Twenty minutes later, Gu Mang walked out of the library carrying her backpack. A black SUV was parked at the roadside in front of the square.
Lu Chengzhou, who was standing under a tree, held a cup of milk tea in one hand and a cigarette between his fingers in the other hand. The sleeves of his black t-shirt were rolled up, revealing his forearms. When he saw his fiancée, he walked over to her side, took her backpack from her, and passed her the milk tea.
Gu Mang lowered her gaze, noticing that he had even poked the straw into the cup for her.
Holding her hand in his, he led her to the car while saying, “Qin Fang and He Yidu are here as well. I’ll also be introducing two people to you later.”
She sipped the milk tea before bursting a pearl in her mouth. As the sweet, fruity taste spread over her tongue, she bobbed her head. “Oh.”
As soon as she got into the car, Qin Fang immediately turned around in the passenger seat and greeted her. “Sister-in-law.”
He Yidu turned around as well. “Sister Mang.”
She hummed an assent in acknowledgment. After Chengzhou got into the car, He Yidu turned the steering wheel halfway and started the engine. Gu Mang placed her milk tea in the cup holder before taking out her phone and shifting herself into a comfortable position to play her mobile game.
“Sister-in-law.” Qin Fang put a leg on the seat as he leaned backward. “I heard that you tortured the students from the other departments even during your exams. Particularly, those from the mathematics and foreign language departments.”
Gu Mang shot him a quizzical look.
Qin Fang raised his eyebrows when he saw her puzzled expression. “Don’t you know your exam results?”
“Ah,” replied Gu Mang lazily before retracting her gaze and logging into her game. Her nonchalance showed that she was not concerned about her exam results in the slightest.
“You’ve blown up the school forum with your results, yet you have no idea how you did on your exams?!” Qin Fang’s lips twitched. I can imagine the state Capital University must be in now. The professors must be questioning their lives as they dumbly look at your results.
The girl did not even raise her head as she answered, “I never look back when I blow things up.”
That’s why she didn’t even bother to check her results? Her calm voice, which revealed her untamable arrogance, left Qin Fang utterly speechless. Oh right, I don’t think she’s ever checked her results. Back then, Qin Yaozhi said that Gu Mang had her head down on the desk sleeping away while everyone else was nervously waiting for their national joint examination results. Nobody was calmer than her in the entire school.
He then solemnly raised his thumbs at her. She’s much more cockier than Brother Cheng. She doesn’t even look back when she blows things up.
He Yidu asked, “How many points did Sister Mang score on the exams?”
Qin Fang inhaled deeply to calm himself down. “What do you think? She set a whole new record again.”
He Yidu was speechless. I shouldn’t have asked such a dumb question. This is the person who deliberately got zeroes for years.
Lu Chengzhou glanced at Gu Mang with a smile. “Not bad. What reward do you want?”
Turning her head around, Gu Mang met his gaze as she raised her delicate eyebrows slightly in a wicked manner. Two seconds later, she slowly asked, “Why don’t we call it even?”
She still owed him a favor after all.
Lu Chengzhou remained smiling as he said, “That’s another matter altogether. I’ll prepare the reward for you, then.”
While Gu Mang said nothing in response, He Yidu and Qin Fang exchanged hopeless looks with each other.
…
At World Restaurant.
The dishes had already been ordered by the time Lu Chengzhou, Gu Mang, and the rest arrived at the private room. Two middle-aged men with scholarly auras sat inside.
The two men stood up and greeted them respectfully. “Young Master Lu, Young Master Qin, Young Master He.”
Lu Chengzhou introduced them to Gu Mang. “These gentlemen, Bian Xiulin and Jiang Yeguang, have just returned from the medical organization.” He then looked at the two men and said, “This is my fiancée, Gu Mang.”
Gu Mang politely greeted them both. “Academician Bian, Academician Jiang.”