Out of trust, she couldnāt inquire about his plans for five days later.
Feiāer once teased her, saying that if she ever fell for a complete jerk, who cajoled and pampered her, sheād end up being the other woman and still be all smiles about it.
When she refuted Feiāer, she was confident and assertive, but as the engagement date approached, she began to worry a bit.
"Tell me if thereās anything you canāt figure out, donāt overthink it alone." When Gu Liancheng said this, he actually didnāt know that what she was thinking about had to do with him.
"Iām fine, I just need some time to sort things out."
After a while, his gaze remained on something behind her. When Eleven turned around to look, she noticed someone they knew at a table behind them.
It was Gu Xi, in her school uniform, with a backpack on, just settling down.
Opposite her was a boy also wearing a school uniform.
Eleven thought, could this be Gu Xiās boyfriend?
Uh oh...
Caught red-handed in puppy love by an elder!
When Eleven turned back, she saw Gu Liancheng with a stern face, as grave as when he once chastised her for puppy love, an expression that said, "Thank goodness I didnāt know you when you were in puppy love" clearly hinting, "If I had caught you then, you wouldāve been done for".
Now, Gu Xi had been caught red-handed...
Eleven grinned, snapped her fingers to catch his attention and whispered: "Whatās the big deal? Puppy love is common nowadays. Besides, you were the same at that age and have no right to lecture Gu Xi."
Both of them had met someone special at fifteen. Who was obedient then, really?
Gu Liancheng shifted his gaze back, lightly tapping her forehead with his index finger: "Weāre not the same."
"Tsk... How are we so different? So, when you fall in love, itās the right way, but when we do it, itās a bad influence?" Eleven said, casting an envious look at the young couple. "Good times... Innocent feelings that will no doubt become cherished youthful memories. Just ignore them and pretend we didnāt see anything!".
Gu Liancheng sipped his after-meal coffee, looked at her, and chuckled: "From our experience, puppy love does not yield good outcomes."
Pffft...
Eleven almost choked on her own spit.
Well, although that was indeed the case...
"But some have stayed together forever."
Perhaps Gu Xi felt an awkward gaze, she quickly glanced around and spotted Gu Liancheng. Panic flickered in her eyes.
"Weāve been found out. Letās go."
The bill had already been paid, so the two got up and walked over to Gu Xiās table.
Gu Xi stood up, not as aloof towards Gu Liancheng as before and uttered respectfully but timidly, "Uncle... Uncle..."
At this, the boy also jumped up and said, "Uncle!"
Patting the boy on the head, Gu Liancheng instructed him to sit down, tersely stating, "I am Gu Xiās uncle."
"Uncle, I..."
"Donāt worry, I wonāt tell your grandpa." When he got to the table, Gu Liancheng no longer looked serious, but rather afraid he would scare Gu Xi, he reassured, "No worries, I wonāt go to the old house."
The boy stood up again, "This has nothing to do with Xixi! It was me who invited her out. If you have to blame someone, blame me."
Glancing at the boyās name tag, Gu Liancheng said, "Student Jiang, donāt interrupt when the adults are talking."