The sound of wind chimes rang out, and Zhang Jingyi smiled and said "Welcome".
A woman with gorgeous features and a hot body came in. She was wearing extremely thin and figure-revealing clothes in such a cold day. She was very graceful and extremely attractive. The guests in the coffee shop couldn't help but look at her.
The woman ignored everyone's gazes and walked straight to the second floor of Qingzhu House.
When Zhang Jingyi saw the guest coming in, her brows furrowed slightly, but she quickly reacted and hurried over to stop her.
"Sorry, sir, the second floor is closed right now," she said with a wry smile.
Chen Zhiru frowned, an impatient look on his face, staring at the top of the stairs without blinking, and said, "I know Gu Jiu is up there, I need to find her for something."
Zhang Jingyi smiled politely and said, "Sorry, the second floor is closed."
Chen Zhiru's patience finally ran out, and he turned his gaze to her.
Ever since she became a player, she has been like a fish in water in the real world. It has been a long time since she was stopped so tactlessly by someone. Especially when this person was Gu Jiu's follower, she felt even more unhappy.
Because of the unhappiness, the aura of a B-level player is inevitably exposed, which is not something an ordinary person can bear.
Zhang Jingyi felt uncomfortable with her gaze. She found breathing inexplicably difficult and her legs felt weak. She was confused and wondered when did Chen Zhiru become so powerful
"Get out of the way!" Chen Zhiru did not take an ordinary person seriously. If she hadn't been concerned about Huo Ting, she would have taken action long ago.
Although Zhang Jingyi felt that Chen Zhiru looked quite scary now, she still did not back down and refused to give in.
Finally, Chen Zhiru’s patience ran out. Just as he reached out to pick her up and was about to throw her out, a voice rang out.
"Chen Zhiru, what are you doing?"
Chen Zhiru looked up and saw Gu Jiu and Huo Ting standing on the stairs. They had appeared here at some point and were looking at her.
Her hands loosened involuntarily and she forced a smile: "I just asked her to leave, I didn't do anything." After explaining, she felt a little annoyed again. She was not explaining to Gu Jiu, but to Huo Ting.
Gu Jiu walked down slowly, and Huo Ting followed behind her.
Chen Zhiru's eyes felt sore after watching this scene. She couldn't help but recall the past. Whenever these two people appeared, even when facing someone as valuable as Huo Ting, Gu Jiu would act like this, ordering people around with confidence. No one could act like a young master in front of her, a young lady. Everyone else felt sorry for Huo Ting.
Obviously this person doesn't cherish him, why does he always come to her
Gu Jiu didn't look at Chen Zhiru. She reached out her hand, accurately grasped Zhang Jingyi's hand and probed her body. She found that Chen Zhiru really didn't do anything to her, and then she said almsgivingly: "It's rare that you are smart for once. I forgive you."
Chen Zhiru was almost pissed off by her.
Her face was flushed red and she looked like she might explode and hit someone at any time. Even Zhang Jingyi was a little worried that the eldest lady might drive her crazy and make her do something terrible.
Chen Zhiru took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
She knew that she was no match for Gu Jiu, no matter in the past or now, even though this realization was hard for her to accept, she did not escape. Although they were both B-level players, after experiencing the "Ella Town" dungeon, she saw that Gu Jiu's combat power and ability to pass levels were far beyond her ability.
She ignored Gu Jiu and turned to look at Huo Ting, her eyes shining brightly.
She looked very careful and asked: "Brother Ting, when did you come to Hai City? Why didn't you tell me when you came here so that I could pick you up?"
He said this as if they knew each other very well.
Zhang Jingyi secretly rolled her eyes, thinking that Chen Zhiru would really make her proud. This handsome guy had an extraordinary temperament and his identity must be extraordinary. Maybe he was from the same class as Gu Jiu. She got to know this handsome guy through Gu Jiu. How could Chen Zhiru have the nerve to think that they were familiar with each other
Huo Ting said briefly: "No need, I want to talk to Gu Jiu about something."
When the people who were paying attention to this side heard his answer, they couldn't help but laugh secretly. It turned out that the girl was the one who was paying for the guy, and the boy had already made his attitude very clear. The two of them were not that close yet.
Chen Zhiru felt a little embarrassed and couldn't help biting her lip.
Her looks are rather sexy and beautiful, and her pitiful demeanor does not suit her. The queen-like image is more suitable for her. Unfortunately, Chen Zhiru has always liked to compete with Gu Jiu, and instinctively learned her words and deeds. She insisted on playing the persona of a pure and innocent little white flower, but in the end, she made it look out of place, and her beautiful appearance was ruined to only a few points.
Zhang Jingyi was extremely speechless.
She and Gu Jiu were friends and were not unfamiliar with Chen Zhiru. She always felt that Chen Zhiru loved Gu Jiu deeply and learned everything from her. Unfortunately, she did not learn the essence of a young lady, nor did she learn the gentleness of a young lady, which made it difficult for men to pity her.
Huo Ting didn't look at Chen Zhiru again, and said to Gu Jiu: "Ajiu, I'm leaving first. We'll get together again next time when we have time."
Gu Jiu nodded, "Have a good trip."
Huo Ting hummed and strode out.
"Brother Ting!"
Chen Zhiru chased after him and followed him all the way out of the coffee shop.
Everyone in the coffee shop could see that Huo Ting stopped at the curb outside the door. Chen Zhiru showed a look of surprise on her face, but this surprise quickly turned into resentment.
Huo Ting said to her very honestly: "If there is nothing to do in the real world, you should go to the training ground of Wujie City to train more and improve your strength. I will go to the A-level field soon, and I guess I can't help you in the future."
Chen Zhiru looked at him resentfully and asked subconsciously, "What about Gu Jiu?" She didn't believe that he would not take care of Gu Jiu.
He was willing to take care of her, and after knowing that Gu Jiu was also a player, she didn't believe he would just leave it alone. This man was very responsible, especially since players were sensitive. He hoped that there would be more players in their world, and he would definitely not leave it alone.
"What does it have to do with Gu Jiu?" Huo Ting looked at her strangely. "Gu Jiu is very strong. She doesn't need others to worry about her. She can definitely survive in the game world."
Does he mean that he is too weak to survive in the game world
Even though it was true, Chen Zhiru was still very angry and cursed him inwardly as a bastard.
"If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving." Huo Ting said politely and strode across the road.
He is indeed very busy. Not only does he have to deal with the players' affairs, but he also has to deal with things in the real world. He decided to come to Hai City last night because he wanted to find out about Gu Jiu's affairs, so he squeezed out time to come here.
Chen Zhiru watched him leave, and when he realized he couldn't call him back, he kicked the street lamp in anger.
"The street lamp didn't provoke you, why did you kick it? Why don't you straighten it?" Gu Jiu said unhappily.
Chen Zhiru looked at the street lamp pole that was slightly bent by her kick, and silently straightened it. Then she reacted and said angrily, "What does it have to do with you?"
"Why is it none of my business?" Gu Jiu said with a smile, "When you attacked my family, why didn't you say it was none of my business? We are all players, so Huo Ting shouldn't say anything if I hit you."
Chen Zhiru was startled and quickly said, "Players cannot attack each other!"
Gu Jiu still smiled gently, "You are right, the rules are like this, but I can also exploit the loopholes in the rules to kill you, do you believe it?"
Chen Zhiru felt cold all over and looked at her in horror.
She had no doubt about Gu Jiu's words. This man was too smart. If she said that he could kill her by exploiting the loopholes in the rules, then he would definitely do it. She finally felt a little regretful. She shouldn't have relied on herself as a player to let the Chen family set traps for the Gu family.
"Gu, the Gu family didn't get fooled, and nothing happened, right?" she said with difficulty.
Gu Jiu said nothing and looked at her coldly.
A black luxury car stopped by the roadside. The window opened, revealing the face of a slightly chubby middle-aged man. He said happily, "Zhiru, why are you here? Oh, Ajiu is here too."
Listen to the tone, it's full of smug boasting.
Gu Jiu gave him a condescending look. She could tell by the pride in his tone that she curled her lips and smiled at him.
Chen Shishen got out of the car, dressed like a successful man, looking very high-spirited.
Seeing his eldest daughter who used to need him to fawn on him humbly, he now felt proud and wished that this proud eldest daughter would beg him for alms, just like the Gu family had given alms to him in the past.
He pretended to be concerned and said, "Your eyesight is not good, and you are almost blind. Why do you go out so casually? Don't the people in the Gu family care about you? Otherwise, you and Dad should go back. The Chen family is different now. We have moved to a new house. The house is very big, and there is no problem for the whole family to live together..."
After hearing these smug words, Chen Zhiru came to her senses and felt so embarrassed that she could dig out a three-bedroom, two-living-room apartment with her toes.
If Gu Jiu wasn't a player, the Chen family would certainly come to her and show off and slap her in the face, but after knowing that Gu Jiu was also a player, her father doing this was like a clown, making her so embarrassed that she wanted to dig a hole and bury herself alive.
She felt somewhat relieved that Huo Ting was gone. If...
Just as she was thinking this, she suddenly found that Huo Ting had come back again, standing not far away and looking at this side with an inexplicable expression.
Chen Zhiru: “…” I want to die!
Gu Jiu looked at the middle-aged man in front of him with a look of mental retardation, somewhat puzzled, "Why did my mother like you in the first place? Does she really have to repay you with her body for saving my life?"
Chen Shishen's voice suddenly stopped and his face turned red.
Even Chen Zhiru couldn't help but lower his head.
Back then, Gu Jiu's mother, Gu Jiaqi, was the eldest daughter of the Gu family. She had a very noble status and had countless suitors. Chen Shishen was not even ranked last, so naturally no one took her seriously.
But what a coincidence it is.
The eldest daughter of the Gu family was suddenly kidnapped, and Chen Shishen was lucky enough to save her.
No matter how the Gu family investigated afterwards, they could not find any signs of conspiracy. Moreover, with the strength of the Chen family, there was no way they could have calculated these things. It was just a coincidence that Chen Shishen appeared there and saved the eldest daughter of the Gu family.
Perhaps it was because of his life-saving grace and the hardships they had shared that the eldest daughter of the Gu family fell in love with Chen Shishen and married him despite her family’s opposition.
Gu Jiaqi has been weak since childhood, and became even weaker after giving birth to a daughter.
Until her death, she didn't know that Chen Shishen had cheated on her, and that the mistress's daughter was only three months younger than her own daughter. She was grateful to Chen Shishen for saving her life, which allowed her to live two more years to accompany her family, so she asked the Gu family to help the Chen family.
Gu Jiaqi passed away peacefully. At least before her death, Chen Shishen tried his best to be a good husband. So even though the Gu family hated him, they didn't do anything to him. They just took away the newborn Gu Jiu, not wanting their granddaughter to grow up with such a father.
Later, for the sake of the family, the Chen family always asked Chen Shishen to please the daughter raised in the Gu family. Although Chen Zhiru's mother entered the Chen family, she followed Chen Shishen without any status. It was not until Chen Zhiru became a player and brought benefits to the Chen family that Chen Zhiru's mother was finally able to become the head wife of the Chen family.
Gu Jiu tilted his head, as if thinking about something, with a bored look on his face, "Forget it, there's no point in talking about this. The Chen family is doing very well now. I hope the Chen family can continue to maintain its current glory."
After saying that, she turned and left.
Chen Shishen's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He was overwhelmed with panic and grabbed his little daughter beside him and asked, "Zhiru, what does she mean? Could it be that she also..."
Chen Zhiru nodded with difficulty.
Chen Shishen felt like he was struck by lightning and was completely stunned.
The Chen family was able to rise because of Chen Zhiru. Players cannot reveal their identities to ordinary people in the real world, but they can make up their identities. For example, Chen Zhiru made up a story to her family that she joined a mysterious official organization, worked for the organization, and received many rewards, so she could help the Chen family rise.
Chen Shishen was very proud of this, thinking that he finally didn't have to flatter the Gu family and eldest daughter anymore.
But if Gu Jiu is also a member of that mysterious organization, the Chen family will have no advantage at all.
In fact, everyone in the Chen family knows that compared with Chen Zhiru, Gu Jiu is of course better. She has the absolute strength to crush Chen Zhiru. With Gu Jiu around, the Gu family is not afraid of anything at all.
Chen Shishen was frightened and asked tremblingly: "Zhiru, what did she mean just now? Is she going to deal with you?"
He was extremely scared and didn't dare to underestimate Gu Jiu at all.
Chen Zhiru didn't say anything, but in fact, she understood Gu Jiu's meaning very well. The glory of the Chen family was because of her. If she died, wouldn't the Chen family be suppressed at will? There was no need for the Gu family to do anything, and the Chen family would be reduced to dust again, and it would be worse than before.
Players are fighting for their lives in this game world, so death is a normal thing, not to mention that Gu Jiu might attack him...
She was also very scared in her heart, but in front of Huo Ting, she held on and refused to give in.
Until Huo Ting turned and left, Chen Zhiru gritted his teeth, dragged his panic-stricken father into the car and left.
***
After leaving Qingzhu House, Gu Jiu was not in a hurry to go home.
Although there was a cold rain in the morning, by the afternoon the sky was clear after the rain. There was no sunshine, but it was not gloomy either.
Walking on the wet road, Gu Jiu came to the nearby park.
She groped her way to sit on a chair by the roadside. There was a small forest behind her. The wind was a little strong. She gathered her clothes and looked ahead with a smile.
The vision was hazy and nothing could be seen. Occasionally, when someone passed by, some elongated colors could be seen moving and disappearing.
A cold wind blew, blowing up her hair and clothes.
She sighed softly, as if talking to herself, "Why did mom choose that man back then? There were so many good men, but she chose a cheating man... Mom's vision is not good, fortunately I am not like her."
After a while, she turned her head and looked in the direction of the grove, smiling and saying, "Aji, you've been with me for so long, why don't you come out?"
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