They wanted you to divorce and leave, but you became a rich woman's dream man.

Chapter 388 A Joyful Evening

That evening, Gao Jun took Liang Yaqi home.

Sun Miao asked curiously, "Where did you go?"

Gao Jun replied with a smile, "I went on a date."

"You're not even taking me on your date, are you? Fine, I'm running away from home," Sun Miao complained.

Liang Yaqi laughed: "No, don't listen to his nonsense."

Gao Jun stayed at home for a while before leaving.

He went to find Ye Xiaowei and Qiao Xilin.

The two of them cooked a meal together tonight and specially invited Gao Jun to eat with them.

At 9 p.m., the three of them sat around the sofa, chatting leisurely.

The conversation started with bits and pieces from the past, then moved on to everyday life, and finally extended to hopes and expectations for the future.

Josie Lin leaned back on the sofa, hugging a cartoon-themed cushion tightly in her arms, looking very comfortable.

Ye Xiaowei gracefully bent her long legs, resting her chin gently on her knees. Her aloof and sophisticated face looked exceptionally beautiful under the lights.

Most of the time, it was Qiao Xilin and Ye Xiaowei who were talking, while Gao Jun listened quietly from the side, occasionally interjecting a few words. The whole atmosphere was cheerful and harmonious.

Fueled by alcohol, Josie Lin said nonchalantly, "Gao Jun, you can't drive after drinking. Why don't you stay here tonight? I'll sleep with Xiaowei, and you can use my bedding. As for toiletries, Xiaowei has a few spare sets, so don't worry about not having any."

After saying that, she blinked her eyes, waiting expectantly for Gao Jun's reply.

Actually, she didn't know why, but she just couldn't bear to see Gao Jun leave. She thought how fun it would be if they could chat like this until late at night.

Hearing Qiao Xilin's words, Ye Xiaowei also looked up, lowered her long legs clad in pencil pants, and said with a gleam of anticipation in her eyes, "We can play cards together later, like Dou Dizhu, or King of Glory or PUBG. Tomorrow morning we can also go to our school cafeteria for breakfast. Their chicken noodle rolls, braised pork buns, and braised pork rice balls are so delicious, it's on me!"

Looking at the expectant expressions on the two girls' faces, Gao Jun smiled and said, "Playing Dou Dizhu is fine, but how about we add some stakes? Otherwise, it won't be very fun."

Upon hearing that Gao Jun hadn't refused to stay and play cards, Qiao Xilin and Ye Xiaowei beamed with joy.

"If we're going to gamble, how about sticking stickers on our faces?" Jocelyn suggested, her mind racing.

Ye Xiaowei chimed in, "Or we can go buy some more beer and barbecue, and the loser can drink."

Gao Jun raised an eyebrow slightly after hearing their words, then stated his idea: "How about taking off your clothes? Of course, you don't have to take off your underwear. This is your territory, so you can wear as many layers as you like. If I lose my pants, I'll pay you back with money, how about that?"

Upon hearing this, the two girls were speechless.

Josie instinctively clutched the pillow in her arms tightly to her chest, playfully slapped Gao Jun's arm, and said with a mix of embarrassment and anxiety, "No, I won't gamble! Change it!"

She thought to herself: Good heavens! One is a 185cm tall, handsome god with eight-pack abs and a V-line, and the other is Ye Xiaowei with an enviable 34cm figure, a 0.7 waist-to-hip ratio, and a stoic, aloof school beauty face. If they really took off their clothes and started playing around, how could she, a C-cup, possibly bear it? Where would she put her face?!

Ye Xiaowei buried her face between her bent legs, too shy to look up.

"Then the loser gets a kiss from the winner?" Gao Jun scratched his head a little embarrassed when he saw the two girls' reactions, and reluctantly changed the bet.

"This...this...this..." Josie Lin was so surprised by these words that she was speechless and didn't know what to say.

Ye Xiaowei slowly raised her face, staring blankly at Gao Jun, her eyes filled with surprise and shyness.

Seeing their expressions, Gao Jun felt a little embarrassed. His face flushed, and he quickly said, "We're all adults. It was just a joke. Don't look at me like that."

Josie swallowed hard. In truth, she wasn't entirely against the bet.

She secretly thought: Anyway, Gao Jun is the one who suffers. If the genders were reversed, it would be the goddess wanting to kiss him. What man could resist that? She even wanted to ask, "Can we kiss?"

But she swallowed those words back, still feeling a little shy and embarrassed.

Just as the three were getting ready to play, a crisp cell phone ringtone suddenly broke the somewhat lazy atmosphere in the room.

Gao Jun first cleared his throat, coughed twice, and then calmly reached into his pocket and took out his phone.

When his gaze fell on the caller ID on the screen, his eyes softened instantly, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up. It was Ziyan calling.

He nodded slightly to Qiao Xilin and Ye Xiaowei, who were still sitting on the sofa, indicating that he needed to take a call. Then he got up, walked quickly to the balcony, and pressed the answer button.

"Hey, Xiao Jun, are you busy right now?" Li Ziyan's familiar and friendly voice immediately came through the receiver, with a touch of cuteness and a softness, like a gentle little hand gently scratching Gao Jun's heart.

"No rush, Ziyan, I was just thinking about you." Gao Jun said, as he reached out and gently opened the window a crack. The cool night air rushed in, brushing against his slightly flushed face, making him feel a little more comfortable. He had indeed drunk quite a bit tonight. Although with his physical condition and resistance, this amount of alcohol wouldn't make him drunk, he was already feeling a little tipsy.

"Where are you right now? Are you in the neighborhood?" Li Ziyan's voice came through the receiver again.

"I'm not home. I'm out drinking and chatting with two friends," Gao Jun replied, glancing subconsciously at the two girls sitting on the sofa. Their faces were flushed from the alcohol, and they were looking at him curiously.

There was a brief silence on the other end of the phone, then Li Ziyan said in a playful tone, "Xiao Jun, guess where I am? If you guess right, I have a surprise for you!"

Upon hearing this, Gao Jun's eyebrows rose slightly, a surge of surprise and anticipation welling up inside him, and his heart began to beat faster involuntarily. He knew Li Ziyan too well; whenever she asked this question, it meant that she was definitely somewhere not far from him, and that they would meet soon.

Gao Jun looked up at the moon hanging high in the night sky, a gentle smile on his face, and said, "Ziyan, although I really want to say romantically that you're in heaven, in my heart, and in my dreams, I guess you're definitely in Yancheng right now." A clear, bell-like laugh came from the receiver, and Li Ziyan said with a smile, "You're smart! Now guess my exact location?"

Gao Jun took a deep breath, trying to make his voice sound more composed, and said, "Ziyan, wait for me at the entrance of the community. Don't go anywhere, be good, I'll come back to find you right away."

"You've been drinking, so please don't drive. Be careful," Li Ziyan reminded her with concern over the phone.

"Okay, don't worry, Ziyan, I can't drive," Gao Jun quickly replied, his tone warm and indulgent.

After saying that, Gao Jun hung up the phone, his eyes filled with eagerness. He was already planning in his mind how to get back to the entrance of the community as quickly as possible and see Li Ziyan, whom he had been longing for day and night.

Gao Jun strode back to the living room, a hint of apology on his face, and said, "I can't play Dou Dizhu with you guys tonight. I have some urgent business to attend to and need to get back quickly." As he spoke, he deftly put on his suit jacket, his movements swift yet somewhat hurried.

Upon hearing this, the smiles on Qiao Xilin and Ye Xiaowei's faces vanished instantly, replaced by deep disappointment, like two children whose beloved toys had been snatched away.

"Let me call a car for you!" Ye Xiaowei hurriedly took out her phone, her eyes revealing a hint of reluctance and worry, as if she was afraid that Gao Jun might encounter some inconvenience in this rush.

"No need, I can do it myself." Gao Jun declined with a smile, trying to keep his voice gentle so as not to disappoint the two girls further.

"Then let me see you off." Ye Xiaowei was still a little unwilling. She stood up, her eyes full of longing and reluctance. The time she spent with Gao Jun today had passed too quickly. She felt that there were still so many things she hadn't had time to say and so many things she hadn't had time to do. How could she bear to let him leave like this?
“I’ll go too.” Qiao Xilin quickly moved closer to Gao Jun, her eyes also showing reluctance.

"You two girls have both been drinking, so just stay home and rest. Don't wander off, or I'll worry." Gao Jun, like an older brother, reached out and ruffled Qiao Xilin's hair with a doting smile on his face. Then he waved to the two of them and said, "Goodbye, Xiaowei, goodbye, Xilin."

After saying that, he turned around and opened the door, but his steps faltered as if he had remembered something important. He turned back to Ye Xiaowei and said earnestly, "Xiaowei, don't forget to take good care of our seedlings."

"Bang—" The door was slammed shut, and Gao Jun's figure disappeared from the room in an instant, leaving the room feeling much emptier.

The once lively and cheerful atmosphere instantly turned cold and silent, as if a cold wind had swept through. Josie Lin listlessly tossed the coat she was holding onto the sofa, plopped down, dangling her legs over the armrests, and stared blankly at the ceiling, looking utterly lost.

Ye Xiaowei jogged to the window, staring intently at the view below, silently starting to count in her mind.

She thought that maybe this would slow down the time Gao Jun was away, and maybe when she counted to a certain number, Gao Jun would suddenly come back.

When she counted to 20, Gao Jun finally appeared downstairs.

He walked briskly, faster and faster, until he was even jogging. From his hurried movements and light steps, it was clear that he was in an exceptionally happy mood, like a young man about to go on a sweet date.

Ye Xiaowei gently bit her lip, feeling a pang of sadness in her heart. She slowly returned to sit down next to her best friend.

Qiao Xilin hugged Ye Xiaowei's waist with a wry smile, rubbed her face against Ye Xiaowei's chest, and said with a lonely look, "Although I don't know who the girl Gao Jun was on the phone just now was, I'm sure she must be a very happy person."

It turned out that the two girls had been secretly observing Gao Jun. From his tone of voice, eyes, and subtle movements when he answered the phone, it was not hard to guess that the person he was talking to was a girl, and definitely a girl with whom he had a very close relationship.

They never expected that someone as outstanding and composed as Gao Jun would have such a strong emotional reaction to a girl, which made them both curious and somewhat disappointed.

"Gao Jun must really like her. I hope she truly likes Gao Jun too. Someone like him deserves the best of everything. I just hope he can always be happy and blessed." Ye Xiaowei seemed to be saying this to Qiao Xilin, but it also seemed like she was talking to herself. Her words were full of blessings for Gao Jun, even though there was a touch of sadness in them.

The two sat like that, leaning against each other, for a while without saying a word, as if they were lost in their own thoughts.

Josie suddenly patted her cheeks, as if trying to snap herself out of her dejected mood, and then forced a smile, saying, "I really want to see that girl in person and see what kind of person can make Gao Jun so infatuated?"

Ye Xiaowei stared blankly ahead and said indifferently, "What good will it do to see it?"

Jocelyn pouted and said in a casual tone, "As long as she's not a big-breasted monster, I think I might still have a chance, and I can still be saved."

In truth, she knew that these were just words of self-comfort.

……

In order to get to his destination as quickly as possible, Gao Jun hurriedly ran to the entrance of the residential area and hailed a taxi. As soon as he got in, he scanned 200 yuan and said to the driver, "Driver, please hurry, I'm in a rush."

"Buzz buzz buzz—" "Beep beep beep—"

This experienced driver was no slouch either. Despite driving a seven or eight-year-old Jetta, his driving skills were simply amazing. He weaved left and right on the road, driving with the speed and passion of the movie "Initial D," completely disregarding fuel consumption and only wanting to help Gao Jun reach his destination as quickly as possible.

Just ten minutes later, the car came to a smooth stop at the main entrance of the residential complex. Gao Jun quickly thanked the driver, then swiftly opened the car door and rushed out.

A few meters ahead, a black Mercedes with a Beijing license plate was parked quietly on the roadside, its body appearing particularly dignified under the moonlight.

When Gao Jun saw the car in the distance, his pace involuntarily slowed down. He took a deep breath and tried to calm his breathing.

With a "click," the rear door of the Mercedes-Benz was gently pulled open a crack, and then Li Ziyan stepped out of the car.

She wore a beige coat over a gray skirt suit, and flesh-colored stockings tightly hugged her long legs, making her look more mature and composed, with an added air of elegance and poise.

The gemstone necklace around her neck, radiating a moon-white glow, was particularly eye-catching, and her makeup, whether light or heavy, perfectly accentuated her beauty.

Under the bright moonlight, she stood there quietly, as if she were radiating a soft glow, making it impossible to look away.

The two stared at each other silently, and for a moment, everything around them seemed to stand still.

After a while, as if they were of one mind, they smiled slightly at the same time, their smiles filled with longing, joy, and a hint of barely perceptible shyness.

Li Ziyan gently moved her foot, her little leather shoes lightly kicking a pebble at her feet. However, perhaps because she didn't use enough force, the pebble only rolled between the two of them before stopping.

(End of this chapter)