He lured her deep into his trap, using both overt and covert methods to seduce her.

Throughout the meal, Gu Chile remained silent, simply keeping his head down and focusing intently on eating the rice in his bowl.

Han Zhou frowned as he watched Gu Chi Le eat rice without any vegetables, and asked in confusion, "Why are you only eating rice and not any vegetables?"

Gu Chile quickly chuckled twice, saying "Eat, eat" as she reached for some food.

He had only taken two bites when he suddenly stood up and said hastily, "Um, you guys take your time eating, I'm going to the restroom."

Amidst everyone's confusion, Gu Chile strode into the bathroom, turned on the tap, and let the icy water splash onto her face.

He stared at himself in the mirror, and a sudden, indescribable feeling of frustration welled up inside him.

He couldn't help but ask himself, if Han Zhou didn't like him, why did he do those things that could be misunderstood?

Especially after Han Zhou said that in front of others, Gu Chi Le clearly felt that the way those people looked at him changed.

They were all Han Zhou's friends, and at first they were very polite to him because they misunderstood his relationship with Han Zhou.

But now that they know, they probably feel there's no need to keep pretending anymore.

Gu Chile lowered her eyes helplessly and rubbed her face in frustration.

"Stop rubbing, your face is all red."

Just then, an unfamiliar male voice suddenly rang out behind him.

Gu Chile turned his head in surprise, and when he saw who it was, he was somewhat astonished.

"Eno?"

Jiang Ye raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a roguish smile, and said teasingly, "Oh, young master actually still remembers this old servant?"

Hearing Jiang Ye's words, Gu Chile couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. He touched his nose, chuckled twice, and quickly explained, "What young master? It's been so many years, please stop teasing me."

"It's only been six years."

Jiang Ye spoke casually, seemingly unconcerned about the past six years.

Gu Chile was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, not expecting Jiang Ye to remember it so clearly.

They were classmates in college. Back then, he and Jiang Ye were very close. From their freshman year, Jiang Ye took good care of him, and gradually, he fell in love with Jiang Ye.

Finally, he mustered up the courage to confess his feelings to Jiang Ye, but was met with a merciless rejection.

Jiang Ye's reason was exactly the same as Han Zhou's: "I don't like men."

Perhaps to avoid Gu Chile, Jiang Ye resolutely chose to go abroad a few days later.

From then on, the two lost contact.

Now that they've met again, those memories buried deep in her heart surged back like a tide, making Gu Chile smile bitterly.

They say you learn from your mistakes, but Jiang Ye stumbled here and is now repeating the same mistake with Han Zhou.

"When did you come back?"

Gu Chile composed herself and asked casually.

"last month."

"Oh oh oh."

Gu Chile responded a few times, then fell silent for a moment, making the scene somewhat awkward.

To ease the awkward atmosphere, Gu Chile quickly smiled and said in a feigned friendly manner, "Well, I have something to do, so I won't bother you any longer. See you later."

"Let's add each other on WeChat."

Gu Chile smiled and said, "Sure."

He then took out his phone from his pocket and said to Jiang Ye, "I'll scan your phone."

Jiang Ye also cooperated by opening his WeChat QR code and then holding his phone screen up to Gu Chile.

Gu Chile pointed his phone camera at the QR code, and Jiang Ye's WeChat message immediately appeared on the phone screen.

He clicked the "Add Friend" button and sent a friend request.

Not long after, Jiang Ye received the message on his phone. After he clicked "agree," Gu Chile's phone also immediately received a notification that he had accepted the friend request.

Gu Chile waved her phone and said to Jiang Ye with a smile, "It's all added now, so I'll head back first."

After saying that, he turned and left. He had only taken a couple of steps when Jiang Ye's voice suddenly came from behind him: "Xiao Chi."

Gu Chile stopped abruptly, turned around in surprise, looked at Jiang Ye, and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Ye's lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile, and he said softly, "It's nothing, I just wanted to tell you that there's plenty of time in the future."

Gu Chile was a little puzzled by this, but he didn't ask any further questions. He simply replied in a low voice, "Oh, okay."

Back in the private room, Gu Chile was somewhat absent-minded.

Han Zhou noticed his unusual behavior, reached out and gently ruffled his hair, asking, "What are you daydreaming about? Didn't you say you were hungry?"

As she spoke, she gently pushed a plate of boneless meat and peeled shrimp in front of Gu Chile, and then smiled and said to him, "Eat up, I know you're a bit lazy, so I've prepared everything for you."

Just then, the boys around them started teasing, "Brother Han, you're so good to Xiao Chi, we're all so envious."

Han Zhou's lips curled up slightly, revealing a dismissive smile, and he replied, "What's there to envy?"

One of the boys said, "Of course I envy how well you take care of Xiaochi, just like I take care of my wife."

Another girl chimed in, "Yeah, I'm really envious. I wish my boyfriend was even half as good as Han Ge."

"I'm so envious of Koike, having such a caring person to take care of her."

"Xiao Chi is pretty."

"That's right, Koike is the first person to be more beautiful than a girl."

Gu Chile felt uneasy listening to these people's words.

He could clearly sense that these people weren't genuinely praising him, but rather mocking him in a sarcastic and sarcastic way.

He gripped the chopsticks tightly in his hand, his fingers turning slightly white from the force.

Finally, Gu Chile could no longer bear the atmosphere. He slowly put down his chopsticks and said expressionlessly, "I'm full. I'm leaving now."

As he spoke, he stood up and walked towards the door of the private room.

Han Zhou snapped out of his daze, quickly jumped up from his seat, and chased after Gu Chile in the direction she had gone.

“Gu Chi Le…”

Han Zhou walked and called out. As soon as he stepped out of the private room, he saw Gu Chile and Jiang Ye standing together. He didn't know what the two were talking about, but Jiang Ye had a faint smile on his face.

The next second, Jiang Ye leaned close to Gu Chile's ear and whispered something.

Upon hearing this, Gu Chile's lips curled up slightly, forming a faint smile.

Upon seeing this, Han Zhou frowned deeply. His face darkened, and he quickly stepped forward, standing directly beside Gu Chile.

What are you still doing?

Han Zhou's voice was icy cold.

Gu Chile looked at the man who had suddenly chased after her, somewhat puzzled, "Why did you come after me?"

Han Zhou said irritably, "You're asking me why? I should be asking you, why did you do this?"

"How am I doing?"

"What will they think if you leave?"

Gu Chile was stunned for a moment, then understood why Han Zhou had chased after her.

Instantly, his heart sank.