However, one was a straight-A student, while the other was failing.
Of course, that didn’t stop them from playing together at that time. After all, there weren’t many people who had the guts to play with the Huangfu Jue brothers, and even fewer could get along with both of them. Abel was one of these few.
"Since you still care about our friendship..." Abel raised his hand to pat Huangfu Jue’s shoulder but withdrew it upon meeting the latter’s gaze, instead brushing off nonexistent dust from his sleeve and leaning close to Huangfu Jue, "I must remind you, in this auditorium, I’m not the only one who wants to take away Gan’s man!"
He winked at Gan Yuan ambiguously as he spoke.
"Who can blame me, when Gan is such a charming woman?"
Huangfu Jue responded indifferently.
"Enough with the nonsense, move aside!"
Abel stepped aside while Gan Yuan smiled and nodded at him. As she was about to walk away, she looked up to meet a pair of eyes. Glancing sideways at the owner of the gaze, she met those dark, heavy pupils and unconsciously tightened her grasp on Huangfu Jue’s arm, her steps becoming somewhat weary.
Huangfu Jue felt her change and glanced at Gan Yuan before following her gaze, and he instantly noticed Moses.
With a stature as tall as his, that man stood out among the guests, exceptionally noticeable.
All the dignitaries of A Country were within Huangfu Jue’s information network; even those with whom he rarely interacted, he recognized by face.
But this man, he did not recognize, and just as the Lion King can sense the threat from the most robust lion, Huangfu Jue clearly felt this man’s extraordinary presence.
Of course, Moses also saw him.
Blue eyes met black, holding each other’s gaze without evasion, seemingly calm yet filled with scrutiny known only to the beholders.
Sensing their gaze, Abel also turned and upon seeing Moses, a subtle hint of a different color flickered in his eyes.
Of course, Gan Yuan’s lapse didn’t last long, just barely two seconds before she lifted the corners of her mouth in a smile at Moses and nodded at him from a distance—the more she tried to avoid him, the more likely he would suspect her.
Moses was never the type to wait; he always preferred to take the initiative.
As soon as he saw Gan Yuan, he immediately approached her with a smile.
Addressing her by name without the formal "Miss Gan" suggested a certain closeness between them.
Huangfu Jue frowned, his blue eyes taking on a sharp edge.
This man... was different!
Not just because of the aura that Moses exuded, but also because of Gan Yuan’s unusual reaction.
Whether it was Qiao Liang or Abel, Gan Yuan never showed any difference in her demeanor with them, but with this man, just one look made her nervous.
Gan Yuan narrowed her eyes slightly, her face holding a calm smile, "Allow me to introduce, this is Mr. Moses, and this is..."
Moses reached out with a smile towards Huangfu Jue, "Prince, I suppose there’s nobody in A Country who doesn’t know you, right?"
Extending his hand and gripping the other’s fingers, Huangfu Jue’s grip was very strong, and Moses was not weak either. The two appeared nonchalant, but the strength in their handshake was as intense as arm-wrestling, with veins bulging under the suit.