Bo Su rolled down the car window and looked at Gu Yucheng coldly.
Under the dim street lights, a portion of his handsome face was cast in the shadows. Although his refined features could not be seen clearly, there was a noble and distant air about him.
Unexpectedly, Yan Shu's figure flashed in front of Bo Su's car window like a moth to the lights. Afraid that the crazy Gu Yucheng would hurt Bo Su, she said to Bo Su, "Bo Su, why don't you leave first. Leave this to me."
Under the lights and shadows, Bo Su's expression could not be seen clearly, but his sexy lips were slightly upturned.
He seemed to be in a good mood.
"Shushu, if you can't settle it, remember to call me."
Bo Su stepped on the accelerator and drove off.
Gu Yucheng listened carefully to Bo Su's voice. The voice that threatened him that night sounded very dark, cold and terrifying. However, Bo Su's voice when he spoke to Yan Shu tonight was as warm as the sun.
They sounded completely different.
However, the unique tone of the two voices were very similar.
Gu Yucheng wasn't sure, so he didn't act rashly.
Wang Zi Wen watched as Bo Su drove away. She asked Yan Shu sarcastically, "Yan Shu, who is he? Bringing you home so late, is he your new boyfriend?"
Gu Yucheng couldn't help but think that it had only been a couple of months since he and Yan Shu broke up, and she had already transitioned to a new boyfriend. She might have started seeing someone else while they were together.
He sounded quite unhappy.
"No wonder you broke up with me so quickly. It turns out that you've already found someone else."
Yan Shu glared at Gu Yucheng. "Do you think everyone is like you? That your brains are controlled by your desires?"
In order to prevent Wang Ziwen and Gu Yucheng from spreading rumors about her relationship with Bo Su, Yan Shu said casually, "He's my patient. He's just sending me home." With that, she turned around and left.
Gu Yucheng was not a fool. Bo Su had sent Yan Shu home repeatedly. It was obvious that the man had ulterior motives.
With a hint of jealousy, he said in a sarcastic tone, "Yan Shu, as your ex-boyfriend, let me remind you sincerely that rich people like them are usually not serious about their relationships. Especially since you are someone from a small and ordinary family, he's probably just toying with your feelings. You'd better keep a distance from him."
Yan Shu stopped abruptly in her tracks.
The questions that had been lingering in her mind for many days were now answered. She turned around and looked at Gu Yucheng coldly. "Is that why you broke up with me?"
Gu Yucheng: "…"
Yan Shu said, "Do you think that my poor family background is of no help to you in your career?"
For a moment, Gu Yucheng's face looked like he was wearing a mask, all stiff and frozen. He didn't know how to refute Yan Shu and stood there in embarrassment.
Not wishing to hear his answer at all, Yan Shu walked away.
Wang Ziwen turned to look at Gu Yucheng with mixed feelings.
The reason why Gu Yucheng was with her was not purely because of love. It was mostly because her father could help him in his career.
When Yan Shu returned home, her father hung up his call with her hospitalized mother and approached her excitedly. "Shushu, after your blind date with Hai Chen, the matchmaker gave us feedback that he is very impressed with you. During the weekend, he is going to pay us a visit."
Yan Shu was dumbfounded.
Didn't she make things clear to Hai Chen? She didn't like him. Why was he being so persistent?
The next day.
Father Yan went to the supermarket to buy a lot of expensive fresh fruits. While making his way home, he could barely hide his joy. A few neighbors who met him along the way, couldn't resist teasing him, "Mr. Yan, why are you preparing all this delicious food today?"
Yan Shu's father was a straightforward person. He told them candidly, "Shushu's blind date is coming to visit today. He is a postdoctoral student from HF University. As he had been living abroad for a long time, I thought of buying some fruits that he may like."
Initially, the neighbors were feeling sorry for Yan Shu, who had lost her doctoral husband from one of the top universities in the country. Now, they had a whole new level of respect for Yan Shu's HF boyfriend.
"Your Shushu is indeed outstanding. Any candidate she randomly finds is beyond the reach of most other girls."
Someone even teased, "You have to keep a close eye on him this time. Don't let such a good son-in-law be taken away again."
Ziwen's parents had just walked out of the alley when they heard the neighbors teasing Mr. Yan. The two of them looked very embarrassed and upset.
Mr. Yan didn't care about his old friend's face and smiled. "It's common knowledge that my Shushu has been an achiever since she was young. Her grades have always been good. Birds of a feather definitely flock together."
Mr. Wang, who lived next door, was wearing a dark expression on his face. His daughter wasn't highly educated. She could only find a highly educated boyfriend like Gu Yucheng with Yan Shu's assistance.
Father Yan did not bother with him. At the mention of fresh fruits, he hummed a tune and went home.
Ziwen's mother stomped her feet and said angrily, "He's really good at bragging. How could a doctoral graduate from HF fancy that bookworm Yan Shu?"
Ziwen's mother's self-deception was quickly debunked by reality.
When they returned home, she realized that there was a commotion coming from the Yan's residence. She couldn't help but take a peek.
The door of the Yan family's apartment was wide open, and she saw a tall and slim, fair-skinned young man with gold-rimmed glasses sitting on the sofa, right beside Yan Shu.
The coffee table was filled with all kinds of expensive gifts.
Ziwen's mother couldn't help but compare him to her son-in-law. Although Gu Yucheng was also highly educated, his family was not well-off. Always dressed in shabby looking clothes, it was inevitable that he looked simple and down-to-earth. Moreover, Gu Yucheng had never bought any gifts for them.
Hai Chen, on the other hand, was an American Born Chinese who came from an affluent family. There was an air of elegance in his every move. Even the gifts he bought were all high-end goods.
Feeling quite unhappy after the comparison, Wang Ziwen's mom entered the house with a gloomy expression.
Intentionally trying to give Yan Shu and Hai Chen some couple time, Mr. Yan whipped out two movie tickets as if he was performing a magic trick and asked Yan Shu, "Shushu, do you want to bring Hai Chen downstairs to watch a movie? After the movie, it would be just nice for dinner."
Yan Shu looked resistant.
Hai Chen was direct and bold, just like the Westerners. He pulled the reserved Yan Shu up from her seat and said, "Yan Shu, let's go watch the movie."
Under the threat of her father's sharp gaze, Yan Shu chose to do as she was told.
The two of them walked out of the door, one after the other, and headed to the cinema. Hai Chen bought popcorn and a cup of autumn milk tea for Yan Shu.
During the movie, Yan Shu was really uninterested in watching the melodramatic romantic film, so she kept stuffing popcorn into her mouth. In the end, when the popcorn was finished, she could feel her throat burning up.
Hoping to drink something to reduce the heat, she realized that the milk tea in her hand consisted of heat-inducing milk essence, wolfberries, and longans. So, she decided to hold onto the milk tea instead.
"You don't like milk tea?" Hai Chen suddenly asked. "Shall I buy you another cup?"
Yan Shu didn't like to trouble others, so she shook her head and smiled. "No, I like it."
She stuffed the straw into her mouth and sipped the drink.