Gu Zhizhou brought me back, I missed him, so I blushed!” Tao Ruan answered quickly.

Gu Xiao: “Huh?”

Afraid that she would delve deeper, Tao Ruan quickly changed the subject: “Oh, by the way, did you tell Gu Zhizhou about Lu Yiqian splashing water on my face?”

Gu Xiao shook her head blankly: “No.”

Tao Ruan: “Is that Tao Tao?”

Gu Xiao: “Tao Tao didn’t either. We haven’t told anyone about this.”

Tao Ruan couldn’t help but frown.

If it wasn’t her who said it, and it wasn’t Liao Taotao who told Gu Xiao, then who else could it be? It couldn’t be that Lu Yiqian was showing off outside and Gu Zhizhou overheard it, could it?

Gu Xiao asked her, “What’s wrong, Ruan Ruan? Why are you suddenly asking this?”

Tao Ruan shook her head: “It’s nothing, it’s just that Gu Zhizhou found out about this and even stood up for me… Maybe, maybe he heard it from Lu Yiqian?”

“Possibly,” Gu Xiao said without thinking too much about it. She patted Tao Ruan on the shoulder and said to her, “Then I’ll go buy the durian mille-feuille.”

Tao Ruan agreed.

Although she had some doubts at the moment, she didn’t think much of it.

But when she reached the dormitory door, Tao Ruan suddenly remembered what Gu Zhizhou had said during the day, and thought about everything that had happened in the past few days.

Gu Zhizhou knew her preferences, her class schedule, and even her measurements that she herself didn’t know…

And then, combined with all the messages Gu Zhizhou sent to himself through his alternate account…

Tao Ruan reasonably suspected that Gu Zhizhou had been monitoring her for a long time and had been plotting against her for a long time.

The key question is, if Gu Zhizhou liked her all along, why didn’t he pursue her during her two years at university?

Another question is, how exactly did Gu Zhizhou monitor or learn about her?

Just as Tao Ruan was trying to figure it out, a phone call came in.

It’s Ji Xia.

This is her senior in the Chinese Literature Department, who is also her best friend in college, but is currently an exchange student abroad.

“Xiaxia, you finally have time to call me?” Tao Ruan pushed open the dormitory door and answered the phone.

Ji Xia’s voice was icy, filled with obvious anger: “You’re in a relationship, aren’t you? With Gu Zhizhou, right?”

Tao Ruan touched the tip of her nose: “Oh… um, I haven’t had a chance to tell you yet…”

Ji Xia: “Wait! I’m at the airport now, I’ll be flying back right away!”

Tao Ruan was a little confused: “Fly back? I remember your exchange period hasn’t ended yet?”