Chapter 116: Chapter 53.1 Lovey-Dovey Part 1

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Names mentioned in this chapter :

-苏芮 (sù ruì) – Su Rui, our female protagonist

-顾煜城 (gù yù chéng)- Gu Yu Cheng, the male lead

In the evening, when Gu Yu Cheng and Zhou Zi Yuan came to pick them up.

Seeing Tang Xiao with a face like her life was devoid of meaning and the whole world had collapsed as she was being taken into the car by Zhou Zi Yuan, Su Rui felt somewhat sorry for her.

At first, Su Rui wanted to say ‘forget it, it was better for them to make an extra detour to send Tang Xiao back’. However, she had already been dragged into the car by Gu Yu Cheng.

“Don’t worry, Zhou Zi Yuan isn’t necessarily too unreliable,” Gu Yu Cheng said as he leaned down to help Su Rui buckle her seat belt and kissed her on the lips.

“Mm. Enough, I just fixed my makeup after dinner.” Su Rui pushed Gu Yu Cheng and reminded him.

“It’s not that I’m worried,” Su Rui said. She couldn’t help but look out of the car window in the direction Zhou Zi Yuan was driving, and added, “I just feel a bit sorry for Tang Xiao Niu.”

Hearing Su Rui’s words, Gu Yucheng softly chuckled.

It seems a little pitiful to be targeted by Zhou Zi Yuan.

“However, do you know why Tang Xiao is so afraid..Uh…dislike Zhou Ziyuan?” Su Rui couldn’t help but ask again with some curiosity.

“I’m not sure about the exact details. It is probably because Zhou Zi Yuan was once the Tang family’s first blind date.” Gu Yu Cheng guessed.

Regarding this point, he heard it from Zhou Zi Yuan himself and wasn’t sure whether any details had been added.

“Pfftt, so that’s how it is.” A glint of ‘oh I see’ flashed in Su Rui’s eyes.

“That is quite awkward,” Su Rui said as she nodded her head.

If their blind date had been successful, their relationship wouldn’t be in this state now.

So, without even thinking, it definitely didn’t work out.

As for what exactly happened during the blind date that was so awkward and memorable for Tang Xiao, it’s not too good for Su Rui to gossip about.

Just that…

Suddenly, a question flashed through Su Rui’s mind. She turned her head to look at Gu Yu Cheng again.

“If that’s the case, then why is Zhou Zi Yuan still so proactive in coming to pick up Tang Xiao today?” Su Rui asked with a strange expression on her face.

Or is it true that men’s thinking functions differently from women?

“He wants to pursue Tang Xiao.” Gu Yu Cheng said succinctly.

In the past, he probably wouldn’t have seen this.

Only after having a woman that he constantly longs for, Gu Yu Cheng could understand the way Zhou Zi Yuan occasionally looked at Tang Xiao.

When Su Rui heard that, she was shocked and her eyes slightly widened.

“Is that true? Zhou Zi Yuan with Tang Xiao?”

“We can’t rule out the possibility where Zhou Zi Yuan noticed that he wasn’t getting any younger, he went around in circles and didn’t find anything good. In retrospect, he thought Tang Xiao was okay.” With another look of #I’m just too bored so I will eat a random melon#, Gu Yu Cheng calmly analysed the situation.

“Pfft.” Su Rui couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

How had she not noticed before that Chairman Gu actually had the hidden potential of having a poisonous tongue?

And…

It seems that Zhou Zi Yuan and Gu Yu Cheng are one year apart, right?

Su Rui batted her eyelashes and looked at Gu Yu Cheng as she considered whether to tell the cruel truth and remind Chairman Gu not to be too arrogant.

But the corner of Gu Yu Cheng’s mouth quirked and he solemnly said, “I think he’s jealous of me.”n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

It goes without saying what he was jealous about.

Although she felt that Gu Yu Cheng seemed to be a bit conceited lately, it was undeniable that Su Rui was incredibly pleased after hearing what he had said.

Su Rui turned her head towards the car window to conceal an insuppressible faint smile on her face. She raised her voice and said, “You’re allowed to be cocky.”

……

Gu Yu Cheng sent Su Rui back to the Su House.

Although, at this moment, Gu Yu Cheng would have preferred to bring her back to their apartment, Gu Yu Cheng finally restrained the wildly budding thoughts in his head out of respect for Su Rui’s parents and on this matter where the two elders had already clearly emphasised.

After bringing Su Rui into the house and noticing that Su Hong Yuan and Liu Yue were not around, Gu Yu Cheng asked, “Auntie* and Uncle*[1] are not home?” However, in the next second, he pulled Su Rui into his arms without a care in the world.

“They should be out for a walk.” Su Rui’s gaze swept around the house and said.

After Gu Yu Cheng kissed her, Su Rui smiled, nibbled on his lower lip and reminded him, “However, at this time, they may be back at any time.”

“We’ll see to it when they return.”

“Yu Cheng.”

“Yes?”

Su Rui looked at Gu Yu Cheng and asked, “For the engagement party and evening dress, I’d like to wear a cheongsam, is that alright?”

If she wears a cheongsam, the engagement party would have to be mainly prepared according to the Chinese style. Even though the formalities and other aspects, except for the decoration, are more or less the same nowadays, advance preparations are still required.

As for why she wanted cheongsam, it’s because she wanted to wear them.

When Su Rui saw that kind of modified cheongsam on the internet before, her heart slightly wavered.

It’s just that, at Su Rui’s age now, it would be somewhat inappropriate to wear a cheongsam to an ordinary banquet. Moreover, it’s not practical to wear it on a regular basis.

If it was a wedding banquet, it would be very appropriate.

And it can’t exactly be considered a traditional cheongsam, it should be close to a Xiuhe costume type of Qipao.

Anyway, it’s really very nice!

[1] “伯父(bófù)/伯母(bómǔ)- Uncle*/ Auntie*. There are several meanings in these words. It could mean father’s elder brother/wife or father’s elder brother, term of respect for an older man/woman, a respectful address for one’s friend, classmate, colleague’s father/mother or a respectful address for one’s lover’s father/mother.”