She didn’t know what Gu Sheng was planning to do. She didn’t respond to him, instead instinctively shifting further inside, quietly waiting for the plane to land.
Seeing Gu Yao instinctively dodging him, Gu Sheng didn’t say anything either.
After a light bump, the plane comfortably landed.
"Let’s go," Gu Sheng unbuckled his seat belt and got up from his seat.
Then he stood in the aisle waiting for Gu Yao.
Gu Yao stared at him for two seconds, then she too unbuckled her seat belt and left her seat.
Gu Sheng walked in front, with Gu Yao following behind him all the way.
Gu Sheng retrieved the luggage for Gu Yao. He himself only had a small black carry-on and didn’t bring much, whether he left in a hurry or felt there was no need.
Gu Yao continued to follow behind him.
In the distance, a plaque with the name "Gu Yao" was being held up by a sun-kissed, handsome Chinese man.
Gu Sheng spotted it immediately.
With an almost imperceptible frown, Gu Sheng slowed down subtly, intentionally or unintentionally blocking Gu Yao’s line of sight to that side.
But even so, Gu Yao still saw the man. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ n͟o͟v͟e͟l͟f͟i͟r͟e͟.net
She was somewhat surprised to have someone there to pick her up from the airport.
Gu Yao didn’t greet Gu Sheng, but walked straight toward the man who was holding the sign and scanning the crowd.
Gu Sheng could only keep up with her.
The man’s eyes brightened upon seeing Gu Yao approaching.
"Are you student Gu Yao?"
As Gu Yao came closer, the man put away the sign with some anticipation in his voice.
"I am, may I ask who you are?"
Upon hearing Gu Yao confirm her identity, a look of joy crossed the man’s face.
He apparently hadn’t expected this transfer student admitted halfway through the term to not only be a Chinese compatriot but also such a beautiful girl.
Gu Yao was, in fact, only twenty-two years old.
She had confirmed her relationship with Shangguan Yu on her eighteenth birthday, when Shangguan Yu was just twenty years old.
After more than a year of dating and due to various issues, she chose suicide; on her twentieth birthday celebration, she fell in love with Shangguan Yu again and chased after him for two years to no avail.
"It was Professor Aberen who asked me to pick you up. He messaged you but you didn’t reply, and your phone was off when he tried calling. He was worried, so he sent me to get you."
"My... my phone died." Speaking of the phone, Gu Yao felt upset, sensing Gu Sheng approaching from behind, which made her entire being even more on edge.
"No worries, as long as you’ve arrived safely," the man replied with a smile, extending his hand warmly and friendly. "Hello, my name is Cheng Xia. From now on, we’ll be classmates and also neighbors. I live in the apartment next to the student accommodation you’ve rented. Welcome to the United Kingdom, welcome to XXX School."
Gu Yao glanced at the clean hand offered in front of her. She hesitated for a moment but still extended her hand politely intending to shake his.
Yet as her hand reached out, it hadn’t even touched his when a fair, attractive hand with distinct joints and slender fingers beat her to it and shook the man’s hand first.
Both Gu Yao and Cheng Xia were taken aback.
Gu Sheng spoke with a bit of unfriendly tone in his voice, "I am Gu Sheng."
After saying those simple four words, Gu Sheng withdrew his hand before Cheng Xia could even react, not wanting to hold the handshake a second longer.
Cheng Xia looked at the man who suddenly appeared, a very handsome man with a look that particularly appealed to women, and was somewhat slow to respond.
What is his relationship to Gu Yao?
"... And who might this be?"
Cheng Xia, with a slightly awkward gesture, turned towards Gu Yao. The smile on his face remained, although it had become somewhat forced.