CH 41

Many classmates openly or secretly wonder about the relationship between Wan Tong and Gu Chenyue. There is even a gossip thread on the forum, but no one can get any information from the parties involved.

No one dares to ask Gu Chenyue, and Wan Tong is known for being tight-lipped.

One afternoon after school, while Wan Tong was waiting for the bus, two girls came up to her and pulled on the straps of her backpack, dragging her onto a small path nearby.

Wan Tong was caught off guard and was taken some distance away until she took off her backpack and gained her freedom.

However, another short-haired girl came over and pulled on Wantong’s school uniform, saying, “Where are you going? We need to talk.”

Both girls were taller and stronger than Wan Tong, and she remembered them as loyal fans of Gu Chenyue.

When the recording incident first broke out, they had warned her.

On the side of the road, in a black sedan, Hu Tiankan urgently hit Gu Chenyue’s elbow, saying, “Little rabbit is being bullied, go save her!”

Gu Chenyue had already grabbed onto the car door, but hesitated and gave a look to Hu Tiankan. “You go, quickly.”

“Huh?” Hu Tiankan nodded subconsciously, but then realized and shook his head. “I’m not going. If someone has to go, it should be you, not me. She’s not my girlfriend.”

Besides, he wasn’t blind.

When Yueyue came back in the morning with two bite marks, he was in a daze all day. When school was over, he rushed over to see her, and now he was practically sticking his eyes onto her. How come he suddenly became reserved?

After Hu Tiankan finished speaking, the two girls nearby had already thrown Wan Tong’s backpack onto the ground.

There were many students passing by, but no one dared to approach. They only took pictures from afar with their phones.

The short-haired girl reached out to grab Wantong’s hair, but she dodged to the side.

“If you have the guts, then run!”

“Give me back my bag,” said Wan Tong in a calm voice. She didn’t take bullying in school seriously.

However, her bag was still being stepped on by the girl with a ponytail, so she couldn’t just run away.

“I can give it back to you, but you have to answer a few questions,” said the girl with the ponytail, arms crossed.

“Yeah, what’s your relationship with Gu Chenyue? The girls in our class say you kissed on the rooftop? Are you dating?” asked the girl with short hair.

“It’s none of your business,” Wan Tong replied with a few words, trying to retrieve her bag but was harshly pushed back.

Wan Tong stumbled a few steps back and steadied herself after hitting someone with her back.

She didn’t look back but felt a familiar presence.

“Gu, Gu Chenyue!” The two girls in front of her looked both panicked and excited at the sight of Gu Chenyue.

But when they saw his hand gently resting on Wan Tong’s shoulder, holding her in a protective embrace, a hint of jealousy and resentment flashed across the faces of the two girls.

Gu Chenyue let go of Wan Tong and took a few steps forward. The girl with the ponytail instinctively moved her foot off the backpack and stepped back.

“Pick it up,” said Gu Chenyue, his eyes cold and piercing.

The ponytail girl was nervous and scared, but quickly picked up the backpack and handed it to Gu Chenyue.

As she looked at him up close, the girl felt a wave of confusion in her heart. Just as she was about to explain something, Gu Chenyue coldly said, “Get lost.”

His dark eyes seemed to contain ice shards, and the two girls bit their lips and quickly ran away holding hands.

Gu Chenyue looked down at the backpack in his hand and noticed a gray footprint on the creamy white surface.

Wan Tong walked over and tried to wipe it off with a wet tissue, but found that it only made it worse.

“What should we do? If my parents find out, they’ll come to school to settle the score,” Being bullied is one thing, but if they found out about her and Gu Chenyue’s affair, she would be locked up for a few days.

Gu Chenyue also knew what she was worried about, so he reached out and took the backpack. “Let’s go.”

“Where are we going?” With a bright sparkle in her eyes, she followed him obediently. A smile appeared on her porcelain white face, and her previous worries were gone.

Actually, her parents had not come back at all.

In the mall, Wan Tong followed Gu Chenyue closely and reached out to grab his sleeve because of the crowds.

Gu Chenyue only paused for a moment before slowing down his pace.

Lin Zhiwen came out of a clothing store with large and small shopping bags, feeling that her life was finally back on track.

She had a hard time during this period, and she had completely messed up in front of Gu Chenyue. He wanted to kill her, and the pressure from all sides made her miserable. She almost gave up the mission several times.

It wasn’t until a few days ago, when she started getting involved with Chen Jun, that she finally calmed down.

Even though she found him repulsive, she endured it for the sake of completing her mission.

What was the big deal about being someone’s disposable lover? She had nothing to lose.

She told Chen Jun that it was Zheng Wantong who had called the police and taken photos of them in the parking lot, and that Gu Chenyue was her lover.

After Chen Jun found out, he started to take revenge on Gu Chenyue.

Gu Chenyue was fired from the several part-time jobs he had, and was banned from entering the underground fighting arena. He was probably as lowly as a sewer rat now.

Lin Zhiwen felt a sense of superiority in her heart. Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly saw two very familiar figures. How could they be here?!

Lin Zhiwen widened her eyes and kept her gaze fixed on Gu Chenyue and the little tail, Zheng Wantong, following behind him.

As far as she knows, hasn’t the two of them not been in touch for more than a month? Why are they getting together again now? And it seems that their relationship is still very close!

With a heart full of anger, Lin Zhiwen followed them, determined to find out what was going on.

At this point, Wan Tong followed Gu Chenyue into a store that sold bags. It was the same brand that she had on her back, but her bag was purchased two years ago and the store no longer stocked it.

“Never mind then, I’ll just wash it when I get home. My parents might not even see it…” Wan Tong was a little nervous and relieved to hear that they didn’t have the bag in stock.

She didn’t want Gu Chenyue to spend money on her recklessly. Plus, it was too extravagant for her to change it every time it got dirty.

“Pick a new one.” Gu Chenyue’s gaze swept over the several backpacks in the display window, and he didn’t seem to be planning on leaving.

“I don’t want it, I don’t like it.” Wan Tong shook her head.

“This brand is expensive, are you sure you can afford it?” Suddenly, a sharp and sour voice interrupted.

Soon, Lin Zhiwen’s figure appeared.

Both Gu Chenyue and Wan Tong had the same expression, but the salesperson in front of them looked a bit strange. She had worked here for so many years and had seen all kinds of people and conflicts between customers, but this was the first time she had encountered such a direct and sarcastic remark.

“Miss, do you have a particular style in mind?” The salesperson could only approach Lin Zhiwen and try to lead her to another area to avoid a conflict.

But Lin Zhiwen refused to budge. In front of so many people, she was not afraid that Gu Chenyue could do anything to her.

“Don’t you have to use up your dinner money just to save face? Otherwise, wouldn’t you have to beg on the street?” Lin Zhiwen’s system had actually provided her with strategies and techniques prepared by her seniors.

The most important point was to relentlessly suppress the target, making him into a lump of mud, and then treat him gently. This way, he would be grateful and never leave her, and his goodwill towards her would naturally increase.

Isn’t this what they call “abusive love”?

After Lin Zhiwen’s words came out, several salespeople nearby were surprised and surrounded her. This customer was purely here to cause trouble, and her words were too vicious.

Although this young couple are still high school students, nowadays children are spoiled by their parents, and they may not necessarily be short of money to buy backpacks. Look at the girl’s backpack, if it was bought a few years ago, it would also cost over three thousand yuan.

Seeing the handsome young man’s gloomy expression and the potential to erupt, the salesperson quickly approached.

But before she could speak, she heard the girl next to the handsome young man whisper, “Lin Zhiwen, did you lose all basic human qualities after dropping out of school?”

To call out her name, it turns out they know each other, no wonder she came in and started firing immediately.

“Wan Tong, if it weren’t for you, would I have dropped out? It’s all because of you guys that I’m in this situation!” When she brought up this topic, Lin Zhiwen’s anger flared up.

Wan Tong tightly held onto Gu Chenyue’s arm to prevent him from acting recklessly, and her gaze lightly fell on Lin Zhiwen’s face. “You reap what you sow.”

Lin Zhiwen must have had a miserable life before, looking several years older than her age. Recently, she has gotten involved with Chen Jun and seems to have made a comeback.

Ugh, how annoying.

“Zheng Wantong! You wait for me! I won’t spare you!” Lin Zhiwen clenched the bag in her hand tightly, her eyes almost popping out in anger.

But before she could finish her sentence, she suddenly knelt down towards Wan Tong and Gu Chenyue with a thud.

The three salespeople were stunned, wondering what was happening.

Wan Tong, on the other hand, was not surprised. She clearly saw Guchen smash a few pieces of chocolate candy on Lin Zhiwen’s knee.

Lin Zhiwen’s knees went weak, and she collapsed onto the ground in excruciating pain, making it hard for her to breathe.

“The one who should wait is you,” Gu Chenyue’s cold voice rained down from above.

As she lifted her head, she met Gu Chenyue’s black-hole-like eyes, and suddenly remembered the feeling of being on the verge of death that night.

The salespeople quickly came to help Lin Zhiwen, but ignored her shouting about calling the police.

Who is right and who is wrong is clear at a glance. Reporting to the police will only delay their business, won’t it?

Wan Tong led Gu Chenyue out of the store and suggested, “Gu Chenyue, how about I take you to eat something delicious?”

However, Gu Chenyue replied, “You should go back.”

His gaze fell on her schoolbag, and he suddenly said, “Wait for me.”

A few minutes later, Gu Chenyue returned with a cute Pikachu sticker in his hand and pasted it on the dirty spot on her schoolbag.

“I’ll buy you a new one next time,” he said.

Zheng Wantong watched him put the sticker on her bag and touched it with her hand, nodding in agreement. “Okay.”

Then she took out her phone and asked, “Can I have your phone number?”

“…” There was no response from Gu Chenyue, and his dark eyes blinked.

An Tong added, “If someone bullies me next time, I can call you.”

Only then did Gu Chenyue take out his phone, but he didn’t ask for her number. He just pressed a few buttons on his phone screen, and her phone rang.

Wan Tong: “…”

It turned out that he already had her number.

After sending Wan Tong home, Hu Tiankan picked up Gu Chenyue up.

The two returned to their rented house in the residential area. It had a layout of three bedrooms and one living room, but it was modified to look like an internet café, with five or six computers glowing in the living room.

When Gu Chenyue walked in, a guy with a messy hair came over excitedly, “Bro, those files are real. Chen Jun is indeed doing some shady things overseas. Bro, what do you want to do to him?”

He was just an illegitimate child, but the Chen family seemed to be too good to him. He secretly helped the Chen family do some shady business, so it was no wonder that when he was arrested, the Chen family quickly pulled him out.

Gu Chenyue’s first concern was, “Have you found out who sent the information?”

“Well… we don’t have any surveillance here, and there are too many people coming in and out of the neighborhood. The information was left in the mailbox for a long time before we found it. If we want to investigate, it’s really difficult.” The guy with the messy hair scratched his head.

Hu Tiankan lit a cigarette. “Who cares who sent it? Chen Jun and his people have forced us into a dead end. We can’t just kill him directly, so we’ll have to spend some time sending him to jail.”

“But when you think about it, it’s quite scary. We just happened to want to get rid of Chen Jun, and this information came just in time. Could it be that someone is watching us?” The messy-haired guy shuddered.

Everyone’s gaze finally fell on Gu Chenyue, “Yueyue, what do you think?”

Gu Chenyue reached out and picked up the document on the desk, scanning the printed words before saying, “Let’s get the evidence first, and also check Lin Zhiwen’s account.”

Hu Tiankan’s eyes lit up, “Are you thinking…”

Lin Zhiwen was just a tool for Chen Jun to sleep with, and they couldn’t go too deep into his transactions. But as long as they manipulated things a bit and involved Lin Zhiwen, the police could deal with them all together!

After discussing business matters, Gu Chenyue and Hu Tiankan went into the room. Gu Chenyue finally spoke up, “Kan, are you sure that Wan Tong hasn’t had any contact with strange people?”

Hu Tiankan, after being asked so seriously, thought about it carefully and shook his head, “No, she’s been obediently attending classes, occasionally going shopping on her own. Chen Jun did send people to harass her once, but they were beaten up by our people. He didn’t dare to cause trouble at school, so the little rabbit is still very safe. Yueyue, what are you worried about?”

Gu Chenyue still held the document in his hand, bowing his head slightly in the dim light, his handsome face half-shrouded in shadows.

“I suspect she’s the one who sent the information,” he said.

A person’s choice of words and sentence structure always has a distinctive feature, and he knew her better than anyone else.

“Uh…” Hu Tiankan widened his eyes. “Don’t scare me. Where did she get the information?”

After a moment, Hu Tiankan thought he might have found a reason. “Could it be something she heard at the bar parking lot that day?”

During the more than 20 minutes when she went missing, she seemed to have done a lot of things. At least, all the dirty work of Chen Jun and Lin Zhiwen was done by her.

That was also why Yueyue had been particularly concerned about her safety during this time.

Since Chen Jun had already retaliated against them, he could also harm her at any time.

Hu Tiankan sighed and looked at Gu Chenyue, who was frowning and lost in thought.

Zheng Wantong and them are destined to be inextricably linked.