Chapter 216: Plastic Sisters

Liu Wanwan came to her senses, inevitably somewhat angry; if she hadn't dodged just now, the motor tricycle would have hit her directly.

Just as she was about to speak, she saw Gu Anran link arms with Wu An, startling her again.

Gu Anran said, "You shouldn't have beaten around the bush just now; you should have scolded her directly."

Wu An laughed, "You heard all that?"

Gu Anran nodded, "I heard it."

"If she hadn't dodged quickly, I would have had to hit her."

"How dare you say my man is inadequate!"

Saying that, she turned her head and glared at Liu Wanwan.

Gu Anran is no delicate lady; when angry, she is quite sharp.

Feeling the softness of his arm tightly wrapped, Wu An couldn't help but feel a flutter in his heart.

Gu Anran wasn't just helping him out; she was also asserting her claim.

Under Gu Anran's sharp gaze, Liu Wanwan couldn't get the vulgar words on the tip of her tongue out.

Gu Anran turned to look at him and asked, "What's going on with them?"

Wu An patted her hand, gave a slight smile: "That's my classmate; beside him is his girlfriend; as for her... to be honest, I don't know her."

"Let's go."

"Let's go inside and sit; it's not good to keep the private room empty."

Having said that, he took Gu Anran's hand, turned, and walked into the restaurant.

At this moment.

At the restaurant entrance, Cao Zhiqiang and his girlfriend were sweating profusely; today's matter, they had completely messed up.

Liu Wanwan turned and glared angrily at the two elders, shouting sharply, "Are you two ganging up on me?"

"You want me to make a fool of myself, right!"

"Are you satisfied now!"

Cao Zhiqiang's girlfriend hurriedly apologized: "Wanwan, sorry, I didn't expect this to happen."

"This is a huge misunderstanding!"

"Believe me, we're best friends; I could never do something like this to you."

"If only we had known earlier."

"They'd have to be crazy to pull this stunt; not to mention the girl who showed up on the motor tricycle just now, even the girl who previously swore she wouldn't pester anyone anymore is far prettier than Liu Wanwan."

"This isn't an idol drama; if the male lead abandoned a beautiful girl, he'd go crazy and settle for an ordinary girl instead."

"Liu Wanwan was utterly humiliated, and they didn't look good either."

"They just came out of the restaurant and were also embarrassed."

Liu Wanwan sneered, "Enough, do you think I'd believe you? Then explain to me why this happened."

Cao Zhiqiang's girlfriend, unable to defend herself, said: "It was Cao Zhiqiang who said Wu An had no girlfriend."

"This... who would have thought he had such a beautiful girlfriend."

"Wanwan, sorry, it's... it's our fault."

"Apologies are useless!" Liu Wanwan shouted through gritted teeth, "I hate you!"

His girlfriend turned to look at Cao Zhiqiang: "You say something too."

"Right, I didn't investigate properly." Cao Zhiqiang said, steeling himself: "Wu An was right; I shouldn't have meddled in the mandarin duck registry."

The two elders kept apologizing.

"Damn! You guys should die! Go die!" Liu Wanwan's face twisted ferociously as she pointed at the two elders and unleashed a tirade, saliva spraying all over Cao Zhiqiang's face.

Cao Zhiqiang wiped his face; he was also furious, unable to tolerate such scolding, he shouted: "Enough!"

"That's enough!"

"We shouldn't have tried to set you up."

"Then you have no problem?"

"You came up and kept pointing at Wu An, finding fault with this and that, scoring him, saying he was destined to be single forever—what happened then?"

"Her girlfriend is ten thousand times prettier than you, and even her suitors are prettier than you!"

"If you weren't so arrogant, you wouldn't be this embarrassed!"

"And you've dragged us both into embarrassment with you!"

After venting all his complaints, Cao Zhiqiang instantly felt much better.

His girlfriend punched him lightly, but said nothing, because Cao Zhiqiang was practically her mouthpiece; hearing him made her feel great.

By this point, she also felt Liu Wanwan bore greater responsibility.

"She really thinks she's some fairy descended to earth; when walking down the street, if someone glances at her, she can proudly tilt her chin to the heavens, never giving others a proper look, always thinking people have ulterior motives toward her."

"......" Liu Wanwan, defeated by the retort, trembled as she pointed at Cao Zhiqiang, wanting to say something, but the words stuck in her throat, her eyes stung, and tears came first.

"Wuuu!" Liu Wanwan cried, turned, and flung herself away.

Cao Zhiqiang looked at his girlfriend.

His girlfriend pursed her lips: "Alright, you weren't wrong either; just leave him be."

"But she's after all your best friend."

"Hmm." His girlfriend nodded and said, "Another day I'll find her to talk."

Cao Zhiqiang sighed: "Let's go, I'll treat you to rice noodles."

His girlfriend turned back to glance at the restaurant and said: "Honestly, we didn't get to eat seafood; I saw there were little dragon shrimps in the tank, I haven't had them in ages."

Cao Zhiqiang gritted his teeth: "Or I could go to the market and buy two for us to steam and eat at home."

Forget it, it's so expensive… and eating at home has no class.

The parents-in-law walked off, chatting.

Lao Mai looked at Mai Hangyu: "When you look for a girlfriend later, keep your eyes open."

Mai Hangyu nodded: "I'll have An Ge vet them for me."

I think it's fine.

The grandfather and grandson chatted as they walked into the restaurant, sat down, and recounted what they'd seen at the door. Wu An shook his head: "Really, those plastic sister flowers."

Gu Anran asked curiously: "What are plastic sister flowers?"

Wu An blinked, then realized this saying didn't exist yet, and explained: "A good sister's feelings are like plastic flowers—especially fake, but never wilt."

All three were taken aback.

Mai Hangyu slammed the table in approval.

Lao Mai shook his head, smiling: "A An, though I don't quite understand, I think you're right."

Gu Anran looked thoughtful: "Really…"

Sometimes when she called her college classmates, she'd hear that a dorm had six people but their chat groups had over ten.

As for exactly how many, she wasn't sure either, since some groups had excluded her.

It wasn't that the TV drama "Palace" had gone viral the previous year; classmates complained that dorm life was like "palace intrigue," hearing which made Gu Anran less eager for college life.

After hearing Gu Anran finish, Wu An chuckled, thinking that girls' interpersonal relationships are far more complicated than boys'; these details weren't the point.

The point was that he could tell Gu Anran actually looked forward to going to college.

Gu Anran had indeed passed the entrance exam.

But although she'd been admitted, she couldn't actually go to college.

Not everyone can "go to college on their father's back"; Gu Anran, besides having a grandmother at home, also had an uncle who dragged her down with all his might.

Not long after.

The server brought the dishes.

Lao Mai saw the table full of dishes and said: "Actually, there's no need to be so formal."

Wu An waved a hand: "Might as well eat—it's Shen Fang's treat."

Lao Mai blinked.

Gu Anran also looked over.

Wu An briefly explained the situation.

Mai Hangyu said: "She schemed against you, but no matter what, you still helped her in the end—so you might as well enjoy the meal, bro, you're really something; this is practically repaying grudges with gratitude."