If Second Young Master Zhou were the sort to be easily defeated like that, he wouldnât be Second Young Master Zhou.
Upon hearing Gu Shengyinâs words, the smile on his face didnât even waver.
"I still say the same, Jiang Lan, I donât believe it."
"Youâve always underestimated a manâs intuition. I can feel it, your feelings towards me are different." Zhou Bingzhu looked deeply at her.
Gu Shengyin tried not to pay attention to his gaze.
She could hear her own cold voice: "Then youâve also forever underestimated a womanâs ruthlessness. Second Young Master Zhou, I, Jiang Lan, never had any romantic thoughts about you."
Zhou Bingzhu kept staring at Gu Shengyinâs expression.
From beginning to end, without missing a single moment.
He wanted to find a flaw in this woman.
But Gu Shengyin had experienced so many worlds, her acting skills were beyond what he could see through.
He saw nothing.
This woman was just as she said herself, she didnât like him.
"I donât believe it."
He was also unwilling to believe it.
Though his tone was rising, his brows and eyes conveyed a forlornness.
Such a man, originally a favored son of heaven, should always be radiant and confident.
Only this woman, only Jiang Lan, could make him, would make him show such an expression.
Because he liked her, so from the start, he was in the weaker position.
Gu Shengyin felt somewhat annoyed seeing him like this.
In her heart, it was as if there were small little bugs crawling aroundânot a piercing pain but endless.
She stood up, no longer looking at him: "Itâs late, I shall return to my room. Second Young Master Zhou, today I only let you in because of our past cooperation, making an exception. Remember, there wonât be a next time, and tomorrow morning, I wonât see you off."
Her departing arm was caught by Zhou Bingzhu.
The man almost cautiously pleaded: "Is there truly no chance at all? Do you really not like me even a little?"
In the place where he couldnât see, Gu Shengyin closed her eyes briefly.
Her voice remained cold: "Truly, I donât like you at all."
With force, she broke free from his hand, and without looking back, Gu Shengyin returned to her room.
Zhou Bingzhu watched her figure leave without any hint of reluctance, feeling a bit dazed.
Quite a while later, he lit a cigarette.
Light smoke spread from his lips, gradually rising, rising, eventually dissipating into the air.
...
When Gu Shengyin awoke in the morning, Zhou Bingzhu had already left.
The ashtray in the living room was scattered with cigarette butts, hinting at the manâs chaotic feelings last night.
In fact, Gu Shengyin barely slept the whole night too.
"I need to leave for a while." She had made this decision.
She seemed to have underestimated the soul connection between the two.
During that monthâs time, she asked herself, she had never done anything beyond the boundary, yet the man still fell for her.
Heavenly Lone Star: Alone and destitute, estranged from family, hurts kin and friends, lonely till death.
Previously hit by Yin Evil, they coexisted like strangers for a month without much conflict.
But their relationship could only last in the stage of being strangers.
Estranged from family.
She was destined to bring about the demise of all crucial people in her life.
The organization was puzzled when they received Gu Shengyinâs application.
However, as the First Exorcist, she already possessed enough freedom.
"Are you sure you want to go there?" The organization head asked.
He glanced at the transfer order in his hand: Jiang Lanâs chosen place, about the most backward and remote in the country.