Chapter 81: You Are My Fiancée, Legally
“Hahaha, it seems Young Master Bei Ming’s charm is greater. With so many nobles present, they are all surrounding Young Master Bei Ming. Come, come, have a meal, don’t let Young Master Bei Ming’s fiancée go hungry.”
The man in the main seat was one of the most important figures in Zhongnanhai, yet he smiled kindly.
Gu Siyu felt a bit embarrassed by the remark. Everyone’s sight was focused on her and Bei Ming Hao Chen, yet Bei Ming Hao Chen acted as if he saw nothing, continuously serving her food and telling her to eat more.
“Mmm, that’s enough, you eat too.”
Gu Siyu felt strange. There were many people present, but oddly, everyone was eating quietly, not daring to make too much noise. Only Gu Siyu and Bei Ming Hao Chen occasionally spoke to each other, and their attire was rather… casual.
Gu Siyu found it all very bizarre, but she didn’t feel comfortable saying anything in front of so many people.
The meal ended, and Gu Siyu was full, her stomach bulging.
Bei Ming Hao Chen reached out and put his arm around her waist, and the two were about to leave.
“Let go, don’t try to take advantage of me.”
Gu Siyu slapped Bei Ming Hao Chen’s hand away, reprimanding him with dissatisfaction.
“You are my fiancée, legally. What’s wrong with that? Or, should I let you take advantage of me back?”
Bei Ming Hao Chen smiled, a smile no one had ever seen before, truly only revealed when he was facing Gu Siyu.
Yin Manni, standing nearby, was extremely angry, gritting her teeth. She and Bei Ming Hao Chen were childhood sweethearts, having grown up together, and their families were also old friends, their relationship truly good. But even so, she had rarely seen Bei Ming Hao Chen smile.
When someone bullied her, Bei Ming Hao Chen would step in to help, but he always did so with a blank expression. Even though everyone knew she was the only one who could get close to Bei Ming Hao Chen, what of it? Apart from being a little nicer to her, Bei Ming Hao Chen did nothing else.
Gu Siyu pulled Bei Ming Hao Chen’s hand away and went to the restroom. Coincidentally, the man from the main seat during the banquet had just come out, saying he had something to discuss with Bei Ming Hao Chen.
Bei Ming Hao Chen, who had originally planned to wait outside the restroom, eventually left.
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Gu Siyu leaned on the sink, cooling her face with cold water. Suddenly, a figure appeared in the mirror.
Gu Siyu froze for a second before straightening up and turning around.
“Miss Yin, you’re here too? What a coincidence?”
*Hmph*, standing so eerily behind her, it was hardly a coincidence.
“Miss Gu, you have quite a bold tone. Speaking as if I’m not allowed to be here.”
Yin Manni stroked her long hair, replying flirtatiously.
Gu Siyu scoffed. This kind of person, and she thought she could compete with her? She could leave her in the dust hundreds of streets away.
There was a lot of water on the floor. As Yin Manni moved, she accidentally stepped on it. Her pointed high-heeled shoes slipped, and she lost her balance, falling backward uncontrollably.
Instinctively, she reached out to grab something. Gu Siyu was wearing a simple floral skirt, of decent quality, but Yin Manni, by sheer bad luck, grabbed hold of her skirt hem, pulling her down with her.
*Crack*
With a crisp sound, Gu Siyu cursed inwardly, and then… she spectacularly fell to the floor along with Yin Manni…
