Chapter 50: Financial Aid
“When did you start with Brother Gu?” Chen Zirui seemed deceived, asking with slight anger, “Was it from the bar?”
“Earlier than you imagine.”
“You…”
Chen Zirui took a deep breath, realizing Xie Miaohan might be sowing discord.
Knowing Gu Huaiye for so long, the malice Gu Huaiye showed at that time couldn’t be fake.
It must be after meeting at the bar that Xie Miaohan seduced Gu Huaiye with his body.
The scene of Xie Miaohan kneeling on the ground, face pressing against Gu Huaiye’s thigh, was still fresh in Chen Zirui’s memory.
It must have started entangled then.
Compared to the suddenly appearing senior, he trusted his best friend more.
“You approached Brother Gu for money, right?”
Chen Zirui looked at Xie Miaohan with disdain, speaking harshly, “Someone with your background, don’t think about marrying Brother Gu in this lifetime. He already admitted to me, saying it was just for fun, and he’ll break it off when he’s tired of it.”
As soon as the words fell, Chen Zirui could feel the air pressure around Xie Miaohan drop sharply. The pheromones emitted made him have an impulse to submit.
But he felt very satisfied inside.
After all, Chen Xialin was his brother; of course, he had to stand on his brother’s side.
“Of course, for the sake of you saving me, I can give you a sum of money, then leave Brother Gu.”
Xie Miaohan sneered. “I have him; that’s enough. Why would I need your money?”
“You think you can stay by his side for long? Don’t joke. I know Brother Gu very well; his interest in everything lasts only three minutes. When he gets tired of playing, you’ll have nothing left, not even money.”
“That has nothing to do with you either.”
Xie Miaohan lost interest in continuing to chat with Chen Zirui. He had to message Gu Huaiye later to ask him out for a meal.
He hadn’t seen Gu Huaiye for two days; he missed him terribly.
“You want me to separate from him? Let him tell me personally.”
Chen Zirui was angered by him, gritting his teeth. “Fine, don’t regret not grabbing more money then.”
He glared at Xie Miaohan and turned to leave.
Arriving downstairs at Gu Huaiye’s exam building, waiting for him to come out, he hurriedly went up to drape his arm around Gu Huaiye’s shoulder.
Gu Huaiye was looking down at messages. Discovering Chen Zirui arrived, he immediately turned off the phone screen.
Chen Zirui noticed it, and his expression became complicated.
“I know who the mistress is.”
Gu Huaiye froze, looking up at him.
“It’s Senior Xie… pui… Xie Miaohan, right?”
Gu Huaiye didn’t expect Chen Zirui to find out so quickly. “How did you know it was him?”
Chen Zirui opened his mouth, a thought flashing through his mind, and changed his words, “He came to provoke me, saying my brother is useless, couldn’t even hold onto his fiancé, and asked me to persuade Little Lin to leave you.”
“He really said that?”
Chen Zirui nodded. “Unless I give him a sum of money.”
Gu Huaiye’s frowned brows immediately relaxed. “So you also know how to lie and smear people.”
“What?” Chen Zirui was stunned.
“He doesn’t know the person I’m engaged to is Chen Xialin; I never mentioned it to him. And he isn’t someone satisfied with just a sum of money; his ambition is huge. I don’t know why you suddenly want to smear him, but these words indeed don’t sound like something he would say.”
Chen Zirui put down his arm, staring at Gu Huaiye angrily.
“So you’d rather believe him than believe me, your childhood friend?”
“I’m just being realistic.” Gu Huaiye said in a flat tone, “I’ll go to your house this weekend to discuss canceling the engagement.”
Chen Zirui was shocked. “You really don’t want my brother?”
“I was never with him; there’s no question of wanting or not. I’ve known him for a long time; I really don’t want to hide it from him.”
“You want to marry Xie Miaohan?” Having just been provoked by Xie Miaohan, how could Chen Zirui swallow this anger? “Let me state first, if you marry him, I will cut ties with you!”
Seeing him still dwelling on this topic, Gu Huaiye rubbed his brow helplessly.
“I said, I don’t plan to go far with him.” Gu Huaiye thought for a moment, and to avoid misunderstanding, he spoke his mind, “I had relations with him, so naturally, I will be responsible for him. I know he has been looking for a sugar daddy, but he is a person with potential. I don’t want him to go astray. I will keep him until he graduates and leaves District A, then I will cut ties with him cleanly.”
“Really that simple?”
“It wasn’t complicated to begin with.” Gu Huaiye said, “I don’t want to fulfill the engagement with your brother mainly because I’m dirty. Hiding it from him and continuing to be engaged to him would only be unfair to him.”
Gu Huaiye’s tone was too sincere, making Chen Zirui feel embarrassed.
“I didn’t say you were dirty. It’s Xie Miaohan’s fault; he deliberately seduced you. The dirty person is him.”
Gu Huaiye frowned. “It takes two hands to clap; the problem is with me.”
Chen Zirui didn’t want to mention this person anymore, changing the subject sharply. “Let’s go eat together. This weekend I’ll accompany you to apologize to my father. I brought you to the bar; I have to take some responsibility too. But I won’t force you to get engaged to my brother. You are my friend; I still respect your choice.”
Gu Huaiye smiled. “Thanks.”
On the way to the restaurant, Gu Huaiye quietly sent a message to Xie Miaohan.
Gu Huaiye: [I have things to do, eat by yourself.]
About half an hour later, Xie Miaohan replied to him.
Xie Miaohan: [Okay, then let’s meet when you are free.]
Gu Huaiye glanced at it and didn’t reply.
When Gu Huaiye finished his exams, it happened to be the weekend.
He and Chen Zirui went to the Chen family villa together and proposed canceling the engagement.
What happened next was almost the same as in his previous life.
Father Chen had a grim face, Chen Xialin kept crying, and his father also rushed over, looking at him with disappointment.
The only difference was that apart from Chen Zirui, they didn’t know of Xie Miaohan’s existence.
They only knew he had a one-night stand with some Alpha.
Precisely because of this, they felt there was still a turning point, so they all disagreed with canceling the engagement.
Leaving the Chen family villa, Chen Zirui said helplessly, “See, I knew my brother wouldn’t give up, and they wouldn’t agree.”
Gu Huaiye didn’t speak, keeping his head lowered.
Chen Zirui seemed to think of something and suddenly turned his head to look at Gu Huaiye.
“Have you ever thought that keeping him isn’t the only way? Financial aid can also help him walk the right path.”
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Translator’s note: Too much angst in this novel but it will get better~
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