Chen Shuning and He Chaoyang took turns talking and listening, creating a very warm and harmonious scene.
Yang Wanqiu, who had been somewhat hesitant to speak after being rebuked by Chen Shuning, suddenly brightened up when she heard Chen Shuning say "so much stuff".
Because it was only now that she remembered that she seemed to have forgotten about Gu Xinyi, who was too tired to walk because she had too many things and was waiting for her to come back to ask for help.
Having come up with this legitimate reason, Yang Wanqiu hurriedly reached out to grab He Chaoyang, who was about to take the keys and head towards the backyard, but He Chaoyang dodged her.
Yang Wanqiu awkwardly withdrew her hand, inwardly cursing the ungrateful person, but then spoke earnestly: "Um, comrade, Gu Zhiqing, who came back with me, couldn't walk anymore because he bought too many things."
She's still waiting by the roadside! As a soldier, could you please help bring her back? Otherwise, I'm really worried something might happen to her, a woman all alone in the dark."
As she spoke, Yang Wanqiu looked at Chen Shuning with a tearful and aggrieved expression, "Shuning, I know you have a misunderstanding about me, but look at the current situation, can you put aside your prejudice against me for now?"
"Please ask this comrade to help Gu Zhiqing. Otherwise, if Gu Zhiqing is really implicated because of me, I will never forgive myself for the rest of my life. Shuning, I'm begging you, okay?"
Upon hearing that Gu Xinyi was still on her way and hadn't returned, Gao Hongyuan, who had been drawn out by the commotion of the two, immediately became restless.
Forgetting all about the differences between men and women, he grabbed Yang Wanqiu's arm and asked repeatedly, "Yang Wanqiu, explain yourself! What happened to Xinyi? What danger did she encounter? Tell me quickly what happened!"
Before Yang Wanqiu could even recover from the embarrassment of being dodged by He Chaoyang, Gao Hongyuan caught her red-handed.
Yang Wanqiu, who was already exhausted and hungry, was made dizzy by Gao Hongyuan's shaking.
In the past, Yang Wanqiu would have been overjoyed to be caught by Gao Hongyuan, but now she was unwilling, since there was a man standing in front of her who looked better than Gao Hongyuan.
So she hurriedly broke free from Gao Hongyuan's hand and stumbled towards He Chaoyang in a frightened manner. She thought that even if that man was indifferent, he would still lend a hand to help her if she fell. Then she could fall into his arms. There were quite a few educated youths present. Maybe she could stick to this man this time.
The imagination is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. Yang Wanqiu did not know He Chaoyang's temper. Even if the girl he had his eye on was here, or even if Chen Shuning was not here, he would not do anything that would be easily misunderstood just because someone was about to fall. Besides, it was just a fall and there was no danger to his life. Whether he helped her up or not was not a big problem.
Just as Yang Wanqiu began to fall backward, He Chaoyang took a large step to the side, simply watching her fall to the ground without offering to help her up.
Chen Shuning watched helplessly as Yang Wanqiu fell heavily to the ground.
However, considering that Brother He was his guest, and listening to Yang Wanqiu's moral blackmail and cryptic remarks, Chen Shuning almost vomited up the dinner he had just eaten.
Trying to morally blackmail me? Don't you know who I am? I won't let you have your way so easily. So, based on the principle that as long as I have no morals, no one can blackmail me.
Before He Chaoyang could speak, Chen Shuning, not wanting to give Yang Wanqiu any face at all, said loudly, "Yang Wanqiu, you'd better put away your seductive tricks. Do you think Brother He is the same as your previous boyfriends?"
"You think you can just bewitch someone by casually holding their hand, acting cute, and leaning against them? You think they'll do whatever you say? Brother He is a soldier; you'd better put away that cheap, slutty act."
As soon as Chen Shuning said this, Yang Wanqiu, who was sitting on the ground, turned red at a visible speed. However, she knew that she couldn't argue with Chen Shuning, so she could only look at He Chaoyang with a look of great injustice.
Chen Shuning simply disapproved of Yang Wanqiu's behavior, but he couldn't ignore Gu Xinyi's situation.
I glanced at my watch and saw it was already 8:40. It was completely dark outside. Although I knew that Gu Xinyi should have the same space as me.
However, Chen Shuning didn't know what Gu Xinyi's space was like, or whether a person could hide inside it, so he couldn't be sure if Gu Xinyi, who was alone outside in the dark, would be in any danger.
Therefore, no matter how much Yang Wanqiu is annoying, she is right about one thing: if others find out that she stopped He Chaoyang from picking up people under these circumstances, she will definitely be branded as someone who is not united and friendly to comrades and does not care about their lives.
Furthermore, after spending these past few days with Gu Xinyi, Chen Shuning has a general idea of what kind of person she is. She's not very shrewd, and she also has a bit of a saintly heart. Her personality isn't exactly likable, but it's not annoying either. She doesn't have any bad intentions, and overall, she's a pretty good person.
She is willing to extend some kindness to such people whenever she can.
So even if Chen Shuning was unwilling, she had to do as Yang Wanqiu wished. Not only could she not stop He Chaoyang from going to save people, but she also had to help persuade him to go quickly.
However, Chen Shuning didn't think that his relationship with He Chaoyang gave him the right to make decisions for him, so he turned to ask, "Brother He, it's already this late, and it's really dangerous for Gu Zhiqing, a female comrade, to be out alone. So, would it be convenient for you to help pick her up?"
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