South City Base.
Gu Xi had been pulling all-nighters for days, her brow furrowed with worry over her thesis.
Even the two tender leaves atop the little green sprout were drooping listlessly.
Anyone who saw it would have to call it a crime!
But the all-nighters had to continue.
Gu Xi knew perfectly well that while the first Crystal Core Fragment from the three wanted criminals had been an accident, the last two times, someone had been using their own Crystal Core Fragments as bait...
Gu Xi wasn't sure what the other party wanted, but it was nothing more than an attempt to make her move.
But Gu Xi didn't like being led by the nose.
Besides, in this kind of situation, the first one to lose their composure would be the one to lose.
That evening during dinner, Qin Shi stared at Gu Xi for a moment before tilting her head to ask her sister beside her, "Has Gu Xi lost weight recently?"
Gu Xi paused. 'Have I lost weight?'
'It must be because of this thesis tormenting me.'
