The discussion in the school’s group chat was extremely lively.
[What is He Ran doing? Isn’t Gou An his fiancée?]
[What the hell, then who is Lu Wan? A mistress?]
[No, what mistress? This word is so unpleasant! Ran ge has never said who Gou An was to him, aren’t you the ones talking without basis?]
[Ha?]
[Isn’t Gou An He Ran’s girlfriend?]
[No, no, no, @HeRan, please come out and tell us, is Gou An your girlfriend?]
Gou An originally thought that He Ran would not look at the group chat and would not pay attention to such a random person.
Unexpectedly, He Ran appeared a few seconds later.
[He Ran:?]
[He Ran: @GrandPrincess Who are you calling mistress?]
[He Ran: Did I say I have a girlfriend?]
This ‘GrandPrincess’ was none other than the passerby who just asked if Lu Wan was the mistress.
He Ran’s rhetorical question caused the group chat to fall into silence for more than ten seconds.
Gou An raised her phone and wanted to smash it to the ground, but then she thought that her phone should not be hit on the ground but directly on He Ran’s face.
After a short silence, because of the appearance of the very person involved, the people in the group started a crazy melon-eating mode—
[But isn’t it true that the He family and the Gou family have a marriage agreement, hasn’t this been in the newspapers?]
[You’re right. But there are so many descendants of the He family, and no matter how bad they are there are also the collateral branches. Is it necessary for this arranged marriage to involve Young Master He, who is a direct line relative? He Jinxing is the brother of He Ran’s father, He Yanzhang.]
[Yeah, yeah, it seems He Ran and Gou An were never really a couple. We just thought so by ourselves? The main reason is that He Ran doesn’t want anyone forced on him!]
[Yes, is Lu Wan in the group? We apologize for our speculation just now, hahahaha!]
[Sorry! We’re sorry!]
[Tsk, tsk, tsk, this is the first time I’ve ever seen He Ran speak out.]
[Ouch, and who did he speak out for?]
[Yeah, who!]
[Who!]
…
People in the group said a lot of things, and Gou An couldn’t be bothered to read what came next anymore.
One moment, she thought, ‘Forget it, forget it, I owe her anyway,’ and the next she thought, ‘But I can’t swallow this insult.’
So, while everyone was happily queuing to comment—
[Gou An: 991].
Then, among the piles of […], she retreated from the group chat in a cool manner.
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How could she be a vicious female supporting character if she could just let this matter go?
[Jiaojiao: …Are you already thinking about evil things? Wow, you’ve managed to internalize this role perfectly, Meow Meow Meow!]
Gou An: Sometimes the viciousness of the vicious female supporting character is forced out by circumstances, so what!
If this didn’t work, she would go home and throw herself into her mother’s arms and cry loudly, threatening her with death, and demanding a high-profile banquet to publicly terminate her and He Ran’s engagement.
She would directly slap the faces of this group of idiots who keep saying, ‘Someone from the He family needs to marry the Gou Family but it doesn’t have to be He Ran’.
Gou An walked out of the shade of the tree with her hands on her hips and was preparing to go home and complain to her mother. At this time, she heard a soft voice coming from behind—
“He Ran, the game isn’t over yet, why did you come out?”
Gou An paused just as she was about to take a step forward.
Looking back from where she was, she could see a boy and a girl standing at the door of the gymnasium behind her.
The boy was wearing a sweatshirt and sweatpants, all in black, with a game referee’s whistle hanging on his chest. He had his hands in his pockets, his face was expressionless, and he looked a little impatient.
It seemed that he had come out temporarily while watching the game.
The girl standing in front of him at this moment was half a head shorter than him. She was holding a box of mineral water and wearing a peaked cap. Her long straight hair was softly tied into a low ponytail and hung behind her. She was small and slender. There was a delicate halo on the tip of the nose from the sun…
She raised her head and looked at the boy in front of her.
Before the boy could speak, Lu Wan nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, “I know. Someone in the group said they just saw that Gou An leave before finishing the game. Are you in a hurry to find her?”
Gou An felt that what Lu Wan said was a ridiculous fantasy.
Apparently she wasn’t the only one who felt this way.
He Ran froze, then as if he quickly realized what Lu Wan was talking about, the impatience on his face subsided, he bent down slightly and took the box of water from her hand, and said calmly, “No.”
Denied decisively.
Lu Wan looked at him.
“I didn’t notice when she left.” He Ran shifted his eyes away unnaturally. After a moment, he turned to Lu Wan again, “Did you see what was said in the group chat just now?”
Lu Wan said “Ah” slowly, and He Ran’s eyes turned around her face. “They were scolding you badly. Then I didn’t see you in the rest area, so I came out to have a look.”
“…” Lu Wan seemed to follow the logic carefully, and soon her fair face turned a little red, “No, no,” she stuttered like a little white rabbit, “The game is almost over. I don’t care what the people in the group are saying. I just came out to buy water for the game staff—”
“Oh,” said He Ran. “As long as it’s okay.”
He raised his hand, weighing the heavy box of mineral water and with a calm expression on his face said, “Then let’s go back.”
It seemed clear that what Lu Wan had said about Gou An’s early exit—he didn’t care about this at all, and he didn’t think it was a big deal.
What he wanted to do was find Lu Wan and make sure she wasn’t angry because of what the people in the group chat said.
He Ran turned around to go back inside the gym. As soon as he took a step, the girl behind him grabbed his sleeve. When he turned around, he saw the girl standing behind him and said, “Um, He Ran, in the future, don’t say things that can easily be misunderstood in front of so many people, regardless of whether you and Gou An have a relationship or not—I will be very embarrassed.”
The young man was silent for a moment and muttered, “What is my relationship with her?”
Then a careless expression appeared on that handsome face, “Which part of what I said are you referring to?”
The little deer2 holding his sleeve behind him suddenly blushed down to her neck.
“Let’s go, don’t think about the things that are available and not available. Why do you care about her so much?” He Ran said.
“Oh,” said the little deer.
… …
From ten meters away.
Gou An: “…”
[Jiaojiao: How are you doing? Are you okay? Don’t cry. Stay strong—]
Gou An (Parroting.JPG) (Sarcastic.GIF): “Why do you care about her so much?”
[Jiaojiao: …]
Gou An: “Up yours!”
[Jiaojiao: …]
[Jiaojiao: Nevermind, you’re fine.]
From The Day The Engagement Was Broken translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com
T/N: A note from the author says He Ran really came out to find Gou An 😬
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