chapter 76

Bai Yinya was chivvying Zhao Lei into buying a necklace for her when a sweet voice came from behind, “Brother Zhao?”

Zhao Lei looked up. His countenance suddenly changed.

“Miss Gu?”

Bai Yinya was stupefied when seeing Bai Weijin come with another woman who seemed to know Zhao Lei before.

Gu Yeyu gave a sweet smile. Zhao Lei looked at her, “Miss. Gu, when did you come back?”

“A few days ago. I’ll settle in H City. It’s a sheer coincidence that we meet here before I ask for you.”

“Ask for me?” Zhao Lei was overwhelmed with excitement. He once pursued Gu Yeyu relentlessly, while she poured scorn on him. Later on, Chu Jiran hired some men to give him a good beating, which cast a shadow over his life until now. Thus, never did he expect that Gu Yeyu would like to see him.

“Sure, but who’s she?” Gu Yeyu put on a wondering look.

Zhao Lei turned away to look at Bai Yinya. Bai Weijin also waited for his answer.

“She’s a friend of mine. I’ve come to go shopping with her.”

Bai Yinya’s face darkened. ‘Zhao Lei, what do you mean by saying I’m just a friend of yours after you pay court to me so tenderly?’

On hearing what Zhao Lei said, Bai Weijin almost burst into laughter. She looked at Bai Yinya mockingly.

“Well…” Gu Yeyu deliberately drawled.

Zhao Lei nodded hurriedly.

“Who’s she?” Bai Yinya pointed at Gu Yeyu and asked impatiently.

Gu Yeyu also had quite a quick temper. She slapped Bai Yinya on the hand, “Don’t you dare point at me!”

Bai Yinya knew nothing about her identity, throwing her an angry glance, “Don’t you dare hit me!”

Gu Yeyu returned her glare in an unflinching way, “Do you have a problem with that?”

Seldom had Bai Yinya received such degrading treatment. Born into the Bai family, she was accorded courteous reception wherever she went.

Zhao Lei sensed the intense atmosphere and thus stopped Bai Yinya, “Don’t be rude.”

Zhao Lei never called Bai Yinya by her full name since their first meeting. She was full of grievances and pulled a long face.

For Zhao Lei’s part, Bai Yinya caused him to lose face, and he began to run out of patience with her.

Gu Yeyu was pleased that she managed to sow discord between the two people. She gave Bai Weijin a wink and spoke to Zhao Lei smilingly, “Lei, I have to go. Maybe you can call me another day.”

Zhao Lei was regretful that the rare chance to strike a conversation with Gu Yeyu was spoiled by Bai Yinya.

Gu Yeyu said to Bai Weijin when they went out of the store, “Weijin, there’s no comparison between you and your sister in terms of both appearance and disposition.”

She raised her voice so that Bai Yinya could hear her, which almost drove the woman crazy.

Yet Zhao Lei failed to notice Bai Yinya’s reaction. He blankly stared at the receding figure of Gu Yeyu, deep in thought.

Miss Gu?

It occurred to Bai Yinya that Zhao Lei just called the lass Miss Gu, and she and Bai Weijin seemed very close. ‘Is the woman Gu Yeze’s sister, the youngest child of Gu family?’

Zhao Lei’s drooling over Gu Yeyu aroused Bai Yinya’s desire to surpass her.

She didn’t believe the man who was gentle and considerate towards her a few days ago would change his mind due to a few words from Gu Yeyu.

Seeing Zhao Lei showed signs of impatience, Bai Yinya realized she shouldn’t have exposed her real feelings just now. To remedy the situation, she coaxed Zhao Lei in a softly mellifluous voice.

“I was in the wrong. Forgive me, but I’m just too jealous of your good relationship.”

Her words brought Zhao Lei to his senses. He said to comfort Bai Yinya, “We’re merely old friends. Stop making wide guesses and focus on the jewelry.”

Bai Yinya was satisfied with the result. Confident about her ability to please any man, she didn’t think she would lose to the fierce woman.

Bai Yinya smilingly shifted her attention to the necklace, while Zhao Lei began to be absent-minded.

…

Later on, whenever Bai Yinya attempted to make an appointment with Zhao Lei, he always looked for excuses to avoid seeing her.

According to Zhao Lei, he was busy with either business or social activities.

Bai Yinya shrilled, “Have you been together with Gu Yeyu?”

‘Only if I was with her’, thought Zhao Lei. The woman made a phone call to him the other day and lost touch afterwards.

A note of impatience appeared in his voice, “What are you talking about? I’m playing billiards with my friends.”

Men’s voices came by the phone. Bai Yinya realized she was too paranoid and apologized for her behavior, “I’m sorry. Have a good time, and tell me when you’re done.”

Zhao Lei hung up and said goodbye to his friends on the pretext that there was an emergency in his family.

Once he went out of the billiard parlor, Zhao Lei dialed Gu Yeyu’s number.

Gu Yeyu was sitting beside Bai Weijin.

She handed her phone to Bai Weijin, and the latter signaled for her to answer it.

“Hello?”

“This is Zhao Lei speaking.”

Gu Yeyu’s mouth curled, while she replied in a sweet voice, “Is that Brother Zhao speaking?”

Zhao Lei beamed with pleasure, “May I take you for dinner tonight?”

Bai Weijin frowned, motioning for Gu Yeyu to turn him down. Gu Yeyu tended to listen to her, “I’d like to, but we’ll hold a family dinner party tonight, and I’ve promised Grandma to attend it. How about this weekend?”

This was the first time that Gu Yeyu didn’t flatly reject his invitation. Zhao Lei gave a hurried consent.

He had weighed up the pros and cons these days. Both Gu Yeze and his family doted on Gu Yeyu to the extent that she was spoiled rotten.

Instead of marrying Bai Yinya at the risk of annoying Gu Yeze, he yearned more to have Gu Yeyu as his girlfriend. The very thought of becoming the grandson-in-law of Grandma Gu left Zhao Lei beside himself with excitement.

Gu Yeyu hung up, to find that Bai Weijin’s face fell.

“Why on earth did you agree to the date? Call back to tell him you will not.”

She and Gu Yeze were like two peas in a pod when getting angry.

Gu Yeyu poked Bai Weijin in the arm, saying, “Don’t worry—I have a plan. You’ll know it by then.”

After that, Gu Yeyu fell silent. Bai Weijin found she wore a mysterious look again.

“Is the weekend any big day?”

Gu Yeyu winked at Bai Weijin, “You’ll know everything later.”