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After Luo Zhi met with Gu Senxiang and the others, they chatted about various things related to going home for the holidays.

Of course, there weren't many changes in their respective homes. After all, in the eyes of outsiders, they were still just students, and their current focus was still on their studies. At most, neighbors and relatives would ask about school.

However, things were different for Zhao Shucheng. Ye Zhanyan told Luo Zhi that since the first day of the Lunar New Year, many relatives had been coming and going at Zhao Shucheng's house. Some relatives who hadn't been in contact with him much before, and even some who were completely unrelated, had started to visit Zhao Shucheng's house to wish him a Happy New Year, as if they had a close relationship.

Of course, most of the people were ostensibly visiting Zhao Shucheng's parents, but in reality, they were subtly telling him that Zhao Shucheng had achieved success and should not forget his family. They were also asking for help or arranging for family members to work at the company.

As the saying goes, "When you're poor, you live in a bustling city and no one cares; when you're rich, you have distant relatives even in the deep mountains."

Zhao Shucheng and his group are in this situation now. When they lived in the alley, everyone wanted to stay far away from them, but now that they see Zhao Shucheng has become successful, they all flock to him.

Although Zhao Shucheng didn't really like these kinds of people coming to visit, seeing the happy and proud smiles on his parents' faces, he could only force a smile and greet the relatives.

After staying at home until the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Zhao Shucheng and Ye Zhanyan used the excuse of being busy with company matters to move back to their apartment, finally freeing them from dealing with their relatives.

In fact, Zhao Shucheng doesn't need to worry too much about the company anymore. After all, he has already planned the company's development path and found a suitable management team. He only needs to look at the company documents occasionally.

After returning to her dormitory, Luo Zhi saw Jiang Baili, who had also returned to school. Upon asking her, she learned that Jiang Baili had also had a very exciting New Year.

Both Gu Zhiye and Ge Bi sent Jiang Baili New Year's greetings via text message, and even offered to take her back to school, but she refused both offers.

Although both men were pursuing her, Jiang Baili knew very well that their motives were not pure.

Jiang Baili realized from Gu Zhiye's relationship with Chen Mohan that he definitely didn't like her, but was doing it to achieve some other purpose. As for Gobi pursuing her, it was simply because he wasn't used to her no longer revolving around him, and he wanted to recapture that feeling from before.

The appearance of Gu Zhiye in the Gobi Desert has indeed created a great sense of crisis, and he even has the opportunity to break up with Chen Mohan and regain the right to pursue Jiang Baili.

Unfortunately, Jiang Baili has now decided to be herself and no longer blindly likes the Gobi Desert or even tries to accommodate it.

So when Gobi invited her on a date, she agreed, but chose to do the activities she preferred.

It was at this moment that Gobi realized that Jiang Baili had really been accommodating him all along. Jiang Baili preferred thrill rides like roller coasters and pendulum rides, not the carousel she would reluctantly ride with him every time.

When Luo Zhi heard Jiang Baili's story, she was actually happy for Jiang Baili more than anything, since Jiang Baili no longer had to be careful about liking things or do things she didn't like.

"So now you're with the Gobi Desert..."

“We are just ordinary friends now. As for what will happen in the future, I don’t know. Let nature take its course. I used to treat Gobi as my everything, but now I realize that you must love yourself first. If you don’t love yourself, then even if you give your all and sacrifice your self-respect, you won’t get the other person’s attention. This is true for me and Gobi, and it is also true for Gobi and Chen Mohan.”

"It would be great if you could figure it out, but you've already had a whole vacation, how come you suddenly understood?"

"It's nothing, I just watched a lot of TV dramas and learned a lot from some people."

Jiang Baili would never tell Luo Zhi that she had seen the complicated relationship between Luo Zhi and Zhao Shucheng, and that's when she realized that love wasn't everything in life.

Zhang Mingrui learned that Sheng Huainan had chosen to drop out of school because he was busy with his grandfather's affairs and dealing with the mess and debts left by his father.

He naturally didn't want his good brother's life to be ruined like this, so he called Luo Zhi, hoping that Luo Zhi could help Sheng Huainan out of consideration for the fact that he had once liked Sheng Huainan and that Sheng Huainan also liked Luo Zhi.

Luo Zhi hadn't expected Zhang Mingrui to ask her to meet for this reason, and said, "But how can I help?"

"Your company has been doing very well lately, and Qi Ming is now a billionaire. Could you ask him to act as a guarantor for Huainan so that he can complete his studies? As long as Huainan graduates smoothly, he will definitely be able to find a high-paying job and pay off those people's debts as soon as possible."

Zhang Mingrui looked at Luo Zhi cautiously and said, "Of course, it would be even better if Qi Ming could lend Huainan money to help him settle his debts, so that Huainan would only have to pay off his debts. I know this request is unreasonable, but Qi Ming is the only person I can think of who can help Huainan right now."

Luo Zhi shook her head and said, "I don't think you should come to me. There are many things you don't know. My relationship with Huainan is over. It's not appropriate for me to come to Qi Ming. If Sheng Huainan really needs something, he can go to Qi Ming himself."

Zhang Mingrui knew perfectly well that it would be more appropriate for Sheng Huainan to go to Zhao Shucheng himself, but he also knew that Sheng Huainan had offended Zhao Shucheng several times before, making it even more difficult for him to borrow money from Zhao Shucheng.

“Sheng Huainan is too embarrassed to ask for money, and besides, asking him to borrow money from his love rival would be a huge loss of dignity for him. He would never be able to stand up straight in front of Qi Ming again. Luo Zhi, can't you lend a hand for the sake of the many years you've liked him?”

Luo Zhi said, "Zhang Mingrui, it's not that I don't want to help, but borrowing money, especially such a large sum, definitely requires the person involved to come forward. Besides, if Zhao Shucheng is to act as guarantor, his company shares will definitely be used as collateral. Do you think that's appropriate?"

"Can……"

“There are no buts, Mingrui. I know you want to help Sheng Huainan, but you only have a superficial understanding of many things, so you only see the part of the whole picture. Only the people involved know the true situation of Sheng Huainan’s family. I’m worried that if I go to Qi Ming, he might think we’re still connected, and then he might kick me when I’m down.”

Zhang Mingrui suddenly realized that Luo Zhi's words made a lot of sense. He seemed to have been grasping at straws in his desperation, but he hadn't considered this aspect.

"I'm sorry, Luo Zhi, I didn't think that much about it."

“I know you just want to help Sheng Huainan. But I do know that Sheng Huainan’s family situation isn’t as bad as you think, after all, his aunt has already helped him solve most of his debt problems.”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Mingrui asked, somewhat puzzled, "Then why does Huainan still need to suspend his studies?"

"How would I know? Maybe it's because he felt that his current situation was not suitable for him to be at school, or maybe he was too embarrassed to admit it. He felt that his family had gone bankrupt and that if he came to school, he would definitely face gossip from others, so he chose to take a leave of absence so that everyone could gradually forget about it."

Zhang Mingrui suddenly realized that Luo Zhi's words made sense. After all, Sheng Huainan's public image had always been that of a perfect male god, even a rich second-generation heir who wasn't short of money. Now that his family was bankrupt and he was burdened with debt, he was no longer the perfect Sheng Huainan, so it seemed understandable that he didn't want to appear on campus. After Luo Zhi was called away by Zhang Mingrui, Jiang Baili also received an invitation from Gu Zhiye to have dinner together at a restaurant.

She may have had the intention to continue acting before, but since returning from her vacation, especially after her date with Gobi, she felt that there were some things she needed to talk to Gu Zhiye about, so she agreed.

To her surprise, Gu Zhiye took her to the top floor of the hotel, where there was no restaurant.

"There don't seem to be any restaurants around here?"

Gu Zhiye naturally wouldn't give up halfway, so he said, "The restaurant is downstairs. I just wanted to show you the view from the top floor first. Enjoying the scenery before tasting the food is a great pleasure in life."

Before Jiang Baili could react, he pulled her directly to the hotel suite.

Just as Gu Zhiye opened the door, Jiang Baili was caught off guard when Gobi and Chen Mohan suddenly walked out of the elevator.

Chen Mohan had been waiting for this moment, and immediately began to falsely accuse: "Yesterday, Gobi said you didn't have a boyfriend, and today you're checking into a hotel with a man, and the man is none other than the famous lawyer Gu!"

"Don't slander people so casually. I like someone because they are rich."

"They're right here, and you're still trying to deny it? Gobi, let's not disturb their good time, let's go!"

Jiang Baili glanced at the silent Gu Zhiye, then suddenly laughed and said, "President Gu, Chen Mohan, is this really funny?"

"Jiang Baili, what are you saying?"

Jiang Baili looked at the two of them and said, "President Gu, as Chen Mohan's uncle, is it interesting or fun for you to help your niece deceive one of my students?"

Chen Mohan and Gu Zhiye's expressions immediately changed, and they said, "Jiang Baili, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"I'm lying? Are you curious how I know about your relationship? Or are you getting angry because I've exposed you?"

Gobi initially thought Jiang Baili was making excuses because he had caught her being intimate with Gu Zhiye, but seeing Chen Mohan's expression and Gu Zhiye's continued silence, he suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Gu Zhiye was actually tired of acting with Jiang Baili. After all, he had never succeeded in getting her, and Jiang Baili always kept her at arm's length, making him feel like he was the one being played.

At this moment, Jiang Baili exposed her relationship with Chen Mohan, letting him know that her previous feelings were correct, and there was no need to continue acting.

"When did you find out?"

Jiang Baili said, "Actually, I only found out during the Chinese New Year. Before that, someone posted a photo of you touching Chen Mohan's hair, which showed that you two had a close relationship. I also wanted to know why you deliberately approached me, which is why I was being so insincere with you."

"But after knowing your relationship, I was too lazy to play along, so I wanted to be clear with you. I didn't expect you had already arranged such a big show. If I didn't know about your relationship, could you have confirmed that I had an affair with a man, and even spread rumors about me being kept by someone on campus tomorrow?"

Chen Mohan looked at Gobi nervously and said, "Gobi, don't believe what she said. I would never do such a thing. I am..."

"Mr. Gu is really your uncle, isn't he?"

Chen Mohan's excuses couldn't continue, after all, her relationship with Gu Zhiye wasn't exactly a secret. Gobi's family was well-off; even if she denied it, it would be easy to find out.

"So it really was you who let President Gu get close to Jiang Baili, why did you do that?"

"Why, Gobi, do you still have the nerve to ask me why? Do you know that ever since I accepted your confession, I've actually been feeling very insecure? You seem to like me, but you're still entangled with Jiang Baili. Have you ever thought about my feelings? If you love me, why are you still paying attention to Jiang Baili? If you like Jiang Baili, why are you pursuing me?"

"I..." Gobi fell silent for a moment, because he didn't actually know who he liked right now.

Chen Mohan was his former ideal woman, someone he loved but could never have. Loving her seemed to have become an obsession. However, after they got together, he discovered that Chen Mohan wasn't as wonderful as he had imagined. She only cared about her own feelings, never considered his, and wouldn't even help him out of trouble; she just watched him get bullied.

Jiang Baili had only become his girlfriend out of spite, and later she was just a shadow over him; she was never someone he truly loved. But since their breakup, he realized he couldn't live without her. She permeated every aspect of his life; without her, his life was a complete mess.

Gu Zhiye didn't want the farce to continue because he was worried that once Gobi understood her own feelings, she would break up with Chen Mohan in person, which would be a huge blow to her. So he forcibly pulled Chen Mohan away.

After seeing Gu Zhiye and Chen Mohan leave, Jiang Baili glanced at Gobi, who was still lost in thought, and also chose to leave.

Since meeting Zhao Shucheng, she's known that men can be fickle sometimes, and she can accept that, since Gobi had always been like that. However, she hopes Gobi can be a responsible person like Zhao Shucheng, someone who understands their own feelings, instead of being so muddled and uncertain as he is now.

When Luo Zhi saw Jiang Baili return to the dormitory and learned about what had happened that day, she was also somewhat frightened.

"Belle, how could you agree to Gu Zhiye's invitation? It's because they couldn't wait today, especially Chen Mohan who wanted Gobi to see it with his own eyes. What if you were in danger if they hadn't shown up and Gu Zhiye had forced you into the hotel suite?"

"No way?"

"Why not? Gu Zhiye is a lawyer, and he knows better how to avoid risks. As long as you say you're dating, or even that you went to the hotel with him voluntarily, you can say it was voluntary and not forced. What can you do then?"

Jiang Baili felt a chill run down her spine upon hearing this; she realized she had underestimated the situation. Fortunately, things hadn't gone according to plan, and thankfully, Chen Mohan hadn't lost his composure.

"Okay, Luo Zhi, I know I was wrong. Don't worry, this will definitely not happen again." (End of Chapter)