Fake Alpha Daughter's Self-Help Notes - Chapter 23

At this close distance, the scent of body wash drifted into her nose again. Gu Fei swallowed, her throat bobbing slightly.

The cold face of Gu Qingqing when she threw Chen Xiaoxian out of the classroom suddenly flashed in her mind, and Gu Fei’s aura weakened. She turned her head and her voice was a little aggrieved, “I’m n-not a tsundere or anything, s-so d-don’t say nonsense like that!”

“But…” But Gu Fei, every time, you always say one thing and mean another.

Just as Gu Qingqing began to speak, she didn’t expect Gu Fei to be so startled by her voice that she trembled and nearly fell off her chair. Gu Qingqing quickly reached out to support her back, helping her sit upright again.

Gu Fei clutched the back of the chair, burying her head in the crook of her arm like an ostrich trying to hide.

Gu Qingqing wanted to say something to comfort her, but in the end, she simply opened her mouth and said nothing. She quietly turned back to the desk, checked through the exercises, and when she looked at Gu Fei again, her expression had gradually returned to normal.

“I’ve finished.” Gu Qingqing pushed the exercise book in front of Gu Fei, “Thank you for your help, Gu Fei.”

“Mm, I’ll help you check the wrong answers. If you feel bored, go ahead and play the game for a while,” Gu Fei replied calmly as well.

The interaction between the two suddenly became extremely polite.

However, it wasn’t long before this polite atmosphere was broken again.

Gu Fei finished checking Gu Qingqing’s exercises and habitually glanced her way. She was looking down at her phone screen, the corners of her lips curved in a faint smile.

“Did you win?” Gu Fei moved closer and looked at the phone from a short distance. However, Gu Qingqing was not in the game level now. Instead, she was curiously exploring the main interface, and the smile on her face became more and more obvious.

Gu Fei’s heart skipped a beat and she suddenly had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, following Gu Qingqing’s gaze, she was staring at Gu Fei’s in-game ID—— “BabyFei“. To make things worse, Gu Qingqing tapped on the hideous-looking lizard character on the main screen, and a line of text popped up below it, “BabyFei, didn’t expect you to be into this kind of thing.”

Gu Qingqing couldn’t hold back her smile anymore and it bloomed. She looked up at Gu Fei and repeated with a chuckle, “BabyFei, didn’t expect you to be into this kind of thing.”

Did! Not! Expect! You! To be into this kind of thing!

Guo Fei was about to explode, what kind of cursed game was this?! She thought switching to an ugly lizard uncle would be safe, but who would’ve thought he could say something so deranged! Guo Fei really was just a hardcore tower defense player! She had zero interest in 2D anime girls, and even less in lizard uncles!

Guo Fei felt like even if she jumped into the Yellow River, she still couldn’t wash herself clean.

No, Gu Qingqing was obviously teasing her!

She absolutely! Did it! On purpose!

She lowered her head in silence for a few seconds, then Gu Fei straightened her expression, reached out her hand, and said sternly, “Phone.”

Gu Qingqing obediently put the phone in her hand.

Gu Fei kept a straight face as she looked at the workbook, her voice completely flat, “Now I’ll explain the questions to you.”

Gu Qingqing nodded, with the word “well-behaved” written all over her face.

Gu Fei pointed to the first wrong question and asked, “Why did you get this question wrong?”

Gu Qingqing thought about it seriously, “Because I’m stupid?” Gu Fei glared at her, and Gu Qingqing immediately changed her words and obediently told her thinking process when solving the problem.

Although Gu Fei knew Gu Qingqing was just pretending, her gentle and obedient demeanor still made Gu Fei feel much more at ease. Gu Qingqing hadn’t made many mistakes, so after Gu Fei went through the problem-solving steps one by one, she asked her to correct the mistakes herself.

Gu Fei leaned back in her chair and continued playing the game.

As soon as Gu Fei touched the level, her head started to feel groggy again. She failed several times in a row and happened to feel a bit thirsty, so she got up and went to the kitchen to get some water. It was just a little past eleven, but she still found a pot of pear soup kept warm in the kitchen. Judging by the timing, Gu Qingqing must have started cooking it not long after dinner.

Gu Fei tilted her head at the pear soup and muttered, “You’re forgiven.”

As usual, she carried two bowls of soup upstairs. Gu Qingqing had also finished correcting her exercises. While drinking her soup, Gu Fei helped her with the final check. After confirming there were no mistakes, Gu Fei stood up and said, “I’m heading back. You should sleep early too tonight.”

Gu Qingqing blinked, her eyes lingering not on Gu Fei……but on her phone. With a pleading look, she said softly, “I don’t want to study anymore today… I want to play games.”

“You can just download it on your own phone too…” Gu Fei started to say, but when she saw the pleading look in Gu Qingqing’s eyes, her voice suddenly trailed off. Right, games are obviously more fun when played together. She pursed her lips and changed her tune, “Alright then, I’ll head back, wash up, and come over.”

“Okay——” Gu Qingqing stretched out her voice and curled her eyebrows like a spoiled child.

A few minutes later, Gu Fei returned to Gu Qingqing’s room. Gu Qingqing had obviously finished washing up and was sitting cross-legged on the bed, looking up at her with wide, expectant eyes.

Gu Fei sat next to Gu Qingqing, placed her phone in the middle and clicked on the level she had not played before.

At first, the atmosphere between them was a little awkward, especially for Gu Fei. Just the thought of sitting on Gu Qingqing’s bed, surrounded by her scent, made her body instinctively tense up. But once they got immersed in the game, the awkwardness between them completely melted away. Gu Fei’s posture shifted from sitting upright to sprawling out lazily on the bed, propping her chin on her hand as she barked out directions, “Place it here!”

Gu Qingqing never questioned her ideas. She followed her instructions and then adjusted the subsequent steps herself, clearing several levels in succession.

Time passed quickly and it was already three o’clock in the morning. Gu Qingqing had been staying up late these days and was very sleepy. Before she knew it, she fell to the side and fell asleep while rubbing against Gu Fei’s waist.

Gu Fei’s mind became clearer later, and she became more and more addicted to the game, not noticing that Gu Qingqing was sleeping beside her waist. When she was having fun, she felt an itch in the glands on the back of her neck, and she even tore off the barrier sticker and threw it into the trash can, her attention always focused on the screen of her phone.

Another hour passed, and a rooster crowed from somewhere nearby. Gu Fei finally felt sleepy and yawned.

“It’s four o’clock…” Gu Fei muttered softly, and then she noticed that Gu Qingqing had fallen asleep at some point. The little girl pursed her lips gently in her sleep, looking unusually well-behaved.

Gu Fei sat up, stretched her stiff waist a little a little, and helped Gu Qingqing cover the quilt.

Gu Qingqing rubbed her hand unconsciously.

Gu Fei smiled gently, forming the words silently with her lips, “Good night, Gu Qingqing.”

She stood up, turned off the light, and tiptoed towards the door.

Just as she was about to close the door, Gu Fei suddenly heard a soft rustling sound coming from inside the room. In the light spilling through the doorway, she saw that Gu Qingqing, who had just moments ago been sleeping so peacefully, was now curled up tightly on the bed, her body trembling violently.

Gu Qingqing cried unconsciously from her throat, “Don’t…”

“Don’t leave me……”

“Don’t turn off the light…I’m so scared…”

“I’m so scared, please, don’t go…”

Gu Fei had never heard such a fragile and pitiful voice. She stood there in a daze, her pupils dilated in hesitation, and her heart trembled.

After a few seconds, she closed the door of the room and walked quickly to Gu Qingqing.

“Gu Qingqing, I won’t leave. Can I turn on the light?” Gu Fei sat down beside the bed and said gently, “Don’t be afraid. I’m here.”

“Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid, I’m here.” Gu Fei comforted her while turning sideways to turn on the light. At this time, Gu Qingqing hugged her waist and let out a pitiful whimper in her throat.

“Afraid…don’t leave.”

Gu Qingqing’s voice was weak and trembling.

Gu Fei’s heart trembled along with her. She softened her voice and said gently, “Alright, I won’t move. I’ll stay right here with you, okay?”

It was unclear whether the sleeping Gu Qingqing understood her or not. She let out a few faint murmurs and snuggled in a little closer. Bit by bit, the trembling of her body finally began to ease.

Gu Fei gradually got used to the darkness. She lowered her head and, relying on the moonlight seeping in through the window, saw two undried tear marks on Gu Qingqing’s cheeks.

Gu Fei reached out and gently wiped away the tear at the corner of Gu Qingqing’s eye with her fingertip. Only when Gu Qingqing had once again fallen into a deep sleep did Gu Fei carefully slip under the covers, wrapping her arms tightly around the fragile girl in her embrace.