"Aren't you lying to her now? When did I say I like girls who are petite and cozy?" Gu Huaijin had been standing at the door since some time. Judging from his expression, he had heard almost everything she had said to instigate Song Zhi. His face was so gloomy that water could drip out of it, and he asked back in a cold tone.
The hypocritical mask that Su Yitang had been maintaining since he came in finally froze. He turned his head to look at the person who was speaking. He saw him standing at the door with a panicked look, and his face showed an eagerness to explain, but he didn't know how to explain when the words came to his lips. The person involved heard it all, and no matter how much he explained, it seemed useless.
She turned her head to look at Song Zhi, hoping that she could say a few words for her at this moment, but she didn't expect to see her gloating look when she looked up. Su Yitang then realized that she had been fooled. That's right, when has Song Zhi ever been so kind? With their relationship, how could she let her come in and sit? She really has bad intentions!
"You are not welcome in my house, please leave." Gu Huaijin said, thinking he was being very polite.
However, the two people present obviously did not expect him to be so ruthless. They all thought that Gu Huaijin was a very cultured person. Even if it made him feel uncomfortable, he would not say that to a guest given his personality. However, this also showed that he was very angry now.
"Then I'll come back another day." Su Yitang seemed not to notice the impatience in Gu Huaijin's tone, and still had a decent smile on her face. However, her hands were held tightly by her, and even her nails dug into her flesh, but she was completely unaware. Her back looked like she was fleeing in panic.
After walking out of the door, the smile that Su Yitang had maintained since entering the door disappeared in an instant, and there was even a bit of resentment in his eyes.
She didn't understand how things turned out like this.
Gu Huaijin and she were the ones who had been engaged since childhood, so why was Song Zhi the one who benefited now? Just because Song Zhi had taken advantage of falling into the water to rely on him, he was able to accept it so unreservedly, without disgust or resistance, but calmly accepting this marriage.
Not only that, they were now living quite comfortably. But what about her? She deserved to be ridiculed, deserved to step down and let someone else take over. She refused to accept this. It was all part of her plan, so how could she have ended up like this?
She had acted weak and pitiful before, begging Gu Huaijin to give her a way out and not to publish an announcement to cancel the engagement. It was like a joke.
She still remembers it vividly today. When Gu Huaijin brought his parents to her house to cancel the engagement, her mind went blank at first. She then asked her parents to hold him back so that no one would know about the cancellation of their engagement unless they put an announcement in the newspaper. However, Gu Huaijin just didn't agree. She still remembers his heartless look at that time.
"Yitang, it will be good for both you and me to cancel the engagement by publishing an announcement in the newspaper." Gu Huaijin's face showed no emotion as he calmly analyzed the pros and cons of the matter. However, what he said chilled Su Yitang to the bone.
"Benefits? Don't you understand my parents? If you break off the engagement with me today, they will sell me to someone else tomorrow." Su Yitang's voice was a little sharp, and Gu Huaijin found it a bit harsh.
He frowned and said, "The autonomy of marriage is in your hands. If you don't want to, they can't force you."
Obviously, Gu Huaijin didn't realize how terrible it would be for her to break off the engagement.
"Autonomy? What autonomy do I have? I don't mean to occupy your position. I just want you not to make this matter public so that I can have an excuse to delay them. It won't be too late to put it in the newspaper when I find a suitable marriage partner." Su Yitang smiled bitterly, hiding the calculations in her heart.
Seeing that Gu Huaijin didn't say anything, she gave him another drastic measure, "Are you going to watch me die without helping? It won't be a big loss for you. If you don't even help me, I would rather die." There were tears in her eyes, and the determination in her tone made Gu Huaijin a little hesitant.
Gu Huaijin looked at the person in front of him who had grown up with him, and finally felt sympathy. "Okay, but I can't wait for long. I hope you can find the right person quickly."
This went on for one year, two years... and she still hadn't found a suitable partner until this year.
But Gu Huaijin was getting married, and she secretly thought that as long as she didn't come out to clarify, Gu Huaijin would not be able to face the pressure of public opinion and get married. But she was wrong. He would rather marry a body he always hated than marry her.
As early as when she was very young, she had discovered that Gu Huaijin treated Song Zhi differently from others. Many times in deserted corners, she saw Gu Huaijin's eyes always on Song Zhi, which made her feel incredible. What's more, she couldn't believe that a nanny's daughter could be any different and not deserve his love.
But she calculated wrongly. At the same time, he was riding his bicycle to take Song Zhi to and from school, which could be considered as a convenience. However, when Song Zhi had her period, he looked nervous, which was completely beyond what a boy next door should be like.
From that time on, she had a sense of crisis. What was the harm in going first? Even though she had gotten engaged to Gu Huaijin in advance and seized the initiative, they still developed a vague affection for each other.
She was unwilling, but helpless. She just didn't want to admit defeat. She had dreamed of Gu Huaijin's future dignity and high status. Song Zhi was graceful and elegant under his protection. Even though she was over fifty years old, she was still taken care of like a little girl.
How could she give it up?
"Where have you been? I can't find you during rehearsal." Tang Qianqian said this with obvious anger on her face.
Unexpectedly, the man didn't even look at her, but just ignored her and walked past her.
After they walked away, a beautiful girl who had just overheard them came over and said in a stern tone, "Team Leader, you shouldn't have agreed to let her come with us. She's a lead dancer, and it doesn't matter if she feels uncomfortable coming here. What's more important is that she's disobedient. Just don't delay our rehearsal."
Tang Qianqian glanced at her lightly and walked away without saying a word.
The beautiful girl who was left alone glared at the people around her who were laughing at her.
"Does she think others can't see her little thoughts?" a girl said with some amusement.
"Maybe he is trying to cover up his mistake and is trying to make things difficult for Su Yitang without doing anything." Another person continued.
"It's pitiful, but Ji Yanting didn't even spare her a glance."
"Ji Yanting is indeed good-looking, but he's still a little behind Gu Huaijin."
"Oh my God! I just remembered now that Gu Huaijin might be right here. It turns out that Su Yitang was in such a hurry to come here for other reasons." The two of them kept whispering to each other, their voices were not loud, but everyone around them could understand what was going on.
Song Zhi went out and saw that Gu Huaijin had already hung the clothes on the line. He glanced at the washed clothes and saw that they were wrung very dry.
"Not reading anymore?" Gu Huaijin just saw her reading a book, but she stopped reading after Su Yitang came over.
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