Chapter 619: I Think, Our Purpose, Is the Same (6)

"I didn’t go home because..."

"Whoa, hold on, Lingxiu. Forget your answer, I’m more interested in hearing from Xiao Nian! Xiao Nian, didn’t you say you go home every weekend to be with your significant other? So why didn’t you? If you don’t go home, isn’t your Mr. Lu getting worried?"

After cutting off Chu Lingxiu, Qi Yunzhi turned to Shen Nian, a teasing look on her face.

Well, she couldn’t help it. After all, besides Shen Nian, the other three in their dorm were all single. And it wasn’t just that Shen Nian wasn’t single—she was actually married!

So you couldn’t blame her for singling out Shen Nian to tease.

Besides, Qi Yunzhi had met Shen Nian’s husband on the first day of school. How much Mr. Lu cared for Shen Nian was so obvious it didn’t even need to be said.

’Shen Nian didn’t go home. Is she sure that Mr. Lu of hers won’t be worried sick?’

"Look at that sly smile. What’s going on in that head of yours? Whether or not Xiao Nian goes home—is it really that big of a deal? Is it?"

At this, Chu Lingxiu paused, her gaze shifting from Qi Yunzhi to Shen Nian.

"Actually, it seems it is that important! Xiao Nian, I don’t care about anything else. I just want to know—if you don’t go home, will Lu Cheng actually get worried sick?"

"..."

Shen Nian looked at her two roommates, their gossipy souls burning brightly, and sighed in resignation. As for whether Lu Cheng would actually be worried sick, well, she wasn’t too sure about that herself.

*

Meanwhile, the very same Lu Cheng being gossiped about in Shen Nian’s dorm wasn’t at his company headquarters over an hour’s drive away. He had, at some point, already arrived in the city.

In a private room at an exclusive club, Lu Cheng sat across from Gu Hengzhi, his expression thoroughly probing.

Gu Hengzhi, of course, noticed that the way Lu Cheng was looking at him was clearly different than usual. Still, he wasn’t worried. Since Lu Cheng had been the one to ask him here, he must have had something to say.

After getting the call from Lu Cheng at home, Gu Hengzhi had agreed on a place to meet.

But after they sat down face to face, neither of them had spoken.

"Lu Cheng, what’s this about?"

In the end, it was Gu Hengzhi who broke the silence. It wasn’t that he was impatient, but the pressure from Lu Cheng’s constant, scrutinizing gaze was considerable.

Lu Cheng had been scrutinizing Gu Hengzhi, trying to see if there was anything amiss about the man.

Ever since Chu Yunze had suddenly shown up at his office to tell him something, Lu Cheng had been meaning to find Gu Hengzhi.

But before he did, he obviously had to do some preparation.

And once that prep work was done, Lu Cheng was even more certain that what Chu Yunze had told him was true.

Gu Hengzhi had been investigating Shen Nian recently!

"Why are you investigating her?"

Lu Cheng didn’t waste any words. He just looked at Gu Hengzhi and directly asked the question that was foremost on his mind.

Gu Hengzhi was taken aback for a moment, but he recovered quickly. ’So that’s it.’ No wonder Lu Cheng had suddenly contacted him.

"You found out?"

"I have a good impression of you, and I know you don’t bear us any ill will. But Xiao Nian is the person I care about most, and I absolutely will not allow..."

"Don’t worry. I have absolutely no ill intentions toward Xiao Nian. In fact, I think our goals are one and the same."

"What do you mean?"