After the divorce, the aloof female CEO was filled with regret.

Thinking about it carefully, Li Jingxiu has been obsessed with Jiang Yuwei for two lifetimes. He's no pushover, and Jiang Yuwei is no pushover either. If these two could get together, they might be able to save me from this predicament, and maybe even help Meng Ziyin out of it.

Gu Mengmeng stared intently at me, as if trying to read my mind.

Li Jingxiu, who had been standing with his arms crossed and looking at us with a sneer, changed his expression slightly after hearing my words, as if he had something to hide.

"What nonsense are you spouting! How could a gentleman like me possibly seduce a married woman? Ye Qiu, the fact that you can say such things only proves that you have something to hide. You'd rather leave behind such a wonderful Yuwei and go looking for some poor, worthless woman outside!"

I scoffed: "Don't you look in the mirror? Your face practically screams 'I love Jiang Yuwei,' what are you pretending for?"

Li Jingxiu was speechless for a long time after I choked him: "You!"

At this moment, Li Jingxiu was nudged by his high school classmate.

“Jingxiu, Gu Mengmeng’s family is a scholarly family, not a poor family at all.”

Li Jingxiu snorted dismissively: "Of course I know, but compared to Sister Yuwei's family, isn't her family just a bunch of paupers!"

The high school classmate looked at Gu Mengmeng with a complicated yet provocative gaze: "Yeah, and she even gave up her legs to save Ye Qiu, so now she's a cripple. I guess only Ye Qiu would be interested in her."

Gu Mengmeng remained calm and hadn't even spoken when I slammed my hand on the table, my eyes sharply fixed on Li Jingxiu and my high school classmate.

"Before I lose my temper, you'd better apologize to Gu Mengmeng and get lost, or don't blame me for being impolite!"

Li Jingxiu was stunned for a moment, then laughed even more wildly.

"Oh, I only said a couple of words to Gu Mengmeng and you're already getting worked up? Cousin, I'm amazed you're so concerned about a cripple! If Sister Yuwei knew how useless you were, she'd kick you out the door..."

Before he could finish speaking, I suddenly stood up, grabbed the bottle, and waved it at them. I wasn't acting impulsively, nor was I out of anger; some people just need to be taught a lesson, and they won't behave unless I show them what's what.

Li Jingxiu and his high school classmates' expressions changed instantly.

"What do you want? Do you want to hit us? You, you, you, we'll call the police!"

I sneered, "Call the police? When the police arrive, I'll beat you all to a pulp! Then we'll all go to the station together and see if your parents bail you out or me!"

I have evidence of your mother and father's infidelity, and given Jiang Yuwei's harsh words last time, the decision to invest in the Jiang family's project is mine. That brat Li Jingxiu dares to provoke me, but neither of them has the guts.

I noticed that Li Jingxiu's face was as stiff as if it had been plastered with paste. He probably realized this too, and his eyes were filled with a mixture of resentment and fear as he glared at me. I was just about to pick up the bottle and teach them a lesson when the people next to me struck first, slapping them hard across the face, making them howl in pain.

"Ouch!"

When I looked over, Gu Mengmeng waved her arm, and Li Jingxiu and his high school classmate instinctively covered their faces, their eyes filled with hatred as if they wanted to devour us alive.

Who did you just call despicable?

"Who do you think you are, and what gives you the right to lay a hand on me?" Li Jingxiu covered his face, looking like he wanted to get revenge. I stepped forward and blocked him.

"Say it again, who's despicable?" Gu Mengmeng stood half a step behind me, her voice as cold as an ice cellar.

Li Jingxiu completely cowered at this point, repeatedly saying, "I'm despicable, I'm despicable, I was wrong."

Her high school classmate was unwilling to give up and shouted, "Gu Mengmeng, have you had enough? You're always following Ye Qiu around, but has he ever paid any attention to you? Aren't you just thinking about climbing the social ladder?"

I was standing in front of Gu Mengmeng, so I couldn't see her expression, but Li Jingxiu and his high school classmates looked like they were quite frightened.

My heart skipped a beat, and I quickly turned around and grabbed Gu Mengmeng: "Gu Mengmeng."

She coldly uttered a single word: "Get lost."

My high school classmate slipped away faster than a rabbit. Li Jingxiu, his eyes darting around, glanced at me quickly and said resentfully, "Ye Qiu, it's my dad's birthday this Saturday, and he said you have to come home and cook for the birthday party!"

After saying that, he disappeared in a flash.

I glanced at Gu Mengmeng and wondered to myself, why is she so aggressive?

"Gu Mengmeng, are you alright?"

Gu Mengmeng glanced at me, then resumed her gentle and adorable demeanor: "Sorry, did I scare you just now?"

To be honest, I was a little scared.

It wasn't because of her sudden change in expression, but because her appearance reminded me of Gu Mengmeng from my past life. In that life, she and Jiang Yuwei were at odds; she was resentful and acted extremely. But that was all due to a series of setbacks. In this life, she hasn't experienced anything yet, so how did she become like this?

Feeling uneasy, I sat back down in my seat.

Gu Mengmeng said, "Your dad wants you to be the chef at the birthday banquet that Li Jingxiu just mentioned, to serve a bunch of people. Don't be silly, just find an excuse to decline."

I took a big gulp of water. "I'll definitely attend my dad's birthday party, but I definitely won't cook. Don't worry, I'm not that stupid."

I've prepared a big gift for that family of three at their birthday party, and I absolutely have to go.

Besides, Jiang Yuwei refuses to divorce me no matter what, so I have to find a way to make some extra money.

Gu Mengmeng stared straight at me, her eyes quite deep. "You have something in mind?"

"Well, let's not talk about me yet, let's talk about you," I stared into her eyes and asked quite seriously, "You've gone back to China, aren't you planning to go find the person you like?"

At this point, the owner finally brought the crayfish to the table.

Gu Mengmeng put on gloves and started peeling shrimp, her laughter quite crisp.

"Didn't I tell you he rejected me? It's not wise to get too close to him now. I've been treating this leg for so long, and I'm still a freeloader. Why would he be interested in me? Let's wait until I'm successful in my career."

When I heard this, my heart skipped a beat. I quickly suppressed my guilt to avoid upsetting her again, and at the same time, I breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that I had been deluding myself—Gu Mengmeng didn't like me at all.

Gu Mengmeng, Xu Yikang, and I are so close that we'd risk our lives for each other. Our relationship is as strong as steel. I don't need to doubt her motives for standing up for me. But what that classmate said tonight, and the misunderstandings with those people before, made me a little hesitant.

I winked at her and smiled. "I'm actually really curious about who you like. Is it a junior or an upperclassman? You should tell me. If you still love him, maybe I can help you pursue him."

Gu Mengmeng stared at me and put the peeled shrimp into my bowl.

"The kind of person from the same year who is tall and thin, fair-skinned, and looks clean, sunny, and gentle like jade."

and many more?

Isn't Chen Yiran exactly this type? It seems that all women's first loves are the same.