Instantly, my cheeks flushed red, and I glanced at Su Shenglin in a flustered manner before quickly clarifying to Gu Yanqing, "I was just being too lazy to pay attention to you, and I said those words on purpose out of anger. Mr. Su and I are completely innocent."
Gu Yanqing stared at me, seemingly unable to discern which of my words were true and which were false.
Su Shenglin already knew about this from Ye Yuntang, and I explained it to him in person, so he didn't care about Gu Yanqing's "revelation".
They didn't even take Gu Yanqing seriously.
He looked at me with moist eyes and smiled elegantly: "Jiang Wan, it's about time, let's go."
"Okay." I replied with a smile, walked past Gu Yanqing, and headed towards Su Shenglin.
"Jiang Wan!" Gu Yanqing turned around and called me sternly, "You want to climb up to the Su family? Stop dreaming! Think about your father, he's a prisoner, and you're divorced. The Su family will never accept a woman like you as their daughter-in-law!"
I ignored him completely, not even bothering to respond, and got into Su Shenglin's car.
The car door closed, and the surroundings immediately fell silent.
I fastened my seatbelt and turned to Su Shenglin apologetically, saying, "I'm sorry, I didn't expect him to come, and please don't take his words to heart."
Su Shenglin calmly and leisurely turned the steering wheel, his posture composed and elegant. He turned back to me with a smile: "Wasn't I the one comforting you? Don't mind what he said. If my family cared about social status, we wouldn't have allowed me to have any contact with you in the first place."
What?
My mouth gaped open, speechless with surprise.
What's the meaning?
Does the entire Su family accept me?
But on what basis?
I don't consider myself that good.
"Never mind, let's not talk about this anymore." Su Shenglin smiled indulgently at my dumbfounded look and picked up the food box next to him. "I brought you breakfast, eat it while it's hot."
"There's breakfast too?" I was surprised. I took the insulated bag and said, "I was thinking that if you hadn't eaten breakfast, I would treat you to breakfast first before we set off."
He smiled without saying anything, then paused and suddenly asked, "By the way, didn't you say yesterday... that your classmate was coming along? So I brought breakfast for two people."
I was taken aback. No wonder! I was wondering why there were two boxes. Are they treating me like a pig?
"Oh, she had something to do last night. She had dinner with me and then went to another district. It's closer to school from there today," I explained.
Su Shenglin nodded.
Along the way, we talked about our school days.
Su Shenglin said he was too busy with work and hadn't been back to school for two years, so he must have changed a lot.
I feel even more ashamed because I haven't been back since graduation. A few times I've passed by the school gate on business and only caught a glimpse of it from afar.
The two looked at each other and smiled, both feeling ashamed of having failed their alma mater's nurturing.
As I approached the school gate, my phone rang; it was Chen Wanzhen calling.
"You've arrived already? I'll be there soon too... Okay, I'll get off at the school gate then, see you later, bye-bye—"
After hanging up the phone, I said to Su Shenglin, "My roommate has arrived at school and asked me to meet him at the North Gate. I'll get off the bus first."
"Okay, then I'll park at the school gate."
"Hmm." I thought about the upcoming itinerary, not knowing what time to leave that evening.
Before I could even ask, Su Shenglin said, "Contact me after the event, and I'll take you home."
"No need, I can easily take a taxi."
Su Shenglin smiled slightly, without turning to look at me, and said gently, "I'll take you home; it'll be safer that way."
A slight warmth welled up in my heart, and I could no longer refuse.
Upon arriving at the school gate, one could see banners fluttering and balloons swaying in the distance in the square in front of the gate, with lanterns and decorations everywhere, creating a festive atmosphere.
The centenary celebration was indeed grand and magnificent!
Traffic control has been implemented at the school gate, prohibiting outside vehicles from entering. Only a narrow passage has been left, blocked by roadblocks, and staff are on duty.
Su Shenglin rolled down the car window, and without even greeting the staff, they politely removed the roadblock and said with a smile, "Welcome back to your alma mater!"
I was surprised, "They all know you?"
Su Shenglin laughed, "How could that be? The license plate has already been registered."
"oh……"
I nodded, my eyes searching the school gate for my roommate.
But I didn't see it until I drove into the school gate.
Just as I was about to call Chen Wanzhen, my eyes suddenly caught sight of a figure standing inside the school gate. "Hey! My roommate's over there!"
"Okay, but it's not convenient to stop here, let's drive a little further in."
"Uh-huh."
I still called Chen Wanzhen: "Zhenzhen, I'm at school. Walk a little further ahead, I'll get off right away."
Chen Wanzhen exclaimed in surprise on the phone, "Wow, that's amazing! You actually managed to drive in!"
"No, no, we'll talk about it later."
Su Shenglin drove the car about fifty meters into the campus and parked it on the side of the road.
I unbuckled my seatbelt: "Thanks, I'll contact you again tonight."
Su Shenglin turned to look at me, his smile captivating, and replied meaningfully, "You can contact me during the day if you're free."
I was about to push open the door and get out of the car when I heard this, and my heart skipped a beat. I could only pretend not to understand and not respond.
They look so inseparable, almost like a couple deeply in love.
I slammed the car door shut, and through the passenger-side window, I said goodbye to him once more.
When Chen Wanzhen saw me, she shouted, "Jiang Wan!"
As she approached, watching the departing Hongqi SUV, she asked curiously, "Whose luxury car was that? It wasn't the man who lent you his coat yesterday, was it?"
I felt guilty and my cheeks felt uncomfortable, so I didn't deny it.
Chen Wanzhen's eyes widened in surprise, "Wow, no wonder you're Jiang Wan! The former campus belle of Huada University! This new love is way better than Gu Yanqing, right? This kind of Hongqi car isn't something you can just buy with money; it's a symbol of power and wealth."
"Oh, no, no... We're just friends and alumni, so I just hitched a ride." I took Chen Wanzhen's arm and walked forward, quickly denying it.
Chen Wanzhen smiled knowingly: "I understand, we're still in the ambiguous stage, haven't defined our relationship yet, right?"
"No!" I retorted, feeling increasingly guilty, my cheeks starting to heat up.
Suddenly, a voice came from behind: "Jiang Wan? Chen Wanzhen?"
We turned around in response, and upon closer inspection, we found ourselves running into classmates from our department again.
Even more surprisingly, my arch-nemesis Xu Qianning was among them.
Upon seeing Xu Qianning, neither Chen Wanzhen nor I wanted to interact with her, so we greeted her with a smile and turned to continue walking.
To everyone's surprise, those people quickly caught up with us, acting all informal and saying, "Jiang Wan, you're getting more and more beautiful! We heard you had some trouble recently, we thought you... Hehe, looks like you've made up! That Hongqi luxury car just now, was it your husband's?"
I couldn't explain it, so I simply smiled and remained silent.
Unexpectedly, Xu Qianning spoke up, saying sourly, "With Senior Gu's status, I'm afraid he can't afford a car of that caliber."
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