The Rebirth of a Top Star

After entering the private room, Gu Leqi realized that it was not what he had imagined.

He thought that meeting here would be quiet, but he didn't expect that as soon as he followed the waiter in and opened the door, he heard a noisy commotion coming from inside.

As they moved, they all saw Gu Leqi's figure and rushed over in unison, "Hey, look who it is, finally deigning to come back."

Gu Leqi was overwhelmed by everyone's enthusiasm and stood there letting them put their arms around his shoulders. Perhaps because they hadn't seen each other for a long time, Gu Leqi felt a sense of unfamiliarity when he looked at them.

Gu Leqi had only recently reconnected with them, and now that they were suddenly meeting, Gu Leqi felt a strange discomfort in his shoulder and arm.

The sensation of skin touching skin made Gu Leqi want to escape.

Fortunately, the process didn't take long, and Gu Leqi quickly took his seat. There were eight people sitting there, all of whom were his brothers from high school.

However, Gu Leqi counted several times and it should have been eight excluding himself, but now it was including himself.

After so many years apart, everyone was dressed in adult clothes and pretending to be adults, but their faces hadn't changed much.

Gu Leqi checked repeatedly to make sure that someone was indeed missing. He asked Shen Du, who was sitting next to him, "Why don't I see A-Jie? Is something wrong with him?"

Hearing Gu Leqi ask so directly, Shen Du was anxious for him.

She subtly tugged at his sleeve under the table, "Don't ask anymore." Seeing this, Gu Leqi understood what was going on; something he didn't know had happened.

Shen Du, making sure no one was paying attention to the two of them, quietly leaned down and said to Gu Leqi, "Don't mention A-Jie here, he's gone inside."

For a moment, Gu Leqi didn't understand what going inside meant.

"Huh?" He genuinely didn't understand.

Seeing that he really didn't know, Shen Du briefly explained what had happened after he left. After listening, Gu Leqi couldn't help but glance at Gu Yingsu.

He was the one who changed the most among these people, and also the one Gu Leqi used to be closest to.

Gu Yingsu sat in the main seat, wearing a well-fitting suit. He was chatting happily with several people around him, who were clearly flattering him. It seemed that he noticed Gu Leqi's gaze before smiling and greeting him.

Yes, it was him who didn't stand up earlier.

Gu Leqi smiled, made no small talk, and simply nodded slightly, the two of them standing a considerable distance apart from each other at the round table.

Recalling the brief additional information Shen Du had just provided, it turned out that the girl he liked later started dating him.

They broke up last year.

Gu Leqi asked Shen Du, looking at Gu Yingsu from a distance, "Is he married now?" He hadn't received any invitations.

Shen Du also saw Gu Yingsu's expression and said to Gu Leqi with a smile, "Yes, it was a marriage last year. The Qi family is very powerful."

This is not hard to understand.

While he was pouring the drink, Gu Leqi composed himself, his expression now completely blank.

Shen Du only heard Gu Leqi's last sentence: "Where is A-Jie now? Find out and give me an address."

He stood up and walked over to Gu Yingsu, holding a clear glass of orange juice in his hand, which was bright and shiny.

A large hand landed on Gu Yingsu's shoulder, and Gu Leqi said, "Brother, it's been a long time since we last met. I didn't expect you to be married."

Gu Yingsu was holding a small wine glass. When he saw the glass that Gu Leqi was holding, he glanced at it a few more times. Before he could even speak, the person next to him spoke up first: "Leqi, this won't do. This isn't sincere."

Gu Leqi saw the boy who had always followed him around since his student days, now he was hanging out with Gu Yingsu.

Gu Leqi ignored him and said to Gu Yingsu, "I drove my sister's car today, so I really can't drink. Please forgive me, brother."

Gu Yingsu laughed heartily, his expression generous: "It's nothing," he stood up, level with Gu Le, "It's all a small matter, we're all happy to have you back."

A strong arm slapped Gu Leqi's shoulder, making a loud cracking sound.

"Just enjoy yourself." After saying that, Gu Leqi sat back down. Before he even sat down, the voice came over again, "Don't worry, Xiao Gu, I've taken good care of Xiao Bai while you were gone these past few years."

Gu Leqi clenched his fist under the table, but smiled. His friends all knew he liked Xiaobai, but they never expected that after he left, things would turn out like this.

What angered Gu Leqi even more was that the nickname "Little Gu" was a playful nickname given to Gu Yingzi when they were all together back then, because they both had the surname Gu.

But now was not the time to be angry. Gu Leqi simply smiled, letting the matter drop without saying anything.

This meal was incredibly torturous for Gu Leqi. Several times he wanted to flip the table and send all his cronies away, but since he had just returned home, he couldn't cause trouble for his family like that.

If what Shen Du said is true, then Gu Yingzi's family still has considerable influence. At least for now, Gu Leqi alone cannot resist them.

Towards the end of the meal, Gu Leqi barely touched his chopsticks. He occasionally chatted with Shen Du, but spent the rest of the time keeping his head down and remaining silent.

Finally, when he felt that everyone had almost finished eating, Gu Leqi saw Gu Yingzi's younger brother take a card and go out to pay the bill. Only then did he realize that it was time to end the meal, and Gu Leqi felt a great sense of relief.

If I had known it would turn out like this, I wouldn't have gone out today. I should have gone even further and never said that I was back.

Eating with them is really frustrating.

Gu Leqi tried his best to suppress his anger, but he didn't expect to see Gu Yingzi walk towards him. "Little Gu, don't you know that Song Shiyuan is now with a minor celebrity?"

Gu Leqi didn't expect that what he said was such a shocking thing.

On the way back, his sister didn't say anything, but when he thought about his sister's strange state, he became even more certain that what Gu Yingzi said was correct, and he had completely forgotten what kind of person Gu Yingzi really was.

But everything went well when he met with his brother-in-law just now. The more Gu Leqi thought about it, the angrier he became. He was even more certain that it was all because of that little star. Without even asking who they were talking about, he got up and left to find out the truth.

Seeing that Gu Leqi was angry, Gu Yingzi smiled and said to Shen Du beside him, "Go, go and send him the message. You can't keep things from your own son like this. It's not right for the Gu family to do this."

Watching Gu Leqi leave, Gu Yingzi stood there for a long time. Before, when people mentioned the Gu family, they could only think of you. Now it's different, isn't it?

Gu Yingzi was delighted when Gu Leqi came over to toast her earlier, but then the orange juice made her eyes lower again, revealing a gloomy look.

He looked displeased.

Shen Du, who was trying to leave, was grabbed by the hair by Gu Yingzi, who said from behind, "Go and add fuel to the fire."