Miss Si's feigned innocence went too far, and the aloof Mr. Bo was easily swayed.

After getting off work, Si Yuan waited downstairs for Gu Yinhe to come over.

A luxury car pulled up beside her. Thinking it was Gu Yinhe, she smiled and was about to go over—

The driver's side door opened, and Xiang Mingche got out of the car.

The smile that had just appeared on Si Yuan's lips gradually disappeared.

When Xiang Mingche came to see Si Yuan today, he was wearing a well-tailored white suit, his hair was carefully styled, and his beard was shaved cleaner than usual.

Upon seeing Si Yuan, Xiang Mingche's heart pounded wildly; he felt a flutter of attraction, but also a touch of nervousness.

"Ah Yuan, are you going home? I'll take you..."

"Need not!"

Si Yuan refused decisively, "Didn't I tell you not to show your face in front of me?"

The aloofness and indifference in her eyes were like a sharp knife, piercing Xiang Mingche's heart.

Xiang Mingche felt a dull pain in his heart and difficulty breathing.

Xiang Mingche's face was pale. "I can't do it... A-Yuan, I really can't not come to find you..."

Thinking of something, he excitedly reached for Si Yuan's hand, but Si Yuan avoided him.

Si Yuan even took two steps back to create distance between herself and him.

"Young Master Xiang is now a married man, please respect yourself."

Xiang Mingche looked at his empty hands and gradually clenched his fists.

He suppressed all his emotions and smiled at Si Yuan, "Ah Yuan, I know you're angry, and I didn't expect you to forgive me so quickly... I came to see you today because I heard you broke up with Bo Yusen, and I wanted to see how you're doing..."

Si Yuan glanced coldly at Xiang Mingche without saying a word.

Xiang Mingche sighed, "I told you a long time ago, Bo Yusen only likes your body, but you wouldn't listen, always thinking he loves you..."

"If you had listened to me and stayed away from him, you wouldn't have gotten hurt."

"But it's okay, luckily you didn't spend much time with him, you'll forget about him soon..."

"Towards Mingche—"

Si Yuan impatiently interrupted Xiang Mingche's incessant chatter.

"Do you know how disgusting you are right now? If I remember correctly, you were the one who betrayed me first, weren't you?"

"If you had even a shred of conscience, you wouldn't have come before me and said those things."

"That's not what I meant, I..."

Xiang Mingche was eager to explain, but Si Yuan didn't want to listen to him.

"No matter what you mean, I don't want to see you. As for what happens between me and Bo Yusen, that's none of your business..."

Si Yuan turned to leave, but Xiang Mingche grabbed her arm in desperation. "Ah Yuan, listen to me..."

"Beep beep beep—"

A piercing horn suddenly blared.

A supercar was parked on the side of the road, and Gu Yinhe, wearing sunglasses, a red tank top and jeans, got out of the car.

She walked up to the two of them, took the chewing gum out of her mouth, and stuck it on the back of Xiang Mingche's hand that was holding Si Yuan's hand.

"Young Master Xiang, you're supposed to be the future head of the Xiang family. Isn't it a bit shameless of you to publicly harass your ex who betrayed you?"

"The Milky Way..."

Gu Yinhe winked at Si Yuan, then looked at Xiang Mingche, "Aren't you going to let go?"

Gu Yinhe was the apple of the Gu family's eye. The Xiang family's status was not as high as the Gu family's, so even if Gu Yinhe stuck chewed bubble gum on the back of his hand, he couldn't say anything.

The only option is to loosen the kite.

Gu Yinhe took Si Yuan's hand. "A Yuan, let's go. Don't let these bugs ruin our mood."

"Wait me a moment……"

Si Yuan walked up to Xiang Mingche. Just when Xiang Mingche thought that Si Yuan still had some lingering feelings for him, Si Yuan raised her foot and kicked Xiang Mingche hard in the shin.

"Never let me see you again—"

Gu Yinhe whistled, "Ah Yuan, so cool~"

Si Yuan smiled at Gu Yinhe, "Let's go."

"Um……"

Seeing Xiang Mingche clutching his calf with a pained expression, Si Yuan felt a little better.

"Ah Yuan, is this Xiang Mingche bothering you lately? Do you need any help?"

"No need, I can handle it myself."

Xiang Mingche hadn't shown up for a while, probably because Si Yingying kept a close eye on him after hearing her words.

Now Xiang Mingche is causing trouble again. It seems that Si Yingying has been distracted by something else and has relaxed her surveillance on him.

But it doesn't matter, he'll soon be too busy to take care of himself.

When Si Yuan arrived at their destination with Gu Yinhe, she discovered that Lu Xiao and Gu Mingyue were also there.

Compared to the unrestrained Lu Xiao at the previous music festival, Lu Xiao was dressed very formally today.

Wearing a light gray suit and a red tie, you'd think he was going to an awards ceremony.

Seeing Si Yuan enter, Lu Xiao happily stood up and walked to her. "Ah Yuan, we meet again."

"Lu Xiao..."

Si Yuan was somewhat surprised to see him here.

Gu Yinhe said with a smile, "Ah Yuan, I forgot to tell you, Lu Xiao is actually my childhood friend."

As she spoke, Gu Yinhe slapped Lu Xiao on the back, "Wow, this is the first time I've seen you in a suit, looking all prim and proper..."

Lu Xiao's face turned green. He forced a smile and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear, "If you can't talk properly, then don't talk at all."

Gu Yinhe raised an eyebrow, pointed at Lu Xiao's nose, and complained to Si Yuan, "Ah Yuan, he insulted me."

Lu Xiao panicked immediately, "I didn't... I just..."

Gu Mingyue walked over with a smile, "Alright, alright, Yinhe, stop teasing Lu Xiao. Look how anxious he is, his face is all red."

"I'm not... I'm blushing not because... but because..."

"Why is that?"

The door to the private room was pushed open, and Jiang Zhe walked in with a smile. He grabbed Lu Xiao's neck and pinched his cheek, "You brat, you didn't even come to see me first after you came back to the country. You deserve a beating."

"Ouch...don't pinch my cheek, mind your image..."

Damn it, Ah Yuan is still watching from the side. Can't these two at least give him some face?

"When have you ever had any image to speak of, being a non-mainstream person like you?"

"I told you, I'm not a non-mainstream person..."

Seeing the people coming in after Lu Xiao, Lu Xiao immediately stood up straight and smiled at Bo Yusen, "Brother Yusen... Brother Muchen..."

Bo Yusen nodded slightly, and Yu Muchen patted Lu Xiao on the shoulder.

Gu Yinhe saw Yu Muchen, put her hands on her hips, and said, "I didn't invite you, what are you doing here?"

Gu Mingyue gave Bo Yusen a deep look, then said to Gu Yinhe, "Yinhe, you mustn't be rude to President Yu."

Gu Yinhe pursed her lips. If her sister knew how outrageous this guy had been to her, she wouldn't have said that.

But that matter was something she found too difficult to talk about.

"Ah Yuan, let's take a seat..."

Gu Yinhe tugged at Si Yuan, but couldn't budge her.

Turning her head, she saw that Si Yuan was pale and stiff. She thought she was frightened by Bo Yusen's aura, so she comforted her softly, "Don't be afraid. Brother Yusen looks fierce, but you haven't offended him. He won't do anything to you."

Si Yuan: "..."

Si Yuan hadn't expected Bo Yusen to come; if she had known he was coming, she wouldn't have come.

For her, Bo Yusen was probably similar to how she felt about Xiang Mingche.

She hates Xiang Mingche and doesn't want to see him; seeing him makes her feel irritable and nauseous.

Bo Yusen probably felt the same way about her.

"Ah Zhe... Mu Chen... Yu... Yu Sen... come sit here. Yinhe has quite a few friends, they can sit over there later..."

Gu Mingyue had her own ulterior motives, even though she had already been rejected by Bo Yusen.

But she didn't want Si Yuan to know about this.

Gu Yinhe has many friends, and many more people came afterward.

The private room, which could accommodate more than 30 people, was filled up in no time.

Shen Xingzhu is away on a business trip and can't come.

Si Yuan was pulled to sit next to Gu Yinhe, and when she looked up, she could see Bo Yusen and Gu Mingyue across from her.

Si Yuan—

We need to stay calm.

Now that I've become friends with Gu Yinhe, I'll inevitably see them often.

Besides, since they've already moved on, you don't need to live in the past; you should also look forward.

Si Yuan always comforted herself with this thought: she could still endure it when she couldn't see Bo Yusen.

But when I saw him, it was as if all the mental defenses I had built up for myself suddenly collapsed.

Not only Si Yuan, but everyone else present, including Bo Yusen, seemed a little reserved.

Jiang Zhe sat down next to Bo Yusen and smiled at him, "Look, now that you're here, everyone's having a hard time."

Bo Yusen said calmly, "What? Do you think I can eat people?"

Everyone gave a dry laugh.

Jiang Zhe laughed and said, "Alright, alright, don't mind him, just relax."

Upon hearing this, everyone's tense nerves finally relaxed a little.

Gu Yinhe stood up and smiled at everyone, "Brothers, sisters, friends, I've organized this gathering today for two reasons..."

"First, it's to welcome my childhood friend Lu Xiao back home."

Lu Xiao smiled and waved to everyone, "I'm back, let's hang out together from now on."

Everyone applauded enthusiastically.

Most of the people who came here today grew up with Gu Yinhe and Lu Xiao.

"Ah Xiao, you've been abroad for so long, have you managed to pick up a foreign girl yet?"

Lu Xiao glanced at Si Yuan subconsciously, then coughed lightly, "What nonsense are you talking about? I don't like foreign girls, I only like..."

He hesitated.

The crowd started commotion, "What do you only like?"

"Just mind your own business."

Jiang Zhe felt uneasy when he saw Lu Xiao's eyes glancing at Si Yuan from time to time, looking like a young man in love.

I thought this brat was just excited after seeing the photos for a few days, but I didn't expect him to actually do it!

He glanced at Bo Yusen, whose face remained expressionless as always, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.

"The second thing... is that I'm going to work at Beijing TV Station~"

Gu Yinhe smiled at Si Yuan, "Ah Yuan, from now on, I'll be your and my sister's colleagues. Please take good care of me..."

Si Yuan's wandering thoughts were pulled back.

She remembered that Gu Yinhe studied business management, so why did she suddenly want to be a host?

Just then, Gu Mingyue raised her glass. "That's really double happiness, Yinhe. You'd better work hard now that you're at Beijing TV. I won't let you off easy just because you're my sister."

"Okay..."

Everyone toasted and drank, creating a lively atmosphere.

Si Yuan tried to resist looking at Bo Yusen, but just as she managed to restrain herself, she couldn't help but look at him again.

He noticed that Bo Yusen barely touched his chopsticks, but drank several glasses of wine.

This can't go on.

The table was laden with delicacies, but Si Yuan whispered to the waiter, "Could you please bring some light and appetizing side dishes and millet porridge?"

"Axiao..."

Gu Mingyue's voice suddenly rang out, "Why are you staring at A-Yuan?"