Chapter 1008
holds great promise.
After hearing what Teacher Liu said, the room finally quieted down for a while, and everyone started eating quietly, temporarily stopping their gossip.
Bai Susu rarely eats dinner on weekdays, and she was full after only a few bites. She briefly said goodbye to Xu Bo'an and Teacher Liu and went to the restroom outside.
Not long after Bai Susu left, Gu Mingchuan also left the private room under the pretext of going to the restroom. After leaving the room, Gu Mingchuan quickly caught up with Bai Susu, who had already reached the corner. He reached out and grabbed one of Bai Susu's arms, saying in a very gentle tone, "Susu, are you alright?"
Bai Susu was stunned by Gu Mingchuan's sudden actions and words. She hadn't expected Gu Mingchuan to follow her to the bathroom. However, she was only stunned for a second before she quickly reacted, pulling her arm out of Gu Mingchuan's hand and looking at him. She said in a somewhat cold tone, "Gu Mingchuan, is there any point in you doing this?"
Gu Mingchuan said, "Susu, I just couldn't help wanting to ask about you. How's your foot? Does it still hurt?"
Bai Susu said, "You already have a girlfriend, so you don't need to concern yourself with my affairs anymore!"
Upon hearing Bai Susu's words, Gu Mingchuan assumed that Bai Susu was jealous. He happily said to Susu, "Susu, I knew you cared about me. There's nothing between me and Su Lingyi. I only care about you!"
After Gu Mingchuan finished speaking, he slowly placed his hands on Bai Susu's shoulders, looked at her affectionately, and moved his face closer to hers, about to kiss her cheek the next second.
Before Bai Susu could refuse, Su Lingyi, who had been secretly following Gu Mingchuan, walked out from the corner looking very disappointed. She quickly walked up to Bai Susu, pulled her aside forcefully, and then slapped Bai Susu hard across the face.
The slap came unexpectedly, and Bai Susu cried out in pain before quickly covering her cheek where Su Lingyi had hit her.
Seeing Bai Susu being slapped by Su Lingyi, Gu Mingchuan was furious. He turned to Su Lingyi with hatred in his eyes, slapped her hard, and then shouted, "Su Lingyi, what are you doing? You better watch out!"
Gu Mingchuan's slap was so powerful that it made Su Lingyi dizzy. If Li Meijia hadn't appeared in time to support her from behind, she probably would have fallen to the ground by now.
After hitting Su Lingyi, Gu Mingchuan quickly walked up to Bai Susu and looked at her with tender eyes, saying, "Susu, are you alright?"
Hearing Gu Mingchuan's concern for Bai Susu, Su Lingyi, who was standing to the side, felt a surge of anger. Even though she liked Gu Mingchuan very much and could tolerate him in other ways, and believed that feelings could be cultivated, she couldn't accept that Gu Mingchuan hit her because of the person he once deeply loved. This was what angered her the most.
Su Lingyi looked at Gu Mingchuan with a heartbroken expression and said to him, word by word, "Gu Mingchuan, we just officially became boyfriend and girlfriend. How can you help someone else to get back at me? Isn't that going too far? Shouldn't you give me an explanation?" Gu Mingchuan could tell that Bai Susu was jealous about him and Su Lingyi becoming boyfriend and girlfriend, which was enough to prove that Bai Susu still had feelings for him. That was enough.
Furthermore, Su Lingyi's act of hitting Bai Susu completely enraged Gu Mingchuan. He directly addressed Su Lingyi without the slightest pity, saying, "You really are incredibly stupid. Let me tell you the truth, the reason I agreed to become your boyfriend was to use you to test whether Susu still had feelings for me. Now that I know the answer, you're no longer of any use. From the moment we entered the private room, you've been finding various ways to antagonize Susu. Don't let me see you do this again, or I'll hit you every time you do it. If you know what's good for you, get as far away from me as possible!"
After hearing Gu Mingchuan's words, Su Lingyi's head was buzzing. She looked at Gu Mingchuan with an incredulous gaze and said, "Mingchuan, is that really true? Are you telling the truth?"
Gu Mingchuan didn't even bother to look at Su Lingyi, and said in an impatient tone, "I've already made myself very clear!"
Upon hearing Gu Mingchuan's words, Su Lingyi completely broke down. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she looked at Gu Mingchuan hysterically, saying, "You've gone too far! I've admired you for so long, and I thought today would finally bring me happiness, but I never expected that you were just putting on an act with me for Bai Susu's sake. What is it about her that makes her better than me? Is she worth doing this for?"
Hearing Su Lingyi's tearful complaints, Gu Mingchuan felt no emotion whatsoever, and simply uttered a few words: "You are inferior to her in every way!"
Seeing Gu Mingchuan's cold attitude, Su Lingyi was heartbroken. However, she loved Gu Mingchuan from the bottom of her heart. Seeing that Gu Mingchuan was siding with Bai Susu, Su Lingyi had no choice but to suppress her pain and said to Gu Mingchuan in an almost pleading tone, "Mingchuan, I have been sincere to you all these years. Bai Susu already has a boyfriend. Even if you keep thinking about her, it's no use. Can we continue to be boyfriend and girlfriend?"
Su Lingyi's actions were already quite humble, but if you don't love someone, no matter how humble you are, it's useless.
Gu Mingchuan completely disregarded Su Lingyi's humble attitude, as if her joys and sorrows had nothing to do with him. He still didn't even look at Su Lingyi properly and said, "Continue? We've never been boyfriend and girlfriend, so what's this talk of continuing!"
Su Lingyi had already lowered her posture considerably; she had never been so humble to anyone in her entire life. Now, in front of Gu Mingchuan, she completely abandoned all pride, to the point that even Li Meijia, who was standing to the side, couldn't bear to watch.
As she wiped away Su Lingyi's tears with a tissue, she looked at Gu Mingchuan and said, "Gu Mingchuan, how could you do this? You know perfectly well that our Lingyi has always liked you, how could you hurt her like this? Bai Susu doesn't love you anymore, she already has a boyfriend, there's no future for you two, wake up!"
Gu Mingchuan felt that Bai Susu still cared about him. After all, when he mentioned that he and Su Lingyi had become boyfriend and girlfriend, a hint of disappointment flashed across Bai Susu's face. Moreover, from Bai Susu's words just now, Gu Mingchuan clearly heard a distinct hint of jealousy in her tone. Bai Susu's actions indicated that she still cared about him, so there was still a good chance that he could reconcile with her. (End of Chapter)