However, Gu Yuanqing acted as if he saw nothing. "Why so suddenly? We've been in love for some time. Don't you want everyone to be touched by our story?"
Cheng Xiran felt like vomiting but managed to hold it back.
As for Cheng Zhiyue, she never expected Gu Yuanqing to be such a shy and passionate person. She felt annoyed but had to play along with him, for he was still of some use to her. Thinking of what her mother had said, Cheng Zhiyue suddenly beamed and pretended to be coquettish. "Oh, Brother Gu, we've only been together for a few days. Besides, it's not good for others to know about it now. After all, I'm not as bold as my sister. I'm more reserved."
After saying that, she even pretended to move half a seat to the side. Cheng Xiran simply couldn't bear to watch and just focused on eating the big meat buns, for she had a lot of things to do.
Gu Yuanqing didn't mind. He just looked at Cheng Zhiyue carefully for a while and then nodded in agreement. "Since Miss Zhiyue has said so, I certainly won't force you, right?"
Without waiting for Cheng Zhiyue to reply, he calmly looked at Cheng Xiran and said gently, "Although I came to the newspaper office in vain today, I still want to treat you to lunch. Anyway, you're Zhiyue's sister, so you're also like my sister. I wonder if you'd do me the honor?"
Since he had said so, it would be inappropriate for her to decline, or it would seem as if she was deliberately avoiding them. So she replied, "Sure, see you at noon then."
After saying that, she didn't intend to entertain them anymore. Seeing Gu Yuanqing and Cheng Zhiyue looking at each other in bewilderment, Cheng Xiran took the opportunity to get up and go upstairs. "I need to write the manuscript for tomorrow, so I won't accompany you. Make yourselves at home."
There was no response behind her, but she didn't expect any. After staying upstairs for a while, just as the shopkeeper came up with a beaming face, she casually asked, "Have they left?"
While asking, she absent - mindedly looked at the glazed flower vase on one side, and unconsciously, the handsome face of Helian Duo and his deep and magnetic voice emerged in her mind.
Since the shopkeeper knew the ins and outs of the matter, he explained in detail, "They've left. They said they were going to stroll around the market and buy some things to take back."
Cheng Xiran smacked her lips but didn't reply.
"The discarded manuscript that Miss specially placed in that corner before has been taken away."
Thanks to the shopkeeper's reminder, Cheng Xiran was more certain in her mind. Since she had cast the net, all she had to do next was wait for the catch. She didn't need to worry about other things.
Thinking that she had to have lunch with two annoying people at noon, how could she not invite Helian Duo to such a good show! Cheng Zhiyue was infatuated with Helian Duo. There must be a lot of good dramas to watch...
A glint of cunning flashed in Cheng Xiran's eyes, and a sneer involuntarily appeared on her lips. Then she ordered the shopkeeper, "If you're free later, go to the Prince's Mansion in person to invite the prince. Tell him that I'll treat him to lunch at the Drunken Immortal Restaurant at noon to thank him for the gifts he brought back for me during his southern trip."
The shopkeeper took the order and left. The smile in Cheng Xiran's eyes was about to overflow.
As expected, when the shopkeeper came back, he brought the answer she wanted to hear. "The prince has agreed and said that he will go there on time."