When Gu Xulin arrived at the club, Qiao Wanwan was already there.

"Wanwan." Gu Xulin sat down opposite her. "Sorry I'm late."

Qiao Wanwan looked at the handsome face in front of her, which remained as handsome as ever, and found it all laughable. "I thought what happened between us was already in the past, but why can't you get over it and keep racking your brains to hurt me?"

Gu Xulin asked curiously, "Wanwan, what did you say?"

“I saw Gu Runqiu. He has never sent a WeChat message like that. You did it, didn’t you?”

Gu Xulin paused, his hand holding the teacup still!

He took a sip of tea and said slowly, "I admit that I sent the WeChat message, but Wanwan, I didn't lie to you. It's a fact that Zhan Jingting loves someone else. I was just eager for you to know the truth, which is why I touched Gu Runqiu's phone!"

"What if I didn't see that WeChat message?" Qiao Wanwan asked. "How are you going to let me know?"

“I took pictures of what Gu Runqiu sent from his phone, and I will show them to you when I get back to China.”

What exactly do you want?

"I didn't mean anything by it, I just didn't want you to be kept in the dark!" Gu Xulin looked at her, "Wanwan, you're so wonderful, how can you be used as a substitute!"

Why are you so sure I'm a stand-in?

“It was Gu Runqiu who said it himself,” Gu Xulin said with certainty. “I asked him to have a drink so I could learn more about Zhan Jingting from him. He told me that Zhan Jingting has always had a crush on someone since they were in high school in the capital, but he just couldn’t bring himself to say it.”

“I checked, and Zhan Jingting’s cousin Ruan Tang is studying at Imperial Capital High School. He has a crush on his cousin, so he finds it hard to talk about it. Everything makes sense.”

Qiao Wanwan: "......"

"Your logic is correct, but Zhan Jingting's crush is not his cousin at all."

"What?" Gu Xulin chuckled. "If he doesn't have a crush on his cousin, does he have a crush on you?"

Qiao Wanwan raised an eyebrow. "Why can't it be me?"

Gu Xulin replied without hesitation, "Impossible. Who is Zhan Jingting? If he had a crush on you, why would he hide it?"

Qiao Wanwan's nose suddenly stung with tears!

Yes, everyone knows that there is nothing in this world that Zhan Jingting can't have.

But that's precisely why his forbearance and restraint back then made her feel even more sorry for him!

He must have been in a lot of pain when he saw her getting engaged to Gu Xulin, and when he saw her hurt so badly because of Gu Xulin, and thought she loved Gu Xulin so much.

"You don't understand," Qiao Wanwan heard her own voice, "He has a crush on me."

"I don't believe it!" Gu Xulin simply couldn't accept it. "How could this be!"

"How is it impossible?" Gu Runqiu stormed over from next door. "You, Gu Xulin, didn't you say you were going on a business trip and would ask me to have a drink on the way? We've always been at odds. I thought you'd suddenly changed your ways and were being nice to me all of a sudden. Turns out you got me drunk and used my phone to cause trouble!"

Gu Xulin wasn't surprised to see Gu Runqiu. "You're back?"

"You've caused me so much trouble, of course I'm coming back!" Gu Runqiu said provocatively. "You didn't expect this, did you? The person Ting-ge has a crush on is the clown... Qiao Wanwan! You won't even have a chance to cause trouble!"

Gu Xulin was shocked, then laughed out loud, "Wanwan, I've been secretly pleased. Although I was deceived by Qiao Yuqi and missed out on you, your marriage to Zhan Jingting was also a mistake."

"Thinking about this makes me feel much better. I think we are a match made in heaven, but due to some twist of fate, we just can't be together in this life."

“My dear cousin, don’t get all sentimental. It’s really a miracle that Qiao Wanwan didn’t marry you. She and Brother Ting are the perfect match.” Gu Runqiu said while cracking sunflower seeds.

Gu Xulin looked at Qiao Wanwan and smiled bitterly, "Wanwan, you once belonged to me, but I didn't cherish you. Missing you is my fault..."

Qiao Wanwan smiled and said, "Gu Xulin, you're wrong. Since we didn't end up together, that's enough to prove that I can't belong to you. This whole thing was a misunderstanding, and your intention was just to prevent me from being deceived, so I won't hold it against you. I hope you'll think twice before doing these meaningless things again."

Gu Xulin closed his eyes in anguish. "Yes, it's fate. Everything I do is in vain. We can't fight against God."

"Just know that, live your life well, and don't get stuck on things."

After Qiao Wanwan finished speaking, she got up and left.

Gu Runqiu also stood up, glanced at Gu Xulin, and said, "Don't even think about plotting against me again, hmph!"

He chased after her, calling out, "Qiao Wanwan, wait for me!"

"What are you waiting for?" Qiao Wanwan said dismissively. "This whole mess was caused by you."

"How can you blame me?" Gu Runqiu argued, "In a way, I was the matchmaker between you and Brother Ting."

"You really know how to flatter yourself. What kind of matchmaker are you?"

"If I hadn't told Jingting about you back then, would he have known so much about you?"

Qiao Wanwan turned to look at him and said, "What you said does make some sense."

"That's exactly right!"

"Then I really need to thank you."

"At least you have a conscience!"

Qiao Wanwan's eyes darted around, and she said, "I know you are the young master of the Gu family and lack nothing, but in today's society, the most important thing is health, so I will take care of your health."

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