1990s: Spring Water Family

Chapter 58 He could practically stare at her the whole time.
"Hey, snap out of it! You're staring at me like that."

A hand suddenly appeared in front of him, waving back and forth, blocking his view.

Gu Bin turned slightly, a hint of displeasure rising within him. The owner of the hand, oblivious to how obnoxious he was, continued to wiggle, pushing his limits.

"Get out of the way!"

Gu Bin, having exhausted his patience, slapped his hand away in annoyance.

"I have completed the task you assigned me."

Wang Fan chuckled, handed him a slip of paper, and gave him a knowing look: "This is the list of classmates who agreed to participate in the activity. There are 4 missing boys, making a total of 22. The girls are almost all there, 17. Only Lin Xiyu is missing from the list. You can think about the reasons why."

"Nobody told her?"

Gu Bin frowned, took the list, and looked it over from top to bottom. Sure enough, he couldn't find Lin Xiyu's name.

Wang Fan grinned slyly: "Why did Zhang Xiaoqian notify everyone but leave her out? Don't you understand?"

"Have you set a time?"

Gu Bin wasn't in the mood to talk to him.

"Next Wednesday."

Wang Fan is quite responsible in his work: "I asked Sister Yan, and the preliminary recording should be almost finished by next Wednesday."

"Go book the train tickets."

Gu Bin nodded: "Lin Xiyu, I'll tell her myself."

"You really want her to go?"

Wang Fan raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Aren't you worried about openly going against Zhang Xiaoqian this time and putting her in a difficult position?"

Gu Bin scoffed: "You've already graduated, what's there to worry about?"

"Her father is the vice mayor."

Wang Fan, always eager for a good show, teased him with a smile, "The mayor's daughter, the future daughter-in-law your mother has her eye on."

"This is not a feudal society now; arranged marriages are no longer practiced."

Gu Bin flicked his finger and gave him a sharp rap on the head.

I'm just giving you a heads-up.

Wang Fan considered himself his best buddy and felt it necessary to remind him: "Your mom is incredibly arrogant and can't tolerate the slightest disobedience. If she really wants to break you two up, she'll definitely do everything in her power to separate you."

"Stop dawdling and get to work." Gu Bin, annoyed by the words, waved him away.

"Alright, I'll go right now, I won't be in your way."

Wang Fan tossed his hair in a flamboyant manner, mounted his bright red motorcycle—the same eye-catching model as its owner—and roared away from the filming location.

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"Sister Yan, can you do me a favor?"

At the Black Tiger Pool, during a break in filming, Lin Xiyu pulled Li Yan aside and whispered something to her.

"Sure, what's up?"

Li Yan agreed readily.

"Something happened at home; could I get an advance on part of my bonus?"

Lin Xiyu mustered her courage and told them about her family's urgent need for money.

"I can't make that decision."

Knowing the inside story, Li Yan looked at her with sympathy: "Wait for me a moment, I'll go ask Director Du."

"Thank you, Sister Yan."

Lin Xiyu is truly grateful.

"No need to thank me, don't be so polite with Sister Yan."

Li Yan feigned annoyance and walked towards Director Du with the microphone in hand.

"What did you say to her? So secretive!"

Gu Bin stood not far from the two of them and overheard the gist of the conversation.

Seeing that Li Yan had left, he pretended not to hear, put his hands in his pockets, and walked over in a cool and aloof manner.

"No, it's nothing."

When Lin Xiyu saw it was him, her eyes flickered slightly, and she subconsciously avoided his gaze.

Last night, after she returned from the bathhouse, her grandmother nagged her for a long time until she reluctantly agreed to no longer have any contact with Gu Bin.

She tossed and turned all night, unable to fall asleep, and when she woke up in the morning, she was still feeling down.

(End of this chapter)