136: Heartbeat

Opening the door, Gao Xiaofan was stunned, and the viewers in the livestream room on his phone were also stunned.

In the frame, a youthful and beautiful girl was wearing a baseball cap, a sweatshirt on top, and black jeans tightly wrapped around her lower half, showing off her figure.

"Hello, Brother Xiaofan~"

Gao Xiaofan stared at Zhao Yuling in front of him and nodded blankly, not having reacted at all.

"Why are you here? No, I mean, how did you know I was here?"

Gao Xiaofan and Qiu Gu usually ended their livestreams before reaching the hotel, fearing that their address would be leaked and fans would come looking for them.

Zhao Yuling reached out her left hand from behind her back and waved it. The phone in her hand was displaying the screen of Gao Xiaofan's livestream room.

"You started a livestream! So I knew you were in Jiangcheng. As for the room number, I asked Brother Gu, of course!"

She then brought out her right hand, which was holding a bag full of breakfast items.

"Here, I brought you breakfast. Eat it quickly; it won't taste good once it gets cold."

After saying that, Zhao Yuling squeezed into the room before Gao Xiaofan could react.

The livestream room completely exploded.

"Dog Streamer!!! Unfollow!! Unfollow!!!"

"Only the past breaks hearts??? Only dog food breaks hearts!!"

"Damn it all! This feels worse than being killed!!"

"And here I was worrying that things would be inconvenient for you these past two days. Good grief, you've got a beauty waiting on you!"

"What 'feeling bad for Brother Gu'? You clearly just thought he was in the way!"

When Gao Xiaofan finally snapped out of it and looked at the phone's bullet chat, he couldn't help but chuckle foolishly.

"Hehe, Brothers, I'm ending the stream for now. I'll start it up again later~"

Before his voice had even faded, the livestream room shut down at light speed.

Leaving behind a screen full of question marks.

After ending the stream, Gao Xiaofan looked up at Zhao Yuling and found her looking at him with a blushing face.

"Brother Xiaofan, why did you end the stream?"

"Uh, to chat with you for a bit. It wouldn't be good for them to hear."

Zhao Yuling blinked, gave an "oh," and then pulled out a chair.

"Sit down and eat quickly."

Gao Xiaofan stuffed his phone into his pocket, still feeling dazed, and sat down to eat the Hot Dry Noodles.

"Have you eaten?"

"Not yet. I'll have some too."

After saying that, Zhao Yuling also held a portion of Hot Dry Noodles and sat on the edge of the bed to eat.

"Hey, why did you come to Jiangcheng? For work?"

"Today is Saturday, a day off," Zhao Yuling said with a smile, then continued.

"Well, I just happened to come to see you. Who knew Brother Gu would actually be resting?"

Gao Xiaofan looked at her with a strange expression and couldn't help but ask curiously.

"How did you get here?"

"I drove here!" Zhao Yuling looked at the expression on Gao Xiaofan's face after she spoke, and her face turned red again.

"Really, I just wanted to hang out with you."

Gao Xiaofan continued to eat his noodles with his head down. Good grief, she says she wants to hang out, but she clearly just wants to take care of me.

"Hmm... You must have been driving for a long time. Did you stay up all night?"

"Yeah... I don't usually drive much... so I drove quite slowly."

Hearing this, Gao Xiaofan's eyes lit up, and he stuck out his tongue to lick the chili off his lips.

"Then you should sleep for a bit later. We can go fishing anytime."

Zhao Yuling thought about it and nodded.

"Then you're not allowed to sneak off to fish by yourself, okay? I'll go book a room in a bit."

"Why book a room? It's a waste of money. That bed is clean, just sleep there."

Hearing Gao Xiaofan's words, Zhao Yuling whispered.

"That... that wouldn't be right."

"Then I'll sneak off to fish later, and you won't even know."

"Then... okay then."

Zhao Yuling nodded, her face flushing red.

Seeing Zhao Yuling agree, Gao Xiaofan was ecstatic.

Slurp~

The entire room was filled with the sound of Gao Xiaofan frantically slurping his noodles.

...Ten minutes later, Zhao Yuling crawled under the covers under Gao Xiaofan's disappointed gaze.

It's quite uncomfortable to sleep without taking off your clothes.

Twenty minutes later, Zhao Yuling only had her small head poking out, blinking her eyes as she looked at Gao Xiaofan, who was lying on the other bed staring at her.

"Brother Xiaofan, why are you always staring at me?"

"Um, I'll browse on my phone for a bit then."

Thirty minutes later, Zhao Yuling listened to the cackling sounds in the room and pouted her small mouth.

"Brother Xiaofan~"

"Yeah?"

"Could you laugh a bit more quietly?"

An hour later, Zhao Yuling, who had been driving all night, could no longer hold out and fell into a deep sleep.

Gao Xiaofan looked at Zhao Yuling on the next bed, feeling a strange pang of sympathy in his heart.

It was 400 kilometers from H City to Jiangcheng. She didn't usually drive, and it was a night drive; she probably drove for five hours.

For the first time, he felt something different toward the opposite sex. It seemed he had fallen for her.

When did it start? The very first time they met?

Gao Xiaofan shook his head. Definitely not. He never liked B-cups; without at least a C-cup, he could never be moved.

In his mind, scenes from when he first met Zhao Yuling until now flashed by continuously.

The first time they met, that figure running along to film him, that sweet smile.

The variety show recommendation, her joy for his sake, that happy smile.

The debris flow rescue, the cross-province rush to help at night, the tears in the corners of her eyes.

Today's meeting, another overnight rush, just to take care of him while his left arm was injured.

Who wouldn't like a girl like this?

Gao Xiaofan lay on the bed, feeling restless all over. Having never dated anyone before, he didn't know what to do for a moment... "Let's go, time to fish~"

After waking up from her nap, Zhao Yuling suddenly felt like Gao Xiaofan had become a different person, acting like a young boy.

"Let's not go. I'll take you for a walk around Jiangcheng instead."

Gao Xiaofan looked at Zhao Yuling and said softly.

"Brother Xiaofan, are you feeling unwell?"

Zhao Yuling suddenly leaned in, her cool little hand pressing against Gao Xiaofan's forehead.

"You're not hot. Then why don't you want to go fishing?"

After saying that, Zhao Yuling looked at Gao Xiaofan curiously.

Looking at that exquisite face so close to his, Gao Xiaofan almost couldn't resist leaning in for a kiss. However, seeing Zhao Yuling's concerned gaze, he suppressed the restlessness in his heart and shook his head.

"No, it's just that you finally have a day off, and I've been fishing for so many days now, so I'll just treat it as a break."

"Well, but if you don't fish, won't your fans criticize you?"

Zhao Yuling looked at Gao Xiaofan and couldn't help but ask curiously.

Looking at those blinking, watery eyes, Gao Xiaofan's whole body went numb. He quickly turned his head away and took out a cigarette, sticking it in his mouth.

"It's fine. I'll just start the livestream when the time comes."

"Alright then, let's go! Time to go out and eat!"

Zhao Yuling picked up the Gimbal from the table, grabbed Gao Xiaofan's hand, and pulled him as she ran outside.

"Where's the power bank? The power bank!"