Chapter 24 He stood me up
study.
Gu Yixiao was sitting at his desk, his slender fingers rapidly tapping on the keyboard.
The data ran smoothly between his fingertips, and in a short while, most of the file had been processed.
Xu Ruochu sat aside reading a book and did not make a sound to disturb them.
In fact, she was flipping through a book, but her mind had already drifted far away.
Why did he suddenly come to contact me?
Could it be that it was because she was keeping a distance from him that he did the opposite?
Xu Ruochu's heart was beating like a drum, and he felt very uneasy.
“Ding-ling-ling——”
Her cell phone rang, and she came back to her senses, quickly turning her attention back to the book.
Gu Yixiao glanced down at the phone screen.
It shows an unfamiliar number.
He answered the call expressionlessly.
A woman's choked voice came from the other end: "Axiao? I can finally call you! I'm so scared..."
Lin Yuan?!
Gu Yixiao frowned.
"What happened? Tell me slowly."
"I was on my way to meet a client just now when two men were following me... But I don't know where I lost my phone, so I had to use a phone watch I found to call you. Xiao, can you come pick me up soon? I'm really scared!"
"Where are you?" Gu Yixiao pondered.
"I, I don't remember. There are many houses here, and there are many trees and fields in the distance..." Lin Yuan said sadly, "I'm really scared!"
"Stay where you are and don't run around. I'll be there soon."
After hanging up the phone, he looked up at the girl who had been staring at him: "I have something to do and I'll leave first. I'll treat you to dinner next time."
“…”
Gu Yixiao left.
Xu Ruochu didn't even have time to ask her doubts before he was stood up by him.
Her heart suddenly sank to the bottom, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on her, but she quickly adjusted her mood.
"Although I couldn't clearly hear who was on the other end of the line, I could vaguely hear a woman's voice. And the only woman who could make Gu Yixiao speak in that tone was Lin Yuan..."
Then she has nothing to worry about! After all, they are just a young couple, so why should she be depressed?
She deserved to be stood up. It was her own fault for promising to attend the concert!
I shouldn't have agreed to it in the first place.
She smiled to herself in her heart.
From now on, you must remember the words "keep a distance from Gu Yixiao" deeply in your heart and never let him take advantage of you!
I no longer have any fantasies about this inexplicable man!
......
When Gu Yixiao and the police arrived at Lin Yuan's location, Lin Yuan was hiding behind a self-built house, huddled in a corner with his hands on his knees.
His eyes passed over every bungalow building and plant, and he walked straight towards her.
If this had happened normally, he would definitely not have personally taken action, but would have handed it over to the police. However, considering that one of the people who had been targeting him recently had escaped arrest, he was worried that they might be using someone close to him to cause trouble, which would be troublesome.
Therefore, he decided to come over in person!
Lin Yuan heard footsteps and looked up suddenly. When she saw him, tears immediately welled up in her eyes.
She quickly stood up and ran towards him: "Axiao..."
Gu Yixiao's brows furrowed tightly as he reached out to support her. "What happened? Why are you in such a remote place?"
"I... I don't know what happened. Before I went to meet Lin's client, I saw that the meeting place was not far away and it was still early, so I planned to walk there by a small road and enjoy the countryside scenery. I didn't expect to be followed halfway..."
"...I wanted to call the police, but I couldn't find my phone, so I started running...but then two people started running after me...I ended up hiding behind these houses..."
"...It was such a coincidence that I found a phone watch, which gave me the chance to call you. Otherwise, I really don't know what I would have done!"
Lin Yuan sobbed and recounted what had just happened.
"It's okay now. Let's go and have lunch first." Gu Yixiao comforted her lightly, then took her towards the car.
Lin Yuan hugged him tightly in fear and leaned his head on his shoulder.
Gu Yixiao remained silent until he had stuffed her into the back seat, then he quickly withdrew his arm, turned around, got into the driving seat, and drove away.
Soon, someone filmed the incident and posted it online.
…
On the other side, Xu Ruochu returned to school after lunch. It was lunch time.
Ran Ran and Xia Xiaomo were sitting in the classroom playing the same old thing, mobile games.
Seeing her enter the classroom, the two of them didn't stop holding their hands, but asked curiously in unison: "Huh? Didn't you say you were going back to Gu's house today and had to accompany your family to a concert in the afternoon, so you wouldn't be coming to class? Why are you here again?"
The temperature at noon was neither too hot nor too cold. Most of the students stayed in the open-air playground or the large and bright library. There was almost no one in the classroom except for classes.
Because they usually had to help Xiaochu with her homework, they were used to staying in the classroom. During lunch break, almost every classroom was occupied by the three of them.
Xu Ruochu sat down on the chair opposite them, picked up a book and flipped through it, saying lazily, "The people who were watching the concert left at the last minute."
"Oh, then don't go. It's boring anyway. Why not chat with us, play mobile games, or go play with Huo Ran?"
Xu Ruochu smiled disapprovingly.
"If... I tell you that it was Gu Yixiao who asked me out, what do you think?"
In an instant, Ran Ran and Xia Xiaomo's hands stopped looking at their phones at the same time, as if frozen in time, staring at her motionlessly, as if struck by lightning and shocked.
"What did you say?"
The two men could hardly believe their ears.
Rumors say, oh, not really rumors, Xiaochu also said that the heir of the Gu family, who is as cold and noble as a glacier, is a man who can't get excited about anyone or anything, and won't take the initiative.
He actually invited Xiaochu to a concert!
It's incredible!
"What's wrong with him?!" Ran Ran said.
"It must be the one in the brain~" Xia Xiaomo continued.
"Also," Xu Ruochu took a deep breath and exhaled slowly: "He kissed me last night. What do you think that means? That was my first kiss, and it was forced..."
"What!!!"
The two best friends were shocked again!
"He kissed you?!"
Ran Ran screamed, "Why did he say such a shocking thing so late? What does he want to do? Is he taking advantage of the opportunity to act like a hooligan because he's drunk? Or is he trying to have his foot in both sides?"
When Gu Yixiao arrived at the scene in the morning, she still felt strange, but didn't think much about it.
Now it seems that being able to arrive at the scene of the accident so early actually makes him a suspect!
"Did you two sleep together last night?" she asked again.
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