Lin Zheng charged toward him, only to be caught by Gu Yanche’s strong arms. He wrapped her tightly in his embrace.
Her head slammed into his rock-hard chest, making her own head hurt!
Damn it! Was this guy made of steel?
Why was his chest so hard?
She hadn’t noticed it when she touched his pecs before!
A smile tugged at the corners of Gu Yanche’s lips as he gently rubbed her head and asked, “Are you okay?”
Lin Zheng glared at him. “What do you think?! Who told you to grow such a hard chest? Gu Yanche, you did that on purpose!”
Gu Yanche suppressed his laughter. “I’m sorry.”
His voice was deep and pleasant, practically enough to make someone pregnant!
But the next second, his tone became a little more serious.
“However, Lin Zheng, you were sneaking popsicles again.”
“Did you forget that your stomach will hurt?”
It wasn’t that he wouldn’t let her eat them. He just wanted her to eat less!
She never listened to him even once.
She deliberately did the opposite of whatever he said.
Lin Zheng raised her head, her adorable, round face looking up at him.
“It’s your fault!”
Gu Yanche stopped what he was doing. “My fault?”
Lin Zheng said, “Everyone says that once a girl has a boyfriend, she won’t have period cramps anymore!”
“I still get cramps. Doesn’t that prove you’re useless?”
“Gu Yanche, shouldn’t you seriously reflect on yourself?”
Gu Yanche, who had suddenly been saddled with an enormous accusation: “……”
When had he failed to notice that she was so good at making unreasonable arguments?
However, when he looked into her sparkling eyes and saw her spoiled yet adorable expression, he simply couldn’t bring himself to hate her.
Although she was troublesome, she was like a little sun radiating vitality.
Full of life.
Impossible to ignore.
Gu Yanche heard his own heartbeat speeding up.
Thump.
Thump.
Again and again.
Seeing that he wasn’t saying anything, Lin Zheng secretly felt pleased.
Who told him to be so bad at arguing that he couldn’t beat her?
Outside Da’an Technology, Feng Jia and the others gradually came out.
They happened to witness Gu Yanche and his girlfriend flirting with each other.
Everyone finally got a good look at what Lin Zheng looked like.
“Brother Gu’s girlfriend is so pretty!”
“Yeah, she’s pretty and cute!”
“I never thought a cold, aloof guy like Brother Gu would actually like such a sweet girl!”
“His girlfriend’s voice is so soft and sweet. She’s so good at acting cute!”
Feng Jia poured cold water on them.
“So what if she’s good at acting cute? Which woman doesn’t know how to act cute?”
“She doesn’t even have a job, and she’s always causing trouble. Gu Yanche will get sick of her sooner or later!”
The other women also thought she had a point.
“That’s true. No matter how good a man is, relying on a man can still leave you with nothing. You need to rely on yourself so you’ll always have a way out!”
“A woman who’s too troublesome will eventually be abandoned by her man!”
Feng Jia was delighted to see everyone taking her side.
A man as outstanding as Gu Yanche deserved an equally outstanding woman!
She was better than Gu Yanche’s girlfriend!
Gu Yanche would realize it sooner or later!
Feng Jia’s voice was loud enough that Lin Zheng couldn’t possibly miss it.
She secretly rejoiced. Her opportunity had arrived!
She was just about to throw a fit when Gu Yanche beat her to it.
Gu Yanche turned around to face Feng Jia and the others, his expression darkening.
“I’m not like Miss Feng. I will never abandon my girlfriend.”
“And to all of you, I understand the mentality of being unable to eat grapes and therefore saying they’re sour. But my girlfriend doesn’t want to hear it, and you’re affecting her mood!”
His entire presence turned frighteningly cold, as though the temperature around them had dropped.
Feng Jia and the others were frightened and hurriedly stepped back.
Everyone knew Gu Yanche had a bad temper, but this was the first time they had actually seen him lose his temper!
He was obviously handsome, but when he became angry, he was terrifying!
The intimidating presence of someone in a position of power made it impossible to meet his eyes.
Several female coworkers hiding behind Feng Jia quickly ran away.
They were scared!
Feng Jia refused to give up. She forced herself to speak.
“Gu Yanche, your girlfriend may look pretty, but she doesn’t have a job. Are you really not bothered by that?”
“Actually, I didn’t want to say anything. We’re coworkers, after all, and I just couldn’t stand by and watch.”
“You’re so busy with work that you don’t even have time to rest at noon. I heard you even have to run a street stall at night.”
“But she’s so troublesome, doesn’t trust you, and constantly checks up on you!”
“Even if you don’t mind it on the surface, you must be fed up with it inside, right?”
Men all loved freedom.
She refused to believe otherwise!
Lin Zheng wanted to applaud her.
Excellent!
Come on, Gu Yanche. Get angry for her!
Gu Yanche was indeed angry.
But he wasn’t angry at Lin Zheng.
He was angry that Feng Jia dared to speak about his girlfriend like that right in front of him!
If he weren’t here, who knew how much worse she would speak about her?
Lin Zheng was sensitive. Even the smallest thing could make her unhappy for a long time.
What if she cried after hearing all those nasty things Feng Jia had said?
Gu Yanche’s expression instantly darkened, his face as gloomy as water.
“Feng Jia, if you’re sick, go to the hospital and get treated!”
“Our business has nothing to do with you!”
Feng Jia’s eyes turned red after being yelled at.
“You—you don’t appreciate kindness! You’ll regret this sooner or later!”
She wiped her eyes and ran away.
By then, Lin Zheng had also finished working up her emotions.
When Gu Yanche turned back around, tears rolled down her cheeks one after another.
The girl’s eyes were slightly red, and even the tip of her petite nose had turned pink.
She was so sad that the soft flesh on her face trembled.
Gu Yanche’s voice turned hoarse.
“Lin Zheng, I’m not like what she said—”
Lin Zheng slapped away his reaching hand and sobbed.
“Gu Yanche, I never knew you thought so little of me. You hypocritical jerk!”
“I’m cutting ties with you!”
“We’re breaking—”
Before she could finish, Gu Yanche suddenly moved closer.
His handsome face rapidly enlarged before her eyes.
He leaned down and kissed her.
His warm, slightly cool lips pressed against hers, kissing her again and again.
Lin Zheng’s eyes widened, and everything she wanted to say was sealed inside her mouth.
After that, she barely had enough brain cells left to think.
Gu Yanche kissed her until her legs went weak.
She could barely stand!
Fortunately, Gu Yanche held her firmly around the waist, keeping her securely against him so she wouldn’t collapse onto the ground.
Lin Zheng was completely dazed.
By the time she realized what was happening, Gu Yanche was already carrying her on his back as they headed home.
Lying on his back, Lin Zheng’s mind was still a mess.
Wait.
How did they suddenly end up kissing?
According to the system, kissing counted as part of the mission too!
But they hadn’t reached the kissing-mission stage yet, had they?
Wasn’t this too fast?
Lin Zheng suddenly felt that something was wrong.
This was troublesome.
Could Gu Yanche really be a pervert?
Did he actually like being controlled?
And she just happened to have an extremely strong possessive streak, which had landed right on his weakness!
No!
If Gu Yanche didn’t hate her, how was she supposed to make a natural exit?
And if she couldn’t exit, how was she supposed to return home?
Absolutely not!
Lin Zheng urgently called for the system.
Gu Yanche noticed that Lin Zheng was unusually quiet today.
He licked his lips.
Had he suddenly kissed her and made her shy?
He didn’t know why, but when he heard her say she wanted to break up, he became extremely angry.
He didn’t want to hear those two words.
Even if she had only said them deliberately to provoke him.
“Lin Zheng, everything that woman said was false. Don’t believe her.”
“I have no memories, no family, and not much money. In this world, I only have you.”
“I won’t betray you, and I certainly won’t leave you.”
He spoke from the bottom of his heart.
Lin Zheng heard him, but she was too engrossed in arguing with the system to pay attention.
She was also deliberately acting as though she were still angry.
Gu Yanche, however, changed direction and carried Lin Zheng toward the nearest shopping mall.
Lin Zheng was still arguing with the system.
Lin Zheng: Is Gu Yanche a pervert? Tell me!
System: 【The male lead isn’t a pervert! He just craves familial affection. Host, you’re only a temporary substitute!】
【That’s right! A substitute! Don’t overthink it, Host. Once the female lead appears, you, the substitute and deceiver, will trigger the male lead’s overwhelming fury…】
Lin Zheng: What the hell? Little Fat Bird, you’d better be telling the truth. I’m not in the mood to listen to you drawing me another pie in the sky!
Hadn’t she heard enough empty promises already?