Chapter 53 Chu Yu, Run! "Besides me, who else do you want to marry..."
Gu Zeming only has seven days of annual leave.
They spent a week on Boundary Island before flying back to Beijing without stopping.
Gu Zeming continued going to work.
Jiang Chuyu used her remaining vacation time to submit articles to the editorial departments of various magazines.
Some magazines prefer hand-drawn illustrations, and Jiang Chuyu runs out of manuscript paper quickly. During the Spring Festival, several courier services suspended operations, so she had no choice but to go to a nearby bookstore to restock.
That day, Jiang Chuyu met someone in the bookstore.
Her ex-boyfriend, Lin Jiashu.
Jiang Chuyu's heart skipped a beat. Her first reaction was to hide and pretend she hadn't seen anything.
She quickly turned her face away, and just as her hand touched the doorknob, she heard Lin Jiashu's voice behind her.
"Chu taro."
I still couldn't escape it.
Jiang Chuyu took a deep breath, adjusted her facial expression, and slowly turned around, forcing a smile that couldn't be more fake: "Jiashu? Long time no see." Since their breakup, the two had faded from each other's lives and hadn't seen each other for some time.
Lin Jiashu took a step forward, closing the distance, his eyes a little red: "I heard you're with Senior Gu. Is he good to you? Has he bullied you?"
The word "bully" has many layers of meaning, and Jiang Chuyu didn't know how to answer. She just nodded and then asked him in return, "And you, how are things going with your senior?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Jiashu's tone suddenly became agitated: "What senior? We were never together, and I don't like her."
He was furious, so much so that he changed how he addressed people.
"Chu Yu, you have no idea how hypocritical Gu Zeming is. Do you remember that night we met him in the teaching building?"
Jiang Chuyu had a bad feeling. She vaguely remembered what happened that day. She said, "I remember. What happened?"
Lin Jiashu was silent for a few seconds, looking at her with a complicated expression, as if he had made up his mind. "There's something I've been wanting to tell you for a long time.
Jiang Chuyu's throat tightened: "What is it?"
“The counselor didn’t even contact me that day,” Lin Jiashu licked his dry lips. “It was Gu Zeming who wanted to get rid of me, so he recommended me to the counselor at the last minute.”
After hearing that Jiang Chuyu and Gu Zeming were together, he slowly realized that he had been tricked by his senior.
Although he did meet the scholarship application requirements and ultimately benefited from it, those were minor favors compared to losing Jiang Chuyu.
"Moreover, that senior student was definitely someone he found to play our role."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Chuyu's brain overloaded and completely went into chaos.
Regardless of how much of this story is true or false, she at least agreed with Lin Jiashu's criticism of Gu Zeming as "hypocritical."
Jiang Chuyu couldn't remember how she walked out of the store, only Lin Jiashu's last words: "Chuyu, we've all been tricked. He's a complete madman, run!"
Jiang Chuyu definitely wanted to run away, and she wanted to run far away.
If there is one person in this world whom Jiang Chuyu can trust, it is definitely Yang Xiuling.
Before the start of the school year, Jiang Chuyu secretly met with Yang Xiuling.
The location is the same Western restaurant we visited before.
Yang Xiuling looked her over for a while and saw that her complexion was rosy and she had gained a little weight, giving her a beautiful look with plenty of energy. She was very pleased.
"He's clearly taking good care of you, so why are you in such a hurry to leave?"
Jiang Chuyu was distressed: "Because he's a pervert."
Yang Xiuling raised an eyebrow: "How exactly is it perverted?"
Jiang Chuyu told her about high school and how this person gradually pushed away all the "men" around her.
Some things, upon closer examination, can be traced back to their origins.
Yang Xiuling couldn't help but laugh out loud, "That's really bad."
Jiang Chuyu said dejectedly, "Stop laughing and help me think of a solution."
Yang Xiuling: "With money, everything is easy."
She devised two plans for Jiang Chuyu to study abroad.
The first option is to become an exchange student at a partner university of University A. The second option is to apply directly to a foreign public university for a master's degree and enroll in the fall after graduating from the senior year.
Both options have their advantages and disadvantages.
Jiang Chuyu ultimately chose the second option.
She still wants to study what she likes and then get a green card.
Once a person has a goal, they will become busy.
Jiang Chuyu hasn't gone out to parties or seen handsome men for a long time, which has led her roommates to say that she has become much more honest and docile since she started dating Gu Zeming.
Jiang Chuyu did not refute, but continued to do her own thing and bury herself in her own work.
That year, even before summer arrived, Gu Zeming graduated.
He was unsurprisingly one of the outstanding graduates of that year.
Old Master Qin was overjoyed and hosted a welcome dinner for him, asking him to bring Jiang Chuyu to the Qin family ancestral home for a meal.
On the day of the graduation photo shoot, Gu Zeming stood at the edge of the line, his gaze passing over the noisy crowd to Jiang Chuyu under the shade of a tree.
She was chatting with a few girls, and her eyes crinkled into crescent moons as she talked about something amusing.
After the group photo was taken, Gu Zeming pushed through the crowd and walked straight over.
He was tall and upright, with a blank expression on his face. His natural aloofness cooled down the surrounding heat.
He stopped in front of Jiang Chuyu, nodded slightly to the chattering girls around her, and said in a calm voice, "Excuse me, could you lend her a few minutes?"
Before the girls could react, he had already naturally taken Jiang Chuyu's wrist and pulled her out of the crowd.
Jiang Chuyu, still smiling, looked a little confused: "What's wrong?"
Gu Zeming didn't explain. He reached out, took off his graduation cap, put it on her head, and then adjusted the angle of the brim.
Jiang Chuyu stared at him quietly for a few seconds, then said with a grin, "Gu Zeming, you look so handsome today."
She made an exaggerated gesture: "Best of the night!"
Gu Zeming ignored her joke and turned to the photographer who was waiting in the side, "Excuse me, could you take a picture of the two of us?"
Jiang Chuyu touched the hat on her head, her movements looking clumsy and cute: "It feels a bit heavy... my head is going to be flattened."
Gu Zeming pressed her hand down, his voice lowered: "Don't move."
He stood beside her and affectionately put one arm around her shoulder.
They already had differences in height and body shape.
The photographer looked at the good-looking couple through the lens and noticed that the man was holding the woman beside him in a way that was almost like a confinement and protection.
Click.
The shutter clicked.
The image freezes.
Jiang Chuyu said, "Congratulations on your graduation."
After the event, the two walked side by side along the gradually quieting tree-lined path on campus.
Gu Zeming's voice rang out amidst the fading cicada chirps of the afternoon: "Are you free tonight?"
"Hmm? There should be. What's wrong?"
"Come to my house for dinner." He paused, turning his head to look at her. "Grandpa wants to see you."
Jiang Chuyu slowed her pace: "That's so sudden, is something wrong?"
Gu Zeming stopped and turned to face her, speaking in a slow, ordinary tone, saying words that sent chills down her spine.
"Let's talk about our engagement."
Jiang Chuyu was completely stunned.
Her eyes widened slightly, as if she had misheard: "What? Engaged?!"
"Hmm," Gu Zeming responded, observing her expression.
I watched as she went from shock to confusion, and then to a hint of panic.
His eyes narrowed slightly, his voice chillingly cold: "Don't you want to marry me?"
"No... I'm not... Huh? What did you just say?" Jiang Chuyu's mind was a little confused.
Everything happened so suddenly. She absolutely cannot get engaged and register her marriage with Gu Zeming before graduation, otherwise she won't be able to escape the consequences.
However, she couldn't let Gu Zeming find out that she was planning to dump him.
Gu Zeming looked at her and patiently repeated what he had just said: "Grandpa asked me to take you home for dinner and to talk about our engagement."
"This is so sudden!" Jiang Chuyu blurted out, "I hadn't even thought about it..."
“It’s alright,” Gu Zeming interrupted her, taking a step closer, instantly closing the distance between them. He leaned down slightly, his voice low and alluringly magnetic, “Start thinking now.”
Jiang Chuyu's brain raced, and she came up with a reason that sounded plausible.
"We're both still so young, isn't it too hasty to get engaged now?"
This reason is utterly untenable.
Gu Zeming frowned: "How is that hasty?"
"Besides me, who else would you like to marry?"
Jiang Chuyu was stumped by the question.
If she dares to mention any other man's name in front of Gu Zeming, she'll definitely be in for a rough time today.
Jiang Chuyu has a good eye.
However, she was unwilling to compromise on the matter of engagement.
“I’m only 21 years old this year, and I’ll graduate from university at 22. If I get married so early and go out to find a job, people will definitely pass me over as soon as they hear that I’m married but not pregnant.”
"Do you really want me to be unemployed right after graduation?"
There are very real factors at play, factors that even Gu Zeming cannot refute.
This time he didn't pressure her and made appropriate concessions.
"Let's get engaged first. As for the wedding date, you can choose a time you like. I can wait."
Jiang Chuyu's heart sank when she heard this.
On the way to the Qin residence, she remained sullen and lost in thought, not saying a word to him.
Gu Zeming glanced at her several times in the rearview mirror, and finally turned the steering wheel and parked the car in a small square by the roadside.
Jiang Chuyu snapped out of her daze and looked at him with a puzzled expression.
Gu Zeming was silent for a moment, then asked her, "Are you still angry?"
Jiang Chuyu turned her face away and looked out the window, refusing to acknowledge him no matter what.
Gu Zeming stared at her feigned indifference and chuckled, "Giving me the silent treatment?"
Jiang Chuyu: "I didn't! Don't try to frame me first!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw his ambiguous smile in his eyes and realized she had been tricked, feeling extremely regretful.
Gu Zeming restarted the car and said something that sent chills down her spine.
“Lin Jiashu came to see me a few days ago.”
Jiang Chuyu's alarm bells went off instantly.
Lin Jiashu was just a simple-minded, physically strong, sunny, and cheerful young man. How could he possibly compete with a dark and scheming scoundrel like Gu Zeming?
Jiang Chuyu was genuinely afraid that Lin Jiashu would do something foolish.
Sure enough, she heard Gu Zeming say, "He begged me to let you go."
Gu Zeming paused slightly, and his clear, cold voice reached her ears.
Do you think it's possible?
Jiang Chuyu: "..."
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