Ye Yun was caught off guard.

Why didn't she know about this? Why didn't Tang Shu tell her beforehand? She felt like she'd been tricked into going to war and was about to be shot!

Seeing her silence, Gu Jin smiled.

He shook his head without saying anything, picked up the kitchen knife, sliced ​​two more pieces of ginger, picked up a clove of garlic, cut it in half, pressed out the cloves, and continued cooking methodically.

Ye Yun was speechless.

"never mind."

Suddenly, Gu Jin put down the kitchen knife, washed his hands expressionlessly, and turned to walk out.

His expression and gait seemed normal, but he hadn't even taken off his apron, and the gloom hidden in his eyes betrayed his true feelings.

Ye Yun quickly chased after her.

"Where are you going?"

Gu Yingying, who was sprawled on the sofa, saw Gu Jin walk out of the kitchen with a bad expression. She sat up abruptly and asked, "Brother? What's wrong?"

Gu Jin ignored him.

He didn't even have time to grab the helmet that was next to Gu Yingying. He picked up the motorcycle keys on the coffee table and strode outside.

Ye Yun immediately tried to chase after him.

Suddenly, her arm was grabbed. Gu Yingying was so frightened by Gu Jin's expression that she dared not speak. She grabbed her and asked anxiously, "What did you do to upset my brother? Do you know how scary he is when he's normal?"

Ye Yun pushed her hand away and whispered, "I'll explain later."

In those few seconds, Gu Jin had already quickly walked to the motorcycle, and the moment the key was inserted into the dial, he strode onto the bike.

A roaring sound followed immediately.

Ye Yun hurriedly ran out and shouted loudly at his retreating figure, "Tang Shu is at home! She's at home! Where are you going!"

However, all that responded to her was a silhouette.

And the distant rumble of machinery could be heard.

"..."

She was truly impressed.

Gu Yingying popped up from behind again, her voice low and menacing: "Ye Yun, can you tell me now what exactly you did to offend my brother?"

"..."

Turning around, she saw Gu Yingying, who was completely dumbfounded.

Gu Yingying was clearly quite frightened. She withdrew her gaze from the motorcycle and looked at her with a hint of admiration in her eyes, saying, "I haven't seen my brother this normal in a long time."

Well said.

Ye Yun patted her shoulder and said earnestly, "There might be a period of time in the future when your brother will be like this."

"ah……"

Gu Yingying's face fell.

No way! My brother is actually quite scary when he's acting normal!

Ye Yun went upstairs.

Holding Xiao Chuqi in his arms, Qin Zheng watched this scene quietly, acting as a dutiful bystander. Suddenly, his ears twitched, and he looked in the direction Gu Jin had just left.

upstairs.

As soon as Ye Yun entered the room and closed the door, she couldn't help but collapse.

"Tang Shu, why didn't you tell me you have a boyfriend..." She sat down on the edge of the bed and looked at Tang Shu on the bed with a mournful expression.

Tang Shu leaned against the headboard, casually flipping through a storybook.

Hearing Ye Yun's accusation, she raised an eyebrow slightly. "What boyfriend?"

"You have a boyfriend abroad?" Ye Yun slumped onto the bed, staring at the ceiling, utterly dejected. "Tell me properly, did you get a boyfriend abroad who followed you all the way back to China?"

Tang Shu frowned and thought for two seconds.

Finally, she seemed to remember something and nodded. "Who told you that?"

Ye Yun suddenly looked up at her.

No, this is real?

"Yes, there was one, but we broke up a long time ago, so he can't really be called my boyfriend."

Tang Shu remained calm and said:

"He was one of my suitors. I had no feelings for him. He was just persistent in pursuing me. I was studying abroad at the time, and his family had some influence there. I didn't want to offend him, so I reluctantly dated him for a while. But after I returned to China, I told him that we weren't a good match. I don't know where he got the news that I was going to get married, but he insisted that I was being forced by my family and that the person I loved was him. He said that I had no choice but to break up with him and even came to China to harass me."

At this point, she smiled helplessly, "What can I do? After all, I don't have the right to ask the embassy to send people back."

Oh, I see.

Ye Yun suddenly realized.

It must have been really tough on that guy, being on the other side of the ocean, thousands of miles apart, and with such poor communication, he still managed to find out about Tang Shu's situation.

"Does Gu Jin know about this?"

"Him..." Tang Shu held the book in her hand, gradually drifting off into thought.

The day the white-skinned man suddenly appeared in front of her, a new roast duck restaurant opened on Ping'an Street, and she and Gu Jin agreed to go eat there together.

It was six o'clock in the evening, and the sky was just beginning to darken.

She arrived at the place first and waited for Gu Jin at the door.

Before Gu Jin could even arrive, she was suddenly embraced warmly by the white man who appeared out of nowhere.

The white man held her tightly, not allowing her to break free, and confessed his love to her passionately, saying a long string of cheesy things in a self-indulgent manner.

The main point is that she returned to China to marry someone else, but she loves him. She was forced into it by her family. She also criticized her uncle, saying that Chinese people are old-fashioned and should support free love.

The white man wanted her to go with him, elope with him, and return to his country.

She was too shocked at the time.

She didn't know why the white man had suddenly appeared in the country, or whether he had any influence there. She didn't dare to make any rash moves, and for a moment forgot to push him away.

Strangely, Gu Jin did not keep the appointment that day.

The white man's body odor made her want to vomit. She finally managed to get rid of him, but she waited in the roast duck restaurant until nine o'clock at night and Gu Jin still didn't show up.

When she returned to her residence, she found Gu Jin sitting in her living room waiting for her.

The house was a gift from her uncle when she came of age. In order not to cause trouble for her uncle and aunt, she moved out of her uncle's house and lived alone after she became an adult. She doesn't like moving places. It will also be her wedding room in the future, so she brought Gu Jin to visit it after she got engaged to Gu Jin.

But why did he not keep his appointment and instead go to her house to stay?

She was somewhat annoyed, and just as she was about to question him, she realized that Gu Jin was acting strangely.

The air was thick with the pungent smell of alcohol, making people feel drowsy. When Gu Jin looked up at her, his eyes were bloodshot, and his expression was one of disappointment and resentment, like a gambler who had lost everything.

What followed was a natural progression.

Gu Jin left early the next morning.

When they met again after that, neither of them mentioned what happened that night.

What's even stranger is that despite their more intimate contact, their relationship, which should have progressed further, is not as strong as before.

It seemed as if they were only interacting to fulfill the marriage arrangement set up by their elders.

"Oh~~"

At that moment, Tang Shu suddenly realized.

So Gu Jin had already seen the scene of her being hugged by the white guy that day, and he had known about the white guy's existence all along, and had been resentful towards her all along...