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Chapter 375 A Secret in My Heart
The printer had stopped working for a long time, but Mom hadn't heard any noise, so she came in to check.

Last week, someone at her school jumped off a building because of too much pressure. Ever since then, her mother has been extremely worried about her.

The mother had just finished practicing yoga and came in barefoot, walking silently. It wasn't until the mother made a sound that the daughter realized she had been caught and started to panic.

I wanted to close the page, but in my panic, I kept failing to click the little "X".

Finally, they simply gave up and went all out.

Instead of trying to check the other person's WeChat Moments, she directly made a bluff: "You and Gu Lanxi are friends, but you kept it from me too?"

When she saw that her daughter had indeed been looking through her contacts, her mother was furious, her voice rising several decibels:
"You're kidding me! Mom has so many friends, do you expect me to know about every single one of them? Sneaking a peek at my chat history without my permission shows absolutely no respect for my privacy. Do you really think that's the right thing to do?"

Xiao Yuanbao has a very strict upbringing; he doesn't even dare to say which celebrity he likes. When he finally does something wrong and gets caught, his first reaction is to make excuses:

"I was just printing out a test paper, and I accidentally saw it!"

The mother sneered, growing increasingly angry: "I haven't chatted with her privately in a long time. If I hadn't specifically looked for her, how could you possibly find her in such a short time with over eight hundred friends?! And you're lying! Is this how I raised you?"

"I……"

Little Yuanbao was at a loss for words and didn't know how to explain it for a moment.

Peeping and lying were indeed wrong of her.

She took a long, deep breath before lowering her head and admitting her mistake.

But then she immediately changed tactics, sobbing and playing the emotional card:
"Mom, I was a little emotional just now, but you can't blame me. Actually, I've always liked her, and it made me really sad to suddenly find out that you actually know her and didn't tell me. You said we were friends and could get along like friends..."

The grievance in Xiao Yuanbao's words was genuine.

It's really painful to find out that the person you've secretly liked for so long is your mom's friend!
"I'm afraid you'll scold me for not focusing on my studies, so I haven't dared to tell you. The truth is, every day I study hard, I'm exhausted. Whenever I feel overwhelmed by the pressure of studying, I think of her. She's so smart, so hardworking, so dedicated to everything she does. She always does her best, and she's always full of courage to challenge the unknown… Really, I dream of becoming like her. She's like a guiding light, showing me the way and giving me endless strength… My biggest dream is to get into my dream university, receive the acceptance letter, and share the good news with her, even if she might not see it…"

Gu Lanxi posts a Weibo post and easily gets hundreds of thousands of comments. She might not even get into A University. When the new semester starts, there will definitely be a lot of fellow fans showing off their admission notices, and she's just one of them. Gu Lanxi is so busy every day, she might not even see them...

If she had known earlier that her mother knew Gu Lanxi, she wouldn't have been so anxious.

All you need to do is focus on learning.

Once she passes the exam, she can take the admission notice to Gu Lanxi and personally share the good news.

But her mother deliberately kept it a secret from her.

Although adults are always like this, making many decisions for her in the name of doing what's best for her, she is still very sad.

As she spoke, tears began to stream down her face.

“You’re friends with her, so you should know what kind of person she is. If she’s not really that good, why are you friends with her? If she’s as good as she seems, why didn’t you let me know? Are you afraid that if she’s too good, I’ll become obsessed with her and won’t study properly? Mom, you have no confidence in me at all, which makes me very sad.”

Influenced by Gu Lanxi, Xiao Yuanbao also joined the school's debate team and became an excellent debater.

Even though she was completely wrong, after venting her anger, her mother felt guilty and, after a long while, stammered out her thoughts:

"I didn't know you liked her! Besides, I'm worried that your idol worship will affect your studies, I'm also worried that people will keep asking me for her autographed photos, or asking me about their gossip. That would be so annoying!"

The little girl wiped away her tears and looked at her mother curiously: "What is Xibao like in real life? Is she really gentle?"

Seeing that she was in a stable mood, her mother scratched her head sheepishly and pulled out a chair to sit down.

Little Yuanbao obediently pulled out a chair, suppressing his excitement, and sat quietly next to his mother.

I can't believe it's true!!
"If you want to know, please remember not to talk about her online, and don't post photos or anything like that, so as not to cause her any trouble. It's actually quite difficult for her to do this job. It's really not easy to have something you love to do and be able to enjoy nature freely." Xiao Yuanbao nodded vigorously.

Then, her mother showed her a side of Gu Lanxi that was rarely known to others.

“Last year when you went to summer camp, we organized a night tour of the Great Wall…”

Mom opened a folder, entered the password, and showed her a lot of photos.

“When she went hiking, she liked to bring a national flag with her. Every time she climbed a mountain peak, she would wave the flag to take a picture. That section of the Great Wall was collapsed, and many places were particularly steep. Only she was brave enough to climb it. At that time, she was carrying the national flag as she climbed up, and we were cheering her on from below. This is the most memorable time for me.”

Climbing up was easy, but coming down was not. However, Gu Lanxi stepped on several bricks and leaped down lightly, landing gracefully in front of them.

"Sometimes, I really doubt whether qinggong (lightness skill) is a real thing."

Then the mother and daughter started talking about the martial arts film "Asking the Way with a Stone" starring Gu Lanxi.

Little Yuanbao had never felt so happy.

There were hundreds of photos! I managed to look through them one by one.

“We conduct at least two clean-up activities every year. She comes whenever she has free time. She never complains and is very down-to-earth and hardworking. For her, bringing a lot of trash down the mountain like today is a very common occurrence…”

Mom dug out photos from previous clean-up activities.

“Before she married Lu Nanting, she never wore a mask when she went out with us. Whenever someone recognized her, she would generously sign autographs and take photos with them. Now she can’t do that anymore. She has to be fully armed and asks us not to post the photos online.”

Little Yuanbao was deeply shocked: "She had never said any of these things before."

"There's so much you don't know!"

When Mom gets excited, her enthusiasm is almost as strong as her daughter's.
“When she’s not filming, her life is very rich, but she doesn’t like to put her private life online. She doesn’t post anything on her WeChat Moments all year round, and when she does post something, it’s only visible for three days. One night, she posted a photo of a man whose face wasn’t visible, and we left a message asking if she had a boyfriend. Later we found out that it was the day she got her marriage certificate, and the photo she posted was of Lu Nanting.”

Little Yuanbao wanted to see the photo, but his mother shrugged and said, "How could I possibly save someone else's photo from their WeChat Moments! Don't you understand the importance of respecting other people's privacy?"

Well, the mother and daughter chatted all night, and the girl even dreamed about climbing the Great Wall with Gu Lanxi that night.

She kept her mouth shut and didn't utter a single word, but that didn't stop more than forty people from showing up today.

The young man is at least twenty years old.

Aside from those like the "archaeology guy" who privately write a short essay expressing their regret and then move on, there are also the bold and proactive types who stubbornly refuse to believe that Gu Lanxi is really married and insist on pestering their elders for her contact information:

"Even a strong woman can be won over by persistent pursuit, Dad. Look at your son, I'm good-looking, I come from a good family, and I have a respectable job. It's rare to find someone I like. I need to seize the opportunity to get to know her better! Even though she's not interested in me right now, if I get to know her better, maybe things will work out."

Although Gu Lanxi took out her wedding ring, everyone thought it was just a way for her to reject people.

Some people have too many suitors and find it annoying, while others wear a pinky ring to pretend to be single!
To put it simply, a ring is just an ornament; it doesn't matter which finger you wear it on.

He had meticulously planned a social event with about ten excellent girls, but his eldest son insisted on choosing a married woman. The father assumed he didn't want to get married and was deliberately trying to annoy him, which infuriated him.

"I've already told you, she's already married! How can you be so shameless? She's that big star Gu Lanxi, and her husband is Lu Nanting from the Lu family! Where did you get the courage to try and steal her away? If you don't want to get married, then don't. Don't make excuses to embarrass your father!! Get out!!"

The father and son had a mismatch in information, which led to a long argument, and they parted on bad terms.

The father was so angry that his high blood pressure flared up, and he went to the hospital overnight. His son stayed by his bedside, still unable to understand, but dared not argue with his father any further, so he posted the photos on his WeChat Moments.

My dad insists this is Gu Lanxi, but look at this! Do you think I'm blind?