After seven years of being a "simp," she's reborn and no longer pursuing the aloof sc

Chapter 43

After a long pause, I hesitated before speaking: "Uh, don't overthink the part that Gu Zi filled out using my account to place the order."

I appeared calm on the surface, but inside I was panicking.

This Gu Zizhen is really going to kill me. Although she liked Gu Jinhuai a lot before, she wouldn't be so narcissistic as to change her name to Mrs. Gu.

Seeing Gu Jinhuai's deep expression, I knew I was in deep trouble and couldn't clear my name no matter what I did. I cursed Gu Zi in my mind again.

"Well, I see."

Gu Jinhuai gave a soft "hmm," his gaze towards me carrying a meaningful tone.

Immediately afterwards, the tall man walked towards me, took the takeout from my hand, opened it, and when he saw that it contained hot and sour noodles, his face darkened even more.

"You eat this every day?"

Gu Jinhuai asked.

"No, occasionally."

I was afraid he would just throw my takeout away. What wouldn't Gu Jinhuai do? So I answered very quickly.

Just then, another deliveryman walked in, carrying a food container bag.

"Excuse me, who is Mr. Gu?"

Gu Jinhuai walked over and took the bag from the deliveryman.

I watched him slowly open the bag, inside were steaming hot rice, cold dishes and soup. The aroma of the food wafted out the moment the lid was opened.

I subconsciously swallowed, and Gu Jinhuai noticed my action and pushed the food box directly in front of me.

"What are you doing?"

I guarded my hot and sour noodles with a wary expression, my clear eyes staring at him with some unease.

"Eat this."

The man spoke in a soft, gentle tone.

After a while, seeing that I didn't make a move, a deep, pleasant voice uttered two more words: "Be obedient."

I felt a shiver run through me, and before I knew it, my hand holding the hot and sour noodles was pushed away, and rice was pushed in front of me.

"eat fast."

My brain was a beat slow to react, and finally, under the man's gaze, I started eating rice, leaving none of the hot and sour noodles behind; Gu Jinhuai ate them.

I watched him take his first bite, my pupils suddenly contracted, and I immediately stopped him: "Wait a minute, that's spicy."

Sure enough, he felt discomfort in his throat after the first bite, but he didn't say anything and continued eating.

Looking at him, I thought back to the past. There were sweet moments between them, but Gu Jinhuai was not good at expressing himself, and everything changed after Song Yuan came back.

I took a deep breath, then brought him a glass of water and silently ate my rice.

Throughout the entire process, I didn't say another word. Gu Jinhuai quickly finished his hot and sour noodles. Someone of his status would never eat such things. I stopped overthinking. Then, a large hand appeared in front of me and landed directly on my forehead.

"Eat your meal and take your medicine."

As Gu Jinhuai spoke, he placed the anti-inflammatory medicine beside me. His fingertips inadvertently touched the back of my hand, and I curled my fingers and subconsciously withdrew my hand.

Sometimes I really want to ask him what the point of doing all this is, because I no longer have that feeling of liking something without any regard for anything that I had when I was young.

I quickly finished my rice. Gu Jinhuai poured me some water and handed it to me. I obediently drank the medicine without saying a word.

Gu Jinhuai looked at me in surprise. I sneered. I didn't want to live like this anymore, so I directly transferred the 1.5 million yuan that my parents had spent on selling me to him via WeChat.

"Gu Jinhuai, our relationship ends here. I don't want you in my life anymore."

As for my parents, I'll tell them when I get back. I went back to the inner room to take care of the cat. Gu Jinhuai didn't go back in, and when I came out, he was gone.

I breathed a sigh of relief. I didn't want to go back, but now I had no choice.

Besides keeping my parents happy, I also need to work hard to earn money so that I can stay far away from them after graduation and never have to have anything to do with them again.

Every afternoon, Zhu Yan would take time to check on the cat. It wasn't until the third day, when the cat's condition improved, that Zhu Yan's brow finally relaxed.

In the past few days, Zhu Yan didn't ask too many questions, only inquiring about the cat's recent situation. But today, she asked me something else.

"What exactly is your relationship with Gu Jinhuai?"

Zhu Yan scrutinized me from head to toe, and I didn't like that look.

I handed the cat to her, my tone turning cold: "This is my private matter. Your cat is all better now."

Zhu Yan was surprised by my words and looked embarrassed. She quickly explained, "I was just curious and kindly reminded you that he already has a fiancée and will not marry you. I hate mistresses, so please mind your own business."

Zhu Yan's tone became threatening as she finished speaking.

I scoffed coldly: "Miss Zhu, haven't you heard that curiosity killed the cat? Also, I don't care what your relationship with Song Yuan is, I'm warning her, if she tries to slander me again, don't blame me for being ruthless. I haven't even settled the score with her for pushing me down last time!"

This makes me angry, and my words were sharp. Zhu Yan was startled by my sudden change in expression, and finally stopped talking, picked up the cat and left.

That evening, I received a call from Fu Yiran. It turned out that, just as Gu Jinhuai had said, Aunt Hui at the pet shop was her mother. A few days ago, Aunt Hui had strained her back while cleaning the house, and Fu Yiran needed me to stay at the pet shop for a few days to help out.

I spent several days at the pet store, interacting with cats and dogs every day.

On this day, Song Yuan suddenly walked in carrying a Tibetan mastiff.

"Zhou Nanzhi, I never expected you to work in a place like this."

Song Yuan realized that her words were discriminatory and quickly tried to correct herself: "I didn't mean to, I just didn't expect that it's almost Chinese New Year and you're not going home?"

"You didn't go back either, did you?"

I retorted directly, saying that they came with ill intentions and instead of staying in the capital, they came here specifically to annoy me. How despicable.

As I was thinking this, I saw the Tibetan Mastiff in her arms constantly disobeying and rolling out.

"obedient."

Song Yuan gently patted its head, her expression full of tenderness, but her eyes betrayed her annoyance.

"We'll go back in a few days."

As Song Yuan spoke, a hint of shyness appeared on her face.

"You don't know yet, do you? Brother Jinhuai specially brought me to Lincheng for a few days. In a few days, we'll go back together to the old house for a reunion dinner and discuss holding an engagement ceremony at the end of the year. Zhou Nanzhi, we're classmates, and there will be a banquet then. You'll come, right?"

Listening to her sarcastic remarks, I stared at her speechlessly: "Who do you think you are to invite me over? Who do you think you are, that the world revolves around you? I haven't even settled the score with you for what happened last time we went hiking, and you come to my door yourself, how shameless."

As I spoke, I walked towards her step by step. Song Yuan panicked a little and deliberately loosened her grip on the Tibetan Mastiff. The Tibetan Mastiff in her arms pounced directly towards me and stretched out its sharp claws to scratch my face.

I squinted at its paws and swung the broom next to me at it.

The Tibetan Mastiff was quite large. It opened its mouth and bit the broom hard, then jumped down in a flash, dropped the broom, and continued to attack me.

Looking at its fur, I felt it looked somewhat familiar. Just then, a clear, cold voice from the doorway called the Tibetan Mastiff back: "Mino."

Instantly, my mind cleared. This was Gu Jinhuai's dog, which he eventually gave to Song Yuan. During that time, Song Yuan often took the dog to her house and bullied me.

In order to stop the civil war, I rarely mentioned it to Gu Jinhuai. Once it was more serious. This beast bit my leg. I went to the hospital and called Gu Jinhuai, but his assistant answered. When I got to the hospital, I saw Gu Jinhuai accompanying Song Yuan for a check-up.

I felt a tightness in my chest, and in my panic, Gu Jinhuai walked in.

"Brother Jinhuai".

Song Yuan smiled sweetly at Gu Jinhuai, revealing a gentle smile.

"what happened?"

Gu Jinhuai's face darkened, and his gaze fell on me.