Chapter 1300: Inexplicable Woes
Wen Xinya met her friends at eight in the evening. Surprisingly, she did not bring Si Yiyan along.
Her friends had all changed tremendously throughout the past three years. Gu Junling had gradually begun taking over his family’s business while Ling Qingxuan had already begun running the Ling Family’s entertainment company and was making outstanding achievements in the entertainment industry.
Han Mofeng was doing rather well too and had already been promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel. On the other hand, Xu Zhenyu had also been doing extremely well in Capital city, especially since he had the support of the Xu family.
Zhou Tianyu had already graduated from Beihua University but did not have any other plans at the moment. Meanwhile, Xu Tongxuan was arranged to work in the National Security Bureau with the help of her family.
However… the only pity was that Zhou Tianyu and Gu Junling were still in an ambiguous and non-exclusive relations.h.i.+p even though the two of them had been making progress throughout the past three years. Gu Junling was not eager, though. To him, slow and steady wins the race. He felt that Zhou Tianyu was already his to keep at this point.
However, Wen Xinya was not as optimistic as him. In her previous lifetime… Gu Junling had also allowed Zhou Tianyu to escape from his hands. Her decision to become a diplomat was a ticking time bomb between them.
Wen Xinya felt like she was their mother, for she could not stop worrying about them.
Noticing that Wen Xinya was walking towards her alone, Zhou Tianyu began to tease her. “Hey, where’s your boyfriend? I thought he’d be leashed to you wherever you go!”
Whenever Si Yiyan was around, they wouldn’t dare to tease or make fun of Wen Xinya. Hence… Zhou Tianyu and Gu Junling had become the subject of their teasing. Throughout the years, the jokes became more and more explicit and she could not stop them at all.
Hence, she began to resent Wen Xinya and immediately teased her when she realized that Si Yiyan was not around.
Feeling embarra.s.sed, Wen Xinya thought, Trust her to come up with such a silly metaphor! “Don’t talk about me. Speak for yourself. You and Gu Junling are practically inseparable. Do you plan to accept his pursuit or not!?!”
It had been more than three years since Gu Junling expressed his feelings for Zhou Tianyu openly, during which he had been putting in plenty of effort into courting her.
Even Xu Tongxuan could not help but chime in. “Tianyu, I really don’t know what you’re thinking. What’s so bad about Little Eunuch Gu? Honestly… men like him are extinct nowadays. If you don’t treasure him, a good man like him will never come by again.”
Gu Junling had been carrying a torch for Zhou Tianyu for more than a decade and had also courted her for three years. All of that was enough to prove his genuine devotion towards her.
Zhou Tianyu’s smile stiffened and remained silent for a while before answering, “Don’t worry, guys. I know what to do.”
She then looked down at Wen Xinya and Xu Tongxuan.
Wen Xinya could tell from her expression that things were far more complicated than they had thought. She said softly, “Tianyu, we’re in no place to comment about your relations.h.i.+p with Gu Junling but… we can tell that you do have feelings for him. However, why are you still unwilling to accept him?”
Xu Tongxuan added, “Tianyu, we actually feel really sorry for Little Eunuch Gu. He treats you so well. I’m sure you feel something for him, too.”
Hanging her head low, Zhou Tianyu answered softly, “I know that you guys have my best interests at heart but…” She placed her hands on her lap and clenched them tightly. “I have my reasons too.”
Wen Xinya was suddenly filled with an ominous feeling. Throughout the years, they had mentioned about Gu Junling to her countless times before. However, she would always avoid the questions whenever they talked about him, and would even change the subject. They all thought that she simply couldn’t take the teasing.
However, her reaction now told them that there was something more to it and that her inexplicable reason could be the obstruction in her relations.h.i.+p with Gu Junling.
She clearly didn’t wish to talk about it.
Wen Xinya shot Xu Tongxuan a glance, after which Xu Tongxuan caught the hint and said to Zhou Tianyu, “Tianyu, honestly speaking, you’re a little selfish. If you don’t like Gu Junling, just tell him straight and let him give up on you. Why do you have to leave him hanging and put him through such misery?”
Xu Tongxuan could also sense that things between Zhou Tianyu and Gu Junling were not that simple.
Wen Xinya chimed in. “Tianyu, Xuanxuan is right. You’re not doing the right thing. Since you don’t fancy Gu Junling, you should make things clear to him. He’s not a thick-skinned person, he won’t pester you if you tell him that you don’t fancy him. If… you can’t bring yourself to say it, we can do it on your behalf.”
Zhou Tianyu immediately got rather agitated and said, “I do fancy Gu Junling, it’s just…”
Wen Xinya hurriedly asked, “Just what?”
Zhou Tianyu paused all of a sudden as a look of dejection formed on her face and her body began to tremble. It was as if she was terrified of something. She pressed her lips together and remained silent.
Xu Tongxuan asked anxiously, “Tianyu, what are your reasons and difficulties, exactly? Hurry and tell us. Maybe we can help you out. Even if we can’t, we can at least be your listening ears.”
Zhou Tianyu said bitterly, “You guys can’t help me, anyway. You just have to believe me. I do fancy Gu Junling, but I don’t wish to harm him.”
Xu Tongxuan and Wen Xinya looked at each other in disbelief.
Wen Xinya asked, “You mean, you’d be harming Gu Junling if you get together with him?”
Zhou Tianyu remained silent.
She was admitting it.
Wen Xinya could not help but begin to frown. She could not understand what was going on at all. However, Zhou Tianyu’s reaction was telling her that something was wrong. She felt that she had to get to the bottom of the truth.
Xu Tongxuan shared the same thoughts as Wen Xinya and found the matter to be rather problematic. She even wondered if the Zhou Family had disapproved of Gu Junling, or if Zhou Tianyu had developed a terminal illness like the female leads of cliche television dramas and did not wish to become a burden to Gu Junling. However, she knew that Zhou Tianyu wasn’t that pretentious.
Just as the two of them were about to speak, the door of the room was pushed open. Gu Junling, Han Mofeng, and Ling Qingxuan entered the room joyously, chatting with each other while placing an arm on each other’s shoulder.