BXBX NOVEL Chapter 13 - 13 Flirting?
“Gu Cheng. Is this also your wish?” Ye Bingtong’s face was pale, as she looked at Gu Cheng with a pitiful, woeful expression.
For no reason at all, Gu Cheng felt another pang of heartache.
But he restrained himself, lowered his gaze, and gritted his teeth as he said, “Yes. My brother’s wish is also my wish.”
He and his brother had lost their father when they were young, leaving behind only a company on the brink of bankruptcy. It was his brother who gave up his studies to take on this heavy burden.
The current prosperity of the Gu Family was entirely his brother’s doing. The stable life he enjoyed was all thanks to his brother’s protection.
If he, one day, really became such a stranger because of Ye Bingtong…
Gu Cheng was unwilling.
He would rather have it all end sooner.
Moreover.
Ye Bingtong had long harbored feelings for someone else, had she not?
Gu Cheng was actually going to annul the engagement?
Ye Bingtong revealed an expression of disbelief.
Wasn’t he supposed to be so in love with her that he couldn’t live without her?
How could he possibly want to break off the engagement?
After having contact with Pei Yue, Ye Bingtong often lamented in private, feeling bitter about her fate. When she finally met the person who truly stirred her heart, she was already engaged to another.
She suffered night after night, feeling as though the Ye Family only saw her as a tool for alliance through marriage, and that she lived without any sense of self.
Therefore, when Ye Xiao returned, besides feeling threatened, she also harbored some discreet hopes.
She thought.
If this was an engagement between the Ye and Gu Families, then with Ye Xiao’s return, shouldn’t it be her duty to fulfill it?
After all, she was the eldest daughter of the Ye Family; it was her responsibility to carry out this marriage alliance.
Unfortunately.
Gu Cheng did not agree yesterday.
At that time, Ye Bingtong couldn’t quite articulate her own thoughts.
She felt a mix of disappointment and an indescribable pleasure.
After all, he was her fiancé. If he so easily fell into the arms of another, wouldn’t that make her seem utterly useless?
Ye Bingtong thought that when the chance came, she would continue to plot to break off the engagement.
But before she could even begin her scheming…
Gu Cheng actually agreed.
He consented to dissolving the engagement.
He didn’t want her anymore.
Should she be happy?
But for some reason, she felt only an inexplicable sense of shame.
She fell for someone else, she could let go of Gu Cheng.
But Gu Cheng not wanting her…
Wasn’t that just a blatant slap in her face?
Ye Xiao, who was standing by, also widened her pupils as she munched on her melon seeds.
[My goodness, could this engagement really be called off just like that? Just because of a green hat? That’s impossible! No matter what the female lead does, the male side character should be clinging to her legs, begging her not to leave!]
Listening to this, Gu Cheng bit his teeth even harder, turning to look at Ye Mingcheng and Du Yaru. “Uncle, Auntie. Bingtong and I are truly not suitable for each other. Let’s call off this engagement,” he said.
Gu Cheng was ready for Ye Mingcheng and Du Yaru to disagree, even curse and scold him.
After all, it was only after he saw that kind of video that he made such a determination.
But Uncle and Auntie, they still didn’t know about Bingtong and that young man’s affair.
Ye Bingtong also looked at Ye Mingcheng and Du Yaru with a face full of expectation.
This engagement wasn’t merely a matter between two individuals.
It involved both families!
Mom and Dad would definitely not agree to Gu Cheng and Gu Yan messing things up like this.
Ye Mingcheng pondered for a moment, then asked seriously, “Gu Cheng, have you really decided?”
Gu Cheng slowly nodded his head. “Uncle, you can hit me or scold me, but I have already decided.”
“Alright, then let’s call off the engagement,” Ye Mingcheng sighed, and surprisingly, he readily agreed.
Gu Cheng was braced for a storm, yet he did not expect that Ye Mingcheng would agree so easily.
He was stunned as well.
Just…
Just like that?
“What the fuck??? Consensus reached just like that?! Everything’s messed up; the whole plot is in shambles!”
Ye Xiao was shocked.
The modifications she made to the plot were minor and didn’t affect the main storyline at all.
She didn’t feel like she had done anything earth-shattering, yet suddenly, the plot took a 360-degree turn.
The loyal dog suddenly stopped fawning.
The male supporting character suddenly woke up.
How can the story continue now?
Keep in mind, as the deeply affectionate male support, Gu Cheng had quite a significant role.
In the future, every time the male and female leads argued, the female lead would run to Gu Cheng and throw herself into his arms amidst heavy rain, and this scene would always be witnessed by the male lead, leading to more tortured love. Gu Cheng would continue to silently protect the female lead.
“Male support!! You can’t just back down like this!! You’re a crucial part of their play! You give up on true love so easily, and I, Ye Xiao, officially look down on you!”
Ye Xiao’s roaring voice echoed in everyone’s minds, and they all fell somewhat silent.
Gu Yan was the calmest one. He said evenly, “Tomorrow, my mother will visit the Ye Family to formally cancel the engagement.”
“Alright,” Ye Mingcheng felt a bit guilty: “Bingtong’s just a child who doesn’t understand things. We’ve wronged you.”
Gu Yan paused for a moment.
The Ye Family was this sensible?
Or was it that they had already heard about Bingtong’s actions?
Bingtong was on the verge of going crazy.
She was the one being rejected, so how come she was the one being blamed for ignorance?
Ever since Ye Xiao returned, the Ye Family’s favoritism was simply too much!
Fine!
If the engagement is to be cancelled, then cancel it. Let’s see who regrets it first.
Bingtong was angry and made no attempt to salvage the situation, saying only, “The engagement can be cancelled, but Pei Yue is still in the detention center, shouldn’t you get him out first?”
Gu Cheng looked at Bingtong’s face, which once haunted his dreams, and said numbly, “You were the one injured, if you don’t mind, then I have no objection.”
Bingtong paused, then realized what he meant.
As the victim, as long as she forgave Pei Yue, naturally nothing would happen to him.
It seemed she needed to visit the police station immediately.
The longer Pei Yue stayed in there, the more he’d suffer.
“Uncle, Aunt,” Gu Yan greeted, then glanced at the bewildered Ye Xiao and said, “It doesn’t look like there’s anything else to do here. I’ll take my brother and leave first.”
“Alright,” both Ye Mingcheng and Du Yaru agreed.
Before leaving, Gu Yan glanced thoughtfully at Ye Xiao.
This true daughter of the Ye Family seemed a bit out of the ordinary.
She appears to know many things.
In his past life, Gu Yan didn’t meddle much in Gu Cheng’s affairs initially, focusing solely on work until it was too late when he finally started to intervene.
Ye Xiao’s musings about male and female leads also intrigued Gu Yan.
Having been given a second chance at life, he was determined not to let the tragedies of his previous life repeat.
Ye Xiao might be able to help him with that.
“Miss Ye,” Gu Yan stopped at the door and suddenly pulled out his phone, “I wonder if I could have the honor of exchanging contact information with you.”
Ye Xiao: “?????”
Meow meow meow?
Ye Mingcheng and Du Yaru were also stupefied!
What’s going on?
Was Gu Yan hitting on their Xiaoxiao?
He was known as a ruthless tycoon in the business world, an unsmiling judge of the underworld, and for years, he had no scandals with any woman.
It was commonly believed that Gu Yan would spend his life with his work.
But now, this iron tree bloomed and he was asking for Xiaoxiao’s contact information?