"Don't think just because you won this time that everything will turn out great. We're not finished!" Ji Weiran pouted unhappily...."I hope we will have more opportunities to learn from each other."Shen Jianxing, who was standing next to her, was incredibly polite in contrast. He spoke with a genteel smile.Gu Jiuci and Si Chen looked at each other. They decided to let them save some face."All right. But next time, we won't go easy on you!"Gu Jiuci intentionally exaggerated her tone and looked at Ji Weiran with ridicule."Who wants you to go easy on us? Xing and I will definitely win next time!"Ji Weiran was furious. With a look of exasperation, Shen Jianxing pulled her to himself. He said warmly, "Little Ran, you're obviously not a fighter. Why are you trying to make the atmosphere so tense?"..."I..."Ji Weiran stamped her feet uncomfortably and did not say anything more.Gu Jiuci could tell that Ji Weiran did not really understand how to interact with others. She
"Hmm?"A giant question mark appeared in Gu Jiuci's mind. She immediately tiptoed over and made an opening in a bush so she could see the situation next to her.A tall, handsome man was praising Xu Yun'er in a jarring manner. Xu Yun'er, who was standing across from him, had an expression of innocence and kindness as she shyly lowered her head."Oh, man! Isn't that Zuo Hao from X-Elite High School whom Jiang Min had dated for a long time?"Gu Jiuci's eyes bulged. She was not interested in Jiang Min. But Jiang Min loved to show off. Half of the people in the high school knew who her boyfriend was.Besides, Zuo Hao often came by S-Elite High School. Gu Jiuci thought it would be no good if she did not know him."When did Zuo Hao start getting together with Xu Yun'er?"Gu Jiuci lowered her gaze as she looked at the two of them. She saw an opportunity and took out her phone, aiming it at the two of them.Without knowing what was happening, Zuo Hao looked at Xu Yun'er affectionately.
Gu Jiuci looked at him with doubt. She did not quite believe him."Really."The company president spoke nonsense while keeping a straight face."Then let's go."Gu Jiuci took out her phone, entered in an address, and sent it to Zhan Ying."Zhan Ying, drive here.""Here?!"Zhan Ying looked at the address. His eyes bulged immediately in disbelief."That's the place. What's the matter?" Gu Jiuci asked in bewilderment...."Miss Gu, should we not go to a large shopping mall to find a present for such respected people as the Mister and Missus? Can you find an appropriate gift at such a small place as this?"Zhan Ying turned around and looked at Gu Jiuci with disapproval. This girl did not understand the ways of the world. Even white-collar workers would not be willing to go to such a low-grade market as Da San Yuan."Besides, that place is too chaotic. If the boss goes, what should we do if it causes a riot?""It doesn't matter. I want to go. If such a gorgeous person as me is
Seeing that Huo Mingche's expression had not changed even a little, Gu Jiuci began to doubt herself.Had he been angry just now because she had not held his hand?No, no, no! She was certainly overthinking."Gu Jiuci. Oh, Gu Jiuci. He's the president of the Huo Family Financial Group. Would he get angry over a thing as small as not holding hands?"Of course not!"But the facts showed that that was rather possible..."The man inclined his head slightly. Almost unnoticeably, he curled his lips, sweeping away the haze.After this, Gu Jiuci asked a shop owner by the side of the street about the Da San Yuan ghost market."It's in the innermost alley. But the ghost market only has another hour left. If you're going, you'd better hurry up!""All right. Thank you!"Gu Jiuci followed the direction the shop owner had been pointing, towards the road with the greatest flow of people. She immediately pulled Huo Mingche in that direction.It must have been that everyone was rushing to the
"That man also seemed to be holding all kinds of packages for his wife."Is the devil... copying what he saw?"Thinking of this, Gu Jiuci's heart felt like a feather had gently brushed across it and her eyes fell on their tightly clasped hands... Suddenly they felt like a pair of lovers, a couple..."Isn't this just a date?""A date with Huo Mingche? My past self would never have agreed to this, right?"Gu Jiuci couldn't help curving her lips upward and followed Huo Mingche to the next shop.They still had to get gifts for Father Huo and Grandfather Huo."Does your dad like blue or black?""Blue.""Grandfather already has an international chess set, right?""He likes to collect them.""Do you think this Italian one is better or this German one? What to do? I want to buy both.""Then buy both."At each store, they were like a normal couple discussing with each other which gifts to buy. It was a very ordinary experience, but Gu Jiuci liked the atmosphere very much.In the e
Gu Jiuci held in her smile. After she climbed into the car, she handed a gift bag to Zhan Ying."I saw a tie in a vintage shop that I thought would suit you."As she finished speaking, she immediately saw a change in the face of the person next to her and she quickly added, "Brother Che said we should gift it to you."As expected, the man's expression returned to normal after hearing her words.Gu Jiuci let out a long sigh of relief in her heart."Master, I..."The rainclouds immediately cleared from Zhan Ying's heart. He even looked at Gu Jiuci more favorably."Back to the Phoenix Lodge," Huo Mingche ordered as he looked away uncomfortably."All right!" Zhan Ying answered immediately as he carefully put away the gift bag.He seemed to vibrate with energy.On the way, Huo Mingche opened his laptop and dove into his work. Phone calls came in one after another.During this time, Ye Kan also called. Gu Jiuci repeatedly heard "calamity", "idiot", and other such words. She immedi
The man continued to stand behind her and she wanted to try once for his sake."But I wish for us to receive the blessings of all your relatives and family."Hearing these words, Huo Mingche's deep eyes trembled slightly and it took him a few seconds to recover his initial calm."Relax, how could I allow myself to suffer grievances? I can take anything, but will not be taken advantage of!"Gu Jiuci smiled at Huo Mingche brightly and swung his hand."Let's go.""Mhm."Huo Mingche led the way in. The living room was filled with talk and laughter, which stopped the moment they walked in.Gu Jiuci's swept her gaze across the room. It looked like some people had arrived ahead of them.Standing to the left of Mother Huo were Huo Mingche's aunt and his cousin, Huo Meimei. Although they weren't closely related, they visited often and were on good terms with Mother Huo.Standing to the right of Mother Huo and intimately holding her hand was the daughter of Mother Huo's good friend. Sh
Huo Mingche furrowed his brows slightly but didn't say anything.Gu Jiuci saw Mother Huo was growing unhappy and quickly pushed the devil gently."Go, I'll be fine."Huo Mingche stared at her deeply before going upstairs.The moment he left, the oppressive atmosphere immediately disappeared. The women in the living room all let out a sigh of relief.Huo Mingche's mother, Fang Aijia, swept a light glance over Gu Jiuci and said in a distant tone, "Come sit down.""All right."Gu Jiuci didn't care about Mother Huo's tone and replied naturally in a loud voice as she headed to the living room. Nevertheless, the relatives who had come earlier had already taken the places closest to Mother Huo. All that was left was a position in the corner.Gu Jiuci's eyes flashed and she calmly went to sit down."Humph!"Huo Meimei purposely huffed coldly in Gu Jiuci's direction and turned away to speak intimately with Xu Yun'er.Gu Jiuci's gaze swept lightly over them. It was only now she rememb