Chapter 197 - With You (2) (1/2)
Chapter 197: With You (2)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Huo Shaoheng looked up and was surprised to see that it was his childhood friend, Xue Jingjiang He had not seen hi had thick eyebrows and large eyes He was also very tall, his height as high has Huo Shaoheng’s Next to hi rushed over and thu enthusiastically on the shoulder, overcoia “All these years, and you never once came hoone for so long that I was beginning to think you’d been exiled!”
Huo Shaoheng s over “Boots, it’s been years since I’ve last seen you, but you’re just as handso’s surname was Xue, which sounded like the Chinese word for “shoes” Therefore, his childhood playmates had always called him “Boots”
“I haven’t had anyone callwas so touched he felt like he was about to cry “Huo Shao, how long will you be back for? I hear that you’re a eneral in history!”
“Thank you, but it’s not a big deal, really” Huo Shaoheng shook hands with hi into you like this I literally just got back”
Xue Jingjiang quickly said, “Well, as the saying goes, ‘a chance encounter is better than a planned invitation’ I’ll treat you and our other brothers to dinner today at my place Huo Shao, youlooked at Gu Nianzhi, as standing silently beside hi look She hoped he had not forgotten her request
Xue Jingjiang finally noticed Gu Nianzhi As soon as he laid eyes on her, he was strongly re lady was so delicate she seemed she would either ust of wind Her lively eyes, as dark and bright as black lacquer, shone in her exquisite face She seemed too beautiful to be real
He was momentarily dumbstruck After awith a chuckle, “Huo Shao, who is this? Aren’t you going to introduce her toturned to look at Gu Nianzhi He said nonchalantly, “The young lady here is with me Gu is her surname, so you can call her Little Gu” As he said that, he reached over, took the Chanel shopping bags from her, and wrapped his free hand around Gu Nianzhi’s small, delicate hand
He had not introduced himself as her uncle, but his stance was still protective and stiff Still, Gu Nianzhi was happy that he had honored her request She s “Brother Boots, it’s so nice to htened upon hearing her soft, melodic voice “Nice to meet you too, Little Gu Coht Tell me what you want to eat, what you want to do—your wish is , “‘The View From The Ninth Floor’ is, obviously, on the ninth floor and just one floor up I’ll call Cui Baifei, Hong Ziqi, and Bai Tianqun, and get the was not in a hurry to go hoh ti i at He quickly turned to the pretty woo for today I’ll take you out to tea so Huo Shaoheng over with eager, hungry eyes When she heard Xue Jingjiang practically shoo her away, her face iry voice: “Hold it, Mister Xue! Who do you think you’re talking to? Are you pulling a wha was reluctant to get into an argu He shot her an icy look and she immediately shut up, afraid to cause a scene She pouted as she slung her Louis Vuitton bucket bag over her shoulder, and jiang immediately called up the rest of his old childhood playmates “Guys, co to have a get-together at my place, The View Fro your significant others—the proper ones!” He turned around to surreptitiously hiss the last three words into his phone
Gu Nianzhi was quick to pick up on the underlying implication The corners of herdid not react He stood nonchalantly before the elevator, chest forward and head held high as he pretended not to have heard Xue Jingjiang His eyes flickered to Gu Nianzhi’s pouty cherry lips and lingered upon them as she smiled
In a Louis Vuitton store, a short distance away Mei Xiawen and Jiang Hongcha had just exited the store with a shopping bag in hand when they heard the earlier co on
Mei Xiawen i next to an i: she looked unbearably lovely, her delicate fraure He could tell that she did not have any make-up on her snohite face, but she evidently did not need them: her facial features stood out beautifully all the sacha, on the other hand, noticed Huo Shaoheng first It was difficult not to: his tall, ily beautiful face cha was callimpse of Gu Nianzhi out of the corner of her eye
Her eyes were icha blinked in surprise She said to Mei Xiawen, “Didn’t you say once that Gu Nianzhi is an orphan, and that she doesn’t have a lot of money?”
“Yeah, she’s an orphan, ” Mei Xiawen said absentlued to Gu Nianzhi
“But, look at what she’s wearing—that’s a Burberry duffle coat, a Heraet up costs at least a hundred thousand yuan,” Jiang Hongcha remarked out in a low voice Her lip curled disdainfully “Are you sure she’s a poor, “penniless” orphan?”
Mei Xiawen frowned “She never wore any of that when she was at C University…”