Chapter 25 Gu Yunting, do you like me?

Changing one thing from one day to the next? Su Mengxue frowned slightly. Gu Yunting thought she was dressed like this to meet Chen Yanzhi.

After looking Gu Yunting up and down, she curled the corners of her lips slightly, staring straight at him, and jokingly said, "Is someone jealous?"

Jealous? Gu Yunting seemed to have been hit in the heart. A trace of panic flashed across his eyes, and even the tips of his ears suddenly turned slightly red.

His Adam's apple rolled a few times, and his tone was clearly anxious: "Who is jealous? Su Mengxue, stop talking nonsense here."

When Su Mengxue saw how angry he was, she suddenly wanted to tease him.

She raised an eyebrow and said, "Oh?" Then she suddenly moved half her body closer to him, and said slyly, "Gu Yunting, why are you staring at me? Do you think my dress is new? Or is it because my makeup is smudged?"

She paused, then deliberately softened her voice and said, "You can't be wondering if Chen Yanzhi would like me dressed like this, right?"

Gu Yunting looked at the mischievous smile in her eyes, and his gaze suddenly tightened. He realized that the woman in front of him was not arguing with him at all, but seemed to be teasing him. He suddenly felt that the word "female hooligan" was tailor-made for her.

At first, she was passionate and coquettish under him, and in the blink of an eye she could smile and say that it was consensual and there was no need for responsibility. Now her eyes fell on others, and even if he mocked her with harsh words, she would just curl her lips and not care, and even take those harsh words and other men as an excuse to tease him.

What did she think of him? A dispensable person? Or a toy to be discarded after use?

Gu Yunting's knuckles were clenched at his sides until they turned white. He suppressed the anger in his heart and pulled her into his arms. "Chen Yanzhi shouldn't be too picky about something that's delivered to her door for free."

Su Mengxue stumbled unexpectedly, and her nose hit his hard collarbone, causing her to gasp in pain.

Hearing this, she angrily wanted to move away from him, but Gu Yunting didn't give her a chance to retreat. He held her arm tightly, leaned over and whispered in her ear, his tone cold: "As a man, I would like to remind you that Chen Yanzhi would not discuss marriage with a female hooligan."

Su Mengxue was stung by the disdain in Gu Yunting's eyes. A sneer appeared on the corner of her lips, and she replied slowly: "Who said I want to discuss marriage with him? Don't think that only you men have the privilege of choosing women. Women can do it too."

Gu Yunting's expression darkened upon hearing this. He tightened his jawline and said coldly, "Su Mengxue, are you trying to play with Chen Yanzhi's feelings again?"

Again? The teasing in Su Mengxue's eyes almost overflowed: "Gu Yunting, are you saying that I'm playing with your feelings?" After she finished speaking, she leaned closer, her voice deliberately soft: "Gu Yunting, you don't like me, do you?"

The ends of her hair brushed Gu Yunting's cheek, and her eyes stared straight at him.

Su Mengxue had a faint soapy scent on her body. Although it was not a special scent, it made Gu Yunting feel particularly pleasant, and his body suddenly tensed up.

Just as his brain was in a daze, he suddenly noticed Su Mengxue's scrutinizing gaze. He quickly turned his face away, and his fingertips dug into his palms, almost drawing blood.

Su Mengxue noticed that he no longer had the same anger as before, and his whole body was filled with tension and embarrassment. She pressed him relentlessly, "Gu Yunting, why don't you dare look at me? Are you agreeing by not saying anything?"

Hearing this, Gu Yunting took a deep breath, then sat up straight, lowered his head to meet Su Mengxue's gaze, and said calmly, "Su Mengxue, I..."

"You two arrived early, I was late today." Before Gu Yunting finished speaking, Gu Changhe's voice floated in from outside the door.

Su Mengxue immediately stood up and quickly sat back in her original position. Seeing her hide so quickly, Gu Yunting's eyes suddenly tightened.

When Gu Changhe came to the table and sat down, he looked at the two people sitting far away from him, curled his lips calmly, and said, "The food is almost cold, let's eat."

Su Mengxue thought it would take quite a while to take the bus, and she was worried that Xu Rong would have to wait too long, so she simply started eating. She drank a bowl of porridge, ate half a steamed bun, wiped her mouth, stood up, nodded to Gu Changhe, and said, "Grandpa Gu, I'm done. Take your time."

After she finished speaking, she moved her chair and tried to go out, but was stopped by Gu Changhe in a gentle voice.

"Mengxue, on my way here just now, I heard Aunt Wang say that you wanted to go to Hepingli. Yun Ting happened to be passing by there on his way back to the army. You don't have to squeeze on the bus, let him take you there." Gu Changhe put down the soup spoon, and a kind smile appeared in the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes.

Su Mengxue's eyes swept across the man who was eating across from her. She muttered to herself, "He just called her a bitch and said she was playing with people's feelings. I don't want this bastard to give me a ride."

She concealed her emotions and smiled at Gu Changhe, "Grandpa Gu, it's quite convenient to take the bus, so I won't bother him."

Gu Changhe turned to look at Gu Yunting. Seeing that he was silent, he spoke with unquestionable majesty: "Yunting, go and send Mengxue off."

The air suddenly stagnated, and Su Mengxue could feel a cold gaze sweeping towards her.

The next second, Gu Yunting whispered, "Dad, there's something else going on in the army. If I send her off, I'm afraid it won't be in time."

Gu Changhe frowned and said coldly, "Isn't Hepingli on the same line as the troops? How much longer will it take you to make an extra turn?"

Gu Yunting: “…”

Su Mengxue saw the veins on Gu Changhe's forehead bulging. Seeing that he was about to lose his temper, she hurriedly smiled and tried to smooth things over: "There's really no need, Grandpa Gu. I can do it myself..."

"Dad, don't be angry, I'll take her there."

Before he could finish his words, Su Mengxue's wrist was grasped with an iron-like force, and Gu Yunting almost dragged her out the door.

Just as Su Mengxue was about to speak, Gu Changhe warned Gu Yunting, "Yunting, don't forget to send Mengxue back."

"I understand." Gu Yunting responded without turning his head.

After leaving the Gu family's gate, Su Mengxue struggled a few times but failed to shake off Gu Yunting's hand. She stopped and scolded, "Gu Yunting, let me go. I can walk on my own!"

Gu Yunting stopped and shook off her arm, mocking her, "You act like a good boy in front of my dad, but this is how you talk to me?"

"What's it to you whether I'm pretending or not?" Su Mengxue looked up at him and said unhappily, "Gu Yunting, I know you don't like me, and I don't like you either. I'll take the bus to Hepingli by myself. Don't worry, I won't tell on you in front of Grandpa Gu."

As she spoke, she strode out. Just as she turned out of the compound and was about to reach the intersection that Wang Ma mentioned, her wrist, which was a little painful, was pulled hard again. She was about to scream, but when she turned around, she saw Gu Yunting's cold face, as if he had just been pulled out of an ice cellar.