A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

After hearing this, Gui'er felt that no matter how much she worried, there was nothing she could do, so she had to put it aside for the time being.

However, Liang Guowei and Zhou Huifang developed a relationship very quickly, and soon Guier heard rumors that some classmates had seen Liang Guowei and Zhou Huifang checking into a hotel.

She was startled and quickly ran to ask Zhou Huifang. Zhou Huifang angrily said, "How could such a thing happen? This is slander and rumor. Who said it? Tell me and I will go to her to argue."

Gui'er quickly said, "I'm glad that's not the case. I was just worried you'd get hurt. If you really like him, take him to meet your parents and see how things go."

Zhou Huifang hesitantly replied, "He said that because of his past misdeeds, he was afraid that my father would look down on him. He wanted to follow his uncle and make some achievements before he could come and meet my parents."

Gui'er was stunned for a moment. She had never heard of Liang Guowei having any career. He was just a rich kid who was idle. So she asked, "What does he do? How come I've never heard of him?"

Zhou Huifang said proudly: "He said his uncle helps the government communicate with foreign countries."

Gui'er said doubtfully, "His uncle isn't from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I've never heard of his family being involved in diplomacy. The Nationalist government has regular diplomats, so why would they use civilians?"

Zhou Huifang stammered, "I'm not quite sure, but he said that although the government has a Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the current world situation is so chaotic that many things can't be discussed openly, so people like him and his uncle are needed to step forward. This is also a contribution to the country."

Gui'er suddenly remembered that Wu Mingqiang had found out that Liang Guowei's uncle had connections with the Japanese. So, did he mean that Liang Guowei himself was now connected with the Japanese?

Now she couldn't just sit there and watch her best friend marry a traitor. If she wasn't careful, she might even lose her life, and maybe even her reputation would be dishonored after she died.

She thought of an idea. After school that day, Guier deliberately pulled Zhou Huifang aside to discuss homework, which delayed them for more than ten to twenty minutes. Most of the other students had already left.

Zhou Huifang finally said shyly, "I'm leaving now. He's waiting for me outside."

Gui'er pretended to wake up from a dream and said with a smile: "Oh, yes, I forgot that it has been so long since school. Let's go."

When they arrived at the school gate, Liang Guowei was indeed waiting for Zhou Huifang at the gate. At this time, most of the students had left, so he simply stood in the middle of the road outside the school gate, very conspicuous.

He was very surprised to see Gui'er and Zhou Huifang coming out together. He smiled and said hello, "Guier, long time no see. How are you doing recently?"

Gui Er smiled and said, "I won't bother you anymore. I'm going to Xu's Bookstore. I heard they just got a new batch of good books there. I think I'll be there very late. See you tomorrow."

Zhou Huifang also said, "Okay, goodbye." Then the two of them walked in different directions.

Gui'er walked forward a few steps, then deliberately stopped to look back. Sure enough, Liang Guowei took advantage of Zhou Huifang getting on the rickshaw to turn around and look in Gui'er's direction. Gui'er gave him a meaningful smile, turned around and got on the rickshaw Ah Cheng had called, saying, "Let's go to Xu's Bookstore."

She actually wanted to confront Liang Guowei alone, but was afraid that Liang Guowei would use it as a handle to tell Zhou Huifang, so she used this method. When she and Miss Tian went to the theater in Jiangcheng to watch a play, Liang Guowei was not so interested in her at first. She saw with her own eyes a lady exchanging glances with Liang Guowei like this, and then the two disappeared for half an hour and came back.

When they arrived at Xu's Bookstore, Gui'er got off the rickshaw. Ah Cheng suddenly stopped her and said, "Miss, are you just trying to lure Liang Guowei over here? What Brother Qiang said..."

Gui'er said, "Don't worry, I chose this place on purpose. I know the owner of this bookstore, and he has a clerk who can help me if anything happens. You just stand guard at the door and come in if you see anything wrong. I can't bear to see my good friend fall into such a trap."

Ah Cheng sighed, patted his waist, and said, "Okay, I'll do my best to protect you."

Gui'er knew she had troubled him, so she smiled and said, "Thank you."

She walked into the bookstore. Xu Wenjie was also inside. He asked curiously, "Didn't you just come here to buy a book a while ago? You finished it so quickly?"

Gui Er said, "No, I wanted to lure Liang Guowei here and confront him."

Xu Wenjie sighed and said, "I know Zhou Huifang is on good terms with you, but that's her choice. Why bother meddling in her affairs? And that Liang Guowei you mentioned is a playboy, yes, but is it possible that Zhou Huifang chose him because of his superior financial situation? If that's the case, your meddling would be pointless."

Gui Er frowned and said, "If that's all, I wouldn't care. I heard Zhou Huifang say that Liang Guowei told her that he and his uncle were helping the country connect with foreign countries. Our people also found out that his uncle was actually in contact with the Japanese. Didn't you say it might be a business activity? But now it seems that's not the case. Although there is no evidence, they are in high positions and have strong backgrounds, so there's nothing we can do to him for the time being. But I can't watch my good friend get implicated like this. If he's not careful, he might become a traitor."

Xu Wenjie frowned and said, "That's a bit suspicious. Did you ask him to come directly? That's too blatant. You don't want to ask him directly about this, do you? I doubt he would tell you."

Gui'er smiled and waved her hands, saying, "I know he's not stupid, and I won't ask him about this. I just want him to let my classmate go. I want to know his real purpose in approaching my classmate. As for other matters, if you can get any information out of him, then so be it. If not, then let's just leave it at that for now."

Xu Wenjie said, "Okay, then be careful what you say and don't let anything slip."

Guier nodded, picked up a book, walked to a seat by the window and sat down.

Sure enough, more than half an hour later, Liang Guowei arrived and walked into the bookstore. He glanced around and found Gui'er sitting on a stool by the window. He walked over to her and said with a playful smile, "What do you want from me, our precious daughter of the Marshal's Mansion?"

Gui'er raised her head and said to him, "Master Liang, I didn't ask you to come over."

Liang Guowei leaned against the wall with his hands in his pockets and said cynically, "Stop it, this kind of trick, do you think I've seen it often? You women just like to play it safe."