Perhaps Zhuzhu's voice was particularly loud, so Rong Yi finally lifted his head from the crowd. When he saw Qiqi, he smiled—a smile that could topple cities and captivate nations.
"Wow..."
A wave of screams erupted from the crowd. Zhuzhu covered her mouth with both hands, nearly fainting.
"Wow, that handsome guy is smiling at me! Qiqi, did you see that? That senior is smiling at me..."
She was hopelessly infatuated, looking as if she might leap off the high steps at any moment.
By the time Rong Yi pushed through the crowd and reached them, Qiqi was still in a state of utter shock and despair.
"Qiqi, why are you here?" Rong Yi stood before her, a cheerful expression on his face.
Qiqi's face crumpled like a shipwrecked traveler finally spotting a lifeboat. She lunged at him. "Rong Yi... boohoo, I missed the exam..."
She burst into loud sobs.
The surroundings fell silent. Everyone stopped and stared curiously at the girl crying uncontrollably in the handsome guy's arms.
Rong Yi immediately embraced Qiqi, patting her back and soothing her gently. "It's okay, Qiqi, it's okay. Don't worry..."
Qiqi wailed, shaking her head as she cried, then started coughing.
It took Rong Yi a while to calm her down.
Finally composed, Qiqi suddenly noticed the strange stares around her.
Someone said enviously, "Wow, isn't that Senior Gu from the Clinical College? Is that handsome guy her boyfriend? He's really gorgeous..."
Another voice lamented, heartbroken, "Not just handsome, but so gentle. Too bad he's already taken. What a shame..."
A jealous tone chimed in, "Pfft, crying so ugly, she even wiped her snot on his clothes..."
Gu Qiqi's face flushed red, and she lowered her head.
Zhuzhu had been standing nearby, watching the handsome guy's every move up close. It took Qiqi calling her name several times before she snapped out of it. Huffing, she said, "Hmph, Qiqi, you had such a handsome boyfriend and never introduced him to me. That's just too much!"
Then she widened her eyes, sweeping her gaze across the onlookers, and shouted, "Move aside, move aside! A couple's meeting—what are you all crowding for? Clear the way!"
Zhuzhu was actually a kind-hearted girl. Seeing Qiqi embarrassed by the crowd, she helped chase them off.
Rong Yi took the chance to lead Qiqi away, glancing back at Zhuzhu with a polite smile. "Thank you, miss."
Zhuzhu was instantly smitten again.
Finally escaping the crowd, Qiqi pulled Rong Yi to a quiet, secluded spot.
"Rong Yi, what have you done?"
"Nothing much, just took your exams for you."
"What?" Qiqi's voice shot up an octave. "Took my exams?"
Only then did Qiqi notice that Rong Yi was holding her backpack.
So he had planned this all along, even bringing her admission ticket and everything?
"But how did you manage it?" Qiqi broke out in a cold sweat.
"Shape-shifting magic—for a natural-born demon king like me, it's a breeze."
Ah—shape-shifting magic. So that meant for the past three days, he had been wandering around campus disguised as her? And he had impersonated her to take all the exams?
But he didn't know medicine. Back home, the test papers she'd given him always ended in failure. How had he managed to answer her senior-year finals this time?
Rong Yi struck a pose as if to say, "Is there anything I can't do?" and patted Qiqi's head. "Let's go home. You can relax now, right? Tonight, we'll celebrate properly."