Chapter 402: You Must Help Me

As for Shen Nian and Lu Cheng, the atmosphere between them couldn’t have been better. It had been perfect all through last night and into today. They had even completed a major milestone in their lives.

However, things were far from as wonderful for the others.

Further away, Chu Lingxiu of the Chu Family had run off after pushing Shen Nian to the ground that day.

She didn’t dare to go home or anywhere else. In the end, she spent the entire night partying at a bar with a bad crowd. The next day, she slept in a hotel room straight through until evening.

When evening came, Chu Lingxiu still didn’t go home. Instead, she went to find her best friend.

"Lingxiu, what are you doing here at this hour! I called your house yesterday, and your family said you were out. I called again during the day today, but you still hadn’t come home. What on earth have you been doing these past two days?"

Gu Shuxin was clearly surprised to see Chu Lingxiu arrive at such an hour. While her expression was one of concern for Chu Lingxiu, a hint of annoyance at her sudden disappearance lurked behind her eyes.

She had been waiting for news from Chu Lingxiu ever since she’d returned home. But not only had Chu Lingxiu failed to bring back any information, she had vanished for two days, leaving Gu Shuxin on edge the whole time.

However, Chu Lingxiu clearly didn’t notice this deep-seated dissatisfaction. Instead, upon seeing her friend, it was as if she had finally found her anchor, and all the fear and anxiety she had felt for the past day and night came pouring out.

"Shuxin, Shuxin, you have to help me! You must help me!"

Chu Lingxiu didn’t dare go home. She was afraid she’d be scolded by her family the moment she walked through the door, and she was terrified of the potential consequences if she had actually injured Shen Nian severely.

After racking her brain, the only person she could turn to was Gu Shuxin. ’Gu Shuxin is my best friend. She’ll definitely help me. She has to!’

"Lingxiu, first tell me what on earth happened! Before, didn’t you say you were going home? Didn’t you say Brother Cheng was coming to your house?"

Gu Shuxin frowned at Chu Lingxiu as she spoke, but her tone shifted perceptibly when she mentioned Lu Cheng.

When Gu Shuxin mentioned her returning home, Chu Lingxiu’s expression faltered. She was in no state to notice the change in her friend’s tone.

"Yeah, I went home."

"What happened?"

Gu Shuxin understood Chu Lingxiu. It was precisely for this reason that she considered Chu Lingxiu, the daughter of the Chu Family, as someone worth cozying up to. In the future, she was sure to be of great help.

And as it happened, she had already found something she needed the Chu Family daughter’s help with.

But she never imagined that after waiting so long, she would get no news from Chu Lingxiu at all. Seeing her now, she couldn’t help but wonder, ’Did she screw things up?’

Of course, Gu Shuxin didn’t care what Chu Lingxiu had screwed up for herself. What she worried about was that Chu Lingxiu had screwed up what *she* wanted to accomplish!

"I..."

Chu Lingxiu was still hesitating. She wasn’t sure if she should say certain things, or even how to bring them up.

"You just asked me to help you, didn’t you? How am I supposed to help if you don’t tell me what’s wrong?"

Gu Shuxin’s words snapped Chu Lingxiu back to reality, and she instantly remembered why she had come looking for her in the first place.