Chapter 27 Meet Again

"Okay, I won't be polite." Huo Ran shrugged and agreed readily.

"Don't you know I was planning on having a free meal today? You're just trying to fulfill my wish!"

"......Just keep joking!" Xu Ruochu was suddenly amused.

The two chatted and laughed as they walked out of the school gate, got into the car driven by Huo Ran, and drove away.

In the car, Huo Ran asked, "I heard from Ran Ran that you like to eat barbecue at roadside stalls, right? How about we go there?"

"Can you...get used to it?" she asked.

"Why not? We all eat whole grains, so how can we not be used to it?"

Hearing the reply, she couldn't help but think of a weekend before her wedding with Gu Yixiao. They happened to pass by that barbecue restaurant and suggested that they try it.

But the man thought it was unhygienic and refused to eat it no matter what. She was afraid that her body would be stained with the smell he didn't like, so she had to give up.

The delicious taste of that barbecue restaurant is still etched in my mind...

Thinking of this, a hint of loss appeared on Xu Ruochu's face.

Huo Ran keenly noticed her strangeness, looked at her with a smile and said jokingly, "Don't be so naive, barbecue is also my favorite. If you don't treat me, I will be angry."

Xu Ruochu smiled: "How could that be? As long as you like it."

......

On the other side, when Gu Yixiao rushed to the Noble University at the speed limit, many students had already left and only a few were left.

He only recently found out that Xu Ruochu would often stay on campus to study until very late before going home, when the weather permitted, and was almost always the last one to leave, so he would sit in the car and wait patiently without disturbing her.

I want to wait for her to show up and take her out for a big meal.

At this time, three or two students passed by the luxury car, and their bored conversation gradually fell into someone's ears.

"...Have you heard? There's a handsome guy coming to our school today! He's a super good-looking guy."

"Really? I didn't see it! What are you doing here? Tell me quickly~"

"He's here to see that beautiful girl from our school who's a top student every year. I saw them getting in the car together, so I guess they're on a date!"

"Oh Xu Ruochu~ Those two are quite a match! One is handsome and good-looking, the other is beautiful and smart. They are really a perfect match."

"Yes, Xu Ruochu really is... a girl with a mysterious identity. We still don't know which family she belongs to. She doesn't wear designer clothes, but she has a very elegant demeanor, even surpassing many celebrities."

“…”

While chatting, several people walked towards their driver's side.

Inside the car, Gu Yixiao frowned slightly, and his eyes became even colder.

She was actually alone with Huo Ran again.

His mind was filled with words like "a perfect match" and "a perfect couple". He automatically blocked out the girls' later discussions, so his expression looked a little ugly.

He took out his cell phone and dialed Xu Ruochu's number.

The phone rang twice, but no one answered.

He called for the third time without giving up, but Xu Ruchu still didn't answer.

Xu Ruochu......

She even dared to ignore his phone calls. She is getting bolder and bolder!

This made him very unhappy.

He snorted coldly, threw his phone on the passenger seat, started the car and left.

Lin Yuan was at home planning how to capture the heart of Gu Yixiao when she heard her other unknown cell phone ringing.

"Ms. Lin, Young Master Gu did not go home. Instead, he first came to the university invested by the Gu family. Then, within a few minutes, he went to his friend's restaurant alone to have dinner." A mysterious man's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"What? What is he doing in school?" Lin Yuan was startled, with a puzzled look on his face.

"Didn't you say before that you had a sister attending university here? Could it be that you're here to look for his sister?"

"Impossible! He doesn't even bother to talk to that sister from another family, how could he take the initiative to look for her!" Lin Yuan immediately denied.

"But when you asked me to follow him just now, I saw him driving very fast, as if he was in a hurry to keep an appointment."

"Really?" Lin Yuan frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "You should leave first, so as not to be discovered by him. I'll find you again if I need you later!"

"OK!"

After hanging up the phone, a gloomy feeling flashed through Lin Yuan's heart.

What was going on? He and Xu Ruochu had always been at peace, so why had things changed recently?

That... the sudden announcement of the broken engagement, the long hours spent together in the study, the university he ran away from leaving her behind... all proved that there was something going on between the two of them.

Her mind was racing.

No, she must find out what Gu Yixiao is up to and never let anyone take her place!

She took a deep breath, got up, changed into some nice clothes, and then hurried out, planning to have a chance encounter with Gu Yixiao.

…

After Xu Ruochu had eaten and drunk his fill at the stall, he began to get up and leave.

"How about I take you to sing at the next stop?" Huo Ran suggested.

"Sing?" She looked up at him.

"Yeah, yelling out your troubles through the microphone is also a way to heal."

"OK."

She didn't want to worry her friends and was willing to accept the other party's kindness, so she readily agreed.

Soon, the two came to the commercial street again.

"There are a lot of people here, and I have to queue up for parking. You can go down and wait for me at the mall entrance." Huo Ran said.

"Okay." She nodded, got out of the car, and walked towards the mall entrance.

Xu Ruochu was waiting alone in a conspicuous place when he suddenly saw two familiar figures coming out of a restaurant.

It’s Gu Yixiao and Lin Yuan.

The two are hugging.

Gu Yixiao's arm was placed on Lin Yuan's slender waist, and they looked very intimate, as if they were a couple in love.

Xu Ruochu's expression froze.

She pretended not to see them and turned away quickly.

Unfortunately, Lin Yuan caught a glimpse of her and took the initiative to pull Gu Yixiao over to talk to her.

"Sister Ruochu? What a coincidence! Are you here alone? Or are you here with your boyfriend?"

"Uh... my boyfriend parked over there. He'll be there in a moment." She pointed to where Huo Ran parked his car and said perfunctorily.

As long as she doesn't listen, Gu Yixiao probably won't come to see her.

In fact, she saw all the calls he made to her, but she deliberately didn't answer them, mainly because she wanted to avoid him.

Lin Yuan took the opportunity to look over and saw a long line of people parking their cars. She calmly looked away and smiled, "Oh, you two are so happy, staying together every day. It's great!"

"Hehe..." Xu Ruochu laughed awkwardly and did not continue the topic.

"Sister Ruochu, Xiao and I have something else to do, so we can't accompany you."

"Yeah. Goodbye." She nodded politely.

"Goodbye." After she said that, she took the man's arm again and walked straight in the other direction.

Gu Yixiao remained expressionless, his face showing no emotion, and he let her hold his arm as they left the commercial street.