"Can you... can you act normal?"
Lu Zhanbei swiftly switched his expression as if it were natural, with a seriousness etched into his every feature: "I can't bear to let you go, I don't want you to leave..."
If Lu Zhanbei were persistently forceful, Gu Qianqian might actually have resisted.
She would just tell him directly that he shouldn't interfere with her affairs, that she could make her own decisions. But his expression of reluctance made her heart flutter.
"But this competition happens once every three years. If I miss it this time, I'd have to wait another three years."
Upon hearing this, the man seemed to ponder seriously, responding: "Being 26 isn't too old; waiting another three years is fine."
"Who said that if I go this time, I won't go next time?"
Lu Zhanbei: "..."
"In the first year, it's impossible to win the grand prize! But I have to experience such an event, don't I? It's a rare chance that someone appreciates me, so I want to try my hand at it first."
