Chapter 33 "Senior, we've already broken up." "This time..."
When the phone screen lit up, Jiang Chuyu was curled up on the sofa watching a boring variety show.
Yang Xiuling's message popped up: 【Honey, how are things going with your aloof and handsome guy?】
Jiang Chuyu stared at the words "cool and aloof male god" for three seconds, then gave a bitter smile.
"We just broke up." she replied briefly.
Three seconds later, the phone started vibrating wildly.
What?! You two only started talking a few days ago?
[You've already grown tired of his aloof expression?]
Jiang Chuyu's lips twitched. She thought of Gu Zeming's well-defined face, his high nose, his thin lips always pressed into a straight line, and his aloof and unapproachable demeanor. His white shirt wrapped around his alluring figure, and every move he made exuded a breathtaking sense of asceticism.
But this seemingly indifferent man is actually a ruthless monster who devours people without spitting out their bones when he's behind closed doors.
"Neither of those." She typed slowly, "Do you remember how you described him?"
【A beast in human skin? A refined scoundrel?】 Yang Xiuling replied instantly, followed by a wicked smiley face, 【Wait, could it be…】
[Congratulations, prophet!] Jiang Chuyu sent a kneeling in worship emoji. [Your physical condition is too good; I'm really struggling to keep up.]
[Hahahaha!] Yang Xiuling sent five laughing emojis in a row, asking her: [Will you still crave handsome guys in the future?]
Jiang Chuyu's fingertips paused. The image of Gu Zeming's reddened eyes when he was aroused flashed through her mind, and she remembered the bulging veins on the back of his hand when he pinched her waist. She couldn't help but shiver.
"I won't do it again, I need to quit for a while." She was still shaken.
Yang Xiuling teased: "Some are dying of drought, others are drowning in floods. Miss Jiang, you're simply out of touch with reality!"
Jiang Chuyu sent a cute cat facepalm emoji to get away with it, and just as she put down her phone, Jiang Shan called.
"Xiaoyu, dress up nicely tonight. We're going to have dinner with Li Sen's parents." Jiang Shan's voice was as cheerful and friendly as ever, but every word carried an air of authority. "They just got back from a business trip to England. This is a rare opportunity."
Jiang Chuyu gripped her phone tightly and glanced at the study.
Gu Zeming and Jiang Lekai were having classes inside, and she could occasionally hear his voice.
They broke up yesterday, and today he's back to teaching as if nothing happened, as if the madman handcuffed to her bed wasn't him at all.
The strong are indeed full of surprises. Should we praise his composure? Or his diligence in his work?
Even a rotten person like her needs two or three days to process what's going on.
However, since he did it this way, it saved him a lot of trouble.
Jiang Chuyu heard herself say, her fingernails digging into her palm, "I understand, Mom."
After hanging up the phone, I heard the sound of the study door opening.
Jiang Chuyu turned her head, her gaze pausing slightly.
Gu Zeming ignored her presence, walked straight to the refrigerator, took out a can of drink, and then turned and went into the study.
Throughout the entire process, he didn't make eye contact with her at all, completely ignoring her.
All right.
Jiang Chuyu sighed.
It's not that there haven't been any changes.
He's colder towards her now than before.
Jiang Chuyu watched TV until evening, then glanced at the time, got up and went back to her room to change her clothes.
After rummaging through drawers and cabinets, I stood in front of the full-length mirror and adjusted my pearl earrings.
The beige dress accentuated her flawless skin, and her long, slightly wavy hair cascaded down to her waist, making her look every bit the part of a wealthy heiress. She practiced smiling in front of the mirror, her eyelids slightly drooping to reveal four teeth.
Perfect.
It perfectly matches Jiang Shan's aesthetic standards.
Jiang Chuyu opened the lip gloss, applied a thin layer, smudged it evenly, picked up her handbag, and walked out of the room.
As she turned the corner in the corridor, an arm suddenly reached out from the shadows and abruptly pulled her into a corner.
A familiar, chilly aura rushed towards her. Jiang Chuyu's back slammed against the wall, and when she looked up, she saw Gu Zeming's face so close to hers.
His shirt collar was slightly open, revealing a bite mark on his collarbone. It was from Friday night; the mark was bright red and quite suggestive.
"Let go." Jiang Chuyu struggled to free her wrist, but it didn't budge.
Gu Zeming's gaze fell on her carefully applied makeup and dress, his eyes growing increasingly dark: "Who do you want to love this time?"
Jiang Chuyu took a deep breath, looked up and stared directly into his dark eyes. "Senior, we've already broken up." She deliberately emphasized the word "broken up." "What I wear and who I see are none of your business now."
Gu Zeming's breathing became noticeably heavier. He raised his hand and braced himself against the wall beside her ear, trapping her in his shadow.
He's most terrifying when he's silent.
Jiang Chuyu's eyelashes trembled slightly, and then someone gently brushed her shoulder, bringing a cool, refreshing scent of wine to her nose, mixed with a fleeting aroma.
"So eager to love someone else? Can't you even wait a day?" Gu Zeming lowered his thin eyelids, his gaze fixed on her lips, and leaned closer.
Just as they were about to kiss, Jiang Chuyu turned her face away.
Gu Zeming paused, staring at her intently for a few seconds with his dark eyes. He pressed his thumb against her wrist to check her pulse before finally releasing his hand.
Jiang Chuyu straightened her skirt, which he had wrinkled, and walked towards the elevator without looking back.
When I went downstairs, Jiang Shan's car was already waiting at the door.
Jiang Chuyu walked over.
As Jiang Shan looked her over, she nodded in satisfaction: "That's more like my daughter." She reached out and adjusted Jiang Chuyu's necklace. "Smile, be sweet, be gentle. The Li family likes gentle girls."
Jiang Chuyu smiled as she had been taught, her lips curving into a perfectly symmetrical arc.
"Very good." Jiang Shan pinched her cheek. "You are Mom's best weapon and Mom's pride."
Jiang Chuyu's smile faded slightly, but she quickly regained it.
As she started the car, she saw Gu Zeming standing at the apartment entrance through the rearview mirror. His figure was as upright as a pine tree, but his eyes were terrifyingly gloomy.
The Li family booked a Western restaurant.
When I saw Li Sen again a week later, he seemed to have become even more handsome.
Upon seeing them, Li Sen stood up to greet them, his light gray suit making him appear gentle and refined.
"You're here?" He smiled and pulled out a chair for her, his fingers lightly resting on her lower back. "You look beautiful today."
"Thank you." Jiang Chuyu returned a standard smile, glancing at the approving looks from both mothers out of the corner of her eye.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Mr. Li raised his glass and said, "I think the two children are quite compatible. Why don't we settle things first? Get married after graduation?"
"That's exactly what I was thinking." Jiang Shan smiled, her gaze sweeping back and forth between Jiang Chuyu and Li Sen. "What do you two think?"
Jiang Chuyu's fingers, which were holding the wine glass, turned slightly white. She looked at Li Sen, who gave her a faint smile.
“I have no objection,” Li Sen said gently, “as long as Chu Yu is willing.”
All four pairs of eyes turned to Jiang Chuyu.
She swallowed the red wine in her mouth and coughed lightly. "Brother Li Sen is very outstanding, and I... of course I'm willing too."
And so, their marriage was arranged.
After the meal, Li Sen offered to take her back to school.
As soon as she got in the car, Jiang Chuyu kicked off her high heels: "Help! My leg is going to break!"
Li Sen smiled and handed her a bottle of water: "Thank you for your hard work, Miss Su." He paused, "Seriously, if you don't want to..."
“My mom will cut off my allowance,” Jiang Chuyu interrupted him, rubbing her ankle. “Besides, you really are outstanding.”
"Is that so?" Li Sen smiled and said, "You're very different today than before."
Jiang Chuyu pouted: "How is it different?"
"It has become much more natural and vivid."
"We were just friends before, and I wanted to make a good impression, so I was a little reserved. Now that we're boyfriend and girlfriend, I couldn't help but reveal my true colors. Do you regret it now that you see me like this?"
"No, it would be an honor."
Jiang Chuyu laughed along with her.
A long silence followed.
As they approached the school gate, Li Sen glanced at her in the rearview mirror and hesitated before speaking, "Last time..."
I had just started to get started when my phone rang.
Jiang Chuyu glanced at the caller ID.
"Wait a moment, I need to take this call."
Press the answer button.
On the other end of the phone, Jiang Lekai said smugly, "Where are you? When are you coming back?"
Jiang Chuyu hummed in agreement: "So concerned about me?"
"Tch, if the teacher hadn't wanted to leave the door open and the light on for you, who would care about you?"
"Oh." Jiang Chuyu pouted. "I'm not going back to the apartment tonight. You guys go to sleep first, don't wait for me."
"What? You're not going back to your apartment? Where are you planning to go gallivanting off to?"
"Go back to school."
As they were talking, Li Sen suddenly slammed on the brakes.
The tires screeched, and Jiang Chuyu nearly slammed her head against the back of the chair.
I hung up the phone, looked up, and my breath hitched.
Zou Letong stood in front of the car, her long hair disheveled, her body swaying unsteadily, seemingly drunk.
She pointed at Li Sen: "Why her? Anyone could have... why Jiang Chuyu?!"
"You've had too much to drink." Li Sen frowned, his voice somewhat cold. "Get out of the way."
Zou Letong had never been treated so fiercely by him before. Completely disregarding her usual ladylike image, she gritted her teeth and lunged at the car door, pounding violently on the car window with both hands. "Jiang Chuyu! Isn't it enough that you stole Mom and Dad? Why do you have to steal Li Sen too?"
Why?
Memories flooded back, and Jiang Chuyu recalled some things from her high school days.
Jiang Shan never believed in blood ties; all she wanted was an excellent, obedient, and valuable daughter. She brought Jiang Chuyu back to the Jiang family so that she could compete with Zou Letong.
Whoever is more outstanding will be able to stay in the Jiang family and remain her daughter.
In her quest to win, Zou Letong repeatedly instigated her classmates and friends to bully Jiang Chuyu. If Jiang Chuyu hadn't been so lucky to survive, she would be nothing more than a stray dog on the street now.
Li Sen rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.
He did not want things to escalate to this point, but he had given Zou Letong enough time to process it; if things continued to escalate, it would become too ugly.
The two initially got together because of the marriage alliance between the Jiang and Li families.
After the breakup, she threatened to kill herself every day, which annoyed everyone who came.
Li Sen sighed. "I'll say it again, move aside."
"Shut up!" Zou Letong's eyes reddened. "Do you know how terrifying she is?" She turned to Jiang Chuyu, her voice suddenly choking up. "I was wrong about what happened back then... but you have everything now, why do you still..."
Jiang Chuyu pushed open the door and got out of the car.
The night breeze ruffled her updo, and a few stray strands fell down, adding to her elegance.
"Finished?" Jiang Chuyu's lips curved slightly as she lifted Zou Letong's chin with her fingers. "Does a failed beneficiary like you deserve to cry in front of me?"
Zou Letong froze.
"Do you remember what you said in high school?" Jiang Chuyu leaned close to her ear, her voice gentle and amused, "Country bumpkins from the countryside should go back to the countryside." She took a step back and chuckled, "Now look, who's the one who's gone?"
Zou Letong's face was deathly pale, her lips moved but she couldn't utter a word.
Jiang Chuyu turned around and went back to the car, saying to Li Sen, "Let's go."
Li Sen turned the steering wheel and drove the car into the school.
They escorted her all the way to the girls' dormitory building.
Jiang Chuyu got off the bus, and Li Sen followed suit.
Jiang Chuyu breathed a sigh of relief, stole a glance at him, and said half-jokingly, "Do you think I'm scary?"
Li Sen laughed: "On the contrary."
He gently tucked a stray hair behind her ear and said, "Just like you said, the fact that you can show your claws in front of me means you consider me your boyfriend."
Jiang Chuyu was taken aback.
Li Sen's fingertips were warm and dry, completely different from Gu Zeming's chilling touch.
"When would you have the honor of inviting your roommates to dinner?" Li Sen withdrew his hand, his eyes bright.
Jiang Chuyu nodded. "I'll go back and ask the ladies for their opinions, and then find a suitable time."
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