Chapter 18: The Past and the Past
In a private high-end restaurant, Xiao Beihan looked at someone opposite with a smile who didn't know what he was thinking.
"I find you tend to get distracted every time you eat with me?" The joking voice came, but Gu Manman came back to his senses but did not speak.
"What's something you can't think about later? Or are you reluctant to eat with me? His voice was slightly condensed.
Gu Manman sighed lightly, turned his gaze to the window, and said slowly: "No, it's just that I suddenly remembered some old things."
Hearing this answer, Xiao Beihan stopped talking. Leaning back on the couch, only paying attention to the person opposite. has always been cheerful face, but there are a few strands of sadness on his eyebrows, his eyebrows are slightly frowned, and his long hair shawl adds a little sadness. He had never seen her like this. The atmosphere settles down in this way, and it is peaceful and distant.
"You don't ask me about today?" I don't know how long it took, Gu Manman finally turned around, looked at the person opposite with a wry smile on the corner of his lips, and asked.
"If you don't want to say it, I won't say it even if I ask you." Xiao Beihan was a little noncommittal, but his tone was very casual.
He was actually curious in his heart, the cause of the incident in the public opinion report was vague, but the initiator pointed directly at Gu Manman, and it would be revealed again because the report said that the girl had left sequelae and was now living a very hard life.
If he gets along with someone, he can see through a person in a short time, but sometimes he feels that he can't see through her. She seems to be able to resist anything, always smiling, and especially hiding her true emotions.
Gu Manman stopped talking, and the atmosphere fell silent again.
Suddenly, a cell phone ringing interrupted the two of them's thoughts. It was Gu Manman's mobile phone, picked up the name of the person he saw, and picked it up, "Xia Xun." ”
"It's a long time, I've done it all, and I'll see the news tomorrow." Xia Xun's tone was not as casual as before, but a little solemn.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work!" When Gu Manman heard the news, he was also relieved. It's not that she doesn't worry, it's not that she doesn't care about these things, it's just that she has long learned to hide her emotions, and she doesn't want Gu Nansheng and Gu's father to see it, but she makes them worry.
"What are you talking about? Even if it's not for you, it's for her...... I'm going to do it too, and I should have done it a long time ago. But you've been burdened for so many years, I'm ......" Xia Xun's tone was full of apologies.
"Okay, it's settled. I still have something to do here, so I'll be busy first" He was about to say later, but was interrupted by Gu Manman, and then hung up the phone.
"It's all settled?" Xiao Beihan spoke.
Gu Manman didn't hide it, knowing what he was talking about, "Hmm! ”
"I was still wondering if there was anything I could do to help, but now it seems that you can handle it yourself. It's me who is overthinking! A word came from the person on the other side, and Gu looked up suddenly, but looked straight into his eyes.
His deep eyes were full of her reflections.
After a long while, he came back to his senses and looked away, "That girl, I didn't push her." There were no obvious ups and downs in her voice, and she gently opened her mouth to bring Xiao Beihan back to her previous story.
That was when I was in high school. Gu Manman is not as prominent as other daughters, she is simple-minded, ordinary, playful, and unmotivated. But because of her status as the daughter of the Gu family, the teachers in the school were more polite to her, and no one would trouble her. There will be a bad girl identity later, the report said, because she pushed a girl into the river in her junior year of high school.
At that time, Lu Sheng was the most popular girl in the school, she was beautiful, had good grades, had a good family background, and worked hard and motivated. Compared with a daughter like Gu Manman, she meets all the fantasies that boys have about goddesses. will know Xia Xun because of Lu Sheng.
Xia Xun is one of Lu Sheng's many suitors. After discovering that he still couldn't impress Lu Sheng's pursuit of various soft and hard offensives, he turned his target to Gu Manman. It is said that if you want to get a girl, you have to get her best friend first, Gu Manman is Lu Sheng's best friend, everyone knows it.
At that time, Gu Manman had nothing to do all day, except for being more serious about Lin Haonan's affairs, he didn't pay attention to anything else. Xia Xun was able to get Gu Manman's recognition because his family was in foreign trade business, and he would bring a lot of strange things to her. It stands to reason that the young lady of the Gu family doesn't lack anything, but Xia Xun always has a way to give her something she hasn't seen before.
After that, Gu Manman would intentionally or unintentionally reveal her and Lu Sheng's itinerary to Xia Xun. For example, when shopping, Xia Xun will make a chance encounter and let him carry things. Xia Xun will always invite them to coffee, play, and give them some small gifts, and he is responsive and considerate to Lu Sheng. After a long time, I became familiar with it. The trio often appear together at school.
Originally, everything should develop in a good direction, and lovers will always achieve positive results. Seeing that everything was about to fall into place, the heavens seemed to be joking, and there was an accident in the sky - the girl who was said to have been pushed into the water - Ling Xiaoxiao.
Ling Xiaoxiao is their classmate, and she has always been competing with Lu Sheng for the first place. She is as tall as the other daughters, and she does not admit defeat, and everyone knows that she likes Xia Xun.
When girls are young, they always like a boy who looks good, has a good family background and is single-minded. Occasionally, he talks ruffianly, plays basketball, tells small jokes, and makes the teacher feel powerless, regardless of whether the grades are good or not, it does not hinder the position of that person in his heart.
Gu Manman clearly remembered that it was a moonlit starry night, and the warm autumn breeze carried the fragrance of osmanthus flowers. After the evening class, she found that Lu Sheng did not wait for her, but walked out of the back door quickly, and quietly followed.
It was a wide lake behind the school, and it wasn't usually crowded here, and it was empty at this time of night. She heard Ling Xiaoxiao's hysterical voice, worried that Lu Sheng would be hurt, and was about to rush over, but was suddenly pulled by someone. It's Ha Hoon.
"Why did you snatch Xia Xun away? I don't have anything, I just have him! Lu Sheng, why are you? I don't know what to say, Ling Xiaoxiao's voice was unwilling, and he questioned Lu Sheng.
Hearing this question, Xia Xun took Gu Manman's hand and tightened it, obviously feeling his nervousness.
"I didn't rob you, if you like it, you can go for it. But I advise you, what is yours is yours, not yours, and you can't snatch it away. Lu Sheng was about to leave after saying this, but Ling Xiaoxiao grabbed her wrist and slapped Lu Sheng with her backhand.
The two people in the dark couldn't hide anymore at this time, Xia Xun rushed out and hugged Lu Sheng, and opened Ling Xiaoxiao's hand. Gu Manman gave Ling Xiaoxiao a slap with his backhand.
Lu Sheng didn't seem to react, and stood in place. Ha Hoon anxiously called her name.
"Let me tell you Ling Xiaoxiao, Lu Sheng and Xia Xun are what I Gu Manman wants to match, why are you coming at me. Where do you think you can compare to her? What else do you have besides a clear face? Gu Manman was also angry, she only had Lu Sheng as a girlfriend since she was a child, and later she had Xia Xun. Probably except for Lin Haonan, only Lu Sheng can make her emotionally explode.
The aroma of osmanthus in the air is getting stronger and stronger......
"Hahaha, yes! What do I have? I don't have anything! Hahahaha! After listening to Gu Manman's words, Ling Xiaoxiao suddenly laughed, and seemed to cry again. She was still wondering what was wrong with Ling Xiaoxiao, when she heard the sound of water splashing when the object fell into the lake.