Gu Xicheng opened his eyes and came back to his senses.
"It was just a dream!"
I glanced at my phone; it was already four in the afternoon.
He slept for so long that Wu Dalong didn't even come to wake him.
Gu Xicheng rubbed his temples, then got up to wash up before heading to find Lu Qing.
He rummaged through the wardrobe, trying to find a nice piece of clothing, but no matter how many he looked at, he wasn't satisfied with any of the clothes.
As the saying goes, clothes make the man, and gold makes the Buddha. If he wanted Lu Qing to take a second look at him, his looks alone were definitely not enough.
So, Gu Xicheng drove to a nearby shopping mall.
After much deliberation, she finally changed into a sky-blue gradient short-sleeved jacket, paired with a white t-shirt and light blue double-pleated loose-fitting trousers.
Gu Xicheng usually appears as a business elite, but changing into casual clothes makes him look more youthful and like a sunny and cheerful young man.
After changing his clothes, just as he was about to leave to find Lu Qing, Meng Lianyun's voice suddenly came:
"Gu Xicheng!"
He turned around and saw Meng Lianyun running towards him quickly.
"Gu Xicheng, it really is you!"
Meng Lianyun looked Gu Xicheng up and down, and couldn't help but tease him about his appearance:
"What's gotten into you today? You're dressed like a little butterfly! This isn't your usual style at all!"
"Hey, you're not going on a date, are you?" Meng Lianyun grinned mischievously.
"Is it Lu Qing or some other girl?"
Gu Xicheng pushed him away impatiently:
"What other girls! I'm a Party member, and maintaining my integrity is a basic requirement. Do you think I'm like you?!"
As he spoke, he glanced at the woman standing not far away, looking at Meng Lianyun with a mournful expression.
Meng Lianyun was a true playboy who knew nothing but eating, drinking, and having fun.
When they were in school, he and Gu Xicheng were worlds apart; Gu Xicheng was always number one, while he was always number one.
But he's lucky; his family owns a mine.
As long as he doesn't gamble, visit prostitutes, or use heroin, and abides by the law, he'll have more money in his family than he could ever spend in several lifetimes.
His father knew very well that his son was a hopeless case, so he simply handed over the responsibility of inheriting the family business to his sister, Meng Lianwu.
As a result, Meng Lianyun became increasingly irresponsible, doing nothing of substance, and changing women around him more frequently than weeds in a field.
His parents completely ignored this.
In short, as long as he doesn't cause trouble, let him do whatever he wants.
But Meng Lianwu didn't think that way. So, after learning that Meng Lianyun had sneaked out again to take a woman shopping, she immediately came over with her bodyguards.
"Meng Lianyun!!"
A furious shout echoed throughout the mall, startling even Gu Xicheng.
Turning my head, I saw a decisive female CEO in a black dress and sunglasses, walking quickly towards me in high heels.
Meng Lianyun was so frightened that he turned to run away, but his back was blocked by two bodyguards.
He could only use Gu Xicheng as a shield:
"Sis, no...it's not my fault! Gu Xicheng called me out!"
Gu Xicheng: "Me? When did I..."
Meng Lianyun clasped his hands together in a pleading gesture:
"Brother, saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-story pagoda, please!"
Gu Xicheng remained silent.
Meng Lianwu took off her glasses and glared fiercely at Gu Xicheng:
"Did you really call him out?"
Gu Xicheng: "Uh...yes...right?"
Meng Lianwu frowned slightly: "Did you call him out for something?"
Gu Xicheng was just wondering what excuse to come up with when Meng Lianyun quickly said:
"He was going on a date with his fiancée and asked me to come out and help him pick out clothes."
"fiancée?"
Meng Lianwu's eyes flickered a few times, then he smiled and said:
"Gu Xicheng, didn't I hear you don't like your fiancée?"
"This young lady is quite capable; she managed to win over you, Young Master Gu, in such a short time."
Gu Xicheng covered his mouth and coughed lightly:
"Um...she'll be out of school soon, I have to go pick her up, goodbye!"
Gu Xicheng tried to run away, but Meng Lianyun grabbed him:
"Brother, you can't leave! If you leave, my sister will definitely drag me back to work!"
Gu Xicheng was speechless: "Then what do you want to do?"
Meng Lianyun's eyes lit up: "I'll go with you!"
After saying that, he looked at Meng Lianwu with a grin:
"Sis, didn't you say you wanted to meet Gu Xicheng's fiancée? Since you're already out here, and your husband is keeping an eye on things at the company, let's go together!"
Gu Xicheng glared at Meng Lianyun: "I'm going on a date, what are you all doing following me!"
Meng Lianyun pleaded pitifully:
"Brother, I'm begging you, please, I owe you one!"
Gu Xicheng suddenly remembered that Meng Lianyun's family seemed to have a jade gambling ground, where good jade often came out.
Lu Qing needs Yang Jade to treat his cold ailment, so naturally the more the better. There should be some hope of finding another piece at the jade gambling market.
“I can come with you, but if any good jadeite comes to your jadeite mine, you have to save some for me,” Gu Xicheng said.
Meng Lianyun immediately agreed:
"If you save my life, I'll give it to you for free!"
Gu Xicheng smiled slightly, then said to Meng Lianwu:
"Sister Meng, you and Lian Yun are friends I grew up with. Lu Qing has never met you two before!"
"Why don't we take this opportunity to treat you to a meal and introduce you to Lu Qing?"
Meng Lianwu raised an eyebrow and smiled:
"They've already introduced us to her, so it seems they're serious."
"Alright! I'll let this kid off the hook today for the sake of your little fiancée!"
Meng Lianwu glared at Meng Lianyun, who gave an awkward laugh and then breathed a sigh of relief.
He's temporarily out of this predicament!
When Lu Qing arrived at the school gate, she was so happy to hear that Gu Xicheng was going to take her out to eat again that she ran out without even changing her clothes.
On a sweltering day, Lu Qing, dressed in his military training uniform, was drenched in sweat.
Gu Xicheng frowned when he saw that she hadn't changed her clothes.
Why didn't you change your clothes before coming out?
"Today, a few students in the class pretended to be sick to go out and play. The instructor found out and got angry, so he punished everyone by making them run five laps after the military training ended. After we finished running, I saw that I was running out of time, so I left first."
Lu Qing's eyes were dirty, as if something had gotten into them.
Gu Xicheng felt his chance to shine had come, so he grabbed Lu Qing: "Don't move!"
A deep, magnetic voice sounded in her ear, and when she slightly raised her eyes, she saw a profile view that was positioned just right at a low angle.
Gu Xicheng gently stroked Lu Qing's head with one hand and said tenderly:
There's some dust around your eyes, let me wipe it off for you!
Lu Qing was somewhat mesmerized. It wasn't that she was captivated by his good looks; rather, Gu Xicheng's appearance was simply impossible for her to ignore.
Lu Qing suddenly snapped back to reality when Gu Xicheng's hand touched the corner of her eye:
"Don't wipe it..."
That's the eyeliner Leng Wei drew for me!
Before he could finish speaking, the eyeliner had already been smudged by Gu Xicheng's fingers.
The black paste smeared on the corners of my eyes, mixed with the oil on my face, making them look dirtier the more I wiped it off.
Lu Qing's eye is almost as big as a panda's, but Gu Xicheng is still persistent.
"Why can't I get this clean?"
Lu Qing opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but seeing how hard Gu Xicheng was working, she couldn't bring herself to say it.
It wasn't until Meng Lianwu appeared that Gu Xicheng's actions were finally stopped.
"Gu Xicheng, stop right now! You straight man, you've wiped all her eyeliner off!"
Gu Xicheng asked, puzzled, "Eyeliner? What's eyeliner?"
Meng Lianwu rolled her eyes at him, then pushed him away and used a wet wipe to clean the smudged makeup from Lu Qing's eyes.
"Hello, little sister! My name is Meng Lianwu, and I am Meng Lianyun's older sister!"
Lu Qing stared at the older woman in front of her, stunned for a long time before she could react.
Meng Lianwu thought she was shy and was about to say something to get closer to her when Lu Qing suddenly exclaimed:
Wow! What a huge green hat!
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