Evening.
Jianghai High School.
At the school gate, Bai Qionglan sat in a luxurious car that had come to pick her up. She poked her head out and waved goodbye to Leng Ling'er, "Well, Ling'er sis, I'm off then!"
"Alright, alright, you'd better get going!"
Leng Ling'er pouted and waved her hand dismissively.
At the same time, she felt a bit gloomy inside. How annoying, why was that loser Gu so slow in sending someone to pick her up today?
Bai Qionglan seemed very happy today. After rolling up the window, she had the driver start the car.
Seeing her best friend leave, the entire school gate gradually emptied until only she remained.
"Ahhh!! They forgot about me again!"
Leng Ling'er angrily kicked at the concrete ground. It was the same last time, and now they had forgotten her again.
The next second.
A luxury car pulled up in front of Leng Ling'er. Click, the back door opened automatically.
It revealed a face Leng Ling'er hadn't expected to see.
Gu Yan sat inside with a smile on his face. "What's wrong? Who's bullying my Ling'er?"
Leng Ling'er froze for a moment, then quickly let out a cold snort. She stomped over fiercely and slammed the car door shut.
After doing all this, she finally glared at Gu Yan viciously: "Why are you here to pick me up?"
"Hmm, why can't it be me?"
Gu Yan shrugged and asked with a smile, "You don't want it to be me?"
Although Leng Ling'er felt delighted inside upon hearing this, she wouldn't show it on the surface: "Who wants you to come pick me up? I've already made your subordinates my little minions. I want my minions to come pick me up!"
She shouted arrogantly.
Gu Yan recalled the tearful report his subordinate had given him earlier — Young Master, Miss Ling'er insists I call her Big Sis, otherwise she'll hit me. I don't dare fight back...
He smiled lightly: "If that's the case, shall I let you out of the car and call my subordinate over?"
As soon as Leng Ling'er heard this, her head shook like a rattle drum: "Stop, stop, stop!! Ahem! It's fine that you came to pick me up today. It'd be okay if you keep coming in the future too!"
She coughed dryly and emphasized: "Don't misunderstand, it's just that I'm a bit more familiar with you, loser Gu."
As she said this, Leng Ling'er was actually feeling a bit nervous inside.
She was afraid Gu Yan would really take her words seriously and let her out to call someone else to pick her up.
Gu Yan helplessly rubbed her head and complained: "What an honest little brat."
Under her pretend angry gaze, Gu Yan said: "Old Gao, let's head back."
"Yes, young master."
Gu Yan had already withdrawn his hand, while Leng Ling'er covered her head with both hands, grumbling: "Smelly loser Gu, stupid loser Gu, don't you know randomly touching people's heads will stunt their growth?"
"Hmm? What did you say?"
"Nothing! Nothing at all!"
"Is that so?"
Gu Yan said, his gaze intentionally or unintentionally looking towards a certain direction outside the window. He asked, "How's Ling'er's school life recently? I heard several of your good friends transferred schools?"
"Do you feel lonely?"
Hearing these words, the happiness in Leng Ling'er's eyes instantly dimmed.
She sighed, saying with some dejection: "Xiaowei and the others' parents found out about the KTV incident. They strongly demanded to transfer their schools."
"I do feel lonely, but it's okay. I still have Qionglan to keep me company."
Hearing this name.
Gu Yan retracted his gaze from the window and casually asked: "Bai Qionglan?"
Leng Ling'er was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said with a hint of annoyance: "Yes, but you seem to remember her very clearly, loser Gu! Don't tell me you really want to be her brother-in-law!"
"I didn't know you were that kind of person!"
Hearing this, Gu Yan sighed helplessly: "I admire your train of thought. The Bai family's young miss only has herself and a brother named Bai Jun. Who exactly am I supposed to be a brother-in-law to?"
Hearing this, Leng Ling'er knew she had misspoken, but still stubbornly said: "Who says it can't be two men! What if you have that kind of preference!"
Hiss!
This brat!
Gu Yan took a deep breath. Smack!
He pinched both of Leng Ling'er's cheeks, causing her to struggle constantly: "Mmph mmph ahh, smelly loser, let me go!"
However, Gu Yan paid no attention and looked at Leng Ling'er with a kind face, saying: "Listen here, you little brat. Let me tell you, your brother-in-law's aesthetic tastes and sexual orientation are both very normal!"
"You...!"
But as he spoke, Gu Yan noticed Leng Ling'er's cheeks turning red, her eyes not daring to look at him.
Helplessly, Gu Yan let go of his hands and shook his head, saying mercilessly: "I'm going to confiscate all the romance novels you've hidden in your bedside table."
"You! How can you do this!"
Leng Ling'er had been lowering her head out of embarrassment, not daring to look at Gu Yan, but upon hearing this she instantly became unhappy.
"I'll return them to you after you finish your college entrance exams."
Gu Yan's face was merciless.
"You demon!"
"Hehe, someone who calls her own brother-in-law gay has no right to say that."
"How can you be like this!"
Leng Ling'er closed her eyes in despair, feeling like life had lost all hope.
Meanwhile, Gu Yan felt a headache coming on. Having such a troublesome little sister-in-law was really a hassle.
But well... He really hadn't expected that one of the main characters would like Ling'er this much. It was almost to the point of being creepy.
Hiding in one spot every day just to watch Leng Ling'er - thinking about it, it really was obsessive.
Gu Yan pursed his lips. Mei Xue, you should take a good look at your brother. Anyway, they won't be seeing each other after this.
Forget it, no need to think about it anymore. He should consider what to have for dinner tonight.
A moment later.
He seemed to think of something, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up. If he remembered correctly, Qingqiu seemed to have quite a sweet tooth.
After all, there was a scene describing her frantically adding sugar while drinking coffee.
On the other side.
In a corner, Deng Feng stood there, staring intently at the departing luxury car.
Every day after school, he would stand here watching Leng Ling'er go home. Previously, it had always been that man's subordinates coming to pick up Leng Ling'er.
So he felt very happy and relaxed in his heart. Just being able to watch Leng Ling'er like this was already a wonderful thing for him.
But today...
A wave of unwillingness and disappointment welled up in Deng Feng's heart.
"Ling'er's boyfriend came to pick her up..."
Deng Feng's eyes were filled with sadness and loss. He thought for a moment and walked to the school gate.
Looking around, he then crouched down and reached out to pick up the scattered pebbles on the ground one by one.
He muttered to himself: "This way Ling'er won't trip and fall over the pebbles..."
In the distance.
A man with glasses said to a short old man beside him: "Sect Master, what do you think?"
The old man remained silent. His cloudy gaze showed a hint of satisfaction when he looked at Deng Feng: "Someone who thinks of others like this and is willing to sacrifice himself... very much in line with the principles of our Black Tortoise Gate."
"Let this child practice the Black Tortoise Gate's techniques. He will definitely be able to restore the glory of the Black Tortoise Gate!"
"Go talk to him. There's a pure Black Tortoise energy in his body... He's most likely one of the chosen ones destined to save the world in the ancient prophecy!"
"Yes, Sect Master."
But just as he finished speaking, the man with glasses saw a group of people walking towards Deng Feng.
It was Wang Zilin and his group.
The man with glasses was startled and was about to go stop them.
However, the old man shook his head and said calmly: "Wait a moment. Don't stop them."
"...Alright, Sect Master."
The man with glasses hesitated for a moment, but still chose to observe.