Become a top student in a love story with all the members

Chapter 284 Pre-dinner entertainment
It was a decent suite, but the pre-dinner entertainment was obviously very little. Gu Baozhu glanced at the boring reading materials and looked out the window.

It was a somewhat boring blue sky. At least it would have rained a little to overcast the sky in such a confined moment to create a heavy atmosphere... Gu Baozhu took two steps closer and looked down through the window. The flowers and plants that were growing wildly to the point of almost revelry still made her startled.

Large areas of artificially cultivated tulips, poppies, and philadelphus were laid out along the undulating curves of the mountain halfway up the mountain. The layers of rich colors were deep and rich, and they almost cheered as they collided with each other. There were many tiny particles floating in them, like pollen carried by the wind. Gu Baozhu intuitively felt that they should be butterflies or bees... but none of that mattered. What mattered was that she saw the fairy tale rainbow bridge on the ground.

"It must be quite expensive to live here. You won't ask me to spend money, will you?" Gu Baozhu's head was almost pressed against the glass, with her palms resting on the window. One could almost imagine her face being squeezed and deformed.

Jiang Yan found it a little funny, but he just changed the book he was reading without any other expression on his face. It was obvious that the book he was reading was still too boring for him to continue.

"I'm still worried. Jiang Lingchun looks more like a villain than I thought. I thought he was an honest man, but he turned out to harm his own family. Sigh~" Gu Baozhu shook her head and continued to stare at the flower garden outside with emotion.

Jiang Yan raised the corners of his lips, and said in a rather teasing tone, "Do you think Xie Chen is a good person? Or do you think that everyone who can be used is a good person or an honest person, and those who cannot be used are bad people or villains?"

Gu Baozhu couldn't help but stand at attention, blinked and looked at Jiang Yan innocently, why did he suddenly mention Xie Chen? I just wanted to stir up trouble. Besides, there's nothing wrong in not wanting Jiang Lingchun to have an easy time!

"...This matter is still uncertain. I think there may be some other misunderstandings. After all, there were other people who knew about this matter at the time. Xie Chen had no reason to do this." Gu Baozhu squinted her eyes, looking very troubled.

"Heh," Jiang Yan sneered, "So mentioning Xie Chen was a misunderstanding, but you are so sure when you mention me?"

Jiang Yan closed the book and stared at Gu Baozhu with sharp brown eyes, looking as if he was determined to give an explanation.

Gu Baozhu secretly sighed, as anyone would know that once one party in a conversation interrupts what they are doing, a serious debate is bound to occur. But now is not the time to offend Jiang Yan.

Gu Baozhu took a long breath and explained seriously, "No! It's just that Xie Chen has always valued our friendship. I don't believe he would do such a thing. It was wrong for me to doubt you just now. I didn't know the inside story. Besides, don't you also think that I am a person who will not do anything without profit? Xie Chen and I are just a simple cooperative relationship. It is normal for a partner to betray me. I don't feel very sad, but you, you are different!"

You and I are naturally not just partners. I would be very sad if you betrayed me... Use your smart brain to imagine why I would feel sad if you betrayed me, even if I am only interested in profit.

You will be happy if you think about this, Jiang Yan.

Sure enough, Jiang Yan proudly raised his neck, his Adam's apple slid, and the muscles around his lips were gently pulled. He did not laugh, but just opened the book in his hand again, as if he wanted to continue reading.

Gu Baozhu breathed a sigh of relief, but then her heart tightened again.

"Then what about Jiang Lingchun? You looked very familiar with him just now. Why are you associating with Jiang Lingchun?" Jiang Yan was already observing her with a half-smile, as if his relaxation of vigilance just now was just a tease.

We were all locked up here together, and you still ask me why?! How would I know what he told you! There is not much difference between being a traitor and being a fence-sitter, it just depends on whether you can accept it.

Considering that everyone is vain, and the rich are even happier than others... Jiang Lingchun may have boasted about his success in digging up the girl's corner and took the opportunity to mock her, and Jiang Yan may have done this to test her and add insult to injury.

Oh, why do I think so? Maybe it's because you two brothers are bad guys.

Gu Baozhu had no choice but to tell the truth: "He threatened me so that I could get close to you, so I had to agree first, but I didn't do it. You know, I didn't go to see you during this period."

So I remain loyal.

Jiang Yan listened expressionlessly, and didn't seem to be affected by this statement. He raised his eyebrows and said sarcastically: "It seems that he didn't offer a suitable price." It's true, we did not agree on the price.

"I have principles!" Gu Baozhu's expression became agitated, and it was obvious that she was overwhelmed. "He is simply unreasonable and impossible to communicate with. You don't know how hard it has been for me during this period!"

Jiang Yan pondered for a few seconds, tapping his fingertips on the pages of the book, "Even so, you didn't tell me. I thought you would take the opportunity to expose it to me so that you could get benefits later. In the end, you endured this sadness alone in silence? If I didn't know you well, I would have thought you wanted to get two benefits, haha."

If you can't be sarcastic, you can't be a human being. Don't think that I can't do anything to you just because you are a worm in my stomach! As long as I don't admit it, I am an honest person!
Gu Baozhu's lips trembled, and an ugly smile appeared on her face. Then she lost her temper again, lowered her head and said sadly: "Even so, I will not betray you. No matter what you think, I will not do that. At least your interests have not been damaged because of me, right? It's just that now... it has become the current situation. I'm sorry."

Jiang Yan glanced in Gu Baozhu's direction and suddenly stood up, causing Gu Baozhu to take several steps back. She opened her eyes wide in fear and raised her arms to cover her head, "Don't! I'm still useful! If you hit me now, Jiang Lingchun will only laugh at you. You don't want that, do you?"

I've said this, and you still dare to do it? I don't believe it!

Jiang Yan just glanced at her and cursed, "What a loser!"

As he spoke, he walked around the corner of the sofa and opened the door to the inner room.

The waiter outside the door nodded towards the inside, then walked in with a food cart and placed different plates on the dining table.

Jiang Yan looked at the silly Gu Baozhu and said, "As long as the pre-meal light is on, it means the meal has arrived. They will wait for our consent before coming in."

Gu Baozhu suddenly looked at the cute and simple little lamp beside the dining table, and it went out again at the waiter's action.

"I thought this was an automatic sensing mood light. If the atmosphere in the room is tense, it will light up by itself." Gu Baozhu said blankly, causing the waiter next to her to burst out laughing.

"Your meal has arrived. If you have no other needs, I'll leave." Feeling that both of them were looking at him, the waiter quickly lowered his head and said.

Gu Baozhu responded and sat down at the dining table very consciously.

The hotpot and barbecue she ordered were not delivered. Perhaps because she was living under someone else's roof, the meals did not look as sumptuous as described in novels.

All the plates on the table were divided into two portions. On the shallow plate was a piece of fish with white sauce and a steak the size of a palm. On the deep plate was a fresh vegetable salad with filaments torn from unknown petals tangled in it, looking like weeds mixed with blood. For dessert, there were two pieces of cream cake, a few drinks, and no soup.

Gu Baozhu sighed sadly and filled the glasses of both of them. "As the saying goes, a sip of soup before a meal keeps you alive until you are ninety-nine. Let's just drink this."

Jiang Yan's lips curled slightly, revealing a bit of mockery on his face, but he cooperated and clinked glasses with him, "What era is this kind of talk from?"

Gu Baozhu exhaled a breath, and her lips became a little more rosy because of the moisture, but for some reason her eyes also became moist, and a burning sensation quickly spread to her throat, palate, and nasal cavity, which made the smile on her face even bigger.

It doesn't matter what era we are from, we will just say goodbye without shaking hands...

Thank you Dingdang for your monthly ticket. I am so happy that I am spinning in circles and bowing to you~