Chapter 37: You’re the One Affected by the Mood!
At first, Bai Zhi wanted to tell Gu Anran about what she saw. But as she looked at the message she was typing, a sudden thought flashed through her mind, and she hesitated.
Recently, Gu Anran had been praising Gu Zhiren a lot.
In her eyes, Gu Zhiren was a perfect, self-controlled man. A great older brother.
If she told her this, wouldn’t that image completely collapse? Gu Anran probably wouldn’t be able to accept it.
So Bai Zhi tightened her grip on her phone, held her breath, and looked up at the two people walking away. The hesitation and shock in her eyes quickly turned into firm determination.
Soon, Gu Zhiren and Mu Yi walked out of the cinema against the flow of people. Mu Yi was still holding two buckets of popcorn, and she had already finished her drink.
They walked side by side, not noticing that someone was following them.
And that “someone” had no intention of hiding it.
She was openly following them.
She could see them talking, but couldn’t hear what they were saying.
Curious, she gathered her courage and moved closer, even pricking up her ears to listen, still very openly.
Bai Zhi believed in one thing.
If you act too strange while following someone, you’ll get noticed. So the best way is to do the opposite, act like you’re just an ordinary passerby.
And things turned out just as she expected.
Even when she got very close, almost right behind them, Gu Zhiren and Mu Yi still didn’t notice.
Because their attention was on each other.
The white-haired girl tilted her face and gave Gu Zhiren a strange look.
“You still haven’t answered me. Did you feel it just now?”
Hearing this, Gu Zhiren narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at her. His expression remained calm as he nodded lightly, then put his hands into his pockets.
His posture was elegant and refined, making it impossible to connect him with the “image” Bai Zhi had imagined from earlier.
Looks really can be deceiving.
Bai Zhi truly understood that now.
She saw the girl glance at the man a few more times. There was even a hint of shyness on her face. But whenever he looked at her, she quickly looked away.
“I’m telling you, don’t get affected by the mood. I was just going along with you because of what you said.”
As soon as Gu Zhiren finished speaking, the girl puffed her cheeks, widened her eyes slightly, tilted her head, and let out a soft “hmph.”
“If you ask me, you’re the one who got affected by the mood!”
Hearing this, Bai Zhi’s expression became a bit strange.
The mood?
Were they talking about the atmosphere in the cinema? Did they both think the other person was holding back because of it?
Were they now pushing the blame onto each other?
So this is what Gu Zhiren is really like… a “gentleman on the outside, something else on the inside,” just like in novels!
Thinking this, Bai Zhi casually glanced at the girl again.
Now that she was closer, she could clearly see her face.
As expected, she looked delicate and lovely, with a calm, almost distant beauty in her eyes. When she didn’t smile, she felt untouchable. But when she smiled, it felt like the whole world lost its color.
She had that elegant, fairy-like charm.
And yet, such a girl…
Bai Zhi felt like her worldview was cracking.
Just as she was about to lose control, a message suddenly came from Gu Anran.
Editor Mayonnaise: “I’m almost there! Right away! Wait for me!”
After reading the message, Bai Zhi looked up and saw that Gu Zhiren had already led the white-haired girl to a car parked by the roadside, even opening the passenger door for her.
Bai Zhi thought for a moment, then could only let out a sigh.
Up ahead, Mu Yi tilted her head and gave Gu Zhiren a small smile as he opened the car door for her. She carefully bent down, got into the car, and gently sat in the passenger seat.
From the corner of her eye, she noticed Bai Zhi standing not far away by the roadside, but she didn’t pay much attention to it.
Gu Zhiren then casually helped her close the door, walked around to the driver’s side, and opened his own door without even glancing at anyone else nearby.
At the same time he got into the car…
A yellow taxi arrived at the cinema entrance. The one who got out was Gu Anran.
But Gu Zhiren didn’t notice his sister.
Just like that, he started the car and drove past the taxi and the two people by the roadside.
“Bai Zhi, is my brother still here?”
Gu Anran ran up to Bai Zhi, breathing heavily, her left hand pressed against her chest.
“They just left.”
Bai Zhi tilted her chin toward the black car that was driving away.
“Huh?”
Still hoping she could catch up, Gu Anran looked in that direction. After seeing how far away it already was, she thought for a moment, then turned back and asked,
“Did you see what that girl looked like?”
Is it possible… that it’s someone I know?
For example, Mu Shuang?
…………………………
Inside the car.
Still thinking about what happened in the cinema, Mu Yi felt annoyed. She frowned and puffed her cheeks.
So embarrassing.
She actually ended up lying on Gu Zhiren’s lap. Not once, but twice!
This was really humiliating.
Of course, she also felt it was uncomfortable. No “real man” would want to be that close to another man in that kind of way.
She once read in another author’s book.
That boys compare things in the bathroom, like how far they can “shoot,” like wild animals running.
That in dorms, boys are completely open with each other, even watch videos together, help each other, and even compete in how long they can last doing push-ups… all kinds of strange things.
At that time, Mu Yi was sure the author must be a woman. No way a bunch of men would be up for something that bizarre.
Not wanting to think about those unpleasant things anymore, she tightly closed her eyes and shook her head.
“What are you doing?” Seeing Gu Zhiren glance at her strangely, Mu Yi asked first.
“Nothing. I just want to ask, since we left in the middle, can you still write your story now?”
Gu Zhiren glanced at her and spoke as if he already knew the answer.
“Hm?”
Mu Yi blinked, moved her eyes around, then suddenly laughed proudly. The next second, she stopped smiling and said seriously.
“Of course not!”
Then she added proudly with a grin, “But I prepared in advance.”
Hearing this, a hint of surprise appeared in Gu Zhiren’s eyes, then slowly turned into interest and curiosity.
“How much?”
“Six thousand words!”
After saying that, Mu Yi smiled, raised her fair left hand, and held up two fingers, even giving them a small shake.
Gu Zhiren glanced at her hand, nodded slightly, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.
He was about to say something, but at that moment, he received a call. His assistant Xiao Xi’s voice came through the Bluetooth earpiece in his right ear.
“General Manager, the tourism village has sent an invitation for their anniversary event…”
Gu Zhiren’s smile faded. After listening, he nodded.
“Alright, I understand. Please tell them…”
He paused for a moment, thinking, then continued, “I will attend on time. Also, please remind the team handling the Luohai Commercial Building case to prepare. Tomorrow morning…”
As she listened, Mu Yi pouted, grabbed some popcorn, and stuffed it into her mouth. She couldn’t help but complain in her heart.
You’re obviously so busy… so why are you still bothering with me?