The man was still wearing his work suit, but he looked like a clothes hanger, even the most ordinary clothes on him had a different glow, an aura that couldn’t be ignored.
Seeing her domineering brother had arrived, Xiaoxiao immediately shifted her focus, waving towards Shen Yanchen who was walking step by step through the crowd: "Big brother!"
Xu Shaolun, who was waiting for Gu Qimiao’s answer, also turned his head to see Shen Yanchen, and the atmosphere instantly became bizarre.
Shen Yanchen frowned, looked at the glaring red flowers, and then at Gu Qimiao’s troubled face, immediately understanding the situation.
Xu Shaolun’s height was akin to Shen Yanchen’s, but the impression he gave was overshadowed; perhaps this was the difference between a scholar and a businessman.
One had youthful passion, the other mature stability.
Gu Qimiao was still in a daze, Shen Yanchen’s gaze swept over the "Miao" and "heart" arranged below, then to Xu Shaolun’s face, through the bright roses, and finally landed on Gu Qimiao, asking: "Will you agree?"
Gu Qimiao blinked, being pressured by the man she liked to answer another man’s confession wasn’t a pleasant feeling.
"Senior! Gigi is my sister-in-law! This is my big brother!" Xiaoxiao broke the tense atmosphere abruptly.
The three involved were all stunned.
Xu Shaolun looked at Shen Yanchen, then at Gu Qimiao, as if asking her if it was true.
The silence between Gu Qimiao and Shen Yanchen was seen as acquiescence by the onlookers, giving Xu Shaolun his answer.
He chuckled dejectedly, took two steps back, his tone losing its earlier fervor: "Sorry... I was too presumptuous."
He turned around, the large bouquet he was holding dropped to the ground, petals scattered everywhere...
People around were discussing, filled with pity, and some with grievances towards Gu Qimiao.
Shen Yanchen spoke, and Xiaoxiao immediately grabbed Gu Qimiao to follow him, "Big brother, don’t be mad! It’s not Gigi’s fault."
Gu Qimiao took a few steps, but still glanced back at the flowers on the ground, feeling quite intentional not to go back.
"Can’t bear it? Pick them up then!"
Gu Qimiao paused, quickly turned her head, looked at Shen Yanchen, then dared not look around anymore.
"Gigi, don’t be afraid. My brother is just , he scolds me all the time too."
Xiaoxiao tried hard to mediate between the two, but only received a big eye roll from Shen Yanchen: "Aren’t you going back to the dormitory?"
"Big brother, you’re not even inviting me for dinner?"
Shen Yanchen didn’t say anything, just strode forward, and Xiaoxiao knew his mood was bad now, better not to bother him, she pouted and bid Miaomiao farewell, then slinked away to the dormitory alone.
After Xiaoxiao left, Gu Qimiao felt even more at a loss, just silently following behind him.
Not understanding what she did wrong, not understanding why he was angry, only knowing not to provoke him now...
Back home, none of the dishes were to her taste, he didn’t give her a single pleasant look, and didn’t even say a word, just put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth with a tissue, and walked towards the study.
Gu Qimiao also put down her chopsticks, glanced at the closed study door, sadly cleaned up the dishes.
After washing the dishes, she returned to her room, thought over and over, then took out the almost finished scarf and began knitting furiously.
Later, she would use the scarf as an excuse to find him, and once he saw it, he wouldn’t be angry, right?