Gu Jiang was greatly disappointed by Jiang Yuekai's attitude.
"We can go to the capital together, stay there to continue our studies, or go abroad. The most important thing is that we are together."
Jiang Yuekai suddenly burst into laughter. For the first time, she realized how lovesick Gu Jiang was. Studying together, going abroad together, working together – was his entire life dictated by romance?
Jiang Yuekai refused to budge, and they couldn't reach an agreement on the college application. The next morning, Jiang Yuekai received a WeChat message from Gu Jiang, a screenshot of the college application page. The schools he had applied to were all in the capital.
Gu Jiang had sent these screenshots to Jiang Yuekai originally to provoke her, hoping to hear some words of reluctance from her. Instead, he received a simple "You decide for yourself." This made Gu Jiang even more upset. Didn't she have even a shred of reluctance to part with him?
Jiang Yuekai hadn't thought that far ahead. She was currently in the park with Natty. The temperature was just right today, so she and Lin Jingchu had brought Natty out for a picnic.
As they sat on the picnic mat chatting, Gu Jiang sent a video call. Jiang Yuekai answered.
When Lin Jingchu heard Gu Jiang's voice, his action of reaching for snacks paused slightly. Jiang Yuekai had already started chatting with Gu Jiang. Gu Jiang asked, "Where are you?"
Jiang Yuekai replied, "In the park."
Lin Jingchu keenly sensed that Gu Jiang's tone was not good, as if he were angry. He glanced at Natty, gave him a look, and Natty pounced towards Jiang Yuekai, burrowing into her arms as if to comfort her.
Jiang Yuekai naturally wouldn't refuse Natty. The moment she saw him, she smiled and picked him up, stroking his head.
As soon as Gu Jiang saw the dog, he understood. His tone became even more displeased, "Are you playing with a dog?"
"Yes, the weather is nice today, so Jingchu Ge and I brought him out for a picnic," Jiang Yuekai said.
"Yuekai, try this," Lin Jingchu spoke to Jiang Yuekai at the opportune moment, handing her a biscuit. Jiang Yuekai took it and munched on it.
Gu Jiang couldn't watch any longer. "I have something to do, I'm hanging up."
Jiang Yuekai simply said "Oh," and didn't try to keep him. This made Gu Jiang even angrier. He threw his phone aside, his resentment towards Lin Jingchu reaching its peak.
Lin Jingchu, knowing full well that Jiang Yuekai was his girlfriend, still provoked her. And Jiang Yuekai, as his girlfriend, completely disregarded his feelings, using the excuse of seeing the dog to frequently meet with Lin Jingchu...
Feeling displeased, Gu Jiang invited some good friends out to play basketball.
After playing, they sat on the court chatting. Naturally, the conversation turned to Jiang Yuekai. Gu Jiang, emboldened, poured out all his dissatisfaction with Jiang Yuekai and Lin Jingchu.
This was the first time he had spoken about it, and his friends began to speak up for him. "How can Jiang Yuekai be like this? Doesn't she have any sense of being a girlfriend?"
"Exactly! If you had a childhood sweetheart, I bet she wouldn't be jealous."
"Brother, forgive me for being blunt, but I don't think she likes you at all. You should break up with her quickly."
"She's probably keeping you as a backup, and maybe she's already together with that other guy."
When people are angry, they are easily swayed by such words. Gu Jiang wouldn't normally doubt Jiang Yuekai over a few words from others, but the current situation was different. He really cared too much about Lin Jingchu. As they said, if Jiang Yuekai cared about him even a little bit more, it wouldn't be like this.
Didn't she truly understand? Lin Jingchu was using the dog as an excuse to get close to her. Perhaps she understood but was indulging it, otherwise, why would she insist on staying in Nanjiang for university...
As long as she stayed in Nanjiang, she would definitely go to Nan University, the same university as Lin Jingchu.
These two unrelated matters were thus linked together.
Meanwhile, his classmates continued to advise Gu Jiang, "She's provoking you with other guys, you should provoke her too. There aren't few girls chasing you."
"Exactly. Do you remember Lu Ying, the campus belle from our junior high class? She was asking about you yesterday. I'll set you up with her." As the classmate spoke, he picked up his phone.
Gu Jiang should have stopped him, but he didn't. His inherent flaws took over. Yes, since Jiang Yuekai could frequently meet with Lin Jingchu, who had ulterior motives towards her, why should he avoid suspicion? Only by letting her experience what he was feeling now would she understand his emotions.
Lu Ying was Gu Jiang's junior high classmate. When they were in the same class, their exam rankings were always close, and they even sat together as desk mates for a period. Lu Ying was academically strong, achieved good grades, was beautiful, and had a crush on Gu Jiang.
She had once confessed to Gu Jiang via WeChat, and Gu Jiang had politely refused. After high school, they attended different schools and rarely contacted each other. Gu Jiang didn't casually string along people who liked him.
Lu Ying's home was not far from the basketball court, and she arrived soon. Three years later, Gu Jiang saw her again. She had become much prettier than when she graduated from junior high, and her hair was longer than before.
Lu Ying stopped in front of Gu Jiang and smiled, saying, "Hi, long time no see."
The classmates who had been playing basketball with Gu Jiang found various excuses to leave, leaving only Gu Jiang and Lu Ying. Gu Jiang said, "Shall we have dinner together?"
Lu Ying naturally had no objections. They walked together to a nearby restaurant.
After many years apart, Lu Ying didn't seem distant. She chatted with him about the college entrance examination. Upon learning that Gu Jiang intended to study in the capital, Lu Ying showed a surprised expression, "Really? I also want to go to Capital University. What major are you applying for?"
Gu Jiang replied, "Economics."
Lu Ying said, "I'll probably apply for Business Administration. We'll be in the same college."
Gu Jiang felt that Lu Ying's choice was the wise one. With such grades, the capital was the best choice. Yet Jiang Yuekai insisted on staying in Nanjiang...
While eating, Gu Jiang couldn't help but compare Lu Ying with Jiang Yuekai. The more he compared, the more he felt that Lu Ying was "better" than Jiang Yuekai in many ways.
The "better" here naturally referred to her willingness to listen to him. He wasn't a chauvinist, but in relationships, he had his principles and needed to be respected. Jiang Yuekai couldn't even manage basic loyalty...
"Are you in a bad mood?" Lu Ying noticed his abnormality while chatting with Gu Jiang.
Gu Jiang replied, "Yes, I've been a bit down lately."
Lu Ying asked, "Is it something you can talk about?"
Gu Jiang said, "It's nothing, just had a fight with my girlfriend."
Lu Ying had already known that Gu Jiang had a girlfriend. Not only that, but she had also seen photos of Jiang Yuekai and inquired about her background. However, her sources told her that Gu Jiang and Jiang Yuekai's relationship was very stable and they never argued.
"How could this happen? Is there some misunderstanding?" Lu Ying showed a worried expression.
Gu Jiang chuckled self-deprecatingly, "It's not a misunderstanding, it's just that she doesn't care about my feelings at all."
This sounded like a complaint. Was Gu Jiang impatient?