With global currency devaluation, I'll wear these back and take my whole family flying!

Knowing their daughter's thoughts, Mr. and Mrs. Gu were afraid that things would get too awkward later. Mrs. Gu took the opportunity to quickly call out to the girls, "Aren't you going to sleep at Shen Ci's house? It's getting late, hurry up and go. You have to get up early to go back to school tomorrow."

Seeing this, Shen Ci also stood up: "Then let's go back, goodbye Uncle and Aunt."

Pili didn't know what had happened, but simply nodded in agreement.

Before leaving, Mrs. Gu put an extra layer of clothing on her daughter. Seeing the redness in her eyes, she knew that her daughter must be feeling unwell. So she gently touched her daughter's face and said, "Wear more clothes. It's getting colder, so you need to keep warm."

Gu Lianxing didn't cry. She had already shed all the tears she needed to shed on the rooftop that night, and she wouldn't shed another tear for Jiang Cheng.

Inside, Gu Shangyou invited Jiang Cheng to sit on the sofa for tea and conversation, and the topic inevitably turned to Jiang Yuanliang.

"You went to Snow City?"

"Yes, the Snow City government has a natural gas project that they want to cooperate with the Jiang family on. My second uncle always attaches great importance to official projects, so he went there in person. He's been gone for a week now, and we don't know when he'll be back."

Gu Shangyou nodded knowingly. The Jiang Group had a large and diverse business, especially after Jiang Yuanliang took over, the group's development reached a new level. Now, even official projects from other provinces would take the initiative to seek cooperation with the Jiang Group.

"How is your father's health lately?" Gu Shangyou changed the subject and asked about Jiang Cheng's father.

Jiang Cheng replied with a smile, "He's been doing well lately. Maybe he's happy about my engagement. He's in much better shape than before."

Jiang Cheng's father was the eldest son of the Jiang family, but unfortunately his health was always poor and he was unable to get involved in the company's affairs. Therefore, the position of chairman was handed over to the second son, Jiang Yuanliang, without any doubt.

Jiang Yuanliang is now almost forty years old, but he remains unmarried and childless. His mind is entirely focused on the group and business, and he has neither the time nor the desire to consider these matters.

He treated Jiang Cheng as his own son, and this villa in "Ten Thousand Lights" was Jiang Yuanliang's engagement gift to Jiang Cheng.

Judging from Gu Shangyou's perspective, Jiang Cheng will undoubtedly be the next successor of the Jiang family.

“His health is improving, which will lighten your burden. You are still young, and you should focus your energy on the group and learn from your second uncle. I remember when he was your age, he was already leading teams to expand business. Your second uncle is grooming you to be his successor, and we can all see that,” Gu Shangyou said earnestly.

Gu Shangyou could say that, but Jiang Cheng dared not admit it.

He smiled and said, "My second uncle is still young. I have no intention of taking over his job. I would be content to learn more from him."

"By the way, my grandfather has also been helping my second uncle with his marriage arrangements recently. He said there are a few suitable candidates, and he's just waiting for my second uncle to come back and meet them."

These words made Gu Shangyou laugh, but then he thought that given Chairman Jiang's temper, the old man probably couldn't do anything about it.

"Your second uncle is past the age of dating, but blind dates might not be a bad idea. He should hurry up and have a child before he turns forty."

“My grandfather thinks so too,” Jiang Cheng nodded.

Meanwhile, Shen Ci and the others returned to the villa, and Gu Lianxing showed no signs of anything amiss.

But Shen Ci was still a little worried, yet she didn't want to bring it up again.

Gu Lianxing spoke up herself: "Oh dear, seeing him still makes me feel sad, but the cold wind on the way here just woke me up."

She looked at Shen Ci and smiled helplessly: "He's already engaged, so what do I have to worry about?"

Shen Ci patted her shoulder: "It's good that you can think positively about it."

Pili then realized why the atmosphere seemed strange; it turned out that Lianxing and that man had a past together.

“Three-legged toads are hard to find, but there are plenty of two-legged men,” Pili chimed in, offering his advice.

However, the way she said those words felt somewhat out of place.

After a moment of surprise, Gu Lianxing laughed and said, "Not bad, Pili, you're a scumbag at heart. But you're right, I'll raise fish and you build ponds, let's be sea kings together! There are plenty of men out there!"

As she spoke, she reminded Shen Ci, "Honey, your Tang Song brand is almost expired, it's been over a month, right? It's time to replace it!"

Shen Ci rolled her eyes: "Isn't this the time for you to insult your cousin?"

"How can that be the same?" Gu Lianxing said righteously, "Scumbag men deserve to die, but scumbag women are definitely the man's problem."

Shen Ci smiled without saying a word, turned around and was about to go upstairs, but was grabbed by Gu Lianxing.

"What?" Shen Ci glanced at her in confusion. "It's ten o'clock. It's time to wash up and go to bed."

Gu Lianxing looked at her with a scrutinizing expression: "You've been so busy lately, we haven't had a proper chat in ages. Tell me, have you actually been 'huh-huh'ing with Tang Song?"

Pili looked at Gu Lianxing with a pained expression: "Can you use a different word? It's too awful!"

This made her subconsciously involve Shen Ci in the story.

“Clapping for love, clapping for love, okay!” Gu Lianxing immediately changed her tune.

Shen Ci asked with a puzzled look, "You have quite a rich vocabulary in this area, you can just spout it out like that? I thought you were an innocent and naive girl!"

"Stop interrupting me." Gu Lianxing forcibly pulled Shen Ci to sit down on the sofa: "Tell me, out of the three of us, you're the only one in a relationship, you definitely have to explain yourself."

Pili sat down silently to the side, also looking at Shen Ci expectantly with an expression that said, "What do you think?"

Shen Ci remained silent.

But a strange joy welled up inside her. She had longed for this kind of friendship countless times, and at this moment it suddenly became a reality.

That was something she had never had in her previous life.

"Not yet," Shen Ci said in a low voice.

"Huh?" Gu Lianxing exclaimed in surprise, "No way, brother, is he even capable? How can he resist such a beautiful girlfriend?"

Meanwhile, Thunderbolt slowly raised his hand and said calmly, "I won!"

Gu Lianxing looked speechless and choked with emotion, sighing as she looked at Shen Ci with disappointment, "You're a useless thing too!"

Shen Ci was shocked and stood up abruptly: "Seriously, you two are betting on something like this?"

Gu Lianxing took out her phone and transferred 2 mao (0.2 yuan) to Pili, then looked at Shen Ci and shrugged: "It's because you've been away from the dorm lately. We were bored, so we just made a bet for fun."

After accepting the transfer, Pili calmly said, "I'm just doing this to make money."

Shen Ci: ...

What a great best friend!

"But what's going on between you two? It's been over a month, hasn't he mentioned it at all? Didn't you say you were lusting after his body?" Gu Lianxing pressed closer and kept asking questions.

Shen Ci: ...