Chapter 89: Scolding (2/2)

Gu Yu paused and then spoke to her gently: “Okay, then. There is no need to delay lunch so I will come over later for the movie. I hope you can adjust your behavior and learn something from this incident.”

The change in her brother’s tone made Gu Yao feel relieved: “Yes. I know.”

Having been scolded severely by her brother, she had a hard time adjusting her mood. Returning to the dinner table, Gu Yao handed he phone back to Zhang Siyi and sat down with her head down and an unhappy face.

He Chengtian saw her and was concerned: “What’s the matter?”

Gu Yao wanted to pretend that she was calm and said “Nothing” but with the pitiful face and teary eyes she is unknowingly showing, no one believed her.

Zhang Siyi watched her as she sat down and gently asked: “What did your brother do?”

Gu Yao looked at Zhang Siyi at a glance. Ah! He really understands! Now with Zhang Siyi’s question, she really couldn’t help herself and unloaded some of her grievances: “Well, he said I don’t know you well enough and shouldn’t have interjected……” Blinking, Gu Yao realized her behavior was out of line and not something righteous. With guilt she apologized: “I’m sorry.”

The three of them were stunned. He Chengtian spoke first: “Why is your brother so strict? What do you have to be sorry about? Since you are here, we can get to know each other and become friends.” Saying thus, He Chengtian said it to comfort the girl. Gu Yao’s ability to apologize for her own mistakes made He Chengtian like her more.

From the beginning, He Xueying only politely greeted Gu Yao and payed no attention to her. After hearing her explanation, the traces of jealousy hidden in her heart also vanished. He Xueying smiled at Gu Yao: “We are all from the same city. If not for Zhang Siyi, we would have never met. It must have been what fate wanted so don’t think about it so much!”

Since the two siblings offered comfort to a near stranger, he felt relieved that there wouldn’t be any animosity between them. Now, he only cared about one thing: “Is your brother coming?”

Gu Yao’s mood improved a lot: “Well, he will join us later for the movie.”

He Xueying nodded: “Then there is no need to change tables.”

Although he had butterflies in his stomach, Zhang Siyi breathed a sigh of relief. He is both afraid and excited to see Gu Yu

Thinking of the battery problem Gu Yao had with her phone, He Chengtian was attentive to her need so he took out a charging cable from his bag and asked her: “Your phone is an Apple model, right? You can use this if you need to.”

Feeling a bit embarrassed, Gu Yao accepted the offer and used it to charge her nearly full battery in her phone. (=_=)

Zhang Siyi was still struggling over the issue of whether or not he needs to tell He Chengtian who Gu Yao brother is. However, he can’t bear to break the harmonious atmosphere, so he set aside his thoughts.-Ah forget it…. Eat first, then worry about crossing that bridge later.

Abundant and loud laughter could be heard from their table during their lunch. They reminisced about their childhood adventures including the role-playing games they had played. Who was it that broke their leg? Who was the one who fell and chipped a tooth? Listening quietly, Gu Yao also laughed at the stories alongside them.

Remembering Qu Miao’s wedding, Zhang Siyi was curious: ”He Xueying, why weren’t you at Qu Miao’s wedding?”

He Xueying smirked: “Qu Miao’s wedding? She has hated me since we were kids. Other than showing off her new husband, there was no reason to invite me.”

Not only was Zhang Siyi a little surprised, but so was He Chengtian who seemed to have heard this for the first time.

Zhang Siyi asked: “Weren’t you guys always playing together as kids?”

He Xueying scoffed and looked at Zhang Siyi and said: “That was only for appearance sake. I grew up better-off then her family and with my brother as play-mates, I was always sounded by a group of boys. I remember she used to be so angry with me all the time. She was just pretending to be a good friend. I think she…… Well, the world of young girls is hard to understand. It’s all in the past now so it’s not worth talking about any longer.”

Listening to gossip piqued Zhang Siyi interest and although he wanted to hear more, his phone’s vibration tuned his attention elsewhere. Gu Yu sent him a new text message: “Gu Yao said her phone’s battery was dead and she forgot to tell me the theater address. Where are you?”

After Zhang Siyi texted the address, Gu Yu returned with “Great.” Looking at both his current response and his previous “hmmm” text, Zhang Siyi felt excited and anxious.

Changing the subject, He Chengtian asked Zhang Siyi about his proposal: “Sisi, have you thought about my offer?”