At this banquet, Gu Liji did not expect to see Yan Zhi, whom he had not seen for a long time.
Her short hair was styled beautifully, and she wore a lake-blue fringed long dress, looking much thinner. She smiled politely as she linked arms with a man in a black suit and chatted with others.
His friend next to him also saw Yan Zhi enter and turned to Gu Liji, saying, "Isn't that your ex-fiancée? I heard she went on a blind date with this Mr. Sun last time. Is she already hooking up with him?"
"I don't know." Gu Liji looked over coldly.
In Gu Liji's eyes, this Chief Sun was very ordinary. He couldn't even find the words to describe him. He was probably the kind of person who would disappear into a crowd. Only someone like him could be considered dashing and debonair. Compared to him, he was far inferior.
Hmph, Yan Zhi's taste has gotten so bad since she left him. She was so good at picking people, how come she picked someone like this after him?
Gu Liji began to feel a surge of sarcasm.
His mind wasn't on the party at all that night; his gaze kept drifting towards Yan Zhi.
Seeing the two whispering to each other, the light in his eyes darkened further.
When the party ended, he stopped Yan Zhi from leaving.
Yan Zhi was taken aback when she saw Gu Liji blocking their way, and politely asked, "Young Master Gu, is there something you need?"
"I'd like to talk to you."
"Maybe next time, I have something to do."
Yan Zhi opened the car door, preparing to get in.
Gu Liji pressed down on the car door, preventing it from closing. He smiled at the two of them, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. "So, is there something you need? Would it be convenient to include me?"
Sun Hai looked at him, then at Yan Zhi, “Young Master Gu, I’ll take Miss Yan home, but that might not be on my way.”
“It’s alright…” Gu Liji opened the back door and got in before the other two. “I can go to Yan Zhi’s house and talk to her.”
Sun Hai looked at Yan Zhi with a troubled expression. Yan Zhi's expression turned displeased for a moment, but then she smiled at Sun Hai. "Mr. Sun, I'm sorry, I won't trouble you to deliver it this time. I'll talk to Young Master Gu over here."
"Okay, see you next time." Sun Hai hugged her goodbye.
Hearing the two talking, Gu Liji quickly got out of the car.
Watching Sun Hai's car drive away, Yan Zhi turned to Gu Liji with a cold face and asked, "Young Master Gu, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"You're with this Sun Hai?"
"If this is what you want to talk to me about, then I don't think we need to discuss this."
Yan Zhi turned and left, but Gu Liji immediately chased after her. "Why is there no need to talk? Are you already together with him? He's so ugly, how could you be interested in him? I heard he has a lot of mistresses..."
Yan Zhi stopped and looked at him seriously. "What do you mean by clinging to me like this?"
"I just think that Sun Hai isn't a good person."
Yan Zhi took a step closer to him, "Not a good person? Then what kind of good person are you?"
"Of course I'm not a good person, but I'm definitely a handsome bad guy." Gu Liji smiled confidently.
"Ha, I don't care about looks." Yan Zhi stared intently at him.
Gu Liji felt inexplicably awkward. "But he's juggling multiple relationships, while I'm not. At most, I'm just... a bit of a scumbag."
"You're quite self-aware. But the difference between you and him is just a small pile of shit versus a big pile of shit."
Gu Liji, who was compared to excrement, retorted angrily, "Then what kind of good person are you? Aren't you..."
A swindler who will stop at nothing.
Looking at Yan Zhi's face, he couldn't bring himself to say the harsh words he was about to say. He paused for a moment, then said again, "Even if you get together with him, it won't end well."
Suddenly, Yan Zhi looked at him and smiled, "Young Master Gu, you're so concerned about me, could it be that you've fallen for me?"
"..."
The long silence made the night on the road exceptionally dark, but Yan Zhi's face was exceptionally fair, like white porcelain under the lamplight, delicate and elegant.
His subconscious desire to deny it was cut off, and he couldn't help but think of Cheng Qicai's words.
He had to admit that after a year of spending time together, he had fallen in love with Yan Zhi, loved seeing her when he came home, and loved every caring message she sent...
His subsequent opposition to her, and the resentment and frustration he felt, stemmed entirely from the fact that it was all a lie, a fabrication by Yan Zhi.
He tilted his head to avoid Yan Zhi's gaze, and said angrily, "Yes, I've fallen for you, okay!"
Yan Zhi was taken aback, took a step back, and brought the distance between the two to a normal social distance.
She thought Gu Liji would deny it.
Seeing Yan Zhi retreat, his brows furrowed. "What do you mean by this?"
"It means I don't like you. You're not my type." Yan Zhi's expression returned to normal, but her tone became much colder.
Gu Liji gritted his teeth; Cheng Qicai's jinx had really come true.
"It's alright, we can try spending more time together, with you as you are." Seeing Yan Zhi about to speak, Gu Liji interrupted her with a smile, "I don't think you've completely taken control of the Yan family yet, have you? No matter how much Sun Hai can't help, he can't compare to the Gu family. Aren't you going to reconsider?"
These words did indeed tempt Yan Zhi. After her relationship with Gu Liji ended, her younger brother's ulterior motives began to stir again. Although she had prepared in advance to prevent the Yan family from slipping out of her control, the time was still too short and too hasty, and the foundation was not yet solid.
With Gu Liji's sabotage as well, she was finding it somewhat difficult to cope.
Seeing the hesitation on Yan Zhi's face, Gu Liji was determined to get what he wanted. He believed that with Yan Zhi's personality, she would definitely agree to such a favorable condition.
No, I refuse.
Unexpectedly, Gu Liji pressed further, "Why?"
“Talking about interests with someone who likes me isn’t my style,” Yan Zhi smiled.
Not far away, a white car drove up in front of them, its blinding headlights shining on them as it approached. "Young Master Gu, the car that's picking me up has arrived. I'll be going now."
Gu Liji's gaze followed Yan Zhi's retreating figure. Unlike before, he didn't try to stop Yan Zhi from leaving. He watched Yan Zhi's car drive away.
His figure blended into the darkness; there were no insects chirping around, and it was very quiet.
A moment later, a snicker broke the silence, and Gu Liji emerged from the darkness with a faint smile on his face.
Saying you "don't talk about interests with people you like" is just another way of trying to trick someone into developing feelings for you.
If Yan Zhi had openly and honestly discussed other benefits with him during the blind date, he might have agreed. Since she chose this method to gain her own advantage and then tried to disregard him, is there really such a good deal?
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