Many students in the school were already dating, all at an age where romantic feelings start to blossom. He felt an itch in his heart, but he hadn’t found the right person yet, nor had he taken a liking to any girl.
This Zhou Siyu, had made a good first impression on him—he’d had some thoughts, but since she and Gu Jianbin had known each other before, and she seemed to have a good impression of Gu Jianbin, Zhuo Feng decided to probe Gu Jianbin’s thoughts.
The two were good friends, and he wouldn’t fall out with Gu Jianbin over a girl. If Gu Jianbin liked her, he would simply set aside his feelings. After all, it had only been their first meeting; it wasn’t as if he was in love, just a small favorable impression.
"Don’t talk nonsense," Gu Jianbin instinctively glanced in the direction where Zhou Siyu had left, and only when he saw she was far away did he breathe a sigh of relief, "Her and I have only met once. She bought clothes from my family’s store, that’s all. I don’t plan on dating in high school."
His focus was on his studies, and dating could affect his education. If the school found out, there was a risk of expulsion, which wasn’t within his considerations.
"For real? You’re lying, right?" Zhuo Feng found it hard to believe. Gu Jianbin wasn’t from an impoverished background; there were others in worse financial situations who were dating, so why wouldn’t he, with his family’s good conditions and plenty of pocket money?
Unless he wasn’t interested in Zhou Siyu.
"Didn’t I tell you? My focus is entirely on my studies. What’s the point of dating now? If we date for two or three years and then go to different universities, we’ll surely break up. It’s better to study hard now, and consider dating in university or after graduation."
With a wealthy family, what type of woman couldn’t he get? Follow current novels on 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝓷𝓮𝓽
He understood deeply that only if he was excellent could his other half be excellent. Gu Jianbin had experienced it firsthand: having a wife like his mother made for a tough life. Thus, he had secretly vowed to find a wife as educated as he, so they would have common topics to discuss.
After listening for a while, Zhuo Feng looked at Gu Jianbin with a face full of skepticism, "Are you sure you’re not into Zhou Siyu? Jianbin, tell me, do you have someone you like? Is she from our school?"
"..." A pretty little face suddenly flashed through Gu Jianbin’s mind, his gaze flickered, and he denied, "No."
"No, there definitely is." Although Gu Jianbin had only shown a very subtle expression, Zhuo Feng, sharp-eyed, had noticed it, and he pestered Gu Jianbin persistently, "Who is she? Is she also from our school? What’s her name? Is she prettier than Zhou Siyu?"
"No," Gu Jianbin repeatedly denied.
"There definitely is, Jianbin. Don’t you consider me a good brother? I tell you everything. Have you met a girl and started dating her without telling me? Are you worried I’d snitch to the teachers or what?" Zhuo Feng employed a carrot-and-stick approach, determined to unearth the truth.
Gu Jianbin felt very helpless and finally admitted, "There really isn’t anyone I’m dating. What are you thinking? If I really had a girlfriend, wouldn’t I tell you? I was just distracted just now because I thought of someone I met at my family’s store—she’s quite pretty. I ran into her again recently, but she has some misunderstandings about me..."
Gu Jianbin didn’t continue. Shen Mianmian didn’t think highly of him, plus there were the affairs where his mother had framed Shen Mianmian—these weren’t honorable things, and he didn’t want to get into too much detail.