Chapter 535: Chapter 535: Cute Childhood Sweetheart VS Gorgeous New Love (Part 25)
Lu Yu watched her act like this and wanted to laugh, wondering how a girl could show so many different faces.
He couldnât help but say, âWhen I saw you talking about that girl just now, you were all fierce, but looking at you now, if I hadnât seen it with my own eyes, Iâd never believe youâre the same person.â
Gu Shengyin took a bite of the noodles. The noodles were chewy, and the soup was fully flavoredâit was delicious.
She replied earnestly, âYou naturally adopt a certain posture when dealing with different kinds of people. Take that Qing Luochen, for example. Do you believe that if I didnât show some dominance, she would definitely think Iâm an easy target to manipulate?â
She couldnât possibly play the naive and sweet girl forever in front of her lover; her true self also needed to be known to him.
Lu Yuâs focus was entirely elsewhere, however.
He asked, âThen tell me, why do you act like this in front of me?â Simple and harmless, like a delicate little cat.
Gu Shengyin blinked and said with a giggle, âBecause I know you really like me deep down in your heart, and you are truly good to me.â
She didnât hesitate for a moment when she said this, but Lu Yuâs ears suddenly felt hot upon hearing it.
How could she, so easily, speak the word âlikeâ in front of a boy?
Lu Yu struggled with himself for a moment, but after noticing that Gu Shengyinâs expression was very normal, without any peculiarities, he finally realized that her meaning of âlikeâ was completely different from what he had understood.
Once he figured this out, he laughed at himself: Lu Yu, Lu Yu, everyone says youâre mature and stable, bearing the demeanor of a general who remains unflustered even when the mountain crumbles before him. But who knew, you could be so disturbed by an offhand remark from a young girl?
He set aside those swirling thoughts and began eating his noodles.
After finishing the meal, Gu Shengyin was ready to say goodbye to Lu Yu.
âThanks for the noodles, Top Student Lu. Next time Iâm free, Iâll treat you to a meal,â Gu Shengyin said in a chummy way.
Lu Yu couldnât help but smile: âThen Iâll be looking forward to it.â
Watching Gu Shengyin get ready to leave, Lu Yu thought for a moment and still called out to her, âWell⊠I heard about the thing with your boyfriend. Donât be sad, and⊠your boyfriend might not be much, but there are many great guys out there in the world.â Like me.
Gu Shengyin laughed, showing no sign of distress, âI know, I wonât be upset about such a person! There certainly are great guys, like the Top Student Lu right in front of me, who is handsome and gentle, cool on the outside but warm on the inside, a real heartthrobâŠâ
Her last words became faint as the girl ran off into the distance.
Lu Yu stood in the afternoon sunlight, watching the girlâs figure get farther away, her shadow stretched long, full of the boundless vitality unique to youth.
His heart was racing because of Gu Shengyinâs last sentence.
So in her eyes, he was a handsome and gentle heartthrob?
A breeze that picked up from nowhere lifted the corners of his lips, lingering for a long time before falling.
Gu Shengyin, who had just flirted with her sweetheart, was in a delightful mood on her way home.
Had she not encountered someone waiting at her doorstep, that delight might have lasted the whole evening.
âWhat are you doing here?â She dropped the smile from her face and asked coldly.