Chapter 28: Why didn't you reply to my message!

Yu Ci was the first to think of the visitor, enthusiastically greeting: "You must be Youbao's friend from A City, right? Hello, I'm Yu Ci, the 'Yu' of worry, the 'Ci' of decline."

He doesn't look worried at all.

Gu Xingnan then slightly raised his head, clearer and more concise than Yu Ci: "Hello, I'm Gu Xingnan."

Liu Wanwan looked at the two handsome guys, one outgoing and lively, the other steady and reserved, and also smiled: "Hi, I'm Liu Wanwan, the 'Wan' of graceful and lingering."

So handsome ah ah!

Hiss, and this name, they are the two young masters of wealthy families in West City!

Knowing such a person, plus the last time Fu Qin caused trouble, the Fu family disappeared, and together with most families in A City they were suppressed.

It seems little Youyou is undoubtedly the rumored eldest daughter of the Mu family.

"Ahhh, the three top hunks are all here! So handsome!"

"Add Senior Song and we'll have them all!"

"When will Senior Song be back?"

"……"

Jiang Liangjin listened to the clamor, his expression calm, obviously already accustomed, with no reaction.

Yu Ci went to the shop attendant to get a few bottles of drink, paid, then got the fourth-floor key and returned to the group.

His slender hand shook the key, "Let's go, let's sit on the fourth floor."

The five took the elevator to the fourth floor; the shop's first to third floors are for shopping, the fourth floor is a lounge.

Besides the shop owner, some Lan Lin wealthy-family heirs who dislike studying also often come up here.

Jiang Liangjin and the others also come here occasionally.

The fourth floor is empty now.

Several people sat on the sofa, the air conditioner blowing cold air with a whoosh.

Yu Ci passed the drinks to everyone, then sat opposite Mu Youyu, eager: "Youbao, how did you meet her?"

Mu Youyu lightly sipped her drink; hearing his words, a memory suddenly surfaced in her mind.

She lightly curled the corners of her mouth, her light-colored eyes also showing a faint smile: "Back when I was studying at Sheng Luo, I was targeted by students, and Wanwan said she wanted to be friends with me..."

Liu Wanwan heard and immediately interrupted, starting to spout nonsense: "What! It's obviously you who wanted to be friends with me!"

The insincerity in those words was obvious to everyone.

"Wanwan classmate has a great personality." Yu Ci looked at Liu Wanwan's pure and shy eyes, smiling as he said.

That's also quite rare.

Jiang Liangjin had been sitting quietly beside Mu Youyu, his gaze occasionally falling on her.

Listening to their chat, his eyes flickered.

Targeted?

Yu Ci looked across at Jiang Liangjin and beside Gu Xingnan, teasing deliberately: "A Jin and A Nan are really quiet, not saying a word."

Jiang Liangjin, hearing that, merely lifted his eyelids slightly, gave him a light glance, and didn't respond.

Gu Xingnan was lowering his head to look at his phone; he didn't know what to say, but still following Yu Ci's lead, he said: "No."

Mu Youyu turned her head, looking at Jiang Liangjin: "A Jin, you also say something."

Jiang Liangjin's lips curled slightly, his deep eyes holding a gentle warmth: "Good."

Liu Wanwan: "Wow, indeed just cold to outsiders."

Jiang Liangjin fell silent for a few seconds, then spoke: "I'm very happy to meet you all."

His tone was clear and cold, low and deep.

"……"

Just say "you", and still add "them".

"I... am also very happy to meet you." Yu Ci suppressed the laughter about to burst out, making his tone sound normal.

"……"

Mu Youyu's gaze shifted to the opposite side, where Gu Xingnan sat silently, head down, looking at his phone, his expression somewhat unpleasant, she looked puzzled: "A Nan?"

Gu Xingnan didn't respond, still immersed in his own world.

Yu Ci saw this, immediately patted Gu Xingnan's shoulder and shouted loudly: "A Nan! Stop playing!"

Gu Xingnan's expression looking at his phone showed some weariness; hearing the voice, he lifted his head, his gaze not yet withdrawn: "What's up?"

"Is something wrong with A Nan?" Mu Youyu asked concernedly.

Everyone looked over at him.

Gu Xingnan then withdrew from his thoughts, raised his head, met everyone's gazes, and spoke plainly: "It's the engagement my father arranged for me; the Fourth Miss of the Leng family has been pestering me."

Jiang Liangjin heard "Leng family" and snorted: "I think the Leng family is just asking for trouble; didn't I warn the Leng family head not to let his daughter harass you?"

This matter of Gu Xingnan is known only within the circle.

Mu Youyu returned yesterday and doesn't know; Liu Wanwan is seeing Gu Xingnan for the first time, so naturally she doesn't know either.

Yu Ci explained: "The engagement between A Nan and the beloved Fourth Miss of the Leng family, Leng Yueyue, was set last month. Last year when A Nan first came to Lan Lin, he was entangled by the playful Leng Yueyue... Then last month, A Nan's father went abroad, met with disaster and nearly died, was saved by the Leng family head, and upon returning home demanded A Nan marry Leng Yueyue."

"After the engagement, Leng Yueyue at school every day pestered him in the name of A Nan's fiancée; A Nan couldn't do anything, making him not really want to come to school."

Yu Ci said this, eyes narrowing: "But a few days ago A Jin warned the Leng family head, Leng Yueyue behaved for a few days, and today she came to pester you again..."

Liu Wanwan listened quietly, not knowing what to say.

Mu Youyu listened, her eyes also narrowing; given A Nan's personality, he naturally doesn't like overly noisy girls.

"I've checked," Jiang Liangjin's voice turned colder, "Uncle Gu's accident was a self-staged act by the Leng family, causing everyone in the West City elite circle to know, so Uncle Gu had no choice but to arrange the marriage..."

Yu Ci was about to say something when he heard a huge door-opening sound from outside, so he turned his gaze toward the lounge door.

A voice filled with some resentment came through: "Xingnan! Why didn't you reply to my message!"

With that angry shout, a girl in a short skirt and long hair burst into everyone's sight.

"You…" Leng Yueyue was about to say something, but seeing Jiang Liangjin's cold expression on the sofa, her momentum instantly weakened by half.

She had seen Gu Xingnan come here from the campus forum, so she naturally knew Yu Ci and Jiang Liangjin must be there.

She was afraid of Jiang Liangjin; otherwise, after being scolded by her father, she wouldn't have behaved herself for a few days…

But today she had figured it out, feeling she didn't need to be so afraid.

She bit her lip, silently cheering herself: She didn't need to be afraid! Her father had "saved" Gu Xingnan's father's life; no matter how formidable Jiang Liangjin was, she couldn't possibly ignore this favor, could she?

Leng Yueyue planned to pester Gu Xingnan again.

Thinking back to her previous chat logs with Gu Xingnan, she felt the days were becoming more hopeful.

Before, her messages to Gu Xingnan always went unanswered, but today was different—he replied with a few sentences!

Although it was all her speaking.

For example, the message she sent at six last night: 【Brother Gu Xingnan, what are you doing?】

Seventeen hours later, Gu Xingnan: 【In class】

She: 【Brother Gu Xingnan, have you eaten?】

Two hours later, Gu Xingnan: 【I don't know】

She: 【Brother Gu Xingnan, let's go eat together】

One hour later, Gu Xingnan: 【No】

His replies were getting faster and faster—she felt hopeful!

She: 【Why?】

Then there were no more messages.

Unwilling to give up, she sent Gu Xingnan many cute, coquettish Expression packs, but he didn't reply to a single one, and she grew angry.

After learning Gu Xingnan's whereabouts from the campus forum, she skipped class and came running.

"Why are you still pestering A Nan?" Yu Ci spoke first, her tone displeased.