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Chapter 106: Diagnosed as Sick (Vote Requested!)
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Gu Huai exited the sleep pod; it was already late at night.

The man lying in bed stared at the ceiling, unable to fall asleep for a long time.

Unfortunately, he was Gu Huai, not Su Shi, and he didn't have Zhang Huaimin to accompany him on his night out. Perhaps he could get Xu Cheng to come? But at this point, that guy was probably either at a karaoke bar or drinking; any other boring occasion with only two men present seemed like a waste of life to him.

Some reasons for not being able to sleep are quite simple.

For the first time in my life, I was kissed by a woman I had no blood relation to, even if it was just on the cheek.

It seems that Lin Jiang did indeed cast some kind of magic, otherwise why would she still be so preoccupied with this and unable to sleep?

What exactly is this all about? Life seems stable and improving. Have we been having it too good lately?

So much so that this kind of thing has happened.

Gu Huai could indeed interpret it as the fact that he had helped Lin Jiang, so when people were moved, they had a similar illusion of affection. The atmosphere was right, and the conversation had reached this point, so under the influence of her emotions, the bold woman did something interesting.

But one cannot deceive oneself, and Gu Huai did indeed want to think more deeply.

What if it wasn't just the gratitude I felt for helping them? Wasn't there any pre-existing goodwill? Perhaps it had built up little by little?
It looked like just a kiss on the cheek, but maybe it was a hint, a warning? After all, he really didn't think Lin Jiang was the kind of woman who would casually make intimate gestures towards men and not take it seriously.

Even though this era seems to move at such a fast pace, people's emotions are squandered quite casually.

You could think of it that way, but Gu Huai didn't want to.

As the saying goes, with expectation comes the possibility of disappointment. When you think of something as too favorable to yourself, reality may play a cruel joke on you the next moment, telling you that it was all just wishful thinking.

Of course, this is just a reason to calm myself down.

He's almost thirty years old; he shouldn't be losing sleep over a kiss on the cheek. That seems too weak, doesn't it, Gu Huai?

"But I'm someone whose emotions are easily influenced!"

Frustrated, she scratched her hair, then rolled over and shoved her head hard into the pillow, as if trying to clear her mind of all distractions with the feeling of suffocation.

"Om."

But I could hear the phone vibrating on the bedside table.

He paused for a moment, then hesitated, as if he had something to worry about, before finally reaching for the phone.

The ID "Vitality Little Ginger" appeared prominently.

Gu Huai immediately held his breath, but still unlocked the screen and opened the content.

Energetic Little Ginger: [Beep beep~]

Gu Huai: [?]

Energetic Little Ginger: [Test if you're asleep. My magic is to wish you good luck tomorrow, but I forgot it might keep you awake tonight.]

Gu Huai, his face flushed from the light of the screen, couldn't help but clench his teeth.

How could she have even considered this? That's too ruthless!
Gu Huai certainly couldn't admit it. It concerned his dignity, how could he appear so easily influenced and manipulated? If he admitted it, he'd be waiting to be swindled out of everything by this woman.

Gu Huai: [No, that's not true. I'm just making final preparations for tomorrow, and I'm actually a little sleepy.]

I didn't lie. Being sleepy and not being able to sleep are not always contradictory. You'll get used to this state after a while if you have insomnia.

Energetic Little Ginger: [Oh, I see. You really did try very hard. It wasn't because you were having trouble sleeping, was it?]

You need to confirm what happened. What sense of accomplishment do you get from flirting with a man who's almost thirty?
Gu Huai sighed softly.

"No way, she's so old, not at the age of first love. How could that be?"

Energetic Little Ginger: [It sounds like they're bluffing, trying to make themselves seem very experienced.]

Aren't you the one with the most experience?

Before Gu Huai could even type anything, he saw the other party's next message.

Energetic Little Ginger: [But I have no experience in this area, because I'm the one who has trouble sleeping.]

"What exactly do you want?"

Don't you think you're already in a mess? But do you really have no experience in this area? How dare you?

Gu Huai: [How can we know magic will work if we have no experience?]

A man nearing thirty, talking about magic here—could he be any more self-deceiving?

Energetic Little Ginger: [I don't know, but I just really wanted to do it at the time. People have to have a reason, right? If you really want me to say it, I just really wanted to kiss you!] *Bang!*

"It hurts, it hurts!"

The phone was thrown at his face because he saw something shocking.

Gu Huai covered his nose with his phone, wincing in pain, but if anyone else saw him like this, they would all think he was smiling.

Because of those words, there seemed to be even more room for imagination, and that thing called male vanity seemed to swell dramatically as a result. Especially since it was said by a woman of Lin Jiang's stature, even if she was fooling him, he didn't seem to feel any loss.

His lips were practically twitching with a smile, yet he still had to reply to the other person.

That's enough, are you really trying to keep me awake?

Energetic Little Ginger: [Because I never want you to misunderstand me even a little bit again. Okay, you have to get some rest tomorrow, I'm going to sleep too.]

call.

Gu Huai let out a long sigh of relief. Although he had a vague feeling that he didn't mind continuing the conversation, he also knew that if it continued, it would really never end. She was always so sensible and more clear-headed than him.

【Okay, go to bed early.】

【Good night. 】

【Good night. 】

Saying goodnight to each other doesn't mean you'll actually fall asleep immediately; it just means the person you were chatting with has gone to sleep, and you don't need to worry about where they'll be active next.

Take another melatonin pill.

Gu Huai got up, took a sip of water, swallowed a melatonin pill, and then went to the toilet. The most annoying thing would be to find yourself needing to pee when you're finally about to fall asleep.

When I'm about to fall asleep, my hands and legs go numb. If I even slightly change my position, my neurasthenia will immediately kill any sleepiness, and I'll need to start trying again.

Back in bed, the man, having readjusted himself, was ready to drift off to sleep.

But then, as if on cue, he glanced at his phone.

They discovered there was a new message, not from Lin Jiang, with whom they had just said goodnight, but from Xu Wenxi.

She uses her own photo as her profile picture, and her ID is concise. This woman doesn't message herself very often.

Xi: [Are you asleep?]

Why are you all so concerned about your sleep tonight? Are you guys planning to break into my house?

There seemed to be no need to reply, but Gu Huai replied anyway.

[I was getting ready for bed, what's up?]

Soon I saw the other party's reply, not text, but a few seconds of voice message.

"I'm so nervous about the live broadcast tomorrow, I can't sleep."

Gu Huai:
First of all, Xu Wenxi's voice is indeed beautiful; it's the kind of standard, magnetic, mature female voice. Gu Huai had also heard it in her videos, and many comments were amazed by the quality of her original voice.

Secondly, you're getting nervous? Aren't you an internet celebrity?
[I haven't even said I'm nervous yet, and you're already getting nervous?]

Another voice reply.

"I don't often do live-streaming e-commerce. I'm a beauty influencer, okay? I'm not going to go live with dark circles under my eyes tomorrow, am I?"

Gu Huai thought for a moment and replied.

[How are you doing with makeup on?]

"Not sleeping well can really affect your condition."

【What should we do? 】

"Come on, turn on your voice chat and tell me a story. I should be able to fall asleep."

It was diagnosed as a neurological disorder.

Upon seeing the incoming voice call, Gu Huai immediately refused.

……

(End of this chapter)