Doesn't he realize how ridiculous he is?!
Why do they act so superior and boss her around?
They even dared to try and use something against her to threaten her!
He asked her to come to the Gardenia Hotel, and she came, but not to see him.
He wanted to meet her, but she refused, preferring to have coffee with a stranger.
Are you... an international student, or do you live here?
The two sat at a table by the window in the bakery, chatting and drinking coffee.
"I'm here on a business trip," Gu Fanyan replied.
The man chuckled and asked, "Are you going to work?"
"Why don't I go to work?" Gu Fanyan asked, slightly surprised.
“Some people are born to be pampered and shouldn’t experience the hardships of life. Like you.” The man’s eyes were particularly sincere.
A bitter smile crept across Gu Fanyan's face as she murmured to herself, "Is that so? But I feel like I've experienced just as many sad things as I have..."
"That's because they don't know how to cherish you," the man replied.
Gu Fanyan was slightly taken aback, only then realizing that she had been lost in thought and had lost her composure, wondering why she was talking about these things with a stranger.
She wanted to go home.
"Thank you for the coffee, goodbye." Gu Fanyan stood up.
"Why are you in such a hurry?" the man said with a gentle smile. "Since you rarely come here, would you like me to take you for a night tour?"
His gentle gaze reminded her of Murong Mo.
Murong Mo often looked at her with that same gaze, keeping her company.
She looked up and saw that Lin Leming had also walked into the bakery, his eyes fixed on her.
"Sister Fanyan," he waved and walked quickly toward her, "Sister Fanyan, it's good that I found you. Let's discuss Gu Fanchu's matter again."
Gu Fanyan frowned: "There's nothing to discuss. The matter is already very clear."
Lin Leming shook his head: "My cousin said that some details haven't been clarified yet..."
His cousin?
So it's Lin Zhibai?
"I'm sorry, I don't have time." Gu Fanyan turned to look at the man. "Didn't we say we were going to enjoy the night view? Let's go."
The man stood up and, in a gentlemanly manner, let Gu Fanyan go first, while he shielded her from Lin Leming.
After leaving the bakery, the man led her onto a bus.
When Lin Leming caught up, the bus doors had just closed.
Soon, Gu Fanyan received another message from Lin Leming.
[Sister Fanyan, there are indeed some details we haven't covered yet. Why don't you come with me to see my cousin?]
Annoyed, Gu Fanyan simply turned off her phone.
This is a tour bus specifically designed for tourists.
The man introduced the route to her, mentioning that it passed by 19 scenic spots and that the bus ran every 20 minutes.
If possible, you can start playing now and play until dawn.
The first attraction is a river.
The riverbank was very spacious, with a row of outdoor seats. Many tour boats came and went on the river, accompanied by bursts of cheerful laughter.
Gu Fanyan stood by the railing on the riverbank, enjoying the slightly cool river breeze.
“Life is still beautiful, isn’t it?” the man said.
“What is beautiful?” she asked.
“For example, tonight, I can invite a beautiful girl like you to accompany me as we enjoy the river breeze,” the man replied.
Gu Fanyan smiled. His praise was sophisticated, much more pleasant than Lin Leming's undisguised gaze.
“Thank you for helping me just now,” she said. “I won’t go to the next attraction; I have to go home.”
The man felt a little disappointed. He looked towards the small square not far away, where people were playing instruments and dancing.
"May I have this dance?"
The sincerity and gentleness in his eyes were just like Murong Mo back then.
What Gu Fanyan will regret for the rest of her life is that Murong Mo didn't have time to leave her even a single word before he left.
"Okay," she replied involuntarily.
The man was very polite, gently holding her hand, while his other hand rested lightly on her waist.
Treat her like a goddess.
She twirled around as she danced, then returned to the man, only to have her slender waist tightly embraced.
A familiar scent immediately washed over me.
Gu Fanyan was stunned. In just a few seconds, her dance partner had changed.
Lin Zhibai.
She turned her head, her gaze searching for the figure of the man from before.
But it has already disappeared without a trace.
Looking at Lin Zhibai again, his cold eyes held a half-smile.
"Where is he?" she asked.
He leaned closer, his lips near her ear: "I had someone throw her into the river."
"You...you're sick!" She shook off his hand and turned to leave.
As she walked to the roadside, a car slowly stopped in front of her.
Before she could react, Lin Zhibai had already stepped forward from behind, grabbed her wrist, and led her into the car.
Gu Fanyan stopped struggling.
The pulling and tugging was unsightly, and she couldn't match his strength.
Moreover, the driver is the one in the car, so who knows what kind of nonsense Lin Zhibai might say when he goes crazy?
The car drove into the parking lot of the Gardenia Hotel.
Gu Fanyan couldn't help but feel a little frustrated. After going around in circles, she still had to come tonight.
But she didn't say anything. She just silently turned on her phone and quietly sent a message to Lin Leming.
She followed Lin Zhibai into the hotel room.
Lin Zhibai was very calm tonight, much more sober than he was in his apartment that night.
Remembering what Lin Leming had said, Gu Fanyan sat down on the sofa. "How do you want to discuss Gu Fanchu's matter?"
Lin Zhibai stopped at the window. "Who was that man just now?" He didn't turn around to look at her.
“It’s none of your business,” she replied.
He then turned around, walked step by step to her side, sat down, and a cold smile appeared on his lips.
"Sister Fanyan," he asked, "will you get married again in this lifetime?"
Gu Fanyan instinctively wanted to say "It has nothing to do with you," but then she thought that answering like that might make her seem a little stubborn.
It's not worth getting angry with him.
"Maybe," she replied softly.
His cold smile deepened: "So, you don't have very deep feelings for Murong Mo either."
She was stunned for a moment before realizing that all those questions he asked were actually meant to convey this message.
Because she had just been in contact with a strange man, he used Murong Mo to mock her.
Her gaze turned cold: "Didn't you call me here to talk about your cousin and Gu Fanchu?"
Lin Zhibai lowered his gaze and murmured, "...I'd rather you had no feelings for him..."
There was self-reproach in his tone.
Gu Fanyan heard it clearly, and her gaze froze on his lowered eyebrows.
When he was little, he would look like this when he made her angry.
She would tell him, "It's okay, just don't do it again next time."
When they were little, she treated him like a younger brother, just like Gu Fanchu, and couldn't bear to see them feel any psychological burden.
How could she have imagined that, when she grew up, the person who would hurt her the most would be him?
Memories flooded her mind, and she couldn't hold back her tears...
“Sister Fanyan…” Just then, he looked up. Before she could turn her face away, her glistening tears were reflected in his eyes.
His heart skipped a beat, and without thinking, he reached out and pulled her into his arms.
Suddenly, the door to the room was pushed open, and Lin Leming stood frozen in the doorway, "Cousin..."
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