Chapter 3 Su Jiuyue's Invitation
The next day.
Gu Qiu, suffering from a slight stuffy nose, finished his morning class and followed the crowd to the cafeteria. He planned to quickly grab a bite for lunch and then head back to the dorm to grind the latest quests in Genshin Impact or play a thrilling horror game with his roommate.
College life was great.
He only had one class today, so it was nice and relaxed.
As Gu Qiu picked out what he wanted to eat, he couldn't help recalling his dream from last night.
Was it because Su Jiuyue's striking looks had delivered too much of a shock to his hot-blooded, youthful system that he actually ended up dreaming of the mature beauty he had only met once?
Fortunately, it wasn't the kind of dream one was supposed to have in spring; otherwise, if he had woken up early to wash his underwear, his roommates definitely would have teased him for an entire year.
Carrying his food tray, Gu Qiu casually picked a spot nearby that wasn't crowded and sat down. He took out his phone, raised an eyebrow at the little red dot on WeChat.
Usually, apart from overdue bill reminders and his parents popping up from time to time to ask about his daily life, he rarely received any messages.
Gu Qiu felt he wasn't very good at handling mature women of Su Jiuyue's type. Coupled with last night's dream, it made him even more reluctant to look her in the eye, so he hurriedly planned to change the subject to something less awkward.
Gu Qiu mentally slapped a "fox" tag on her.
No, wait, that was just a dream, how could that be?
Su Jiuyue's expression turned uncharacteristically serious.
"Well... that's not quite it either."
As it happened, the first video on his feed was a Genshin Impact wallpaper share. The newly released cat-girl character Kirara was extremely cute, causing him to linger for a moment before giving it a like.
Gu Qiu finished the last few mouthfuls of rice on his tray, rubbed his full stomach, and looked at her helplessly.
"My body isn't that fragile, okay... The campus clinic has so many students picking up medicine every day, and you always have free time?"
And for some reason, Gu Qiu's brain short-circuited a little, and he couldn't help blurting out a question:
"Why?"
Ever since he added Su Jiuyue yesterday, however, his phone notifications had been going off constantly.
"Help you? Didn't we just meet yesterday? How come I don't remember ever helping you?"
He shook his head, instantly tossing such an absurd thought out of his mind, and then asked with some curiosity:
Huh?
No?
Generally speaking, a woman like this would definitely never lack handsome suitors! Why would she bother wasting her time on a poor student like him?
Gu Qiu couldn't understand why this attractive, mature beauty liked chatting with him so much.
Wasn't the school doctor at the campus clinic always an older aunt with a bushy afro? When did she turn into this mature beauty?
Then they chatted about everyday matters for another two or three hours.
A woman who looked just like her, yet had suffered quite a few injuries.
"I'm stuffed, I'm so stuffed~ The little guy doesn't have classes in the afternoon, right?"
"L-Little guy, even though you are very handsome, if you keep staring at big sister's chest like that... big sister will get embarrassed..."
Gu Qiu forcibly suppressed his urge to retort. He had a feeling that if he actually said it out loud, given Su Jiuyue's personality, she would definitely make a meal of it and leave him blushing from ear to ear.
"If it's you, then no matter how busy I am, I have to make time."
Su Jiuyue's tone sounded a lot more disappointed.
Gu Qiu turned his head and saw Su Jiuyue standing behind him with a food tray, smiling faintly. His voice trembled slightly as he spoke.
According to what she said, wasn't it supposed to be him helping her at some point?
"I work here, can't I eat here too?"
Just as Gu Qiu was still standing frozen in a daze, Su Jiuyue picked up their food trays and placed them in the tableware return station beside them.
Why did she say that if he remembered, he would fall in love with her?
Gu Qiu couldn't straighten out the logic behind it. Combined with last night's dream, it left an indescribable, strange feeling deep in his heart.
"Oh? So the little guy likes beast-eared girls?"
So that's why you wanted to check if my body was normal last night?!
Wait, no normal school doctor would make a video call to check a male student's body while he was taking a shower, right?!
What kind of Japanese school doctor are you!
"That's because you helped me before."
Su Jiuyue ate very quickly. In just a short while, her tray was already empty. She took a napkin, wiped her mouth gracefully, and looked at Gu Qiu with a smiling expression.
"Ah, no classes. What's up?"
Name: Su Jiuyue
Position: Campus Clinic Doctor
???
Gu Qiu shoveled rice into his mouth while opening Douyin to kill some time.
Su Jiuyue brought her tray and sat down opposite him.
"If the little guy isn't feeling well, you can come find me~ Big sister is always free~"
During class today, he had spent a full hour explaining to her why he hadn't replied to her messages last night.
"Oh... so big sister isn't as good-looking as an ID badge..."
"I was looking at the ID badge, okay?!"
Just as Gu Qiu was feeling baffled, Su Jiuyue's pretty face flushed slightly, and she lowered her head with a shy look—
The mature doctor dropped a bombshell.
Su Jiuyue blinked at him.
Hearing her ask him a question, Gu Qiu finally snapped back to his senses and instinctively echoed:
Whatever, too lazy to think about it.
Gu Qiu almost choked to death on her words and couldn't help letting out a loud retort.
"You, why are you here?"
Could it really be because he had the potential to be a kept man?
"Oh, that's because she had some family matters and accepted a job transfer elsewhere, so I took over the university's campus clinic, you see?"
Me? I helped her?
Gu Qiu wore a bizarre expression as the weird dream he had last night uncontrollably resurfaced in his mind.
Seriously, she was way too smooth.
If it were just verbal flirting, that would be one thing, but every single action, every smile and frown of hers seemed tailor-made to flirt with him, brimming with endless charm.
A fox, she really was a fox.
"By the way, I remember the doctor at the clinic was always an auntie? How did you..."
Hearing this, a trace of unnoticeable disappointment flashed through the depths of Su Jiuyue's eyes.
He touched his face in puzzlement, ultimately concluding that he wasn't drop-dead gorgeous yet.
However, she quickly put her alluring smile back on.
A familiar voice rang out from behind him. Gu Qiu gave a violent shudder, and the rice in his mouth almost sprayed out.
"That's just because you don't remember. If you can remember... then you might just fall in love with big sister, you know~"
As expected... Even though she had known long ago that he wouldn't remember, now that the reality was right in front of her, she still couldn't help feeling disappointed.
Su Jiuyue ate in small, delicate bites, looking very graceful, with a satisfied expression appearing on her face from time to time.
Only then did Gu Qiu notice the ID badge pinned to her chest.
"There are other nurses on duty at the clinic this afternoon. If you have time..."
The corners of Su Jiuyue's lips curled into her familiar, cunning arc.
"Want to accompany me out to buy some things? As payment, I'll treat you to dinner tonight, how about it?"