Only after her death did I realize that she was the white moonlight of a billionaire CEO.

Chapter 46 I'm pursuing her, can't you tell?

Isn't this saying that Gu Zhen is despicable?

Li Xi frowned and asked Jiang Xinghe, "Did you eat explosives?"

Jiang Xinghe sneered and said sourly, "Some people, I've been their neighbor for over a year, and they never say goodnight to me."

Jiang Xinghe picked up his wine glass, took a sip, and continued sarcastically, "But some people have only been here a few days and they're already getting preferential treatment from others. Tsk tsk tsk..."

Thinking about the different treatment Gu Zhen gave him and Li Xi last night, Jiang Xinghe felt indignant.

A man who forgets loyalty for the sake of beauty!

Li Xi listened with a mixture of understanding and confusion, suspecting that Jiang Xinghe was alluding to her and Gu Zhen.

Li Xi found it hard not to think it was related to Gu Zhen, because Gu Zhen had indeed said goodnight to her last night.

Xue Ni didn't know that Jiang Xinghe was actually talking about Gu Zhen and Li Xi.

She spoke frankly, comforting Jiang Xinghe: "Brother Jiang, don't be angry. In certain situations, 'goodnight' can mean 'I love you'."

"Perhaps the friend you mentioned doesn't dislike you; he just has a crush on another friend of yours."

The three people at the table fell silent.

After a long pause, Jiang Xinghe looked back and forth between Li Xi and Gu Zhen with a strange expression. He leaned close to Gu Zhen's ear and asked, "Is that what you mean?"

Gu Zhen used chopsticks instead of fingers to push Jiang Xinghe's head away, "Stay away from me, I don't like physical contact with people."

Jiang Xinghe scoffed, then stretched out his right hand, pretending to pat Li Xi's arm, "Brother Xi, 'Goodnight' really does mean that..."

Before he could finish his question, Gu Zhen used chopsticks to lift his arm and forcefully pushed him back.

"Speak properly, what are you doing touching me like that?" Gu Zhen lectured him with a serious expression.

Jiang Xinghe's eyes widened, feeling both annoyed and amused.

"I'm talking about the rent collector."

Jiang Xinghe rested his arm on the table and turned to question Gu Zhen, who was drinking soup: "What do you mean? Our Xi-ge is a single beauty, what's wrong with me touching her arm?"

Is it illegal?

"Besides, what's it to you?"

Gu Zhen slowly drank the soup from the spoon.

He put down his spoon, elegantly wiped his mouth, and turned to ask Jiang Xinghe, "I'm pursuing her, can't you tell?"

puff!

Li Xi choked and coughed violently.

Jiang Xinghe also had a "Holy crap" expression on his face, while Xue Ni's eyes were shining.

She's found a real-life couple!

Seeing that Li Xi was still coughing, Gu Zhen got up, poured a glass of warm water, and handed it to Li Xi, saying gently, "Drink some water and calm down."

Li Xi lowered her head and said thank you. Whether it was from choking or embarrassment, her ears were red.

Seeing Gu Zhen sit down again, Jiang Xinghe asked him incredulously, "Brother Zhen, are you really pursuing Li Xi?"

Jiang Xinghe always felt that this was a very surreal thing.

Gu Zhen then hummed in agreement and said, "I am indeed pursuing Li Xi, but I haven't figured out how to pursue her yet."

"Currently, I'm speeding up my understanding of her and then developing a perfect plan to pursue her."

After saying that, Gu Zhen gently told Li Xi, "Li Xi, please wait a little longer. At the latest, I will have the details of the plan ready in a week."

"...Is it that formal?" Li Xi had never encountered a suitor like Gu Zhen before.

Who needs to write a plan to pursue someone?

“Of course,” Gu Zhen said. “I have never met anyone more attractive to me, and more difficult for me to understand than you.”

"You are the biggest challenge I have ever faced, and you deserve a comprehensive pursuit plan from me."

all in all.

Pursuing Li Xi is a very serious matter; one must be well-prepared and strike with certainty!

There can be no room for error.

Jiang Xinghe and Xue Ni exchanged glances. They had never seen a man like Gu Zhen who was so direct yet so particular about ritual.

It took Jiang Xinghe two minutes to process the news. He then mocked Li Xi with a half-smile, "Brother Xi, you used to say that Professor Gu was pure and virtuous, a true gentleman."

"What did I say?"

"He definitely has ill intentions towards you."

Li Xi felt a little guilty and hadn't figured out how to deal with Jiang Xinghe when she heard Gu Zhen say, "A beautiful lady is sought after by a gentleman. Li Xi is very good, I like her very much, and I want to pursue her. How is that having bad intentions?"

"To like someone but not dare to admit it, to want them but pretend to be reserved, that's what's called having bad intentions."

Jiang Xinghe had nothing to say.

Xue Ni clapped enthusiastically and gave Gu Zhen a thumbs up, "Professor Gu, you're right!"

Smelling the pungent smell of an impending romance, Jiang Xinghe couldn't help but complain, "This meal is inedible."

"Come on, drink!"

*

The meal ended after nine o'clock.

Xue Ni needed to catch the subway back to her rented apartment, so Li Xi asked Jiang Xinghe and Gu Zhen to help her clear the dishes while she took Xue Ni home first.

When they returned, the house was clean and tidy, and Jiang Xinghe had already gone back.

Gu Zhen was still waiting for her. He sat on the small sofa in the living room, looking up at the butterfly koi in the fish tank.

Upon hearing that Li Xi had returned, Gu Zhen got up and walked to the fish tank, asking Li Xi, "Which one is the lucky one, and which one is the nine thousand?"

Li Xi pointed randomly, "This is for attracting wealth."

"The other one is nine thousand."

Gu Zhen said, "But the photos you sent me yesterday are completely the opposite of what you just said."

“Then you must have misremembered.” Li Xi firmly refused to admit that she had made a mistake.

Gu Zhen smiled. He didn't expose Li Xi's lie, but simply raised his hand and patted her head, which was covered by a knitted hat. "Since you've taken them in, it's fate. Treat them well."

"Of course." Li Xi certainly wouldn't let them down.

After he finished speaking, the room suddenly fell silent.

Even Patrick Star fell asleep on Li Xi's sofa.

Listening to Patrick's snoring, Li Xi straightened up and suddenly said in a serious tone, "Actually, I didn't sleep with Gu Huaizhou."

Gu Zhen's face showed a hint of surprise. "I know..."

"I'm serious!" Li Xi said quickly, afraid that Gu Zhen wouldn't believe her. "Gu Huaizhou has a problem with his emotions. He has to talk to people through a screen. He must be ugly!"

"Furthermore, he is extremely ruthless. I personally witnessed him having his bodyguards intimidate Xie Jiaoyue, scaring her so much that she cried loudly."

Gu Zhen: "...Is he really that bad?"

"It's immoral to talk badly about people behind their backs, so don't ask anymore." Li Xi had almost tarnished Gu Huaizhou's image, but now she realized that gossiping was immoral.

Gu Zhen smiled and said, "Okay, I believe you."

Seeing that Gu Zhen truly believed her this time, Li Xi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I said those things just to spite Xie Jiaoyue."

"In a few days, rumors will probably start circulating about me staying overnight at the Gu family's house and sleeping with Gu Huaizhou."

"But there's really nothing between me and Gu Huaizhou. Just listen to those words, don't believe them."

It's fun to talk big for a while, but you still have to appease Professor Gu afterwards, which isn't so great.

Gu Zhen hummed in agreement, "Okay, I don't believe those rumors."

Seeing that Gu Zhen was so obedient, Li Xi felt embarrassed. She pointed to the watch on Gu Zhen's wrist and asked him, "What time is it?"

Gu Zhen glanced at it and told her, "It's almost ten o'clock."

"Then why aren't you going back yet?" Li Xi turned around, picked up Patrick Star, and put him in Gu Zhen's arms. She said, "Lanting Apartment prohibits casual relationships. We're not officially married yet, so you should go!"

After saying that, Li Xi cruelly pushed Gu Zhen out of the house.

Gu Zhen and Patrick Star stared at each other with wide eyes.

Back then, Gu Zhen didn't understand love, and the ridiculous rules he set were like a boomerang that finally pierced his body.

Patrick: "Aim."

You're so bored you're setting these ridiculous rules.