Chapter 556: Banquet Preparation (2)

"Brother Lu, it’s me, Shuxin! We’ve met before!"

Gu Shuxin had imagined all sorts of scenarios for meeting Lu Cheng, but never one like this.

However, despite her explanation, Lu Cheng’s reply didn’t make her feel the slightest bit better.

"I don’t remember."

Because of the previous incident with Chu Lingxiu, Lu Cheng was of course aware that one of her good friends had feelings for him.

But even setting aside his complete lack of interest in Chu Lingxiu’s friend, the mere fact that she had hurt Shen Nian meant he would never have any positive feelings for her.

Faced with Gu Shuxin’s appearance, Lu Cheng could have certainly avoided being so direct and saved her the embarrassment. But to stand up for his wife, he had to take a firm stance.

"Let’s go. It’s getting late."

Lu Cheng said to the Chu siblings. Then he opened the car door for Shen Nian, helped her inside, and got in after her.

Throughout the entire process, he never gave Gu Shuxin another glance.

Gu Shuxin had originally planned to leverage Chu Yunze’s connection to Lu Cheng and tag along to the Chu Family’s home. But she had never expected things to end this way.

Chu Yunze naturally had no objections when Lu Cheng said it was time to go. Moreover, after learning of Gu Shuxin’s designs on Lu Cheng and her manipulation of Chu Lingxiu, he was even less willing to let her associate with them.

In fact, she would no longer be a welcome guest at the Chu residence.

Still, as he drove, Chu Yunze couldn’t help but laugh when he thought about Lu Cheng’s attitude toward Gu Shuxin just now.

"I’m telling you, Lu Cheng, that was brutal! The poor girl’s probably dying inside right now."

Chu Yunze said with a laugh. His words were purely a commentary on Lu Cheng; whether or not Gu Shuxin was actually upset was the last thing he cared about.

"Has nothing to do with me!"

Lu Cheng retorted. From the moment he’d gotten into the car, he had taken Shen Nian’s hand in his and hadn’t let go.

’If the Chu siblings weren’t here, he definitely wouldn’t be stopping at just holding her hand. He wanted her, every single part of her.’

"Alright, alright, it has nothing to do with you! I get it now. You only show your gentle, gentlemanly side when you’re with Xiao Nian."

Although Chu Lingxiu didn’t say anything more, she couldn’t agree more with her brother.

In fact, after seeing how Shen Nian and Lu Cheng were with each other firsthand, Chu Lingxiu’s heart filled with envy.

Not jealousy, just envy.

’I wonder what kind of man I’ll meet in the future? And will he dote on me the way Lu Cheng dotes on Shen Nian?’

Previously, Chu Lingxiu hadn’t been very interested in dating. But now, after seeing the way Shen Nian and Lu Cheng were together, she suddenly had a new outlook on love and marriage.

At the same time, she felt even more contempt for her own foolish actions from before.

’To think I actually tried to destroy a bond as deep as the one between Lu Cheng and Shen Nian... I must have been completely blind!’

But now, she found herself looking forward to this evening’s banquet even more than before.

The four of them had a pleasant conversation on the drive, while Gu Shuxin, left behind, wore an expression of pure resentment.

However, the resentment didn’t stay on her face for long. The chatter from the surrounding crowd quickly pulled Gu Shuxin back to reality.

A moment ago, she had been so focused on trying to make a good impression on Lu Cheng that she had completely forgotten about the many onlookers surrounding them.

After all, two of the top campus beauties among the freshmen appearing at the same time, plus a car from off-campus coming for a pickup—any one of those things was enough to draw a curious crowd.