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Jiang Biyun got up early in the morning to water the cactus placed on the window sill.

This cactus was given to her by Zhou Molin from God knows where.

Since she received it the day before, she had been caring for it like a treasured object, even peeking at it and chuckling before returning to bed when she got up in the middle of the night.

"Gu En is here!" standing by the window, Jiang Biyun had a clear view of the ground below to notice any movement.

"So what if he came?" Chen Xiting sneered and continued to snuggle into her quilt. Glancing at Jiang Biyun, she said, "Cacti fear water, you keep watering it, aren’t you afraid of drowning your beloved?"

After saying this, Chen Xiting turned to continue sleeping. However, her words scared Jiang Biyun half to death. She hastily stopped watering the plant, climbed onto Chen Xiting’s bed, and shook her awake to demand tips on growing a cactus. This left Chen Xiting regretting her earlier comments.

"I should have waited for your cactus to die then tell you why! You’re so annoying! I need to sleep! You may have the nourishment of love and don’t need rest, but I don’t have that! I can only rely on eating and sleeping to sustain myself, and you even disturb my sleep!"

While the two were in a playful argument, Gu En walked into the room.

Perhaps drawn by the noise, he first glanced at Jiang Biyun and Chen Xiting, then his eyes fell on the cactus by the window, which left him in a stunned silence.

Without uttering a word, he looked at He Zhilan, finally breaking the silence, "Lin Deng gave you this?

He had been growing it at home since his freshman year! "

He Zhilan was equally surprised. Initially, she had assumed Lin Deng had bought the cactus for Jiang Biyun during their trip. Little did she know that it has such a history.

On the other side, Chen Xiting halted her teasing with Jiang Biyun, casting a worried glance - discussions were interrupted by a response from He Zhilan, "What’s it to you? Who gives me what, seems to be none of your business, right?"

As soon as she finished speaking, He Zhilan asked Chen Xiting and Jiang Biyun to get out of bed and exercise. Initially, she expected Gu En to lose his temper, but he distantly glanced at the cactus again and then called her out in a normal tone.

"He Zhilan, let’s reconcile," Gu En approached He Zhilan, "I was at fault before.

Last weekend, Brother Lan Li scolded me, saying that I was increasingly immature and my behaviour had crossed the line.

He Zhilan, I admit, I have indeed been unreasonable lately, so I am sorry.

It was the heat of the moment that clouded my thinking.

After a whole weekend of reflection, I realized my mistakes. "

Gu En’s apologetic words brought a wave of silence across the entire dormitory. Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked towards her. Their expressions were full of astonishment.

Gu En is apologizing! And in such a sincere way?

Jiang Biyun, showing a blank expression, tugged at He Zhilan’s sleeve. Contrarily, He Zhilan remained calm throughout, maintaining the same expression since Gu En started speaking.

"He Zhilan, you can rest assured that I won’t torment you or bully you anymore." Gu En extended her hand to He Zhilan, "Let’s reconcile."

He Zhilan took a step back, shook her head with a slight smile, and with a hint of sarcasm in her eyes, she said, "Gu En, I won’t believe a single word you say."