Chapter 770 I Must Eat Him Out of Money Today
Lin Jiayou's voice was filled with a hint of distant memories, and he completed the unfinished sentence: "And I ran halfway across the street to buy you the biggest and most popular one."
In an instant, the gentle yet sinister man in front of him vaguely overlapped with the young man in the academy's green shirt in his memory.
Gu Qingchen's thoughts were a little dazed.
She did remember.
That spring, Gungun was taken away by Aunt Song to practice martial arts again. She and Lin Jiayou sneaked out of Bailu's academy...
She tugged at his sleeve, pointing at the string of candied haws that shimmered in the sunlight, and refused to leave. He smiled helplessly, asking her to wait there while he plunged headfirst into the crowded crowd.
She waited for a long time, so long that she thought he would never come back. But just when she was about to cry, the young man came running back, panting, his forehead covered in sweat, holding high in his hand a string of the largest and reddest candied hawthorns.
"Eat it quickly, or it will melt if you don't." He said with a smile, the light in his eyes brighter than the candied haws.
"Do you remember?" Lin Jiayou's voice became gentler when he saw her expression soften. "You ate like a kitten. I wiped your face, but you complained that my handkerchief smelled of ink."
He took a step forward, and his eyes, which always contained calculations, now revealed a trace of genuine nostalgia.
Gu Qingchen suddenly came back to his senses.
The warm memories were instantly shattered by the hypocritical face in front of me.
He spoke of the most touching past in the most gentle tone, but actually carried out the most despicable calculations.
"What a pity." Gu Qingchen's voice was very soft, but it was as if it had been tempered by ice. "Ten years later, everything has changed."
The gentleness on Lin Jiayou's face froze for a moment.
He lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes hiding the emotions in his eyes, and when he raised his eyes again, there was hurt and regret in his eyes.
"I haven't changed." There was a hint of bitterness in his voice, as if he had endured a great injustice. "What has changed is the way you look at me, Qingchen. It's you who don't want to believe me anymore."
Lin Jiayou's deep eyes looked at her quietly, full of tolerance and helplessness. It was enough to make any woman in Beijing fall in love with him...
The two of them went downstairs, one in front and one behind.
At the corner of the street, Qian Zhenyun's eyes were fixed on the door of the teahouse.
When he saw Gu Qingchen and Lin Jiayou walking out side by side, his blood seemed to freeze at that moment.
Lin Jiayou had a gentle smile on his face, and even turned his head to the side and whispered something to Gu Qingchen.
But Gu Qingchen did not push him away. The two of them just naturally merged into the bustling crowd.
Qian Zhenyun's heart felt like it was being gripped by an invisible hand, and the pain was so severe that he could hardly breathe.
He wanted to rush out, to grab her, to ask her what was going on.
But he can't.
He clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turning white from the force, and could only watch the two figures walk farther and farther away until they disappeared at the end of the crowd.
In the crowd of the temple fair, Lin Jiayou led Gu Qingchen and mentioned the past seemingly unintentionally.
"Qingchen, do you still remember? When I was little at Bailu Academy, someone bullied me for not having a father. It was you who beat up the son of the Minister of War for my sake."
When he mentioned this, there was a smile in his eyes, as if he was recalling something funny.
Just as Lin Jiayou was about to continue reminiscing about the past, a noisy voice came from behind a noodle stall nearby, instantly breaking the carefully created atmosphere.
"Boss! I knew I could catch you here!"
Before he finished speaking, a young man in a flashy royal blue brocade suit rushed over like a whirlwind.
The person who came was Gu Qingchen's childhood classmate, Chen Yu, the son of the Minister of War who was beaten to the ground and had a swollen face by Gu Qingchen for mocking Lin Jiayou.
Times have changed, and Chen Yu is now very respectful to Gu Qingchen. He squeezed through the crowd and rushed to Gu Qingchen in three or two steps, his face full of admiration and joy of a younger brother seeing his older brother.
"Boss, you're so mean. You didn't even invite me to the temple fair!"
Chen Yu immediately saw Lin Jiayou next to Gu Qingchen. He immediately stretched out his arm and hooked it around his shoulders, complaining loudly:
"Lin Jiayou, you're even more shameless! I heard that you returned to Beijing to get a high position, but you're only focused on climbing the social ladder and haven't contacted us old friends. What's going on? Just because you're an official, you look down on us playboys?"
Lin Jiayou's expression froze slightly, then he smiled and slapped Chen Yu's hand away, his tone joking.
"Brother Shen, you're joking. I just returned to Beijing and am very busy. I was thinking of visiting you and my uncle in your house in a few days."
His words were flawless and instantly resolved the awkwardness.
Chen Yu didn't buy it. He waved his hand and said, "Don't try to be so pretentious! It's better to meet today than to wait for a day. It's fate that we met today! I'll pay for all the expenses today!"
Gu Qingchen looked at the sudden change in front of him, then looked at Lin Jiayou's gentle but slightly stiff smile, and suddenly felt that the tense atmosphere in front of him was a bit ridiculous.
She stretched out her arm and gently nudged Lin Jiayou's side.
"Did you hear that? Someone's treating me."
Lin Jiayou looked down at her, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
Gu Qingchen raised his eyebrows at him, with a sly look on his face, just like when he was a kid teasing his teacher.
She turned around and shouted to Shen Yu, "Come on, Shen Yu's treat, we have to eat him out of money today!"
"Alright!" Chen Yu responded cheerfully, walking ahead to lead the way. "The boss has spoken, so we must make arrangements!"
Gu Qingchen followed, and Lin Jiayou had no choice but to follow.
The three of them walked side by side on the busy street. Chen Yu talked about the latest news in Beijing, Gu Qingchen occasionally responded, and Lin Jiayou listened with a smile.
The sunlight poured down and fell on them, and it really felt like they were back many years ago when the three of them were playing around in the academy.
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