☆, Chapter 56 The way he looks at you is not innocent

The girl was in a daze, and the man couldn't help but reach out and rub her head, then half-squatted down to coax her, "How about you drink something?"

Meng Ruo's face flushed red, and she hurriedly took the bowl, spooning food into her mouth.

For the past twenty years, she has followed Gu Shi around, and this is the first time she has been coaxed like this by another man.

It's like coaxing a child.

"Slow down, why are you still being so silly?" The joy in her heart was almost impossible to hide.

Yet, his tone was filled with unspeakable doting affection.

Meng Ruo's face turned even redder, wishing she could bury herself in the bowl.

The man just squatted down and looked at her.

My heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of my chest.

After the girl finished drinking, the man naturally took the bottle and used his fingertips to wipe the corners of her lips.

Meng Ruo quickly stepped aside, blushing as she refused, "I can do it myself."

The man chuckled softly again, his pleasure almost impossible to conceal.

"Let me introduce myself, I'm Jiang Chen."

Meng Ruo was startled. If she remembered correctly, her junior high school class monitor also had this name.

He was also the student sitting behind her.

Lost in thought, the man continued with a smile, "Not bad, Meng Ruo."

"Has Meng Ruo completely forgotten about me?"

Meng Ruo scratched the back of her head sheepishly, looking slightly embarrassed.

She fainted and was picked up by the student behind her, but she forgot about him.

The quiet little boy has become more and more refined and elegant with the passage of time.

"Get up and eat, it's just finished."

A man's voice rang out from above.

Under the lights, the tall, gentle man seemed even more captivating.

Meng Ruo smiled faintly and obediently got out of bed.

A small section of his ankle was exposed to the air, and where Meng Ruo couldn't see, the man's eyes became dark and unfathomable.

Since he found it, it's his now.

Since Gu Shi doesn't cherish it, then it belongs to him.

"Alright, let's go, Jiang Chen."

The girl looked up and smiled, her eyes crinkling. Once she realized it was someone she knew, she was no longer reserved.

Jiang Chen chuckled and patted her head before leading her downstairs.

Jiang Chen, Jiang Chen, Jiang Chen.

His name sounded as beautiful as ever when she said it.

It continues to fascinate him as always.

You shouldn't meet someone too amazing when you're young, otherwise you'll easily remember them for the rest of your life.

"It's delicious, Jiang Chen, your cooking is amazing!" The girl squinted her eyes, her face beaming with happiness.

Jiang Chen smiled slightly, "How did you know it was me?"

"Just a guess."

"Yes, Meng Ruo and I are on the same wavelength," the man said casually.

Meng Ruo felt the heat that had just dissipated return.

She had a strange feeling that he was flirting with her.

But he is Jiang Chen.

A renowned academic achiever. Renowned for his ignorance and lack of knowledge. Famous for his aloofness and unapproachability.

I only managed to exchange a few words with her because I was sitting close to her.

"Where did you go after that?" Meng Ruo began to change the subject.

Jiang Chen paused for a moment before looking at her and answering, "I spent a few years abroad and just came back recently."

Meng Ruo nodded and didn't ask any further questions.

"How are things between you and Gu Shi?" After a long while, the man asked.

He knew he was asking a question he already knew the answer to.

After all, I had already inquired about it as soon as I returned to China.

Meng Ruo's smile froze for a moment, and she replied with a wry smile, "Just good friends."

The man placed some food in her bowl, saying, "Eat more, you're too thin."

Meng Ruo shrugged and continued eating the rice in her bowl.

She has figured it out: what cannot be forced is simply not what can be forced.

It's unnecessary.

I'll go back after I finish eating.

The man frowned as he looked at the girl, who was still wearing her pajamas, and casually picked up his suit jacket and draped it over her shoulders.

He said, "Don't catch a cold, I'll take you."

Meng Ruo nodded, and without further ado, smiled at the man, "I'll treat you to dinner another day."

"Let's exchange contact information first, just in case you run away."

"good"

The two chatted casually in the car, not at all awkward.

I've arrived, thank you.

The girl got out of the car and smiled as she handed the man her coat. Jiang Chen took it but simply draped it over the girl's shoulders, ruffling her hair. "Go inside, you can return it to me another day."

The scene resembles a couple in the early stages of a romantic relationship.

Gentle yet captivating.

Little did they know, they were being watched by a man not far away.

Meng Ruo turned around and waved to him with a smile, but the man just smiled gently at her.

In that instant, only one sentence came to Gu Shi's mind.

The way he looks at you is hardly innocent.

Jiang Chen waited for the girl to step into the house before driving away.

A smile played on his lips the whole way.

His unexpected gain.

Gu Shi followed the girl into her bedroom, grabbed her arm, and, seeing her changed pajamas, could barely contain her anger. "Where have you been?"

Meng Ruo was confused and lightly shook off his large hand, saying, "You're hurting me."

At this moment, the man was almost completely irrational, shouting, "You ran off my bed and then went to flirt with someone else? You're shameless..."

A loud slap echoed in the empty space.

Gu Shi touched the tongue with his tongue before realizing what he had said. He wanted to apologize but was stopped by the girl.

Meng Ruo forced a smile, her tone slightly sarcastic, "Yes, that's me, so what?"

"Yeah, you hooked her up, you slept with her, you did everything you should and shouldn't have done, are you satisfied now?"

The tone was full of sarcasm.

"You're not even as good as Young Master Gu, what right do you have to talk about me?"

Tears streamed down her face, but the words she uttered grew harsher with each passing sentence.

Gu Shi reached out to touch her face, but the girl dodged and scoffed, "Don't touch me, I'm cheap, don't dirty Young Master Gu's hands."

A moment of silence.

He wanted to say, "Stop talking about yourself like that."

But he couldn't say it; he was the one who said the hurtful things first.

"You can get out now if you have nothing else to do? Don't defile yourself by staying in the room of someone as despicable as me."

Gu Shi felt a pang of heartache. Watching the girl hang up another man's clothes and charge her phone, seemingly ignoring him, she finally spoke softly, "I'm sorry, Ruoruo, take care of yourself."

"Get out!"

After the man left, the girl squatted on the ground, hugging herself and sobbing.

How could he say that to her?

We clearly agreed to remain friends, we clearly agreed to be family.

He used to spoil her so much.

Today, he said she was a girl.

He said, "Aren't you shameless?"

I don't know when, but the phone screen kept turning on and off, then off and back to black.

From Ruochen: [I'm home]

Don't catch a cold.

【Meng Ruo, go to sleep early, goodnight】

Meng Ruo wiped away her tears and replied to the man, "Goodnight."

Unbeknownst to her, Gu Shi had not left; he was simply sitting in the car, his expression complex.

At that moment, he didn't know what emotion he was feeling.

Is it regret, or sadness?

I just regret saying hurtful things to her.

She was just sad, and she cried for him again and again.

He was powerless to do anything.

When someone wants to leave, it seems there's never any way to stop them.

It used to be him.

It's her now.

A long, long time passed before the lights upstairs went out, and only then did he drive away.