"Yan Xi!"
Sister Zhen, turning back, called out to her.
Instantly, Wan Yunting inside also turned his head, looking at Fang Yanxi standing outside, dressed in LO elite attire. Her cold and disappointed gaze made Wan Yunting's heart clench fiercely...
Su Ke'er beside him also turned to look at Fang Yanxi, surprised by her appearance. Seeing Wan Yunting's gaze fixed on Fang Yanxi outside, Su Ke'er felt a growing sense of loss...
"Yan Xi, what would you like to eat?"
Sister Zhen had to speak up, breaking the gaze between Wan Yunting and Fang Yanxi, as everyone could sense the complex emotions in their eyes...
"No need, Sister Zhen..."
Fang Yanxi immediately averted her gaze, suppressing the trembling in her heart. She forced an awkward smile onto her face and said to Sister Zhen, "I've already eaten at the company. I was just passing by on my way to see my teacher at the university..."
"Are you going to see Yu Qing?" Wan Yunting asked.
Fang Yanxi hadn't expected him to speak. She nodded in acknowledgment and said to Sister Zhen, "Sister Zhen, I'll come again another day. I have to go now."
"Yan Xi..."
After speaking, Fang Yanxi walked away without looking back. Perhaps unable to contain her emotions, she stumbled slightly as she walked, her heart feeling as if it had shattered into a million pieces...
Seeing Fang Yanxi's dejected figure, Sister Zhen sighed helplessly and turned to look at Wan Yunting inside. As an outsider, she couldn't say anything about their relationship.
Besides, Wan Yunting bringing his new girlfriend for a meal already proved everything...
"Let's eat."
Turning back, Wan Yunting saw Su Ke'er looking dazed, lost in thought. He put a piece of cured meat on her plate and said with a smile, "This is good, try it."
"Oh, okay..."
Su Ke'er, coming back to her senses, smiled and took a bite of the cured meat, then nodded, "It's delicious..."
Wan Yunting gently stroked her head and smiled, "Alright, don't overthink things. Eat properly."
"Mhm, mhm."
This sentence completely relaxed Su Ke'er. A happy smile appeared on her face, "Brother Yunting, you eat too..."
"Mhm..."
The sweet interaction between the two while eating made Sister Zhen and Old Lin exchange glances and sigh helplessly.
They still felt that Wan Yunting and Fang Yanxi were a better match...
Since Su Ke'er knew that Huang Yuqing was Wan Yunting's university classmate, she asked to go to Huadu University together to see her and how her face had recovered.
After settling the bill and leaving Sister Zhen's shop, they headed directly to the entrance of Huadu University.
The gatekeeper was Old Master Chang, as usual. With a pot of tea, a reclining chair, and a radio playing Cantonese opera, he was a unique highlight at the university entrance.
"Kid, you're here."
Old Master Chang, with his eyes closed, could sense Wan Yunting's presence.
"Old Master Chang, a pack of cigarettes."
Wan Yunting knew he wasn't an ordinary person. He went up with Su Ke'er and handed him a pack of Huazi he had just bought, as Old Master Chang loved smoking Huazi.
"You're thoughtful."
Old Master Chang opened his eyes and gestured, "Let's chat."
"Sure."
Wan Yunting squatted down beside him, while Su Ke'er stood, curiously observing Old Master Chang.
"You have good luck with women, kid. It seems a stint in prison has completely changed your fate!" Old Master Chang said, taking a puff of the Huazi Wan Yunting lit for him.
"If I had learned from you back then, perhaps the outcome would be different!" Wan Yunting also lit a cigarette and said with a smile.
"It's not too late."
Old Master Chang smiled slyly, but Wan Yunting shook his head, "I already have a master."
"Haha."
Old Master Chang laughed twice and said, "You won't have one for long!"
These words made Wan Yunting narrow his eyes. He thought to himself that this old man was truly unfathomable. No matter how he looked at him, he couldn't figure out what realm he had reached!
"Alright, that's all for now. You'll come looking for me yourself one day," Old Master Chang said, leaning back and leisurely listening to his music again.
"Mhm, Ke'er, let's go in."
Wan Yunting got up and pulled Su Ke'er inside. She asked curiously, "Who is that old man? He's so mysterious. What were you talking about?"
"Him? He's a master." Wan Yunting glanced back at Old Master Chang and said to Su Ke'er with a smile.
The girl shook her head and pouted, "I can't tell."
"Ha, then don't bother looking."
Wan Yunting grabbed her head and turned her back. He walked with Su Ke'er down the main university road towards the faculty building.
He had been to Teacher Huang's place before, so he led Su Ke'er directly upstairs to the door. He pressed the doorbell, and after a voice from inside said, "Coming...", the door opened. A tall, lanky woman appeared – it was Jiang Peipei.
"Wow, she's so tall..."
Su Ke'er's large eyes widened as she looked at Jiang Peipei, who was almost two heads taller than her, and exclaimed.
"Wan Yunting, you're here."
Jiang Peipei greeted Wan Yunting, her gaze curiously appraising the cute and pretty girl beside him. Seeing them holding hands, Jiang Peipei was taken aback.
"Is Teacher Huang at home?"
"Oh, yes, she is. Come in," Jiang Peipei said.
Jiang Peipei reacted, moving aside to let Wan Yunting and Su Ke'er in. However, she frowned, wondering why Wan Yunting wasn't with Fang Yanxi.
"Yunting is here, sit down, sit down quickly."
Teacher Huang Rong warmly invited them to sit in the living room. Wan Yunting smiled and asked, "Teacher Huang, how is Yu Qing doing?"
"Actually, with the ointment you gave her, the burn scars on her face have faded significantly," Jiang Peipei preempted by saying, and turned to go into the room to call Huang Yuqing out.
"Yes, now that she sees the scars on her face have faded considerably, her emotions have stabilized, and she's not talking about ending her life," Huang Rong said happily, smiling, "It's all thanks to you, Yunting."
"Don't mention it, Teacher Huang."
Wan Yunting waved his hand. Then, Jiang Peipei brought Huang Yuqing out. Su Ke'er immediately stood up and said, "Sister Qing..."
"Mhm, Ke'er?" Huang Yuqing looked surprised to see Su Ke'er.
Su Ke'er had been taking care of and encouraging her during her treatment in the Traditional Chinese Medicine department at the hospital in the south.
"I came with Brother Yunting."
Su Ke'er happily pointed at Wan Yunting and smiled, "I didn't expect you to be classmates. What a coincidence."
Huang Yuqing looked at her intimate behavior with Wan Yunting and knew their relationship.
"Yu Qing, let me see how your face has recovered."
Saying this, Wan Yunting stepped forward and carefully examined the fading burn scars on Huang Yuqing's face. Although she had only used the ointment for three days, it had indeed significantly reduced her unsightly burn scars. If she continued to use the medication for a month, her face would recover ninety percent of its original appearance.
"Have you finished the medicine?"
"Mhm, there's a little left."
"Okay, then I'll refine the prescription again tomorrow and prepare the ointment for you. Using it for another half a month should be fine," Wan Yunting said with a smile.
"Okay, thank you, Yunting."
Huang Yuqing gave a stiff smile, but it was a happy smile.
"Then I'll pick up the medicine at the hospital tomorrow. It happens that I can give you acupuncture for your leg," Jiang Peipei said.
"Alright."
Wan Yunting nodded with a smile. After chatting with Teacher Huang and the others for a while, he and Su Ke'er left.
The two continued their date, visiting nearby scenic spots in the afternoon and watching a movie. It wasn't until after dinner that Wan Yunting escorted Su Ke'er back to the hospital, arriving at the dormitory building together.