Yu Zhiwan was stopped by Gu Chengfeng and came to a halt.
She made no attempt to hide the ring on her finger. She wore it openly and proudly.
Gu Chengfeng had already graduated. Why had he suddenly come to the university?
“Mr. Gu—”
At that moment, Gu Chengfeng’s friend Wei Chen came running over from the side, grinning.
“Zhiwan, I heard someone saw you at school, so I immediately told Young Master Gu. The moment he heard, he came straight over to find you!”
Gu Chengfeng immediately snapped, “Who said I came to find her? I came to find Qianqian!”
Qianqian was the god-sister he’d taken in at the billiards club yesterday.
Wei Chen was speechless.
At a time like this, he’s still pretending?
Such a spoiled young master.
But as Gu Chengfeng’s good friend, Wei Chen naturally had to help him out.
He hurriedly looked at Yu Zhiwan and gave an awkward laugh.
“Zhiwan, Young Master Gu really did come here to find you! You two had a little misunderstanding at the billiards club yesterday. You should talk things through properly today! I won’t interrupt you two. I’m going to the supermarket to buy a pack of cigarettes!”
After saying that, Wei Chen quickly slipped away, deliberately leaving the two of them alone.
Gu Chengfeng cursed Wei Chen for meddling, but his eyes remained fixed on the ring on Yu Zhiwan’s finger.
Suddenly, he thought of something and gave an arrogant smile.
Yu Zhiwan had just broken up with him yesterday, yet today she was wearing a ring on her ring finger.
Obviously, she was staying faithful to him.
Even after breaking up and becoming single, she had put a ring on her ring finger. Wasn’t that clearly a warning to other men not to pursue her?
He hadn’t expected Yu Zhiwan to love him so much and be so devoted to him.
Gu Chengfeng’s mood immediately improved.
He lifted his chin and spoke in a condescending, almost charitable tone.
“Yu Zhiwan, don’t be too angry about what I said at the billiards club yesterday.”
“At first, I only wanted to have some fun with you. But I’ve changed my mind. I’m going to take our relationship seriously now. So stop talking about breaking up. I permit you to continue being my girlfriend. Understand?”
Yu Zhiwan frowned and immediately took a step back.
What is wrong with him now? I’d better stay as far away from him as possible.
“Gu Chengfeng, I made myself perfectly clear yesterday. We already broke up. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other.”
Gu Chengfeng scoffed inwardly.
She’s still playing hard to get.
He took something out of his pocket and opened his palm.
It was a handful of red-bean beads.
“Yu Zhiwan, you broke that red-bean bracelet yesterday, and the beads scattered all over the floor. I picked every single one of them back up.”
“Eighteen beads. Not one is missing. Surely you’re satisfied now?”
Yu Zhiwan glanced at them expressionlessly.
There wasn’t the slightest hint of emotion on her face.
Gu Chengfeng frowned impatiently when he saw her reaction.
“Yu Zhiwan, what more do you want? I’ve already agreed to let you continue being my girlfriend. Stop pretending otherwise. Take off that ring. It’s annoying to look at!”
“And about you cutting ties with the Yu family—I’m not trying to lecture you, but you’re being too immature. After you left the Yu family yesterday, where did you spend the night?”
Yu Zhiwan’s red lips curved into a cold, mocking smile. Her beautiful features were covered in an icy chill.
“Gu Chengfeng, I’ll say this one last time. You and I have already broken up. We have absolutely nothing to do with each other anymore.”
“And as for this ring, I can’t take it off because I’m already married.”
“So please have some self-respect, Young Master Gu, and stop bothering me from now on.”
After saying that, Yu Zhiwan ignored Gu Chengfeng’s frozen expression and turned around, walking straight out of the school gates.
Gu Chengfeng stood there completely stunned, as though he’d been struck by lightning.
His eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at Yu Zhiwan’s retreating figure.
W-What?
What did she just say?
She’s already married?
Married?!
How was that possible?!
She had broken up with him just yesterday, and today she had already married another man?!
How could that be possible?!
Gu Chengfeng watched Yu Zhiwan’s figure disappear farther and farther away.
He gritted his teeth, angrily pulled out his phone, and called Yu Zhiwan.
A cold automated voice informed him that the call couldn’t be connected.
She had blocked him!
Gu Chengfeng froze and stared at the phone screen in disbelief.
Yu Zhiwan blocked me too?
How could she bear to do that?!
Fine.
He had underestimated Yu Zhiwan.
This ungrateful woman had actually dared to block him!
Gu Chengfeng was so furious that he nearly threw his phone.
He pulled up Yu Xiuqi’s number, intending to ask whether Yu Xiuqi knew that Yu Zhiwan had gotten married.
But just before pressing the call button, Gu Chengfeng suddenly calmed down.
Wait.
Something wasn’t right.
Yu Zhiwan’s social circle was tiny. She barely knew any other men.
So how could she possibly get married?
Where could she possibly find someone to marry within a single day?
She was a fallen heiress with nothing left.
Who would even want her?
Gu Chengfeng sneered.
Yu Zhiwan must have deliberately said she was married to provoke him and make him jealous.
She had deliberately put on the ring and deliberately claimed she was married!
Wasn’t it obvious?
Was she jealous because he’d taken another god-sister yesterday and wanted him to experience jealousy too?
Honestly, ever since he’d started dating Yu Zhiwan, he hadn’t been involved with any other women.
At most, he’d hugged and gotten close to them.
He hadn’t even slept with another woman.
He had already reformed his ways.
What more did she want?
Was she really that jealous?
Was she really going to keep holding grudges over every little thing?
Gu Chengfeng glanced at the red-bean beads in his palm.
Fine.
Yu Zhiwan had rejected everyone else’s advances and only accepted his because she loved him too much.
Once he cut ties with those god-sisters, this jealous little woman would happily come back and continue being his girlfriend.
Blue Creek Garden wasn’t far from her university, so Yu Zhiwan decided to walk home.
As she walked, a black car suddenly pulled up beside her.
The window rolled down, revealing Xie Jingmo’s stunningly handsome face and those uniquely captivating eyes.
Yu Zhiwan was surprised.
“Why are you here?”
The man raised an eyebrow.
“It’s almost lunchtime. I was going to pick you up from school. I happened to see you here, so get in.”
He came to pick her up?
Yu Zhiwan froze for a moment.
She wasn’t used to this.
Back when she’d lived with the Yu family, no one had ever come to pick her up.
Realizing that she’d spaced out, Yu Zhiwan quickly opened the door and got into the passenger seat.
As soon as she settled in, the man leaned toward her and considerately fastened her seat belt.
The distance between them suddenly became extremely close.
That distinctive, pleasant woody scent of his surrounded her.
Yu Zhiwan’s long eyelashes fluttered, and she instinctively held her breath.
From this close, she realized that his eyelashes were really long.
His nose was incredibly straight.
And his lips…
Xie Jingmo finished fastening the seat belt.
When he noticed the simple ring on her ring finger, he couldn’t resist reaching out to touch it.
His warm fingertip inevitably brushed against her finger.
Yu Zhiwan had been staring at his lips.
When she suddenly felt his touch, her heart jolted.
“…Why are you touching my ring?”
The man chuckled, his voice deep and seductive.
He slowly raised his hand.
“I’m wearing one too. If you’re feeling jealous, you can touch mine.”
Yu Zhiwan: “…”
How childish.
Xie Three-Year-Old.
Yu Zhiwan didn’t touch his ring.
Instead, she secretly glanced at his lips again before quickly looking away.
For some reason, she suddenly felt like eating jelly.
She tugged at the seat belt across her chest.
“Isn’t it lunchtime? Why did you come back from the company? Don’t you have work this afternoon?”
“Yes. I have something to do this afternoon.”
After a brief pause, Xie Jingmo’s captivating eyes lifted slightly.
He smiled lazily and casually.
“I’ll have to trouble Madam to accompany me.”
“Huh?”
Yu Zhiwan was just about to ask what they were doing when her phone suddenly rang.