Campus Ace Girl

Chapter 1036 - 1035: Do You Still Like Him?

Chu Yan made faces, and Gu Mingzhu wanted to fight her, but was ultimately held back by Qin Siyuan.She listened to Qin Siyuan particularly well and became obedient instantly.

Chu Yan leaned over to Gu Anxi’s ear: "This Qin Siyuan is completely different from before."

Gu Anxi gave a slight smile and said nothing.

Chu Yan observed the few of them, and it was truly as natural as could be; it seems the past is really behind them now. Suddenly, she felt she should also walk out of the past; those things don’t need to be on her mind anymore.

Thinking about this, Chu Yan’s eyes added a hint of melancholy, which Gu Anxi noticed when she turned her head, and so she rested her chin on Chu Yan’s thin shoulder: "Unexpected, right?"

Chu Yan slightly smiled: "It was unexpected."

Gu Mingzhu bit her lip and hummed lightly.

At this moment, Fang Ming brought over two boxes of beer and called the manager to serve dishes.

In the private room, the atmosphere warmed up instantly. These people, perhaps had some past grievances or unhappiness, but tonight sitting together drinking, all those past incidents were thrown behind. The four girls, especially, seemed like they went crazy, happily singing and dancing. Wang Qin, this little fool, drank too much and climbed onto a chair, shouting: "I’m Beicheng’s number one fortune teller, Fang Ming, quickly kneel and worship me!"

Gu Anxi covered one eye and exchanged a glance with Chu Yan, then burst into laughter.

Gu Mingzhu slapped the table: "Wang Qin, with your silly look, how could you be the top fortune teller? You’d just ruin the Gu family’s reputation."

Wang Qin was also drunk, her voice unsteady: "I’ll tell you, it’s Anxi’s Gu family, not your Gu family."

As she spoke, the surroundings fell silent.

Gu Mingzhu’s smile froze.

Gu Anxi exchanged a glance with Chu Yan, sensing trouble.

Gu Mingzhu was such a prideful young lady, and now Wang Qin drunkenly exposed her family secret, possibly upsetting her.

Everyone held their breath, worried Gu Mingzhu might spoil the evening with a dark expression.

Even Wang Qin, sensing the lowered atmosphere, sobered up halfway and instinctively wanted to apologize: "Gu Mingzhu, I..."

But she didn’t have the chance to finish before Gu Mingzhu lightly smiled: "It’s fine, I wasn’t born to Gu Yuanshan, everyone in Beicheng knows that. I’m just not used to not having the Gu surname, and it’s not my fault. Why should I feel inferior?"

After she said that, Qin Siyuan smiled faintly.

Chu Yan and Gu Anxi exchanged surprised glances.

When did Gu Mingzhu’s thinking reach such a level?

Gu Anxi stared at her, suddenly moved.

Indeed, Gu Mingzhu’s background isn’t something she could choose, nor is it her fault, so why be burdened by it?

She looked at the still uneasy Wang Qin and smiled: "Alright, come down, she said it’s okay and it’s okay."

Wang Qin still felt a bit guilty, poured herself a big mug of beer: "Gu Mingzhu, it’s my fault, I’ll drink this cup first, don’t be mad at me."

Under everyone’s gaze, she drank it rapidly, but drank too fast and choked, Fang Ming hurriedly helped pat her back.

Wang Qin looked up at him: "I’m okay."

Yes, she wasn’t that fragile, she grew up so cold and once lived so bleakly. If it weren’t for Anxi, she wouldn’t know where she’d be now, how could a little drink make her so sharp-tongued?

Gu Mingzhu glanced at her: "Enough, stop pretending. You’ve always been this little ingenue, but it infuriates me. Fine, you got the campus heartthrob, stop pretending. Aren’t you the fortune teller? Why couldn’t you foresee me going to Qingcheng and snagging your campus heartthrob?"

Wang Qin stared at her, and after a long while, she laughed.

Tears were in her eyes.

Gu Mingzhu too, then the girls hugged each other crying and laughing.

Wang Qin shouted: "Gu Mingzhu, I want to buy your book ’Youth’s Egg Pain’, I want to spend money for it."

Chu Yan also got drunk, crazily nodding: "Yes, buy a hundred copies, a thousand copies."

She hugged Gu Mingzhu’s head, shook it vehemently: "Publish another ’The Art of Flirting with Men’, I’ll definitely buy it up."

Gu Mingzhu patted her hand: "No need to publish, I can introduce you, how about my brother? He’s rich and handsome."

Chu Yan frowned, "Gu Changqing?"

She waved her hand: "Forget it, I’m not interested in men over thirty."

Then she laid on the table and slapped it vigorously: "I want fresh meat."

As she spoke, the private room door opened, standing at the doorway was none other than Chu Ci.

Chu Ci had business at the neighboring meeting hall, and happened to see Bo Xichen’s car in the parking lot so he came in to take a look. As soon as he pushed the door open, he heard Chu Yan’s voice.

She said she wasn’t interested in men over thirty, she demanded fresh meat.

Chu Ci lowered his gaze, walked inside slowly, first nodding to Bo Xichen and the other two men, then stood behind Chu Yan, softly speaking: "Yan Yan."

Chu Yan was drunk, but her body stiffened then.

She continued to lie there, unwilling to face him.

Chu Ci originally wanted to pat her head, but thought again and stopped, instead, he said to Bo Xichen: "Day after tomorrow is the wedding?"

Bo Xichen nodded: "Yes. Sit down and have a few drinks together."

Without hesitation, Chu Ci sat down, right next to Chu Yan, once seated, he softly asked: "Why didn’t you go back to visit mom and dad this time around?"

He knew, since he’d been staying at their parents’ place these days, and hadn’t heard of her visit.

Chu Yan sobered up quite a bit, speaking in a melancholy tone: "I’m leaving tomorrow; I only returned last night."

"Where are you staying?" Chu Ci’s voice tightened a bit.

Chu Yan’s tone was indifferent: "Hotel."

He asked nothing more, raising a glass to toast the newlyweds, then the men chatted about some current events. Among them, Fang Ming was the most inexperienced, but fortunately his family background was good, also he had knowledge to contribute to the conversation.

The girls, due to the arrival of Chu Ci and Chu Yan’s apparent drop in mood, weren’t as cheerful anymore.

As night deepened, Fang Ming left with Wang Qin, followed by Qin Siyuan and Gu Mingzhu, lastly Bo Xichen also mentioned leaving, he looked at Chu Yan: "Gu Anxi and I will take you to the hotel."

Chu Yan lifted her eyes, somewhat grateful.

Bo Xichen said to Chu Ci: "I’ll take her."

He patted Chu Ci’s shoulder: "Don’t worry."

Chu Ci didn’t rise, just smiled faintly and said okay.

While speaking, he didn’t look at Chu Yan.

Chu Yan likewise wouldn’t look at him, lowering her head and swiftly passing by.

In the car, Gu Anxi patted her shoulder softly saying: "Yan Yan, are you alright?"

Chu Yan shook her head: "I’m fine."

After a while she said bitterly: "It’s nothing really, you have to face it. I was raised by the Chu Family, and even though I went to England now, in the future when they grow old and sick or die, I’ll always have to go. He’ll also eventually marry, considering you have to face it now, what does it matter now?"

Gu Anxi, childishly concerned: "Do you still like him?"

Chu Yan leaned against the back of the chair, distracted for a while before smiling lightly: "I don’t like him anymore, there’s no point liking him."

She always thought, at the time he would struggle a bit, at least give her a choice, but he didn’t.

She didn’t even get a chance to choose before being ruled out, ultimately, she was just a little orphan raised by the Chu Family, where does she have the face to ask for fairness?

Chu Yan turned her head, biting her fist: "Anxi, it’s not that I can’t let go, I just..."