Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Of course, Gu Yusheng had known that she was not there for a blind date that day. He had asked these questions only to convince her that he was completely unaware of her activities.
Gu Yusheng leaned back into his chair and, although it was a subtle movement, he exuded elegance. âMm,â he replied casually. Pausing briefly, he wanted to ask, âThen why were you there that day?â But before he could, Qin Zhiâai turned over and said, âI was there to meet a friend.â
Frowning, he turned and took one glance at her before assuming a composed expression. Picking up from where she had stopped, he asked, âWhat friend?â
âHmm...â To make the atmosphere less tense, Qin Zhiâai sincerely pondered for a way to describe Mr. S. âA friend Iâve never met in person.â
âMm?â Gu Yusheng already knew in his heart but, upon hearing this, he still assumed a look of surprise as if he was puzzled by her words. After a brief moment, he pretended to be confused and gave her a typical reply. âYouâre not meeting a friend from the internet, are you?â
âNot a friend from the internet.â Qin Zhiâai shook her head and continued, âBut itâs a similar kind of situation.â
The radio in the car was slightly loud, so Gu Yusheng reached out his hand to lower the volume and conveniently increased the temperature of the air conditioning before turning his head to look at her. He remained silent, but his expression seemed to be asking, âWhat do you mean by âa similar kind of situationâ?â
Seeing the strange look on his face and being completely unaware of what he was really thinking, Qin Zhiâai continued to explain. âHeâs a pen pal. And yeah, sure, the trend was over ages ago, but Iâve known my pen pal for quite some time.â
This was the reply that Gu Yusheng had been waiting for, after beating around the bush for such a long time. âWhen did you guys start writing to each other?â
âIn our junior year of high school.â
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Gu Yusheng continued to engage with her accordingly. âThat is indeed a long time ago.â
After a pause, he asked, âItâs a miracle that the two of you have kept up with writing to each other for so many years.â
Qin Zhiâaiâs lips lifted into a smile. âYeah.â
âYou were alone when I saw you that day. Did you two manage to ever meet?â
âNo. He had some urgent matters and couldnât make it.â
âOh,â Gu Yusheng replied apologetically. After some time, he asked casually, âHave you been friends with Xu Wennuan since high school?â
âYup, weâve been good friends since our sophomore year.â
âIs that so?â Gu Yusheng paused and, as if he was suddenly baffled, he turned and stared into her eyes before asking, âThen technically, we would have known each other in high school, right?â
If we hadnât been talking about her relationship with Nuannuan in high school right now, and how Iâm from the same class as Wu Hao, I would never have imagined that we knew each other.
So, sheâs been the only one who had cherished all the beautiful memories of their youth...
Qin Zhiâaiâs fingers quivered slightly, and she quickly lowered her gaze to hide the look of disappointment in her eyes before saying nonchalantly, âI guess we kind of know each other.â