【030】 The fourth person who changed the trajectory of my life
After the call ended, Gu Juan stood there in a daze, countless thoughts swirling in his mind. An Jiaqi might not be the An family's child! Could this be related to An Jiaqi's motive for killing him in his previous life?
There was a reason why Gu Juan thought so. After his rebirth, he carefully recalled his past life. In his past life, he was just an ordinary person, without any special features. No one would even look at him when he stood in the crowd. How could such a person, who rarely interacted with others, offend anyone? After getting to know An Jiaqi, due to his personality, he would give in to An Jiaqi even if there were any conflicts between them. In addition, Chen Bin always spoke up for An Jiaqi, so it was even less likely that he would offend An Jiaqi. Then, there was only one possibility for An Jiaqi to kill him: for some reason he didn't know, his existence threatened An Jiaqi, to the point that An Jiaqi had to get rid of him. Killing is not a simple matter. It requires not only great courage, but also great stimulation. An Jiaqi is very normal. It is impossible that he killed him because he was mentally ill.
"Gu Juan!"
Gu Juan looked up and saw Xi Lang frowning at him. He realized that there must be something wrong with his expression that caused Xi Lang's suspicion.
He walked back quickly and sat down.
Xi Lang asked, "Is there something difficult?"
Gu Juan shook his head and calmly made an excuse, "Nothing, it's just... you know, my old house is still there, and I won't be living there anymore, so I plan to sell it. We were just negotiating the price."
Xi Lang felt that he was not telling the truth, but he still followed his lead and asked, "Do you need help?"
"No need, I can handle it." Gu Juan said.
After finishing his meal, he wiped his mouth and put the empty plate into his food box.
Xi Lang stopped him, put the remaining plates in, and looked at him with a smile.
Gu Juan's ears burned. "The fact that I ate all the food you cooked is the highest compliment to your cooking skills. You should feel honored."
Xi Lang smiled and said, "I didn't say anything. Let's go out for a walk."
The two left the cafeteria and walked slowly towards the lake. Gu Juan asked about Er Jianmei's condition, and Xi Lang said that Er Jianmei had grown a lot and was more energetic than before.
There was still training in the evening, so the two of them didn't talk for too long. Gu Juan sent Xi Lang to the school gate, and when he returned to the dormitory to change into his military training uniform, it was almost time for training. He and Zhang Cong ran to the gathering place together.
The streetlights on campus were all on, gleaming brightly. Turning around the neatly trimmed wall of trees that bordered the boulevard, Gu Juan saw someone running towards him. He slammed on the brakes and simultaneously pulled Zhang Cong, preventing him from colliding with the man.
The man stumbled, stood still, and raised his head. "Excuse me."
It was a girl, also wearing green camouflage. Under the brim of her hat, she had a fair, oval face, a pair of big eyes with an apologetic smile, and two dimples on her face.
"Lu Shanshan!" Gu Juan blurted out.
Lu Shanshan was stunned and asked curiously, "Do you know me?"
Gu Juan's mind was filled with shock. He was speechless for a moment, his heart beating fast. The reason why he knew Lu Shanshan's name was because he knew her in his previous life, and Lu Shanshan was also from the University of Foreign Studies and Foreign Trade. Lu Shanshan was beautiful and was the campus belle of the University of Foreign Studies and Foreign Trade. She liked to wear white dresses and was very popular among boys in the school. They all praised her as a quiet white lotus. At that time, white lotus was not a derogatory term. In his previous life, he would never have the opportunity to meet such an outstanding girl. By chance, he helped Lu Shanshan stop a boy who was pestering her. Since then, Lu Shanshan has been nice to him, often sending him text messages or sending him some snacks she made. He treated Lu Shanshan as his sister and helped her stop the boys who harassed her from time to time.
Lu Shanshan's appearance reminded Gu Juan of something. Chen Bin seemed to like Lu Shanshan, but she looked down on him. The reason she said "seemed" was because Lu Shanshan had once texted him complaining about Chen Bin being annoying and lamenting that his two best friends were at opposite ends of the spectrum. An Jiaqi had a girlfriend at the time, and Lu Shanshan's reference to Chen Bin being annoying was likely due to him pestering her.
Gu Juan suddenly had an incredible guess: Could it be that Chen Bin killed him because he was jealous of Lu Shanshan's close relationship with him, and was greatly stimulated because he couldn't get Lu Shanshan?
Suddenly, with so much information, his mind was a little confused. What he cared about most was——
The life trajectories of Chen Bin and An Jiaqi had both changed. He could still tell himself it was just a coincidence, but now, with Lu Shanshan, he suddenly felt a sense of strangeness about his rebirth, a chilling feeling. He even began to wonder if his rebirth was just a dream. What with Xi Lang, the space, and getting into Congzhou University...was it all fake?
"Third brother? Third brother?"
Zhang Cong and Lu Shanshan looked at Gu Juan in confusion as he was distracted, and Zhang Cong pushed Gu Juan.
Gu Juan came back to his senses and pinched himself hard, feeling the pain. He breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at Lu Shanshan meaningfully, "I'm fine. I was thinking of something else."
Lu Shanshan blinked. "You know my name, but I don't know yours yet. That's not fair!"
Zhang Cong extended his hand like a gentleman. "Hello, my name is Zhang Cong, from the School of Foreign Languages. His name is Gu Juan, and we're in the same class."
Lu Shanshan shook hands with him generously, raised her lips and smiled, and the two dimples on her face looked particularly charming. "Lu Shanshan, School of Media, majoring in broadcasting and hosting."
The instructor blew the whistle, and the three of them didn't have a chance to say anything more. They quickly ran towards their respective gathering places.
Zhang Cong laughed as he ran, "Lu Shanshan is so beautiful! If the second brother knew we met such a beautiful woman, he would definitely be so upset!"
Gu Juan was a little absent-minded, "If you like her, chase her."
"You're not interested?" Zhang Cong joked, "Then you have pretty high standards."
Gu Juan remained silent.
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