BXBX NOVEL Chapter 30 - 35: Things Remain as They Are, People Do Not
So, faced with the one he loves, he could also be gentle and caring, doting and tender…
He’s cold to her, simply because he doesn’t love her…
Why couldn’t she understand such a simple truth?
“Lin Yin, come upstairs with me. I have something to discuss with you.” Gu Huai’an set his gaze on the woman seated across the room and, after excusing himself from Mrs. Meng, began to walk out of the living room.
“I’ll be right back.” Lin Yin patted her daughter’s hand lightly, stood up and nodded politely at Mrs. Meng before following him out.
“Look at us old folks chattering away. The young ones must be bored. Rarely does Qingxin come home, so why don’t the four of you go out and have some fun, youngsters have a lot in common.” Zhou Mantong suggested with a smile.
“Rong Ling, you are the elder brother, take Xiao Ci and Qingxin out to buy things they like. Zhenglin, if you don’t mind, you can come along too.” Mrs. Gu spoke.
“Of course, I don’t mind. It would be my honor to accompany the two Miss Gus while shopping.” Meng Zhenglin’s gaze drifted inadvertently towards Gu Qingxin’s petite face, swallowing hard, a burning desire stirred within him.
“I don’t want to go.” Gu Qingxin flatly refused, her complexion worsening.
“Dear, my birthday is just around the corner. Can’t Rong Ling take you out to buy me a birthday gift?” Mrs. Gu shot Gu Qingxin a reproachful look.
“1 can buy your birthday gift myself.” Gu Qingxin found it genuinely unbearable to face Tang Rongling and Gu Yunci.
“You and your tasteless gifts, do you think I’d like them?” Mrs. Gu sneered contemptuously.
With the conversation having reached this point, Gu Qingxin had no option but to say, “Then let me inform my mom.”
“There’s no need. Your dad has some very important matters to discuss with your mom. 1’11 let her know when she returns.”
“Little sister, let’s go. Ah Ling, get the car ready.” At the right moment, Gu Yunci came over, intertwining her arm with Gu Qingxin’s.
Such a display of sisterly affection.
Mrs. Gu, satisfied with Gu Yunci’s behavior, nodded approvingly and said, “I hope Mrs. Meng won’t mind.”
“Not at all, not at all. Zhenglin, take good care of the Miss Gus.” Mrs. Meng gently patted her son, a smile gracing her face.
“I understand, mom.” Meng Zhenglin stood up, his gaze fixed intently on Gu Qingxin’s face.
The four of them reached the courtyard. Tang Rongling drove his white Range Rover out, got off at the passenger seat, opened the car door. Gu Yunci, with affection filled eyes, handed her hand to the approaching man, then took her seat in the passenger side.
Meng Zhenglin had already opened the back door of the car, turned to Gu Qingxin and said, “Miss Gu, please.”
Gu Qingxin stared blankly at the car in front of her. This was the car she had ridden in many times before. In the past, the passenger seat was reserved for her.
Gu Qingxin is by no means a capricious girl. On the contrary, she is kind to everyone around her. However, ever since she laid her eyes on that handsome young boy Tang Rongling, she fell for him.
So, she only acted domineering, capricious towards him…
“All Ling, from now on, only I can sit in the passenger seat of your car. If you dare let another girl sit there, 1 will have grandpa punish you.”
From then on, that spot was forever hers, and no other woman ever occupied it…
But now, things are not as they once were…
The sight before her was too dazzling, Gu Qingxin’s eyes began to well up. She dropped her eyelashes in embarrassment and got into the back seat of the car mechanically..