Chapter 830: Leaving Without Hesitation

After Dongfang Yu finished speaking, he no longer looked at Gu Qiaoqiao.

Instead, he turned his head, lightly smiled, and looked at the somewhat bewildered Shang Qing, asking softly and gently, "Can I leave?"

"Ah..." Shang Qing opened her mouth but didn’t know what to do.

What Dongfang Yu said was true; she was the one who invited him.

And she had done so with great enthusiasm.

But now, Gu Qiaoqiao wanted him and the cat to leave here.

Shang Qing’s face turned a bit red with embarrassment.

And deep down, she didn’t want Dongfang Yu to leave.

Seeing Shang Qing like this, Dongfang Yu couldn’t help but frown.

Causing this little girl to be caught in the middle was not his intention.

And such hustle and bustle were not something he enjoyed.

Although he disliked solitude, he had long been accustomed to it.

Thus, Dongfang Yu stopped asking Shang Qing.

Instead, he half-squatted, reaching out his hand to the White Cat...

The White Cat understood its owner’s intention, meowed a few times, then leaped into Dongfang Yu’s hand.

Dongfang Yu held the White Cat in his arms.

The heating in this villa was excellent; since there were many people, the room was also very warm, so most of the people who came in took off their coats.

Some beauty-loving girls even wore thin bat-wing shirts under their coats or down jackets.

However, Dongfang Yu had not fully replenished his drained cultivation yet, and the deep-seated chill remained.

So even inside, he was still wearing a coat.

Dongfang Yu picked up the cat.

He glanced at Shang Qing with a light smile, nodded, but didn’t speak, and gracefully walked toward the door.

Shang Qing didn’t expect Dongfang Yu to leave so readily.

This gave rise to a hint of guilt in her heart.

She grabbed Gu Qiaoqiao’s hand next to her and explained hurriedly, "Qiaoqiao, I invited Dongfang Yu. He initially didn’t want to come. I said I wanted to introduce him to these friends because he doesn’t have many friends in the Imperial Capital. I didn’t know you had so much grievance with him, but letting him leave like this makes me really feel guilty."

Next to her, Qin Yize gave Gu Qiaoqiao a meaningful look.

Then he also unhurriedly followed them outside.

Gu Qiaoqiao knew Qin Yize was going out to see what exactly was going on with Dongfang Yu.

Gu Qiaoqiao wondered to herself if they would get into a fight.

Gu Qiaoqiao felt a bit worried, wanting to follow and see.

But at this moment, Shang Qing was holding her the whole time.

Gu Qiaoqiao turned her head to look and immediately saw hesitation and struggle in Shang Qing’s eyes, along with a bit of guilt.

At this moment, Gu Qiaoqiao’s heart sank.

In the Imperial Capital, Shang Qing was one of her few good friends.

She didn’t want Dongfang Yu to cause a rift between them, but clearly, some developments seemed to be beyond her control.

And everything she did today seemed to be somewhat demanding.

From Shang Qing’s perspective, Dongfang Yu was just someone she had saved.

Moreover, he was a young man with a fatal attraction to young girls.

He had done nothing to Shang Qing.

Sometimes, without personal experience, it’s impossible to fully empathize.

Therefore, Shang Qing is Shang Qing.

She is who she is.

She couldn’t make excessive demands on Shang Qing.

Gu Qiaoqiao turned around and looked seriously at Shang Qing, "Shang Qing, it was my attitude just now that put you in a difficult position..."

"It’s nothing," Shang Qing said softly.