At the end of this meal, Gou An was probably the only one who was full.

After the engagement dissolution meal, Jiang Yuan was called away by Gou Xun’s teacher. His credit card was currently suspended. The teacher somehow learned that this guy, a minor, was working in a bar, and now the school has asked his parents to come in for a talk.

Of course, Gou Yu couldn’t be tasked to attend to such a thing—not because it was embarrassing—but because he might catch Gou Xun by the scruff of his neck and beat him up in front of the teacher at school.

As a result, on the way home, Gou An and her beloved father were the only ones left. The atmosphere in the car was a little subtle.

Because of the small incident at the dinner table, Gou Yu hesitated to speak several times.

The atmosphere was so intense that Gou An felt completely suffocated. At a red light, the car was unusually quiet. She patted her father on the shoulder and said, “If you have something to say, just say it. We’ve known each other for so many years. You don’t need to play coy with me.”

Gou Yu’s face was filled with the eagerness to try, as if to say, ‘Since you asked, then I’ll tell you.’

“An’an,” the kind, old father began, dragging out his words, “you and He Jinxing—”

“Mm?”

“You’re not in a relationship, are you?”

“…” Gou An’s mind went blank for about three seconds before she realized what Gou Yu was saying. “What are you talking about? What magic did this meal have that caused you to have all these unnecessary hallucinations? Besides wanting to get a huge investment from He Jinxing for free, you also want him to be your son-in-law?”

Gou Yu turned his head and stared at his daughter with eyes that people would be hard pressed to describe as uncomplicated, “I saw it.”

“What did you see?” Gou An was bewildered. “I didn’t even touch him.”

“…” Gou Yu had no idea what was going on in his daughter’s head all day long. “I saw you picking up food for him with your own chopsticks…”

He paused as if the next words would kill him.

“Then he ate it.”

When mentioning this incident, Gou An almost wanted to smile, wanting to tell him, ‘It’s okay, don’t be afraid, after all, I was also scared at that time.’

But she still pretended to be calm and said, “I just saw that that Young Uncle was being pestered so much by you and he had no time to eat, so I couldn’t help but want to show my filial piety to him, you know? Just like how my mother always sits next to grandma during the reunion dinner and helps her pick up food… If mom doesn’t do this, grandma would not be able to eat a single bite because of us ignorant young people who keep giving our blessings in turns.”

“Filial piety?”

“He’s an elder, and he’s injured,” Gou An pointed to her wrist and lied without blinking, “Isn’t it right to respect him?”

Gou Yu felt that this statement was a bit far-fetched, but he seemed to be able to accept it begrudgingly. He didn’t dwell on this issue anymore, and as if he had put down a huge stone in his heart, he now seemed to be relieved.

Gou An, on the other hand, was thinking, It’s really funny to see Dad looking so serious and troubled. No wonder Mom always liked to tease him.

“What’s wrong?” Gou An said, “Isn’t the marriage agreement with the He family still there? He Jinxing is also single and of marriageable age. Why can’t he sacrifice himself on the altar of justice?”

“Because this is the one thing I can’t accept in the whole of Jiangcheng,” Gou Yu pointed in the direction of the sky, “him calling me ‘Dad’.”

Gou An has already started laughing.

“Don’t laugh, what are you laughing at? Be serious.” Gou Yu’s face was expressionless. “It’s a little scary just thinking about it. That’s He Jinxing. Don’t just think that he looks like he has a good relationship with everyone, in fact, no one can get close to him… For example, when I proposed building an oceanarium at Jinshan Wharf today, your mother actually sent me a WeChat message across the table asking if there was something wrong with me. Even your mother couldn’t stand it, but He Jinxing still smiled and said, ‘It’s not that I can’t consider it.”

Gou An was laughing so hard that she leaned against the door, her shoulders shaking.

“This man is so natural when making promises. He’s definitely the type to wave goodbye to love without a trace of regret, yet still be able to trick a little girl like you into dying for him…” 

Gou Yu felt that as a man, he understood men very well. The more he spoke, the more convinced he became. “No person would find happiness if they marry him. You can’t be that unlucky person.”

Gou An sat up straight, suppressed her laughter, and nodded in mock seriousness, “Okay, I wouldn’t dare.”

As she spoke, she couldn’t help but curl up the corners of her lips wildly.

Gou Yu nodded, “That’s right, I don’t think you would dare.”

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

This was the last day of the National Day holidays, and Gou An was temporarily free until the He family could find another suitable guy to be her fiancé.

He Jinxing promised Gou An at the dinner table that she could choose her next fiancé for herself. Everyone heard this, but as smart as he was, he forgot to add a deadline.

Gou An was ready to use all her strength to prove to him what ‘indecisiveness’ meant. Maybe when she was eighty years old, she would still be picky, but the question would become which old man’s photo from the He family should be placed next to her photo on the double tombstone.

Her mood suddenly became bright and sunny. Gou An asked Gou Yu to drop her off at the CW Commercial Center. The jewelry brand VE that she often bought had a new series out. She wanted to pick out a new set of jewelry for herself for the coming-of-age banquet that would be jointly held by the various families in Jiangcheng next week.

Although she was not the protagonist for this year’s event, she would still see all the familiar and unfamiliar second-generation rich people. These people usually had nothing to do and only knew how to gossip…

If she accidentally wore a piece of jewelry that she had already used last year, the news that the ‘Gou family has fallen on hard times’ would spread like wildfire the next day.

She and He Ran had just broken off their engagement—there was really no need for rumors that the Gou was dependent on the He family for survival and would now collapse at the slightest hint of trouble.

So she must be ‘well decorated’ for such a high-profile event.

Gou An got out of the car armed with the card handed to her by Gou Yu. Just as she was about to embrace her freedom, she saw another silent figure getting out of the Audi A6 behind her.

How annoying.

He naturally walked behind her and stood there, firm, like a door god.

Gou An squinted at him and asked, “Why don’t you leave?”

That would be because Gou Yu gave him a large sum of money, which was quite important for Ye Lang who had just lost his stable job.

But he knew without even saying a word that this answer would not impress the person in front of him at all. She looked at him as if she were looking at an enemy.

Ye Lang still didn’t know how he had offended her, but he had seen her jumping around in the restaurant, teasing everyone without restraint…

Never mind.

Ye Lang said to himself again.

If you were less curious, you would be scolded less often.

While Mr. Bodyguard was contemplating about the war between heaven and man, his dull expression made Gou An give him a second look. Judging from his face, he was probably troubled by something.

Gou An didn’t know what he was troubled by at the moment—

If it was Miss Gou in the dream, she would have come up to him and asked with concern, “Ye Lang, why are you in a bad mood? I’ll buy you your favorite butterfly cakes, okay, please don’t be in a bad mood anymore.”

But Gou An was too lazy to guess what he was thinking about now.

Let him die.

From the Day the Engagement was Broken translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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Chapter 31.2 — The First Open Provocation to the Heroine
Chapter 32.1 — Comparison
Chapter 32.2 — Comparison
Chapter 33.1 — He Jinxing, Are You In Love?
Chapter 33.2 — He Jinxing, Are You In Love?
Chapter 34.1 — Can I Not Act According to the Script?
Chapter 34.2 — Can I Not Act According to the Script?
Chapter 34.3 — Can I Not Act According to the Script?