coobybook Chapter 37 The Battleground of False Heroes
Chapter 37 The Battleground of False Heroes
"Gu Jinxing".
"Ok?"
"My name is Gu Jinxing."
Shen Wancheng, “...”
Is this the key point?
The point is, we don't have to know each other!
Shen Wancheng didn't want to talk anymore, and kept her mouth shut, ignoring everyone watching her.
"Cough cough."
Shen Yao coughed a few times to break the awkward silence.
"Um... the Marseille race has started, everyone should watch the horses, why are you all staring at my sister?"
Although Xu Pingtao and Liang Muchao were curious, they turned their attention back to the arena.
Only the blind Gu Jinxing remained staring at Shen Wancheng.
Shen Wancheng, as if unaware, also looked towards the arena.
Only Shen Yao glared fiercely at Gu Jinxing.
Gu Jinxing's cold and stern expression remained unchanged, as if he truly couldn't see Shen Yao's warning gaze.
A horse race is too fast!
Seeing that both of her bets had finished in the top three, Shen Wancheng felt no joy at making money again; she only felt that the race was too short.
A huge cheer erupted from the stadium.
Xu Pingtao naturally realized that Shen Wancheng didn't want to talk to Gu Jinxing. Although he was curious about what entanglement his intelligent granddaughter had with this youngest family head in Hong Kong, he chose to respect Shen Wancheng and did not continue the previous topic.
Xu Pingtao asked Shen Wancheng, "Did you win the horse bet?"
Shen Wancheng's expression had calmed down. She nodded to Xu Pingtao and said, "Yes, I placed bets on numbers 3 and 8."
"Second and third place, impressive."
Shen Wancheng chuckled lightly, "I only plan to buy tickets for this one game. I plan to redeem the prize with Yaoyao and then go home."
Xu Pingtao intuitively felt that Shen Wancheng wanted to watch one show and then leave because of Gu Jinxing's appearance.
Xu Pingtao glanced at Gu Jinxing with disdain.
He then said to Shen Wancheng, "I said I'd treat you to dinner last time but it didn't work out. This time, shouldn't you give this old man a chance?"
This old man still harbors ulterior motives towards her sister.
Shen Yao thought to herself, and opened her mouth to refuse.
Unexpectedly, Xu Pingtao stared at her as he spoke.
"Besides, Shen Yao is still at work, you have to wait for her to get off work."
Shen Yao opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.
She had forgotten that she should have been with the horse farm staff; she had sneaked over.
Liang Muchao, who had been silent all along, finally found an opportunity to interject.
"Does Shen Yao work at this horse farm? Sigh, I should have come to visit you more often."
Shen Yao was very dissatisfied with Liang Muchao, who had brought Gu Jinxing with him, and she spoke to him coldly.
"We're not close, so we don't hang out or make plans."
"this...."
Liang Muchao had always felt that he and Shen Yao got along quite well, but he never expected Shen Yao to say such a thing. His intuition led him to attribute the problem to Gu Jinxing.
Liang Muchao kicked Gu Jinxing's wheelchair in dissatisfaction.
It's all that bastard's fault.
He originally thought Gu Jinxing was curious about the person who saw through the "Kowloon Wharf" plan, but it turned out that he already knew Shen Wancheng and didn't even explain it to him in advance.
Bad friends.
Ignoring Liang Muchao and the others, Xu Pingtao continued to contact Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao.
"Since Shen Yao still has to go to work, let's wait for her to get off work at the horse farm and have a casual dinner together tonight."
Shen Wan clarified Chu Xupingtao's purpose; she also wanted to acknowledge this adopted grandfather.
So he stopped insisting on leaving.
"also."
Shen Wancheng said to Shen Yao, "Go back to work. Mr. Xu and I will wait for you in the prize redemption lounge."
Shen Yao didn't want to leave now; she felt that all three men present had designs on her sister.
But after Shen Wancheng gave her a reassuring look, she ultimately chose to believe Shen Wancheng and listen to her.
Shen Yao went to work.
Shen Wancheng and Xu Pingtao left the horse farm together.
Unexpectedly, Gu Jinxing and Liang Muchao shamelessly followed behind them.
Xu Pingtao was full of questions, but he didn't want to ask. The He family and the Gu and Liang families had a decent relationship, and Gu Jinxing and Liang Muchao were both his juniors, so he couldn't very well kick them out.
Shen Wancheng completely ignored the two of them.
She went to the prize redemption counter and won another 2000 yuan.
At least there's something to be happy about.
Gu Jinxing lingered there without leaving or saying a word, leaving everyone present, including Shen Wancheng, completely baffled.
Xu Pingtao kept trying to find topics to talk about with Shen Wancheng, and Liang Muchao would occasionally chime in.
Shen Wancheng waited for Shen Yao to get off work, feeling like every second was an eternity.
Xu Pingtao and Shen Wancheng got up to leave.
The next moment, Shen Wancheng's wrist was grabbed by someone.
Gu Jinxing's actions were so swift that Shen Wancheng's first thought was to ask a question.
"Aren't you blind?"
Saying this to someone who has recently gone blind due to an eye injury is somewhat offensive.
Xu Pingtao looked at Gu Jinxing, thinking that if Gu Jinxing got angry, he would definitely protect Shen Wancheng.
Liang Muchao's heart jumped into his throat; his friend had never been known for his good temper.
"Oh."
No one expected Gu Jinxing to suddenly laugh.
It's kind of scary.
Shen Wancheng felt a chill run down her spine.
"Shen Wancheng, do you want me to come here and settle things with you about what happened that night?"
Shen Wancheng took a deep breath and tried her best to ask calmly, "What do you want?"
"You and Xu Pingtao probably don't mind if I join you for a casual meal, right?"
Shen Wancheng really didn't want more people to know about her entanglement with Gu Jinxing, or to be associated with him from then on.
She glanced at Xu Pingtao and saw that he did not intend to refuse.
Shen Wancheng gritted her teeth and said, "Fine, I had good luck betting on horses today, so let me treat Mr. Xu and you to a meal."
Gu Jinxing released Shen Wancheng's wrist.
"It would be my great honor."
Even Liang Muchao, who always considered himself thick-skinned, couldn't help but give Gu Jinxing a thumbs up.
She immediately realized that Gu Jinxing couldn't see her, and then said to Gu Jinxing, "Brother Xing, you're really something."
When Shen Yao met Shen Wancheng and the others, she glanced behind Shen Wancheng, pursed her lips, and said to her face.
"How come they're still here?"
Liang Muchao was so embarrassed that he wanted to leave immediately, but his good friend, President Gu, showed no intention of leaving and remained calm.
Liang Muchao had no choice but to risk his life to accompany the gentleman.
He chuckled and said, "Shen Yao, it's not like we've never eaten together before, there's no need to be so disgusted with me."
Shen Yao rolled her eyes at him.
"I just don't like you, but you still refuse to leave?"
Liang Muchao touched his nose to ease the awkwardness. Shen Yao's lack of courtesy, while not enough to make him angry, still kept quiet.
We arrived at the parking lot.
Shen Wancheng got into Xu Pingtao's car without any hesitation, and Shen Yao naturally followed.
"Mr. Xu, you don't mind if I ride in your car, do you?"
No, sir, you have your own car and driver, why are you squeezing onto this bus?
Everyone looked at Gu Jinxing speechlessly.
Gu Jinxing is now like a blind man, seemingly oblivious to the gazes of the crowd.
He took his subordinate's hand and got into Xu Pingtao's car, taking the last seat in the back.
Shen Wancheng gritted her teeth in anger, but still spoke to Xu Pingtao.
“Mr. Xu, I’m sorry, if you mind sitting in the front, Yao Yao and I will switch cars.”
Xu Pingtao had long realized that his granddaughter, whom he had not yet acknowledged, had a close relationship with Gu Jinxing.
He figured he'd find out sooner or later anyway, so he wasn't in a hurry to investigate.
Despite his age, he still has this much composure.
Xu Pingtao said in an approachable manner.
"It's okay, I'll sit in the passenger seat."