Xu Yi had long known that the sweet romance shown in television dramas was not something people casually stumbled into.
Young people nowadays took pride in being playboys and manipulative women. Her best friend was one of them.
But now, not only had her brother encountered genuine romance, the beautiful sister had even taken the initiative to hold his hand!
What Xu Yi could not understand was why Gu Qinghuan was the one taking the initiative.
A flawlessly elegant beauty like Gu Qinghuan should have acted like a goddess and waited for her brother to pursue her instead.
“Brother, I won’t disturb you two lovebirds anymore. I’m heading home first.”
After saying that, Xu Yi obediently returned home. As a single dog, she did not want to keep getting emotionally attacked.
At that moment, no matter how thick-skinned Gu Qinghuan was, she still could not handle it.
“Lovebirds” referred to an old married couple. Meanwhile, she and Xu Le had not even properly begun anything yet.
Blushing, she quickly withdrew her hand and took several deep breaths.
She needed to calm herself down.
“Don’t mind what she said. She’s always been like this. My family spoiled her too much,” Xu Le explained helplessly.
“Mhm, I didn’t take it seriously. After all, the two of us are completely innocent,” Gu Qinghuan said while blinking her beautiful eyes.
“Then are you still coming upstairs to sit for a while?” Xu Le asked again.
He felt this was probably another Mission System task.
He could not let it slip away.
“No. Your sister clearly bought groceries to cook dinner. I don’t want to trouble you,” Gu Qinghuan replied politely and reasonably, naturally making people feel favorable toward her.
[Completed Gu Qinghuan’s mission. Reward: 5,000 yuan. Favorability +3.]
Xu Le naturally had no objections.
If Gu Qinghuan really came upstairs, it would indeed become troublesome.
…
After returning to the car, Gu Qinghuan inhaled softly, as if she could still smell Xu Le’s scent lingering inside.
“What’s this?”
She noticed a small clothing bag on the passenger seat and became curious.
It seemed to be something Xu Le had forgotten behind.
Originally, she planned to call Xu Le and ask him to come down and retrieve it. But as if possessed by some strange impulse, she opened the bag instead.
Inside was an expensive pair of black stockings.
Very sheer.
She could already imagine how seductive they would look on the long legs of a woman wearing them.
Why did Xu Le have black stockings? Did he buy them for another woman?
At that thought, Gu Qinghuan frowned slightly.
For some reason, she suddenly felt an indescribable discomfort.
After carefully restoring the clothing bag to its original position, she took a deep breath and called Xu Le.
“Xu Le, you left something in my car. Come down and get it.”
“I really did forget something. I’ll be right down.” This chapter is updated first at g.com.
Glancing at the clothing bag, Gu Qinghuan asked casually, pretending to probe, “This bag seems to be from the women’s clothing store in East City Mall. Did you buy clothes for your sister?”
“No. Someone else gave it to me.”
Someone else gave it to him?
Gu Qinghuan instantly felt that woman definitely had bad intentions.
Her fists tightened unconsciously.
Giving Xu Le black stockings. What kind of hint was that supposed to be?
So disgusting!
…
When Xu Le took the clothing bag back, Gu Qinghuan immediately sent a message to her assistant.
“Prepare several pairs of black stockings for me. I’m going to wear them when I get home.”
“Sister Gu, don’t you only wear them during cosplay? You almost never wear them normally.”
“Stop asking so many questions!”
She turned off her phone, then suddenly realized she had gone crazy.
What was this supposed to be? Jealousy?
“No. I just can’t stand that woman. She’ll harm Xu Le. We’re friends, so I’m saving him!”
Thinking this way, Gu Qinghuan instantly felt righteous and justified.
Women nowadays were all scheming and manipulative.
Xu Le might not be able to tell, but she could!
…
After Xu Le returned home, his younger sister Xu Yi immediately surrounded him.
“Why did you come back so quickly?”
“What else? Look at your room. You still haven’t cleaned it.”
Xu Le glanced at the slightly messy room and poked Xu Yi on the forehead.
“Ah, I didn’t expect that. I’ll clean it right away.”
“And cook dinner while you’re at it.”
Xu Le directly flopped onto the sofa and started playing Delta Force.
After work, if he did not need to accompany women, shouldn’t he play a few more games to relax?
That was one advantage of not having a girlfriend.
If his ex-girlfriend saw this, she would definitely jump out and accuse him of caring only about games while forgetting about her.
Too troublesome.
“Fine. Eat yourself to death,” Xu Yi muttered with puffed cheeks.
After all, she had been the one boasting earlier, insisting her brother could never find a beautiful girlfriend. Now that reality had proven her wrong, she could only admit defeat gracefully.
Inside a luxurious western restaurant, an elegant woman wearing a Chanel dress slowly cut into a medium-rare steak with a silver knife.
The expensive jade bracelet on her wrist made it obvious she was a wealthy socialite.
She was Gu Qinghuan’s cousin, Song Jiajia.
Song Jiajia noticed Gu Qinghuan still leaning over her phone taking pictures.
This time, the camera was angled diagonally toward the tabletop. As Gu Qinghuan moved, the hem of her skirt slid slightly upward, revealing part of her calf wrapped in black stockings.
Then she deliberately turned her ankle slightly toward the camera, letting her stocking-covered feet appear in the shot. One could vaguely see her toenails painted red.
What was this?
Song Jiajia quickly understood.
Her cousin was trying to tempt a man.
“Cousin, you’ve taken enough pictures already. Eat something.”
“Wait a moment. I want to take a few more and adjust the filters.”
As Gu Qinghuan spoke, she adjusted her phone height three times and changed expressions twice.
Only after she was satisfied with the carefully designed smile did she stop.
Then she sent Xu Le a message.
“The steak at this western restaurant is really delicious.”
As she stared at those few words, the corners of her lips unconsciously lifted before she even realized it.
Even before her phone lit up with a reply notification, she could not help pressing her hand against her cheek.
So waiting for someone’s reply could actually make people smile uncontrollably.
“Cousin, tell me honestly. Are you dating a man?” Song Jiajia asked seriously after sensing something wrong.
“No. He’s just a friend. I don’t want him to get tricked by bad women,” Gu Qinghuan immediately organized her words in defense.
“Look at yourself. You practically look like you’ve been nourished by love. Any man could tell something’s wrong. How are you supposed to hook a rich second-generation heir and marry into a wealthy family like this?” Song Jiajia lightly tapped the table, trying to wake her cousin up.
Love would only stop her from living the life she wanted.
“I don’t know. I suddenly care a lot about that man…” Gu Qinghuan said weakly.
“Really?” Song Jiajia glanced at her.
“Cousin, you don’t understand. No man has ever made me feel this way before. When he looks at me, my heart beats so fast. When I held his hand, I felt incredibly happy. I just…”
Before Gu Qinghuan could continue reminiscing, she was interrupted.
“Stop. That exaggerated feeling is probably just your hormones controlling you. It’s normal,” Song Jiajia analyzed calmly after hearing the description.
“So that’s what it is. Maybe it’s because I’ve never dated before, so I can’t control myself very well,” Gu Qinghuan said after taking a deep breath, gratefully looking at her cousin.
If her cousin had not reminded her, she might really have fallen into it completely.
“It’s good that you’ve come to your senses. With your conditions, it’s not impossible for you to marry into a wealthy family,” Song Jiajia nodded approvingly.
That was more like it.
Men were unreliable.
Rather than depending on love, it was better to take advantage of youth and beauty while she still had them and think for herself.