Gou An had no idea what was happening on the deck. When she received Tang Xinjiu’s report for the eighth time, that He Ran was near the dining area, she finally couldn’t help but roll her eyes.

[GOU CAN WIN: Leave me alone, let me die in peace!]

[GOU CAN WIN: Why are you all so worried about me? Have you even found your own targets yet?!]

Tang Xinjiu chattered on, saying she has found hers long ago. She was lucky and drew ‘diamond earring’, something that was commonly seen at banquets. She laughed and jokingly grabbed a young lady by the collar and easily got it.

Instead, the usually talkative Shy Groundhog was silent, as if she has gone offline.

Gou An was about to tag her again to ask if she had fallen into the sea while having fun, when her phone started vibrating. Looking closely, she saw that the annoying person had come to find her all over again.

[HRAN: Where did you hide?]

Gou An raised one eyebrow.

Her finger reflexively moved to the ‘Delete Friend’ option, but then she thought that doing so would seem too deliberate. She’d be seeing this person all the time for the next three days, and he might start bothering her with some trivial matters if she deliberately blocked him.

Just let it go.

[GOU CAN WIN: Hmm?]

[GOU CAN WIN: How surprising, didn’t I block you?]

[HRAN: …]

[HRAN: Stop being sarcastic.]

[HRAN: Where are you?]

[GOU CAN WIN: Speak your mind, but you’d better tone down your habitual emperor-to-eunuch manner of speaking.]

While typing a warning, Gou An suddenly raised her head, looked around, feeling quite alert, and after a moment simply hid in the shadowy corner of the corridor.

[GOU CAN WIN: What do you want from me?]

[GOU CAN WIN: Don’t bother, I won’t lend you a single penny.]

People who talk a lot usually type very fast.

Before you know it, your entire screen was now filled with personal attacks.

[HRAN: …]

[HRan: Speak properly.]

[GOU CAN WIN: Do you even deserve it?]

After replying to this message, Gou An immediately stuffed her phone back into her bag.

… …

However, fate loved to play tricks on people.

After He Ran popped up like a persistent ghost, Gou An immediately went the opposite direction of Tang Xinjiu’s report on where He Ran was, walking instead around the cabin passageway near the kitchen.

She walked and walked until she reached the casino. She hesitated for only a second, then, to avoid certain people, she plunged headlong into the crowded and bustling entertainment venue—

The casino lights were so bright that Gou An squinted slightly, like a stray cat caught in the nighttime grass by a flashlight.

Her expression at that moment was definitely not very friendly.

Then, she, with a displeased expression, separated only by a gambling table, unfortunately ran into He Ran himself.

At this moment, He Ran’s appearance was hardly dignified; he looked as if he had just returned from a wild party.

His custom-made holly-colored suit jacket hung on his arm, his shirt was unbuttoned to the third button, and his tie had long been removed and was wrapped around his hand.

Young Master He was indeed handsome, and his unrestrained and carefree appearance has captivated countless innocent girls.

He frowned slightly, his hair was a little disheveled, and across a table of gamblers waiting for the dealer to deal the cards, his eyes were fixed precisely on Gou An—

Gou An was also observing He Ran—this person whom she had been hiding from for a long time but had still somehow run into by chance—without making a sound.

Right now, the boy’s eyes were fixed on her, not daring to blink…

When you think about it, this seemed to be the first time they’ve met alone, face to face, since their engagement was broken off.

When He Ran saw Gou An, he looked like a stray dog seeing a cat—both excited and frightened.

The expression that says, ‘I want to flirt, but I’m afraid she’d beat me.’

At this point, Gou An inevitably discovered that the reason He Ran looked like a dissolute scoundrel with disheveled clothes was because the second button on his shirt was missing.

Zhou Yutong had said that there were only two slips of paper that read ‘the second button of a men’s shirt worth over 20,000 yuan’; one was with Gou An and the other with Lu Wan.

So, where exactly did the button on He Ran’s collar go at this time? The answer was quite obvious.

However, Gou An was too lazy to care about that. She sneered, turned her head away, and tried to brush past him.

As a result, someone grabbed her by the arm and dragged her to a corner where there were a bunch of slot machines.

She bumped her back against a machine, but it didn’t hurt. The person in front of her, probably now experienced or something, actually cushioned her collision with their hand—a rare act of kindness.

The hand pressing on her shoulder was very strong, showing no intention of letting her go.

The stray dog finally couldn’t resist and stretched out its eager paw.

Anyway, why run away? Meeting was fate.

A pink note was waved in front of Gou An’s eyes. Young Master He smiled like a true playboy, “Since it’s all fate, the heavens has decided. It’s kind of you, An’an, to come with me. You know my credit card got suspended for some reason, so I won’t have any money to treat everyone tomorrow!”

“…”

Gou An snatched the note from him and glanced at it: ‘The person I like.’

Tsk.

As if handling a hot potato, she quickly stuffed the note back into his shirt pocket. Although He Ran smiled frivolously, his tightly clenched jaw betrayed his nervousness…

These dogs all look exactly the same when they’re putting on an act.

Gou An showed absolutely no empathy. She raised her hand and forcefully pushed away the person who was pressing against her!

He Ran was caught off guard by the shove and stumbled back two steps, bumping into another slot machine.

Standing over 1.8 meters tall and incredibly built, he bumped into the machine, causing even the heavy slot machine to shake!

He steadied himself, expecting Gou An to take this opportunity to turn and leave, but to his surprise, she strode forward and easily pinned him to the wall in the same position as before—

So close.

The face that has been appearing with increasing frequency in his dreams lately was right in front of him, and the faint but familiar sweet perfume entered his nostrils.

He Ran moved his lips, his heartbeat inevitably quickening. His eyes, which had been tense and almost frozen just a second ago, softened into a pool of spring water as she took the initiative to approach him.

Just as he was about to say something, a piece of paper was slapped heavily onto his chest, and she retreated in silence.

The soft warmth and fragrance that had been pressing against his chest also faded away.

A sense of loss welled up in He Ran’s heart. He paused for a moment, picked up the note and glanced at it. When he saw the same to-be-borrowed item that he had seen some fifteen minutes ago, his expression changed.

“Tang Xinjiu only wrote two of these notes; the other one is in Lu Wan’s hands.”

Gou An gestured with her chin and calmly asked, “Young Master He, may I ask where did your second button go?”

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

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